Posted October 16, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Marietta, Marietta Montana, Modern Western Romance, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
Josie Whitaker never planned to tell Colt Bennett the truth.
Not after he left Bentwood Creek eight years ago to chase rodeo dreams. Not after she’d rebuilt her life, her flower shop, and her heart—on her own terms, with two little boys who look more like their father every day.
When Colt returns to sell the family ranch, he doesn’t plan to stick around. Then he ends up helping Josie renovate her antique shop, and it starts to feel like forever, at least for a little while.
The closer they grow, the harder it is for Josie to keep the secret she’s held since the day he drove away.
Because Colt doesn’t know the twins are his.
Now old wounds reopen, small-town memories surface, and Colt must prove he’s no longer the man who left—before Josie decides her heart is safer without him.
Titles in the Bennetts of Bentwood Creek series include: The Cowboy’s Accidental Bride ~ The Cowboy’s Christmas Twins ~
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted October 16, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Kindle Unlimited, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
She came home burned out. He’s the firefighter making it harder to leave.
Jenna Ashby comes home to Peppermint Falls with everything she owns packed in her car, and no intention of admitting she has nowhere to go.
After losing her biggest marketing client and giving up her lease, the youngest Ashby sister needs money and a fresh start. Selling Gingerbread Cottage is supposed to provide both.
Then she finds Reid checking the smoke alarms.
Reid is the local firefighter who quietly looked after the cottages for her grandmother, handling safety checks and keeping an eye on the property whenever it stood empty. He’s steady, dependable, and far too good at seeing through the jokes Jenna uses to convince everyone she’s fine.
But as snowy days at Gingerbread Cottage bring them closer, Jenna begins to question whether starting over means starting somewhere else.
Jenna knows how to sell the perfect story. But Reid is making her want something real.
Titles in the Peppermint Falls series include: Mistletoe Cottage ~ Cocoa Cottage ~ Peppermint Cottage ~
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted October 12, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Kindle Unlimited, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
She’s the marine safety coordinator with strict protocols and stricter walls around her heart. He’s the reformed rebel seeking redemption and a second chance at the only place that ever felt like home.
Six years ago, Reef Navarro’s carelessness caused a marina fire that nearly destroyed Felicity Kelsey’s career. Now the committee has assigned them as co-judges for the Sand Sculpture Nativity Competition—ten weeks of forced proximity through Christmas Eve.
Coordination meetings twice a week. Joint inspections of elaborate sand sculptures. Christmas Light Boat Parade preparations. Working together while the entire town watches with opinions they don’t bother hiding. Three months of professional antagonism transforms into witty banter, honest conversations, and the terrifying realization that opposites don’t just attract—they balance.
But when his dream career opportunity requires him to leave, miscommunication leads to a devastating breakup. Only by facing their deepest fears—his need to prove he deserves happiness, her terror of being abandoned—can they find their way back to each other.
Titles in the Sandy Claus Bay series include: Christmas at Sandy Claus Bay ~ Starlight at Sandy Claus Bay ~ Moonlight at Sandy Claus Bay
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted October 12, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Kindle Unlimited, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
He hates Christmas. She lives for it. Falling in love was never part of the plan…
Ben Carter has no time for holiday cheer. As a big-city lawyer with a demanding career—and painful memories tied to Christmas—he’s only in Haden Creek for one reason: work. Then his rental car breaks down during the town’s Christmas parade. And suddenly… he’s stuck.
Holly Winters loves everything about the season. As Haden Creek’s event planner, she’s determined to make this year’s festival unforgettable—and she refuses to let one grumpy outsider ruin it. Especially not Ben Carter. But when he ends up staying in the room above her office, avoiding him becomes impossible.
So Holly makes it her mission: Show him that Christmas magic is real. Between late-night planning, festive traditions, and moments neither of them expected, Ben begins to see Haden Creek—and Holly—differently.
Because behind her bright smile is a woman carrying her own loneliness. And for the first time in years… Christmas doesn’t feel so empty. But when Holly discovers the real reason Ben came to town—and what his work could cost the community she loves—everything between them shatters.
Now Ben must choose: The life he built… Or the one he never knew he needed.
Titles in the Haden Creek Hearts series include: The Rancher’s Second Chance ~ The Doctor’s Second Chance ~ The Firefighter’s Unexpected Love ~ The Sheriff’s Snowed-In Temptation ~ The Bartender’s Fake Girlfriend ~ The Chef’s Unexpected Love ~ The Cowboy’s Second Chance ~ The Lodge Boss’s Secret Heart ~ The Rescuer’s Unexpected Love ~ The Rancher’s Secret Child ~ The Bookseller’s Convenient Marriage ~ The Grumpy Lawyer’s Christmas Romance ~ The Sheriff’s Forever Love ~
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted October 11, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
She’s searching for ghosts from Christmases past while he’s trying to escape his past…
Office manager Leah Mitchell longs to know who her father and extended family are, but her mother took that information to the grave. So when out of the blue Leah inherits her grandmother’s estate, she flies across the country anxious to find answers to old questions. However, when she arrives in Kringle Falls, she finds she has a bed and breakfast to run.
After an antagonistic divorce, Shaun Higgins is focused on his construction business as well as volunteering alongside his father at a local animal shelter. When he’s asked to deliver some rescue pups to the New England area, he agrees. But when he arrives in Kringle Falls, he’s greeted by an ice storm. It leaves him and one of the rescue pups seeking shelter at the Kringle B&B.
He quickly finds the innkeeper charming. Still, he has zero interest in getting involved with anyone. However, his stay in Kringle Falls is extended when a furry matchmaker draws them together. In the soft glow of the Christmas tree, feelings begin to grow. Together, will they be able to find what has been missing from their lives?
Titles in the Kringle Falls, Vermont series include: Puppy Wishes & Candy Kisses ~ Puppy Love & Snowflake Kisses ~ Puppy Smooches & Peppermint Kisses ~ Puppy Hugs & Mistletoe Kisses ~
Titles in the Kringle Falls Christmas Parade include: Puppy Toys & Sleigh Bells ~ Puppy Wags & Jingle Bells ~Puppy Cuddles & Antique Bells ~ Puppy Kisses & Christmas Bells ~
This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors/fade to black, or only kissing.
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Posted October 8, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, No Spice Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
She came home to start over. Falling for Cal Mercer was not on the menu.
Rachel Ashby expected Christmas in Peppermint Falls to be temporary. She never expected to find the first thing she’d wanted for herself in years.
Now Cocoa Cottage is hers, and Rachel has a plan: turn her love of baking into something of her own.
Then the oven dies.
The only kitchen she can use belongs to Cal Mercer—the infuriating owner of the Cocoa Café and the man Rachel has spent years blaming for taking the future they once planned to build together.
Cal remembers things differently.
But with New Year’s approaching, he’s suddenly short a baker. Rachel needs his kitchen. Cal needs her help. One reluctant bargain means spending every night side by side, arguing over recipes, competing over pastries, and discovering the chemistry between them has nothing to do with baking.
As old resentment gives way to something neither expected, Rachel must decide whether being needed is enough—or whether she’s finally ready to choose what she wants.
Even if what she wants is him.
Titles in the Peppermint Falls series include: Mistletoe Cottage ~ Cocoa Cottage ~ Peppermint Cottage ~
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted October 6, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
One injured sled dog. One old grudge. One Christmas snowstorm that turns Yukon Valley into a matchmaking minefield.
Reggie Price runs on precision because it keeps Yukon Valley Hospital’s lab humming and his sled dog team on track for the North Pole 500. With the Iditarod qualifier three weeks away, he can’t afford distractions.
Then his lead dog limps into Katz Veterinary Clinic—and bolts straight into Dr. April Katz.
April is all twinkle lights and holiday cheer this Christmas. She’s also juggling a father who thinks responsibility is a love language, a career decision she keeps punting, and the inconvenient fact that Reggie still pushes her buttons.
The town’s matchmaking network declares them a holiday project. A community festival throws them together. And a whiteout strands April at Reggie’s cabin—with a sputtering generator, a crackling fire, and one too-tempting bed.
Then race day comes, and with his dogs’ health and a promise to his brother on the line, Reggie and April must risk the thing they both cling to most: control.
Titles in the Yukon Valley, Alaska Hospital series include: Dr. Alaska ~ Paging Dr. Breakup ~ Five Alarm Love ~ Code Blue Christmas ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted October 1, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Kindle Unlimited, No Spice Romance, Second Chance Romance, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Merritt Ashby came home to Peppermint Falls for one last Christmas. She has no intention of staying.
At fifty, newly divorced and facing an empty nest, Merritt has a plan: restore the Vermont cottage her grandmother left her, sell it as soon as the will allows, and get back to her life in Hartford.
Then she finds Nate Holloway standing in the driveway.
Nate was Merritt’s first love—the man she left behind when she chose a future outside their tiny hometown. Now he’s fifty-one, frustratingly handsome, and the contractor her grandmother secretly hired before she died to restore the family’s three Christmas cottages.
Nan left one final condition: the cottages must be made whole before Merritt or her sisters can sell. Which means spending the weeks before Christmas repairing Mistletoe Cottage alongside the one man Merritt has spent three decades trying not to remember.
But as Christmas draws closer, old traditions return, and Mistletoe Cottage begins to feel like home again. She came home planning to sell a cottage and return to Hartford. Instead, she may have found the one thing she never expected—a reason to stay.
Titles in the Peppermint Falls series include: Mistletoe Cottage ~ Cocoa Cottage ~ Peppermint Cottage ~
This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.
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Posted May 21, 2026 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Previously Published, Second Chance Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
An ex she can’t forget. A rival she can’t resist.
Dr. Margo Monroe had December all planned: twinkle lights, hot cocoa, and zero emotional complications. Then her famous ex storms back into town—and her ER—with his smoldering smile and infuriating charm. She vowed never to risk her heart again, but after one kiss, she might be losing that battle.
Dr. Drake Maguire was dumped by his first love the day before medical school. Devastated, he did what any proud, sensible man would do—became wildly successful and rich. So when his work sends him to the same hospital as Margo, he’s determined to play it cool. Teasing and tempting her is fun. Resisting her is impossible.
When a holiday fling starts to feel like fate, the lines blur—and they have everything to lose.
Previously published as Merry Little Heartbreak
Titles in the Legacy of the Maguires series include: Last First Kiss ~ Battle of Hearts ~ Strictly Off-Limits ~ Love and Order ~ Tempted by Fate ~ My Favorite Mistake ~
This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted May 1, 2026 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Mystery, Paranormal Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Suspense / 0 Comments
In December, retired police officer Hendrix Becker shuts down his quiet RV park on the Oregon coast to disappear from the world. Haunted by a tragic Christmas past, he has made solitude his only refuge.
But this year, someone stays behind.
Josephine Collins, with her young son, has nowhere else to go when danger from her past resurfaces.
Against his instincts, Hendrix lets them stay. What begins as a tense arrangement slowly softens as Josephine’s courage and her son’s laughter begin to penetrate the ice around his heart. As trust builds, so does something deeper—something neither of them expected.
But Josephine’s past isn’t done with her yet. And when the threat gets too close, Hendrix must confront his own ghosts if he wants to protect the woman and child who’ve become his reason to believe again.
Titles in the multi-author Wild Rose Point series include: Charming the Cowboy by Maisey Yates ~ Still a Cowboy by Delores Fossen ~ Caught Looking by Nicole Helm ~ The Accidental Christmas by Lori Foster ~ Her Christmas Fix by Michelle Major ~ Fake Date with the Runaway Bride by Elle Douglass (2026) ~ The Tortured Marine’s Sunshine Girl by Caitlin Crews (2026) ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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