The Next Always is the first book in the Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy by Nora Roberts, following the renovation of a historic hotel in Boonsboro, Maryland.

Story and Characters

• Beckett Montgomery: The family architect who is renovating the old inn and has harbored a crush on Clare since he was sixteen.

• Clare Brewster: A widowed mother of three young sons who runs the local bookstore across the street.

• The Setting: Inspired by Nora Roberts' real-life renovation of an actual historic building in Boonsboro, Maryland.