Posted December 7, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series, Small Town Romance, Standalone / 0 Comments
Under the mistletoe with your mister or miss, make a wish then seal it with a kiss…
Amaya Montero has a beautiful son, a lovely home, and is married to the love of her life. What she doesn’t have is her husband’s heart. After a brief summer romance resulted in their son, Cristian did the honorable thing and married her. But Amaya is tired of being his obligation. She wants him to love her the way she deserves — wholly and passionately. Is that a wish too much for the mistletoe to handle?
Cristian isn’t a sentimental man, but he takes care of the people he loves. Though an unexpected pregnancy changed his future, he loves the life he has now. Which is why he’s surprised when Amaya announces she’s leaving him. He hadn’t realized how much he’d been taking his wife for granted. Now he must prove to her that he can love her the way she needs and that she has always held his heart.
For twelve days, Cristian woos Amaya with gifts to show his love truly is real and deep. But just as the ice around her heart begins to thaw, a figure from their past returns and threatens the delicate bond being rebuilt between husband and wife. Will Amaya’s mistletoe wish melt away? Or will the magic of the season help her and Cristian find their way back to one another?
~Standalone~ (although some sites list this as the series: Beneath the Mistletoe #1)
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted December 7, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Connection to another series, Contemporary Romance, Crime, Marietta Montana, Modern Western Romance, Mystery, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
A stranger with no name. A family with too much to hide. And a storm that could bury the truth forever.
Private investigator Samantha Price thought winter in Marietta, Montana, might slow things down. But with the high-profile trial of Benjamin Bennet dominating headlines, and her agency, Honor’s Edge Investigations, busier than ever, there’s no rest in sight. Especially when a rugged John Doe—who looks alarmingly like Nate Bennet—walks in seeking help to uncover his past.
DNA says he’s family. But there’s no record of who he was before. No name. No past. No trail to follow.
The deeper Sam and Nate dig into the tangled branches of the Bennet family tree, the more disturbing the picture becomes. As long-buried secrets come to light, their search for answers draws unwanted attention—and someone will do anything to keep those answers hidden.
When a dangerous storm descends on the mountains, Marietta is cut off—and so are Sam and Nate. Now, the clock is ticking. Can they uncover the truth in time to give a man back his name…without losing their lives in the process?
Titles in the Western Edge Mystery series include: Double-Edged Reckoning ~ Dark Mountain Ambush ~ Long Lost Winter ~
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted December 6, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Previously Published, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
Snow is falling, tempers are flaring… but opposites attract…
Stevie Evans is over the moon when her best friend announces she’s getting married. She’s all in for the planning… until she learns she’ll be working side-by-side with the bride’s oh-so-serious brother, Brant. Years ago, sparks flew between them—of the argument variety—and she’s kept her distance ever since. But this time, the aisle is too short to avoid him, and the spark feels suspiciously like attraction.
Brant Gilroy likes his life neat, predictable, and well-structured—unlike Stevie, who’s basically a walking bundle of chaos. But with his career suddenly on shaky ground, and his sister’s dream wedding set for the family’s tree farm, he can’t say no to helping… even if it means teaming up with the one woman who drives him up a wall.
As wedding decorations are hung and snowflakes fall, their clash of styles starts to look a lot like sizzling chemistry. But can two former enemies pull off a picture-perfect wedding—and maybe discover they’re the perfect match?
Titles in the Big Sky, Small Town series include: A Montana Christmas Homecoming ~ A Holiday Wedding Rescue ~ Home to Montana ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
Previously published as Once Upon a Winter Wedding.
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Posted December 5, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Connection to another series, Contemporary Romance, Marietta Montana, Modern Western Romance, Montana (Tule), Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
Welcome to Bramble House, where every guest finds more than they expect—romance, redemption, and a place to call home.
This heartwarming small-town romance collection includes three full-length novels set in the charming town of Marietta, Montana.
Promise Me Please, Cowboy
Lone wolf cowboy Chet Hardwick arrives in Marietta for the Copper Mountain Rodeo, but helping Amy Arden save her struggling Bramble House B&B sparks an unexpected romance. As ghosts from their pasts threaten to pull them apart, can Chet find his way back to the woman who’s captured his heart?
Christmas at Bramble House
Newlyweds Amy and Chet Hardwick host a festive Christmas at Bramble House, where runaway bride Gemma Granger and Oliver Rivers, searching for his long-lost sister, find solace in each other. Their budding romance helps them heal old wounds, revealing that true love and family may be closer than they thought.
A Baby at Bramble House
As Amy and Chet Hardwick prepare for parenthood and manage a bustling Bramble House, guests like widowed geologist Edgar Keyes and librarian Mackenzie Sifton find unexpected love. When a medical crisis threatens the B&B, the guests unite, proving that Marietta’s community spirit can spark new beginnings.
Titles in the Bramble House series include: Promise Me Please, Cowboy ~ A Merry Bramble Christmas ~ A Baby at Bramble House ~ Promise Me This Christmas ~ Bramble House Chronicles (Books 1-3) ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted December 5, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Holiday Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Previously Published, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
This uplifting holiday collection brings together three clean, heartwarming romances set in the same beloved seaside town. Each is a complete story with a feel-good ending, small-town charm, and just enough sparkle to make the season bright.
Christmas at Candlelight Bay
Mel’s dream Christmas – skiing with her boyfriend’s well-heeled family – goes off-script. A last-minute detour home to Candlelight Bay, a familiar smile, and a town full of traditions remind her what she really wants.
Holly’s Christmas Secret
Holly’s planning the mayor’s New Year’s gala; Colton runs the venue she rejected. When a blizzard strands them, Colton announces to her parents he’s her fiancé – and offers a trade: four days of make-believe for a second chance at the contract.
Saving Candlelight Inn
The inn’s future is on the line, and Angelica will do anything to keep its doors open, even team up with her infuriating, no-nonsense co-worker, James. Opposites attract, holiday hijinks ensue, and the race to save Christmas might just save them, too.
As Christmas lights sparkle across town and the ocean breeze mingles with pine and cocoa, Candlelight Bay feels like coming home.
Come for the festive cheer—stay for the happily ever afters.
Note: This is a story collection of three previously published novellas.
This is a collection of previously published novellas in the Candlelight Bay series: Christmas at Candlelight Bay ~ Holly’s Christmas Secret ~ Saving Candlelight Inn ~
This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black scenes. Kisses might be involved 🙂
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Posted December 5, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Everyone else is cruising ahead—so why are they stuck in neutral? A one-night stand, hot spring hikes, busted tires, and one bed. This road trip is about to change everything.
Sweet Autumn. Kind Autumn. Always means well, doesn’t she, Autumn.
Being underestimated was something Autumn Townsend knew all too well. Sure, no one took her seriously, but they depended on her. While everyone around her moves on, Autumn remains the same—kind, chaotic, and most of all, stuck.
There was no world in which Nicolai Evjen was going to get himself into a serious relationship again. After his last one ended tragically eight years before, he had closed himself off from ever feeling that pain again. The last thing he needs is a complication.
And Autumn is the worst kind of trouble there is. She’s reckless, too young, distractingly beautiful—and his best friend’s sister.
Nico knows better than to let her anywhere near the driver’s seat. She’ll take the wheel and leave nothing behind—not his sanity, not his peace, and certainly not his heart.
But one impulsive night changes everything. Now, trapped together in an old car with a jammed Eagles tape and thousands of miles of open road, they’re forced to reconsider who they really are—and what they might be together.
When a life-changing secret comes to light, Autumn and Nico must decide how far they’ll travel to make a life together or risk losing the future they never thought they wanted.
Titles in the Seasons of Us include: Wren’s Winter ~ Villainous Summer ~ Second Chance Spring ~ Autumn in the Rearview ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted December 1, 2025 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, Kindle Unlimited, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Jade Bennett can handle corporate backstabbing and hostile takeovers. A bakery held together by prayer and expired permits, a reindeer farmer with trust issues, and a vindictive town inspector with a mysterious grudge? Not so much.
When her aunt’s beloved Sugar Pine Sweets faces foreclosure, Jade returns to Frost Pine Ridge armed with an MBA and zero idea how to fix a commercial oven. Her only ally is Leo Carter—her high school almost-romance, who now raises reindeer and is convinced she’ll leave the moment things get hard.
Between learning to bake her great-grandmother’s legendary recipes, navigating small-town politics, and trying not to fall for a man who rescues her from electrical disasters while protecting his heart, Jade discovers that saving the bakery means saving herself. And maybe—if she can prove she’s staying—saving a chance at love with the quiet, stubborn man next door.
Because sometimes the sweetest recipe isn’t in any cookbook. It’s coming home, fighting for what matters, and learning that the people who challenge you the most might be exactly who you need.
Titles in the Frost Pine Ridge series include: Sweet Christmas Comeback ~ Grumpy Glitter Christmas ~ Meddling Christmas Match-Up (12/18/25) ~
This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black scenes. Kisses might be involved 🙂
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Posted November 27, 2025 by Marsha in Closed Doors/ Fade to Black, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Love Inspired Suspense (Harlequin), NetGalley, Romantic Suspense, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Pursued by criminals—with a child’s life on the line.
Just when Sarah Brindley believes she and her son, Liam, are safe from the men who murdered her husband, they are attacked—and Liam is taken.
Her only hope is to team up with her brother-in-law, forest ranger Tucker Brindley, to uncover who is targeting her family.
When they discover her late husband’s ties to an underground medical black-market ring, it’s clear the trail of danger runs deeper than they realized.
With assaults on them ramping up, they must race against the clock to recover young Liam…before they become the next victims.
Titles in the Forest Ranger Rescuers series include: Hunted in the Forest* ~ Abducted in the Woods^ ~ Targeted in the Swamp (March 2026)
This is a clean, sweet romance with either closed doors or fade to black scenes. It is a Romantic Suspense, so there may also be implied or actual violence within the story.
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Posted November 26, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romantic Suspense, NetGalley, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
They’re dodging a killer. And finding each other.
Biophysicist Dr. Priscilla Pell fears for her life—and the life of her unborn child. Living in the mansion where she’s still unwelcome among her late husband’s family, she doesn’t know whether the threats are coming from inside or outside.
That’s why she hires professional security.
She’s grateful for Blade Sparks’s around-the-clock protection, but his constant presence makes it impossible to ignore the effect he has on her.
After a Christmas-shopping excursion that should be a distraction takes a lethal turn, Priscilla and Blade can no longer pretend that their relationship is purely professional…
Titles in the Bachelor Bodyguards (Payne Protection Agency) series include: His Christmas Assignment ~ Bodyguard Daddy ~Bodyguard’s Baby Surprise ~Beauty and the Bodyguard ~ Nanny Bodyguard ~ Single Mom’s Bodyguard ~ In the Bodyguard’s Arms ~ Soldier Bodyguard ~ Guarding His Witness ~ Evidence of Attraction ~ Bodyguard Boyfriend ~ Close Quarters with the Bodyguard ~ Bodyguard Under Siege ~ Hostage Security ~ Personal Security ~ Christmas Security ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 26, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Protected by his royal vow—
Trapped by desire!
Prince Valenti Domene has played protector all his life. First to his brother, heir to the Cartana throne, now as a billion-dollar security consultant.
But when it comes to his headstrong ward, Lotte Lillegrad, his protective instincts take on a provocative edge. The most honorable solution is keeping watch from afar…
Yet after Lotte’s life is threatened, Valenti must whisk her to his Icelandic hideaway out of harm’s way.
And, while snowbound, keeping his forbidden cravings under control is hard enough… without an emboldened Lotte disclosing her own intoxicating attraction—to him!
Titles in the Royals of Cartana series include: Crowned for His Son* ~ Out of Office Nights* ~ Snowbound and Royally Forbidden^ ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 26, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Afterglow, Modern Western Romance, NetGalley, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
The past is the past—until he shows up on your doorstep.
Self-proclaimed good girl Aubrey Hale has too many secrets. Among them is missing the big-city life she left behind for small-town Montana—the life that included a one-night stand with country star Gunner Woods. But Aubrey and her friends have recently sworn off men. So when Gunner turns up in Timber Falls looking all kinds of sexy, she pretends she’s never met him.
Gunner is surprised to see Aubrey again and even more surprised by how she’s acting. The carefree woman he knew for one night is now jaded. After a failed record launch, Gunner can relate—and maybe they could even find solace in each other, if she’d stop treating him like a stranger.
Aubrey’s not ready to let her guard down, but she’s just fine with letting the sparks between them burn… But when Gunner’s career reignites, she’ll have to reckon with her discontent. Can you chase two separate dreams without burning everything to the ground?
Titles in the Naked Moose series include: The Devil in Blue Jeans* ~ Lone Wolf in Lights* ~ The Rebel with Broken Strings^ ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 25, 2025 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Is it her he hates…or how much he craves her?
Ari. To secure my latest career-defining deal, I need the best corporate negotiator my billions can buy—Diana North.
She’s the woman who came between my long-lost brother and me. So to succeed, I must suppress every emotion she elicits in me—the burning animosity and the ravenous desire…
Diana. As far as Ari Valdasson is concerned, I’m the enemy. His ego won’t allow him to entertain the possibility he’s wrong.
Yet with each boardroom encounter, the hotter our hostility turns. How long before we both go up in flames?
Titles in the Red-Hot Icelandic Nights duet include: Enemy in His Hoardroom ~ Wed for the Headlines (Feb. 2026) ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 21, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Kindle Unlimited, Modern Western Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
I wanted to prove myself on this ranch… not fall for him, kiss him, and end up carrying his baby.
I came to Ironwood Bluff to follow my dream, not fall for the most irritatingly sexy cowboy in Texas..
Zane Lawson is every kind of off-limits, single dad, widowed, and built like sin in a black Stetson,
He’s doing his best to raise his little girl, who’s already wrapped me around her finger.
But one night changed everything between us. A storm, a kiss, and suddenly, every line we swore not to cross vanished.
Now I’m tangled in the arms of a man who swore he’d never love again after his loss.
And somehow, this man, this adorable little girl, and this messy life are starting to feel like home.
But I’m still the outsider his family wishes would just disappear.
And when I find out I’m carrying his child… The truth hits harder than any storm.
I’m terrified. This isn’t just about passion anymore.
It’s about taking chances… and whether love can survive his past.
Titles in the Ironwood Bluff Ranch series include: Rancher’s Unexpected Love ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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Posted November 20, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
She’s given up on love, but her matchmaking sisters have a scheme. He’s a single dad needing a fresh start and a touch of magic to help his little girl…
Pediatrician Sarah Maye moved back home to Belmont, North Carolina, years after being widowed, but everything’s changed. Her family’s hit by scandal, her sisters are loved up, and her beloved grandmother has passed. Feeling isolated, Sarah searches for a new purpose—a way to honor their grandmother’s legacy of giving. When the man her sisters tried to set her up with enters her clinic holding his sweet daughter’s hand, Sarah grieves for all she’s missed.
Single dad and history professor Luke Raimy is new to town with a short-term contract and a burning determination to create stability for his daughter as he builds a meaningful career. He’s mortified when he arrives at his daughter’s wellness check to see the elegant woman whom he thinks recently hit on him.
The timing and so much more are wrong, but can a little girl and a possibly enchanted cookbook make it right?
Titles in the Southern Love Spells series include: A Taste of Christmas Magic ~ A Touch of Spring Magic ~ A Whisper of Summer Magic ~ A Kiss of Southern Magic ~
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted November 18, 2025 by Marsha in Booksprout ARC, Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
It’s a Christmas where opposites attract…
Quinn McCarthy may be the youngest of the McCarthy sisters, yet she’s the most nostalgic. After years of managing the marketing for her family’s treasured Butterfly Lake Lodge, deep in the Rocky Mountains, she’s heartbroken to see it sold and unsure what comes next. Determined to create one last magical holiday, Quinn plans a farewell Christmas celebration, inviting cherished guests from past years before the lodge changes hands.
Since losing his parents as a teen, high-powered tech entrepreneur Declan Grant has zero interest in twinkling lights or renewing ties, despite the fond memories he has of the McCarthy sisters. On the verge of closing a major deal, he’s not about to be sidetracked. But when a change of plans steers him back to the rustic lodge, he teams up with Quinn for a slew of creative and quirky challenges.
Opposites in every way, Quinn and Declan initially fight their attraction. But as old memories spark and new feelings ignite, they just might discover that letting go could hand them the key to a future they never imagined.
Titles in The McCarthy Sisters series include: Wish Upon a Christmas Star ~ The Wedding Twist ~ The Love Plot ~ Traces of You ~ One Last Christmas Wish ~
This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.
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