"The Road to Tender Hearts" is a novel by Annie Hartnett, published on April 29, 2025, and is described as a darkly comic and warm-hearted story about a man named PJ who embarks on a cross-country road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart, Michelle, at the Tender Hearts Retirement Community in Arizona. He's joined by his estranged daughter, two orphaned grandchildren, and a clairvoyant cat named Pancakes.