Pumpkin Spice and Promises

Nora Everly

Book 1 of Sweetbriar Seasons

Set in the small mountain town of Sweetbriar, this cozy autumn romance follows farm owner Elizabeth Starling as she throws herself into organizing the town's harvest festival to save her family's land. When her best friend secretly enters Elizabeth's serious, no-nonsense cop neighbor Matt Hartford into the town's ridiculous Mr. Pumpkin pageant, the two are thrown into close proximity and an unexpected slow-burn attraction builds. As Matt uncovers a secret that threatens everything Elizabeth is working for, his instinct to quietly fix problems on his own risks undoing the trust they've built. It's a lighthearted, grumpy/sunshine small-town romance wrapped in harvest-festival charm.