A Sea View Christmas by Julie Klassen

Posted September 2, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Connection to another series, Historical Romance, Holiday Romance, NetGalley, Regency Romance, Series / 0 Comments

The holiday stirs up excitement as fondly remembered guests come to stay and acquaintances grow into more. . . .

With a promise to her youngest sister, Sarah Summers declares that this year’s Christmas at Sea View will exceed all expectations. But an upcoming trip to Scotland–and the prospect of becoming reacquainted with dashing widower Callum Henshall–blows a flurry of doubts into her mind. Sarah had discouraged his attentions before yet soon finds herself once again torn between attraction and duty as alluring thoughts of a second chance at love weave their way into her practical heart.

Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Georgiana eagerly anticipates the exciting Christmas of her dreams after last year’s dull, disappointing holiday filled with endless chores. She enjoys all the promised parties, music, and dancing, but is taken by surprise when young love comes knocking. Does the festive romance of a Sea View Christmas hold the key to a happily-ever-after for both sisters?

Spend the holiday season with the Summers sisters on the charming Devonshire coast, where family bonds are strengthened, love is rekindled, and Christmas joy abounds.

Christmas novella/companion to the On Devonshire Shores series.

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black, or only kissing.

The Christmas House by Beverly Lewis

Posted September 2, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, NetGalley / 0 Comments

With the holidays approaching, Liz Lantz is dedicated to using her Hickory Hollow buggy tour business to share God’s love with the Englisher tourists who visit her Lancaster County community. But when her father and brother are called away for a while, Dat finds a young Amishman to assist her on the tours in her brother’s place, much to Liz’s dismay. Regardless, the popularity of her Christmas House Buggy Tour means she could use the help, so as the countdown to Christmas begins, she works alongside Matthew Yoder, who quickly takes a genuine interest in the tour customers–and Liz.

As an Englisher family in Hickory Hollow expresses their festive spirit with a lavishly decorated house for the second year running, Liz’s Amish community becomes increasingly concerned about attracting unwanted traffic and attention, and Liz wonders if there is any way to bridge the gap to help the new neighbors feel welcome. At the same time, she grapples with her growing feelings for Matt, whose position with her is only temporary. Can she find a way to bring harmony to Hickory Hollow in time for Christmas?

The Christmas House is part of the Hickory Hollow world.

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black, or only kissing.

Once Upon a Christmas Carol by Melody Carlson

Posted September 2, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, NetGalley, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments

Carol Langstrom hates Christmas. Growing up in a dysfunctional home, with a birthday on December 25 and too many dashed childhood expectations, the holiday season is something she would rather avoid. And working in the design industry, where she manages seasonal decor for wealthy, entitled clients, certainly hasn’t helped!   

So, this year her goal is to flee to the Bahamas–by herself–bah humbug! But bad weather and God’s radically different plan redirect her flight to blustery Michigan, where she gets stuck on her aunt’s farm and discovers a different kind of Christmas–one wrapped in love, family, and holiday spirit.

~Standalone Title~

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black, or only kissing.

Christmas in Bayberry by Jennifer Faye

Posted September 1, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Owned, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

She’s trying to save the family candle company. He’s trying not to fall for Bayberry―and her―again.

Kate Taylor knows what she wants in life: to one day run her family’s candle business, which is at the heart of the close-knit community of Bayberry, Vermont. But the company isn’t doing well.

Wesley Adams is on the fast track to be an assistant vice president at his financial firm in Manhattan. Before the promotion is announced, he’s sent to this small town from his past to do an analysis of the candle company.

He doesn’t expect to bump into his childhood crush, Kate, and when he does, sparks fly. As he spends time in Bayberry, he falls for the town’s Christmas traditions―and for her. But he has a responsibility to submit an honest report. Will it extinguish Kate’s dreams…along with any chance they have for a future together?

Titles in the Bayberry, Vermont series include: Christmas in Bayberry ~ Valentine’s in Bayberry ~ Rumors in Bayberry ~ Springtime in Bayberry ~

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

A Tylerville Soldier by Day and Dre Leclaire

Posted September 1, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Happy endings are a lie, and Laurel Samuels knows better than to fall for them. Struggling to hold her family together as her mother faces a life-threatening illness and her teenage daughter goes wild, Laurel is desperately holding on to the only pieces of her world that make sense: the love of her family and that of her hometown. But when the soldier who abandoned her, just before she found out she was pregnant, makes his way back into her life, everything collides. He’s haunted her dreams for the last fifteen years, and not all of them were nightmares.

Dan Walters has lived a soldier’s life, traveling the world and serving his country for the last fourteen years, until an accident left him injured and unable to serve. Almost a year after the accident, he’s made peace, mostly, with the loss of his profession as he returns to civilian life. When a private investigator shows up on his doorstep with documents pointing him back to an unknown family in Tylerville, his world takes an unexpected turn. The woman he loved, who had never left his heart, needs him.

Will true love find a way to forgive deception, suffering, and tragedy? Only in Tylerville … where miracles are the norm.

Titles in the Touched by Tylerville series include: A Tylerville Christmas ~ A Tylerville Jilted Bride ~ Mr. and Mrs. Claus ~ A Tylerville Soldier ~

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

Island Dreams by Laura Abbott

Posted September 1, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Series, Small Town Romance, Women's Fiction / 0 Comments

Some secrets are worth the wait…

At Amberjack Shores, the Dalton family is finally finding their rhythm. New partnerships are flourishing, both in business and in matters of the heart. But just as life seems to be settling into something beautiful, unexpected visitors arrive with their own agendas.

Long-buried truths are about to surface, challenging everything the family believes about their past. An old friend emerges from the shadows with revelations that could change everything if he can be trusted to tell the whole story.

Meanwhile, new opportunities beckon, bringing fresh faces and exciting possibilities to the island. But in a family where loyalty runs deep, it’s not always easy to tell who deserves their trust.

As romance blooms and artistic dreams take flight, the Daltons will learn that some family mysteries are worth unraveling, while others might be better left alone.

When the past finally speaks, will the truth set them free… or tear them apart?

Titles in The Amberjack Shores series include: The Island Inn ~ Island Secrets ~Island Storms ~ The Island Guest ~ Island Dreams ~ The Island Wedding ~

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black, or only kissing.

Wintertime Secrets by Lee Tobin McClain

Posted August 30, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

A second chance with the single dad next door…

Dumped by her high-profile fiancé, florist Jennifer Ridge returns to Orchard Springs Farm… and her high-school crush, now a hardworking single dad.

Jenn soon realizes that the farm—and Pop Abbott, her beloved foster father—are on the brink of ruin. Only neighbor Eddie, with his handyman skills and knowledge of the local tourist-farm scene, is equipped to help her save Pop’s farm.

Attraction flares as they work together, and burns warmer when they get snowed in together. But Eddie’s keeping a secret that could crush Jenn’s world. Can they weather wintertime storms and find their way to a springtime of love?

Titles in the Home to Orchard Springs series include: Wintertime Secrets ~ Second Chance Springtime ~ A Secret Summer Child ~ His Autumn Neighbor ~

This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black, or only kissing.

Heartstrings and Helmets by Alexa Aston

Posted August 30, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Trigger Situations Possible / 0 Comments

Welcome to Hawthorne, Texas, a place where many former citizens return, drawn to their hometown’s slower pace and family values, finding lasting love and happiness.

A man who’s gained fortune and fame. A woman who’s known heartbreak and despair. A second chance for a couple who went their separate ways years ago . . .

As a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, West Sutherland walks away at the peak of his career, ready to find a quieter life in his hometown of Hawthorne, Texas. He’s been hired by his former high school coach and mentor and will have a place on the Hawks’ coaching staff next year. He’s surprised to find Kelby Blackstone in town, the girl he’s never forgotten.

Kelby Blackstone married her college boyfriend, who was drafted into the NFL. Injury-prone, he turns to alcohol and drugs, and Kelby divorces him. She moves to Dallas and forges a new career path and life, until she receives devastating news that her father has suffered a stroke.

Although as teenagers, West and Kelby maturely agreed to go their separate ways after high school, running into one another in Hawthorne fourteen years later causes unresolved feelings to surface for them both. They decide to explore what they missed out on the first time, finding their shared past, and old friendship soon grows into deep feelings for one another.

The road to love is never easy, however, and they must deal with obstacles in their professional lives, even as they find strength in their shared passion for their hometown and each other.

Will a second chance at finding lasting happiness be in store for West and Kelby?

~Trigger Warning: off-page mention of marital abuse, drugs, alcohol, and parental death

Titles in the Hearts in Hawthorne series include: Heartstrings and Helmets ~ Heartbeat Harmony ~ Agent of the Heart ~ Hearts and Hooves ~ Hoops and Hearts ~

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

What the Cowboy Wants by Elsa Winckler

Posted August 29, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Modern Western Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

The night Influencer Rose Dalton gets dumped live on social media—when she and her millions of followers were expecting a marriage proposal—is the night Rose drives away from her life in Seattle. She’s hurt and angry, mostly at herself for becoming someone she hardly recognizes. She’s also at fault when she almost drives off the road near a town called Marietta, earning a scolding from a cowboy with the most amazing blue eyes she’s ever seen.

Cooper Weston is known as the horse whisperer. He prefers animals to people and loves working with skittish and abused horses on his family’s vast ranch. Women love him, and he enjoys them, but he’s yet to meet one who’s interested in anything besides fashion, social media, and taking pictures of everything.

Then he lays eyes on the wounded, secretive Rose, and he wonders if he can trust her with his past, and Rose isn’t sure she’s brave enough to hand over her bruised heart to the quiet, sexy cowboy.

Titles in The Westons of Montana series include: A Family with the Cowboy ~ Reckless with the Cowboy ~ What the Cowboy Wants ~ The Rancher’s Christmas Bride ~

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

Someone to Love by Michelle Major

Posted August 29, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

One month. One fake boyfriend. One shot at forever.

I’ve got four weeks to cross one thing off my bucket list—and it isn’t exactly PG.

I’m not the type to take risks, but when a friend battling cancer dares you to go big, you don’t say no. My mission? Lose my V-card before my baby sister’s wedding.

Did I mention she’s marrying my high school crush? Yeah. There’s no way I’m walking into that ceremony as the awkward, untouched older sister.

Enter single dad Ian Barlowe—my sinfully hot, NFL legend neighbor, who owes me big time after his daughter breaks into my house. He offers to make amends by playing my fake boyfriend. How can I say no?

It should be easy enough—except nothing about Ian feels fake. The chemistry? Explosive. His unexpected sweetness? Heart-melting. And the way he seems to like me just as I am? Ruh, roh.

Here’s the thing—I don’t do vulnerability, and neither does he. But as the line between pretend and real starts to blur—especially in the bedroom—I wonder if happily-ever-after is a game we can win.

I set out to score one for the bucket list, but now I’m playing for keeps. And if we’re not careful, I might lose my heart in the final play.

Titles in the Skylar series include: Someone to Love ~ Someone to Tempt ~ Someone to Have ~ Someone to Hold ~

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

Chasing Carolina Jessamine by Laurie Beach

Posted August 28, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Series, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments

Sometimes, beauty’s not enough…

Carolina Jessamine Boone was created to be beautiful. At least that’s what she’s been told her whole life. So, why is she still alone?

Jessa has a good job at the island winery and is making an old Lowcountry bungalow into a home—she’s content, and certainly has no need for a man. But anonymous gifts left through an old milk door raise both questions and memories of the past. Were the gifts left by the suave outsider who has designs on not just her, but the winery itself? Could they be from the boy who broke her heart years ago? Or is she about to finally discover who her father is?

The more Jessa opens her heart, the more she puts herself at risk. But sometimes heartbreak is simply a nudge onto a new, better path.

Titles in The Southern Isles series include: A Saltwater Christmas ~ The Dogwood Days of Summer ~ Chasing Carolina Jessamine ~

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