A few weeks ago I shared the cover for Summer Heatwave, a charity anthology that I’m so excited to be participating in. All proceeds from this charity anthology will support FIRE — The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. FIRE is a non-partisan, nonprofit group devoted to protecting free speech and the right to speak your mind—even when it’s unpopular. Founded in 1999 to defend students and professors, it has grown into a broader voice for expression across American life. Through advocacy, education, and legal battles, FIRE stands for a simple idea: that open conversation, even messy or controversial, is worth defending. And that makes my librarian’s heart happy. 🙂
This anthology will come out June 1, 2026 and I now have a preorder link. My romance in this anthology is Their Forever Summer, a brand new novella in my Kingsmill Courtships series, and today I want to share the cover with you all!
Their Forever Summer
Some summers change everything… then bring you home.
After years apart, Lily and Gage found their way back to one another. But love was never the hardest part. Now, in the heat of summer, they’re learning what it means to stay.
Between restoring a once-forgotten inn, rebuilding a home filled with complicated memories, and caring for a young girl who’s already lost too much, Lily and Gage are faced with a different kind of challenge: creating something lasting out of lives that were once shaped by leaving.
Building a future isn’t as simple as deciding to love someone. It takes trust, patience, and the courage to believe that this time, nothing—and no one—will be left behind.
But when a child who needs more than promises disappears, Lily must confront the question she’s been avoiding: What does it really mean to stay?
Summer Heatwave
A Beach Read Charity Anthology
This limited edition beach read collection of novellas will be published to support FIRE—The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. All proceeds will be donated to this organization.
Eight authors. Eight unforgettable stories. One powerful purpose.
Summer Heatwave brings together a diverse collection of romances that explore connection, risk, and what it means to stand in your truth. From uplifting to emotional, each story delivers a unique take on love in all its forms.
This special anthology supports Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a nonprofit dedicated to protecting free expression.
Great stories matter. So does the freedom to tell them.
