Fall Into Love: Cozy Reads for This Thanksgiving Weekend

November 25, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

As we gather in gratitude and settle into the long Thanksgiving weekend, there’s no better time to escape into stories that warm the heart. These autumn romances—filled with family, fresh starts, and the quiet magic of fall—make perfect reads for this Thanksgiving weekend. Whether you’re relaxing after the feast or enjoying a peaceful moment to yourself, let these cozy, emotional journeys keep you company.

As it is the season of giving, drop a comment below of what you are thankful for this year. One winner will receive three ebook copies of these lovely titles! Giveaway closes Dec. 6th.

A Thankful Heart

By: Melissa McClone

Chocolate is better than men, and so are dogs. At least, that’s what Dakota Parker tells herself as she mends her broken heart and finds forever homes for rescue animals. So far, so good. She can indulge her love of chocolate where she works while her foster dogs provide her with the unconditional love she craves. What more does she need?

Seattle architect Bryce Grayson is counting the days until he can return home to the big city with his father in tow. That is if he can convince his dad to leave Montana. Bryce’s escape plan, however, goes astray when he meets Dakota. Her sweet kisses put the chocolate she sells to shame. Maybe he should be the one to move to Marietta, but could he be happy living in such a small town?

He has until Thanksgiving to decide.

Pumpkin Patch Sweetheart

By: Sasha Summers

Can a fun-filled activity list from the past help to create a new future?

Art teacher Harley Welsh is charmed by her newest student—a little girl whose shyness disappears the second her hands are covered in clay or paint. Moving wasn’t easy for Nadia so to help her, Harley resurrects the countdown to the Great Pumpkin Patch—a must-do fall activity list from her childhood. She’s determined to show Nadia and her family how wonderful life in Crossvine Creek is. But Harley didn’t plan for Nadia’s father to be single, distractingly handsome and everything she’s running from.

New high school football coach Josh McBride is hoping a smaller town will give him more time to focus on his children. While his son is adjusting to the move, his daughter is struggling. Harley’s offer to help via a fun, seasonal-themed activity list is a welcome gift. Her love for the town is infectious, and soon his kids aren’t the only ones falling under her spell.

But Josh can’t help but wonder…what happens when they reach the end of the list?

A Kiss of Southern Magic

By: Sinclair Jayne

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 is wrong, but can a little girl and a possibly enchanted cook book make it right?

Falling for Her

By: Laurie Leclair

The girl next door is now the woman he’s falling for.

As her ten year high school reunion approaches, Becca Thompson feels the pinch of not accomplishing enough since graduation. Romance has been an even bigger bust. Longing for more, she decides to organize a fall harvest festival and community fundraiser on her family’s orchard. But Becca gets more than she bargained for when she asks her childhood friend to help. Suddenly her bestie is making her knees weak and her heart flutter.

Jason Fox is dedicated to his veterinarian practice and raising funds to make his dream animal shelter a reality. When he’s sidelined by an injury, he takes a break and returns home to Cupid’s Corner. But from the moment he sees Becca, everything’s different. She’s no longer the young girl he picked apples and pumpkins with—she’s a self-reliant, beautiful woman.

Jason helps Becca with the festival, but the more time they spend together the harder it is to ignore the sparks. Can leaving the friend zone end in love or will it ruin everything?

A Cup of Autumn 

By: Melissa McClone

He thought he had the perfect plan…

When elite university professor Keaton Andrews walks into a meeting with the dean, he expects to hear that his tenure application is on track. Instead, his beloved department is cut. Regrouping in Silver Falls with family seems like his best option. One morning, he takes a risk and orders a pumpkin spice latte from the beautiful barista at the local coffee shop. Too bad she doesn’t seem to find him nearly as intriguing as he finds her…

Raine Hanover is no longer swayed by a charming smile, especially by a nerdy—and distractingly handsome—academic. She’s taking a break from romance and focusing on running her increasingly busy coffee shop. But when Raine is involuntarily put in charge of organizing the town’s Halloween bash, Keaton jumps in to help, and it’s not long before sparks, and kisses, fly.

As the leaves begin to fall, Raine wonders if she should risk taking another chance on happily ever after, especially with a man who has dreams and goals so far away from Silver Falls and her.

Autumn’s Magical Pact

By: Leigh Ann Edwards

Can one choice alter destiny or is fate set in stone?

After her father’s disappearance, headstrong healer Rhianwyn finds herself in a perilous position. The king’s law forbids unwed women living alone, but she neither needs nor wants the numerous men vying for her hand. The explosive chemistry between her and mysterious Lord Broccan tempts her to bed—but not to wed. So, when Broccan receives royal permission to marry her, Rhianwyn is furious.

Her friends Elspeth, Selena, and Lilliana envy her fate, which seems better than that of servant, harlot or bartered princess. At the mystical sunstones where they meet to bemoan their powerless futures, a crone appears, offering them a magical opportunity to swap souls for a season. With each believing any life is better than the one given her, they agree, beginning a journey that will change them, their friendships, and their destinies forever.

Broccan, however, didn’t bargain on loving a wife who changes with the seasons. As Rhianwyn starts seeing her independence—and Broccan—through new eyes, she realizes that the pact meant to free her may destroy her best chance at happiness.

An Autumn to Remember 

By: Robyn Neeley

Sometimes the secret ingredient is right under your nose…

Executive Chef Sloan Leary just received the invitation of a lifetime to create signature holiday dishes for a premier meal delivery service. If she wins the contract, she can finally expand her restaurant to Paris, fulfilling a promise to her late grandmother. But first she’ll need to complete her annual two-week culinary exchange. Sloan is shocked when she’s sent to a small-town diner in Brooks Bend, Connecticut. If that weren’t enough, she learns her audition is to create dog food for pampered pooches—she’s never even had a pet.

Ex-military handyman Alex Edwards knows plenty about dogs—his beloved labradoodle is also his emotional support companion. So he’s happy to help newcomer Sloan create a Thanksgiving meal fit for canine cravings. When Sloan encourages him to go all in with his carpentry business, Alex pulls back. He stopped taking risks a long time ago and is happy with his slower life…right?

As they work to find the right seasonings, can Alex and Sloan rewrite the meal plans for their futures…with each other?

Second Chance Dad

By: Joan Kilby

Thanksgiving is a time for family…

As a young widow and mother to a three-year-old boy, Sarah Mills’s life is complicated, becoming more so when her high school sweetheart, Daniel, moves back to Montana. He left her behind after graduation and she married his brother, only needing Daniel’s services as a sperm donor when she and her husband couldn’t conceive. Now Daniel’s offering her a job as resort manager—but he wants to be part of her son’s life.

Recently retired from pro football, Daniel Hunter is tired of holding on to secrets. He badly wants a relationship with his biological son, and a second chance with the woman he never stopped loving. He builds a first-rate eco resort in Sweetheart, Montana, to give him a shot at a new life post football and proposes to Sarah, thinking it’s the most practical choice for all three of them.

Daniel still makes Sarah’s heart skip a beat, but he’s left her behind once already. She’s convinced he won’t stay this time, either, and now it’s not just her heart at risk.

The Last Casterglass

By: Kate Hewitt

He dreams of saving his ancestral home. She longs to escape hers.

Persephone is the youngest Penryn, and she’s always felt like an afterthought. As her siblings ventured out one by one, she was left behind, learning to rely on herself. Now that they’ve all returned and are on a mission to save their home, she’s reluctantly falling in with their plans and keeping her distance, especially when an Oxford-educated intern arrives wanting to learn how to save one’s ancestral home.

Oliver Belhaven has come to Casterglass to prove to his uncle that he can make Pembury a financial success, so the only home Oliver has ever had isn’t sold. He is intrigued by the beautiful and mercurial Seph and senses a kindred spirit—alone even around family.

Oliver may be charming, but under her surly facade Seph is afraid to get close to anyone. Yet the longer Oliver works at Casterglass, the more invested he becomes—in Seph and in saving his home. But will achieving one dream mean that he has to let go of another? And can Seph finally learn to let go—and love?

Home for Good

By: Terri Reed

Follow her dream…

After making a deathbed promise to her father, Joelle Winslow is ready to seize the NYC business opportunity to take her jewelry designs global. All she needs to do is cash out her inherited half of the family ranch in Montana—which means convincing her childhood rival, and now co-heir, to sell or buy her out. Sparks fly when Matt, no longer a gangly, solemn teenager, but a tall, handsome cowboy with work-hewn muscles, is unwilling to give up on the legacy he’s worked so hard to keep without a fight. And part of his bargain includes Joelle staying at the ranch with him through Homecoming Weekend.

The son her father never had…

The Winslow ranch rescued Matt Locke from a life in the foster-care system. As an orphan boy adopted by Clark Winslow and groomed to take over the ranch, he wants nothing more than to marry, raise a family, and continue the legacy of the man who became a father to him after his parents’ tragic deaths. Matt can’t imagine a life anywhere else, and he definitely can’t afford to buy Joelle out. Can he convince the dark haired beauty to not walk out on him and her home a second time?

Whiskey River Runaway

By: Justine Davis

When widower Truett Mahan finds a trespasser hiding in one of his building renovation projects, he thinks he has a runaway teen on his hands. He’s right about the runaway, but Hope Larson is all woman, and in desperate need of help. True never turns away a person in trouble, but helping Hope wakes up feelings and dreams he thought buried with his wife years ago.

Hope was forced to run to protect the people she loves, paring her life down to what fits in her backpack. True tempts her to stop running and set down some roots in Whiskey River, a town she’s come to love.

Can this strong, honorable man help her retake her life, or will the danger she’d left behind strike out at them both?

Falling in Puppy Love

By: Sarah Fischer & Kelsey McKnight

He’s used to stories with no happy ending…

Aiden Hughes never expected to return to Birdsong, but after a scandal rocked his professional world the former hard-hitting reporter needs a plan B. Covering local events for the small town newspaper after chasing down national news is a huge step backwards. But when he interviews the founder of a dog rescue whose heart is bigger than New York City, he wonders if there’s more to life than his byline in a prestigious paper.

Emily McLane has always had a sweet spot for animals. She plans an ambitious adoption festival to fund the expansion of her beloved dog rescue, but she needs publicity. When a former local boy offers to help her design a promotion, she finds herself falling in love for the first time.

They both have big dreams, but Aiden’s will take him far from Birdsong. Will they follow their hearts or are they only falling in puppy love?

Get ready for CHRISTMAS DOWNUNDER STYLE with Nicole Flockton

November 17, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

The sun is beating down. You’re in a dress and sandals. There’s no breeze and it’s hot. Sounds like the perfect summer’s day, right? Well, it is, only the date is 25th December and it’s Christmas Day.

Wait! 

Isn’t Christmas supposed to be cold and snowy? 

Aren’t you meant to be bundled up in your snow jacket and beanie as you throw snowballs and build Christmas decorated snowmen?

Well yes, if you live in the northern hemisphere you are, but when you’re in the southern hemisphere, it’s hot on Christmas Day because summer has just started.

I’ve been fortunate enough to spend Christmas in both hemispheres. For the twelve years we lived in Houston, Christmas Day always felt a bit off for me because it wasn’t the Christmas I was used to. I wasn’t rushing from breakfast at my aunt’s house back to my place to prepare for Christmas lunch if I was hosting my family. Or driving to my sister’s or brother’s place if they were hosting. It wasn’t hot and the school year hadn’t finished. It just didn’t feel right! I was still sharing it with my husband and kids, but it was a lot more mellow than what I’d grown up with.

I recall the second year we lived in Houston school was ending, the weather was hot because it was Houston and summer always arrived at the end of April. I had a jittery excited feeling in my belly that I didn’t quite understand where it was coming from. Or why I was feeling that way. I said to my daughter’s teacher “What are you doing these Christmas holidays?” she gave me the funniest look. That’s when it hit me the jittery feeling I was having was because school was ending, summer was upon us and that meant one thing – Christmas was coming! Only it wasn’t, Christmas wouldn’t be here for another seven months.

Eventually that excited feeling in my belly went away the longer we stayed in Houston when it was coming up to summer break.

I got into decorating the house and garden in early November to make the Christmas season last longer because I truly love Christmas and want to enjoy the decorations for as long as I can.

Now that I’m back living in Australia Christmas feels normal. It’s hot. I’m sharing it with my extended family, and all those jittery excited feelings are back. For my kids though, it feels a little weird, because it’s not what they’re used to. They’re used to Christmas in winter when it’s cold. I’m sure for them in a few years it will begin to feel normal for them to have a hot Christmas again.

In my latest release The Firefighter’s Christmas, I get to experience that northern hemisphere Christmas where it’s a cold and snowy. Tilly Bloom is all set to make her mark on the festive season this year in Marietta. New to town firefighter Zach Langley wants to keep a low profile but being asked to help Tilly with her event puts him firmly in the town’s attention – the last place he wants to be.

But Christmas is a magical time of year and has a way of making the unlikeliest of things happen.

Hope your holiday season is full of family, love and fun times!

About the Author.

USA Today Bestselling author Nicole Flockton writes contemporary romances that sparkle and seduce you one kiss at a time. Nicole likes nothing better than taking characters and creating unique situations where they fight for their true love.

On her first school report her teacher noted “Nicole likes to tell her own stories”. It wasn’t until after the birth of her first child and after having fun on a romance community forum that she finally decided to take the plunge and write a book. She is a hybrid author and has been published since 2012.

When she’s not busy writing she’s looking after her very own hero – her wonderfully supportive husband, as well as her two fabulous kids and various fur babies. Her kindle is never far from her reach. She’s a flower crown wearing certified chocoholic, Cinderella lover, major BTS fan, sports lover and a glitter aficionado.

Elsa Winckler shares happy holiday wishes alongside release of ‘The Rancher’s Christmas Bride’

November 11, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

A warning – this is a Christmas story with cowboys, small towns and a little bit of magic! 

If you’ve read the first three stories in the Westons of Montana series you’ll know why the town folks of Marietta, Montana call Willow Weston weird. She has the ability to know what the other members of her family are thinking – not something anyone is of course, comfortable with – and she knows when something bad has happened to someone close to her. 

Ironically, she easily recognizes the signs when her brothers fall in love, she helps them accept that they are not responsible for their brother, Walker’s death but when love comes knocking on her own door in the form of Hunter Grant, newly appointed help on the ranch, she struggles with her own feelings and guilt. 

Because she feels so deeply, she has long ago decided that she’s not going to fall in love or marry. Carrying the burden of other people’s pain is just too overwhelming so when Hunter’s presence elicits strange, new feelings, she’s determined to ignore them and him.

Willow has always been able to channel her intense feelings and overwhelming emotions on to a blank canvas on her easel when she creates vibrant landscapes done with oil paint and a brush, so when a cowboy who looks a lot like Hunter Grant suddenly features in her latest painting, she is more than a little upset. He has a farm waiting for him Colorado, why doesn’t he just leave?

When a misunderstanding leads to a fake engagement between the two of them the lines between what is real and what is actually fake get even more blurred.

I loved writing this Christmas story even though initially I wasn’t sure if these two will get their happy ending. Everything was working against them and there were so many obstacles. Very early on in the story I realized this one cannot be rushed, I’ll have to wait for them to tell me what they want.

I’ll probably never know for sure, but I do like to think it was also the wee bit magic in the story that helped me to find the happy ending for these two ☺

Thanks to every reader who has picked up a copy, left a review or sent me a message – I love writing stories and when you like them as well, it’s such a wonderful bonus.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

About the Author.

Elsa has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James, the Brontë sisters, etc. during her Honors studies, she was hooked for life.

Although her three gown-up children rarely acknowledge the fact they have a romance-writing mom, her husband fortunately, is very proud of her, reads every word and is happy to make sure she gets the kissing scenes just right.

She likes the heroines in her stories to be beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong.  And the heroes must be strong but possess a generous amount of sensitivity. They are of course, also gorgeous.  Her stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.

What’s better than a secret baby? Check in with Megan Crane and revisit Cowboy Point!

October 16, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

What’s better than a secret baby?

How about a baby left on the doorstep of a smoking hot cowboy who has no plans to settle down—or even stick around?

If you’ve been reading along with my Careys of Cowboy Point series, you’ve already met the youngest of the Carey brothers, Knox. Knox is the baby of the family—but he’s also a bit of a mystery. Over the course of the series we’ve seen hints that he had something going on with the new doctor in the small community in the hills above Marietta, Ramona Taylor. We’ve also heard his older brothers’ commentary about that connection… and really everything else.

Older brothers are a man’s best friends—and his harshest critics.

But this Christmas, it’s time for Knox to come into his own.

Let’s set the scene: It’s Christmas Eve and there’s snowstorm, because it’s December in the Rocky Mountains. Knox’s power goes out, which doesn’t bother him much. He’s a Montanan born and bred. Power outages go with the territory.

It’s not the power or the generator that gets to him. It’s the strange sound he hears outside his door. It sounds like a baby—and there are a lot of baby’s around High Mountain Ranch of late, thanks to the year his brothers have had—but there shouldn’t be a baby on his doorstep. He is perfectly happy being an uncle, thank you.

But when he opens the door, all he can see is the swirling snow—coming down hard—and a sweet little baby wrapped up against the cold. 

Not a parent in sight.

Obviously, he scoops her up and brings her inside at once.

But he doesn’t know how long she was out there. He doesn’t know if she’s okay. He runs through a list of his closest family members—geographically speaking—but the ones he think could come help him know as much about babies as he does. That won’t help if the poor little thing needs medical attention.

There is one other person he could call, but that presents a complication.

Because Knox and the good doctor Ramona have been on and off for a year and a half now, and Ramona was crystal clear that this last round of off was off for good.

He knows he shouldn’t call her—but he also knows what a good doctor she is.

Neither one of them is expecting to get snowed in.

Or that Christmas might find a way to work its magic on the two of them after all…

I hope that you all have enjoyed your time in Cowboy Point with the Careys! I’ve had such a great time writing these stories. And I intend to write a whole lot more! The first book in my next Cowboy Point series comes out in February and, yes, will feature some familiar faces. I can’t wait!

Happy Reading!

Megan

About the Author.

USA Today bestselling, multi-award-nominated, and critically-acclaimed author Megan Crane has written more than 150 books, and shows no sign of slowing down. She publishes romance as Megan Crane and M.M. Crane with an exciting backlist of women’s fiction, rom-coms, chick lit, and young adult novels. She’s also won a large and loyal fanbase as Caitlin Crews with Harlequin Presents, Harlequin Dare, Harlequin Historical, and contemporary cowboy books. And for paranormal fun, Megan partners with Nicole Helm to publish as Hazel Beck for her witchy rom-com novels.

Megan has a Masters and Ph.D. in English Literature, has taught creative writing classes in places like UCLA Extension’s prestigious Writers’ Program, and is always available to give workshops (or her opinion). She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her comic book artist husband, though, at any given time, she is likely to either be huddled in a coffee shop somewhere or off traveling the world. Preferably both.

Stepping out of River’s Edge and venturing to Marietta, Montana with Nan Reinhardt!

September 25, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

When Jane Porter asked me to switch settings and write sweet, small-town romance in Marietta, Montana, I have to confess, I was more than a little apprehensive. Right off, leaving safe, familiar River’s Edge, where “everybody knows my name…” was a little sad, although I’m not sure I’m done with RE forever. Also, it was daunting to come to a setting that was already created, and by amazing writers who are way more experienced in the ways of the West and cowboys than me. Frankly, I’d never been to the West before and I knew nothing about cowboys. Oh, I’d spent lots of time in California and I’d been Oregon, but those were family and vineyard vacations. But I was intrigued with the whole idea of moving to Montana and joining authors I love in Marietta. 

The first order of business was to read—I was already a Marietta fan, so I knew some about that little fictional town in Crawford County, Montana. With the help of my amazing editor, Sinclair Jayne, and all the great online information here at Tule, I began to know the town even better. But it occurred to me that if I was going to write more than one book in Montana, maybe I’d better go see it for myself.

I called my friend and fellow Tule author, Carol Light, and said, “Hey, wanna go to Montana?” Carol was an immediate, “You bet, when do we leave?” We picked Big Sky country because it was not too far from Bozeman (neither is Marietta), and the VRBOs there were out-of-season, so fairly reasonable. To be honest, Big Sky, the town, is a winter playground for snow skiers and snow boarders, but all around the area are ranches and not far away is Virginia City and Ennis and other towns that reeked of cowboys and Western life. 

In late July, I left my local airport at 8:30 a.m.; Carol left her local airport 10:15 a.m. and we met up in the Denver Airport. Then we flew together to Bozeman–one of the cutest airports I’ve ever seen! There are bears and moose everywhere and some crazy huge bird hanging from the ceiling! The whole airport was mountain stone and cedar beams–really pretty and lodge-y (If that’s not a word, it should be). We also saw the coolest ad for a fishing outfitters that felt like the universe telling me that moving from River’s Edge to Montana is a capital idea! Take a look!

There are 64 mountain ranges in Montana and our condo was nestled right in the middle of the Madison Range at an altitude of 7000 feet. Lone Mountain was visible from Big Sky as well as several other mountain ranges, including the Gallatin Range and the Absaroka Range, which are part of Marietta lore. 

We spent two days of our week at Yellowstone National Park, which is just overwhelming and spectacular! Carol used the term “moonscape of boiling mud and geysers” to describe the Fountain Paint Pot thermal field and Old Faithful. I can’t think of a better way to say it. It was awe-inspiring and this little Midwestern gal couldn’t stop saying, “Wow!” We even met up with a cowboy in West Yellowstone when we stopped for lunch…

When we drove west to Virginia City the first thing I noticed was that the landscape was so very different from Big Sky. In Big Sky, it’s all huge mountains and pines. As we headed west, the terrain changed to rolling hills and pastures and wheat and hayfields. Junipers dotted the landscape and there were lots of ranches and fences and sagebrush. I absorbed it all–even-saw a ranch that reminded me of what I imagined Del Foster’s ranch to be–and oh, the cows and horses!

I think the most important thing that we discovered there is how big the world is–Big Sky indeed! The mountains overwhelmed us every time we went outside even though we were only halfway up. We loved tramping to Ousel Falls, so I would have a picture in my head (and on my phone) of what I imagined Juniper Falls to look like. I absorbed Montana and imagined the little town of Marietta in each place we visited. We saw enough cattle ranches and guest dude ranches that I can add some authenticity to my Juniper Falls Ranch stories. The Big Sky area wasn’t as cowboy-centric as I imagined it would be, but the vibe was definitely Western. 

All in all, this move to Marietta is going to be a fun journey. I can’t wait to share my cowboy/Western romances with you! Hope y’all will come along with me to Marietta and Juniper Falls Ranch!

About the Author.

Nan Reinhardt headshot wearing blue shirtNan Reinhardt is a USA Today bestselling author of sweet, small-town romantic fiction for Tule Publishing. Her day job is working as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader, however, writing is Nan’s first and most enduring passion. She can’t remember a time in her life when she wasn’t writing—she wrote her first romance novel at the age of ten and is still writing, but now from the viewpoint of a wiser, slightly rumpled, woman in her prime. Nan lives in the Midwest with her husband of 50 years, where they split their time between a house in the city and a cottage on a lake. Be sure to follow Nan Reinhardt on Threads.

Fiction, September, and life pivots bring Sinclair Jayne joy in writing. (PLUS, a fun GIVEAWAY!)

September 18, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

September has always been one of my favorite months.

End of summer and start of fall so it’s cooling down, but still days are longish and lots of sun to ease the transition. And since I love colors, I’m always watching for the first leaves to change color. My husband and I have a small vineyard in Oregon, and in the fall when the grape leaves turn yellow, red, purple and caramel brown, it’s so gorgeous. September also makes me think of school. I loved school as a kid and as a teacher so win there. When I was a mom and just starting writing, September meant I was going to get a bit more ‘free time’ to write though those minutes took a while to add up to scenes, chapters and a book.

September is also Marietta Montana’s Copper Mountain Rodeo. I am so fired up to have a publishing slot in September. Thank you, Tule! My writing friends this rodeo include Jeannie Watt, Nicole Flockton and Nan Reinhardt with her first cowboy romance ever. Rogue Cowboy is a reunion romance combined with a secret marriage of convenience—one of my favorite tropes coupled with a new one for me. So fun. It’s rather staggering to realize that this story marks my seventh romance set at the Copper Mountain Rodeo. I’ve had: Want Me, Cowboy, Cowboy Come Home, Marry Me, Please Cowboy (now The Montana Cowboy’s Duty!) and then my series Montana Cowboy Rodeo Brides with The Cowboy Says I Do, The Cowboy Challenge and Breaking the Cowboy Rules.

My heroine is Riley Telford. For anyone who has read any of my Marietta set books, Riley is the only daughter of Sarah and Taryn Telford, a legacy ranching family near the foothills of Copper Mountain—a bit south of Jane Porter’s fabled Wyatt ranch. Riley has appeared in many of my books. She once dreamed of stardom as a country singer and went to LA to fulfill her dreams, but when she was introduced in her brother Boone Telford’s book Cowboy Come Home, she was back on the ranch, working with her mother training and breeding horses and wouldn’t talk about LA or music. I knew eventually I wanted to pair her up with a cowboy so she could have her HEA, but also explore what it feels like to have a huge, driving dream, but then something happens, the dream craters, or crashes and burns and then what? How does she pivot and can she truly find happiness and acceptance and embrace a new dream?

This theme felt particularly poignant to me as I was writing as my daughter graduated from college and completed a year-long scholarship-funded study of language and culture in India last year, and now she’s finished and the job that she had lined up and all the connections she had evaporated and so she, like Riley, will have to pivot. Because this is real life, she’s finding her way with grace and determination and research, only solo—no handsome, former Special Forces Soldier and Texas cowboy by her side trying to woo her and make their marriage real.

Yeah, fiction is always more fun.

Now, time for a FUN GIVEAWAY!!

For a signed print copy of Rogue Cowboy, which will be book 2 in my Telfords of Montana series coming in 2026 (Cowboy Come Home will become book one instead of being orphaned—yeah!!!), did you have to do a major career or life pivot or defer or drop a dream? Was it difficult or did it end up being absolutely for the best or are you still thinking about chasing the dream later? You can DM me your answer. Also for Cowboy Romance story updates, you can join my newsletter or Sinclair Jayne Cowgirl Club if you’d like. Rogue Cowboy releases September 18th, 2025.

About the Author.

Sinclair Sawhney is a former journalist and middle school teacher who holds a BA in Political Science and K-8 teaching certificate from the University of California, Irvine and a MS in Education with an emphasis in teaching writing from the University of Washington. She has worked as Senior Editor with Tule Publishing for over seven years. Writing as Sinclair Jayne she’s published fifteen short contemporary romances with Tule Publishing with another four books being released in 2021. Married for over twenty-four years, she has two children, and when she isn’t writing or editing, she and her husband, Deepak, are hosting wine tastings of their pinot noir and pinot noir rose at their vineyard Roshni, which is a Hindi word for light-filled, located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Shaandaar!

Jeannie Watt LOVES rodeos – specifically the rough stock events.

September 4, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

Unforgettable Cowboy introduces Tule’s 2025 Copper Mountain Rodeo series, MONTANA RODEO COWBOYS. The other books in the series are: Headstrong Cowboy by Nicole Flockton, Rogue Cowboy by Sinclair Jayne, and Forever Cowboy by Nan Reinhardt. This is my third time writing for the annual Copper Mountain Rodeo series and I’m thrilled to lead it off. 

I love rodeos, particularly the rough stock events, and I’m fortunate to live in a place where it’s possible to see what goes on behind the chutes as the cowboy contestants prepare for their rides. 

So, what does go on prior to the rough stock events? It’s surprisingly quiet.

There’s a lot of head time, as the cowboys mentally prepare themselves and their gear for their event.

There’s also practice time. A cowboy will sometimes set his rig on the ground and go through the ride in his head.

 

The contestants saddle their own broncs. This involves getting the saddle set and the cinch fastened. They use a long wire device to get the cinch under the horse’s belly.

Then comes my favorite part, where the boots go into the air as they lean over the bronc to fasten the rigging.

As you can see, no one seems to find any of this proceeding particularly dramatic. This is one of my favorite photos—cowboys chilling with a pair of boots.

There are also women bronc riders at our rodeo.

As their ride gets closer, the cowboy may continue to stretch and warm up. 

Or they may just hang out. 

After the event, when the chutes are empty, the cowboys and friends take advantage of the area for a birds-eye view of the rest of the rodeo. 

About the Author.

Jeannie Watt is the author of over 20 contemporary romances and the recipient of the Holt Medallion Award of Merit. She lives in a small ranching community—a place where kids really do grow up to be cowboys—with her husband, dog, cat, horses and ponies. When she’s not writing, Jeannie enjoys sewing retro fashions, running, and buying lots and lots of hay.

If you’d like to know more about Jeannie, check out her website JeannieWatt.com or visit her Facebook page.

Cowboys and magic? Elsa Winckler shares a quick note for latest release.

August 26, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

If you like cowboy stories with a touch of magic, stories that force you to suspend your disbelief, I think you’ll enjoy Cooper’s and Rose’s story. I have always been curious about the slightly otherworldly, about people who feel deeply, those who communicate with animals, those who can heal.

Cooper is the quiet Weston, the one who listens and sees and understands much more than other people do. Like his sister Willow, he has inherited this instinct from their Irish grandmother. He has decided a long time ago, though that he prefers working with animals. Getting seriously about a woman? So not part of his plans.

Rose Dalton has been the influencer in Seattle to follow, a lifestyle that has quickly taken over her whole life. Everything comes crashing down the night her so-called boyfriend dumps during a live feed. Humiliated, hurt and so angry with herself for changing into someone she hardly recognizes, she got into her car and put her foot on the gas. 

So when a crying Rose meets animal whispering Cooper, all sorts of strange vibes move around them. Will the magic of Marietta and Copper Mountain find a way to bring these two opposites together? 

About the Author.

Elsa Winckler has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James, the Brontë sisters, etc. during her Honors studies, she was hooked for life.

Although her three gown-up children rarely acknowledge the fact they have a romance-writing mom, her husband fortunately, is very proud of her, reads every word and is happy to make sure she gets the kissing scenes just right.

She likes the heroines in her stories to be beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong.  And the heroes must be strong but possess a generous amount of sensitivity. They are of course, also gorgeous.  Her stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.

Ten Bull Riding Questions for Nix McCray from ‘The Cowboy’s Downfall’ by Paula Altenburg

August 14, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

The Cowboy’s Downfall is Book 6 in the Endeavour Ranch of Grand, Montana series. 

Nix McCray has already given up bull riding when The Cowboy’s Downfall begins, but he’s still recognized as an expert, and the Endeavour Ranch is thrilled to have him as part of their team.

Nix isn’t as thrilled when he’s asked to take on a group of kids for a bull riding clinic the ranch is running, but he’s not about to say no. In fact, not being able to say no is what leads to his downfall.

Here are ten questions and answers that should give readers a good idea of the type of man Nix McCray is before the story begins:

Q: What was the first moment you knew you wanted to ride bulls for a living? It was never one moment. I got on my first bull as a dare when I was thirteen. To this day, I can’t resist a dare. I lasted about half a second, but I earned twenty dollars. After that, my dad told me if I was going to be stupid I might as well be stupid right, and I started taking lessons.

Q: Describe your relationship with fear. How do you confront it every time you climb into the chute? I don’t confront it—I set it aside. The fear is there, but you learn to work with the boost of energy it gives you. Besides, I didn’t start out riding the best bulls in the business, I worked my way up. That first bull I rode?I was damned scared, and he barely broke into a trot before I fell off.

Q: What’s the story behind your favorite pair of boots or hat? I outgrew my favorite boots a long time ago. They were a Christmas gift from my parents when I was sixteen. Custom-made. They believed in me, and those boots were a constant reminder. I wish I’d kept them.

Q: How does it feel when the crowd cheers your name after a successful ride? Honestly? My adrenaline’s so high at that point, all I can hear is the rush of blood in my ears. My attention is one hundred percent on getting off that bull and out of the barrelmen’s way so they can do their job. A good crowd adds to the buzz, but the buzz is already there.

Q: Has love ever given you more butterflies than an eight-second ride? I met my ex-wife when I was fifteen years old. A fifteen-year-old boy isn’t thinking about butterflies, he’s all in for the ride—and that particular ride left more bumps and bruises than Man Hater. If I had a do-over, I’d take Man Hater.

Q: What’s the hardest lesson the rodeo has ever taught you—about bulls, about people, or about yourself? Bulls and people will turn on you. You can only rely on yourself, so make sure you’re up to the job.

Q: When you’re alone on the open road between events, what runs through your mind? Not a whole lot. I’m a “one day at a time” kind of guy. I don’t believe in planning too far ahead, but I don’t dwell on the past, either. When I’m on the road I enjoy the scenery. I like peace and quiet. I’ll take the back road every chance I get.

Q: If you could trade places with anyone for a day—inside or outside the arena—who would it be and why? Tough question. No one, I think. I doubt if anyone has the perfect life, and as I said, I like peace and quiet. I’ve learned to be okay with my own company.

Q: How do you balance the dangers of your profession with the hope of building a future with someone special? I mentioned the ex-wife, right? I left all the planning for the future to her. She handled the money and then took it all with her when she left. That was all the special I need. I plan to find a quiet ranch somewhere and spend the rest of my days as a cowboy. A bunk, a horse, and three meals a day, and I’m happy.

Q: If you could give one piece of advice to someone who loves a bull rider, what would it be? Bull riders are about as steady as bulls. It’s easy for a bull rider to buy into his fame and forget about fortune. Be sure you can trust him around women and money. My ex-wife didn’t trust me even a little. Turns out that’s because she was the one who couldn’t be trusted, so I guess my advice goes both ways.

And that sums up Nix McCray. Once bitten, twice shy. He’s easygoing, content, and most definitely not looking for love. 

Just wait until he meets Shauna Walsh! The Cowboy’s Downfall is a foregone conclusion once she enters the story.

About the Author.

USA Today Bestselling Author Paula Altenburg lives in rural Nova Scotia, Canada with her husband and two sons. A former aviation and aerospace professional, Paula now writes contemporary romance and fantasy with romantic elements. You can connect with her at www.paulaaltenburg.com.

Megan Crane talks her latest addition to Cowboy Point AND shares about THAT MOMENT in any friends-to-lovers romance.

June 5, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

Every good friend-to-lovers story hinges on THAT MOMENT.

You know the one.

It’s the moment that changes everything. The moment that blows up the fictions that the two people in question have been living under.

There’s no going back.

In The Cowboy’s Best Friend, this moment happens when Sierra Tate is celebrating the end of her not-so-great marriage. Without thinking, she runs to her longtime best friend, hugs him—and for some reason, gives him a kiss on the mouth.

It’s not a particularly passionate kiss. She doesn’t mean anything by it.

But it changes everything just the same.

Because Sierra is the only person in Cowboy Point—and possibly all of Marietta, if not the better part of Paradise Valley—who doesn’t know that her best friend, Boone Carey, has been in love with her for most of his life.

Pretty much since the very moment he laid eyes on her for the first time when they were in seventh grade.

Since then, he’s understood that the way he gets Sierra is by being her friend. Her rock. The way he figures it, that’s a pretty fantastic deal on its own. He handles his needs in private and gets the best of his friend when she needs him. He’s fine.

More than fine.

Boone has a lot going on in his life. He runs High Mountain Ranch with his brothers, the way Careys have been doing since their first ancestor turned up in Montana back in the Gold Rush days. He’s doing his best not to worry about his father, who told them all over a year ago that he had only a year to live. He’s navigating the change in their family because of that—who could imagine Zeke Carey anything but a titan?—as well as the sisters-in-law he’s gotten over the past year. Three sisters-in-law, two unexpected toddler nephews, and more on the way. 

He’s also opened an artisan dairy in his small corner of the ranch, and a cultivated little farm to go with it. As far as he’s concerned, he has the best life imaginable. He gets to work with his hands in the dirt. He gets to work the land that’s his family’s legacy, out beneath that endless Montana sky.

The house he lives in, he built himself. Everything he has, he owns or shares ownership in.

Boone doesn’t have a single complaint.

Until Sierra changes everything with that kiss.

Because once things start between them, there’s no going back.

But when he warns her what might happen if she tears down the walls he’s been keeping high and solid between them—for her protection, not his—she goes for it anyway.

Even though Boone is pretty sure he was clear.

It’s never going to be one night with the two of them.

The only thing that’s going to happen between them is forever.

About the Author.

USA Today bestselling, multi-award-nominated, and critically-acclaimed author Megan Crane has written more than 150 books, and shows no sign of slowing down. She publishes romance as Megan Crane and M.M. Crane with an exciting backlist of women’s fiction, rom-coms, chick lit, and young adult novels. She’s also won a large and loyal fanbase as Caitlin Crews with Harlequin Presents, Harlequin Dare, Harlequin Historical, and contemporary cowboy books. And for paranormal fun, Megan partners with Nicole Helm to publish as Hazel Beck for her witchy rom-com novels.

Megan has a Masters and Ph.D. in English Literature, has taught creative writing classes in places like UCLA Extension’s prestigious Writers’ Program, and is always available to give workshops (or her opinion). She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her comic book artist husband, though, at any given time, she is likely to either be huddled in a coffee shop somewhere or off traveling the world. Preferably both.