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    My Sweet Small Town Beach Romance Releases Today

    ByMichele L. Mathews April 28, 2026April 26, 2026

    Mending Hearts, my debut sweet small town beach romance, is finally here. I honestly can’t believe I’m typing those words. Mending Hearts is finally out in the world, and I’m feeling all these emotions—excitement, gratitude, a little bit of disbelief, and maybe just a touch of happy tears. I’ve written women’s fiction, short memoirs and…

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    A Sweet Romance Book Launch Countdown Begins

    ByMichele L. Mathews April 9, 2026April 5, 2026

    A book launch countdown has a different kind of energy. It’s equal parts excitement and “is everything actually done?” And right now, I’m living right in the middle of it. Mending Hearts is so close I can almost smell the salt air off Sunrise Beach—and I really wish I could be in my fictional town….

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    My Birthday Is Coming — and So Is My First Book

    ByMichele L. Mathews March 19, 2026March 15, 2026

    My birthday is coming up in a couple of months, and I’ve got a plan. First, I need to finish the edits of Mending Hearts, and I’m starting to see the end of the editing. I’ve been making my way through the book chapter by chapter, and while it’s a tedious process, I am making…

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    What the Book Editing Process Really Looks Like

    ByMichele L. Mathews March 5, 2026March 1, 2026

    If you’ve been following along here for a while, you know that I’ve been working hard on Mending Hearts, the first book in my Sunrise Beach series. And friends, we are getting close. Like, really close. Right now, I’m deep in the book editing process, which means Rachel and Greg’s story is almost ready to…

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    Later in Life Heroines Are My Favorite to Write (and Here’s Why)

    ByMichele L. Mathews February 19, 2026March 1, 2026

    I’ve spent the last eight years living alone with my two dogs. I haven’t dated in a long time. Some days, life feels like it’s just moving along while I watch it pass. But reading romance? That makes it more fun. It reminds me that there’s still possibility out there, still hope even if I’m…

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    Why Dogs are in My Romance Novels

    ByMichele L. Mathews February 5, 2026February 15, 2026

    Right now, as I’m typing this, Jessie and Belle are both curled up on their beds next to my desk. These two bring me so much joy every single day. They’re my constant companions, my writing buddies, and I can’t imagine my life without them. They’re also the reason dogs in romance novels—especially mine—are so…

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    Welcome to Sunrise Beach, South Carolina

    ByMichele L. Mathews January 22, 2026February 15, 2026

    I thought I’d share a little about Sunrise Beach—a little about its main street and a few of the shops. So, let’s get started! Sunrise Beach sits along the South Carolina coast between Pawley’s Island and Myrtle Beach. It’s a fictional town, but it’s where my sweet romance series takes place, and I’ve spent so…

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Hey, I'm Michele! I love telling stories and going to the beach, so I combined the two. And, of course, added dogs. You can't forget them!

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