Searching for a book to spark your Thanksgiving spirit? Look no further! As November brings its chilly air and warm gatherings, it’s the perfect time to settle in with a heartwarming, Thanksgiving-themed read to wrap up the autumn season and embrace the holidays ahead. These stories are all about the bonds that bring us together—think family reunions that reignite old flames, second chances at love, and the warmth of togetherness. Imagine cozy evenings spent in charming small towns, where the comforting scent of pumpkin pie fills the air and heartfelt connections blossom. Whether you’re looking for tales of unexpected romance shared over festive meals or journeys of healing and forgiveness among loved ones, there’s something here for everyone. So pour yourself a warm cup of cider, settle in, and get ready to feast on these sweet Tule stories that celebrate love, family, and the joy of Thanksgiving!
A Thankful Heart by Melissa McClone
~Thanksgiving Vibe~: A recipe for love= chocolate + rescue dogs + city boy…
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.
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Falling For Her by Laurie LeClair
~Thanksgiving Vibe~: The girl next door meets small-town harvest festival
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?
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Second Chance Dad by Joan Kilby
~Thanksgiving Vibe~: High school sweethearts and a second chance at love and 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.
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The Last Casterglass by Kate Hewitt
~Thanksgiving Vibe~: Ancestral homes and unexpected love
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?
Falling for You by Jessica Gilmore
~Thanksgiving Vibe~: There’s more than baking going on in this kitchen…
Lacey Hathaway has it all — a job she loves as a local radio DJ, a home with her adored, eccentric aunt and, best of all, a community after a childhood traveling with her musical parents. So what if her life is a little too safe? Marietta is everything to Lacey. Not only is she helping to organize the Bachelor Bake-Off and filming a documentary about the process, she’s also volunteered her brother as a Bachelor. But, when her brother backs out, Lacey has to find a last-minute replacement. And who better than her aunt’s lodger, gorgeous – if taciturn – Zac Malone?
Zac’s not exactly community-minded. In fact, he makes it clear that the sooner he’s out of Marietta the better. But when Lacey persuades him of the powerful impact the Bake-Off funds will have on local children, he decides to give it a go. On one condition. If he has to learn to bake, so does disaster-in-the-kitchen Lacey. Desserts aren’t the only thing heating up, and as the attraction flares and Zac makes plans to leave, Lacey’s beginning to realize that maybe there is a world beyond Marietta’s borders after all… if she’s brave enough to take that step.
Now a Hallmark Channel Original Movie! *previously titled Baking for Keeps*
With November already halfway gone, be sure to savor every moment with these heartfelt Thanksgiving reads. From small-town romances to family reunions and baking competitions, each story serves up a generous helping of love, gratitude, and second chances that will keep your TBR full for the rest of the season. From the Tule family to yours, we invite you to embrace the spirit of the holidays with a good book and a grateful heart. Happy reading!
By: MJ Gryzik, Tule Marketing Intern
