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Book 3: Cupid’s Sweet Conspiracy, The Holiday Matchmaker Series
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She paid six hundred dollars for one date with him. He would have gone for free.


Courtney Hartwell has been hiding her crush on her boss for over a year—until Peachwood Grove's legendary matchmaker puts Nate Brockington on the Valentine's bachelor auction block. Watching other women bid on the man she secretly wants is torture. When another woman starts throwing around serious money, quiet Courtney does something completely out of character: she bids six hundred dollars to win him.


Nate's been keeping things professional with his beautiful project coordinator, fighting every urge to cross the line he knows he shouldn't. Standing on that auction stage, dreading a night with the wrong woman, he never expects Courtney to raise her paddle. When she wins him? The surge of relief tells him everything he needs to know.


One charity date becomes a Valentine's weekend of trying not to combust from wanting each other. Behind Courtney's shy exterior, Nate discovers a woman who knows exactly what she wants—him.


And their "professional" boundaries? They're crumbling fast. The problem is, when Valentine's Day ends, they still have to face each other at work.


Cupid’s Sweet Conspiracy is Book 3 in The Holiday Matchmaker Series and perfect for readers who love:

  • Boss/employee tension that combusts
  • Charity auctions with unexpected winners
  • Mutual pining finally revealed
  • Small-town matchmaking shenanigans
  • Valentine's Day romance with extra heat

Spice Level 3-4 🌶️🌶️🌶️


Some chances are worth taking, some lines are meant to be crossed, and some bosses? They're definitely worth every penny.



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Book 2: Midnight Kiss Countdown, The Holiday Matchmaker Series
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Love doesn't end with separation—sometimes it just needs one more Christmas to find its way home.


Beth Brockington thought she had everything figured out—until her marriage fell apart just before the holidays. Now she’s struggling twin five-year-olds, a bustling family store, and trying not to think about the empty space where her husband used to be. The last thing she expects is to feel her heart skip when Brett shows up looking like the man she fell in love with instead of the stranger they’d both become.


Brett knows they lost their way somewhere between building a life and living it. When he sees Beth across the Town Square laughing with Callie, like she used to laugh with him, he realizes what they had is worth fighting for; but some bridges take more than good intentions to rebuild.


With nosy neighbors, well-meaning matchmakers, and a town that practically runs on Christmas magic, Beth and Brett must decide if their love can be rekindled—or if some hearts stay closed for good.


Midnight Kiss Countdown is Book 2 in The Holiday Matchmaker Short Romance Series—an interconnected/standalone short romance perfect for readers who believe in:

  • Second chances
  • Separated couples reconnecting
  • Christmas reconciliation
  • Small-town matchmaking schemes
  • Family-centered holiday magic


Spice Level: 2–3 🌶️


Sweet heat. Real emotion. Swoon-worthy redemption.


The perfect short (~ 2 hour) holiday read for anyone who knows that love is worth the work—and that sometimes, the best resolutions are made with a kiss.



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Book 1: Holiday Hearts Unwrapped, The Holiday Matchmaker Series
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Christmas cookies, mistletoe kisses, and the friend zone—some traditions are meant to be broken.


Dalton Grant is expecting this holiday season will be a quiet one—until his childhood best friend Savannah crashes back into town needing a fake boyfriend for the Christmas Hearts Festival. Dalton would do anything for Savvy, even risk the one thing that matters most: their friendship.


When the town's self-appointed matchmaker signs them up for every romantic holiday activity—cookie contests, couples caroling, mistletoe challenges—fake kisses start feeling dangerously real. Suddenly, Dalton's questioning everything about their thirty-year friendship, especially when he discovers Savvy's been hiding feelings for him all along.


The problem? He's already broken her heart twice by choosing friendship over something more.


Now, as Christmas magic weaves through their small Georgia town, Dalton realizes he's been blind to what's been right in front of him. But convincing Savvy to trust him with her heart again when he's the one who shattered it?


That might take a Christmas miracle.



Holiday Hearts Unwrapped is Book 1 in The Holiday Matchmaker Series and perfect for readers who love:

  • Childhood friends to lovers
  • Fake dating with real consequences
  • Christmas festival romance
  • Meddling small-town matchmakers
  • Second chances wrapped in holiday magic


The perfect holiday treat for readers who believe in Christmas miracles and happily ever after’s.


Spice Level 2-3 




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About Me

C.K. Darling is the author of witty, spicy contemporary romances set in the charming fictional southern small town of Peachwood Grove, Georgia. Specializing in quick reads for busy romance lovers, her stories can be devoured in under 2 hours without sacrificing depth or satisfaction.