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Series · contemporary romance
The Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy series by Nora Roberts has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Next Always (2011). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is The Perfect Hope.
Start here: The Next Always (2011) — then read straight through in publication order.
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
The Next Always opens the trilogy in April 2011, centering architect Beckett Montgomery's slow-burn romance with widowed bookstore owner Clare Brewster as he leads the renovation of the historic inn.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Next AlwaysPublished less than a year later, in January 2012, The Last Boyfriend turns to middle brother Owen and his complicated on-and-off history with pizzeria owner Avery McTavish.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Last BoyfriendThe Perfect Hope closes the trilogy in August 2012 at 336 pages, the shortest of the three, pairing new inn manager Hope Beaumont with contractor Ryder Montgomery, the third of the Montgomery brothers.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Perfect HopeThe Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy follows the three Montgomery brothers of Boonsboro, Maryland, as they restore a historic building into a boutique inn — a real inn Roberts herself owns and operates in the actual town of Boonsboro — while each brother falls for a different woman connected to the project. The Next Always centers on Beckett Montgomery, the architect leading the renovation, and his slow-burn romance with widowed single mother Clare Brewster, who runs the bookstore next door and has loved him since high school. The Last Boyfriend turns to Owen, the responsible middle brother handling the inn's business side, and his complicated on-and-off history with Avery McTavish, the pizzeria owner across the street who's been his best friend for years. The Perfect Hope closes the trilogy with Hope Beaumont, the inn's newly hired manager, and her wary romance with the third brother, Ryder Montgomery, the contractor doing the hands-on renovation work.
Each book is anchored by one of the inn's themed guest rooms — Elizabeth and Darcy, Nick and Nora, Titania and Oberon — reflecting each couple's own love story, and the trilogy doubles as a loving, small-town portrait of the real Boonsboro, Maryland, where Roberts's actual Inn BoonsBoro still operates today.
Three: The Next Always, The Last Boyfriend, and The Perfect Hope.
Publication order: The Next Always (Beckett), The Last Boyfriend (Owen), The Perfect Hope (Ryder). Each book follows one of the three Montgomery brothers.
Yes — the Inn BoonsBoro is a real bed-and-breakfast in Boonsboro, Maryland, owned and operated by Nora Roberts and her husband, who inspired the series.
It's not required, since each brother's romance is fairly self-contained, but reading in order lets you watch the inn's restoration and the town's cast of characters build naturally.
No, it's a standalone contemporary trilogy set in the real town of Boonsboro, Maryland.
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