Sweet and steamy closed-door romances
mistletoe misses
latest release
True love never dies…no matter how much I run from, ignore, and bury it.At eighteen, I don’t bother to collect my shattered heart before giving my body to the Army, and years later to the Boston P.D. When my Captain thinks I’m running my life into the ground, I’m sent home to fix myself. But going to Ember Falls again could break me more.He doesn’t realize that my job provides an escape from all that haunts me. It’s what I do to survive. But in a small town where everyone knows my heartache, I’m forced to dig up and face my past—especially when Carmen, the woman who was my everything before she threw me away, has run back, too.Instead of staying out of my blazing path, she launches a campaign to win me back with the help of the entire town. Our past is like a stain on my life, and if I can’t remove it before she can convince me she made a mistake all those years ago, I risk losing more than just my career.Mistletoe Misses is a sweet and steamy, closed-door, contemporary romance. Content warning: Some mild coarse language, casual drinking, mentions of past abuse.
meet alexandra grace
I started writing emotional poetry as a teenager, but my biggest dream has always been to write a novel that made readers feel. That dream finally came true in in 2020 when my first idea (Jackson's story) kept me up one night.I like to add my profound respect for military service personnel and veterans to my emotional, sweet and steamy stories. So far, every book gives a happily ever after to a deserving veteran you can't help but swoon over.Life in Virginia means working full-time as a public servant and following our daughter's travel softball team to tournaments year round. When I'm not authoring, I'm binge watching action TV series with my husband.
What is closed-door?
There are many levels of closed-door romance. My books fall between fade-to-black and closed-door.CLEAN: Generally means free from any language or intimacy beyond kissing
SWEET: Feel-good, steamy kisses, may have some language
CLOSED-DOOR: Steamy to low spice kisses, angst, some clothes may come off, touching stays above the waist, implied intimacy off-page (but the door is firmly closed), may have some language
FADE TO BLACK: You'll see the start of intimacy on-page, but the author fades out before you get to more. It's usually clear that intimacy follows and you generally get more than kissing but not the full act (the door may be slightly ajar but not fully open).
books by alexandra grace
THE JOURNEY SERIES is a heartwarming story about veterans rising out of the darkness and ashes of PTSD. The journeys are difficult. There will be hardships, pain, grief, heartbreak, and raw emotions. But there is even more inspiration, hope, sweetness, perseverance, friendships, unbreakable bonds, and unconditional love.You won't soon forget Jackson and Sydney's stories.
make you love me
book one in the You and Me duology
One lie can either destroy or save us...After four years of hot and casual nights together, Jordan Jones breaks the first rule of our friends-with-benefits arrangement, ending it for good. He wanted forever.I never expected to revisit that emotional wound until the day his sister says he's been in an accident and doesn’t remember our breakup. With his sister unable to care for him and his recovering head injury, I find myself moving in, guilt over a past I can now take back, driving the potentially reckless decision.Protecting my heart and secrets is near impossible with him so close, so perfect. He looks at me with those longing blue eyes and all my walls come crashing down. Whether I surrender or fight back, the destruction of what we once had and what we’ve since become looms over us.And this time, Jordan’s heart won’t be the only thing devastated when the truth collides with the lies.Make You Love Me is a second chance, ex-military romance, and book one in the You & Me duology. This is a fade-to-black romance with amnesia, fake dating, forced proximity, and a grumpy+sunshine dynamic, and a spin-off from Grace's Journey Series.Content Warning: Some coarse language and casual drinking, steamy kisses, mentions of intimacy off page, and mentions of past abuse and loss.
mistletoe misses
book one in the ember falls siblings series
True love never dies…no matter how much I run from, ignore, and bury it.At eighteen, I don’t bother to collect my shattered heart before giving my body to the Army, and years later to the Boston P.D. When my Captain thinks I’m running my life into the ground, I’m sent home to fix myself. But going to Ember Falls again could break me more.He doesn’t realize that my job provides an escape from all that haunts me. It’s what I do to survive. But in a small town where everyone knows my heartache, I’m forced to dig up and face my past—especially when Carmen, the woman who was my everything before she threw me away, has run back, too.Instead of staying out of my blazing path, she launches a campaign to win me back with the help of the entire town. Our past is like a stain on my life, and if I can’t remove it before she can convince me she made a mistake all those years ago, I risk losing more than just my career.Mistletoe Misses is a sweet and steamy, closed-door, contemporary romance.Content Warning: Some mild coarse language, casual drinking, mentions of past abuse.
the journey series
THE JOURNEY SERIES is a heartwarming story about veterans rising out of the darkness and ashes of PTSD. The journeys are difficult. There will be hardships, pain, grief, heartbreak, and raw emotions. But there is even more inspiration, hope, sweetness, perseverance, friendships, unbreakable bonds, and unconditional love.Sweet and steamy, fade-to-black contemporary romance.Recommended reading order: Prequel novella then books 1-4
a journey worth taking
journey series prequel novella
Sometimes love is worth the journey.WILL
No amount of military training could have prepared me for the chemical reaction that took over my body when I saw her for the first time. The second she set those emerald eyes on me, I knew I'd never be the same. But she's quick to remind me that she doesn't date. Well, me either, but that isn't stopping me from pursuing her like my life depends on it. The problem...I have only two days to convince her I'm not like the coward who broke her heart and what we could have is worth fighting for.SYDNEY
It took months to finally feel happy and secure after the last time my heart was stomped on. That's why fictional men are better than real ones. Am I right, ladies? No heart crushing activities possible. But just as my romantic side gets with this plan, in waltzes one very persuasive Marine, who exposes my weaknesses and shows me how a good man treats a woman. Although, none of that matters because he can't stay. And all real men, even those with real six-pack abs and dark chocolate eyes, are to be avoided. What I've rebuilt must be protected, no matter how tempting that one Marine may be.Continue Will and Sydney's journey in books 1-4 of The Journey Series (see content warnings).
a journey spared
book one (jackson's trilogy)
Finding a new path can be difficult when the darkness threatens to swallow you.When Jackson Vane and his three best friends joined the U.S. Marines after high school, he had big dreams. Not only did the service take him far away from his father and the city he refused to call home, it also gave him endless opportunities to see the world. But he never dreamed that eight years would be all he'd get. Now, he's being shipped back to Richmond, Virginia with nothing to his name but shattered dreams, a useless medal, two broken legs, and a devastated heart.While his injuries hold him captive in his childhood home, Jackson has a new war to fight. He must come to terms with survivor's guilt, figure out who he is now, and most daunting of all, learn how to heal.Jackson's journey continues in book 2 and concludes in book 3. Must read all three to get his full HEA.Content Warning (books 1-3): PTSD/flashbacks (nothing graphic), loss/grief, suicide (off page), verbal abuse, violence, rape (off page), casual drinking, some coarse language
a journey to love
book two (jackson's trilogy)
Sometimes running will only take you so far.When Jackson Vane took off on an 865-mile journey, he sought to understand why he was spared in the explosion when so many of his fellow Marines didn't make it home. Mid-quest, the memories he spent years locking away resurface. Each day is a new battle, a struggle to keep moving forward through the consuming darkness. He's never quit, but failure seems imminent.At his breaking point, his path crosses with Emily's, and she becomes his guiding light--his reason for taking the next step. Being with her promises peace, love, and a future he can believe in. But when her past threatens to take it all away, he must overcome both of their demons, or lose her forever.Jackson's journey began in book 1 and concludes in book 3.
a journey home
book three (jackson's trilogy)
Even on the calmest of roads, danger can lurk around every corner.After all that he's been through, Jackson Vane has everything he never knew he wanted. The memories are finally releasing their grip, his body is healed, love has filled his heart, and for the first time, he's living. The journey may be over, but sometimes, endings are beginnings in disguise. He has more to accomplish, more of himself to give, and even more to receive.Life as he knows it is about to change forever as Jackson's journey finally takes him back to Richmond, Virginia. But as experience has taught him, going home is never easy.Jackson's journey began in book 1 and concludes in book 3.
a journey beyond
book four (sydney's story)
Finding love after loss sometimes takes a little guidance.There was one time in Sydney's life when she felt whole, good enough, loved. Although her relationship with Will lasted less than a year, it was everything. Now, she's a single mother, trying to give her son the life he deserves. It isn't easy, but she's always been independent and strong, and since losing Will, she's had more than a few opportunities to prove it. Especially when he appears and helps open her heart to Marine veteran Logan Carter.Logan is a wanderer, a loner, and a ticking time bomb. The last thing he needs on his conscience is casualties. Everyone stays safe so long as he keeps his distance and never gets attached to anyone or any place. But there's something about Sydney and her son that makes staying seem a little less dangerous. And neither of them can ignore the guiding light that insists on bringing them together.Recommendation: Read Sydney's backstory in A Journey Worth Taking (prequel novella) first.Content Warning: PTSD and flashbacks (nothing graphic), mentions of suicide by a loved one, loss/grief, seeing a ghost of a loved one, mentions of past verbal abuse, some coarse language, casual drinking
