
Inglath Cooper
10 SeriesInglath Cooper, a romance novelist from Virginia, is a former RITA® Award winner for best long contemporary romance from the Romance Writers of America. She is known for her series: Nashville, Take Me There, and Smith Mountain Lake.
In Inglath Cooper's "Blue Wide Sky," the first book in the Smith Mountain Lake series, Gabby Hayden's life changes when she meets Sam Tatum. Their budding romance is interrupted when Sam's father is transferred to South Africa, forcing them apart. Despite their promise to wait for each other, their plans falter. Years later, Sam returns to town with an unexpected diagnosis and reunites with Gabby. This heartfelt story explores themes of love, separation, and second chances.