Lynette Sowell
A Riverwalk Christmas

A Riverwalk Christmas
(September 2010, Barbour Publishing)

A vivid setting, rich in cultural history, Christmastime along the San Antonio Riverwalk is a delightful setting for four modern romances. Ecko finally meets the right kind of guy, but can he trust her motives? Valerie hires an old flame to revive her business, but will he stick around? Gabriela has a chance to forgive and find love, but can she? Sienna’s job brings her the chance of a lifetime, but will her rowdy family spoil it?

In Lynette’s novella, Lights of Love, Gabriela Hernandez tries to juggle her life as an up-and-coming chef in her family’s Riverwalk restaurant. When her parents decide to renovate their home kitchen, this puts Gabriela on a collision course with Miguel Rivera. The last time Miguel was so closely involved with her family had disastrous results. Can she see beyond the past and the possibility of love in the future?

   
Seaside Romance

Seaside Romance
(August 2010, Barbour Publishing)

Contains three novels set in historic Rhode Island, including Lynette’s novel below, All That Glitters

Relive yesteryear’s glory days in Capernaum Island, Providence, and Newport, Rhode Island, through the eyes of three young women on the tide of love. Judith lives at the lighthouse her father operates, but when an old friend returns, will his fears keep him from reaching her? Becca’s first day on the job as a maid ends with a marriage proposal to a business tycoon, but can she trust his sincerity? Francesca is being pressured to enter a prestigious marriage, but can true love be within her reach?

   
All That Glitters

All That Glitters
(August 2009, Heartsong Presents)

Francesca Wallingford lives the life of a Gilded-age debutante, dividing her time between Paris, New York City, and the quiet seaside town of Newport, Rhode Island. She knows she’s living a luxurious life, yet sometimes feels trapped by the expectations that go along with it.

When Francesca first meets Count Philippe de la Croix, he turns her head. But then an old friend, Alfred Finley, returns to the society that scorned him years ago. A summer in Newport, with its sequence of balls and cotillions, pits both men in a quest for Francesca’s hand. But what role does love and honor play when Francesca’s mother has her own agenda for her daughter to become a countess?  As Alfred tries to repair his reputation and launch his humanitarian foundation, he learns that the count hides a secret. Can Alfred prove his worth and the count’s deceit before it’s too late?

   
A Suspiciion of Strawberries

A Suspicion of Strawberries

The heartbreaker diva of Greenburg, Tennessee is dead. Andromeda Clark knows that  her cherry facial scrub didn't accidentally kill Charla Rae Thacker from anaphylactic shock. But Andi's soap business is in trouble and tongues are a-waggin'. To save her business, she searches for the one who tampered with her product. And now Andi's long-time, long-haul trucker boyfriend Ben decides it's time to settle down and stay in Greenburg for good. How can a woman breathe.

   
The Wiles of Watremellon

The Wiles of Watermellon

After the most rain Greenburg, Tennessee has seen in years, Andi and Ben Hartley's watermelon patch yields more than watermelons when Andi's kitten discovers remains in the field. Then Honey Haggerty, the fiery and notorious owner of Greenburg's yummiest down-home eatery, is found murdered. Fingers point at Ben and a lineup of other suspects. The more Andi discovers, the more she believes the two deaths are related. She races to find a killer—or is it killers?—before it's too late.