Samara Yew writes the California Bookshop Mystery Series which started in October 2023 and is set in California. It features Scarlett Gardner who moved to southern CA to be close to her boyfriend where she opened the Palm Trees and Page Turners bookshop. She thought her boyfriend and business partner would be part of the story. When he leaves her for a better job, Scarlett finds herself struggling to keep her new business afloat.