All the Right Ingredients: With a Dash of Hope (Kate Monroe Series Book 1) by Rachel Troyer

 Summary from Goodreads:

David is the art professor who looks like he has it all: a great teaching position at a great university and the adoring eyes of his female students. But, beneath the mask, David Mullgrave struggles to connect with people and cannot build a long-term relationship. He breaks hearts and does not look back. Until Kate comes along. She makes him realize that he needs to be a better man for her and for himself.

Ruth Monroe has spent the thirteen years since her daughter died abandoning her granddaughter and swallowed up by her grief. Then Kate unexpectedly returns to her solitary life and wakes her up.

Jason Jones is the sheriff of the small town, Colston. He is the kind of guy everyone goes to with their issues; a family man and good neighbor. Though surrounded by family and friends, Jason feels more alone than ever since his divorce. Then a new woman moves in next door and fills his life with laughter and pie.

Kate Monroe’s life is falling apart. She just received her art degree and should be starting a new chapter in her life full of creativity. Instead, she’s pregnant with her art professor’s child. The professor who manages to break her heart with just a few harsh words. She is dealing with depression that has followed her ever since she was in the car crash that killed her parents. And she has lost the ability to create art to help her through it all. So, she decides to go back to the only place that felt like home, Colston.

My Notes:

I was unsure if I was going to put this here but I decided to just do it. I've been working on a three book series for the last year and half. It took me forever to finally get up the courage to publish it and also figure out how to format/edit it. But after months of work the first book is finally here!

I never expected that the first full length novel I ever wrote would be a romance. This coming from someone who reads a lot of fantasy and not many romance novels. However, for some reason all of the novel ideas now and coming up are centered on romance and on the relationships within families.

I'm currently editing book two of this series and writing the conclusion to it. I'm posting this here for those who love slow burn romances or character driven novels.  If you do check it out I hope that you enjoy the small town and the characters I created as much as I do!

Thank you!

Rachel. :)