Falling for Peachtree Bluff by Kristy Woodson Harvey

Welcome to Peachtree a cozy coastal town where family secrets refuse to be washed away by the tide and close-knit community is everything.

Eldest sister Caroline has never been happier. The family business is thriving, her kids are great, and her sister Emerson’s hunky costar has absolutely swept her off her feet. But when her not-quite-ex-husband decides it’s high time he begged Caroline for a second chance, she is thrown into the midst of a love triangle she never saw coming. Caroline is the family fixer and, when her sisters Sloane and Emerson and daughter Vivi need her help with their troubles, she has to decide whether to swoop in and save them—or if it’s finally time to focus on what she wants.

Matriarch Ansley and her new husband, Jack, have finally hit their stride. But when a scandal rips through Peachtree Bluff—and Jack just might be at the center of it—Ansley is left questioning whether the man she has loved since she was sixteen years old, the man she fought so hard to be with, is actually who she thought he was at all.

The air is crisper, the water is calmer, but, when it comes to the Murphy family, nothing is ever quite as simple as it seems... Through it all, these Southern women must rely on their powerful family bonds and the quirky characters and small-town charm of the place that, no matter what, always calls them home. 

Kindle Edition, 320 pages

Published September 15, 2026

 by Gallery Books

3/5 stars

I’ve enjoyed Kristy Woodson Harvey’s books, I always know what I’m getting with her: a warm family drama set in a charming small town. This is the fifth book in her Peachtree Bluff series,  I jumped in without having read the first four. I was assured I’d be fine and I was. In fact, by the end I felt so caught up on everyone’s lives that I don’t see a need to go back. I know what happened and where everyone has landed.

This series follows the Murphy family, a mother and her three grown daughters. There is a lot going on, a wedding to plan, a house renovation that won’t stop going wrong, a new romance complicated by an ex who isn’t ready to let go and a town scandal that has the family matriarch wondering how well she really knows her husband. 

Harvey does a nice job of making the Murphys feel like a real family. They bicker, they lean on each other and they show up when it counts. The small town itself feels like a character, the kind of place where everyone knows your business, for better or worse.

That said, this one leaned a bit on the sweet side for my taste. I tend to gravitate toward stories with a little more grit and while there’s drama here, it’s wrapped in a cozy, feel-good package where you never really doubt things will work out.

If you’re looking for a comforting read with strong family bonds and a small-town setting, especially one to curl up with on a fall evening, this one fits the bill nicely.

My thanks to Simon & Schuster CA (via Netgalley)  for a digital arc in exchange for a honest review.