A cozy surprise is coming next month


Ok friends,

You’ve walked the streets of Willow Creek with Sammy, Michelle, Amanda… and of course, the Bridge Ladies.
Now, I’ve got something new coming soon and I can finally start sharing hints! 🎉

Think:
✅ Same sweet small town
✅ Same fun characters
✅ Shorter stories - like An Ever After Christmas size
✅ Fun Mysteries (the cozy kind) with Ethel Sue as the lead sleuth.
❌ No dead bodies

Coming next month: My first ever cozy non-murder mystery drops on Kindle.
It’s got all the heart, faith, and friendships you love — just with a little mystery baked in (alongside a few peach cobblers too 😁).

And I’m working on some fun little gifts to go with these quick reads, and I’d love your input!

I appreciate the help! 🤗❤️

Wishing you an amazing week, sweet friend!
Melissa Alyse ❤️

Ok, and one more thing - want to read my books early and leave a review on Amazon when done? Join the Front Porch Preview Team here. I'll send you a free copy of the ebook in exchange for an honest review for it. 😊👍

Melissa Alyse, Author

I’m Melissa Alyse, I write stories and send letters that feel like we are hanging out on the front porch together with sweet tea and a hug and with reminders that God chose you, loves you, and isn’t finished with your story yet.

Read more from Melissa Alyse, Author

Hey friend! Happy February—can you believe it already?! I wanted to pop into your inbox today with a few bookish updates… because if you’re anything like me, there’s nothing quite like finding your next great read. 😊 First, an update: The entire Willow Creek series is now available as a single ebook box set.All the stories.All the characters.One place.No hunting down book after book. 🙌 If you’ve been meaning to work your way through the series—and you enjoy reading on your phone or...

Hey sweet friend, I finally took the Christmas tree down on January 15. I know, that’s about two weeks past what most people would call “reasonable.” But I couldn’t bring myself to do it any earlier. Not because I was busy. I had the time. I was just still enjoying it, lingering in what was. I just wasn’t quite ready to move on. Christmas was special this year. A wonderful time with family, all the fun at The Grove, and of course... Edmund and I got married. It was a Christmas I won’t soon...

Hey sweet Reader, This week, I thought I’d share what a day in my life looks like these days. Luke and I start the morning with coffee, a hand of Skip-Bo, and we pray over the day before he heads off to work. Then I do my quiet time in my soaking chair. Working thru the gospels this year with Him. Then it’s to my desk — usually replying to yall, writing emails for the week, working on amazon ads, or maybe even visioncasting the Willow Creek world a bit (LOVE doing that ❤️). Some days I’m...