Explosive Beginnings: Country Roads: July - A Year of Southern Small Town Romance

by T.C. Lynndale, Ericka Chestnutt

65 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 1, 2026

About the author

I grew up among the citrus trees and salt air of Florida, where stories were as common as thunderstorms and family ties run deep.

Raised in a blue-collar family with roots stretching back to orange groves, I learned early on that resilience and heart were the cornerstones of any good life (and any good story). Summers were spent barefoot, climbing trees and riding bikes down dirt roads, while the grown-ups swapped stories over potluck dinners and folding chairs in the backyard.

Books were a constant escape and a secret dream. With a lineage full of storytellers, veterans, and caretakers, it was only natural that one day I would start weaving tales of love, strength, and second chances. Drawing on the quiet dignity of working-class life, and the romance tucked between everyday moments, I write stories that feel like home: warm, genuine, and always a little sun-kissed.

Though the name on the cover might belong to one, the voice behind the pen is shaped by many generations of grit, grace, and just a touch of Southern charm.

Reviews

[Megs · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤️☕️ARC Review☕️❤️

Thank you TC Lynndale and Ericka Chestnut for this ARC of Explosive Beginnings‼️

Cassidy and Tristan 🥰 The combination of these two MCs had me giggling and smiling and shookith with did she really just say that 🤭😏 Cassidy was so sassy and I loved her, Tristan was down bad in the worst way from the moment he “met” Cassidy.

The “meet cute” was a disaster but in the most perfect way, and how it kept happening, I was dying‼️

These two were a mess, but they were perfect, the f*it moment was EVERYTHING, and how these two developed their relationship from that moment was so them.

TC and Ericka yall did it again! You had me falling for these two and needing more of their ketchup cuteness with all the steamy hotness and the vibes of a couple that were meant to be 🥹
All the Microtropes hit the mark and they were delicious 🤤

Tropes:
❤️Small Southern Town
☕️Work Place Romance
❤️Rom Com
☕️Big City MMC
❤️Spunky FMC
☕️Novella

[Kellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you T.C. Lynndale + Ericka Chestnutt for my copy of Explosive Beginnings. 🤍 I received this book for review, all opinions are my own and given freely.

Explosive Beginnings is the Country Roads novella for July! I’m loving that a new novella releases every month from these authors!

This was novella has such a memorable meet cute. 🤭 The banter was soo good!

[Nicole Wills · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a meet cute! Clumsy new boss meets confident manager? Love it! A condiment catastrophe, amazing banter, shy MMC - all of it adds up to a beautiful beginning. I'm in love with the way TC and Ericka set these open-ended stories up! Tristan and Cassidy might just be my favorite so far!