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BOOK ONE – Native Love Jams

A 2024 MN Book Awards Genre Fiction Finalist

Contemporary Romance

About

Two cooks go foraging and find love in a berry patch…

Native Love Jams is a debut work of contemporary romance by Tashia Hart, author of The Good Berry Cookbook: Harvesting and Cooking Wild Rice and Other Wild Foods.

As the village of Rainy Bay works out the kinks in their first Indigenous Food Days, Winnow works out the kinks in her love life. Hired to forage and cook for the festival, Winnow arrives in the rural Minnesota community to find her host Niigaanii, is as annoyingly attractive as he is unwelcoming. Can Winnow and Niigaanii pull thorns from the past and harvest the love they find in a berry patch?

Editorial Reviews

“Native Love Jams is a joyful, sexy, lush-language, fabulous read! Hart’s characters burst from the page in all their quirky, endearing aliveness, and her stunning descriptions of territory and delectable food will make you hungry for more. Treat yourself to this celebration of Indigenous love!” -Mona Susan Power, author of A Council of Dolls

“Beautifully written in an original and enchanting style… This is a romance, but it goes far beyond most books in the genre, offering a wealth of knowledge, a glimpse into a little-known culture, and much sensory delight. -Readers’ Favorite

“Hart stands out in her sensitive portrayal of characters from many Indigenous nations, an underrepresented group in contemporary romance.” -Publishers Weekly