Take an Austenesque trip to California! Love finds the residents of Rancho Valle, a small Sonoma County town where hearts are as gold as the California hills, and people care for each other—with a little gossip from the town vines and meddling from the Firehouse Diner's Roosters to help things along.
These four stories are short, heartwarming, and just right for a cozy afternoon with your favorite beverage—and one of the recipes from Rancho Valle, like Mrs. Bates's Peach Cobbler.
This Jane Austen in California collection includes:
Petals: A Short Story of Pride and Prejudice
Dear Cate: A Novella of Persuasion
Chance for Love: A Novella of Pride and Prejudice
Loving Lucky: A Novella of Matchmaking
Six Recipes from Rancho Valle
370 pages of kisses-only romance suitable for ages 13 to 113!

Content advisory: discussions of grief; some self-criticism/grappling with inner critc by characters

Praise for the stories of Rancho Valle:

"Readers who like small-town stories should really enjoy this. There is a strong cast of a number of secondary characters and plenty of that lovely small town/old fashioned feel to this story. Add in that it's exceedingly sweet - one small, non-descriptive kiss at the very end to seal the happy ending - and I feel this is a good story for readers of all ages. This is the sort of story I would happily recommend to my mum or grandma, or even a teenage reader."

~Long and Short Reviews

"Such a sweet story. You'll just fall in love with this Cate character. Really a lovely read."
~Megan, reader
"A contemporary romance,short, sweet and engaging.
Bennet Ray is home to save her grandmothers business from the arrogant Ryan Stone who is expanding his bike-store into their little books-and toys-store. An engaging backstory and a flowery language made this a worthwhile read. Recommend"
~Elin, reader