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Talia Castelford

Talia Castelford

Sunlit stories where love and friendship carry us through life’s storms.

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Marigolds & Moonlight — Talia Castelford

Marigolds & Moonlight

Chicago, late June. Paloma Reyes is two years into her PhD when a single phone call takes away her fellowship. Her grandparents are counting on her back in Pátzcuaro, September is coming fast, and she needs a job, fast: she ends up as housekeeper to Victor Delcourt, a wealthy man so cold she quietly calls him the Iceman.

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Coming soon

  • November 2026 · Hearts of Pilsen, book 2 (title to come): Jay and Gaya
  • January 2027 · An Unexpected Break, book 1 (title to come): Victor and Clara
  • Mid-January 2027 · Hearts of Pilsen, book 3 (title to come): Kiki and Isaiah

About the author

Talia Castelford is a novelist. She writes contemporary fiction with a romantic heart: stories rooted in real neighborhoods, full of gardens, family recipes and friends who become family. Marigolds & Moonlight, set in Chicago between a university campus and the streets of Pilsen, is her first novel.

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