Life's Too Short for Dull Stories
Welcome to the world of C. Ellan Rose—where love gets messy, book boyfriends are worth the wait, and happy endings are non-negotiable.
Storyteller. Book Matchmaker.
Hopeless (and Hopeful) Romantic.
I write spicy, swoony love stories for readers who crave heat, heart, and happily-ever-afters worth rooting for. My characters are messy and lovable. My plots are tension-filled and feelings-forward. And my endings? Always joyful — because real life is complicated enough.
When I'm not writing or teaching yoga, you'll find me reading (always reading), matchmaking books with readers, or living my own love story with my husband, our college-bound daughter, and two very opinionated dogs.
If you love romance with substance, steam, and characters who feel like friends, you're in the right place.
Meet C. Ellan Rose
COMING SOON
Among Wildflowers
Sometimes the best love stories bloom where you least expect them.
Twenty-eight-year-old Alison “Ali” Bennet has spent her life being told she’s impulsive and reckless—a volatile mix with the wealth she grew up with. After a public firing, breakup, and social collapse leave her broke and humiliated, Ali escapes (okay, flees) Chicago for Lakeside, Wisconsin, where her late grandmother’s cabin offers a place to disappear and regroup.
To her surprise, Lakeside’s quirky locals embrace Ali—including Dr. Jake Elliot, the town’s golden-boy veterinarian. Jake is as steady and rooted as Ali is spontaneous and unmoored. Convinced she must change to be worthy of love, Ali pushes the open-to-love Jake away despite their undeniable chemistry. But when her former employer threatens to buy up Lakeside, Ali proposes a counter-campaign to protect the town and the town assigns Jake to help. Working together only deepens their connection and fuels the romantic tension.
As Ali takes root in Lakeside, building trust, friendships, and a deepening connection with Jake, she finally feels herself bloom. But when her former employer retaliates and Jake’s ex returns, Ali must decide whether to keep pruning herself out of fear—or risk growing fully into the love, purpose, and belonging she’s found.
Among Wildflowers is a spicy small-town romance about second chances, finding home in unexpected places, and falling in love when you've finally learned to love yourself first.
Tropes:
Small-town romance • Forced proximity • Dog sidekick • Second chances
Open door • Slow Burn
Let me find your next favorite read.
I'm basically a professional book matchmaker at this point.
(It's a gift. And possibly an obsession.)
Whether you're craving small-town sweetness, enemies-to-lovers banter, or steaminess that'll fog up your Kindle—I've got you covered.
Take the quiz, answer a few quick questions, and I'll pair you with romances that'll have you staying up way too late, grinning like a fool, and feeling all the feelings.
BOOK MATCHMAKING QUIZ