[PRE-ORDER] Beneath a Midnight Moon (Starlight Grove, #3) by Catherine Cowles

Release Date: 11/17/2026

second chance romance • small-town romance • marriage of convenience • former lovers • romantic suspense

Some loves never truly disappear. They simply wait for the right moment to find their way back.

Aster Carrington never expected to return to Starlight Grove, the town that shattered her trust and changed everything she believed about love. But when family calls her home, she has no choice but to face the past she worked so hard to leave behind. The last thing she expects is to find Maverick Archer still waiting in the shadows, carrying memories neither of them has managed to escape.

The Vibe

Aster is a therapist who has built her life around helping others heal, but returning to Starlight Grove forces her to confront wounds of her own. Back at her grandfather's ranch, she finds herself surrounded by familiar places, complicated memories, and the man who once held her heart.

Maverick has spent years trying to outrun the darkness surrounding his family's legacy. As a smokejumper and firefighter, he has built a life around danger and adrenaline, keeping himself moving rather than looking back. Aster's return makes that impossible.

Their reunion brings all the intensity of a love that never completely faded. The ranch, the close-knit small-town atmosphere, and the growing danger surrounding Aster create a romantic suspense story filled with emotional depth, protective instincts, and undeniable chemistry.

For readers who love second chances, small-town romance, tortured heroes, strong heroines, and suspense woven through an emotionally charged love story, Beneath a Midnight Moon offers a heartfelt return to Starlight Grove.

Spice Level

•  🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️  (4/5)

Tropes & Tags

• Contemporary romance
• Romantic suspense
• Small-town romance
• Second chance romance
  
• Marriage of convenience
• Forced proximity
• Protective hero
• Tortured hero
• Strong heroine
  
• Firefighter hero
  
• Small-town community
• Emotional romance
• High-stakes suspense
• Dual POV

Books in Series (In Order)

• Across the Vanishing Sky, #1
  
• Into the Fading Twilight, #2
  
• Beneath a Midnight Moon, #3
  
• Through the Gathering Storm, #4
  
• Within the Starry Silence, #5

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