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The Alphabet Sweethearts
Starlight Serenade
He believes in science. She believes in signs. Falling in love? Neither saw it coming.
Retired science teacher Walt Avery has spent years running Juniper Falls’ annual Stargazing Night, content with quiet skies and facts he can trust. But when his usual co-host retires, local matchmaker Hazel arranges a Celeste Hart, a vibrant newcomer with a deep love for astrology.
Walt expects someone with a telescope. What he gets is a woman with star charts, intuition, and crystals in her pocket. Celeste is just trying to make new friends in town, but instead finds herself clashing with the grumpiest astronomer this side of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Forced to work together, their nights under the stars begin to thaw the frost between them. As constellations shift overhead, so do their hearts. Until a moment of doubt threatens the fragile connection they’ve built.
Can two opposites find common ground? Or will they let this once-in-a-lifetime alignment pass them by?
Starlight Serenade is a later-in-life, small-town opposites attract romance filled with stargazing, sweet banter, and a second chance to believe in love.
It is part of the Alphabet Sweetheart series, twenty-six sweet romances set in Juniper Falls. These fun, quick reads will quickly become your favorite new escape. Check out all the books in the series, starting
Apple Pie PromisesBlossoms & New BeginningsCoffeehouse ConfessionsDandelion DreamsEchoes Of The HeartFirefly NightsGarden Gate WishesHeartstrings In HarmonyIce Cream KissesJust One LookKindly PennedLove At Lookout PointMoonlit PromisesNo Reservation RequiredOver The OrchardPumpkin Patch ProposalQuirky Girl Next DoorRiverbend RendezvousStarlight SerenadeTea For TwoUnder The UmbrellaVery Truly YoursAnd more to come…
Retired science teacher Walt Avery has spent years running Juniper Falls’ annual Stargazing Night, content with quiet skies and facts he can trust. But when his usual co-host retires, local matchmaker Hazel arranges a Celeste Hart, a vibrant newcomer with a deep love for astrology.
Walt expects someone with a telescope. What he gets is a woman with star charts, intuition, and crystals in her pocket. Celeste is just trying to make new friends in town, but instead finds herself clashing with the grumpiest astronomer this side of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Forced to work together, their nights under the stars begin to thaw the frost between them. As constellations shift overhead, so do their hearts. Until a moment of doubt threatens the fragile connection they’ve built.
Can two opposites find common ground? Or will they let this once-in-a-lifetime alignment pass them by?
Starlight Serenade is a later-in-life, small-town opposites attract romance filled with stargazing, sweet banter, and a second chance to believe in love.
It is part of the Alphabet Sweetheart series, twenty-six sweet romances set in Juniper Falls. These fun, quick reads will quickly become your favorite new escape. Check out all the books in the series, starting
Apple Pie PromisesBlossoms & New BeginningsCoffeehouse ConfessionsDandelion DreamsEchoes Of The HeartFirefly NightsGarden Gate WishesHeartstrings In HarmonyIce Cream KissesJust One LookKindly PennedLove At Lookout PointMoonlit PromisesNo Reservation RequiredOver The OrchardPumpkin Patch ProposalQuirky Girl Next DoorRiverbend RendezvousStarlight SerenadeTea For TwoUnder The UmbrellaVery Truly YoursAnd more to come…
65 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 16, 2025
About the author
Susanne Ash
130 books145 followersSusanne Ash writes sweet contemporary romance. When she's not busy putting pen to paper, she loves to cook, knit, and head out exploring with her husband and daughter. She lives close to the beach in beautiful South Carolina. You'll find that her setting is often a fictionalized version of her surroundings and the places she's visiting with her family.
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October 13, 2025
It's Never Too Late
It's never too late for relationships later in life or to gaze at the stars. Walt and Celeste take a while to develop a relationship that can support both of their different approaches to the stars. It's a quick, fun story of developing feelings even when it appears complicated.
It's never too late for relationships later in life or to gaze at the stars. Walt and Celeste take a while to develop a relationship that can support both of their different approaches to the stars. It's a quick, fun story of developing feelings even when it appears complicated.
January 15, 2026
Walt and Celeste
Walt arranges a stargazing event every year and is in need of help. Hazel of course knows the perfect person for the job. Celeste is new to town and trying to interact with the community so this is the perfect opportunity. This story is sweet with the added touch of a misunderstanding.
Walt arranges a stargazing event every year and is in need of help. Hazel of course knows the perfect person for the job. Celeste is new to town and trying to interact with the community so this is the perfect opportunity. This story is sweet with the added touch of a misunderstanding.
September 29, 2025
Sweet
This sweet later in life romance blended winder and science together. It also allowed the characters to overcome fears and experience joy
This sweet later in life romance blended winder and science together. It also allowed the characters to overcome fears and experience joy
October 29, 2025
Loved this later in life romance.
January 1, 2026
Made me tear up
The story was so cute. I didn’t really like while at first he was so grumpy. I liked how he was able to love again after his wife died.
The story was so cute. I didn’t really like while at first he was so grumpy. I liked how he was able to love again after his wife died.
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