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Make way for new, swoonworthy November romance releases at Tule! (Plus, our monthly GIVEAWAY!)

November 3, 2025 · 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!

One Starry Christmas Night

by Barbara Hannay

The former soldier’s holiday homecoming takes a twist when he sees his childhood crush.

Bea Fraser never thought she’d return to Wirralong, but when her grandmother breaks a hip, the devoted schoolteacher rushes back to help. She’s not expecting to bump into Jaxon Hooper—her quiet, brainy childhood classmate who’s now an Army Intelligence officer on leave.

Jaxon leaves the job he loves to move closer to his gran who helped raise him. Her health is declining, and he doesn’t want her to be without family. He and Bea bond over their shared love for their grandmothers, but are shocked to discover the two women are sworn enemies. Why? Cautiously, they investigate the feud.

While enjoying local festivities, including a holiday market, Bea tries to deny the growing attraction while Jaxon dares to dream they can build more. She’s been betrayed and is slow to trust. But as the holiday lights shine and old rivalries simmer, Bea and Jaxon discover that sometimes the best gifts are the ones you don’t see coming.

Hot Christmas Cowboy

by Eve Gaddy

Christmas…with benefits.

Rancher Riley Fletcher has known librarian Letty North since they were kids. But recently he started to notice that Letty is beautiful and desirable, which convinces him she’d be the perfect woman to marry and build a family with. To think is to act for Riley, so this Christmas season, he sets out to convince Letty that they’d be the perfect couple.

Letty crushed on Riley for years. He was to her mind the ultimate sexy Montana cowboy, but no way will she marry him. She lost her parents at seventeen and ever since, she’s been unwilling to let anyone too close, certain she’d never survive another loss. But Riley has always been beyond tempting so she counters with her own proposal—date until New Year’s.

Riley cockily agrees, convinced he can win her heart by her artificial deadline, but against the backdrop of Christmas and New Year’s Riley soon realizes he’s deeply in love. What can he do to convince Letty to take a risk? And can she take a chance at love? Does she really want to be alone forever?

The Outback Cowboy’s Christmas Baby

by Kelly Hunter

She’s pregnant. He’s furious. And Christmas is coming. 

Mac Bodie doesn’t do roots, relationships, or Christmas cheer. A former ward of the state, he’s built an empire from forgotten land, turning dust into millions. Now he’s seized a cattle station next to his maybe-brother’s spread, hell-bent on unmasking the family who abandoned him as a baby.

Jess Lean doesn’t mind hard work, single-handedly running the cattle station her ailing father manages for a distant owner. But when Bodie—her unforgettable one-night stand—buys the land and uncovers their struggles, he’s no longer the laughing hero of her dreams. Worse, he spots her pregnancy before she does!

With Christmas closing in, vengeance within reach, and fatherhood looming, Bodie faces a brutal reckoning. Jess, whose passion still haunts him, refuses to marry him unless he dares to leave his past behind. Will he rise to become the man two unexpected families need, forging a legacy of love and forgiveness?

All he must do is take a chance on love and bare his fragile, guarded heart.

Promise Me This Christmas

by C.J. Carmichael

Mysterious events threaten more than a new romance–check into Bramble House B & B this Christmas…

Amy and Chet Hardwick anticipate another full house of guests for their third Christmas at Bramble House, including Amy’s brother rancher Carson Wilcox. But a series of unexplained mishaps begin to worry Amy, especially when journalist Larkin Carrillo arrives to investigate.

Following a painful assault the night of her high school graduation, Larkin left Marietta, determined to never return. But her grandmother is ill and needs help. Running into her once close friend Carson, stirs up happy memories along with unwanted wishes. She needs to focus on her grandmother’s health, and look into the curious and potentially dangerous happenings threatening the sterling reputation of Bramble House.

Carson doesn’t give up easily. He wants a second chance with Larkin. Helping her solve the problems at Bramble House may not only help save his sister’s business, but also convince Larkin that he can be trusted with her journalistic integrity and friendship. She’s built walls, and he may need some mistletoe magic to win her heart and promise to be his for this Christmas and for always.

The Rancher’s Christmas Bride

by Elsa Winckler

Willow Weston, a well-known artist, is working on an upcoming exhibition in Seattle when her brother Hayden puts Hunter Grant in charge of managing The Weston Ranch.

She’s seen the big cowboy with the killer smile around town but so far has managed to ignore the instant tug at her heart when he’s around. But now he’s living on their ranch and is constantly getting in her way, even intruding when she’s swimming naked in her favorite private hot spring.

Like her grandmother, Willow is fey as her mother calls it. She knows when something is wrong and she experiences the feelings of those she loves. She’s made peace with the fact that she’ll never have a family or even consider marriage, but when she and Hunter ended up being fake-engaged, things get complicated. Apart from the fact that she doesn’t want the responsibility of one more person’s feelings to consider, Hunter has made it clear he’s only on the Weston Ranch temporarily. There’s a family ranch waiting for him in Colorado.

There’s no way they can be together forever, is there?

Wrapped Up in Christmas Faith

by Janice Lynn

A veteran with scars, a single dad with doubts, and a Christmas neither will forget.

Veteran Maggie Majors is in Pine Hill, Kentucky on a mission, not to get involved in the town’s over-the-top Christmas festivities. None-the-less, she’s judging their “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” contest. Twinkling lights, silver tinsel, and a borrowed princess costume aren’t going to fix the holes in her tortured-by-the-past heart, but Maggie will do anything to make the most of the second chance she’s been gifted. Even co-judge the games with a man who makes her insides jittery.

Firefighter Walker Bailey isn’t looking for romance, much less a fairytale happy-ever-after. He’d loved, lost, and been left a single dad. But spending time with Maggie has him adding her to the top of his Christmas wish list. If only he believed Santa could deliver the gift of love…

Can the spirit of Christmas bind their hearts, giving them a faith in love that can conquer their pasts?

The Firefighter’s Christmas

by Nicole Flockton

Hot-shot firefighter Zachary Langley craves anonymity after his daring rescue of campers caught in a wildfire catapults him to fame—especially with his famous talk show host mother using his story for ratings. He’s hoping his move to Marietta, Montana, will help him escape the spotlight. When he’s roped into helping Tulip “Tilly” Bloom organize an ambitious Christmas extravaganza, he’s less than thrilled.

Tilly’s set on proving her worth by pulling off a new and unforgettable holiday event highlighting their beautiful mountain town. But with the handsome Zach watching her every move, Tilly worries she’ll be distracted by the hottie and the inconvenient sparks flying amid the twinkling lights, snow-dusted streets, and holiday cheer.

As their chemistry ignites, will the secrets they hide derail the celebration and their budding romance, or can the reluctant hero and town favorite find the Christmas miracle neither expected?

One Last Christmas Wish

by Elle Douglas

It’s a Christmas where opposites attract…

Quinn McCarthy may be the youngest of the McCarthy sisters, yet she’s the most nostalgic. After years managing the marketing for her family’s treasured Butterfly Lake Lodge, deep in the Rocky Mountains, she’s heartbroken to see it sold and unsure what comes next. Determined to create one last magical holiday, Quinn plans a farewell Christmas celebration, inviting cherished guests from past years before the lodge changes hands.

Since losing his parents as a teen, high-powered tech entrepreneur Declan Grant has zero interest in twinkling lights or renewing ties, despite the fond memories he has of the McCarthy sisters. On the verge of closing a major deal, he’s not about to be sidetracked. But when a change of plans steers him back to the rustic lodge, he teams up with Quinn for a slew of creative and quirky challenges.

Opposites in every way, Quinn and Declan initially fight their attraction. But as old memories spark and new feelings ignite, they just might discover that letting go could hand them the key to a future they never imagined.

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?

Barbara Hannay returns to Wirralong for latest Christmas release – One Starry Christmas Night

November 3, 2025 · Posted by Tule Publishing

I just loved returning to Wirralong to write One Starry Christmas Night. Mind you, although I live in northern Australia, where it never snows at Christmastime, I’ve been known in the past to take my stories elsewhere, just so I can fantasise about snowflakes and sleighbells that I’ve never actually experienced. This time, however, I behaved myself and stuck to the plan. And, as I had last visited this outback small town when I wrote His Best Friend’s Baby, I couldn’t resist exploring another romance for characters who’d first known each other many years earlier in primary school.

In this story, Bea Fraser and Jaxon Hooper are brought back to Wirralong by their love and concern for their grandmothers, who have both been admitted into Wirralong’s new Aged Care facility, Riverbend House. Bea’s grandmother has had a hip replacement, so her stay at Riverbend is only short term, but Bea knows how important Christmas has always been to her Nan. She has so many cherished memories of the times they spent baking treats and making tree ornaments together and she can’t bear to think of Nan being alone through the festive season.

Jaxon’s Granny Prue has a more serious condition, so much so that he’s left his job with Army Intelligence so he can be closer to her. Prue had cared for Jaxon and raised him after he’d lost his parents and sister in a family tragedy and now, he will do everything he can to support her. 

Of course, even in a Christmas romance, we need complications, so while Nan’s black cat, Leonardo, is a point of connection for Jaxon and Bea, a long held antipathy between their two grandmothers has the opposite effect. 

And there might not be snow in this story, but the spectacular stars in the sky create their own sparkling magic. With the addition of Christmas markets, a choral singing project and a family mystery all set within Wirralong’s strong community spirit, I had a wonderfully joyous time writing this tale. I hope you find joy in reading it too. 

About the Author.

Barbara Hannay writes romance and women’s fiction. Her novels set in Australia have been translated into twenty-six languages and she has won the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award and been shortlisted five times. Two of Babrbara’s books has also won Romance Writers of Australia’s Romantic Book of the Year award.

Barbara lives in Townsville with her writer husband and enjoys being close to the Coral Sea, the stunning tropical scenery and colourful characters, all of which find their way into her popular stories.

 

Cold October nights are bringing in warm romances and the start of Christmas at Tule!

October 1, 2025 · 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 October 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!

A Christmas to Remember

by Cassidy Carter

A holiday getaway forces them together—but will Christmas magic be enough to keep them from saying goodbye?

Jack Allen, the newest investor in Cabins in the Pines Resort, is ready to celebrate the season. Between the sleigh rides, the Winter Wonderland festival, and a special countdown to a new baby for the resort’s owners, Christmas in Fairwood, Arizona, promises to be unforgettable. But when his best friend’s sister arrives—reluctantly and with zero holiday spirit—Jack’s plans take an unexpected turn.

Dr. Ella Brent-Collingsworth has no interest in festive celebrations. With her demanding career as a physician, she sees her trip to Fairwood as nothing more than a brief family visit before she moves on to the next chapter of her life. But a sudden winter storm derails her plans, leaving her snowed in at the resort with the most infuriatingly charming man she’s ever met.

When an unexpected challenge threatens the resort’s holiday events, Jack and Ella are forced to work together. As the Christmas magic settles in, so do feelings neither of them saw coming. But when Ella’s dream job in California calls, she must decide—return to the future she’s worked for or risk everything for a love that feels like home?

The Sheriff’s Mistletoe Bride

by Debra Holt

It’s not the typical Christmas plan…

Ally Jones made a death bed promise to her friend who’d given her a home and shelter since she was a teen. When the older woman finally succumbed to cancer, Ally would take her ashes and spread them on a special spot in Destiny River, Texas. Still grieving, she and her canine companion leave New York City, weeks before Christmas, never anticipating that the town she’d heard so much about for many years could sprinkle seasonal magic that would change her life. And then in a heartbeat and squeal of worn brakes, Ally’s life spins in a new direction.

Widower Sheriff Matthew Parker and his daughter, Jillie, are fine, despite the conviction of his small town’s female population that he must be in search of a wife. He’s not. His sister jokes that he should hire a fake fiancé for Christmas. Not funny. Then he witnesses a horrific car accident, and when he pulls the victim free and gazes into her stunning eyes, he sees an unexpected future.

Destiny? Impossible. How can fate unfurl happy-ever-afters for two non-believers?

Destination Christmas

by Candice Y. Johnson

Will this Christmas gift the possibility of love or yet another disappointment…

It’s the week before Christmas, and bestselling middle grade author Sutton Leigh is desperate to escape. She longs to rekindle her holiday spirit, but her meddlesome family is determined to keep pushing random bachelors on her so that she’s not alone for the holidays. Humiliating. But worse, a grumpy – but undeniably handsome single father–crashes her book signing and angrily demands that she stop communicating with his daughter. Sutton has no idea who his daughter is. She flees family and chaos to find her holiday bliss in a cozy, snow-capped Vermont resort – only to come face-to-face with the man who nearly ruined her release.

Middle school guidance counselor Drew Chambers is worried about his daughter Oaklynn’s blind devotion to Sutton, and now he can’t stop thinking about the intriguing woman.  They call a truce for Oaklynn’s sake, so that they can each enjoy the holidays. Sparks kindle amidst twinkling lights, meddling relatives, and an unexpected blizzard. Will Sutton and Drew find love – or will their holiday magic melt away with the snow?

Christmas with the Cowgirl

by Justine Davis

She’s a no-nonsense cowgirl. He’s Hollywood charm with a second shot. But this Christmas in Texas, the heart might be the biggest wildcard.

Former barrel racer Riley Garrett is a sixth generation Texan, and a lifelong cowgirl. She’s kicked the unfortunate blip of her failed wedding into the dust, is happy running her family’s ranch, and prospering in more ways than one. So when a smooth talking, far too handsome outsider unexpectedly arrives in Last Stand during the holidays full of starry schemes he says will help her family and ranch along with the town, Riley’s beyond skeptical.

Producer Miles Flint is a Hollywood success by any measure, even though his biggest hit imploded when his star quit to build a new life with his young son in small town Texas. He cut his losses and moved on until he’s given a second chance to reboot his hit show the way he originally wanted to do it. No compromises.

But convincing a stubborn cowgirl who’s distractingly fascinating that he can be trusted is going to take all of his persuasive powers plus the magic of a Hill Country Christmas to find a hit happily ever after for both of them.

A Christmas Baby for the Cowboy

by Megan Crane

When commitment-allergic Knox Carey finds an abandoned baby on his doorstep on Christmas Eve, he doesn’t think twice. He scoops her up, but quickly realizes he needs help.

The only person he can call is Dr. Ramona Taylor—the closest thing to a hospital in Cowboy Point. Sure, they broke up. More than once. And she made her opinion of his “emotional constipation” very clear. But Knox figures while she might want to set him on fire—and not in a fun way—the baby will inspire her to keep the lighter fluid at bay.

Not necessarily. Knox broke Ramona’s heart. It’s as simple as that. But her medical training—and the feelings she can’t outrun—won’t let her walk away. Still, seeing Knox cradle a baby like the future she once wanted with him? It kills her.

Worse, a raging snowstorm traps her with him in a picture-perfect version of the life she knows can never be hers.

But it’s Christmas in Cowboy Point. And if ever there were a time for miracles, this might be it…

The Cowboy’s Christmas Truce

by Kyra Jacobs

Charlotte Barnes’s rare solo weekend is interrupted by an unexpected guest, Jaxon Miles. Though their families have feuded for years, the single-mom enjoys a weekend fling with the sexy rodeo star while snowed in. But what was supposed to end with goodbye turns into a business opportunity she simply can’t turn down.

Jaxon Miles has had a crush on Charlotte since they were knee-high to a grasshopper, so the house-sitting gig that turns into sexy times with her is an early Christmas present. But he returns home to learn that his rodeo career may be over, an ending Jaxon is desperate to avoid. And what better way to keep his options open than a business collaboration with Charlotte?

So this December, they’re making plans to launch a joint venture and tip-toeing around both their family feud and Marietta’s misconceptions about the rebel cowgirl. But when a Santa with money bags appears, one of their dreams is granted and the other crushed. Can Jaxon and Charlotte make a way for both their Christmas wishes under the same starry sky?

Poisoned Past

by Emmie Lyn

When a festive Christmas party turns deadly, a single mom and a brooding stranger must unravel a chilling mystery before the killer strikes again.

The holiday season is in full swing in Clam Cove, Maine, where twinkling lights and carols set the scene for the library’s annual Christmas party. ER nurse Nina Reyes is looking forward to a peaceful week off with her daughter, Ana, and their mischievous Golden retriever, Ginger. But when the town librarian collapses, poisoned during the festivities, Nina finds herself pulled into a deadly mystery.

Still recovering from a life-altering accident, horticulturist Kyle Walker is drifting until fate throws him into Nina’s path. Despite their differences, her determination and his keen eye make them an unexpectedly strong team. As they investigate, long-buried grudges surface, and the motives, ranging from greed to revenge, run deeper than they imagined.

With danger mounting and sparks flying, Nina and Kyle must stop a killer before they become the next targets.

The Magical Christmas Cottage

by Aimee O’Brian

In the small town of Hazard, sometimes love is the greatest Christmas miracle.

Alina McAllister is starting fresh in the charming town of Hazard, Rhode Island, with a simple plan: take a docent job at the Historical Society and embrace the magic of the season. But when her landlady Hazel suffers a stroke, everything changes. Hazel’s grumpy yet undeniably handsome grandson, Carter Bestwick, swoops into town determined to sell the cottage and move on with his corporate life. He needs Alina to leave—immediately.

With nowhere to go and a snowstorm trapping them together, Alina and Carter are forced into close quarters. What starts as a tense, begrudging arrangement soon sparks undeniable chemistry. As they clear out the attic, they discover Hazel’s magical wedding bands—heirlooms passed down through generations since the Revolutionary War—and find that sometimes, the magic of love is closer than they think.

In this heartwarming, opposites-attract holiday romance, Alina and Carter may just find that the greatest gift of all is an unexpected love.

Any Cowboy of Mine

by Kristine Lynn

He can write the perfect ending on a computer screen, but can he create one in real life?

For Brad Connors, life as a successful crime writer is everything he hoped—if only he had someone to share it with. So when his ex invites him to her wedding, he decides to play the game and attend. At the least, it’s an open bar.

Trial attorney Sophie Kellerman has found success prosecuting domestic abuse cases in the courtroom, but life recently brought the gavel down on her head. So she assumes that being set up as her old crush’s date to a wedding will also disapoint—but Brad turns out to be the smoking hot cowboy she didn’t see coming. And he’s ready to buy his parents’ ranch and settle down to boot.

But even as they wrap themselves in his sheets, their pasts are waiting in the wings, bringing chaos and confessions in their wake. Is Brad and Sophie’s relationship a rebound remedy or a love strong enough to stand up to the challenge?

Alabama Christmas Wedding

by Susan Sands

This Holiday the magic of an Alabama romantic Christmas sparks a season of hope…

It’s been twenty-five long years since Jane Lafitte’s college sweetheart, Trevor Gardner, broke her heart, but life moved on. She never imagined she’d see Trevor again—until their adult children announce their own Christmas engagement—to each other!

Thrown together amidst cozy holiday celebrations, the old flames can’t deny the warm embers that still smolder between them despite the painful memories and practical concerns conspiring against them. Jane and Trevor agree to keep their romantic history a secret, but it gets complicated as they are immersed with planning a wedding between her daughter, Casey, and his son, Drew in the same town where the two of them planned to marry so long ago.

As Jane and Trevor reconnect, their tangled past resurfaces, making forgiveness the only way forward if they hope to navigate their future as soon-to-be in-laws. But what does it really mean to be family? Can they move beyond their past hurt to discover a new beginning together in time for Christmas?

The Midwife’s Christmas Miracle

by Fiona McArthur

The timing’s terrible…

Fleeing a life her wealthy father planned—including the groom he picked out—Perth midwife Gabi Hudson heads off grid to the small and charming town of Wirralong in the Outback. She’s hoping for a fresh start and to live a life of purpose while working in a local baby crèche during her friend’s maternity leave. A cute cottage is included, but the hot cowboy setting up an unusual holiday display is a heart-pounding surprise.

Texas Cowboy Cormack Callaghan has been traveling the world working odd jobs, until a lucrative hobby changes his fortunes. He loves making metal art in Wirralong, but Cormack’s finally booked his ticket home. He promised his patiently waiting family that he’d finally be home for this Christmas, but then he’s blindsided by the intriguing Gabriella.

Cormack’s never been a relationship kinda guy, and Gabi knows he’s temporary. Surely two weeks isn’t long enough for either of them to be so foolish as to fall in love. Or is it?