Joann Charles – författare

Some love stories begin with a perfect mistake. In the small town of Bluestem, Nebraska, Ella Rose Tate is about to have a weekend she'll never forget. Performing at a wedding and enjoying a solo getaway, she never expected to cross paths with Sawyer Jennings, the best man who mistakes her for being there for his brother's big day.One shared supper at the Rusty Spur and an impromptu karaoke duet later, Ella Rose and Sawyer discover an unexpected spark between them. But when Ella Rose realizes she is at the wrong weddiing and has to dash away, their magical weekend becomes a haunting memory.Months later, fate and a forgotten letter give them another chance. Amidst the charm of a small-town setting and the magic of second chances, Wrong Wedding, Right Guy is a heartwarming story of missed connections, soulful music, and the powerful magic of being truly seen.If you believe in love at first duet, you'll fall hard for this cozy romance full of second chances, holiday magic, and the perfect wrong turn.Perfect for readers who crave:Sweet small-town love storiesSerendipitous love storiesSwoony reunions and emotional redemptionClean, uplifting storytelling with humor and heartFall in love in Bluestem with the love story that was never supposed to happen.

Alyssa Downing came to Bluestem, Nebraska, hoping three months in a small town might help her remember how to breathe.After losing her fiancé, Trevor, she has spent years holding tightly to the life she lost. A temporary job at the Bluestem Gazette seems like a safe place to start over — quiet streets, friendly faces, a room at the Whitemore Hotel, and just enough distance from Chicago to let her heart rest.Then she meets Riley Manchester.Riley is a rodeo cowboy with a stubborn streak, a sharp tongue, and a habit of showing up exactly when Alyssa least wants to need help. He is also the man who pulls her out of danger after one very bad decision lands her inside the rodeo arena with a bull named Widowmaker.Alyssa is determined to prove she can handle her new assignment: photographing and writing about Nebraska's rodeo season. Riley is determined to keep the city girl from getting herself hurt. But between rodeo events, small-town gossip, country dances, and one unforgettable kiss, their bickering begins to turn into something neither of them expected.The problem is, Alyssa knows what it means to love someone and lose them. And Riley is still risking his life every time he climbs onto the back of a bull.As her time in Bluestem runs out, Alyssa must decide whether she is ready to return to the safety of her old life — or take the biggest risk of all and open her heart again.Falling for the Rodeo Cowboy is a clean, cozy small-town romance filled with rodeo charm, opposites-attract sparks, healing after loss, a protective cowboy, and the heartwarming community of Bluestem, Nebraska.

Hannah Mitchell only meant to have a little New Year's Eve fun.When her two best friends, Carter and Luke, jokingly compete for her midnight kiss, Hannah makes a split-second decision and kisses the handsome stranger standing nearby instead. It is bold, impulsive, and unforgettable.There is just one problem.The stranger is Ben Landry, Bluestem's new interim pastor.Hannah would love to pretend the whole thing never happened, but in a town like Bluestem, secrets do not stay secret for long. Soon Carter and Luke are staging a pretend competition for her attention, hoping to distract everyone from the kiss under the mistletoe. Flowers, dates, teasing, town gossip, and Winter Festival preparations quickly turn Hannah's life into the kind of romantic chaos she never saw coming.Ben knows he should keep his distance. For the next three months, Bluestem is his congregation, and Hannah is part of the flock he has promised to serve. But the more he sees her heart — her humor, her vulnerability, her fierce devotion to the people she loves — the harder it becomes to ignore what started with one unexpected kiss.As Valentine's Day approaches and the Winter Festival brings the whole town together, Hannah and Ben must decide whether their story is just an awkward New Year's mistake… or the beginning of something worth waiting for.Winning Hannah's Heart is a clean, cozy small-town romance filled with matchmaking chaos, winter festival charm, loyal friends, gentle faith, and the heartwarming community of Bluestem, Nebraska.