Sammie Jackson author

Welcome, and thank you for stopping by.

I created Moonriver Cove out of a personal need for comfort. Too often I found myself doomscrolling the evening news—wanting to stay informed, but ending up overwhelmed. I longed for an escape. Something soft, gentle, and kind. Out of that need, Moonriver Cove was born.

The stories here are whimsical, sappy-sweet, and full of heart. Mature but not explicit, they’re low angst, low stakes, and meant to be a cozy place you can return to when the world feels too heavy.

These books won’t be everyone’s cup of tea—but if they are yours, I hope they bring you as much joy as creating them has brought me.

Be well and take care,

Sammie

She just wanted to sell a bakery. Instead, she baked a boyfriend.

Poppy Bell came to Moonriver Cove to unload her late aunt’s thrift bakery, banish a few haunted teacups, and get out. One emotional baking spiral and an accidentally spoken spell later, she’s staring up at Rye—a six-foot-three cinnamon roll golem with warm eyes, strong arms, and the unshakable belief she’s his destiny.

Now her kitchen talks back, her pastries are casting emotional magic, and someone—or something—is determined to send Rye back to wherever he came from. To save him, Poppy will have to face the bakery’s ancient enchantments, her own guarded heart, and the terrifying possibility that love might be worth staying for.

Perfect for fans of Practical Magic, The Great British Bake Off, and cinnamon-sweet love stories.

Each novella in the Moonriver Cove collection can be read as a standalone or in any order.

Amazon (US)

A magical small-town rom-com with glowing cookies, a witch in denial, and one infuriatingly handsome ex-feline.

When Ruby Bloom’s car sputters its last breath on Main Street in the quirky, magical town of Moonriver Cove, she’s just hoping for caffeine—until she meets Booger, a smug mysterious cat who’s actually a cursed warlock. One accidental batch of enchanted cookies later, Booger is suddenly Elias Thorne: tall, British, annoyingly charming, and very, very human.

Now Ruby’s stuck in a town where the espresso machine is hexed, the curtains gossip, and every local seems convinced she and Elias are fated. But breaking his curse was only the beginning—because if Ruby can’t control her growing magic (and her inconvenient feelings), Elias might be lost forever.

Perfect for fans of Practical Magic, The Great British Bake Off, and cinnamon-sweet love stories.

Each novella in the Moonriver Cove collection can be read as a standalone or in any order.

Amazon (US)

A grumpy ghost. A quirky artist. In one enchanted town, love—and the past—refuse to stay buried.

When Ivy Castillo returns to Moonriver Cove to restore its crumbling magical mural, she expects cracked paint—not a sarcastic ghost trapped in the wall.

Ezra Dorian was the town’s brooding historian before a curse turned him into pigment and plaster. Now, every stroke of Ivy’s brush brings him closer to being real—and closer to stealing her heart.

But as the mural reveals long-buried secrets, Ivy uncovers a dangerous conspiracy in Moonriver’s enchanted history. To free Ezra, she’ll have to face meddling witches, gossiping gardens, and reconnect with her own magic.

Perfect for fans of Practical Magic, The Great British Bake Off, and cinnamon-sweet love stories.
Each novella in the Moonriver Cove collection can be read as a standalone or in any order.

Amazon (US)

She’s got the pumpkins. He’s got the fangs. Together, they’re about to squash the competition.

Pumpkin farmer Willow Scott thought her blind date at the Harvest Moon Festival would mean awkward small talk and maybe a slice of pie. She did not expect Lucian Nightbriar—a devastatingly handsome, blue-skinned vampire with an accent as sharp as his canines.

Lucian came to town for one reason: win the “King of the Gourds” contest and claim the mystical pumpkin said to grant unimaginable power. But Willow is the only one who knows the pumpkin’s secret… and she’s not handing it over.

Between romantic hayrides, pumpkin-spiced temptation, meddling werewolves, jealous exes, and a cursed corn maze, Willow and Lucian will have to decide: fight for the prize, or fight for each other—before the Harvest Moon sets for good.

Perfect for fans of Practical Magic, The Great British Bake Off, and cinnamon-sweet love stories.

Each novella in the Moonriver Cove collection can be read as a standalone or in any order.

COMING SEPTEMBER 16, 2025