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The Winter Hearth of Briar Glen

Book 4 in The Briar Glen series

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by Mary Ann Thursby

When a mysterious brass key leads Claire Whitmore and Jonah Vale to an abandoned village buried beneath winter snow, they discover more than crumbling cottages and forgotten traditions. At the heart of Winter Hollow, one stubborn flame still burns, and someone powerful is determined to turn the village’s history into a luxury attraction before its last secrets can be protected. Claire has already rebuilt her life once. Now, surrounded by loyal friends, returning residents, and women searching for their own fresh starts, she finds herself helping a fading community remember how to welcome people home. But saving Winter Hollow will require more than nostalgia. It will demand courage, difficult choices, and the willingness to accept that not everything broken can, or should be restored exactly as it was. Beside her, Jonah confronts the grief his family carried for generations, while the future he and Claire have been quietly building begins to feel wonderfully real. As legal threats close in and old betrayals come to light, their mature, slow-burning love must make room for both independence and commitment, proving that the strongest promises are not about losing yourself in another person, but choosing the next room together. Warm, romantic, and filled with friendship, community, and hard-won second chances, The Winter Hearth of Briar Glen is a comforting story for readers who believe home can be rebuilt, love can deepen with age, and it is never too late to begin again.

Publication date: August 3, 2026