Category: Small Town Romance

Dark Web Investigation by Katie Mettner

Posted September 27, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Mystery, NetGalley, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Fighting a global cyber threat will take all their survival skills…

After the accident that killed her best friend and left her an amputee, Kenley Bates has made it her life’s mission to get justice for other victims.

Using her hacking skills to infiltrate the dark web is risky business, especially when Kenley uncovers a global security threat.

Jude Mason is her best hope of saving the world. Ex-military, Jude knows how to protect and defend.

But breaking the code and outwitting an adversary bent on destruction thrusts the cybersecurity experts into a cat and mouse game deadlier than they could have ever imagined…

Titles in the Secure Watch series include:  Dark Web Investigation ~ Tracing Her Stolen Identity ~ Deadly Security Breach ~

This series is a spin-off of the Secure One series.  Expect to see some familiar faces, and although it’s not “necessary” to have read the earlier series to enjoy this one, I’d highly recommend both series as they are simply amazing in story, delivery, and intensity.

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Her Fairy-Tale Farmer by Elle Douglas

Posted September 27, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

She’s in the happily-ever-after business

But he’s never been interested in fairy-tale endings

Divorced single mom Andie Carter is parenting nine-year-old twins, launching a fairy tale–themed children’s birthday party center, and fighting lingering feelings for high school friend Knox Walker.

The charming stable manager has eschewed romantic entanglements in favor of party-boy ways. But when Andie’s venue needs repairs, he volunteers his ranch for her events—and a few unexpected kisses, too!

Knox doesn’t trust easily, but Andie and her kids are breaking through his guard. Will he come to terms with his fears to be the Prince Charming that Andie and her kids yearn for?

Titles in the Sugar Maple Farms series include:  Her Fairy-Tale Farmer ~ Autumn Nights, Holiday Lights ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Rustler Mountain by Maisey Yates

Posted September 24, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Kensington Books, Kindle Unlimited, Modern Western Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Tourists may flock to Rustler Mountain, Oregon, for its Wild West reenactments, but for locals, the feuds between the outlaws and the lawmen are still very much alive.

Every year, thousands of people come through Rustler for the rodeo, historic home tours, old-fashioned candy making demonstrations, sharpshooter shows—and to see the site of the 1800s shootout in which notorious outlaw Austin Wilder was killed by Sheriff Lee Talbot. Now Millie Talbot, the sheriff’s descendant, wants to bring back the town’s Gold Rush Days. But she needs the current Austin Wilder’s support to make her dream a reality. . .

The Wilders are rumored to be as true to their last name as their ancestors. Nonetheless, Austin agrees to help Millie. But he wants something in return. Austin is working to clear his family name by writing the true history of his outlaw ancestors, and Millie might just hold the key.

When Millie wrangles Austin into helping plan Gold Rush Days, he figures it’s a chance to get to the truth of the past. . . .

But when sparks start to fly between this bad boy and good girl, will either of them come out of it unscathed?

Titles in the Rustler Mountain series include: Rustler Mountain ~ Outlaw Lake ~ Lonesome Ridge ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Dangerous Montana Inheritance by Jenna Night

Posted September 24, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Love Inspired Suspense (Harlequin), Mystery, NetGalley, Romantic Suspense, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

A shocking bequest could cost her life.

Attacked on the property she unexpectedly inherited, Rose Balfour barely escapes with the help of former hostage negotiator Henry Walsh.

Someone is determined to keep her from testifying at a loan shark’s murder trial. But when she does and the danger continues, Rose suspects there are answers in the house left to her.

Teaming up with Henry, Rose uncovers surprising evidence and a powerful enemy determined to silence them. Not even Henry’s isolated ranch is a safe refuge.

With their lives on the line and captors closing in, can Rose and Henry expose the web of secrets—before they vanish forever?

Titles in the Big Sky First Responders series include: Deadly Ranch Hideout ~ Witness Protection Ambush ~ Unsolved Montana Investigation (Cold Case) ~ Dangerous Montana Inheritance ~

This is a clean, faith-based romance with either closed doors/fade to black, or only kissing.  Although there is violence within the story, be aware of that factor.

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Tall, Dark and Dangerous Cowboy by Leah Vale

Posted September 24, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Connection to another series, Last Stand Texas (Tule), Modern Western Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

She’s determined to protect her friends and business, but never imagined romance could pose a danger…

Meira Ware, former genetic researcher turned rodeo ranch bronc rider, has faced unfounded accusations and dismissal from a beloved career, so she’s secretive about her past. But when a compelling private investigator arrives at the ranch to get to the bottom of the sabotage threatening the Grit and Grace Rodeo Roughstock Company, she’s torn. She wants to cooperate, but the strong attraction growing between them possibly poses another danger, putting Meira on guard. She can’t risk her success on a fling.

Former Navy SEAL turned PI Dillon Johnson has been hired to discover who wants the fledgling woman-owned rodeo roughstock company to fail. Pairing up with the brilliant scientist, who seems to be hiding something, may not be a smart move. The strong and unexpected attraction threatens to derail his investigation. As they follow the clues, the threats become more menacing, and Dillon must use every tool in his arsenal to protect the woman he knows he will soon need to walk away from.

Titles in the Grit and Grace series include: All’s Fair in Love and Rodeo ~ Catching a Christmas Cowboy ~ The Cowboy’s Undoing ~ Swept Away by the Cowboy ~Tall, Dark and Dangerous Cowboy ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Swept Away by the Cowboy by Leah Vale

Posted September 23, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Connection to another series, Last Stand Texas (Tule), Owned, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

She learned never to mix business with pleasure…

Being the Chief Financial Officer for the Grit and Grace Rodeo Roughstock Company is a dream come true for accounting wiz turned ranch bronc rider Laura Senska. But the fledgling business she and her four business partners have poured their hearts and souls into is threatened when investors begin to mysteriously withdraw their support. The all-female company has always faced pushback for infringing ‘on a man’s world.’ Laura’s suspicious of the billionaire owner of the ranch they lease. Could Asher Halliday be undermining them to gain control?

Halliday Oil Company CEO Asher Halliday knows something’s wrong with the company his sister formed with her friends, but the CFO won’t confide in him and won’t accept help when he offers, even though his charms usually work on women. When a flash flood threatens the prime buckin’ bull stock, he and Laura face peril as they work to save the animals. Will she trust him enough to accept his help? Can he resist the danger the beautiful sun-kissed brunette poses to his hard-won control?

Titles in the Grit and Grace series include: All’s Fair in Love and Rodeo ~ Catching a Christmas Cowboy ~ The Cowboy’s Undoing ~ Swept Away by the Cowboy ~Tall, Dark and Dangerous Cowboy ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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The Unseen by Kat Martin

Posted September 23, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Kensington Books, Mystery, NetGalley, Paranormal Romantic Suspense, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Thriller, Time Slip Romance / 0 Comments

It begins when two young boys discover a 100-year-old skeleton buried near the grounds of Belle Reve, a Greek revival-style mansion built in the 1870s. As police investigate, strange and eerie occurrences plague the mansion—footsteps in empty hallways, slamming doors in empty rooms.

The owner of Belle Reve, Rachel Belmond, beautiful and still young at 44, is also in failing health, her condition deteriorating. It’s her niece, Nicole, who begins to suspect that something deadly has invaded the house. And it is Nicole who meets someone who might be able to find answers…

As the incidents grow more intense, Rachel’s niece, Nicole Belmond, begins to suspect that something otherworldly may have invaded the house.

Lucas Devereaux is the owner of the Baton Rouge Youth Center, where Nicole’s teenage half-brother has been sentenced for a juvenile crime. The attraction between Lucas and Nicole is instant. Hearing rumors that Lucas, a former priest, has the ability to deal with supernatural events, Nicole shares her worries about Belle Reve. But Lucas can’t begin until he has more information.

Fearing for Rachel’s fragile health, trying to ignore their growing attraction, Nicole and Lucas work to find the link between the mysterious old bones and the terrifying events in the house that grow more ominous every day. Can Nicole and Lucas protect Rachel and stop the demonic forces that threaten the very existence of Belle Reve? Or is more happening than anyone can imagine?

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Ghost of a Chance by Katherine Garbera

Posted September 22, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Afterglow, NetGalley, Paranormal Romance, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

It’s a cozy, spicy, spooky season treat in this opposites-attract romance between a mystery writer who pretends to talk to ghosts and the one-night stand who might actually be haunted…

Kirsty Henson is an expert at one thing: faking it. A mystery writer with a hit series, she knows her success relies on pretending she can talk to ghosts. It’s all fun and games until a steamy casual encounter sends Jasper Cotton careening into her life.

Jasper is haunted…literally. His college roommate’s spirit is trapped in an old physics book—and has a weird obsession with Judge Judy. Desperate for a solution, Jasper turns to Kirsty for help. But when they investigate, neither can deny the supernatural or romantic sparks!

Between a ghost who won’t quit, Kirsty’s big secret, and a mystery tied to Jasper’s past, they’re in for more than otherworldly flirtation. With a little help from beyond, Kirsty and Jasper are about to discover the only thing stronger than life or death might just be love.

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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The Cowboy’s Undoing by Leah Vale

Posted September 22, 2025 by Marsha in Connection to another series, Last Stand Texas (Tule), Owned, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

This cowgirl can tame any beast. Cowboys aren’t so easy…

A born caretaker, former bronc rider Beth Dawson finds purpose as the animal wrangler for the Grit and Grace Rodeo Roughstock Company she started with friends. The only bur under her saddle is the know-it-all ranch manager who wants to be in control. She’s been there, done that. But when a feral dog needs to be brought to heel, she steps in, determined to save the dog and the ranch’s livestock.

Ranch manager Justin Chadwick owes the Halliday family everything, and he takes his role at the A Bar H ranch seriously. But having to deal with the beautiful optimist who views every living creature as a potential pet to nurture is almost more than he can bear. Animals are money on the hoof and must be protected so when a feral dog threatens the bred heifers representing the ranch’s future, he must put his attraction aside and go toe-to-toe with Beth.

Forced to work together, will these two find a middle ground …never mind fall in love?

Titles in the Grit and Grace series include: All’s Fair in Love and Rodeo ~ Catching a Christmas Cowboy ~ The Cowboy’s Undoing ~ Swept Away by the Cowboy ~Tall, Dark and Dangerous Cowboy ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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Cinderella’s Fling with the Billionaire by Rachael Stewart

Posted September 22, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

After one steamy night together, a Cinderella is unexpectedly reunited with the very same billionaire…on a luxury superyacht! 

For one night or forever?

Single mom Maria has fought to reclaim her world from her controlling ex. Romance is the last thing on her mind—until billionaire widower Tim walks into her bar, igniting a passion she thought she’d buried.

A brief fling was meant to be enough, until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited on a luxury superyacht.

Working as a stewardess, Maria is mortified to be serving the man she shared a bed with. Worse still, their attraction is stronger than ever…

Titles in the Sun, Sea, and Swept Away series include: What Happens at the Beach… ~ Cinderella’s Fling with the Billionaire ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

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