Back to the Beginning

So, so lovely ~ I fell in love with this book within a few minutes of opening it up...

5-Star Amazon Review by Cassandra C

A new year is the perfect time to start back at the beginning! To celebrate 2026, Goodreads is giving away 10 print copies of my début novel ~ Grocery Girl 💝 

As an added bonus, each autographed hardcover comes with a few book goodies, too 🫶

But you have to enter to win before January 18th, so don't delay...

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_choose_address/429155-grocery-girl

Good luck, and HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳

PS: here's the book blurb to read more about Maree and Rhys's love story:

She inhales life with every breath. He’s suffered a world of pain. Can they rise above tragedy to find their happily ever after?

Maree Davenport refuses to let a tearful past rule her future. After losing her parents at the age of five, the big-hearted fabric designer is determined to embrace her feelings and find happiness no matter what. So when she literally runs over a handsome new firefighter in the produce section, the hopeless romantic is certain she’s just collided with destiny.

Everyone Rhys Larsen ever loved has died. And though he may have hit it off with the pretty girl at the store, the haunted EMT knows better than to let her into his heart. But when an accident leaves her wounded and in need of care, he vows to nurse her back to health.

As Maree struggles to break through the grieving man’s walls, she fears his deep-seated superhero complex will make him unreachable. And as Rhys grapples with trying to protect the beautiful woman from his curse, he worries he’ll have to choose between doing the right thing and true love.

Can this conflicted couple reconcile their opposite takes on adversity and find purpose in each other’s arms?

Grocery Girl is the touching first book in the Green Hills wholesome small-town romance series. If you like strong but vulnerable characters, emotional growth, and quaint backdrops, then you’ll adore Virginia'dele Smith’s celebration of joy.