Emma Lynden

Emma Lynden writes warm contemporary romance built around fresh starts, community, and seasonal rituals. Her 2022 debut, The Holiday Plan, is an independent novel. It follows New York writer Verona Scott, who retreats to the Courtington Castle hotel in the Adirondacks after professional frustration, a breakup, and the loss of her aunt Theoni. Verona intends to avoid Valentine celebrations, only to arrive during a large matchmaking event and meet widowed former psychotherapist Troy Turner, now working as a romance adviser. The setting combines a historic hotel with the nearby town of Camelot Creek, giving the relationship a close-knit holiday backdrop. The clean and wholesome romantic novel remains her sole published stand-alone title to date. Rather than relying on an established series, The Holiday Plan develops its emotional stakes through grief, blocked creativity, and two people reconsidering what companionship might look like. Lynden’s debut consequently joins a writer’s recovery with the communal pleasures of a destination romance.