Lonely Planet Hotel by A.L. Davidson

When Ellis Hughes accepted a position at the mysterious Lonely Planet Hotel, he never expected to find himself on a plane bound for Antarctica. Forced to leave his technology behind, Ellis arrives on the doorstep of a grand, state-of-the-art facility nestled in the frigid arctic wasteland. The resort is secretive, exclusive, and completely hidden from public knowledge. Only those with high recommendations can book a season at the resort, and the newly arriving guests looking for reprieve are not what he initially envisioned. Run by the chipper Carlisle Hawthorne and his dedicated, hardworking staff, The Lonely Planet Hotel opens its doors for the first season of the year, thrusting Ellis into a world of artists, aristocrats, heirs, and lost souls looking for healing in the midst of a chaotic universe. The isolated facility offers rest for the weary, healing for the hurt, and family for the lonely; all things Ellis desperately needs. Perhaps the most important thing it brings into his life is a mysterious writer named Dean Winters who threatens to change everything... Ellis soon discovers that the loneliest people are the most caring, and he may just find that the home he's been searching for all along is not found in a building, but the people who live there.

Adult • Science Fiction/Soft SF • Diversity Representation/Neurodiversity/Own Voices • Romance • Diversity Representation/Disability • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+/Own Voices

Content Warning: Off-page parental neglect and abuse, medical drama and unsettling scenes of near-death experiences (including heart failure and cancer), scenes involving PTSD and anxiety brought on by abuse and neurodivergence, death of a parent, off-page suicide