A Story Steeped in Pumpkin Spice & Autumn Lantern Light
There’s something about fall that always feels like a beginning. The crisp air, the swirl of red-gold leaves, the way even the simplest rituals… a steaming mug of chai, a knit scarf tugged close, a walk past a row of glowing porch pumpkins — seem to whisper: you’re home.
For me, autumn has always been the season of stories. It’s when I pull old favorites off the shelf, light a candle that smells like cinnamon and clove, and let myself sink into the kind of tale that feels like comfort food for the soul.
Lately, while the world shifts into its cozy season, I’ve been working on a story that has the same feeling as sipping a pumpkin-spiced latte while the rain gently taps the window. It’s a book that lingers in the places where heartache softens into hope, and where small-town magic makes room for second chances.
In this story, lanterns flicker along an autumn trail, a wish-granting pumpkin patch waits just beyond the orchard, and healing comes not in a rush — but in quiet, tender steps. At its heart is Everly Rose Pratt, a woman who swears off love after breaking off her engagement… only to find that proximity (and a neighbor with a Southern drawl) has other plans.
And today, I get to share the very first peek of this book with you… the story that’s been keeping me company through notebooks, playlists, and far too many cinnamon-dusted cappuccinos.
The Story in a Lantern Glow
After breaking off her long-time engagement, Everly Rose Pratt swears off love, dating, and marriage altogether.
She returns to her childhood home in Amberlight Valley—a town where the air smells like cinnamon, the Pumpkin Patch is said to grant wishes, and lanterns seem to know your heart better than you do… hoping for a quiet recovery, not romance.
But proximity has other plans.
Living next door to Thomas Holloway—the new neighbor with a Southern drawl and a heart full of gentle surprises—challenges everything Everly thought she knew about love… and about herself.
When Thomas makes his feelings known beneath the lanterns of the town’s legendary autumn trail, Everly must decide if she’s ready to trust again.
Because in Amberlight Valley, with enough faith and a flicker of hope… love is inevitable.
And now… the moment I’ve been waiting to share with you.
Drumroll (or maybe the soft crackle of a fire and the clink of a mug) please…
Introducing my next cozy romance novel:
Love at the Lantern Trail
Love at the Lantern Trail is the first in a cozy trilogy set in Amberlight Valley, with each book following Everly and Thomas through the seasons of second chances, snowflakes, and spring blooms.
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