Willow Valley

Memories of the Past
Series: Willow Valley, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 53,830. Language: English. Originally Published: October 11, 2022 by S.L. Sterling. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western, Fiction » Romance » Collections & Anthologies
Thomas was the love of my life, or he was supposed to be. Instead, he became the guy who broke my heart, crushed my spirit, the last guy I ever dated, and the reason I never wanted to date again. All this, I decided at seventeen, right after we graduated, which coincided with the day he left. He had his truck packed. We'd talked about running off together, eloping. Instead, Thomas explained he...
The Holiday Dilemma
Series: Willow Valley, Book 2. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 53,550. Language: English. Published: December 13, 2022 by S.L. Sterling. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Holiday
This year, my favorite magazine, Festive Treasures, is hosting their Countdown to Christmas bake-off event right here in Willow Valley. The last two years I'd entered, I'd come in second place. Everyone tells me that the third time is a charm, so with the whole town routing for me I enter my newest creation cinnamon buns. When I get my acceptance letter, I discover that Tristan Ryan is sitting...
Letters from the Heart
Series: Willow Valley, Book 3. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 48,380. Language: English. Published: July 26, 2023 by S.L. Sterling. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Collections & Anthologies, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life, Fiction » Romance » Military
Peggy After the death of my husband, I drowned myself in flowers, a bittersweet memory of the good times we'd shared. I'd had the good fortune to fall in love with a man who wasn't great with words but understood the language of flowers. There had been flowers for every occasion, which culminated into the biggest flower delivery of all, my own shop in the small town of Willow Valley, Peggy's...
My Darling Christmas
Series: Willow Valley, Book 4. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 47,860. Language: English. Published: October 19, 2023 by S.L. Sterling. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Holiday, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Holiday
Darling Ranch. It was a family name in this town, a family business and a family way of life. Over the past year, the place hadn't felt like family, or home, and I was barely staying in business. My wife had died from an aneurism while pregnant with our first child. It happened one morning while I was out in the field tending to the animals. The doctors told me it wouldn't have mattered had I...
Scars on my Heart
Series: Willow Valley, Book 5. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 46,260. Language: English. Published: March 28, 2024 by S.L. Sterling. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Collections & Anthologies, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life
Willow Valley had become like home to me and my two boys, Dylan and Noah. Everyone knew everyone in this small town, and they helped us heal from our devastating loss. Once I knew my kids would be okay, I started looking for work. Bluebird Books hired me almost right away. I was to run the new kids program that Trinity was starting. That was where I met Zach and his daughter, Grace. Zach was...
The Christmas Card
Series: Willow Valley, Book 6. Pre-release—available December 23, 2024. Price: $5.99 USD. Language: English. Published by S.L. Sterling. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Holiday
I always wondered where I went wrong in my life when it came to love. I was serious with my high school sweetheart, Noah, or so I thought. I went to college, and he enlisted in the service. We stayed in contact regularly and then…nothing. I always felt that something happened, perhaps he met someone overseas and didn't know how to tell me. Regardless, I took my broken heart, finished school...