If you enjoy strong characters successfully overcoming real hurdles: job loss, widowhood, becoming a single mother, enduring a Hollywood-crazy mother, and finding help for a floundering child, then you'll enjoy this set of five full-length romance novels set on California's Central Coast.California Sunshine: She dedicates herself to raising her daughter and fighting for her beliefs. He pursues a quieter, conservative path. Once they were in love.

She's pregnant and alone. He struggles with re-entry to civilian life. An old house and a stray dog bring them together. Can love keep them that way?Sarah Ladina sinks all her savings into a rickety Victorian house. She's determined to create a world-class destination inn from the sagging structure even though she can't fix a leaky faucet or plaster a wall.Returning veteran Hunter Evans fights depression every day. Somehow he's got to find a job while adjus...

She has two passions: her daughter and marching for her causes. His life is structured and controlled. Can she follow her heart without betraying her soul?Sunshine Mondrake gave up on love when she was a teenager. After her heart was broken, the single mother filled the hole inside her with devotion to her daughter and making the world a better place. But when she meets the man who left her a long time ago, sparks turn into flames that threaten the life sh...

She's been fired. He's bought a bookstore. There's no room for romance, but a flare of hope lights up when they meet.Annie Gerhard had her life figured out. The single mom has a steady job and her teenage son is almost through the hard part. Then her company hands her a layoff notice instead of the bonus she was counting on. With no plan and fewer options than she'd like, Annie spends time in the local bookshop overlooking the coast.John Johnson lo...

She's finally free. He's finally ready. Neither of them saw this coming.Zoe Norton gave the best years of her life to everyone but herself. Now, with an empty nest and a fresh start she fought hard for, the last thing this high school science teacher needs is a distraction. But Ben O'Reilly won't stop being one.He's too charming. Too persistent. Too good at making her laugh when she's trying so hard to be sensible.Ben knows what it is to lo...

A strong-willed woman determined to live. A fatal disease threatening to end her. An army of friends ready to do battle.Casey Dawes's world stood still. Living, loving, and working on the road, the full-time RVer and her husband eagerly anticipated what was around the next bend. But in a cold, sterile room their lives ground to an abrupt halt with a single sentence: You have cancer.Shocked by the news, Casey struggled to deal with this giant ogre that wanted to des...

Three charming new adult Christmas stories for you to enjoy this holiday season!Sweet Montana RomanceShe's building the best chocolate shop in Montana. He's looking for a career at a bigger airport. Can their attraction be more than a romantic fling?This chocolaty offering pairs a man who's only looking for a short-term fling with a woman who believes in long-term and a white picket fence. Can her chocolate confect...

Struggling entrepreneur Clara Misowski believes in Christmas hope. Artisan cheesemaker Sam Richards hasn't celebrated in a decade. Will her determination be enough to make him believe in Christmas romance?Three failed businesses and an abortive marriage have made Clara doubt her ability to make a success of anything. Her latest venture—a tasting party and culinary road trip business she'd named The Perfect Plate—is her last chance at independence. She's gambling it all on a Christm...

She's building the best chocolate shop in Montana. He's looking for a career at a bigger airport. Can their attraction be more than a romantic fling?Returning to Missoula, Montana after the Christmas holidays, Sue Anne Devereaux, owner of Sweets Montana, is dismayed to find her car is no longer in long term parking. The airport's public safety officer, Zach Crippen is no help at all as they search the snowy lots. But when he kisses her unexpectedly, the lost car no...

Eleven-year-old Alex is shipped off to her grandparents in Montana … again.With her father in jail and her mother in a drug rehab program, Alex feels alone and unwanted. She hates being the new kid in school. And when another tragedy strikes, she fears she'll be sent somewhere else to live. Or will she be able to come up with a better plan?She collects the eggs from the chickens early every morning and does the best she can in school. But a new tragedy stri...

I thought everything would make sense when I grew up. But the adults are falling apart, my friends are being weird, and I might not make it to 13.The Buena Vista RV Resort perches high on a hill overlooking Flathead Lake in Montana. Every day, as long as the weather is nice, I can see rigs of all shapes and sizes crawl up the hill to our entrance. They pause for a moment while the owner's check in with my mom, then rumble to their site behind a golf cart driven by ...

Explore five short stories in this sweet romance collection.This collection contains:"Love on Willow Creek": Desperate to overcome her past, Bridget returns to her home town. But will her high school enemy crash her business and doom the second chance love that's possible?"California Sunshine": Santa Cruz, California is the perfect place for Sunshine to hang on to her hippie, activist ways. But will clutching to her causes prevent h...