Dawn's Reading Nook: January Author of the Month is Katie Mettner

Holiday Under Wraps

Series: Secure One, Book 6

Contemporary Romantic Suspense Romance

Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue

Release Date: December 24th, 2024

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He’ll do anything to protect her

But this Christmas there will be nowhere left to run…

It takes everything former army officer Lucas Porter has to cope with PTSD—and his new life as a security technician. But he plunges back into danger to help the one woman he never forgot. Now he and former military specialist Delilah Hartman are only seconds ahead of trained killers as they battle a brutal Minnesota blizzard. And keeping her safe means Lucas must resist the reignited passion between them. But will exposing the truth give them a life together—or become an inescapable trap?

Inclusion(s): The hero and heroine have PTSD. The hero has a PTSD service dog

Schnitzel & Snow Globes

Series: Bells Pass Book 8

Workplace Christmas Romance

Release Date: November 1st, 2024

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Honor Violet:
Age: 35
Looks: A blue-eyed beauty, if you ask her newest colleague
Favorite Food: Black & Blue burger from the Nightingale Diner
Status: Widowed, a single mom, and not looking

Dawson Knight:
Age: 35
Looks: Dark and handsome, accessorizing with a black eye patch and carbon fiber fingers
Favorite Food: Schnitzel
Status: Single and skittish

Bells Pass is abuzz as the bicentennial approaches, and Audrey Violet, the town’s matchmaker, has a plan for the final Christmas couple of the century. Knowing her niece, Honor, can’t resist a good story, she tasks her with writing one for the next year’s celebration. With a little help from the town’s founders, the legend of the gazebo, a helpful bachelor, a heap of Christmas magic, and a willing heart, the story Honor tells just might be her own.

Inclusion: The hero has finger amputations from trauma

October Winds

Series: Raven Ranch Book 1

Small Town Contemporary Suspense Multicultural Romance

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October Halloran is looking for a new life away from the demons of her past. Her arrival in the small town of Zansaville is unexpected, but she grabs the opportunity to start fresh and build the life she’s always wanted. She hopes working at the local truck stop will help her fly under the radar, but her innocence blinds her to the danger she’s truly in.

‘Sarah Banks’ lands on Sheriff Jett Raven’s radar the moment he meets her. His experience with the law tells him she is hiding out in his town for a reason she’s unwilling to share. His experience as a man tells him she was hurt by one and earning her trust will be hard won.

As Jett and October grow closer, October’s past closes in and threatens their blossoming feelings…and their lives. A murdered trucker and attempted kidnapping lead them to the startling truth. There are dozens of girls in danger, and it’s up to October to save them. It’s up to Jett to keep her alive.

October Winds is a beautiful and thrilling story of love, courage, and survival that is sure to capture your heart and get your pulse pounding!

About Katie Mettner:

Katie Mettner wears the title of 'the only person to lose her leg after falling down the bunny hill' and loves decorating her prosthetic leg to fit the season. She lives in Northern Wisconsin with her own happily-ever-after and spends the day writing romantic stories with her sweet puppy by her side. Katie has an addiction to coffee and dachshunds and a lessening aversion to Pinterest — now that she’s quit trying to make the things she pins.

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