Sparks fly in a steamy encounter between Meg and a mystery man on the ferry– but finds out later that that man is Ethan Fine, an environmentalist with plans to convert her community’s decrepit pickleball court into wetlands. As it happens, he’s also a fan of the sport… The ever-growing pickleball has made its way to sports romance, and Pickleballers reads like an inspiring PNW island getaway fit for any season.
–Andrew, Ridgecrest Books, Shoreline, WA
Bellevue, WA author Ilana Long has been visiting independent bookstores in the greater Seattle area to sign stock, too, so you might get an autographed copy if you act fast. Here are some photos of her visits around the Puget Sound area:
Ilana Long, Noelle Salazaar (“The Lies We Leave Behind”), and Elise Hooper (holding an ARC of her 2025 release “The Library of Lost Dollhouses”) at Third Place BooksÂ
Ilana at her Eagle Harbor Book Company event
Ilana on the ferry to Bainbridge Island, the setting of “Pickleballers” and birthplace of the sport
