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Emma Ward has always been the type of girl to approach life with a plan, but at nineteen, she's drifting aimlessly. She's spent so long trying to be perfect, and now she doesn’t have an identity beyond that. Desperate for a change, Emma jumps at the chance to leave Toronto and move in with her free-spirited Aunt Daisy in a town that makes Emma feel like she's stepped back in time.
Immediately at home in Riverview, Emma begins to bloom for the first time in her life. When she meets handsome and charming Nicholas Shaw, everything changes. Nicholas is old-fashioned, sexy, and believes in living life to the fullest. Soon Emma is doing things the old Emma never would have done, like jumping in rivers, or picking berries in the rain. She steps outside her comfort zone and falls in love for the first time. Between Daisy and Nicholas, Emma feels like she belongs somewhere for the first time in her life, and realizes you don't always need a plan—sometimes life steers you where you're meant to be.
Life is a wonderful string of blue sky days, until a sudden life-changing event shakes Emma to her core. Now it's time for her to help Nicholas the way he's helped her. Emma will have to use her new-found strength, and discover along the way if love really is enough to get you through.
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, right? At least that’s what Ginny’s grandmother always told her, and Ginny believed it until Grama died. She managed to put on a brave face for the first few holiday seasons, carrying on their traditions, and decorating her house and café just like Grama did.
But it’s been three years and Ginny can’t pretend any longer. After a series of mishaps at work, finding out she’s going to be alone for Christmas, and discovering her dreams of expanding her café may remain nothing more than dreams, she’s ready to spend the holidays hiding under the covers…until she’s unexpectedly reunited with her first love. She spent one magical summer in her teens with Dean, and now he’s back, stirring up old memories and making Ginny realize her feelings weren’t so unrequited after all.
Could Dean be the one to help Ginny remember that Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year?
But it’s been three years and Ginny can’t pretend any longer. After a series of mishaps at work, finding out she’s going to be alone for Christmas, and discovering her dreams of expanding her café may remain nothing more than dreams, she’s ready to spend the holidays hiding under the covers…until she’s unexpectedly reunited with her first love. She spent one magical summer in her teens with Dean, and now he’s back, stirring up old memories and making Ginny realize her feelings weren’t so unrequited after all.
Could Dean be the one to help Ginny remember that Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year?
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After the death of her mother, the last thing seventeen-year-old Charlotte O'Dell wants to do is spend the summer on Angel Island with her family. Her younger sister hates her, and her dad is in his own little world. It's a recipe for a disastrous summer on the island, until Ezra Rhodes walks into her life.
The boy next door makes Charlotte forget her almost paralyzing fear of really living her life. Stunted from taking care of her mother in her last months, Charlotte is drowning. With Ezra, she feels something again, and as he repairs her family's summer home, she dares to think he might actually be fixing her, too. Ezra challenges Charlotte to leave her comfort zone, and as their friendship slowly blossoms into more, Charlotte begins to come alive again.
But Ezra has secrets...secrets he isn't sharing with Charlotte. Despite her new-found happiness in Ezra's arms, Charlotte can't help but feel there's a storm on the horizon. And she isn't sure if she and Ezra can weather it unscathed.
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After the Storm is a standalone companion novel to Waiting for the Storm
For most people, starting senior year at a new high school would be a nightmare, but for Ella O’Dell it’s the new beginning she desperately needs. Two months after her mother’s death, she’s ready to leave behind the rebellious, unhappy person she became when she found out her mom was dying.
When Ella meets River Maracle and Sadie Fitzgerald, she begins to learn it’s okay to be herself, even if that means being different. River and Sadie aren’t ashamed of their misfit status—River grew up on a reserve, and his mother is the school counselor; Sadie stands out with her funky homemade clothes, and is a master at ignoring the whispered rumors that have plagued her since the beginning of high school.
Ella finds a kindred spirit in Sadie, and something more in River. After almost a year of pretending to be someone she’s not, she finally embraces life and allows herself to have fun without constant guilt. But despite her budding happiness, something is off with her new life. She doesn’t want to dwell on the past, but Angel Island is a small place, and she soon realizes her demons are harder to outrun than she thought…
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Take Them by Storm is a standalone companion novel to Waiting for the Storm and After the Storm
Sadie Fitzpatrick has always been different, and not just because she makes her own clothes and would rather stay home watching Doctor Who than party with kids her age. When it’s time to leave Angel Island for college, Sadie is eager to put her old life behind her. Small-minded people and rumors have plagued her for years, but with the love of her adoptive family, the O’Dells, Sadie has learned to embrace who she is. Now she’s not afraid to admit the rumors about her are true: she’s gay.
For the first time in her life, Sadie feels free to be herself. She dives into college life and begins volunteering at the local LGBT center, where she discovers her small-town upbringing left holes in her education about life outside Angel Island.
The world is a bigger and more accepting place than Sadie ever imagined. She’s finally found where she belongs, but with the reappearance of someone from her past, an unexpected new friendship, and a chance at love, Sadie soon realizes she still has a lot to learn about life, friendship, and love.
Bridget used to believe in things like fairytales and the magic of Christmas. Since her dad’s death and the string of bad luck that followed, it’s been a struggle to stay positive, let alone get in the holiday spirit.
The bright spots in her life are her mom, her best friend Ivy, and her job. Oh, and David. He doesn’t count, though, because he’s Bridget’s boss, and despite having a secret crush on him for the last three years, he’s off limits.
But then a few weeks before Christmas, David calls Bridget into his office and asks her for a favor: he needs a plus one to the company’s fancy festive ball and wants her to accompany him. Maybe it’s time for Bridget to start believing in fairytales and Christmas magic again...
Mistletoe Kiss is a 20,000 word contemporary romance.
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Ivy's new boss is sexy, Scottish…and comes with an expiration date. When Ivy reluctantly takes a job at Santa’s Village, it’s a means to an end. Doing this favor for her pain-in-the-neck roommate means she can have her apartment to herself again much sooner. The last thing she expects is Hugh—the hot Scot who just happens to be her new boss—asking her out on a date. And then another. And another. Something about Hugh makes Ivy want to let her guard down and open up, which would be perfect if he wasn't returning to Scotland in a matter of weeks. But maybe that doesn’t matter. Maybe she can live in the moment and have a little fun, even if it means setting herself up for heartache later. ONLY YOU is a standalone contemporary romance about taking chances, unexpected friendships, and holding on to the things—and people—that matter most.
The bright spots in her life are her mom, her best friend Ivy, and her job. Oh, and David. He doesn’t count, though, because he’s Bridget’s boss, and despite having a secret crush on him for the last three years, he’s off limits.
But then a few weeks before Christmas, David calls Bridget into his office and asks her for a favor: he needs a plus one to the company’s fancy festive ball and wants her to accompany him. Maybe it’s time for Bridget to start believing in fairytales and Christmas magic again...
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Ivy's new boss is sexy, Scottish…and comes with an expiration date. When Ivy reluctantly takes a job at Santa’s Village, it’s a means to an end. Doing this favor for her pain-in-the-neck roommate means she can have her apartment to herself again much sooner. The last thing she expects is Hugh—the hot Scot who just happens to be her new boss—asking her out on a date. And then another. And another. Something about Hugh makes Ivy want to let her guard down and open up, which would be perfect if he wasn't returning to Scotland in a matter of weeks. But maybe that doesn’t matter. Maybe she can live in the moment and have a little fun, even if it means setting herself up for heartache later. ONLY YOU is a standalone contemporary romance about taking chances, unexpected friendships, and holding on to the things—and people—that matter most.
