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The Joys of Babies and Book Babies – Susan Sands welcomes first granddaughter and celebrates recent release!

Tule Publishing — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:05 +0000

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve become a grandmother for the first time!! My sweet granddaughter, Nelly Tate Sands was born March 6th and we’re all completely in love! She’s so fresh and smells so sweet. My son and daughter-in-law have spent nine months eagerly awaiting her arrival, planning, dreaming of her. They’ve ordered furniture, painted and decorated her room, bought diapers, clothes, and attended new parent classes. Now she’s finally here, and they’re wonderful new parents.

I’ve been watching all of this and remembering when my husband and I became parents for the very first time. We were so incredibly unprepared in comparison. We called our firstborn our “test pancake.”

I felt similarly when my first book came out ten years ago. It was my “test pancake”. I did everything wrong, I’m sure. But it was my first book baby and I loved it so very much. I still love my new releases after over a dozen books, but I’m a little bit more experienced now and hopefully do a better job preparing for new releases.

My latest novel, WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW is the third book in my Georgia series set in fictional Moonshine, Georgia. It’s a murder mystery romance involving socially awkward Georgia Bureau of Investigations agent, Mitch Calloway, and the town therapist, Bree Hawthorne. Remains of a woman are found in a gravel pit, and Bree aids law enforcement in helping them find the killer. Bree and Mitch go undercover inside a cult as a married couple to uncover deadly secrets and something far too personal to Bree. Mitch and Bree must fight their overwhelming attraction to each as they navigate a dangerous operation.

I hope you will give my new book baby a read—and I hope you love it as much as I do!!

All the best!

Susan

About the Author.

Susan Sands grew up in a real life Southern Footloose town, complete with her senior class hosting the first ever prom in the history of their tiny public school. Is it any wonder she writes Southern small town stories full of porch swings, fun and romance?

Susan lives in suburban Atlanta surrounded by her husband, three young adult kiddos and lots of material for her next book.

Marching along into our April releases at Tule (plus, a GIVEAWAY!).

Tule Publishing — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:36:54 +0000

GIVEAWAY: Because who doesn’t love FREE books?

We will pick ONE winner to receive a digital book of their choice from the April 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!

What They Don’t Know

by Susan Sands

When the past comes to call…

Following the death of her mother and the breakup with her cheating fiancé, clinical therapist, Bree Hawthorne, has built a new life for herself and her pup, Tiny, in the mountains of Moonshine, Georgia. Her practice is thriving, and occasionally, she consults with law enforcement, calling on her insights into human behavior to profile and catch criminals. She finally feels happy, and then the body of a former patient is discovered.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s agent, Mitch Calloway, is investigating the death of a woman who disappeared two years ago. When he meets Bree, Mitch inadvertently offends the blonde bombshell therapist. Though a skilled investigator, his social skills are beyond rusty, but Bree can forgive much if pie is involved.

Through her experience with cults and unfortunate family ties, Bree is dragged into the investigation, and soon she and the handsome, though seriously awkward GBI officer go undercover as man and wife at a suspicious nature retreat where several women have gone missing. For Bree, it’s a chance for closure on her unconventional past—if she and Mitch can survive the investigation.

Fly By Night

by Kelly Cain

Can an unforgettable one-night stand in London threaten a 100-year-old family legacy in Texas?

Ambitious airline pilot Margaret Hawthorne grew up shadowed by her family’s legacy, beginning with a couple of Tuskegee Airmen ancestors. She adores flying but feels the weight of being the oldest. She’s poised to succeed her father, though her grandfather stands firm: only male heirs can take the mantel of the company. When her hot English hook-up arrives and befriends her brother, Margaret is suspicious. She doesn’t believe in coincidence.

Posh corporate recruiter Lewis Watson-Grosvenor knows his meteoric rise is related to his English family’s money and connections. Starting out fresh in the states will be a way to prove himself and leave a very public breakup behind. When Lewis discovers the flight-school director he’s been pursuing professionally is the brother of his memorable one-night stand, he knows he must play his cards close to his chest.

As their attraction blooms, so do the secrets and conflicts of interest. Can Margaret and Lewis find a way to trust each other between the ground and thirty-thousand feet?

Love at First Flight

by Janine Amesta

Can the most awkward ‘Meet Cute’ lead to something real?

When Selah Moreno‘s father unexpectedly dies, she abandons her dream job as an airline pilot to helm her family’s struggling hot air balloon business. While piloting is in Selah’s blood, the pressure of being everyone’s rock leaves little room to breathe. It’s no wonder she gets caught up in the daydream of flirting with a handsome potential client…until she finds out he’s booking a proposal flight.

Smith Rock park ranger Dex Westerly wants to take his relationship to the next level, but nothing goes right. His proposal is rejected and a rogue wind tips the basket upon landing, sending the pretty and curvaceous balloon pilot into his lap where she makes an ill-timed joke, increasing his humiliation.

Months later, Dex and Selah bump into each other and bond over business struggles. Dex proposes a marketing partnership to promote her balloon tours while raising funds for the park’s new wildlife rescue program. Sparks fly between them, and when a promotional social media post goes viral, they’re pushed into a pretend whirlwind romance that starts to feel too close to love.

Their Patchwork Family

by Fiona Marsden

What does it take to make a patchwork family?

Leo Farrell has been picking up after his cousin Tinker all his life, even to the point of providing financially for his dead cousin’s secret daughter. When the young girl loses her grandmother and her stable home, Leo knows he has no options but to bring her to Kurrajong Crossing and raise her as his own.

Single mother Tamara’s one night with wayward musician, Tinker, gave her a cherished son, and while the fling was a mistake, and she’s weathered Tinker’s cousin Leo’s silent disapproval for years, she’s grateful to have her child. Then Leo brings home a daughter no one knew existed, sending the gossips into a frenzy.

The children become fast friends, and Tamara and Leo’s long-held dislike of each other quickly turns into fierce attraction. But with secrets set to unravel, how far are they prepared to go to give their children the life they deserve? And will they finally find the kind of love they’ve both been yearning for?

The Dogwood Days of Summer

by Laurie Beach

Should she choose love or freedom?

After years of committing her life to a man she knew wasn’t right for her, Brooke Warter found the backbone to quit that relationship—and now she’s back in Goose Island, South Carolina, sharing a house with her squabbling parents and kooky grandmother.

On the other hand, she has a job working with her best friend at the local winery, and she has space to figure out what comes next. Brooke just needs to keep moving forward and a solid future will automatically follow.

So when old summer camp friends return to her life, she’s not gung-ho on going backward. Especially since she never really let go of her first love—Nathan Daugherty, whom she met when he showed up to camp with his clothes in a grocery bag. After all, childhood fantasies don’t always equal good adult choices, and she needs to stop defining herself based on her relationship status.

But what if a second chance with Nate could offer a whole lot more?

Fans of Susan Sands and Mary Alice Monroe will find themselves charmed with Goose Island!

Bad Boy in Her Bed

by Katja Desjarlais

Bad boy Birch Baker doesn’t run until he meets a woman worth running for.

Tattoo artist Birch Baker has one goal : support his younger brothers so they can escape their hometown and build successful lives without the burden of the notorious Baker reputation. An ex-con from the wrong side of the water tower, he works hard and keeps his head down, looking up just long enough to see his high school crush, Jocelyn Carter, walk through the door of Serpent’s Tongue Ink.

Forensic accountant and former golden girl track star Jocelyn is back in Epson to hunt down the cooked books of shell companies feeding an elusive corporation with potentially criminal connections. A chance run-in with one of Epson’s infamous Baker boys is an alluring distraction—until she discovers one of the businesses she’s investigating belongs to Birch Baker, the man currently warming her bed and stealing her heart.

She won’t risk losing her integrity or career.

He won’t risk losing his family.

But both are losing themselves in each other and sooner or later, something has to break.

Paging Dr. Breakup

by Jillian David

Widow Deirdre Steen has spent the last five years making sure she’s the best chief nursing officer Yukon Valley Hospital has ever seen. It cost her a personal life—and protected her heart. But now her childhood friend, Dr. Calvin Garrett—the one who got away—is temporarily lending his emergency medicine skills to their rural hospital in Alaska’s interior. The community’s relentless matchmaking network loves a challenge, which leaves Deirdre with one viable option: a fake dating pact with Calvin until the spring Breakup Festival and his inevitable departure to his regular job and his life in Seattle.

Calvin moved away years ago rather than watch his best friend marry Deirdre. Now, amazingly, she’s in Calvin’s bed and the center of his world. Yet a woman like Deirdre deserves forever—as well as a man who didn’t finish as runner-up the first time around.

Can an Alaskan spring thaw help two wounded healers thaw the ice surrounding their hearts and fulfill this second chance at love?

Susan Sands talks about her latest release in her Moonshine series: suspense, romance, and Southern holiday charm

Tule Publishing — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:00:05 +0000

Hello, Tule friends!

I’m so excited to be here today with you to celebrate the release of A Georgia Christmas!

It’s the story of Merilee Bell and Randy Slade set in fictional Moonshine, Georgia and the second release in my Moonshine, Georgia series. First, let’s talk about this gorgeous cover! Lee Hyat really knocked it out of the park with this one, didn’t she? Blue is my favorite color, and that makes me love it even more!

In this winter-set novella, salon owner, Merilee, meets Randy when he parks his big ol’ pickup truck in her salon’s dedicated client parking space. Parking is at a premium in Moonshine, especially during the holidays, and taking a spot that is CLEARLY marked reserved doesn’t fly with feisty Merilee. She insists that if he’s going to park there, he should get a haircut or park elsewhere.

Randy agrees he’s overdue for a trim, and let’s Merilee have her way with—his hair. He tells her he’s in town for a job interview as the town’s newest deputy at the sheriff’s department across the street. Really, he’s an undercover Georgia Bureau of Investigations special agent who’s setting up a sting operation to catch a ring of property scammers. Since he’s undercover, he can’t tell her the truth.

Merilee just happens to have a garage apartment perfect for his undercover operation and rents it from Merilee, telling her a half-truth so he can move in and set things up. As Merilee and the town of Ministry charm him through the holiday season, he begins to imagine a life here. Can he do his job and still celebrate a small town southern Christmas, and maybe more with his dream girl?

This story is part suspense, part romance, and all Southern holiday charm. I hope you’ll give it a try.

Here are a couple of reviews for A Georgia Christmas so far:

“If you enjoy small-town contemporary romance with a strong sense of community, well-developed characters, a bit of suspense, complicated family dynamics, a realistic redemption arc and a happily ever after, I recommend A GEORGIA CHRISTMAS by Susan Sands. It’s a quick read with characters who were easy to root for and a charming town I’m eager to revisit.”—PJ Ausdenmore, The Romance Dish

“I absolutely loved A Georgia Christmas by Susan Sands! Her books never fail to hit that perfect mix of heartwarming, funny, and romantic. Merilee is such a relatable and lovable character. She’s strong, independent, and so proud of how far she’s come. The small town vibes in Moonshine, Georgia, are so cozy and magical, especially during Christmas. The festive setting made everything feel extra special.”—Goodreads reviewer

Look for What They Don’t Know, book three in the Moonshine series on April 8th. Here’s a sneak peek at the stunning cover:

Stay warm, everyone!!

All the best,
Susan Sands

About the Author.

Susan lives in suburban Atlanta surrounded by her husband, three young adult kiddos and lots of material for her next book.