Henry's first three romance novels: "People We Meet on Vacation," "Book Lovers" and "Beach Read."
Rather than shirk from convention, Henry embraces tropes, believing they exist because"they do happen in real life."Henry says she has friends who were childhood best friends and are now married, others who"really did not like each other" and are now together, plus ones who have broken up and gotten back together for a second chance at love.
The friend-group element of the book, plus Harriet and Wyn's previous relationship, seems to indicate Henry will continue to challenge classic tropes, though she says it wasn't intentional to move away from them. She says she decided to just pick a setting for the book, and after looking at places that she thought could be fun backdrops, she realized all of the cities were places she had only been to as a visitor — nowhere she had lived as a local.
“I really love that as a reader, which is how most decisions get made for me as a writer — asking, ‘What do I enjoy?’”She shares she decided to stick with the vacation theme going forward after discussing with her editing team.