Category: Clean Romance

“Bended Love” by Kat Caldwell

November 7, 2024

Since assuming full-time guardianship of her nephew, Kentucky-based baker Scarlett has struggled to make ends meet. Without the right business connections, expanding her horizons to include private catering has proved unsuccessful. It seems she is doomed to be a small-town-farmers-market baker forever. With Ben’s father back in the picture and filing for full-time custody of Ben, and Scarlett’s slum landlord threatening to evict her, Scarlett needs a miracle to keep her nephew. … More “Bended Love” by Kat Caldwell

“Kent and Katcha” by Larry and Rosemary Mild

October 23, 2024

Lies, secrets, and covert missions are the life of Kent Peter Brukner, an American spy working for a secret intelligence agency based in Virginia. His mission is to infiltrate a Russian Federation Army facility by assuming the identity of Major Anatoli Todorev in “Kent and Katcha: Espionage, Spycraft, Romance” by Larry and Rosemary Mild. As he navigates through the treacherous assignment, Kent is constantly threatened to be exposed or killed. The tension is palpable as he grapples with the daunting task, and his worst fears come true when he is apprehended and transported to Camp Obuchat on a prison bus, putting his life in imminent danger. … More “Kent and Katcha” by Larry and Rosemary Mild

“When a Stranger Knocks” by Peggy Ann Shumway

September 18, 2024

The Sousa farm in California Valley saw an influx of vagrant workers brought in by the iron machines during the Great Depression, but not all of them treated the locals kindly in “When a Stranger Knocks: A Great Depression Novel” by Peggy Ann Shumway. Joaquina, a young girl who lived on the family farm, had been wary of the newcomers from the start, and her suspicions were confirmed when one of the dirty vagrants harmed her family, leaving an irreparable void in their lives. … More “When a Stranger Knocks” by Peggy Ann Shumway

“Rooted and Remembered” by C.J. Frederick

August 21, 2024

In her book, “Rooted and Remembered” C.J. Frederick uses the powerful metaphor of a buttonwood tree that blossomed and grew in the most unlikely places after its seed was pushed into the ground under the hoof of a wandering deer. She employs this analogy in her coming-of-age tale that follows a young boy, Ellwyne, who endures many struggles to survive. Ellwyne was born in Calcutta, British India. At a young age, he lost his father to cholera, and his mother, Eliza, remarried Duff, a self-seeking, greedy man. … More “Rooted and Remembered” by C.J. Frederick

“Vaxxed” by T.C. Grantham

July 16, 2024

“Vaxxed” by T.C. Grantham is a taut and moving text sure to keep readers keyed up throughout. Life after the virus has been hard on everyone, especially for Hannah and Cooper. Those vaccinated, like Cooper, ended up having their skin mutate and losing the pigment of their skin. When the country is nearly plunged into a civil war, a law is set, and a curfew is established forbidding the vaccinated to mingle with those who are not vaccinated. The two teenagers, both on the cusp of adulthood, unexpectedly strike a connection through a series of letters beginning a prohibited relationship that is soon uncovered by authorities. Meanwhile, the government of the day is manipulative, preferring to keep its citizens knowing only the bare minimum. Hatching a sinister plan, the government is intending to use its people as guinea pigs, plunging Hannah and Cooper right into the middle of this unexplored scientific experiment. … More “Vaxxed” by T.C. Grantham

“Road to Nineveh” by Charles Besondy

June 25, 2024

Author Charles Besondy continues The Lighthouse series with book four, “Road to Nineveh: A Christian Psychological Thriller.” Some may be thinking that referring to a novel as a “Christian Thriller” is rather oxymoronic.  Isn’t Christian fiction usually about clean romances or too-good-to-be-true heroes?  Not this book.  Not this series. … More “Road to Nineveh” by Charles Besondy

“A Cowboy’s Runaway” by Sara Van Buskirk

May 4, 2024

Sara Van Buskirk’s eloquent and charming novel “A Cowboy’s Runaway” charts an unlikely connection between a rugged and grumpy cowboy and a headstrong beautiful woman. The year is 1869, in Nevada. Emma is desperately searching for her friend Marie, a relentless search that is proving futile every day. She is also on the run, evading dangerous men who are trying to track her down. Penniless and stranded, she soon realizes that she needs to find some work to sustain herself. She takes up an opportunity to work on a ranch that is hiring. … More “A Cowboy’s Runaway” by Sara Van Buskirk

“680 Miles Away” by Tara J. Stone

April 1, 2024

Despite her troubled past and tendency to flee when things get complicated, twenty-three-year-old musical prodigy Evie has persevered and has found happiness in Scrub Oak, Colorado in “680 Miles Away,” a clean romance by Tara J. Stone. Evie’s settled into a simple life of working and teaching at a music store with her best friend, Finn. But this new chapter isn’t without challenges; the pandemic is in full force, causing all sorts of restrictions, and an ex-love interest from her past has returned, threatening the new feelings she’s developed for Finn. Plus, a closely guarded family secret has been unearthed. … More “680 Miles Away” by Tara J. Stone