Lauryn Harper Falls Apart
Coming September 9, 2025
A dying town. A broken friendship. A festival doomed to fail. But don’t worry—Lauryn Harper has a plan.
Lauryn Harper is the perfect employee. And according to her meticulous eight-year plan, she’s just two promotions away from real happiness. Until a (perfectly innocent) mishap at work lands Lauryn in the one place she promised she’d never return: her hometown. The site of the once-famous apple festival. The town where she met her closest childhood friend. The region her employer forever changed with one bizarre disaster. The place where everything fell apart.
Transferred to the Ryser charity department—the island of misfit employees—Lauryn must figure out a way to impress her boss enough to get sent back to her real life. So when Lauryn’s ex–best friend storms in demanding they help bring back the apple festival to save the town, Lauryn agrees. Even though they’ll have to work together to get the job done.
Soon enough, Lauryn is pulled back into a world she left behind. And between town hi jinks, chaotic planning sessions, and a second chance with a childhood friend, what starts as a means to run from home quickly becomes a possible reason to stay.
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Praise for Lauryn Harper Falls Apart
“Shauna Robinson has created a small town brimming with friendships old and new with a lovable cast of townspeople who care deeply about community and identity against a corporate foe. Hope shines through this satisfying second chance story.”
—Sierra Godfrey, author of A Very Typical Family and The Second Chance Hotel
“Lauryn Harper Falls Apart may be the title of Shauna Robinson’s latest gem, but the reality is that Lauryn Harper puts herself back together. This feel-good tale of escaping corporate greed and finding a home in the very last place one imagines is a love letter to lifelong friendships and a reminder that it’s never too late to start again. I dare you to not reach out to your childhood best friend after reading this entertaining and witty novel!”
—Sara Goodman Confino, bestselling author of Don’t Forget to Write
“Funny, heartwarming, and brimming with small-town charm, this book is a delightful reminder that life isn’t about the rat race—but the people who give you the courage to slow down.”
—Anna Johnston, author of The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife