The Blackberry Winter Jam
A Clean Small-Town Romance

About this book:

In the hollows of East Tennessee, spring arrives with a cruel trick: blackberry winter, a late freeze that threatens to wipe out Sadie Miller's heritage crop—and with it, the family farm she fought to save. Her only rival is Eli Hartwell, the polished prodigy next door with wind machines, propane heaters, and a modern operation designed to crush the competition. But when the temperature plummets to twenty-six degrees, Eli shows up at her gate with two antique orchard heaters and an offer she can't refuse. Saving the blossoms means trusting the man who represents everything she's spent her life resisting.

Between the copper kettles and the county fair, a simmering rivalry turns into something far more dangerous. Sadie's grandmother's recipes demand patience, suffering, and wild mountain fruit; Eli's food-science precision promises consistency and scale. As they race to salvage a harvest neither can afford to lose, old family grievances resurface, and the line between sabotage and salvation blurs. Every stolen glance across the fence, every shared thermos of bitter coffee, pulls them deeper into a partnership that feels like betrayal—and a connection that terrifies them both.

With the Blue Ridge County Fair looming and the mortgage past due, Sadie must decide what she's willing to sacrifice: her grandmother's legacy, her hard-won independence, or the stubborn pride that's kept her afloat. *The Blackberry Winter Jam* is a clean, slow-burn romance steeped in Appalachian tradition, where love grows wild as the brambles—and the sweetest victories come from the hardest winters.