So...about that inbox explosion 😅
Apr 14, 2026 1:11 pm
Hi, ,
If your inbox felt a little extra full one day at the end of March… that was me. I was trying to be ahead of schedule and get several newsletters lined up in advance.
Instead, I managed to send all three at once.
Efficiency level: questionable.
Intentions: very good. 😉
Thank you for sticking with me while I apparently tested your email tolerance.
Life has been moving fast lately—between the trip to see Mamma Mia with my husband and getting ready for a cross-country drive to take our youngest off to college. It’s one of those seasons that feels full in every direction.
So today, instead of crowding your inbox again, I just wanted to reshare the books I mentioned in that flurry of emails—so they’re all in one tidy place.
But first...
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A Sugar Creek Moment
Mud season has arrived in Sugar Creek. Boots line the porches. Gravel crunches under tires. The snowbanks shrink a little more each day. No one complains. This is the in-between season—the soft thaw before everything turns green. And somehow, love feels like that too. Not flashy. Not loud. Just steady… warming quietly beneath the surface.
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And truly—thank you for being here. I’m grateful for readers who extend grace when I accidentally click “send” one too many times.
💛
—River
Book Shares
She’s chasing the love she thinks she wants. He’s standing right in front of her.
As workouts turn into conversations and friendship deepens, personal trainer Cristian falls hard. Baker Olivia, meanwhile, keeps searching for Mr. Right, completely unaware that the man who believes in her most is already by her side. Sometimes love isn’t about becoming someone new. Sometimes it’s about seeing what’s been there all along.
He’s sworn to protect her city. She’s determined to protect her heart.
Rebecca Watson could live off her trust fund—but instead, she runs a nonprofit in one of Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods, helping at-risk teens even when it puts her in danger. Officer Sean Thompson is determined to protect her after gang threats escalate. She’s built her life on independence, but even Lois Lane needed Superman to have her back.
She perfected her life. She perfected her marriage. She just forgot to include herself.
After twenty-five years of striving to be the perfect wife in a world where she never quite belonged, Maggie Donovan’s carefully curated life fractures in a hospital hallway — and her escape to the quiet Gulf Coast town of Harmony Bay becomes the first real choice she’s ever made for herself.
💖 The Music Shop is an emotional small-town women’s fiction and sweet, slow-burn romance series about later-in-life self-discovery, second chances, and finding love in a charming coastal community.
Every town has a first story, and every heart has a first spark.
Marissa Clarke never imagined leaving the city for a tiny seaside town, but Mahone Bay offers the fresh start she’s been craving. Independent and curious, she hopes to find a place where she can finally belong.
Can she risk opening her heart and discover that the best beginnings come when you least expect them? In this prequel to the Harborlight Seasons series, readers will be drawn into a story about finding home, friendship, and the gentle spark of first love.