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Tule’s 2025 New Holiday Film Premiere Lineup is here! PLUS, an epic holiday giveaway!

November 15, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

Each year at Tule we’re SO excited to share film news for all of our amazing authors and we tend to see lots of activities near the end of the year with announcements around our winter holiday stories. This year, we’re so thrilled to share that we have had THREE of our Christmas authors have their books adapted for film.

Lenora Worth’s The X-Mas Club premiering as The Christmas Cookbook

Leah Vale’s Catching a Christmas Cowboy premiering as Rodeo Christmas Romance

Scarlet Wilson’s The Christmas Clues premiering as The Christmas Clues, and Scarlet Wilson’s The Runaway Christmas Bride with the working premiere title as A Runaway Bride for Christmas.

To celebrate these amazing Tule Christmas authors and holiday premieres, how about a GIVEAWAY!

For a chance to win one ebook copy of EACH of the four 2025 holiday film premiere adaptations, comment below which book you’re most excited to see on the big screen! The giveaway is open internationally and winners will be selected from the Tule blog comments and your ebooks will be sent via email. Giveaway is OPEN until December 15, 2025.

Take a peek below at each of our holiday film titles for 2025! Good luck and, as always, happy reading!

The X-Mas Club

by Lenora Worth

Christmas is a time for miracles…

After a tragic traffic accident several years ago, Veronica Cearley has avoided all socializing and celebrating—especially during Christmas. Her daughter wants her mother back and finally gives her an ultimatum: this year, she’s spending Christmas with her fiancé’s family, and if Veronica doesn’t rediscover the joy in life, she won’t be involved in planning her spring wedding. When Veronica finds a flyer inviting people to attend a “Not a Christmas Club” on her daily walk, she wonders if fate has played into her hand.

Cullen Murdock doesn’t want to spend Christmas alone. He’s back in Hidden Mountain, Georgia, on business, and while he and the town have a history, he’d prefer to keep it locked in the past. He puts a plan in motion to ensure he has company for the holiday, hoping that the other lonely people he’s invited are willing to accept his mysterious invitation and make a few positive life changes.

Forced together with three other lonesome people, Veronica and Cullen fall hard and fast, but will Cullen’s secret steal their newfound Christmas spirit?

Catching a Christmas Cowboy

by Leah Vale

Reluctantly retiring from Special Forces following an injury, Noah Halliday returns to Texas seeking solitude through the holidays at his brother’s unoccupied ranch. Arriving late, he intends to crash in the first bedroom he finds only to be chased out by a beautiful blonde brandishing a boot. New Plan.

The ranch has been leased to a group of women determined to challenge the traditions and beliefs of the male dominated rodeo rough stock contractor world. There’s nowhere to hide. Never one to be idle, Noah pitches in and his Christmas spirit is rekindled by the feisty cowgirl.

Emma Barrett had been a timid child until she’d been lifted onto the back of a bronc, and she finally discovered her skill and power. She excelled at the sport and is determined to solidify her place at Grit and Grace by training the new bronc she and her partners have heavily invested in. The last thing she needs is a horse whispering, sexy ex-soldier offering to work by her side this Christmas as she and her partners launch their enterprise.

The Runaway Christmas Bride

by Scarlet Wilson

Varsity Coach Mitch Holden thinks he’s seen everything until Scotswoman Emma McGregor steps out of her car, in a bridal dress and veil, and asks him where she can find a job. Mitch is stunned but directs her somewhere to stay… and finds himself unable to keep from checking up on her.

Emma McGregor has had the worst day of her life. Finding out her groom didn’t really want to marry her was a devastating blow, but Mitch and the town of Marietta reach out to her in a way she couldn’t have imagined. Nowhere seems to do Christmas like Marietta does.

But Mitch has secrets of his own. Everyone knows about the injury that tragically ended his promising football career, but there’s more to the story… Will the magic of Marietta sprinkle some Christmas dust on their broken hearts and help them find their happy ever after?

The Christmas Clues

by Scarlet Wilson

What is Christmas without some healthy competition?

When successful Chicago sports journalist Dawson McLeod and botanist Piper Davis receive a mysterious summons to an attorney’s office, they learn they are the potential benefactors to a famous and reclusive author’s historic estate—including her mansion, famous gardens, greenhouses, and more. Neither of them has had any contact with the author of their favorite Christmas book since they were both scheduled to interview her as children. But only Piper, who arrived early, succeeded, much to Dawson’s envy.

Both Piper and Dawson have ideas for how they plan to benefit the community with their potential winnings, but the legacy has strings. The author has left them a series of clues to be solved around the city starting twenty days before Christmas. Once childhood rivals and now strangers, Dawson and Piper must work together to uncover the clues by Christmas if they want either of their dreams to come true.

Will working together during the most magical time of year open their hearts, or will their lingering feud get in the way?

Our Merry and Festive New Christmas Romances for November

November 3, 2024 · Posted by Tule Publishing

GIVEAWAY: Because who doesn’t love FREE books?

We will pick ONE winner to receive a digital book of their choice from the November romance releases. Comment down below saying which book you’re looking most forward to reading! Giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY. The winner will be randomly selected and announced at the end of the month.

Good luck and happy reading!

Order “Catching a Christmas Cowboy” by Leah Vale, releasing November 4, 2024.

A Marriage of Convenience…or is it?

Rancher Liam McFarland has always been attracted to Val Fletcher, his best friend’s little sister, but thought she was too young for him. But when Val confides that she’s pregnant and the father has rejected her and the baby, Liam proposes and offers to raise the baby as his.

Having loved Liam all her life but knowing he doesn’t feel the same, Val resists Liam’s marriage offer though she knows her father will never accept having an unmarried, pregnant daughter living on and working the family’s ranch. But when Liam shares how the marriage will help him solve a problem, Val agrees, hoping for a Christmas miracle—that Liam will fall in love with her.

Their marriage is everything Val dreamed of –almost–until the baby’s biological father intervenes determined to destroy their newfound happiness. Val knows she must leave to protect Liam. Can Liam convince Val that he’s fallen in love with her and that the best Christmas present of all would be to face the future together?

Order “The Christmas Cowboy” by Eve Gaddy, releasing November 7, 2024.

They’ve never had a Christmas like this

Take-no-prisoners rancher Joanna (Joey) Halligan hadn’t believed the kind of love she felt for Nash Westbrook was even possible. So, when he walked away despite still declaring his love for her, broken-hearted, Joey fled. Now she’s back, and carrying a surprise that even Santa wouldn’t have guessed. Joey is having Nash’s child. A Christmas baby!

Rodeo champ come entrepreneur, Nash Westbrook, has never regretted anything in his life as much as leaving Joey Halligan. But how else could he keep her safe? The investment fraud he’d been wrongfully dragged into had destroyed so many people, and many of them wanted to extract their revenge. Now she’s back and carrying his child. A vulnerable child—and that’s a game changer.

Nash is determined to prove to Joey that his love has never dimmed; that he’ll never leave her—them—again. But with new evidence against him emerging, he’ll need all the Christmas magic of the season to truly keep that promise.

Order “The Cowboy’s Family Christmas” by Kaz Delaney, releasing November 11, 2024.

On paper he reads like Mr. Wrong, but under the mistletoe he feels so right…

Determined to ensure her sister’s wedding is storybook perfect, Isabelle Davis secretly hires Army Veteran Zach Dawson to locate her estranged father. But the more time she spends with Zach surrounded by Christmas spirit and twinkling lights, Isabelle fears she’s falling in love. Can she trust her heart to a man whose past seems so similar to her absent father’s?

Zach Dawson proudly served his country for twelve years until an injury ended his military career. He holds his secrets close, but he’ll help Isabelle find her father—even if the man doesn’t want to be found. And if he’s also sewing up a storm at Isabelle’s quilt shop, and appreciating every moment spent with her, it doesn’t have to mean anything, much.

Unless he can somehow persuade Isabelle to take a chance on love? That’s a mission he’s eager to accept.

Order your copy of “Wrapped Up in Christmas Love” by Janice Lynn, releasing November 12, 2024.

Cami Hardesty might have a problem saying no. Not that she doesn’t love her full life teaching school, herding six-year-olds in Christmas pageants, and helping on her family’s guest ranch. But finding an abandoned newborn at a pageant rehearsal accompanied by a note asking for Cami’s help might just be the thing that breaks her. No one recommends she champion the child. But how can she say no to this infant who needs her and awakens an unexpected want? When the town’s temporary vet takes her side, Cami imagines a life she never had.

For years, Gus Claymore has taken temporary vet gigs and carefully avoided entanglements after the passing of his wife. But Christmas in Marietta blindsides him—the baby’s plight, his young daughter’s hunger for roots and family, and his unexpected and unwanted feelings for Cami. Love? He didn’t think that was in the cards for him again. He has a pending job in Denver, and now an impossible choice.

Can this one, lost baby be the Christmas miracle that changes all their lives?

Order “The Cowboy’s Miracle Baby” by Barbara Ankrum, releasing November 13, 2024.

Three beautiful Southern Born Christmas romances from three Tule authoers.

A Georgia Christmas by Susan Sands

A Taste of Christmas Magic by Sinclair Jayne

A Saltwater Christmas by Laurie Beach

He has big rodeo dreams. She dreams of one true love.

Loretta Keller had a five-year-plan to get her life back on track after a series of romantic disasters. Getting pregnant during a fling with a charming bullfighter was not on her agenda, but she struggles to make their new dynamic work until their son falls ill. Making a difficult decision, Loretta leaves the rodeo tour to settle in Last Stand, Texas to build a life of love and stability for her child.

Raised in the shadow of his famous rodeo clown father, Taylor Keating is driven to prove himself but torn by the challenges of providing for his new family. He’s surprised that even with the chaos of sleepless nights and diaper changes, he and Loretta find happiness and a love they never imagined.

As Christmas approaches, Taylor and Loretta navigate the joys and challenges of parenthood. But when Taylor’s desire for validation leads him to take a dangerous bull riding gig, will it unravel everything they’ve begun to build?

Order “Christmas Baby for the Cowboy” by Jamie K. Schmidt, releasing November 18, 2024.

“Home and family” aren’t on Jess Cooper’s Christmas List.

In fact, the Colorado cowboy doesn’t make Christmas lists at all. Jess knows better. There is no Santa Claus. There are no gifts. Jess works for what he wants – and right now he is working to buy the Rocking R ranch.

Then Alison Richards returns to the Rocking R and turns Jess’s world upside down. No longer the innocent girl he remembered—and could resist—this Alison is all grown up and more enticing than ever.

Alison considered Jess Cooper part of her foolish past. But face to face with him again, she’s as smitten as ever. Suddenly her teenage dreams of sharing a ranch, a home, a family with him are back in full force.

Jess doesn’t trust dreams. He doesn’t trust hope. They always let you down. But what if this time they don’t? Can a guy with no hope trust in a future with a woman who has dreams enough for both of them?

Order “Wanted: A Cowboy for Christmas” by Anne McAllister, releasing November 19, 2024.

Colt Boone’s only respite from his tumultuous childhood occurred at age twelve, when he spent a few months with tender-hearted caregiver Honey Malone. Years later he hopes to visit Honey for Christmas to finally thank her for her kindness. He’s shocked to learn Honey will be spending the holidays with her newly discovered biological children she thought lost. Worried it’s a scam, Colt hurries to Grand, Montana only to be challenged by his past—once a thorn in his side and now certain he’s her enemy.

Emmet Garcia—Emma to her friends—fears that this season of joy, forgiveness, and new beginnings will be anything but. She’s protective of the woman she sees as her second mother and having Colt unexpectedly arrive sets her further on edge. They were briefly childhood friends, but he never kept in touch so how can she confide her concerns about Honey’s biological children. And that’s before the cowboy from Honey’s past shows up.

Can Emma and Colt work together to protect those they love and believe in fairy tale endings?

Order “The Wrangler’s Christmas Gift” by Roxanne Snopek, releasing November 21, 2024.

Tule Author Q&A: Leah Vale shares on happy endings, her pup, and her influencers!

July 5, 2024 · Posted by Tule Publishing

Leah Vale stopped by the Tule blog to do a rapid Q&A for our Tule readers!

With her newest series for Tule, Grit and Grace, coming out in the 2024 release schedule, readers will be thrilled to read more happy endings from her strong cowboys.

You mentioned that you’ve never met an unhappy ending you couldn’t mentally “fix.” Can you share a memorable instance where you reimagined an ending to create a happier outcome?

The easiest and most obvious answer is the movie Titanic. I mean, come on, just get on the door, Jack! There was room for both of them. At the very least take turns! As a child, I mentally rewrote Black Beauty so no horses died.

As a native of the Pacific Northwest now living in Central Oregon, how do these locations influence the settings and atmosphere in your romance novels?

I have found getting into a cowboy/cowgirl state of mind far easier while living on the high desert of Central Oregon. Plus, the often heavy snow fall in the winter is great inspiration for writing Christmas stories.

How did your B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington prepare you for a career in writing romance novels?

Learning how to write in all those Journalism classes was a big help. Granted, I’d graduated with the hope of writing advertising copy. The shorter, the better. But it turns out I have a lot more words in me, and fictional stories in my head, than expected.

Your golden retriever sounds like quite the character. Does your dog inspire any characters or scenes in your books?

I one hundred percent base any dog I write into a book on my dog. Any creature with such a massive capacity for love, loyalty, and all-around happiness deserves to be represented in a book. And despite how creative I try to be, I simply can’t make up some of the goofy things a dog will do. The same is true of horses. The quarter horse mare I grew up on inspires all the horses I write.

Creating “happy endings from scratch” is a dream come true for you. What do you find most rewarding about writing romance novels?

I love conquering the challenge of bringing two people who are in opposition, often bearing wounds from their pasts, together in a deeply satisfying way. Especially when I can find a way for them to help each other grow beyond their past hurts to be the best versions of themselves, together.

With a busy writing schedule, you mentioned that dinner often comes premade from the store. How do you manage your time between writing and daily life responsibilities?

I love me a good meal delivery service. It’s so nice to have either the completed meal or at least all the ingredients left right on my door step. Though, I have to admit that even with the luxury of food delivery, the closer I am to a deadline, the more my house resembles a fraternity, over-flowing with energy drink cans and pizza boxes, and the more in need I am of a consistent exercise routine. I’m working on it.

What is your process for developing characters who resonate with readers and drive the story towards a happy ending?

I have always been a huge fan of character and conflict charts that help me build my characters and the journey they will need to take to find happiness. Whether or not I actually use them is another matter. Also, my long-time critique partner, Terri Reed, has introduced me to Enneagrams. It’s really fun to use the test to discover which of the nine personality types, or what combination of them, the characters in my head fit into. Sometimes, though, nothing beats a good game of “What if?”

Can you share a particularly heartwarming piece of feedback you’ve received from a reader and how it impacted you?

I will never forget one actual letter I received from a reader who shared with me that one of my books had made her laugh and brought her happiness during a particularly low time in her life. I have never felt so honored.

What inspired you to pursue a career in romance writing, and who are some of your biggest influences in the genre?

Like many writers and readers of the genre, I grew up reading romance. Starting with my mom’s Harlequins then moving on to thick historical romances. They are the type of stories I’ve always had in my head. And when life gets hard, I really appreciate a happy ending.

In the beginning of my writing career, I was influenced by greats such as Johanna Lindsey, Betina Krahn, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and Susan Wiggs. All wildly talented authors who crafted characters with such life and depth. Now I want to be Kristin Hannah when I grow up.

What advice would you give to aspiring romance authors who are passionate about creating happy endings in their stories?

The advice I give the most is the one I prescribe to myself—take any opportunity to learn the art of telling stories. Learning how to structure a story that will transport the reader into the world you create is an ongoing process for me. I’ve even delved into screenwriting to help me develop stories that will keep readers turning the page.

Another piece of advice is simply you’ll never know until you try. Then try again. Each book you write teaches you something and furthers you on your journey.

BONUS: What is one book that you would consider to be your comfort read that you will always reach for?

Anything by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.