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💙If you enjoy uplifting small-town romances filled with hope, humor & heart, and second chances, I'd love to welcome you to my Sweetwater, Arizona series! 💙
Here’s what you’ll find in each stand-alone:
🏡 A close-knit community that feels like family
🌲 A legendary local mystery, lovable matchmakers, and a little divine timing

Want a little taste of small-town Arizona? 🌵❤️ Sign up for my Always the Write Time newsletter on my website and get the inside scoop on the title reveal for Book 4 in my Love Inspired Sweetwater series. Hope, humor, heart—and a little Sweetwater charm await!

🍂 Looking for a heartwarming read for the Thanksgiving and Christmas season?

Start with A Father’s Vow, Book 1 in my Love Inspired Sweetwater, Arizona series, and get to know the small town where faith, family, and second chances bring people together. ❤️

Your next cozy small-town romance awaits!

📚 Looking for a heartwarming read filled with hope, faith, and a little romance? Discover my Love Inspired Sweetwater, Arizona series, with Book 4 releasing August 2027, and join me for stories filled with hope, humor, and heart! ❤️

Have you visited Sweetwater yet? ❤️ If you've read any of my Sweetwater books, I'd love it if you'd leave a quick review on Goodreads! Your reviews help other readers discover the series, and I'm so grateful for your support. Thank you! And good news—another Sweetwater story is coming in August 2027! 📚💕

Sweetwater, Arizona, has another story coming! ❤️

Book 4 in my Sweetwater series arrives in August 2027. If you haven’t visited Sweetwater yet, there’s plenty of time to catch up on the first three books!

Happy reading! 📚

💌 Sweetwater news is coming! Get a peek at my series, plus more Sweetwater updates and author news, in the October issue of Always the Write Time, dropping 10/1. Visit chrismadayschmidt.com to sign up! ❤️

💕 Come visit Sweetwater, Arizona! 💕

Three stories. Small-town charm. Faith, family, second chances, and a little romance along the way. If you haven’t discovered my Sweetwater books yet, now’s a great time to meet the lovable characters in A Father’s Vow, The Fire Chief’s Surprise, and A Mother’s Prayer. On sale at harlequin.com!

Hope, humor & heart await! ❤️

💕 Come visit Sweetwater, Arizona! 💕

Three stories. Small-town charm. Second chances, faith, family, and a little romance along the way. If you haven’t discovered my Sweetwater books yet, now’s a great time to meet the lovable characters of A Father’s Vow, The Fire Chief’s Surprise, and A Mother’s Prayer.

Hope, humor & heart await! ❤️

A pregnant single mom, two young kids, the family dog, and a gruff mechanic sharing a ranch? ❤️ A Mother’s Prayer is a sweet story of unexpected family, second chances, and finding love where you least expect it.

If you’ve already read it and posted a review, thank you! If you haven’t read it yet, I hope you’ll add it to your TBR!

A mother’s love. A desperate prayer. A second chance. ❤️
If you haven’t read A Mother’s Prayer yet, Olive's story is waiting for you.

A Mother’s Prayer is still hitting Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Contemporary Christian Romance list a month after its release! Have you checked it out yet? [https://a.co/d/0fU6wGhh]

If you’ve already read it, I’d love to hear what you think! You can leave a review on [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...].

Sweetwater, Arizona is growing! 🌵❤️ A Mother’s Prayer, Book 3 in my Sweetwater series, is now available—and I’m thrilled to have two more Sweetwater stories on the way! If you’re new to the series, now is a great time to start from the beginning with A Father’s Vow. Come visit Sweetwater, where there’s always a little hope, humor, heart…and romance. 📚❤️

📚 Now Available! ❤️

If you enjoy grumpy meets sunshine, this Sweetwater romance might be for you.

You'll meet:
🔧 "Big Country," a grizzly mechanic with a guarded heart

🤰 A single, pregnant mom of two with a sunny outlook who worries she asks too much

💛 A town legend determined to give love a gentle nudge

🐾 One unforgettable dog

📖 Welcome to Sweetwater!

Just finished reading Susan Mallery's The Bookstore Diaries. On to my next read!

I'm also still celebrating the June 30 release of my latest Harlequin Love Inspired novel, A Mother's Prayer. Thank you to everyone who's already picked up a copy and shared your kind words.

Thank you to everyone who's supported A Mother's Prayer on Goodreads! ❤️ If you haven't yet, I'd be honored if you'd add it to your Want to Read shelf. Happy reading!

One week ago, A Mother's Prayer made its way into the world, and what a week it's been! 💙

I'm incredibly grateful for every reader who has spent time in Sweetwater. Seeing the book reach #7 in Amazon's Hot New Releases for Christian Romance was such a blessing.

If you've read it, I'd love to hear what you thought here on Goodreads. Thank you for your support! ❤️

It's launch day for A Mother's Prayer!

Today I'm celebrating the release of my third Sweetwater novel. It's always a little surreal to watch a story that once lived only on my computer find its way into readers' hands.

If A Mother's Prayer finds a place on your reading list, I hope you'll enjoy the journey to Sweetwater.

Less than week until its June 30 release day, and A Mother's Prayer is already showing up in bookstores. This author may have done a happy dance.

Less than two weeks until Chris Maday Schmidt's A Mother's Prayer releases! Preorder your copy and get ready to return to Sweetwater. Have you read A Father's Vow and The Fire Chief's Surprise yet?

Less than two weeks until A Mother's Prayer, Book 3 in my Love Inspired Sweetwater series, hits bookstore shelves on June 30! 💛
Thank you to everyone who has preordered, added it to their TBR, or cheered me on along the way. 📚✨

💛 The countdown to A Mother's Prayer is on! The next Sweetwater romance releases June 30, and I'm excited for Olive and Hank's story to finally make its way into the world.

A Mother’s Prayer releases in 1 month and 3 days… but who’s counting? ☺️💛

I can’t wait for readers to visit Sweetwater again and meet Olive & Hank in this hope-filled story of faith, family, and second chances. ❤️

Excited for A Mother’s Prayer to release in just over a month! If faith-filled fiction is your jam, one of the best ways to support Christian authors is by adding upcoming books to your Goodreads TBR, sharing them with friends, and leaving a review once they release. Those small actions make a bigger difference than readers often realize. 💛