Find Me in California

A Novel

By: Kerry Lonsdale

Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb

An achingly romantic novel about chance meetings, buried secrets, and the multiple facets of love and family bonds by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.

Raised by her fiercely passionate and free-spirited grandmother, Julia Hope has never gone without love. But as she tends to her only living relative during her final days, Julia struggles to overcome her fear of being alone.

A thousand miles away, Matt Gatlin has managed to avoid the coldhearted grandmother with whom he once lived. But after twelve years of her being blessedly out of sight, she needs him. His resentments still raw, Matt packs up his car and reluctantly heads to California to confront a bitter past he thought was long gone.

Over the next six days, Julia’s and Matt’s fates intersect. An old diary exposes the tragedy of a long-lost love. A history of secrets in two families comes to light. And on a lonely back road, Matt picks up an unusual yet captivating hitchhiker with a secret of her own.

For Julia and Matt, something heartbreaking and heartwarming, mysterious and beautiful, will touch their lives—with neither of them realizing that maybe they’re destined for each other.

©2024 Kerry Lonsdale Inc. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Find Me in California brims with star-crossed lovers, poor decisions, loss, abandonment, and numerous secrets…This touching novel is about opening up to love and facing not just the past but the future with an open mind and heart.” —Bookreporter

“[Lonsdale] packs quite the emotional punch [in Find Me in California]. If you enjoy angst—and I do mean a whole boatload of angst—this is the book for you. My emotions were fully engaged from start to finish. What a ride.” —The Romance Dish

“Kerry Lonsdale is back with another heartfelt, romantic story about love, loss, and second chances. Find Me in California is a wonderful novel that beautifully weaves the past and the present. Full of passion, grief, and devastating generational secrets, this perfect story also has the perfect ending. Not to be missed!” —Hannah Mary McKinnon, bestselling author of Only One Survives

The way the life of one could cross over another.

I liked the most the way love finds itself without knowing what's ahead. Its genuine love, not forced.

It was mystical and mysterious yet believable and real. Loved this story. It would make a great movie!

There was nothing that I could dislike. The ending tied up all strands neatly and emotionally satisfyingly.

great read

This was a really good book! I liked this author, I'll definitely have to read more!

beautiful story

overall I really liked it the storyline, I thought it flowed well, and loved the character development!

A Magical love story over generations.

This book takes you over several decades of relationships, between friends, family and lovers. the twists and turns that happen as we go along this journey with the beloved characters keep you guessing on how it will end. I don't want to post spoilers, but the ending is perfect, those that were lost are now surrounded by love.