Sugar and Spice Kisses is a 2-in-1 title, featuring 2 previously published novels.

Yesterday Once More:

After abruptly calling off her engagement and leaving town three years earlier, Julie Houser is back in Wichita, hoping to start anew and earn the forgiveness of her ex-fiancé, Daniel Van Deen.  She may not have been ready to marry him back then, but she never stopped loving him. Yet every time she runs into Daniel, she can tell his hurt and anger haven’t faded; forgiveness won’t be so easy. Then his mother falls gravely ill, and her only request is for Julie and Daniel to resume their happily-ever-after. Can they make her wish come true?

Sugar and Spice: 

Jayne Gilbert longs to attend her high school reunion with a handsome man on her arm. Still single ten years after graduation, Jayne wants nothing more than to prove her former bullies wrong. The only romances in her life are those she reads about, so, at the encouragement of her coworker, a determined Jayne decides to do her research. As Jayne prepares to teach herself how to land a man, an encounter with her neighbor Riley Chambers quickly changes everything. Just when she believed she’d be alone forever, Jayne finds herself falling for Riley in ways she never expected. Riley is just as bold and mysterious as Jayne is prim and proper. Opposites may attract, but are Riley and Jayne built to last?

Standalone ~ 2-in-1 (individual titles previously published)

This is a no-spice romance, perhaps with closed-door or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved.

Title:  Sugar and Spice Kisses
Series:  Standalone 2-in-1
Author:  Debbie Macomber
Published:  February 3, 2026
Publisher:  MIRA/Harlequin Trade
My Rating:  4.5 stars

Sugar and Spice Kisses is a 2-in-1 book of two previously published novels by Debbie Macomber.  Since I am a longtime reader of Ms. Macomber’s work, this was a fun, nostalgic reread of romances I loved when they were first published and still enjoy today.  To be fair, they might seem tame, even dated, compared to today’s romances, even what is considered “sweet & clean”.  Yet, you’ll always find a character-driven romance without profanities or excessive intimate scenes in any of this author’s stories.  If that is what you are looking for in romance, I can happily tell you there is a huge backlist of stories to get lost in, should this be your first experience with her work.

Yesterday Once More brings us Julie and Daniel’s rekindled romance.  Julie ran away shortly before their wedding.  In Daniel’s mother’s eyes, she could do nothing right; her every choice for the wedding was overridden… and it was HER wedding.  Overwhelmed, she ran, but she never stopped loving the man she would have married.  Three years later, Julie will return, determined to seek forgiveness from both Daniel and his mother, only to find that Daniel’s anger is not going away any time soon.  And that his mother is deathly ill, and wishes to see them back together and happily married.  For his mother’s sake, they agreed and married… only Julie will soon discover that the apple didn’t fall far from the tree, and if she and Daniel are ever to have a real marriage, some things are going to have to change.

Sugar and Spice brings us Jayne and Riley’s romance.  Two people who couldn’t possibly be more opposite if they tried.  Jayne is quiet, shy, and, in some ways, even sheltered.  Her profession as a librarian allows her to live life vicariously through books, and it’s to those books she’ll seek help for finding a man to love her… or at least, get her through the school reunion coming up soon.  When she runs into her neighbor, Riley, and one of her help books literally falls at his feet, she’d like nothing more than for the ground to swallow her up.  Riley is a confident, determined man, completely at ease in his life.  He’ll gladly step in to help Jayne shine at the reunion, and perhaps they can both find the happy ending Jayne’s self-help books promised.

I enjoyed Sugar and Spice Kisses.  Both stories are well-written, emotional, with tears, laughter, and possibilities throughout.  Just because a book wasn’t originally published yesterday doesn’t mean the stories within aren’t still enjoyable at any time.  Yes, both stories were previously published, but they were both delightful, sweet, loving romances that I completely enjoyed (again) today.  That is what makes Debbie Macomber a go-to author for me.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley, and I sincerely thank the author or publishing house for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

 

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