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“All I want is my ship and the sea. No woman will ever run my life. I don’t need love.” Cadell Leighton No man is going to tell me how to run my life. All I want is my freedom. I’ll marry when I’m ready and only for love. Katherine Jameson “A name for a ship. That was the arrangement. Marriages were based on less.” Boston, 1849 Cadell Leighton’s dream is about to come true. He’s worked hard to gain the knowledge to captain a new design in sailing ships. Spirit of the Winds, the latest addition to Leighton Shipping, will prove his claim to deliver cargo in record time. ...

How do you open your heart for a new love when it’s frozen? That’s the dilemma Margaret Taylor has faced since losing her beloved husband. Demands as a Judge and the Mayor of Laurel Heights has left very little time for being just Margaret. She signs up with a tour group to take the dream vacation she and her husband planned to go on, a land and sea tour of Alaska. Over the year’s she’s received threats and has recognized them as all part of the job. When she receives three life-threatening notes, her family urges her to cancel her vacation. She refuses. Her much needed vacation ...

Daniel Thompson lived his life as a risk-taker and a rule-breaker. Surfing the challenging waves in Australia, racing at LeMans, and climbing the seven summits in the world…until he died climbing Mount Everest. Becoming an Angel hadn’t been all bad. He watched over his family in Eden Prairie, broke a few rules by interfering with their lives, and got called onto the cloud by St. Peter several times. He’s surprised when he receives a message from St. Peter since he hasn’t broken any rules in quite a while. When he meets with the Gate Keeper of Heaven, he’s shocked by St. Peter’s ...

The carefree lives of four sixteen-year-olds were changed forever when they witnessed a cold-blooded murder. Everett, Jackson, Mason, and Ryder, The Association, have shared dark secrets since they were in high school. As teenagers, they suffered threats to themselves and their families. Blackmail was a reminder their lives were under close scrutiny while they achieved success in their chosen professions. As adults, they decide ‘no more.’ As they start their investigation into the murder, they have no idea how their lives have been manipulated by their unknown enemy. Jackson Vance is ...

The carefree lives of four sixteen-year-olds were changed forever when they witnessed a cold-blooded murder. Everett, Jackson, Mason, and Ryder, The Association, have shared dark secrets since they were in high school. As teenagers, they suffered threats to themselves and their families. Blackmail was a reminder that their lives were under close scrutiny while they achieved success in their chosen professions. As adults, they decide ‘no more.’ As they start their investigation into the murder, they have no idea how their unknown enemy manipulated their lives. As an investigative ...

The carefree lives of four sixteen-year-olds were changed forever when they witnessed a cold-blooded murder. Everett, Jackson, Mason, and Ryder, The Association, have shared dark this dark secret since high school. As teenagers, they suffered threats to themselves and their families. Blackmail was a reminder their lives were under close scrutiny while they achieved success in their chosen professions. As adults, they decide ‘no more.’ As they start their investigation into the murder, they have no idea how their unknown enemy manipulated their lives. Everett Troy returns to his hometown...

Guy Addison, a confirmed bachelor, believes in the old adage, “why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free.” Badly singed twice by cupid’s arrow, he’s learned his lesson. A well-respected college professor who teaches Marine Biology, he works hard on save-the-ocean projects. He just purchased his first home in Naples, Florida, an older house, that faces the blue-green waters of the Gulf. He plans to make major structural changes and decides to hire an interior designer to bring his vision to life. Heather Llewelyn is a successful interior designer in Naples, Florida. Having ...

Preston Reynolds, a former Army Ranger, left a part of himself in the desert from hell. Life as he knew it was over. No woman would ever want to look at or touch him. He never figured on Cindi Pearl Sullivan sashaying in and turning his world upside down. Cindi's personal motto had always been, "do a good deed, for a friend in need." In her sometimes klutzy way, she shows Preston life is to be lived, and he could enjoy the loving caress of a woman.

‘Fate can be cruel, but one should never ignore second chances…” Iris Templeton has been in witness protection for 18 years. When she gets an announcement about her 35th high school reunion in Beacon Pointe, she decides to "escape." She's willing to risk everything, even her life, for one more night with the only man she's ever loved. As a prosecuting attorney dealing with high-profile cases, Leif Nielson decides that attending his high school reunion is the perfect way to escape for a few days. Would his best friend be there? He'd lost touch with Iris eighteen years ago. His letters ...

Georgie Barlow is a reporter for a small-town newspaper in New Jersey. The only adventure in her life is lived through her three pets that she’s written up in her graphic novels: The Pawsome 3. Margo, a Maine coon cat; Todd, a Beagle and Merlin, an African gray parrot who interacts with Alexa all day. Her life changes in ways she never expected when she finds a piece of map in the bottom of her purse. The same day she finds this mysterious item, her editor asks her to temporarily take over the police beat. Her life is immediately pushed into the fast lane when she gets a hot lead. ...

Preston Reynolds and Cindi Pearl Sullivan, the loving couple from “Winner Takes All,” have planned the perfect winter wedding. Two weeks before they say “I do”, Cindi is invited to a holiday get together for the graduates of Stevensville High School. Four months before graduation, Cindi fell in love, but suffered teenage heartbreak a week before she got her diploma. The invitation brought back all of the humiliation she suffered. She confesses all to Preston and he encourages her to attend, hold her head high and show everyone she has made a success of her life. She also has a man ...

Shannon Davis opened Tale of Forgotten Books, hoping Last Chance Beach lived up to its reputation, offering second chances. Abandoned as an infant, she’s always hoped to locate her family. She becomes the companion to a wonderful but eccentric patroness. Upon her death, Shannon inherits Pearl’s extensive library and the property in LCB. Needing extra help for the holidays, Shannon’s new hire is an expert in psychometry. When Daphne touches one of Pearl’s old journals, she warns Shannon to be careful what to believe and who to trust. Brett Aymes was abandoned by his mother when he ...

Virginia Hennypenny has worked hard to prove she could fit into a man’s world, running her construction company. Her well-ordered life is shaken when she receives a key with an accompanying riddle for her birthday from Margie, her late, eccentric grandmother. The key to the past isn’t always pleasant, but the mystery must be solved to prove one’s innocence. Even if you can’t hold the answer in your hand, it can be right in front of you. The slow hand may not be yours, but your heart will recognize the treasure of love it will hold. Does the key open a door, or a box, or is it a ...

Love never dies. Sometimes it just needs a rest. Living together the last two years of law school, Sean and Nancy Jean planned to spend the rest of their lives together until reality stepped in and tore them apart. Sean Harrigan made the biggest mistake of his life, walking away from Nancy Jean. Owner of a prestigious financial investment firm, he’s achieved untold success. There’s one thing he needs to achieve total and complete happiness. Get Nancy Jean to forgive him. Hopefully, he could awaken the sleeping love she felt for him because his had never died. Nancy Jean Griffin believed...

Caleb Hughes Thompson, owner of Hughes Department Stores, business-driven world is shattered when he receives a letter, written by his recently deceased brother. His dying wish is to have Caleb locate his daughter, the result of a one night stand. He should start in Eden Prairie, Indiana.Erin MacKenna is a third-grade teacher in the Abraham Lincoln primary school in Eden Prairie. One crazy night of indiscretion resulted in the most wonderful gift she’d ever been given, her daughter Danielle. Not wanting to damage her daughter of a preacher reputation, she tells everyone she was ...

Cameron MacGregor’s lifelong dream was to become a US park ranger. In school, she’d earned the nickname Paula Bunyan. She knew more about the ecosystem of the forest than her teachers. Raised by her grandfather from the time she was nine years old, she’d come to appreciate the beauty and wonder of nature in the Alleghany Mountains of Pennsylvania. Only one boy looked beyond the un-female personage and saw the warmhearted, sweet girl she kept hidden from her classmates. Now, after twenty years, he’s come back home to Laurel Heights. She’s well trained and devoted her life to the ...

YOU’VE BEEN SOLD. Lucien Behr’s world is shaken when he read the three words. This wasn’t supposed to happen. He’d specifically requested his name not be put up for silent auction at the Artis–Naples Philharmonic annual Spend the Weekend with a Bachelor fundraising event. He drew the line when it came to making himself available to pamper and submit to the whims of a spoiled socialite. He’d only attended the event to honor the memory of his late wife. Time stood still when Jonelle Madison walked in like a starlet strolling across the red carpet. Twenty years ago Jonelle had ...

Ryan Jefferies was a man with a life plan. Make the prestigious law firm he’d been entrusted by his father a continuing success; get married after he turned forty; become a father, in that specific order. He’d been deceived once and swore he’d never again become a victim of an unplanned pregnancy. He’d celebrated his fortieth birthday nine months ago and purchased a house. This New Year’s Eve, he planned to ask the woman of his dreams to marry him and become the mother of his children. His only problem with his life plan was that she’d stopped communicating with him shortly ...

Irene Hennypenny’s world has been silent since she was ten-year-old. She can speak and is proficient at lip reading. Bell, her hearing dog, is her constant companion. She’s been anxious to receive her birthday “key” and riddle. Knowing her sister’s difficult challenges, she’s anticipating a troublesome task. Her apprehension spikes when part of her riddle tells her to listen…but she’s deaf. It had all come down to her key quest. Would they really find a treasure? Christian McBride is a fire marshal in Beacon Point and a widower, raising Evie, his six-year-old daughter. The ...