Petals: A Jane Austen in California Short Story

by Reina M. Williams

Visit a small town with a heart as gold as the California hills! Settle in a cozy seat and enjoy these sweet, Austen-inspired stories of pride and prejudice, persuasion, and matchmaking in this modern "country village."

Bennet Ray is home. She loves her grandma, their toy shop, and their cobbled-together family in the small Sonoma County town of Rancho Valle. But restless wanderer Bennet is afraid she can’t settle down, or be open to the love she wants. When her former high school nemesis Ryan Stone threatens her family's business, and her feelings, can she face her past and find and way to remain in Rancho Valle?

63 pages plus bonus recipes
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Book .5: Petals (a short story of Pride and Prejudice)
Book Dear Cate (a novella of Persuasion)
Book Chance for Love (a novella of Pride and Prejudice)
Book Loving Lucky (a novella of Matchmaking)

Genres: Romance

57 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 3, 2016

About the author

Reina M. Williams has been reading happily ever afters since age two. When she's not writing cozy books, working, or spending time with family, you're most likely to find her watching a romance, walking in a park or library, baking, or reading with a cup of tea nearby. Born and raised in California, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Reviews

[Elin Eriksen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Contemporary romance with a hint of Austenesque.

A contemporary romance, short, sweet and engaging.

Bennet Ray is home to save her grandmothers business from the arrogant Ryan Stone who is expanding his bick-store into their little books- and toys-store. An engaging backstory and a flowery language made this a worthwhile read.

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