Gail Logan, a widow in her mid-fifties, has lived her life by what other people think. That has to change.Signing up for a watercolor class and thrifting a new wardrobe with a young classmate makes a good start. Replanting her regimented flower garden is another idea, but at the garden center, Abel Baker dismisses her plan and tells her what to buy. Gail doesn’t appreciate his interference.Widower Abel turns up in Gail’s path again and again, but she buried...

She knew it would be hard work, but what she didn’t plan on was the electrically charged subcontractor and the way he made her feel.Despite her son’s vehement objections, Rose buys the ramshackle Caribbean beachfront bed and breakfast. She’s confident that she can oversee the work in time for the start of tourist season. That is until the Health Inspector locks them out of the building.Desperate to get the crew back to work she pleads with the plumber to ge...

Lucia answers the buzzing phone on her desk, and her life changes foreverTasked with settling her great-aunt’s estate on the arid Caribbean island of Bonaire, cynical editor Lucia Vandersteeg clashes with Burke, a rugged fisherman living on the property. As she uncovers her family’s past and confronts a dangerous treasure-hunting scam that puts her in peril, Lucia must decide whether to trust the man who infuriates her most, or return to her lonely life in the city, leaving behind ...

It’s opening day, and Rose eagerly awaits her first guest. Juggling excitement and nerves, she’s determined to keep her new bed & breakfast afloat despite bad weather and a lecherous plumber.Now that Seaview is refurbished and reopened Rose’s dream seems to be coming true, but the arrival of Hurricane Alphonso might end her dream before it can really begin. Her first guests are in residence and one of them acts like the hurricane with its wind, rain, and power outa...

Better Than Mom's is a neighborhood diner in a small city in Wisconsin where good food and interesting people come together.Meet Brady, the warm-hearted owner who takes pride in making homemade food for his customers, Fay, the sassy morning waitress who cares for people more than she lets on, Naomi, the welfare mom who cooks like an angel and needs a job, Steve, who sits in the back booth and won't let anyone see what he's writing, and Officer Bates, who comes to investigate a crim...

Some secrets refuse to stay buried… even in paradise.Rose is settling into being a newlywed and hosting guests at Seaview Bed & Breakfast on the Caribbean island of Anguilla. Whispers of spies on the island begin to circulate. Someone threatens to unmask them. Rose’s peaceful retreat risks becoming a battleground.At a lavish party, the hostess introduces a British couple to a Russian one, and the tension seethes. Recognition. Sizzling hostility. Delicious g...

He found his dream job. She’s reduced to cleaning vacation rental homes.Ella Thomas and Dan Martinson are excited to leave their families and friends behind in Green Bay and move to the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean to pursue their dream of owning a dive shop.Dan finds a job as a diving instructor immediately, but Ella can’t get a work permit. The excitement and beauty of the coral reefs fill Dan’s days. Ella’s stuck cleaning up other people’s messes f...