Any Day Now

Any Day Now is the second Sullivan's Crossing novel. The CW's official press materials describe the show as based on Robyn Carr's books, Carr's own TV page keeps the adaptation current, and Harlequin lists this title as a MIRA English paperback with ISBN 9780778331186.

Sierra Jones comes to the Crossing not because life is simple there, but because it gives her room to be unknown for a while. Cal and Maggie are already settled enough to welcome her, and Sully becomes a steady father figure. Then Sierra's past begins to close the distance.

Read it if you want the series' chosen-family side. It is still romance, but the book's real engine is Sierra deciding whether safety can include other people.

Sierra Jones arrives guarded, proud, and determined not to need anyone too much.

Cal Jones is now part of the Crossing and gives Sierra a family link without controlling her story.

Maggie Sullivan helps turn the first book's romance into an actual community.

Sully Sullivan becomes the older, steadier presence Sierra did not know she needed.

Connie Boyle brings the romantic plot into Sierra's larger recovery.

No. 1 - Chosen family as the hook. The book is strongest when Sierra learns what help can look like.

No. 2 - A sequel with a clear job. It expands the Crossing beyond Maggie and Cal without losing the first book's tone.

No. 3 - Screen-adaptation usefulness. TV viewers get a better sense of how the source series builds an ensemble.

Read this if you are...

• Continuing Sullivan's Crossing in order.
• Interested in chosen-family romance with recovery at the center.
• Reading after the TV series and want more of the Jones family.
• Looking for a small-town book with some past-danger pressure.

Skip it if you are...

• New to the series and unwilling to start with Book 1.
• Looking for a light-only romance.
• Avoiding plots about past trauma catching up.
• Wanting a direct one-season adaptation map.

• Read What We Find first. Sierra's story lands better once the Crossing feels real.
• Track who offers help. Carr distinguishes rescue from steady support.
• Let the past stay measured. The book uses danger to explain Sierra's guardedness, not to become a thriller.
• Notice Sully. His role is one reason the setting adapts well to television.

• Robyn Carr - What We Find. The series entry point and Cal/Maggie's foundation.
• Robyn Carr - The Family Gathering. The next book keeps the Jones family in focus.
• Robyn Carr - Virgin River. For Carr's other major screen-linked small-town world.
• Ali Novak - My Life with the Walter Boys. Another adaptation-linked chosen-family read.
• Robyn Carr - The Newcomer. A verified Thunder Point follow-up candidate with similar small-town repair.

1. Why does Sierra resist depending on other people?
2. Which relationship changes her sense of safety most?
3. How does the book use Cal and Maggie after their own story?
4. Does Sully function more as father figure, host, or town anchor?
5. Where does the romance fit inside Sierra's recovery?
6. How much past danger does the novel need?
7. What would a TV adaptation gain or lose from Sierra's interiority?
8. Does the Crossing feel like escape or accountability?