Welcome to Sugar Pine Springs!

Nestled in the Colorado’s San Juan Mountains lies Sugar Pine Springs, where geothermal waters bubble with new beginnings, second chances, and romantic possibility.

In this quirky mountain hamlet—where bookshops neighbor hiking trails and everyone knows your coffee order—the love stories that unfold are equal parts funny and dramatic.

The Sugar Pine Springs Series features interconnected stand-alone romantic comedies packed with:

Friends-to-Lovers
Age Gap
Opposites Attract
Fake Dating
Small-town cozy vibes, influenced by literary classics

These aren’t just romances—they’re journeys of self-discovery where characters confront their deepest fears and emerge transformed, all while finding their soul mate. Every story promises a happily-ever-after, wrapped in prose that will make you laugh, cry, and believe in love again.

 

Each novel/novella is an interconnected stand-alone. READ THE FIRST FOR FREE!

Archaeologist Annabelle Elliot has perfected the art of digging up the past—except when it comes to her own heartbreak. When Weston Cruz strolls back into Sugar Pine Springs after eight years of radio silence, he brings more than just memories: he has a business proposal that could rescue her failing research center.

Now Annabelle finds herself unearthing old feelings alongside ancient artifacts. Between tense budget meetings and excavation mishaps, the chemistry they buried years ago refuses to stay underground.

But can Annabelle risk another heartbreak when the man who once disappeared without a word is suddenly everywhere she turns?

I Bet You Think About Me is a sparkling second-chance romance that proves some treasures are worth digging for.

 

 

Now Available!

Total Jane Wreck

a modern, quick-read romance

inspired by Jane Eyre

He swore off complications. She ran straight toward them.

Jane Adkins (a.k.a Jane Wreck) has a talent for disaster, including an infamous puking incident that ended her jockey career before it even began. So when her engagement implodes, Jane does the only sensible thing: flees to Colorado, with no plan, no prospects, and a playlist heavy on The Chicks.

She’s searching for wide open spaces.

What she finds is Resilience Ranch, a sanctuary for retired horses tucked into the San Juan Mountains, and its infuriating, magnetic owner, Chet Edwards.

Chet has traded Silicon Valley for solitude, and he’d like to keep it that way. He’s made that perfectly clear. Jane is trying very hard to listen.

She’s failing.

As stolen moments and rides at sunset blur the lines between them, Jane senses that Chet isn’t just brooding for the hell of it–he’s hiding something. Something that could shatter the fragile, reckless hope she’s only just begun to feel.

Award-winning author Laurel Osterkamp returns to Sugar Pine Springs with a sweeping reimagining of Jane Eyre—a story about the wreckage we carry, the truth we owe each other, and a love that emboldens us to stay.

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Available in eBook, Paperback, and Audiobook!

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Emma makes lots of reckless decisions, like sleeping with Theo, the rule-obsessed sheriff who’s SO not her type. Then again, he’s got this knack for making her feel seen, heard, and desired…

In Sugar Pine, Colorado, Emma Jacobs can sell you the perfect romance novel, but she can’t write her own happy ending. When a rival bookstore threatens her beloved shop’s survival, she transforms it into The Pretty Pinecone, a haven for love stories, complete with wine tastings and poetry nights. There’s just one problem—Theo Baird, Sugar Pine’s infuriatingly handsome yet uptight new sheriff. He’s determined to shut Emma down over every minor infraction.

What begins as a battle of wits quickly becomes an attraction neither can deny. As Emma’s Valentine’s Day event approaches, featuring anonymous love confessions and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s passionate verses, the line between adversaries and lovers begins to blur. But when disaster strikes, both must decide if they’re brave enough to risk their hearts on the most daring venture of all—falling in love.

LET ME COUNT THE WAYS is a sparkling, small-town romance about finding courage in poetry, passion in the unexpected, and the one person who makes breaking the rules worthwhile.

 

 

 

Available in eBook and Paperback

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It started with a lie. Now the whole town thinks they’re in love.

Morgan never planned to spend Christmas pretending to date Max Thompson. He’s her oldest friend, her almost-could’ve-been, and the guy she left behind when she ran off to chase stardom and fell into the arms of a pop icon.

But the show must go on—literally.

With Sugar Pine’s beloved theater on the verge of collapse, the two of them agree to fake a romance to save face, sell tickets, and keep her ex from sniffing around for a second chance. It’s supposed to be temporary. Easy. Safe.

Then come the late-night rehearsals. The lingering looks. The song he wrote just for her.

In a town full of twinkling lights and second chances, Max and Morgan are about to find out:
Some stories aren’t meant to stay on the stage.

 

     

Why is it so difficult to feel happy in December?
One December, Penny made the biggest mistake of her life—walking away from Alex. Now, a year later, she’s still haunted by what-ifs. When a Christmas invitation arrives from the man whose smile she can’t forget, Penny takes a chance on second chances.
But reconnecting with Alex—and his whip-smart teenage daughter Sabrina—means confronting what tore them apart: their fourteen-year age gap and wildly different life stages. As a blizzard traps the three of them under one roof, old sparks reignite, bringing both warming comfort and the burn of past regrets.
Back to December is a tender, witty holiday romance about finding the courage to return to the heart that’s been waiting for you all along.