Renee Harless is a USA TODAY bestselling author with an affinity for wine and a passion for telling a good story.
Renee Harless, her husband, and children live in Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She studied Communication, specifically Public Relations, at Radford University.
Growing up, Renee always found a way to pursue her creativity. It began by watching endless runs of White Christmas – yes even in the summer – and learning every word and dance from the movie. She could still sing “Sister Sister” if requested. In high school she joined the show choir and a community theatre group, The Troubadours. After marrying the man of her dreams and moving from her hometown, she sought out a different artistic outlet – writing.
To say that Renee is a romance addict would be an understatement. When she isn’t chasing her kids around the house, working her day job, or writing, she jumps head first into a romance novel.
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Lark Carrington came to Coral Bell Cove for a fresh start. A fading inn, a quiet life, and a chance to rebuild something steady after everything she’s lost. She didn’t expect her first real connection to come in the middle of chaos.
Holt Wright is used to being underestimated—long before he ever put on a uniform. The easygoing one. The goofball. The brother no one expected much from. Until he became a firefighter. Now, when the alarm sounds, he’s the one people trust when it matters most.
The one who shows up.
The one who stays.
Even for her.
What begins as a single moment—smoke, heat, and the steady presence of the man who pulled her back from the edge—turns into something neither of them can ignore. Long days restoring the Carrington Inn. Late nights that feel a little too honest. A connection that builds slowly… and burns deeper than either of them expected.
Because Lark doesn’t trust easily. And Holt is still learning what it means to be the man people finally believe in.
And when the past Lark tried to outrun starts to catch up with her… they’ll have to decide if this is just a spark—or something worth risking everything for.
At First Spark is a tender, slow-burn small-town romance about healing, showing up, and discovering that sometimes the person who saves you… is the one you choose to stay for.
💛Review💛 Lark wants to honor her father in the only way she knows how which is to renovate the Carrington Inn into the property he always wanted it to be. As a result, she has moved to Coral Bell Cove however her plans take a detour due to a fire however Holt is there to give her a hand when she needs someone the most.
Being a firefighter has changed Holt however when it comes to his family and the town they don’t always see beyond his past to the man he has become. When Lark needs help he doesn’t hesitate to step in and offer her a place to stay. As they spend time together the feelings between them deepen and the way they support each other when the suspense amps up is everything.
This is a fulfilling small-town romance that develops over time as Lark and Holt get to know each other and the events that shaped them into the people they have become. A little suspense and all the feels as these two people find the love they deserve and are surrounded by a charming group of secondary characters.
It is only days before the majority of Humanity lands onto the Crucible as they finish their Tutorials and Jeb still has no clue what City it will be only that it will not be the one he is in. In the meantime, Jessica Lewis, the nerdy girl who took the portal that was meant for her older Brother, is lost, scared, looking to the broken Jeb to save her, to teach her, to make her strong enough to stand on her own or at least to stand in his shadow without being obliterated. There is only one place according to the Blood-elf, Nes, to do so, the Endless, the Endless Dungeon, the place Jeb and Bose had been dumped in to begin with, the place they almost died multiple times, the place of their birth within the Crucible of War.
Both have some payback to give to the lizards who almost took their lives when they were only Copper Ranked, weak. Now they are Iron, two Tiers higher, and with many plans and little time. They need to get Jessica stronger while Jeb needs to keep his mind from breaking on the anvil of madness if they are ever going to protect his soldiers lost within the Crucible. The Empire is watching ever closer as the exiled Network Journalist, the dhampir, Shovani Tor, decides he and Bose and Bogie are her ticket back to relevance. All of it is spiraling in ever growing circles. Throw in the Greenskin hit squad led by the Vulture, hired by a Weaver through the Bloody Skull and you have a shit storm in the brewing.
Will they survive? Will Jessica and Nes find their own fates tied to the broken old soldier? Will Bogie get his rent paid?
Clover I have a system for airports. Coffee, carbs, a wall to put my back against. It’s a good system. It did not survive Heath. He was two seats over on the last plane of the worst travel day of my life. Older, silver-foxed to an unreasonable degree, and looking at me like he had nowhere else to be. By landing I’d told him about every job I’d ever lost and my personal theory about sobbing widows. He laughed at all of it. The real kind, with the lines at the corners of his eyes and everything. One thing led to another. It was the best night of my life. And then I found out he was the father of my sister’s groom. Here’s the thing about being me: I have a long and distinguished history of fleeing before things become something. But Heath is standing in my hotel room telling me this wasn’t nothing, and somewhere between a plane over the Atlantic and a wedding reception dance floor, I think I may have done the one thing I’ve never managed. I didn’t run.
Heath I saw her in the airport before we boarded. Wild red curls, dragging her carry-on sideways like she’d given up on the wheels entirely. By the time we landed I knew she was the most interesting person I’d met in years. By the time I got her to my suite and held her while she cried about a travel day that would have broken most people, I knew she was more than that. I’ve made one significant mistake in my life. I married a woman I didn’t love, and I spent years paying for it. The only thing worth keeping from that marriage was my son. I raised Leo to be careful with his heart. I am apparently less good at following my own advice. She’s the maid of honor. I’m the best man. Our family members are getting married. This is, by any reasonable measure, a complication. I’ve never been less interested in being reasonable.
❤️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞
✔️Silver Fox ✔️Plus Size Heroine ✔️Age Gap ✔️Just a Fling ✔️Surprise Identity ✔️Forced Proximity ✔️Small Town
❤️Review Traveling to the wedding she is arranging for her sister has turned into a tiresome day with the only bright spot being Heath, a fellow passenger. The situation at the hotel doesn’t appear to be much better as her reservation is for the following but it might just be the best accident to happen when Heath offers to have her stay with him.
Heath was enchanted by Clover when he met her at the airport and spending some time with her on flight only reinforced it. When fate has them staying in the same room the sparks fly and things couldn’t be going better until she finds out that his son is marrying her sister. Let the fun begin!
I really enjoyed that the angst was low as all parties involved only wanted the others to be happy and they aren’t about to let the age gap or their complicated family situation come between their love.
I had to destroy the boy I loved. I ended up destroying myself.
But no well-intended deed ever goes unpunished.
I thought I could set him free by letting him go. Until a tragedy sends me racing to Gabriel Blake- the boy I was once forced to betray.
But his anger and its smoldering embers haven’t yet subsided enough for him to listen to me. Instead of running from his fire, I find myself with a need to feel It, desperate to be burned. Because I deserve to pay for what I did.
GABRIEL
Harper Grimes almost broke me once.
I’d been so sure we would withstand anything, I’d been wrong.
When destiny pushes us together again, all my hatred for her resurfaces.
But anger, contempt, and raw desire are a dangerous combination.
Flames ignite and burn, and I can’t resist the heat.
We’re no longer the same boy and girl.
We’re unrecognizable to each other now, but there’s still something powerful between us.
When danger threatens us both, can our once-pure love destroy a present evil? Or will it bury us beneath its weight for good?
Sophie is a professional ballerina who has had to fight other’s perception of what they believe a ballerina should look like. When she meets Harlan she believes he is different until a misunderstanding has her cutting off all contact with him however he isn’t about to let it end there.
Harlan is a professional hockey player who is drawn to Sophie’s feisty personality. When a misunderstanding comes between them he is determined to convince her to give him a second chance as he shows her that she can count on him to be there for her.
The heat between is electric and Harlan is patient and understanding when it comes to Sophie as he knows they belong together and is willing to wait until she realizes it as well.
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It was a terrible idea to agree to protect my enemy’s sister…
The second she stepped out of her brother’s car, I knew she was a wildfire. Spitting mad and so stunning she stole my breath. She thinks her brother made a deal with the devil, and by working for me, she’s paying off his debt.
She doesn’t know the real reason she’s here. Doesn’t know the danger that surrounds her. Soon, she realizes there is something sinister lurking in the shadows.
She hates me for keeping her in the dark. I want to hate her back, but with every sassy thing that fires from her mouth, she gets deeper under my skin. With each heated glance, I feel myself losing control. And when I crawl into bed with her, I combust.
I know better than thinking I can keep her. My life is nothing but secrets and peril. But as outside threats begin to infiltrate, I’ll do anything to keep the oath I made to keep her safe. Even expose her to the monster that I am…
A heart-mending romance for a small town marriage-in-repair between reunited lovers seeking a second chance at love later in life.
Dart Rivers is my ex-husband, or so I thought.
Three years ago, he drove out of our small town to chase racing dreams, leaving me and my broken heart in his rearview mirror.
Couple goals and shattered promises brought feelings of failure on both our parts.
Then one night, a special delivery is left on my back step. A stork-drop of sorts. (Think Baby Boom). At first, I believe there must be a mistake, but when the sweet bundle swaddled in pink gazes at me, I’ll do anything to keep her.
Enter Dart Rivers again.
An accident on the track leads to him sneaking into the house, crashing on my couch, and announcing he’s still mine.
Close proximity provides honest conversations, friendly couch time, and familiar attractions. With silver speckled in his hair, Dart is still the best-looking man I’ve ever seen, making my belly flutter and my heart beat again.
But can I trust that fragile organ? Can I give my ex-not-ex-husband a second chance? Can I believe Dart’s new promises?
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Rogue River series is a spin-off from the Sterling Falls series, specifically Sterling Touch, giving readers small-town romances with characters over 40.
He’s her PR nightmare. She’s his forbidden fantasy. Falling in love was never part of the game.
Tank Phillips scores big – on the ice and everywhere else. But when a wild night with two puck bunnies explodes across social media, the team’s golden boy becomes a PR disaster. Benched, blasted, and one headline away from tanking his career, he’s handed one last chance: Fix your image…with a wholesome fake girlfriend.
McKenna Bailey never signed up for this.
She’s the Stingrays’ brand-new social media manager – more comfortable with analytics dashboards than athletes – and now she’s stuck babysitting the team’s most notorious bad boy. Tank calls her mouse, forgets her name, and grins like he’s allergic to consequences.
But pretending to date him?
That’s a level of chaos even her spreadsheets can’t save her from.
Yet the closer they fake it, the harder it gets to deny the spark snapping to life between them. Tank’s charm isn’t supposed to work on a good girl…especially a good girl who’s never taken a risk like this before.
McKenna has her own secret – one that could blow everything up: she’s the estranged daughter of Coach Fields.
When the truth comes out, Coach delivers Tank a stern warning – stay away from my daughter.
Too bad Tank’s always been better at breaking rules than following them–especially when the one thing he wants most is finally within reach.
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