"After one night with my older ex-husband at a wedding, I return to our small town with some unexpected news: My morning sickness is his fault.
My ex-husband—the town sheriff—pulled me over for speeding. Throwing up on him instead of getting a ticket? Definitely not my proudest moment. Neither was telling him the tiny little detail that I'm pregnant… from the one night we spent together at his brother's wedding. It was supposed to be a one-time thing, for old times' sake. But Carter insists on doing everything his way.
Including taking a chance on us.
I refuse to get back together just for the sake of our baby. But Carter moves me into his home and stubbornly proves that maybe we gave up on each other too soon. As we grow close again and prepare to become parents, I start to wonder if maybe, just maybe, things could work out better this time around.
Because maybe now… I finally have everything I ever needed.
For lovers of books low on angst and a swoony hero who falls first. This is the third and final book in the Everhope Road series and can be enjoyed as a standalone.
You may have met the characters before. Rosie Blisswood (The Blisswood Brothers, Something Right) and Sheriff Carter (Lake Spark Off-Season, Waiting to Score) find themselves in an accidental pregnancy with a second chance that has everyone on Everhope Road talking. You do not have to read these books to enjoy the story."
"Oliver is my brother's best friend—and completely off-limits. But there's one little complication: A road trip secretly made me his wife.
Ending up in the same bed with my brother's best friend on a spontaneous road trip to his own wedding? Definitely not part of the plan. But when Oliver and I got stuck overnight at a hotel—with only one bed—temptation won. What was supposed to be a one-time thing… was just the beginning. Because now, he's secretly my husband.
For convenience, of course.
I think.
See, I've got a business opportunity in mind, but for logistical reasons, I need a husband. Oliver didn't hesitate to help—and I didn't exactly put up a fight. Okay, I didn't protest at all. But we're trying to keep things simple, trying not to let my brother lose his mind or our friends grab popcorn and watch this whole mess unfold. The problem is… Oliver's the guy I've secretly been dreaming about for years.
And now we're stuck in a marriage that was never supposed to be real.
I could walk away—should walk away—but what if this mess is exactly the kind of happy ending I never thought I'd get?
Oliver and Hailey are a brother's-best-friend romance with an epic road trip, one bed, and a secret marriage that is low on angst. It is the second book in the small town Everhope Road series and can be enjoyed as a standalone."
"Keats is my enemy. Which makes the fact that we end up in bed together even more complicated—especially considering he's also my grumpy next-door neighbor.
It started with him being the bane of my existence. The uptight, infuriatingly handsome lawyer with a permanent scowl and a glare sharp enough to slice glass. He storms over every time my mail ends up in his box—or whenever he feels like reminding me that photography isn't a 'real' job. Keats knows exactly how to get under my skin, and honestly? Half the time, I want to strangle him. The other half…I'm trying not to imagine what he looks like shirtless.
The tension between us? It's electric. And one night, it snaps.
What starts as a moment of weakness turns into something more dangerous: a no-strings-attached, enemies-with-benefits situation. Totally unintentional. Totally addictive.
But the more time we spend together, the more cracks I see in Keats's carefully constructed armor. The way he shows up when things go wrong at my house. His playing the hero card does something to me. Apparently, he's not the man I thought he was—and I'm not sure I want to return to hating him.
We never meant for this to mean something. But it's starting to feel a lot like everything I've ever wanted.
Banter, steam, and low on angst, Everything I Wanted is the first in the Everhope Road series, a spin-off from the Lake Spark world. It can be enjoyed as a standalone."
"Holden is older and a single dad. And due to a favor owed from his hockey days, he's the man I just moved in with . . .
The moment I walked into the office as the new interior designer for the man my dad used to coach, I knew trouble loomed. Holden is a retired hockey player who now owns a hotel. He's also trying to balance his single-dad life. Against all better judgment, when he has a crisis with his kids, I end up moving my suitcase into his guest room due to an old favor I owe. I didn't expect to be adding nanny to my resume, but it leads me and Holden into our own secret little world.
Where we give in, and we can't seem to stop.
Lust takes over, and the bond between us grows stronger. Holden might be conflicted by his allegiance to his old team rules and devotion to his kids, but a glimpse of something special nearly tears him apart. Now we're stuck at a crossroads. Because Holden is looking at me with a realization that a future for us may be too big of a jump. I see it on his face that he thinks we're in too deep, and if he could go back in time before the lines were crossed between us, that's probably when he should have run . . .
Contains mature themes."
"A second chance romance that the Lake Spark world never saw coming . . .
Should Have Been is the third standalone book in the Lake Spark Inn series, part of the Lake Spark world. For lovers of small-town romance with a hint of sports.
Contains mature themes."
"It was one night trapped with a hockey god due to a hurricane. We shared one bed too. I also ignored the little fact that Vaughn has always been my brother's rival on the ice. And when the storm cleared, so did Vaughn. Months later, he shows up in my hospital room in Lake Spark where it only takes one look at me and the man is counting back in his head, or maybe it's my face that explains it all.
He's going to be a dad. And I didn't tell him.
His eyes inform me that he won't let me off easy. He wants answers to why I kept this a secret—and he quite possibly needs a scotch for his nerves too. Vaughn is soon adamant that he isn't going anywhere, especially as he is the new general manager of our hockey team that trains in town. He also has a list of demands that I owe him due to my secret keeping. Hence, why I move into his house. I'm not sure if developing feelings for a man with a wicked smirk is good for me or our child, but he's becoming more than my baby daddy. And it turns out that Vaughn's head has been working overtime, because the family image that I've dreamed about is the game that Vaughn seems to have been waiting to play . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Connor Spears is hockey royalty who most definitely never planned to accidentally marry his childhood irritation Hadley Crews.
Connor is smug, grew up destined for his hockey career, and he's irritatingly good-looking. He wouldn't give me the time of day and made it clear he would never be friends with me. Except for that one time. Years later, one hazy night, and now he's apparently my husband according to the paper next to his bed in a Vegas hotel room. You would think we would have it annulled, but he needs to clean up his image, and I'm a sucker for his occasional glances.
So, we agree to stay married.
Rumor spreads fast in Lake Spark, and the responses of our parents, well, uh . . . they're mixed. But the problem with marrying for convenience is that you discover secrets about each other. You learn things too, like how he is by far more protective of you than you thought, or how sharing a bed brings out his dominant side. The thing is, it turns out that I may mean more to Connor than he'll ever admit. When life throws me another twist, I need a real husband to support me. And it turns out that Connor may have always been offside, waiting to win . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Stone is Harlow's opposite and the retired hockey player with whom she ends up sharing a bed . . .
Showing up to a small town for an author retreat began with a bad arrival at the inn. Stone Madden, the cocky retired hockey star with a tight jawline, and my opposite? He's actually the man behind a writer I assumed was a recluse. And he's ready to make my day miserable due to our apparent lack of enthusiasm for one another. But it doesn't take long to discover we click with an inflammable instant attraction. The fire I thought I'd lost inside of me begins to return.
Because of him.
Together, we unlock the unexpected, a strong bond we don't want to break. There may be distance on a map between us, but our emails and visits bring us even closer. Stone entered my life as the key to healing my emotional wounds and giving me my own love story. But eventually, something has to give, and I'm not sure my heart can handle the risk, even if he won't give up. In retrospect, the moment our eyes first connected, I should have known . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Former hockey star Declan Dash loves to play the game, and the one with his friend's little sister, Violet Spears? He plans to win . . .
Running into your brother's billionaire ex-hockey-playing best friend at a special kind of party should have been a red flag. Pulling one another's names from a bowl at said party was a coincidence. Having a wild night together that we said we'd forget was probably our mistake. Especially when Declan shows up weeks later as the new owner of the hockey team that practices in Lake Spark, and he has an offer for me.
Meet him every day in his hotel room for a week to enjoy a little fling while he passes through town.
Yep, I stupidly agree. But the man has a few talents, and I need to take a lunch break from my flower shop anyway. Except, our timeline gets extended and the game Declan plays doesn't come with a rule book. The lines between us get blurry. My brother will go through the roof if he ever finds out that his friend laid a finger on me, but it's my heart that feels fragile because I can't figure out if we have a future or if I'm just a big game where he's been waiting to score . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Ford Spears, star hockey player, is ready to grab the only goal he has ever wanted; a second chance with the mother of his child . . .
For our son. That's the explanation my hockey-playing ex gave as to why we needed to spend time as a family at his lake house in the small town where it all began. What I didn't expect was to show up and discover our son is spending another week at camp, and we are all alone. Oh, and fake a relationship to fulfill an old lady's wish, too. I realize Ford is on the mission I always feared;
Win me back.
But our past is filled with heartache and regret. It's going to take a lot more than a few strolls down memory lane or romantic boat rides on the lake to overcome the past. And don't get me started on the man refusing to wear a shirt around the house. He wants us to have one week together to show we could have it all, but I know that's not a good idea. Not when I don't know who believes in us more. Now we are both wondering if being together was always worth the wait . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Baseball star Spencer Crews knows April can't stand him, yet his proposition of temporarily living together is the biggest curveball of his career . . .
Making a certain kind of video with my enemy (who happens to be everyone's favorite baseball player) was not my proudest moment, but I blame the alcohol for Spencer's smirk three seconds before our clothes ended up on the floor for our one-night mistake. He said he deleted the video, which is why I didn't expect the jerk to interrupt my date a few months later to break the news that we have a problem. His solution is to avoid the press by staying at his lake house to hide away and I stupidly agree.
The next thing I know, I have two tiny eyes staring at me.
Yep, I discover Spencer is a hot single dad to a cute little girl secret. And that's not the only twist, because the small town by the lake seems to bring us closer; all of us. Spencer and my arguments fizzle out, and our looks grow longer. We talk like it matters and study one another's bodies. It feels like we are in our own little world. And in the end, I'm not sure if it's Spencer or me who's trying to convince us we may just be worth the chance . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Coach Hudson Arrows wants to sweep Piper off her feet, the fact she's his niece's best friend? May just send him into overtime.
A scorching one-night stand with a stranger was supposed to be my night of adventure to enjoy and move on. I didn't expect that a few weeks later my friend would introduce said stranger as the man walking her down the aisle because he's her godfather and uncle. And I certainly didn't expect him to be a famous football coach who insists I escape with him to his small town lake house for a rendezvous. He may be old enough to be my dad, but the man's charisma is a winning touchdown straight to my lust-filled mind that agrees.
We keep our relationship a secret.
It doesn't take long for me to realize that there is more to Hudson than his dirty talking mouth and his persistence that I may be what he's been waiting for. What we have turns into something I didn't bargain for. But I'm not blinded by what is at stake once the world finds out about us. And I'm not sure if it's Hudson or me trying to convince us more, that together, we may just be worth the risk . . .
Contains mature themes."
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