Celebrate Any Time Books in Order

Celebrate Any Time is a multi-author collection of short inspirational romances centered on Vermont's Barncastle Inn. The inn is more than a place to sleep. Its owners create themed getaways that let guests celebrate a holiday, a season, or a favorite era in history.

That setup gives each story a little built-in playfulness. One stay might lean into a pirate Christmas, while another uses a Revolutionary War event as the theme. Costumes, activities, and the old-fashioned inn setting create the shared backdrop, but the guests and romantic problems change from one story to the next.

Janelle Mowery's entry is Showdown at Barncastle Inn. It is a short story in the larger Barncastle setting, so it can be read on its own without needing a long series catch-up. The main appeal is the same as the rest of the collection, a temporary escape to an unusual inn where the planned celebration does not quite go as expected.

The inn keeps bringing people together.

These are gentle, faith-threaded romances rather than mysteries or sweeping historical novels. The historical element comes through the vacation themes and reenactment-style activities, while the characters are dealing with present-day choices about relationships, family, loss, or a fresh start. The compact length keeps the stories focused on one central emotional turn.

Barncastle Inn also gives the collection a cozy sense of place. Guests arrive with their own reasons for booking a trip, then find themselves sharing meals, events, and unexpected conversations with strangers. The setting makes it easy for chance meetings to become something more, and for a planned holiday to uncover a problem that needs attention.

Readers who like short, clean romance with a touch of history will feel at home here. Start with Showdown at Barncastle Inn for Mowery's contribution, or treat it as a quick standalone between longer novels. The series is built for that kind of easy, pick-up-and-read visit.