In Charlotte Tavern, Virginia, everyone knows Nora Haney and Sam McKenna belong together—except the two of them.
Then one night changes everything. What should have finally brought them together instead shatters their twenty-year friendship. Convinced Nora’s heart belongs to someone else, Sam takes a job in New York. Nora is left with a broken heart and the realization that staying silent may have cost her everything
Now, with distance between them, Nora and Sam must decide whether to play it safe or risk everything to finally claim the love that’s been there all along.
I’m a die-hard romantic, writing about characters who are passionate about, and committed to each other, and frequently getting into trouble. I’m the author of the Valentine Mysteries, the first of which, Deadly Valentine reached the quarter-finals in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2013.
I’m also the author of the Southern Heat contemporary romance series, set in hot, humid central Virginia.
If you like bite-sized stories of love and passion, check out Tender and Tempting Tales, my new anthology project.
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Heat up your summer with Moonlight and Margaritas. Available on Amazon in ebook, KU, & Print
My story is Margarita Masquerade:
Gabriel returns for the annual margarita masquerade ball, donning a Zorro costume that hides his identity but not his heartache. A year ago, he was living his dream, selling his app company for millions, but it came at the price of losing the one person who mattered most. As moonlight spills across the dance floor, Gabriel spots a mysterious woman who he asks to dance. Their conversation flows as easily as the margaritas, filled with veiled confessions and hidden truths. But can Gabriel find the courage to shed his mask to reveal his true self and the love he hopes to reclaim?
Tropes: Second chance
Add some spark to your summer with Fireworks and Flirtation. Available on Amazon in ebook, KU, & Print
My story is A Matter of Time:
When no-nonsense deputy Nate Coleman crosses paths yet again with Mollie Harper, the island’s most enthusiastic museum curator, sparks fly in all the wrong ways. He thinks she’s reckless. She thinks he’s a love scrooge. Skullhaven Bay thinks they just need to kiss already.
But when a legendary pirate’s compass goes missing and a storm traps them overnight in the island’s lighthouse, the two sworn enemies must work together to protect the present as well as decode the past.
As the pirate’s romantic riddle pulls them deeper into mystery as well as into each other, Nate and Mollie discover that the greatest treasure isn’t gold. It’s the love they never saw coming.
Tropes: Enemies-to-lovers, treasure hunt, prirate lore, adventure
Prepare for Romantic Suspense in which each story has a dog and an HEA. Available on Amazon in ebook, KU, & Print
My story is Hunted Hearts:
When travel vlogger Lilia Hayes follows a mud-covered dog into the Great Smoky Mountains, she’s prepared to defend herself against bears and perhaps a witch, not killer poachers and definitely not Boone Kincaid, the grumpy ranger she once loved.
Boone’s investigation into the ruthless poachers puts Lilia in the line of fire, forcing them to run, hide, and banter their way through the woods. With danger closing in and a heroic hound leading the way, old feelings for Boone resurface, forcing Lilia to decide if falling for a grumpy ranger again will help her find the home she lost or leave her alone in the world again.
Tropes: Grumpy/sunshine, second chance, brother’s best friend
