At 35, Claire has experienced more loss than most people her age, causing her to pull back from most relationships. But despite her best efforts she finds her neighbor’s kindness, her employee’s struggles, and an old friend’s sudden need, pulling her back into the world of emotional ties. Holding Back Daylight, with humor and heartache, explores how the heart lets go, and how it lets love back in again. $0.99 on Kindle.
A Mother’s Love
Callie never worried much. Then her daughter vanished without a trace.
Even when her husband passed, 53-year-old Callie poured her energy into staying strong to support her daughter Jane. But after Jane mysteriously disappears on the cusp of her 30th birthday, Callie’s world is turned upside-down. She knows that Jane would never skip town… and when she receives a suspicious-sounding voicemail, it feels like her worst fears are confirmed.
Teaming up with a cast of quirky characters, Callie must fight to unravel the clues behind Jane’s untimely disappearance. As her investigation takes her on a journey into her daughter’s past, Callie begins to piece together a strange web of suspicious coincidences that could point to her daughter’s whereabouts.
But solving this mystery won’t be easy, and Callie will need all the help she can get if she wants to bring her daughter home safe. Can Callie and her friends unravel a tragic story from the past? And what will become of Callie and the charming, handsome sailor Oliver?
Combining all the head-scratching secrets and puzzling clues of a clean and wholesome mystery novel with a dash of heartwarming romance, A Mother’s Love is a lighthearted women’s fiction series full of twists and turns that are bound to keep you guessing. $0.99 on Kindle.
Call It Kismet
All That Is Hidden
Are secrets worth the price they cost to keep? Ten-year-old Tina Hamilton finds out the hard way. In 1968, trouble erupts when northern exploitation threatens her southern Appalachian town. Her father’s hidden past collides with the present, mirroring the clash of progressive ideas and small-town values. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Fly Away Home
You Can’t Blame the Flower
Introverted young attorney Lilyanna Rivers knew one day she would return to Whimser—the mysterious mansion in the middle-of-nowhere, Texas, where flowers don’t grow. She didn’t know her return would be with a select group of her corporate colleagues to quarantine at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The comedy of errors of the employees coexisting intertwines with a darker backstory of how Lilyanna came to inherit Whimser from the late William Whimsergarden, her former college professor and boss. While the guests at Whimser navigate awkward encounters, romantic interests and workplace obstacles, Lilyanna grapples with her haunting memories of William, her insecurities with intimacy and her attraction to the captivating company vice president. Tensions escalate when the guests investigate a theft and learn that one or more among them are harboring secrets that put not only their careers at risk but also their lives. Whimser awaits. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Edie in Love: Would that I Could (Book 1)
Her family thinks he’s too weak. His family thinks she’s too poor. Can they bushwhack a path to happily ever after? Edith Carow, star pupil at Miss Comstock’s School for Young Ladies, has a lot to write about in her diary—her father’s a drunk, no one in her family but her can manage a budget, and she’s in love with her best friend’s brother, Theo Roosevelt. Until now, Edie never questioned that she would marry Theo and live out her days with her true love. But when her grandfather, the primary benefactor of her family, threatens to stop supporting them if she ever marries a Roosevelt, she’s torn. Should she follow her heart toward love or her head toward security?
With her eighteenth birthday looming ever closer and her friends fending off marriage proposals left and right, Edie must face the pressures of womanhood in the 1870s, find a way to care for her family, and maybe even be happy. Based on the true story of Theodore Roosevelt II’s second wife, Would that I Could is the first book in the Edie in Love trilogy. If you like turn-of-the-century historical fiction and Nesselrode pie, you’ll love Edie’s journey toward becoming a modern woman. Buy Would that I Could and jump into the adventure today! Free on Kindle.
Christmas Wishes
Can Autumn find the love that she’s always desired? Or will the past repeat itself and she’ll be left alone again?
Imbued with all the joy of a classic Christmas tale, Christmas Wishes is a cozy and romantic contemporary women’s fiction series that will delight fans of feel-good hallmark movies. $0.99 on Kindle.
Finding Home (The Street Fighter Book 1)
What happens when a family loses everything and has no place to go? Terrance Mack has a wife and two young boys. Never in a million years did he expect to find his family living on the streets, with no home, no jobs, in a position where everything they owned has been taken from them in the cruelest of ways. As the family struggles to stay together, they encounter a hard and unfriendly way of life, having to move from town to town, being harassed by the police and by locals, and confronting danger each day.
Living on the streets is nothing as he expected. All Terrance wants for his family is for someone to give them a chance—a chance for a new beginning, a roof over their heads, the opportunity to once again build a life without constant fear, having to look over their shoulders, feeling as if the rug will continue to be yanked out from under them again and again. The worst is seeing the light in his wife’s eyes slowly diminish, along with the hope they once had. Terrance carries a constant weight, and every day brings a new challenge as doors close and they’re forced to move on. Even though they’ve stayed together, finding a place to stay has forced the family into survival mode, living one day at a time. The dignity Terrance once took for granted has become something he struggles to hold on to as he dreams of one day being able to have a peaceful night’s sleep. $2.99 on Kindle.
Christmas at the Bay: A Chesapeake Novel
An aging mother wants nothing more than to spend Christmas with her family…
Carol Taylor has been through it all.
After going through a nasty divorce with Robert and her four grown children and grandchildren scattered across the country, Carol is planning to spend Christmas alone.
That is until her dying father gifts her a month at a bay house in the Chesapeake Bay.
When Carol arrives, she receives the surprise of a lifetime, but then tragedy strikes.
Will she get to spend Christmas with her family like old times?
Will she find new love?
Christmas at the Bay is a touching stand-alone novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat and fill your heart with warmth and love this holiday season. $3.99 on Kindle.
Shoulder Season
There are two problems with owning a family business. The first is when there’s no family. The second is when there’s no business.
My parents left me everything. Except any clue how to run their Lake Michigan lodge. For me, the best season begins when my guests pack up their sunscreen and novelty t-shirts and head for home. But this year, instead of blissful solitude, I’m snowed in with my grumpy final guest and a blizzard of unpaid bills. My only consolation? A sexy sweet man I’ve never met. My parents created a well-oiled machine. But all machines and daughters fall apart sometime, don’t they? Now my future hangs on what I make of the broken pieces…$0.99 on Kindle.
Not His To Love: Legal Romantic Thriller (The Black Widows Book 4)
Years after a vicious attack, Daniel Baker still wakes up a sweaty shaky mess from horrifying nightmares. But it’s expected. Someone did try to kill him, and not just anyone. But unlike the rest of everyone else involved, he still can’t move on. Can’t forgive. And now, his life is about to become even more complicated with his ex’s re-entry in his life, baggage and all. Luciana Garcia- Jones has been trapped in her nightmare of a marriage for twelve years. She’s tried everything to get out of it but has failed repeatedly, and miserably. Then the one man she’s ever loved shows up in her life as her husband’s lawyer and Luciana is sure it’s a sign. Could he possibly be what she needs to finally escape the hell that is her life? The last thing Daniel wants is more complications in his life as he works on recovering. That is, until he finds out the truth about Luciana’s marriage. Now he wants her back. Whatever the cost. Trigger Warning: The content might include graphic references to topics such as sexual abuse, self-harm and violence. $2.99 on Kindle.
The Trials of Adeline Turner
From Charming Falls Apart author Angela Terry comes a story about finding the courage to face your past, be true to your heart, and live your best life. Fans of Sophie Kinsella and Emily Giffin will enjoy cheering for Adeline Turner as she navigates the twists and turns of her newly complicated life in this fun, heartwarming novel.
$1.99 on Kindle
Future Plans
Can you always go home again?
When her daughter’s life is suddenly in jeopardy, Hazel has no choice but to move back to her hometown to spend the summer creating quality memories with Ellie. Little does she know that this roller coaster ride is just beginning. Amidst uncovering relationships both new and old, Hazel will discover that there are some things we just can’t plan. $0.99 on Kindle
Cunning
Jennifer Weber is a dedicated federal agent assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Task Force in Miami, Florida. She believes she has it all: a loving husband; a great career; and thousands of happy memories still to come. Everything is how it should be, or is it?
When she arrests Eduardo Londono, a murderous drug kingpin, her life escalates into a terrible nightmare. Londono, a ruthless and cunning adversary, appears to be laser-focused on two objectives: derailing the government’s drug and money laundering case against him; and exacting revenge on Jennifer for the death of his brother.
Informants are killed, drugs are missing, and the Assistant United States Attorney believes Jennifer is a dirty agent, in league with Londono. With her career on the line, evidence building against her, and dangerous threats looming—Jennifer is drawn into a maze of lies, and deadly secrets. Londono’s people taunt Jennifer. They want her to know how ruthless they can be and how close they are getting. It’s not only her career that’s in jeopardy; it’s her life.
Jennifer begins to question her sanity, and if she’ll have the strength to survive.
Nothing makes sense, and the toxic fallout from the accusations is affecting her marriage.
She doesn’t know who or what to trust—her heart, or a growing suspicion that her husband is hiding something. As Jennifer sets off on a desperate quest to uncover what her husband is keeping from her, the answers she finds shock her to her very core. $7.99 on Kindle.
The Lies Between Us
The Christmas Retreat
She was broken in the blink of an eye. But can she discover the true value of family?
For 50-year-old workaholic Lena, her career was her life. Now struggling with the sudden death of her husband and her strained relationship with her daughter, her world spirals into chaos when she discovers her savings account mysteriously emptied.
Forced to move into her aging parents’ quiet beachside Bed & Breakfast while she hunts for answers, Lena is soon brought face-to-face with her estranged daughter and she’s forced to realize the far-reaching impact that her workaholic life has had on her family.
Perfect for fans of cozy Christmas-themed mysteries with a heartwarming dash of wholesome romance and a gorgeous beachside setting, $0.99 on Kindle
My Secret Sister
The Fortune Cookie Writer
“The Fortune Cookie Writer will delight…”–Midwest Book Review. Dog walker by day and fortune cookie writer by night, Marissa is broke. Blindsided by divorce, she’s determined to support her young son, Owen, musically gifted and struggling to hide his peculiar behaviors from the world. When a stranger offers her a week’s pay to cook dinners for a widow who lives one floor down, Marissa accepts. She’d be a fool to turn down such easy cash. But the arrangement isn’t simple with ninety-four-year-old Rose, who tends to lapse into Yiddish and has no interest in visits from an unfamiliar neighbor. Soon Marissa discovers clues about Rose’s unspoken history: a piano, silent for decades, yet still in tune; a locked case with an unbreakable code; and three hidden photos bearing an inscription. As Owen’s future darkens, Rose’s past is revealed—leaving Marissa to decide how to create good fortune for the three of them.
$1.99 on Kindle
Snips and Snails Mystery Cafe Boxset
Life after 40 can be a challenge…what with too many gray hairs to pluck, all the sagging and bagging, and a faulty internal temperature control…
But in Veil Falls all things are possible. ..
Add in one cup Murder, three teaspoons of Sass and Snark and a dash of Romance, and life over the hill is more than just Juli Mason’s next murder case. It’s an opportunity to live out her bucket list, one blessed bowlful at a time… $0.99 on Kindle
Free: Refuge at Pine Lake
“ … a tender story of healing and finding a place to belong. This sweet, Southern romance doesn’t disappoint.” – Liz Talley. Robin Lancaster, a twenty-six-year-old former kindergarten teacher, has her summer and her life all figured out. She’s ready to be on her own, writing and illustrating children’s stories at her family’s beloved lake house. Once there, she intends to rekindle a romance with Caleb Jackson, the area’s top hunting and fishing guide, and bag him for herself.Complications arise from the start when Robin finds out her mother has rented the lake house to a man they know nothing about. Matthew McLaughlin, forty-year-old widowed university professor and author from California, shows up at Pine Lake in crisis. A sabbatical might be his only hope to save much more than his career. He needs a place of refuge. Sharing the lake house with a lighthearted young woman and her dog is the last thing on his mind. Caleb has his own plans. He’s used to things going his way, but a man staying in Robin’s house presents unforeseen challenges. When paths unavoidably entangle for these three, hearts are on the line. Free on Kindle.
Free: Tobacco Rose
South Georgia 1955. Racial tensions lead to riots in the South. An old black woman named Rosie and a young white girl called Clementine are in danger of losing their lives in a flood. Caught up in swirling waters teeming with moccasins, dead animal carcasses and debris, they must get to higher ground to survive. During the long frightful night of the flood, Rosie takes Clementine on a mental journey as she tells the heart-wrenching tale of Quetta, her Gullah/Geechee ancestor who was kidnapped and brought to America on a slave-trading ship in the late 1700s. A lifelong friendship is formed in this unlikely pair, and a thirst for knowledge and an appreciation of life is instilled in a young girl who wished only to hurry through life and grow up. Free on Kindle.
One Wrong Turn
Clay returns home to care for his two daughters after his estranged wife suffers a tragic accident. Struggling to reconnect with his girls while clinging to the hope that his wife survives, Clay reflects on the love story he and Jess once shared. Can he heal past wounds and make his family whole again? $0.99 on Kindle.
Mayhem & Monotony: A Quarantine Affair
I began working at MAGN in January of 2020 and I loved everything about the place. Soon after, COVID-19 came and everyone was afraid of the Corona Virus. Lockdown happened here in Manhattan, quarantine hit, and I was stuck at home with my abusive husband, Jonathan. My superior, Colin, helped me to escape my husband by allowing me to come to the office as much as possible, he even gave me my own set of keys. Colin was a great boss and a friend, who was also married. Eventually, I end up spending more time underneath him and not just under him, as a colleague. Someone learns our secret and is willing to expose us. Colin and I cannot let that happen, we will do anything to remain a secret, even kill. Note to readers: reader discretion is highly advised. This novel contains picturesque depictions of MF/BWWM relationships, so mature readers only, please and thank you. $3.99 on Kindle