The Will By Kristen Ashley May 2026

The Will by Kristen Ashley is a deeply emotional contemporary romance and the first installment in her . It follows Josephine "Josie" Malone, a globetrotting fashionista who returns to her small Maine hometown after the death of her beloved grandmother, only to discover she has been "bequeathed" to Jake Spear—a retired boxer and three-time divorcee—in her grandmother's will. Core Themes & Atmosphere

: Some readers on The StoryGraph find the specific dialect and lack of certain pronouns in the dialogue difficult to follow. The Will by Kristen Ashley

“Descriptions are way too long and detailed about nothing important. Really confused as to how this book has over a 4 star rating on Goodreads.” The StoryGraph The Will by Kristen Ashley is a deeply

: At nearly 10,000 Kindle "locations," it is a very long read that some may find slow-paced or over-detailed. “Descriptions are way too long and detailed about

: The story centers on two mature adults (Josie is 45, Jake is 49) finding love and a sense of belonging later in life.

If you'd like to check it out, it's currently available for at Barnes & Noble.

While the book holds a high average rating of and 4.7/5 at Barnes & Noble , some reviewers have noted typical Kristen Ashley "quirks":