Friday, September 11, 2026

Why September Feels Like a Fresh Start by Josie Riviera

 Has anyone else noticed that September feels more like a new year than January does?

Maybe it's all those years of following a school calendar, but when the calendar turns to September, the air seems to change. The evenings ask for a sweater. New routines. New goals. 

I think that is why September belongs to sweet romance readers. A heroine who moves back to her hometown and wonders if the door she closed years ago might still open. The hero who returns changed and hopes the people who knew him before will make room for the person he has become. 

Faith teaches us the same lesson. Grace does not expire in spring.

That belief is at the center of my newest book, Faith and Fireworks

Levi Holt is a former Army chaplain who returns to Bitterroot, Montana, carrying grief he cannot name and questions he's afraid to pray. The town wants its chaplain back. He's not sure that man came home.

 Annie Whitlock, the chamber director planning the town's 250th Founders' Day celebration, wants him to participate in the festivities. What neither of them expects is how a season of new beginnings can soften even the most guarded heart.

If September has ever whispered "start again" to you, I wrote this story with you in mind.


Faith and Fireworks, Book 3 in the Montana Sweethearts series, is available in ebook, paperback, large print, hardcover, and audiobook.

Order your copy today.

I'm always happy to offer free ebooks. Grab your copy of my inspirational sweet romance,

 A Harvest of Miracles today, because it's only free for a limited time.


What does September mean to you? Fresh starts, or counting the days until pumpkin everything?

Please comment below. 


Josie Riviera is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, historical, and inspirational romances that read like Hallmark movies. She lives in the Charlotte, NC, area with her wonderfully supportive husband. They share their home with an adorable Shih Tzu, who constantly needs grooming, and live in an old house forever needing renovation.


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