A New Year in a Small Town: A Year of Love in a Small Town, #1

By Tawdra Kandle

Come back to Burton, and fall in love in a small town all year long . . .

Eleven holiday-themed, stand-alone romances that take place in Burton, Georgia, the small town that's big on romance!

Regan

Jackson McCord has been a jerk as long as I can remember. Except for one memorable night five years ago, back in high school . . . but I try not to think about that. When my mother talks me into going to our town's big New Year's Eve party with Jackson, I'm positive the night is going to be a disaster.

Jackson

Although I'd never admit it, I've always thought of Regan Henessey as the one who got away. We had one night together when we were in high school . . . one night that confirmed what I'd long suspected: I was never going to be good enough for Regan. When my mom guilts me into taking Regan to the New Year's Eve party, I can't decide if it's the worst idea ever . . . or my second chance to make her mine.

A Year of Love in a Small Town is a grouping of stand-alone, small-town steamy romances. While the books all take place in Burton, the setting of the Love in a Small Town series, they can be read without having enjoyed the other series. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tawdra Kandle Romance
• Release date: Dec 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393103547

Tawdra Kandle

Tawdra Kandle writes romance, in just about all its forms. She loves unlikely pairings, strong women, sexy guys, hot love scenes and just enough conflict to make it interesting. Her books run from YA paranormal romance through NA paranormal and contemporary romance to adult contemporary and paramystery romance. She lives in central Florida with a husband, kids, sweet pup and too many cats. And yeah, she rocks purple hair.

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A New Year in a Small Town

A New Year in a Small Town

A Year of Love in a Small Town

Tawdra Kandle

Contents

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A New Year in a Small Town

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Epilogue

A Sneak Peek of Be My Valentine in a Small Town

A New Year in a Small Town Play List

About the Author

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A New Year in a Small Town

Come back to Burton, and fall in love in a small town all year long . . .

Eleven holiday-themed, stand-alone romances that take place in Burton, Georgia, the small town that's big on romance!

Regan

Jackson McCord has been a jerk as long as I can remember. Except for one memorable night five years ago, back in high school . . . but I try not to think about that. When my mother talks me into going to our town's big New Year's Eve party with Jackson, I'm positive the night is going to be a disaster.

Jackson

Although I'd never admit it, I've always thought of Regan Henessey as the one who got away. We had one night together when we were in high school . . . one night that confirmed what I'd long suspected: I was never going to be good enough for Regan. When my mom guilts me into taking Regan to the New Year's Eve party, I can't decide if it's the worst idea ever . . . or my second chance to make her mine.

A Year of Love in a Small Town is a grouping of stand-alone, small-town steamy romances. While the books all take place in Burton, the setting of the Love in a Small Town series, they can be read without having enjoyed the other series. 

Chapter One

Regan

C’mon, sweetie, it’s just a simple date on one night with a guy you’ve known all your life. What do you have to lose?

My mother turned from the stove where she was cooking collards for tonight’s dinner. She raised one finely shaped eyebrow at me, waiting for me to come up with a decent answer to her question.

There are so many reasons why I am not going to go to the New Year’s Eve party with Jackson McCord. Too many for me to list. We’d be here for days. Sitting back in the kitchen chair, I propped up my feet on the seat opposite me.

Well, we wouldn’t want that. Mom’s sarcasm was one thing I didn’t miss when I was away at school. Just give me the top five.

Okay. I held up one hand and began counting on my fingers. One, he’s a jerk. Two, he’s obnoxious. Three, he’s rude. Four, he’s mean. Five, he’s arrogant. And I’ll even give you a bonus reason: I’ve hated him as long as I’ve known him.

My sister Kennedy, sitting across the table from me, lifted a finger. "Well, you did go on that one date with him when you were both juniors—"

I glared at her. Shut it, Ken. That was not a date. It was an unfortunate situational anomaly that resulted in . . . nothing good. A beat later, I added, And how do you even remember that? You were only in middle school.

I knew things. You went to that dance all excited about—

I don’t want to talk about that. My tone left no room for argument, but that had never stopped my little sister. Leaning forward, I narrowed my eyes and gave her what she used to call the look of death. It usually preceded me chasing her and threatening bodily harm if she didn’t stop whatever she was doing.

But what happened that night was—

Kennedy, if you don’t shut your damn mouth right now, I’m going to shut it for you. I wished I could travel in time and not have ugly-cried on my younger sister’s shoulder back then.

Girls. Mom’s tone said she’d had enough and was now wondering what she’d done in life to deserve the two of us.

I sat back again, folding my arms over my chest, fighting the urge to stick out my tongue at Kennedy. The point is, I don’t want to go to the New Year’s party with Jackson McCord. There’s no reason why I should.

Well. My mother gave a discreet cough. "I don’t know about that. There might be two or three good reasons. For one, some people in town are wondering why you’re back home for the holidays without a ring on your finger. Not