💌 Sincerely Yours... Written In The Stars and Inked In Destiny

A YA Supernatural Mystery Romance by Sonia D. Hebdon

If Hawkins had a sister town, it would be Haven Cove.

What if you weren’t real?

Haven Cove, 1989 — a seemingly cozy seaside town hiding dark secrets. Writers are disappearing, and a secret society might know why.

Seventeen-year-old Josie Worthington has always been a rebel—obsessed with ‘80s alternative music and dreaming of becoming a writer. When she lands a cadetship at the local newspaper to pen the Sincerely Yours advice column, her life takes a chilling turn.

Enter Blaine Cordwell, the mysterious son of a famous L.A. rock star, running from the spotlight. Drawn to Josie’s honesty and fearless spirit, Blaine finds in her something real—something the rest of his world lacks.

But when anonymous letters start arriving at the paper, warning Josie she’ll vanish forever unless she and Blaine uncover the truth about Haven Cove, their connection becomes a lifeline. Together, they must face the darkness beneath the town’s picture-perfect surface.

Packed with ‘80s nostalgia, slow-burn dark romance, and a mixtape that rivals Stranger Things, this unforgettable story will tug at your heartstrings and leave you questioning what’s real—and what’s written in destiny.

📼 Book 1: Sincerely Yours... Written In The Stars and Inked In Destiny (Spotify soundtrack created for immersive reading. Click on the link!) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4UeWq2zNOWMkVu16mNBSg8
📻 Book 2: The Ink Returns! The Whitlock Inheritance – Released on December 5th, with a brand-new ‘80s mixtape playlist and Spotify soundtrack link included in the paperback, plus a live link for the e-book.

📼 Book 3: A Bittersweet Symphony! Final Installment in this series, due to be released on August 28th.

Perfect for fans of:
🎧 Stranger Things, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Twin Peaks, Paper Girls, and The Raven Cycle

REVIEWS

FIVE STARS

"I’d recommend Sincerely Yours to young adult readers, especially those who enjoy YA paranormal romance, clean fiction, coming-of-age fantasy, and music-laced stories with a gothic shimmer. Readers who love emotionally direct fiction and retro atmosphere will probably be its natural home crowd. In spirit, it sits somewhere between the swooning supernatural pull of Twilight and the mixtape melancholy of an 80s-mad Sarah Dessen alternate universe, though Hebdon’s metafictional streak gives it its own curious voltage. My verdict: this is a heartfelt, melodramatic, odd little spell of a book, and when it works, it reminds me that sincerity is not a weakness but a strength."

LITERARY TITAN APRIL 6TH

FIVE STARS

"Sincerely Yours... by Sonia D. Hebdon is a spellbinding paranormal novel with characters who are emotionally resonant and complex. Josie is spiritually grounded and authentic; Blaine’s arc is deeply affecting, growing from a protected young man to someone who makes choices for himself. The pacing is propulsive, as the story moves from the noticeable nostalgia of the late 1980s to a mounting supernatural dread that accelerates toward an exhilarating climax. This book is about the sanctity of storytelling, the redemptive courage to defy fate itself, and the tension between doubt and faith. The author builds suspense through the atmospheric writing. Sincerely Yours... is hard to put down because of the sophisticated characters and the deft plotting." Reviewed by Ruffina Oserio for Readers' Favorite Young Adult - Fantasy - Urban 292 Pages

Reviewed on 06/29/2026