Hi lovely readers,

I hope this finds you well and settling into the year ahead.

I wanted to pop into your inbox with a quick hello, a little personal update, and some news about two Rustic releases landing on Amazon on 4 February — both available on Kindle Unlimited.

🌿 New Release: Rustic Miracle

Rustic Miracle is a novella that was previously available as part of the Love is All Vol.5 charity anthology that’s no longer for sale. I’m so happy to finally make it available again.

Rustic Miracle is a sweet and sexy low-angst romance with all the things I love writing most: friends-to-lovers, second chances, and emotional moments.

After a life spent trying to make other people happy, it’s now time for Liam to find his own happiness.

You’re not good enough. Don’t rock the boat. Don’t upset your father. These are the words Liam heard growing up. Because if you don’t behave, if you cause drama, or bring people down, they leave. To cope, he became the good-time boy, the life of the party, the guy who’s always upbeat. That is, until he’s forced to reassess his life.

Motivated by a photo on social media, Liam heads to the coast to visit an old boyfriend. What he doesn’t expect is to run into his childhood best friend, and for the sparks to fly. Connecting with Russ again is a miracle. Now Liam needs to embrace the opportunity and make changes in his life or risk losing everything that’s become important to him.

It also revisits Joey and Adam from Rustic Melody, showing their life since they sold the pub!

You can buy Rustic Miracle now, or read it on Kindle Unlimited.

📚 Rustic Series Box Set

Alongside the novella, I’ve bundled Rustic Melody, Rustic Memory, Rustic Moment, and Rustic Miracle into a complete Rustic Collection box set that's also available on KU.

This is perfect if:

• you’re new to the series and want to binge it from the beginning, or
• you’ve read the books before and would love a cosy re-read — plus the bonus novella.

If you love heartfelt, small-town m/m romances with emotional arcs and satisfying HEAs, this collection was made for you.

Grab the Rustic Collection now.

A little personal note 💙

Last year gave me the space to slow down, take a breath, and re-centre myself — both creatively and personally. What I learned is that I haven’t lost my love for storytelling, and 2026 is shaping up to be a year of reconnecting with that joy. I’ll be:

• releasing a few novellas from past charity anthologies so they’re no longer lost to time,
• sharing a Valentine’s Day freebie with my newsletter subscribers, and
• finally bringing out some novels I’ve been quietly working on over the past year (and I cannot wait to share more about those).

I’m excited to immerse myself in the m/m romance world again, and I’m incredibly grateful to have you along for the ride.

One last thing…

I’d love to hear from you. If you have any favourite books from 2025 you think I should read, hit reply and let me know. I want to make sure I haven't missed anything fabulous, and I’m always looking to add to my TBR.

Thank you, as always, for reading and supporting my work.

Grab Rustic Miracle

Grab the Rustic Collection Series Box Set

Happy reading,

Nic x