Island County Series

When Tori walks in on her fiancé in bed with another woman, she decides she’s had enough. Fueled by a burning desire to get out of town before she does something that will make headlines, she flies across the country to Fireweed Island with hopes of teaching summer school while fixing up her old childhood home. What she doesn’t expect is to be welcomed with such open arms and a deep connection to the town she grew up in that makes her wonder if she should stay long after summer is over. But family secrets linger just under the crashing waves, and they promise to reveal themselves in unexpected ways.

Mason is suddenly thrust into the role of Tori’s contractor, a shoulder to cry on, and a man who pretends he isn’t falling for his client. But the truth is that he’s vowed to stay away from any emotional entanglements, and that is especially true when it involves complicated women.

The problem is that he can’t get Tori out of his mind, and her fiery spirit only makes the need for her more intense, so he decides he’ll just lend a helping hand while keeping a distance.

But as Tori confronts her deepest fears, Mason can’t help but fall in love with the woman he knows he should stay away from. He’s just not sure she feels the same.

All books in the Island County Series can be read as standalone stories.

Her hands get clammy and the cold winter’s day suddenly feels like it’s ninety degrees and climbing. It couldn’t be the same Cole Hill from high school. The universe isn’t that cruel. But as she opens the email and reads the message, she realizes that it is, indeed, the Cole Hill from high school, and it is the universe’s turn to not only be cruel but downright evil.

Cole broke her heart, but not in the normal fashion. He ensured the process was a long one filled with plenty of ups and downs. It all started in first grade and didn’t finally end until the second year of college. And now he is coming back to get married on Fireweed Island. The perks of being the only florist in town! It’s a good thing she got over him years ago...

Sophie Bristol is a woman who has learned to navigate life without the trappings of love so she can work several jobs, take care of her ailing father, and fall into the pages of a book. Surrounded by people finding their soulmates, she's content with her busy schedule and her belief that fairy tales only exist between the pages. After all, her parents' bitter divorce scarred her perception of love, and her stepmother's acceptance came with a price.

Anthony Hill, lead singer of the chart-topping band Crimson Strings, has achieved the fame he always dreamed of. But success comes at a price, and the pressure to replicate his success weighs heavily on him. Seeking solace and redemption, Anthony returns to Fireweed Island, the place that holds painful memories from his past. Little does he know that his journey will collide with the enigmatic Sophie.

As their worlds intertwine, Sophie and Anthony discover their love is far from the fantasy they envisioned. With walls built around their hearts, they embark on a journey of trust, vulnerability, and self-discovery. But the road to romance is filled with obstacles, and Anthony's rockstar persona presents a challenge. Can he convince Sophie that his feelings are genuine, despite the complexities of his life?

Jewels Jennings—zippy librarian by day and book blogger by night—came back to the one and only place beyond the pages of a book that has given her happiness, Fireweed Island. Years ago, she tore off the island in a speedboat with the man she was supposed to marry in tow and a vow never to return to small-town living . . . only to return with her tail between her legs, newly divorced, and completely skeptical of anything resembling love. She prefers to stick to the men between the pages of her latest read rather than waste time in the real world.

Jake Harlen fled to Fireweed Island with the hopes of forgetting his past. He’s been busy carving out a life that anchors him far away from people and the complications they always manage to deliver. He likes his life, manages it with the care it deserves, and is content in his single ways . . . until he goes on a rescue call and meets the town librarian. When Jewels finds her life hanging in the balance more than once, Jake is the only one who can save her, but neither of them realizes the magic of love that Fireweed is determined to deliver, but only one of them is ready to accept what fate has in store.

After seven years of giving her all to a top investment firm in Manhattan, her holiday bonus included a pink slip and a rather slim severance package. So when her sister, Maddie, promises the perfect opportunity to work at her tea shop, Holly jumps at the chance to start over.

What Holly doesn’t expect is to live across the street from one of the sexiest men she’s ever encountered. Thankfully, he seems too busy to notice her, and around town, she begins to learn that Nick is anything and everything but a saint. He is definitely not a complication she needs in her life, especially with her parents coming to town.

Nick always thought he was content in life. He has a thriving business, enjoys the perks of being a bachelor, and never has to think twice about doing what he wants when he wants. That all changes once Holly moves in across the street. All she has to do is throw a smile in his direction, and he knows his life is forever changed.

The only problem is that she doesn’t seem to know he exists.

But when she promises the wonderful woman who owns a lavender farm on Hound Island that she’d meet her son and tour the farm, she had no idea her world would turn upside down. If she were to pick a dream guy, he’d be it.

Chance doesn’t have time to date or worry about relationships. He’s living his father’s dreams and making sure his mom will be set if he decides to leave the farm and pursue his real passion. The problem is that Chance’s mother hasn’t stopped rattling off reasons why he needs to meet the “girl who owns the tea shop”, and when he finally makes the trek to Fireweed Island, he realizes his mom was right. Maddie is incredible.

When the owner of the property stops by to check on her, she’s shocked to see her first crush standing on the other side of the door. He’s sinfully sexy, and every sizzle and tingle returns with a vengeance. Funny how Aunt Hildie never mentioned who owns the lodge. . .

Kyle North always had a thing for his friends’ little cousin, Brooke. He remembers spending summers in Colorado tromping around with her and his best friends, Jake and Chance Harlen. She had a knack for getting them into plenty of trouble and daring him into the most intimate adventures. They shared a lot of firsts, and he’s never quite forgiven himself for taking one of them.

By the look in her eyes, it’s safe to say she remembers that night and is less than pleased to see him—even if he’s holding an armload of wood to keep her warm. When she invites him in, every single emotion he felt when he was a teenager slams into him. She’s gorgeous, smart, and completely uninterested. Too bad she doesn’t believe in second chances. . . All books in the Island County Series can be read as standalones.

First of all, he isn’t hers, and the second issue is that he has four legs and doesn’t talk much. In all seriousness, Tiffany has never found that one person who makes her stomach flutter with delight, her cheeks flush from a heated glance, or her pulse spike from just one touch, which is precisely why she thinks love isn’t what it’s cracked up to be…much more effort than it’s worth, really.

Or at least she believes that until Billy comes crashing into her world or was it the other way around? One thing she knows is that Billy gives her every reason to blush and make her heart rate race with thoughts that had never popped into her head before. Thoughts she needs to squash immediately, especially since he has quite the reputation for collecting lots of phone numbers. The one thing Tiffany refuses to do is lose her heart to a man who is incapable of real emotion, but a little bit of harmless flirting can’t be that bad, right?

Billy’s life is changing at lightning speed. His business is booming. He has franchises opening up across the Pacific Northwest, and he clearly doesn’t have time for love.

Except he just can’t get Tiffany Bailey out of his mind. She’s beautiful, charming, and holds a zest for life that makes his world seem a little more exciting. But life isn’t that simple, especially his. He holds too many secrets and an inability to love. No big deal, right? All Billy knows is that in his world, Tiffany is off limits. Period. Although, maybe having a little fun wouldn’t hurt anything. All books in the Island County Series can be read as standalones.

But she doesn’t have time for all that. Her goal is to wrangle her family together and make this holiday the best Christmas ever. Yet sometimes, fate has something else in store…

The moment Colton sees Gina at the local market, his world stands still and he can barely speak. But she certainly does, and the message is loud and clear. She has never forgiven him or his family, and she never will for what they did.

Colton never expected to see her again, but now that she’s in town, he can’t get her out of his mind. She’s as beautiful, smart-mouthed, and feisty as ever, and all he can think about is holding her in his arms. He’s determined not to let her slip away, but he’s not sure if she’ll ever be able to open her heart to him again.

It isn't until Dakota learns who this sexy stranger really is that her world turns right-side-up and wrong-side-down, and she wonders if she should really tempt fate. She could lose everything dear to her if she screws up this new relationship. But as the attraction grows between them, they never expect the very thing that brought them together to tear them apart. Sometimes when worlds collide they were never meant to be together.

After a bitter marriage and an even worse divorce, Claire is exhausted and wants nothing more than to dive into her waitressing job and come home to her tiny apartment she shares with her son. Claire doesn’t have the energy to even think about a relationship, let alone be in one.

But as Claire’s secrets from her past begin to reveal themselves in her new town, Claire’s only hope is that she can stop running from a past she’s tried so hard to forget. And Dwayne Wilson might be the only person who can help her. All books in the Island County Series can be read as standalones.

The moment she steps foot in her hometown, memories wash over her, and she knows she made the right decision to come home for the holidays. When Avery bumps into the sexy and charming Caden Turner at her parents’ pharmacy, she wonders if life is starting to turn around...

Until the most embarrassing thing happens right in front of him, and she wishes she could fly herself right back to Nashville. Except the magic of the season has something else in store for them, but only if Avery can learn to open her heart and forgive the man who broke hers...

However, she never expects to run into Walker Malone…a man she can’t stay away from. And the very man who’d gotten her in trouble so many years ago.

It isn’t until their friendship turns to more that Harmony realizes history might repeat itself, and she’s bound to get hurt again. But Walker knows he is a changed man and vows to prove it the only woman he’s ever loved

But Sasha promises herself one last Christmas on Fireweed before she puts the business on the market. Between two awful boyfriends that she ping-pongs between and a work schedule that calls for her to fall into her bed at midnight, she’s running on fumes. She needs the escape and time away from her life in Arizona.

What Sasha doesn’t anticipate is the sexiest man in the universe stumbling into the candy shop. She just never expects it to be her Christmas crush from when she was twelve years old, Wyatt Elliott. There’s something about the way he looks at Sasha that makes her wonder if she’s making the right decision. But she’s never been one to put love first... And maybe that’s the problem.

As she quickly settles into island life, she begins to wonder why, with all of her business success, she still doesn’t feel satisfied. She spends every waking minute telling people how to achieve balance, and yet she’s busy spinning in circles most days and wondering what more there is to life. It isn’t until she finds a book of handwritten poetry on the beach that things start to take a turn. She knows she shouldn’t keep reading the journal, which is so full of beauty, but she can’t help herself. The poems are telling a story… like the words are speaking directly to her.

When Renee sets out to find the rightful owner, she never expects the person to be the sexiest man alive. The moment Decker loses his journal, his world stops. He’s been writing in it since college, and it holds secrets he’s never told a soul. Granted, they’re coded in poetry, but he certainly doesn’t want them out in the public. Decker is so relieved when he gets a call from a perky woman claiming to have found it. He just never expects her to be the most beautiful woman in the world with a heart of gold. Next thing he knows, he's sharing a beautiful sunset on the beach with her wishing he didn’t have to leave. But his entire life is a world away, and he’s pretty certain she’d want no part of it.

But as the sparks fly between Skye and her new boss, she realizes the sparks are the wrong kind, and she can’t believe how irresistibly grumpy he is. So, she decides to make this Christmas count and show him what acting like a decent human being is all about before she has to leave.

Levi Adams knows he is taking a chance when he hires a graphic artist from the other side of the country. He just never expects Skye to turn his world upside down for the holidays.

Skye calls him her grumpy boss, which tends to make him smile. But Levi vows not to fall for his new hire, even if it means he’s miserable being around her because the one thing he knows is that he’s terrible at love.