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Keeping It Local

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Johnny has one rule: don't date the locals.

Beth is only in town for the summer. Perfect, right?

He came to Port St. Clair to start over after his divorce, not to fall for anyone. She came to finally live for herself after years of putting everyone else first. She leaves before Labor Day.

A summer fling should be simple. No one gets hurt.

But the harder Johnny tries to keep it casual, the more Beth feels like home. And the more Beth falls for this town, the harder it gets to picture going back.

Then her past follows her here.

Johnny's been blindsided before. He knows exactly what it costs. Beth is done letting anyone else decide her life.

Summer is almost over. And one of them has to decide if this was ever just a fling.

Join your friends in Port St. Clair! Perfect for anyone who loves a spicy small-town beach romance with a lot of heart, a summer fling, forced proximity, found family, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Dancing with the Enemy

Release Date = November 10th, 2026

The town grump and the local ray of sunshine have one job: survive their best friends' wedding.

Lane and Megan used to be friends, until the night he never showed. Fifteen years later, they still can't stand to be in the same room.

Now he's the best man. She's the maid of honor. And they can't agree on anything.

She wants the wedding of the year. He wants to keep it simple. Every planning session turns into a fight. And every fight gets a little harder to walk away from.

Because the more time they spend together, the more he sees the woman behind the smile. And the more she remembers the boy she almost kissed.

They both know how to keep people out. She hides behind the perfect picture. He never lets anyone close enough to try.

Letting each other in? That's the part that scares them.

Join your friends for the biggest wedding of the year in Port St. Clair! Perfect for readers who love spicy small-town romance, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, a wedding party thrown together, found family, and a guaranteed happily ever after.


One Stormy Night

Stuck in the basement. With the hot professor. During the biggest summer storm. When the lights go out, some truths are harder to hide.

Ben has always been the family screw up, but helping his aunt remodel the small-town marina could change that once and for all.

Cece can taste her independence. After years of being the family caregiver, she’s finally interviewing at the local college and living her life on her terms. She won’t let anything stand in her way – including the rugged contractor from the bed-and-breakfast she’s staying at, no matter how cute he might be.

Ben didn’t count on being trapped with the feisty redhead who forces him to take a closer look at who he is and who he wants to be.

Is he willing to risk laying his heart on the line and let himself be worthy of love?

Join your friends in Port St. Clair for a spicy novella! Perfect for anyone who loves a small-town romance with a lot of heart, opposites attract, forced proximity, and a guaranteed happily ever after.