This city developer picked the wrong small town.Nathaniel Westbrook might have charm, expensive suits, and plans to turn Alder Creek into a luxury ski resort, but he's never met someone like me. Emily Spencer doesn't back down.When the town council ropes me into supervising his research for a week, I plan to make his life miserable. Every building code. Every zoning violation. Whatever it takes to send him packing.The problem is, he’s nothing like I expected. Instead of brushing me off, he listens. Instead of ignoring the community, he shows up at our spring fair meeting. And instead of treating me like an obstacle, he looks at me like I’m a puzzle he’s dying to solve.I know I should keep things professional and stay focused on saving Alder Creek. But he's the first man who doesn't flinch when I dig in my heels, who meets my fire with his own.Now I have to decide: keep fighting him to protect everything I love, or take the biggest risk of my life and trust him with both my town and my heart.Saving Home is the second novel in the Alder Creek series. It’s a cozy small-town romance with all the sizzling chemistry and none of the spice. Each book can be read on its own, but you'll see familiar faces along the way.

Are you ready for three wonderful and heart-warming books? The final boxset in the Finding Home Series packs a serious punch. It includes: Finding Home, Finding Balance, and Finding Peace. Finding Home: (Book Six)"This is a rollicking adventure filled with the most unlikely (but welcome) coincidences and drama as Beth and Cole strive to find a place where they can both belong. Finding Home is a perfect 10." –Publisher's Weekly.There’s no place (that really feels) like home.Cole's mother married the Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein when he was only three years old. When his step-father’s failing health requires Cole to step in and help out, he does it without complaint, knowing he can never ascend the throne. When his step-father offers to adopt him, Cole knows it's unlikely the other members of the Princely Family will ever accept an adopted heir.Even so, part of him wants to try.Beth grew up surrounded by loving siblings and doting parents, but she wasn't born into this idyllic family. When her biological mother reaches out, explaining that she’s a pop star in Europe, Beth feels as if fate has orchestrated their reunion. Her bio mom is impressed with Beth's skill at the piano and invites her to join the European tour. Beth jumps at the chance.The reality isn't quite the dream she imagined.When Beth finds herself in a jam in the middle of Europe, can Cole rescue the damsel in distress, even though he's not actually a prince? And can Cole and Beth find the true meaning of home. . . together?Finding Balance: (Book Seven)Gone. . . but not forgotten?Amy loved everything about her mom: her smile, her smell, her gentle laugh. On the day her mom died, it felt as though the sun went dark. Her dad bought a house with wheels and they started moving, but no matter how many new places they went, the sun never came back out.At least, not until Mary showed up and handed Amy a box of Froot Loops.Amy loved Mary from the very first day—almost as much as her dad did.Amy began calling Mary "Mom" shortly after the wedding without a second thought. After all, Mary cared for her, taught her, and loved her, all the things that moms do. But when her mom’s sister comes to visit, Aunt Anica has plenty of questions.And now, Amy does too.Does loving Mary mean Amy doesn't love her real mom? Or is there somehow room for all the love Amy feels in her heart?Finding Peace: (Book Eight)Keeping score is the quickest way to lose.Anica Maggard was born under a lucky star. Her big sister became her very best friend. Her debut novel was an instant bestseller. She lived in the apartment of her dreams at the age of twenty-five.But luck changes. . . and sometimes it runs out entirely.Cancer steals her sister, and that loss robs Anica of her words. Years later, she still can't even find the desire to search for them.Ethan Trainor coasts through life, trading on his boyish grin, cerulean eyes, and ample trust fund to succeed. No one has ever bothered to peel back the façade and discover that Ethan's glorious life didn't begin with a silver spoon.It began with bars on his windows.A boiling rage simmers just below the surface, and when the demons from his past swing back around, that fury threatens to consume him.When fate drags Ethan to Atlanta to confront his past and Anica there to search for her future, can they both find the peace they need to let go? Or will they lose what really matters in the process?

She survived a toxic marriage, a brutal divorce, and the chaos of the ER. Her heart? Flatlined. Love? Marked DNR.Emergency department nurse Sophia Mitchell has made it through the worst: single motherhood, long shifts in one of the country’s busiest ERs, and a man who nearly broke her. Now she’s built walls around her heart strong enough to stop a trauma team. And she has exactly zero interest in letting anyone past them.Especially not the charming New Zealand paramedic whose radio flirtations are making her question everything she knows about keeping men at a safe distance.Jack McKenzie wasn't supposed to be more than another EMT dropping off patients at Metro General. But his coffee deliveries, his easy way with her fifteen-year-old daughter Madison, and an accent that does dangerous things to her pulse are slowly dismantling every defense she's built. When he invites them to New Zealand for spring break, Sophia takes the biggest leap of faith since signing her divorce papers.What she discovers halfway around the world changes everything.Jack isn't just a paramedic with perfect coffee skills—he's Jackson Charles McKenzie, heir to a wine empire and owner of a vineyard estate that belongs in a travel magazine. Standing in his family's mansion, watching his mother assess her like a lab specimen, Sophia realizes she's made the same mistake twice: falling for a man who's been playing a carefully edited version of himself.But when her toxic ex-husband escalates his campaign of psychological warfare, Sophia discovers Jack has been quietly protecting Madison from threats she never knew existed. Now she faces an impossible choice: trust the man who deceived her, or lose the only person who's ever made her feel truly seen.From Metro General's controlled chaos to Central Otago's breathtaking vineyards, this is a story about second chances, the courage to trust again, and discovering that sometimes the biggest risk is letting someone see all of you—scars, walls, and all.Under Southern Stars is the first book in the Code Blue Hearts series. While the series follows an interconnected group of characters, this book is a complete standalone romance with a guaranteed happily-ever-after.Get ready for...A Grumpy ER Nurse & her Sunshine Kiwi ParamedicWorkplace Flirtations & Steamy Forced ProximityA Fierce Single Mom Protecting Her DaughterA Swoon-Worthy Secret Millionaire HeroHe Falls First (and Hard)A Protective Hero Who Saves the Day

Lieutenant Commander Connor Marks is starting over. His kids are grown up. His divorce is final. He’s settled into his new command and a beautiful house in Spain. Nothing left to do but move forward.And maybe explore his bisexuality after all this time.Unfortunately, his options are limited. He doesn’t speak enough Spanish to connect with the locals, and getting involved with other service members can get… complicated.When HM1 Alex Barlow stumbles across a hot guy on a hookup app, of course it’s that gorgeous new physician Alex sees all the time at the hospital. Of course he’s looking to hook up with a guy. Of course he’s exactly Alex’s type.The only problem is that Connor is an officer while Alex is enlisted. The fraternization regs are crystal clear—they can’t even be friends, never mind hook up.Never mind be more than hookups.But the Navy’s regs can’t cool the chemistry sizzling between Alex and Connor.And nothing—not even their own stubbornness or Alex’s toxic, persistent ex—can stop them from falling in love.CW: Discussion of past abuse, brief on-page violence; combat-related PTSD.

She’s off limits, and I’ve never been allowed to want her.And I shouldn’t be having these feelings.But there’s no way I can resist her.Our families have been feuding for generations.And somehow, that never stopped us from climbing the fence to find each other.We were best friends.Until one kiss at the fair changed everything.We haven’t spoken in twelve years.Now the town is forcing us to work together to rebuild the kissing booth that a scorned lover burned down last summer.And suddenly, she's everywhere again.My enemy.My past.The one woman I've never been able to forget.The town is watching.Our families are furious.And I can’t get those sultry lips out of my head.And I don’t want to.I'm done pretending I don't want her.This time...I'm not walking away.Enemies-to-lovers • Second chance • Small-town romance • Forced proximity • Feuding familiesPerfect for fans of Meghan Quinn and Lucy Score.

A small-town beach romance set in Carolina Cove with slow burn, closed-door chemistry, a contractor hero and a returning heroine with a secret, plus inheritance reveal, family drama, and found family support. Expect grumpy and sunshine sparks, resilience and forgiveness themes, and a heartfelt path to a guaranteed HEA—perfect for readers of sweet contemporary romance, small town beach reads, and second chance at life stories.Sometimes life is a rollercoaster... and all we can do is hang on for the ride!When Hadley Masterson returns to Carolina Cove for a funeral, she’s desperate to keep her secret until a surprise inheritance reveals all…Contractor Bryson James remembers Hadley from his teenage years and he’s more than a little interested in the grown-up version of her. He sees her strength, her resiliency—but he’s also forced to bite his tongue at her family’s attempts to control her life.When a secret from Bryson’s past throws yet another obstacle in their path, can Bryson and Hadley wade through the chaos—or will it mean the end before they ever have a true beginning?