🎉 I Need You Tonight audiobook is celebrating it's one year anniversary! 🎉

You can get it for $6.99 for a limited time on Audiobooks(dot)com.

Erik Bloomquist and Madeleine Dauer did an incredible job narrating the story. 🩷

The audiobook for One More Chance is celebrating it's first birthday!!! 🎉 🎧 🎉 

And it's currently on sale for $6 on Audiobooks.com for a limited time.

Alex Knox and Ashley Bryce did a fantastic job narrating the story.

 You can also find the book on Kindle Unlimited.

Why you'll enjoy this book…

🦋 Former Marine MC

🩷 Adorable puppy

🦋 Spicy, small-town romance

🩷 Mental illness rep

🦋 Close proximity

🩷 Brother's best friend

🦋 Marriage of convenience

🩷 Second chance romance

🦋 Hilarious grandmother

Happy listening!

I hope 2026 treats you and your family well. 💙

I don’t have many goals for 2026, other than to finish the final book in the Carson Brothers series (the other books are free on Kindle Unlimited), learn to play the cello, and heal my broken heart after losing my husband just over a year ago in a tragic pedestrian accident (both drivers were criminally charged).

If you would like to receive updates about the final book in the Carson Brothers series (Kellan’s story), please sign up for my newsletter (https://stinalindenblattauthor.com/newsletter). I can’t wait to be able to share more about the book with you soon.

Why you'll enjoy this book…

🌺 Childhood friends to lovers 

💜 Single father romance 

🌺 Former Marine/Protective hero 

💜 Spicy, small-town romance  

🌺 He takes care of her 

💜 Unrequited love 

🌺 Reading glasses kink 

💜 Hero has special nickname for heroine 

🌺 Romance with a dash of suspense

💜 Found family 

One More Chance is 99 cents for a limited time and FREE on Kindle Unlimited.

“This story had me hooked and addicted on page one!”—Reading in the Red Room

“…had me on the edge of my seat one minute and swooning or crying the next.”—Goodreads

My brother’s best friend needs my help. He needs a wife. I might be the only person who can save him. Or past secrets might be the thing that tear us apart forever…

The single-father, friends-to-lovers, small-town romance, One More Heartbeat, releases September 25 on Kindle Unlimited.

You can now read the first chapter on my website:

https://stinalindenblattauthor.com/one-more-heartbeat-chapter-1

Here is a sneak peek…

Garrett

“Is she okay?” I take inventory of the woman’s features, but nothing about her is familiar. She’s not a neighbor. Door-to-door canvassers don’t usually bring small children with them when they knock on doors, especially not when it’s raining heavily. And they don’t usually wait for people to come home, nor do they read on the homeowner’s porch.

The woman’s gaze darts to something over my shoulder, possibly Kellan. She shifts on her feet, as if she’d rather be anywhere but here, her attention returning to me. 

“She’s your…” She adjusts the girl a little higher on her waist, her eyes never leaving me, her skin a little paler than before. “She’s your daughter.” 

I stare at the pair for a fraction of a second, positive I’ve misheard her, the heavy rain drowning out her words.

Why you'll enjoy this book…

🌺 Childhood friends to lovers 

💜 Single father romance 

🌺 Former Marine/Protective hero 

💜 Spicy, small-town romance  

🌺 He takes care of her 

💜 Unrequited love 

🌺 Reading glasses kink 

💜 He has special nickname for her 

🌺 Romance with a dash of suspense

💜 Found family 

The novel is perfect for fans of romances by Catherine Cowles and Rebecca Yarros.

One More Heartbeat is now available on Netgalley.

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/700649

Why you'll enjoy this book…

🌺 Childhood friends to lovers 

💜 Single father romance 

🌺 Former Marine/Protective hero 

💜 Spicy, small-town romance  

🌺 He takes care of her 

💜 Unrequited love 

🌺 Reading glasses kink 

💜 He has special nickname for her 

🌺 Romance with a dash of suspense

💜 Found family 

The book is perfect for fans of romances by Catherine Cowles and Rebecca Yarros.

🩷 Eighteen-month-old toddler

🩷 Loves her stuffed panda

🩷 Named after her mother’s favorite flower

🩷 Nervous around men

🩷 Her nanny is her favorite person

Why you'll enjoy this book…

🌺 Childhood friends to lovers 

💜 Single father romance 

🌺 Former Marine/Protective hero 

💜 Spicy, small-town romance  

🌺 He takes care of her 

💜 Unrequited love 

🌺 Reading glasses kink 

💜 He has special nickname for her 

🌺 Romance with a dash of suspense

💜 Found family 

The book is perfect for fans of romances by Catherine Cowles and Rebecca Yarros.

💜 Owns a popular café

💜 Loves making international foods

💜 Supports women-owned small businesses

💜 Strong, independent, protective

💜 Treats everyone like family

💜 Resourceful

Why you'll enjoy this book…

🌺 Childhood friends to lovers 

💜 Single father romance 

🌺 Former Marine/Protective hero 

💜 Spicy, small-town romance  

🌺 He takes care of her 

💜 Unrequited love 

🌺 Reading glasses kink 

💜 He has special nickname for her 

🌺 Romance with a dash of suspense

💜 Found family 

The book is perfect for fans of romances by Catherine Cowles and Rebecca Yarros.

💙 Bestselling thriller author

💙 Former Marine

💙 Part owner of Wilderness Warriors

💙 Member of the Maple Ridge search and rescue team

💙 Gardens when stressed or stuck on a plot point for the latest novel he is working on

💙 Protective of those he loves

Why you'll enjoy this book…

🌺 Childhood friends to lovers 

💜 Single father romance 

🌺 Former Marine/Protective hero 

💜 Spicy, small-town romance  

🌺 He takes care of her 

💜 Unrequited love 

🌺 Reading glasses kink 

💜 He has special nickname for her 

🌺 Romance with a dash of suspense

💜 Found family 

The book is perfect for fans of romances by Catherine Cowles and Rebecca Yarros.

💖 One More Heartbeat ARC Sign Ups Are Now Open 💖

If you create original bookish content on social media, the sign up for One More Heartbeat ARCs is now open!

This is a sign up for:

A chance at an eARC

A chance at a paperback ARC

eARCs will be going out mid August.

The eARC will also be available next month on Netgalley.

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Meet Garrett, the hero of One More Heartbeat… 🩷

Bestselling thriller author

Former Marine

Part owner of Wilderness Warriors, an inclusive outdoor recreation program for retired military persons

Gardens when stressed or stuck on a plot point in his latest novel. It doesn’t even have to be his own garden.

Protective of those he loves

Psst, he is also the best friend of the heroine (Zara)

One More Heartbeat releases September 25 on Amazon/Kindle Unlimited. Preorder links coming soon.

Click here for more information.

Stay tuned for more Meet the Characters teasers!

🌺 Childhood friends to lovers 

💜 Single father romance 

🌺 Former Marine/Protective hero 

💜 Spicy, small-town romance  

🌺 He takes care of her 

💜 Unrequited love 

🌺 Reading glasses kink 

💜 Hero has special nickname for heroine 

🌺 Romance with a dash of suspense

The book will release early September on Apple Books, Kobo/Kobo Plus, and Nook for ten days.

It will then only be available on Kindle/Kindle Unlimited and in paperback starting September 25.

 Add to Goodreads.

Preorder links coming soon.

Read on for an excerpt from the book…

March, Present Day
Maple Ridge

Troy

I pull into the small parking lot near the lake, frustration simmering because I might have missed the chance to buy Iris’s house.  

I kill the truck’s engine, climb out, and open the rear door. Butterscotch hops down and bounds over to the grassy bank separating the parking lot from the beach. It’s early evening, and my truck is the only vehicle here. 

He disappears into the long wild grass that’s dry and bent over from the winter snow that once weighed it down.  

I survey the area, something that’s second nature after serving with the Marines. The sloped embankment leading to the beach. A potential hiding spot for a sniper. The tangled undergrowth, bare and a challenge to vanish behind. Unless you’re skilled at camouflage.

I fill my lungs with the cool, pine-scented mountain air and slowly release it. The crisp pine scent is one of my daily reminders that I’m here in Oregon and not back in Afghanistan.  

The enemy isn’t waiting to ambush me. 

I walk along the path that cuts through the grass to the beach. Butterscotch is near the lake, grabbing at a stick half-buried in the sand.  

It’s only when I’m on the sand that I notice the woman sitting farther ahead on the beach, her gaze on the water.  

She’s wearing jeans and a navy sweater, and she’s burying her toes in the sand. Her long blond hair blows in the breeze. She attempts to tuck it behind her ears, only for the wind to tug it free again.

I don’t need to see her face to know I’ve never seen her before. I would remember her hair and the way the sunlight catches it. She’s probably a tourist passing through town.

I head toward her, curiosity driving me forward. Usually when tourists come to the beach, they aren’t alone. I glance around, but there’s no sign anyone’s with her. “Hey, there.”

She startles and scrambles to her feet, turning to face me. Her eyes are wide, and something about her expression makes me think she’s on the verge of bolting.  

I raise my hands. “Sorry. Didn’t mean to scare you.”  

She stares at me with anxious eyes. Even from where I’m standing, I can see the dark shadows under them.

Butterscotch walks over to her, moving slowly enough so she can retreat if she feels threatened. There’s a reason Butterscotch makes a great emotional support dog. He reads people’s emotions. He knows when someone is nervous. He also knows when someone needs his type of loving.

The woman’s gaze remains on me, her muscles tense. Shit, what has her so scared? 

Butterscotch drops his ass near her feet and gives her a friendly bark.  

The woman flicks her gaze to him and then looks back at me. The corner of her mouth is pulled down by a scar that cuts from the corner of her mouth to her jaw. Possibly a knife wound.  

It’s not an old laceration. The redness suggests the scar is less than a year old. 

The scar isn’t the only one on her face. There’s also a smaller scar on her right cheek. What has this woman been through? It’s no wonder she’s scared—especially if they are the result of her being attacked at some point.

I take a cautious step forward. “His name is Butterscotch. He volunteers as an emotional support dog at Maple Ridge Veterans Center.”  

She crouches and slowly reaches out to him, offering her hand for him to sniff. Butterscotch closes the distance, and she strokes his small body. The tension in her shoulders lessens.

I take another step. When she doesn’t balk, I walk closer. But I don’t push my luck. She doesn’t know me. I could be a psychopath in her mind.

Her clothes swamp her body, as if they’re two sizes too big, but they appear new. There’s something familiar about her I can’t identify. I don’t mean I recognize her. It’s just something about her, her reactions, that stokes the unease in my gut at just how deep her scars run.  

“You’re sweet.” Her voice comes out stiff and rough as if she hasn’t used it in a while. She continues stroking Butterscotch. She doesn’t acknowledge me.

“Are you staying in Maple Ridge or just visiting?” I don’t advance any closer, giving her a chance to soak up Butterscotch’s therapy.  

“Yes,” she says, her message clear. It’s none of my business.

I glance farther down the beach and spot an old-fashioned bike perched in the metal stand. It’s not a mountain bike, nor is it a regular street bike. So she’s probably not a tourist here to make the most of our mountain bike trails. 

“Do you like ice cream?” I ask, mostly to see if she’ll respond.  

She doesn’t look at me. Her focus is strictly on Butterscotch, but I have a feeling she’s very aware of every move I make, no matter how small. “It’s too cold for ice cream.”

A low laugh rumbles in my chest. “You’re definitely not from around here. For locals like me, it’s never too cold for ice cream.” I can’t imagine her thin sweater is doing much to keep her warm. I shrug off my jacket and hold it out to her. “You look cold. Put this on.” 

Her gaze flicks up for a fraction of a second, and that’s all it takes for me to become mesmerized by the honey brown of her eyes. Her attention returns to my super content, tail-wagging dog. She keeps petting him, not missing a beat. “I don’t need your coat. And yes, I like ice cream.”

I let my arm fall to my side, wanting her to look at me again. “Do you have a favorite flavor?” 

“Does it matter if I do or not?” she asks, her words soft, almost thoughtful. 

“I guess not.”

She straightens, her back stiff, her eyes never leaving me as if she’s worried I might attack. “It’s mango.” 

A smile ghosts my mouth. “Good choice.” There’s something about her that sets off a warning in my gut and makes it hard to walk away. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.” She hugs herself as if she’s trying to keep her pieces together, to shield herself.

The unease in my gut flares. She’s so distant, she’s acting like my best friend Colton and my brother when they were battling PTSD.

That doesn’t mean she’s got the same thing, though.

Shit, what the hell happened to her? What’s her story? 

“You do realize that when a woman says she’s fine, it usually means she isn’t?” I say.

“And sometimes it means exactly that. She’s fine. Good. Happy.” She smiles as if to make a point, but the scar prevents the smile from fully forming.

The smile falls away. She grabs her shoes and socks and walks toward her bike. Her bare feet sink into the loose sand, making her movements awkward, as if she’s limping.

Or in pain.  

“See you!” I call after her. 

She doesn’t reply or look back. Once she reaches the bike rack, she pulls on her shoes and pedals away.

I walk along the beach, my mind unable to let go of what might have happened to the woman and who’d possibly hurt her. Her eyes linger in my thoughts. Eyes that have seen too much. Who the hell is she? And what is she doing in Maple Ridge?

Shit. And what are those honey-brown eyes like when she’s happy? Are they as spectacular as I think they’ll be? 

My mind flicks to the earlier conversation at the Veterans Center. About organizing a fundraiser to help the veterans and first responders with PTSD and their families. People like that woman.  

I don’t know the first thing about organizing a fundraiser, and I’m not going to kid myself into believing it will be easy. But what if it were a success? It could mean the difference between someone giving up on life the way Colton did—the difference between a wife losing a husband, a child losing their father—and a family remaining together and healing. 

I grab my phone from my pocket and hit the speed dial for Zara. Butterscotch trots alongside me. 

My brother’s best friend picks up on the second ring. “Hey, Troy.”

“Hey. I need your help with something…”

 ***

Book is available on Kindle Unlimited, in audio, and in paperback.

Decidedly with Baby is now available in this special edition paperback on Amazon and through other book retailers (coming soon to Indigo in Canada).

🩷 Friends to lovers

🩷 Surprise pregnancy

🩷 One bed

🩷 Secret fake engagement

🩷 Hockey romantic comedy

One-Night Stand Rule #1: always check the condom’s expiry date.

Oops.

The special edition paperback also includes the bonus short story “Decidedly with Tinsel.” The story was originally part of the Holiday Heart-On charity anthology.

The hockey rom com is also available in ebook (with the man-chest cover) and audiobook (read by Tim Paige and Isabelle Ruther) and can be found on all ebook and audiobook retailers. xox

The Decidedly with Love special edition paperback releases August 27th and includes the novella Decidedly with Mistletoe. More information coming soon

One More Chance is now available on Kindle Limited and in paperback.

My brother’s best friend needs me to be his wife,

but past secrets could tear us apart forever...

And don’t forget to stock up on tissues for this emotional, second chance romance. 🥹

Jessica and Troy’s gripping story concludes with the third book of the HIDDEN SECRETS TRILOGY as passion and danger collide . . .

After everything she’s been through over the past ten years, Jess should be focusing on her healing. She should be figuring out where her future will take her. And she should be finding herself after her abusive husband ripped away her identity.

Too bad someone else has different plans.

After a national newspaper article reveals to everyone in Maple Ridge about her past and her shame, Jess’s life and plans are put in jeopardy. Prejudices in the town run strong against her—prejudices because of where she spent the last five years.

But it’s not only her life that is at risk. Everything that matters to Troy, the man she’s falling in love with, will be ruined…unless she finds a way to stop it all from crumbling before it’s too late.

Stop it before the truth destroys Jess and all that she loves…

The dual timeline story is the final novel in Hidden Secrets trilogy. The books in the trilogy must be read in order. All other books in the Carson Brother series are standalone.

One More Truth releases May 30th. It will be available on all retailers, but then will move to Kindle Unlimited in July.

💜 The Lift 4 Autism auction (organized by Kennedy Ryan and Ginger Scott) is now live!

All funds raised go directly to Kulture City. Their mission is to create a world where all individuals regardless of their disabilities /sensory needs can be accepted and included.

The items I've donated include a special edition version of One More Chance (not available on retailers), a special edition version of Decidedly Off Limits, and this cute bookmark by The Bookmark Diaries.

The two paperbacks will be signed and include short stories that aren't found in the regular editions of the books.

My donation is open to international bidders.

For my items for bid ➡ https://bit.ly/3U73hP1 (link also in bio)

And be sure to check out all the other items available for bidding on.

https://bit.ly/2024LiftCatalog

The covers for the By the Bay boxsets have been updated! You can still get the individual ebooks with the manchest covers from your favorite retailer.

Fall in love with the hot and sexy heroes in this spicy, laugh-out-loud romance series.

By the Bay volume 1 is available Kindle, Apple Books. Kobo/Kobo Plus, Nook, and Google Play.

Includes:

Decidedly Off Limits

When your best friend is a Navy SEAL, the last thing you want to do is make him mad. So falling for his hot younger sister? Really dumb idea. Oops.

Decidedly with Baby

What does a playboy hockey player know about diapers and baby yoga and fairytale princesses? Mr. No Commitment himself is about to find out. Oops.

Decidedly with Love

What happens when a hot hockey player needs fake girlfriend to deter grandmother’s matchmaking scheme? Lots of shenanigans and off-the-chart chemistry. Oops.

Decidedly with Tinsel (bonus short story)

After my partner for the Tinsel and Tatas Winter Festival competition breaks her leg while swishing down the resort’s ski hill, I have no choice but to pair up with Drew Chapman—my colleague, childhood crush, and part-time nemesis. Oops.

By the Bay volume 2 is available on those retailers except for Kindle.

Decidedly with Mistletoe (novella)

I was supposed to spend Christmas in Lake Tahoe finding my Forever Love. I wasn’t supposed to be stranded with my ex-fiancé…or kiss him under the mistletoe. Oops.

Decidedly by Chance

He’s now the father to his little niece. I’m pregnant with another man's baby and need a place to stay after the pipes in the apartment above mine leak. Neither of us expects what happens next. Oops.

Decidedly with Luck

I wasn’t looking for love a year after my husband died. You know what else I wasn’t looking for? Being knocked up by a masked stranger at a charity masquerade ball. Oops.

Decidedly with Wishes

When my matchmaking mother sets me up with a date for my cousin’s wedding, I tell her the only thing I can...that I’m bringing my girlfriend. When workaholic Nala Johnson wins a date with me at a charity auction, I think I’ve found the perfect solution to my dilemma. Or have I? Oops.

Why is the second volume not available on Kindle?

It’s because of the way Amazon determines royalties after a certain price point for Indie authors. Amazon only pays Indie authors a 1/3 of the royalties paid by the other retailers for ebooks priced above $9.99 US. This means Amazon makes significantly more than the author does for the books. 😮

Jessica and Troy’s exciting story continues in the second book of the HIDDEN SECRETS TRILOGY as passion and danger collide...

Why you will love this book/trilogy:

❤️ He falls first

❤️ He falls hard

❤️ Who hurt you?

❤️ Starting over

❤️ dual timeline story

❤️ Strong heroine

❤️ Ex-military/protective/cinnamon roll hero

❤️ Spicy small-town romance

❤️ Found family

❤️ Angsty, Kleenex-worthy romance

Jessica and Troy’s exciting story continues in the second book of the HIDDEN SECRETS TRILOGY as passion and danger collide…

Despite Jess’s initial reluctance to get involved with ex-Marine Troy Carson, her friendship with him is growing to be something more. But love cannot exist without trust, and trust is something she can't afford—not when she needs to cling to the secrets of her past. 

Not when she’s hoping to be part of her daughter’s life again. Too much is at stake if the truth gets out.

As Jess tries to put the pieces of her life back together after being wrongfully imprisoned for the death of her abusive husband, she recognizes her past life in a new friend. Refusing to let history repeat itself, Jess is determined to get her friend away from the man who is abusing her.

But in doing so, Jess’s past is at risk of being revealed, costing her everything she holds dear: Troy. Her daughter. Her life…

The dual timeline book is the second novel in Hidden Secrets Trilogy. The books in the trilogy have to be read in order. All other books in the Carson Brother series are standalone.

 One More Betrayal is available through your favorite retailer.

Haven’t read the first book of the trilogy yet? You can also get One More Secret via your favorite ebook retailer.