Tule Publishing GroupTaco Truck Romance - Tule Publishing Group https://tulepublishing.com/tag/taco-truck-romance/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:51:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The July heatwave is extending to Tule romances – welcome to July releases! https://tulepublishing.com/2025/07/welcome-to-july-releases/ https://tulepublishing.com/2025/07/welcome-to-july-releases/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:14 +0000 https://tulepublishing.com/?p=14271 Continue reading The July heatwave is extending to Tule romances – welcome to July releases! →]]> GIVEAWAY: Because who doesn’t love FREE books?

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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!

The Love Plot

by Elle Douglas

When brilliant biology professor Elodie McCarthy is forced to juggle her research and her family’s impending sale of the Butterfly Lake Lodge, she finds her focus, for the first time in her life, fractured.

Best-selling first time author Kendra Green fears a sophomore slump. She retreats to the gorgeous Canadian Rockies in the guise of research and meets the enigmatic professor, whose sharp intellect and magnetic presence make concentrating on her manuscript nearly impossible.

An affair is out of the question. Elodie needs to prove herself to earn tenure, and Kendra has to finish her book. But as professional boundaries blur in the wilderness, will Elodie and Kendra discover that love really can make the impossible possible?

A Whisper of Summer Magic

by Sinclair Jayne

Falling out of a tree and landing at the feet of a sexy neighbor is not the meet-cute of corporate attorney Meghan Maye’s dreams. He’s too handsome, too flirty, too fun and too young. She could ignore those flaws, if she were looking for a man, but she’s not. Meghan’s contemplating a career switch that sounds crazy even to her and will upset her ambitious parents. Plus, there’s bad blood between their families. Then he brings up the mysterious, heirloom cookbook—Southern Love Spells—and issues a challenge. And Meghan, even bruised and embarrassed, can’t let that go unanswered.

Firefighter Jackson Roberts wasn’t looking for trouble when he wandered onto a recently deceased neighbor’s property. He knows he’s not supposed to be there, but he’s housesitting for his folks, and he’s looking for answers to questions his family’s afraid to ask. As a first responder, he can hardly call 911 and walk away, but taking care of Meghan until she’s back on her feet will open a Pandora’s box. But Jackson rarely plays it safe, and he’s convinced Meghan’s worth the risk.

The Magical Bed & Breakfast

by Aimee O’Brian

In the small town of Hazard, the path to love is never ordinary—sometimes, it takes a little magic.

Kate Mayfield is done with city life and celebrity scandals. With her career as a reputation management consultant behind her, she’s sunk every penny into restoring the historic Hazard Inn, determined to turn it into a thriving bed-and-breakfast. But the charming seaside inn comes with more than she bargained for—hidden problems, a secret underground tunnel, and a mysterious antique desk holding an old musical score said to bring success if played perfectly.

Rory Rollins, famous rock band keyboardist, needs to disappear. With a stalker on his trail and the media closing in, he retreats to his hometown of Hazard, Rhode Island, planning to lay low. But when Kate asks him—believing he’s just a classical pianist—to help her play the duet, refusing means revealing the secret he’s desperate to keep.

As the two grow closer, so does the magic of Hazard. But with secrets between them and the past threatening to catch up, will love be enough to keep them together?

A heartfelt, sweet small-town romance with a touch of mystery and magic—perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Sarah Addison Allen.

Swept Away by the Cowboy

by Leah Vale

She learned never to mix business with pleasure…

Being the Chief Financial Officer for the Grit and Grace Rodeo Roughstock Company is a dream come true for accounting wiz turned ranch bronc rider Laura Senska. But the fledgling business she and her four business partners have poured their hearts and souls into is threatened when investors begin to mysteriously withdraw their support. The all-female company has always faced pushback for infringing ‘on a man’s world.’ Laura’s suspicious of the billionaire owner of the ranch they lease. Could Asher Halliday be undermining them to gain control?

Halliday Oil Company CEO Asher Halliday knows something’s wrong with the company his sister formed with her friends, but the CFO won’t confide in him and won’t accept help when he offers, even though his charms usually work on women. When a flash flood threatens the prime buckin’ bull stock, he and Laura face peril as they work to save the animals. Will she trust him enough to accept his help? Can he resist the danger the beautiful sun-kissed brunette poses to his hard-won control?

You Had Me at Taco

by Candice Y. Johnson

Starting over is more than a song lyric…

The last thing rising fashion designer Dayton Royal anticipated when she moved to Necessity, Texas was managing one of her cousin’s taco trucks. But after being skewered on social media for ruining her first famous client’s wedding gown and then her estranged mother reaches out to reconcile, Day retreats, drowning in tortillas, salsa and humiliation. Romance isn’t on her plate, until the handsome business owner she’s been casually flirting with makes a move.

Single dad Grant Thomas has been smitten since the stunner, Day, walked into his store. Though burned by love, Grant still seizes the opportunity to ask Day out –right before his ex-wife arrives demanding he take their angry teen for the summer, perhaps longer.  Unsure if he can balance work, fatherhood and romance, Grant’s determined to try.

Inspired by her new relationship, Day becomes a mentor to Grant’s daughter and dives back into her dream career as well as indulges her creativity and love of tacos. But can she embrace her new life and family, as well as forgive her mother and past mistakes?

The Hero’s Bride

by Charlee James

One good deed…

When Mason “Red” Williams agrees to help his former teammate extract his fiancée’s best friend from a human trafficking ring, he accepts the mission. But when he’s guarding the ‘package,’ he fights against a powerful attraction. He should only feel responsibility, due to the power dynamic. Yet when she’s threatened with deportation, Red’s offer of marriage sounds practical and protective because guilt has him hiding his true feelings.

Thalia Flores is tired of being a pawn between a corrupt, deep-pocketed family and the legal system. She’s finished with living in fear after Red rescues her, and she has her first glimpse of happiness and freedom. Loving Red is easy, but when she’s threatened again, his offer of marriage falls flat. He’s an honest and noble man, and she won’t say yes just to watch him walk away when she gains legal standing.

But then Red needs her help, and for the first time in her life, Thalia has some control, and she knows just what she wants to do.

]]> https://tulepublishing.com/2025/07/welcome-to-july-releases/feed/ 9 It’s no surprise that Candice Y. Johnson’s favorite food is TACOS as she steps into her latest Tule release. https://tulepublishing.com/2025/02/its-no-surprise-that-candice-y-johnsons-favorite-food-is-tacos-as-she-steps-into-her-latest-tule-release/ https://tulepublishing.com/2025/02/its-no-surprise-that-candice-y-johnsons-favorite-food-is-tacos-as-she-steps-into-her-latest-tule-release/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:00:05 +0000 https://tulepublishing.com/?p=13702 Continue reading It’s no surprise that Candice Y. Johnson’s favorite food is TACOS as she steps into her latest Tule release. →]]> Have you ever seen an angry person eating a taco?

Neither have I.

…that’s why for my first series with Tule, I decided to include my favorite food – tacos, of course!

I’m Candice Y. Johnson, author of “Talk Taco to Me,” the second in my Taco Truck Romance Trilogy.  See, when I was nine, my family packed our bags, and moved from St. Louis to Texas. Being a shy kid who was an introvert, relocating was easy for me. I wasn’t the one responsible for finding our family a home to live in, or required the standard “cup of ambition” Dolly Parton sang about every morning before work, just to make it through the day and pay the house note. All I had to do was endure the hours-long van ride to our new state, along with my siblings and the best friends I took with me – my books. My first love. And our first meal when we crossed over into the Lone Star State? 

You guessed it: 

TACOS. 

Fast forward to me at 51, still obsessed with my tacos, featuring them as a character in “Talk Taco to Me.” When we first met her in “Taco ‘Bout Love” (which I hope you’ve read and loved), Ari Bent was an arrogant, self-absorbed woman, oblivious that anything existed outside of her world. In the next installment, Ari is a single mother of twins, her hands full managing one of her sister’s taco trucks and motherhood, when she runs into her old flame, Talent Malone – back in Texas following a corporate stint in Louisiana. Because I’m personally a sucker for second chances, Talent wastes no time picking up where he and Ari left off, only this time a secret he’s harboring could tear their renewed relationship apart. If you believe true love deserves another chance…dive on in!  

 

One thing I love, is a great taco. And since my hubby says I can’t have my own taco truck (just because I’ll admittedly eat all of the inventory!), I created the truck of my dreams, along with a cast of characters who are easy to love. Take the ride with Ari and Talent – they’re so easy to root for. And, be on the lookout for the final installment of the taco truck trilogy, “You Had Me at Taco,” on pre-sale now.

 

Hugs & shells,
Candice

About the Author.

When she’s not on the hunt for the perfect taco, award-winning author, choreographer, and screenwriter Candice Y. Johnson, loves spending time dancing across the keyboard, penning heartwarming, swoon-worthy, emotional stories that inspire compassion, provoke thought, and of course…always bet on love. Out of the many accolades she’s earned (including serving as choreographer for a four-time Emmy award-winning television special), one of the Texas resident’s proudest accomplishments? Writing about her favorite food – TACOS, of course!

Just as unpredictable as the Texas weather, Candice loves writing in multiple genres (romance, women’s fiction, inspirational, holiday, non-fiction, children’s books), and spending time with her creative husband – whom she’s convinced the world to call “Hershey,” as they collaborate on stage plays, films, and concerts…or munching on tacos, with a side of cupcakes.

]]> https://tulepublishing.com/2025/02/its-no-surprise-that-candice-y-johnsons-favorite-food-is-tacos-as-she-steps-into-her-latest-tule-release/feed/ 0 It’s the month of love and new romances for Tule Publishing. https://tulepublishing.com/2025/02/its-the-month-of-love-and-new-romances-for-tule-publishing/ https://tulepublishing.com/2025/02/its-the-month-of-love-and-new-romances-for-tule-publishing/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:00:38 +0000 https://tulepublishing.com/?p=13654 Continue reading It’s the month of love and new romances for 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 February 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!

The Duke’s Men, Book 3
Release: February 4, 2025

The Hardestys of Montana, Book 4
Release: February 6, 2025

The Fortemani Family, Book 4
Release: February 11, 2025

The Lost Lords, Book 2
Release: February 13, 2025

The Westons of Montana, Book 1
Release: February 18, 2025

Southern Love Spells, Book 1
Release: February 20, 2025

The Southern Isles, Book 1
Release: February 20, 2025

Moonshine, Book 2
Release: February 20, 2025

The Careys of Cowboy Point, Book 3
Release: February 25, 2025

Taco Truck Romance, Book 2
Release: February 27, 2025

 

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