EMBER CREEK by Elle Laine (Paperback-New-Signed by Author)

A slow burn romance about grief, healing, and finding love again — in a mountain town that feels like home from page one.

Diane Calloway moved to Ember Creek, Colorado looking for one thing: somewhere far enough away that nobody would know what she'd lost. What she found instead was a found family small town romance she never saw coming — a bookshop with a green door, a diner that knew her order before she sat down, and a whole town quietly determined to bring her back to life.

Brian Henderson moved to Ember Creek to take care of his grandmother and convince himself that "fine" was enough. He didn't expect a woman in the back corner of a bookshop to undo that conviction in a single glance.

This is slow burn romance with grief and healing at its core — the kind of mountain town romance novel where almost-moments stretch across festivals and fence gaps for months, where an entire tight knit community romance cast roots for two people before they're ready to root for themselves, and where falling in love again doesn't mean letting go of who you loved before.

WHAT READERS ARE FALLING FOR:

• A patient hero slow burn romance — Brian is the man who shows up, every time, without being asked
• A partner finding love again story told with honesty, not melodrama
• A matchmaking grandmother romance subplot that will make you laugh out loud
• A quirky small town cast of characters you'll wish was real (yes, including the rooster)
• A cozy contemporary romance with heart — low angst, high emotion, zero unnecessary drama
• A genuinely heartwarming romance with a happy ending that's earned, not handed to you

If you loved the small-town charm of Sweet Magnolias, the slow burn ache of a small-town second-chance romance, or any bookshop romance where the town feels as alive as the characters — Ember Creek was written for you.

Population 1,400. One green door. One bell that rings twice.

And two people who weren't looking for love — until Ember Creek decided otherwise.