{"id":14405,"date":"2026-04-20T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/?p=14405"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:39:57","slug":"7-charming-southern-romances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/7-charming-southern-romances\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Charming Southern Romances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Romance is in the Southern air in these novels. Whether they\u2019re spending the summer together in a small town, avoiding feelings for each other in Appalachia or looking for second chances on the coast, these couples know that the South can be the perfect place to fall in love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at these seven romance novels set in the South and discover the charm of the region!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re participating in the Crazy4Fiction Reading Challenge<\/a>, pick a book to fulfill the Southern romance<\/strong> or set in a state you haven\u2019t lived in<\/strong> prompt!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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McKenna and Nate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


Not What We Pictured<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By Becca Kinzer<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Tennessee<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n


All McKenna wants to do is see her sister get engaged. But when her plans go awry and the heirloom ring meant for her sister accidentally ends up with Nate, a handsome stranger, McKenna travels to his small hometown in Tennessee to get it. Little does she know, Nate\u2019s luggage was lost by the airline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McKenna has no choice but to wait until Nate\u2019s luggage is returned. Over the course of the summer, McKenna and Nate grow closer as they help renovate a local B&B and plan a community concert. The quirky townspeople add laugh-out-loud moments to this forced-proximity rom-com.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Opal and Lincoln<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


Beach Haven<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By T. I. Lowe<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

South Carolina<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n


Opal and Lincoln couldn\u2019t be more different if they tried. Opal is the free-spirted owner of a funky ocean-side boutique. Lincoln is a new-to-town military veteran who wants to shut out the world. When Opal tries to befriend the ex-Marine and offers him a job at her store, Lincoln gruffly dismisses her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then a hurricane strikes and Opal\u2019s store is damaged. As Lincoln helps Opal restore her business, they both start to heal from the wounds of their past and consider what their futures could look like. This grumpy-sunshine romance is the perfect summer beach read.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lizbeth and William<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


The Heart of Bennet Hollow<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By Joanne Bischof DeWitt<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Virginia<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n


This Pride and Prejudice<\/em> retelling is set in an Appalachian coal mining town in 1904. There, Lizbeth and her family try to preserve the family farm while the coal mine goes up for sale. Coal barons descend on the town, among them the very rich\u2014and very single\u2014William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lizbeth and William butt heads over what should be done with the mine, but as they continue to meet around town, Lizbeth questions her first impression. She\u2019ll have to confront her own prejudices and decide if the future she\u2019s always imagined is the one she truly wants.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Josie and August<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


Driftwood Dreams<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By T. I. Lowe<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

South Carolina<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n


Josie and August have known each other since high school, but while August went away to college and Paris to pursue art, Josie put aside her artistic dreams to stay in South Carolina to help her dad. But now August is back and asking for Josie\u2019s help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August knows Josie has closed off parts of herself since her mother\u2019s death. He hopes to awaken Josie\u2019s artistic side by asking her to join him in opening a children\u2019s art camp. To fulfill their dreams, Josie and August will have to put aside their apprehension in this friends-to-more romance.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cadence and Joshua<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


All Through the Night<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By Tara Johnson<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Washington, DC<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n


During the Civil War, Cadence longs to do her part for the Union. Turned away from being a nurse, Cadence looks to use her soothing singing voice to help injured soldiers in the hospital. But one doctor stands in her way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua is a doctor at Judiciary Square Hospital and works clandestinely to help turn the tide of the war. He can\u2019t have Cadence destroying his carefully laid plans. But when Cadence gets caught up in a secret society Joshua\u2019s been investigating, the course of their lives will change forever in this rivals-to-more historical romance.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sophia and Weston<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


Sea Glass Castle<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By T. I. Lowe<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

South Carolina<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n


Both Sophia and Weston settle in the small town of Sunset Cove after devastating circumstances. Sophia, a newly single mom, is supported by her family and friends in a town she loves but is struggling to find her place. All Weston wants to do is fade into the background of a small town and survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the nosy townspeople want these two eligible singles to find love. So to get them off their case, Sophia and Weston cook up a fake-dating scheme. All the time spent together gives them hope for a second chance neither had thought they\u2019d find.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Josephine and Dodge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


In These Hills<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By Tamera Alexander<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Tennessee<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n


City suffragist Josephine is on the run from a deadly rally in Atlanta and eager to find a small town to hideaway in. Dodge, a local ranch foreman, reluctantly agrees to give her a ride to Lynchburg, Tennessee, and Miss Mary Bobo\u2019s Boarding House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Josephine searches for work so she can support herself, she discovers the only job matching her skills is at the Jack Daniel’s Distillery. Working at the distillery puts her in close contact with Dodge and they both start to reconsider their impressions of the other in this opposites-attract historical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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