Steamy small-town romantic comedies
Books by Elodie Now
Welcome to Swans Cove and Pine Creek, where Christmas is rarely peaceful, pets steal every scene, and the grumpy men fall very, very hard. These are funny, feelings-filled romances with open-door heat and guaranteed happily-ever-afters.
- Big hearts
- Big feelings
- Banter that bites
- Open-door heat
- Guaranteed HEAs
Small town • Christmas chaos • Standalone HEAs
Love in Swans Cove
Read them in order for all the cameos and family chaos, or jump straight to the couple whose particular disaster calls to you. Every full-length novel has its own complete romance and happily-ever-after.
He’s my brother’s best friend, a grumpy billionaire CEO colder than the North Pole. Probably couldn’t find me with a GPS. Not that he’s tried.
Once Upon A Christmas Eve
A short, hot Christmas prelude with a bar brawl, a surprise dog, one very grumpy billionaire, and a cliffhanger that leads into Most Eligible Scrooge.
Brother’s best friend • Grumpy/sunshine • Christmas • Billionaire
Julie has wanted her brother’s grumpy billionaire best friend for years. This Christmas, resisting each other is no longer going according to plan.
Most Eligible Scrooge
Landon is all icy control and impossible expectations. Julie is sunshine, stubbornness, and the one woman capable of melting him.
Brother’s best friend • Grumpy/sunshine • Billionaire • Christmas
First loves. A family bakery. Christmas. And one very inconvenient second chance neither of them planned.
The Leftover Bride
A steamy holiday romantic comedy about coming home, facing the person you never quite forgot, and discovering that the messiest do-over may be the right one.
Second chance • First love • Family bakery • Small-town Christmas
Are you ready for your next book boyfriend? Meet Alessandro Torre. Grumpy former bodyguard. Tattooed. Stubborn. And very, very good at bringing trouble.
Sweets For Love
A single mom, the grumpy former bodyguard she never expected to see again, and the Christmas-in-July baking competition she has to win to save her bakery.
Single mom • Second chance • Baking show • Forced proximity • Secret relationship
A kid calling me Dad. My sister’s best friend crashing in to help like this is a rom-com. And pinning her to the nearest wall? Definitely naughty-list behavior.
My Christmas Wish List
A Grinch divorce lawyer, a surprise twelve-year-old daughter, his sister’s far-too-tempting best friend, several scene-stealing animals, and nine years of restraint going up in flames.
Best friend’s brother • Surprise single dad • Grumpy/sunshine • Christmas • Small town
Reading order: Once Upon A Christmas Eve (prelude), Most Eligible Scrooge, The Leftover Bride, Sweets For Love, and My Christmas Wish List. The novels stand alone; reading in order simply gives you more familiar faces and family chaos.
Enemies • Neighbors • Very bad denial
Not-So-Sweet Neighbors Duet
Damian and Maddie insist they are definitely not lovers. Swans Cove—and anyone with functioning eyes—would like to disagree.
Sometimes, the only thing steamier than the town’s crab feast is the couple arguing at table five…
Definitely NOT Lovers
An Ice Princess in denial, a tattooed grumpy ex-bodyguard, nosy neighbors, and small-town chemistry neither of them ordered.
Enemies to lovers • Neighbors • Grumpy hero • Small town
Stuck with Mr. Ex-Bodyguard on Christmas Eve? That wasn’t on my wish list, Santa. But then again, neither was falling in love.
Dear Santa, With Love
A leaked letter, one small town watching, and the grumpy man Maddie absolutely does not want. Definitely. Probably.
Enemies to lovers • Christmas • Forced proximity • Grumpy ex-bodyguard
Second chances • One bed • Emotional-support pickle
Nice Guys in Pine Creek
Kind heroes with an edge, stubborn women rebuilding their lives, plenty of laughter, and the sort of feelings nobody put on the holiday itinerary.
He’s my former video-chat almost-boyfriend—the one I ghosted seven years ago, right after finishing chemo. Now we’re sharing a honeymoon suite.
Nice Guys Don’t Kiss Like That At Christmas
Burst pipes, one bed, a cinnamon-roll veterinarian with very large hands, two scene-stealing dogs, and an emotional-support pickle named Dickle. Merry Christmas to her.
Second chance • One bed • Cinnamon-roll hero • Cancer survivor heroine • Christmas
What comes next?
More spicy happily-ever-afters are coming…
I’m still deciding which troublemaker gets to make the next terrible decision.
A few useful answers
Where should I start?
Do I need to read the Love in Swans Cove books in order?
No. Each full-length novel follows a different couple and has its own complete happily-ever-after. Reading in order gives you extra cameos and family history, but there is no homework in Swans Cove.
Which Elodie Now ebooks are free?
Once Upon A Christmas Eve and Definitely NOT Lovers are free introductions to Elodie Now. The complete Sweets For Love ebook is also free for a limited time. The audiobook is a separate paid edition.
How spicy are Elodie Now’s books?
They are feelings-filled, steamy romantic comedies with on-page, open-door intimacy, plenty of humor, and guaranteed happily-ever-afters.
Are any of the books available as audiobooks?
Yes. Several Elodie Now books are available in audio. Start with the Megan Carter-narrated editions of Sweets For Love and The Leftover Bride; each has a dedicated page with current listening options.
Still want the feelings?
Prefer the door a little more closed?
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