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The Laurel Crossing Gazette
Fresh from the town square: book news, behind-the-story notes, writing-desk updates, and the occasional bit of Laurel Crossing gossip.
Featured Story
The Bell House Promise is coming to Laurel Crossing.
Ivy Carver came to Laurel Crossing for the librarian job. At least, that is the story she lets everyone believe. Behind the quiet shelves and carefully chosen answers is a mystery tied to the vanished bride at the heart of the town’s most beloved legend.
Book One in Carol Reece’s Love in Laurel Crossing series arrives August 14, 2026. Preorders are open now.
Releasing
August 14
2026
Whispers on Sycamore Street
Wren Bell and Matthew Rusk inherit opposite sides of Laurel Crossing’s oldest feud, and a missing church record may change everything the town believes.
View Book Two
Where the Heart Stays
Callie Wynn only planned to pass through town. Deputy Owen Brant gives her a reason to wonder whether staying might finally feel like freedom.
View Book ThreeInside the Gazette