Porch Swing Promise
(2026)(The tenth book in the Dogwood Creek Matchmakers series)
A novel by JoAnn Durgin
Sometimes God's greatest gifts don't change our plans. They change our understanding of home.
After a career setback at a Michelin-starred Nashville restaurant, aspiring chef Brielle Kearney agrees to house-sit in the charming mountain town of Dogwood Creek, Tennessee. For two months in the summer, she’ll sharpen her culinary skills in the fast-paced, high-volume local diner while her widowed aunt travels the world. Then she’ll return home to Nashville to pursue the career she’s worked years to achieve.
Enter Micah Hayes. Quietly dependable, deeply faithful, and known throughout Dogwood Creek for putting others first, the town’s homegrown electrician isn’t looking for romance. When the fire chief calls him to inspect The Gathering Place after an unfortunate incident, Micah clashes with the new cook who caused a commotion on only her third day on the job. Brielle is feisty, defensive, beautiful, and unforgettable.
Micah tasted fame and walked away. Brielle seeks to prove herself worthy in her chosen field. Somewhere between shared meals, porch swing conversations, church potlucks, and simple acts of kindness, two guarded hearts begin to discover that the sweetest things in life are often the ones never planned.
As Brielle’s dream opportunity in Nashville draws near, and her time in Dogwood Creek comes to an end, she and Micah face a question neither is prepared to answer. Is love asking someone to stay…or loving them enough to let them go?
Filled with memorable characters, including the Dogwood Creek Matchmakers, heartfelt humor, delicious comfort food, gentle faith, and the reminder that God’s plans are always worth trusting, Porch Swing Promise is a tender Christian romance about finding home, embracing God’s timing, and discovering that sometimes the greatest adventures begin with the courage to meet in the middle.
Kindness still matters. Faith still matters. Community still matters, and love is patient enough to wait.
Genre: Inspirational
After a career setback at a Michelin-starred Nashville restaurant, aspiring chef Brielle Kearney agrees to house-sit in the charming mountain town of Dogwood Creek, Tennessee. For two months in the summer, she’ll sharpen her culinary skills in the fast-paced, high-volume local diner while her widowed aunt travels the world. Then she’ll return home to Nashville to pursue the career she’s worked years to achieve.
Enter Micah Hayes. Quietly dependable, deeply faithful, and known throughout Dogwood Creek for putting others first, the town’s homegrown electrician isn’t looking for romance. When the fire chief calls him to inspect The Gathering Place after an unfortunate incident, Micah clashes with the new cook who caused a commotion on only her third day on the job. Brielle is feisty, defensive, beautiful, and unforgettable.
Micah tasted fame and walked away. Brielle seeks to prove herself worthy in her chosen field. Somewhere between shared meals, porch swing conversations, church potlucks, and simple acts of kindness, two guarded hearts begin to discover that the sweetest things in life are often the ones never planned.
As Brielle’s dream opportunity in Nashville draws near, and her time in Dogwood Creek comes to an end, she and Micah face a question neither is prepared to answer. Is love asking someone to stay…or loving them enough to let them go?
Filled with memorable characters, including the Dogwood Creek Matchmakers, heartfelt humor, delicious comfort food, gentle faith, and the reminder that God’s plans are always worth trusting, Porch Swing Promise is a tender Christian romance about finding home, embracing God’s timing, and discovering that sometimes the greatest adventures begin with the courage to meet in the middle.
Kindness still matters. Faith still matters. Community still matters, and love is patient enough to wait.
Genre: Inspirational
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