Cover Reveal + Exclusive Teaser
I’m so excited to finally share this moment with you.
Today, I’m revealing the cover for my upcoming novel Love in Panama, a slow-burn, later-in-life destination romance set high in the emerald hills of Boquete, Panama—where coffee plantations cling to volcanic soil and transformation arrives when you least expect it.
This is a story about reinvention.
About desire that deepens with age.
And about the courage it takes to say yes when life offers you a second beginning.
Set among mist-wrapped coffee plantations and tropical heat, the cover of Love in Panama captures the heart of the novel: beauty, mystery, and the moment just before everything changes.
Panama is more than a backdrop in this story—it is a living, breathing force. A place where hummingbirds flash between flowers, butterflies circle after rain, and the land itself seems to whisper truths long buried.
This is the kind of setting made for romantic escapism, perfect for readers who love international romance, exotic locations, and emotionally rich storytelling.
At the centre of Love in Panama is Mary-Anne, a 44-year-old woman standing at a crossroads.
Tired of shrinking.
Tired of surviving.
Tired of giving everything and receiving too little in return.
When an unexpected inheritance draws her to Panama, she steps into a world that challenges everything she believes about love, security, and desire—and asks her to risk far more than she ever has before.
This is a later-in-life romance for women who know that passion doesn’t fade with age—it deepens.
While others ran for shelter, she stood beneath the rain, smiling, as blue butterflies circled and a hummingbird flashed between flowers—a reminder that transformation often arrives on the smallest wings.
And then there is him.
A powerful man who has built an empire from emeralds and land.
A man shaped by loss, discipline, and restraint.
A man who understands rarity—until he meets a woman who cannot be owned, extracted, or controlled.
What begins as recognition becomes temptation.
What feels like fate quickly turns dangerous.
This is not a safe love story.
It’s a true one.
Love in Panama is about listening when life whispers now.
About honouring the joy you once had—and daring to reclaim it.
And about the kind of love that doesn’t arrive neatly wrapped, but asks you to step into the unknown.
This love story is about courage. About listening when life whispers now!
And about the kind of love that doesn’t arrive safely—but truthfully.
I cannot wait to share more with you soon.
With love and anticipation,
P.S.
Here is the writing room today—quiet, light-filled, and waiting patiently for my laptop, where I’ll be putting the final touches on Love in Panama.
And yes… I’m really here.
I’m in Boquete, Panama.
It’s my first time in this beautiful country, and I can honestly say I understand now why this story insisted on being written here. The air feels different. Softer. Charged. There are hummingbirds darting past the windows, coffee plants heavy with fruit on the hillsides, and a sense—hard to explain, but unmistakable—that change is not only possible, it’s encouraged.
So much of Love in Panama was born from this feeling.
The idea of a woman arriving at a crossroads later in life.
The courage it takes to leave what is familiar—even when it no longer fits.
The quiet, dangerous pull of a place that asks you to become more of who you really are.
Walking these hills, sitting with my notebook and coffee, listening to the rain move through the trees, I’ve felt deeply connected to Mary-Anne’s journey. Her longing. Her hesitation. Her hope that joy might return—not loudly, but honestly.
This story has been shaped by travel, by landscape, and by that moment we all face eventually, when life whispers: now.
I’m so close to finishing it, and I can’t wait to share what has emerged here with you.
🎄 A Christmas Greeting from Panama 🎄
Sending you Christmas wishes from the tropics—where the air is warm, the light is golden, and the spirit of the season feels quietly expansive.
This Christmas finds me, standing beneath a tree lit not by winter’s cold, but by warmth, color, and possibility. It feels fitting somehow—celebrating the season of light in a place that has reminded me how much joy can still be found when we allow ourselves to step into the unfamiliar.
As the year draws to a close, I’m holding gratitude close: for stories still being written, for courage found late rather than early, and for the gentle truth that it’s never too late to begin again.
Wherever you are in the world—whether wrapped in summer light or winter quiet—I wish you a Christmas filled with peace, beauty, and the small, luminous moments that remind us what truly matters.
With love from Panama,
Mollie 🌺✨
YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY OTHER BOOKS IN MY TRUE LOVE SERIES
Love In Venice (Mauro and Maggie) (3rd prize, Koru Excellence in Romance Award)
Love In Mexico (Ruby and Oliver)
Love In Sicily (Gianni and Kate)
Love In Montana (Lizzie and Jack)
Love in Tuscany (Lorenzo and Sophia)
Love In Greece ( (Sophia and Aris)
Love in Santorini (Helena And Damon)
Love in Memphis (Cassidy and Ethan)