Contemporary Fiction • Women’s Fiction • Small-Town Romance
Jess Dalton writes emotionally grounded contemporary fiction about second chances, complicated relationships, and finding your way home.
Her stories explore the messy, beautiful realities of being human, from rebuilding a life after everything falls apart to discovering that the love you thought you lost might still be waiting.
Books
F.I.N.E.: Fucked Up · Insecure · Neurotic · Emotional
Her debut novel, F.I.N.E.: Fucked Up, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional, explores recovery, relationships, and the courage required to begin again.
The Bellweather Series
Her Bellweather series transports readers to a fictional coastal town in Maine, where old friendships, unfinished love stories, and unexpected second chances are woven into everyday life. Beginning with Coming Home to Bellweather, the series explores the relationships, secrets, and shared histories that make a small town feel like home.
Coming Home to Bellweather, the first novel in the Bellweather series, arrives January 12, 2027.
Welcome to Bellweather
For readers who want to explore beyond the pages, Jess has created VisitBellweather.com, an immersive companion website that brings her fictional town to life.
Explore Bellweather’s local businesses, discover familiar landmarks, and catch up on community happenings through The Bellweather Gazette, the town’s very own newspaper.
It’s a place where readers can experience Bellweather as though it were a real Maine coastal community, getting to know the town and its residents between books.
Start Your Journey
Discover where Rachel and Ethan’s story began in Before We Knew Forever, a free prequel to Coming Home to Bellweather.