Emerald Isle, NC Series

The novels of the Emerald Isle, NC Stories series are now available in a three-book bundle set: Beach Rental, Beach Winds, and Beach Wedding. It's always a good time for a love story and a trip to the beach, and listening to the Emerald Isle, NC Stories series of romance and sweet inspiration is a great way to travel there.

On the Crystal Coast of North Carolina, in the small town of Emerald Isle... Juli Cooke, hard-working and getting nowhere fast, marries a dying man, Ben Bradshaw, for a financial settlement, not expecting he will set her on a journey of hope and love. The journey brings her to Luke Winters, a local art dealer, but Luke resents the woman who married his sick friend and warns her not to hurt Ben - and he's watching to make sure she doesn't - until Ben dies and the stakes change.

Off-season at Emerald Isle - in-season for secrets of the heart. Frannie Denman has been waiting for her life to begin. After several false starts and a couple of broken hearts, she ends up back with her mother, with whom she doesn’t get along, until her elderly uncle gets sick and Frannie goes to Emerald Isle to help manage his affairs while he’s recovering. Her uncle’s oceanfront home, Captain’s Walk, is small and unpretentious, and even though Frannie isn’t a "beach person", she decides Captain’s Walk in winter is a great place to hide from her troubles.

Maia Donovan watched her friends find true love and dreamed of her own happy-ever-after, but wishes and reality don’t always match up. When Maia met Joel Sandeford, she thought he might be worth the risk of another broken heart, but she’s hesitant. Joel lives out of town and always seems to be working. Maia, too, works long hours and spends most of her time managing an art gallery and souvenir shop on Front Street in Beaufort. She fears the distance and their work ethics may spell disaster.