Clean Ocean

Fake engagements are all fun and games—until your grumpy childhood prank rival becomes your “fiancé” next door— and your daughter thinks he’s Prince Charming. I came home to Cape Haven for a fresh start with my daughter, not to relive my rivalry—and secret crush—on Jack Carter, who still can’t resist a well-timed prank. Jack—grumpy lawyer, former heartbreaker, secret cinnamon roll—is not supposed to make my heart flip every time he grins. Now thanks to his matchmaking brothers, the entire town thinks we’re engaged. . Our plan? Fool the neighbors, dodge my lurking ex, ...

Flour, butter ... Murder! Recently divorced baker Jenny King sifts through a pound of clues and red herrings to catch the killer in this bestselling cozy mystery series thousands love. 5 stars - 'Great storyline. Second time I've read this series and I still loved it.' When forty four year old Jenny King moved to a remote island for a second chance at life, she didn't know it would involve murder. She's working at the Boardwalk Cafe, baking sweet treats to forget the bitter pill that is her life. Then a stranger's body washes up on the beach and her aunt is arrested. Compelled by ...

Four feel-good, uplifting romances set in the coastal small town of Chapel Cove, Oregon, where life begins at forty! Escape into a world where past wounds can heal, humor abounds, and love is found again. A second-chance at love with a single dad for a woman starting over at forty. A single mom's reunion romance with the teen love she unwillingly parted from. A twice-burned plus-sized woman teetering on the edge of a third chance with a fish-out-of-water city executive. A neighbor romance for a woman looking for home and family and a man grieving past tragedy who meet at Christmas. All find...

Falling for my brother’s best friend was meant to be. I never believed in love at first sight until I saw Rhett. We just clicked. Instant familiarity, undeniable attraction, sparks flying. There’s no denying he felt it too. But finding out he’s my brother’s best friend with a shady dating history, our instant attraction comes to a screeching halt. Except he’s everywhere I turn and it’s like we’re moving in the same orbit, connected by an invisible tether that won’t let go. There’s so much more to him than meets the eye. He’s handsome, rugged, kind, easy to talk to. Did I...

I’m a rockstar’s daughter haunted by my overbearing ex. He’s my grumpy general contractor, a single dad and… my very fake boyfriend. To most people I’m a spoiled vapid Hollywood brat. That’s definitely the impression Joe Mansfield has of me. He’s a local, grumpy general contractor with two young sons. And he’s constantly negating every idea I have. We don’t exactly get along. Until he unexpectedly protects me from my controlling ex by pretending to be my fake boyfriend. Playing along with the charade gives me a glimpse into his sensitivity. As we’re stuck together ...

He’s my grumpy arch enemy, my fiercest competitor, and… my next door neighbor for the summer. On leave from my career as a concert violinist due to a debilitating injury, I’m looking for solace. I never expect I’ll be sharing a duplex with my arch enemy, grumpy Gabe Sterling. The billionaire, award-winning composer, is sure to taunt me mercilessly. Instead, sharing his own vulnerabilities rocks my defenses. Constantly drawn together by his endearing daughter, I start to see the Gabe that everyone else sees. Unguarded, laughing… mesmerizing. Practicing through my pain at midnight ...

Never fake date your best friend’s sister… especially if you’re a rock star. I’ve been officially canceled even though I’m not really dating the most hated woman in Hollywood. Retreating to my summer cottage in Mermaid Shores to escape the rumors, I’m ambushed by Sabrina Pelletier, sister of my one true friend, and the only woman I can’t forget. A recent mistake with her travel blog has her canceled as well. So when the paparazzi assume she is my new wholesome, hometown girlfriend, we fake a relationship to save our careers. Spending time together awakens long lost feelings ...

He’s the grump who broke my heart. Now he’s back… a billionaire sent to destroy my family legacy. If I ever imagined laying eyes on Jack Wolfington again, I could never see him as the devastatingly handsome, grumpy billionaire businessman sent to bully me out of my one prized possession, the landmark diner I inherited from my aunt Rina. He’s a completely different person from the boy with the artist’s soul who broke my heart fifteen years ago. At least that’s what I keep telling myself. But being around him again feels as natural as my breath. And there’s no denying all the ...

All Adrienne wanted was a fun new job on a cruise ship—instead, she’s dealt three big surprises. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" Surprise number one, wonderful: Her best friend Samantha has joined the cruise! Surprise number two, also quite good: the First Officer is rather handsome. Surprise number three, definitely not good: Samantha is suspected of murdering a VIP cruise passenger. Throw in a few more surprises—an over-the-top boss, a potentially homicidal chef, and a blast from Adrienne’s past—and this cruise might end up being Adrienne’s last. Join Adrienne...

I swore I’d never go back to Cape Haven. But here I am—face-planting into my old life and straight into the arms of my brother’s best friend and my first love. When my love life and my career crashed harder than a seagull in a hurricane in Boston, I landed home, clutching the keys to my late grandma’s crumbling lighthouse and whatever pride I had left. With the town challenging me to restore the lighthouse in 90 days or lose it forever, Mason comes to the rescue, hammer in hand, gruffer and more irresistible than ever. Mason Carter’s all muscle, mood, and dry sarcasm. I’m a ...

She’s a billionaire runaway bride, my arch enemy, and now … my new roommate. Mermaid Shores is my sanctuary. Here, I’m not Noah Clark, the grumpy A-list actor. I’m just another summer resident alone in my grief. Until Caroline Knight storms into the bar in her wedding gown. Running from the altar, hiding from her mother… and the police. She’s always been my rival, the bane of my prep school existence. We are anything but friends and this is drama I don’t need. I should’ve ducked and run, and now I’m stuck. Because her car was confiscated and the hotels are full. What kind ...

Planning my cousin’s wedding is a piece of cake. Until a grumpy billionaire from my past appears… as an unexpected guest. Theo Danvers. It was hate at first sight and it still is. It’s not because he’s a grumpy billionaire, or because we’re polar opposites who bickered our way through summer camp. It’s the stinging rejection of a failed first kiss that’s haunted me for the past twelve years. Now I’m stuck with the enemy, sparring our way through a week of wedding festivities. And it doesn’t make sense why our eyes keep meeting or why I’m so comfortable with his arms ...

Planning a reunion with your ex isn’t fun… even if he’s a secret billionaire. Elijah Cromwell dumped me ten years ago and my heart’s never recovered. Inseparable since birth, our breakup is still the talk of our hometown Mermaid Shores. I can’t even think of him without feeling sick. Now he’s the surprise guest of honor at the high school reunion I’m planning, and minutes later, we’re stuck together… in a broken elevator, with nothing to say to each other. The entire town’s convinced we’re meant to be, but he married someone else and she died. He’s mourning her… ...

He’s the enemy who ghosted me, the best man at my best friend’s wedding, and now… my only ride home. Ben Hawthorne doesn’t remember ghosting me after the best kiss of my life. He doesn’t remember me at all. Spoiled son of the New York City Ballet’s biggest benefactor, he’s off limits to me, a dancer in the ballet. Even if he doesn’t know who I am, or the real reason I’ve spent the last year hating him. Now he’s here, in my hometown Mermaid Shores, the best man at my best friend’s wedding. Every interaction is an excruciating reminder of how much I fell for him on that ...

What happens when the two most stubborn people in Jane Austen's world are trapped together on a ship for six weeks? Elizabeth Bennet thought a voyage to America would provide the perfect escape from Hertfordshire's constraints. The last thing she expected was to find herself sharing close quarters with the proud Mr. Darcy—the very man whose proposal she had so thoroughly rejected. In this enchanting variation, forced proximity on the high seas becomes the catalyst for a romance that neither saw coming. Between storm-lashed decks and intimate conversations, Elizabeth and Darcy must ...

In 1989, Claire Dellamare disappeared from her own fourth birthday party at the Hotel Tourmaline on the island of Folly Shoals, Maine. She showed up a year later at the same hotel, with a note pinned to her dress but no explanation. Nobody knows where Claire spent that year - and until now, Claire didn’t even know she had ever been missing. But when Claire returns to the Hotel Tourmaline for a business meeting with her CEO father, disturbing memories begin to surface...despite her parents’ best efforts to keep them forgotten.

BOOK # 1: In Falling for the Big City Billionaire a Sweet Small Town, Enemies to Lovers Romance, Meg Carsen is all beach vibes and small-town loyalty—until Drew Bellamy checks into her family’s inn with a hidden agenda and a dangerous smile. When sparks fly and secrets come out, will she risk her heart for a man she can’t trust? Meg shares her thoughts: In Seaside Cove, a perfect guy is hard to find. But maybe Mr. Big City Billionaire, who just checked in at my family’s inn, might be him. I’m a die-hard beach girl, yet something about his broad shoulders, chiseled face, and ...

He’s a grumpy billionaire single dad, my instant enemy… and the keeper of my deepest secrets. Everyone knows I’m an incurable flirt. They’d never guess my heart belongs to Cal, a man I’ve never actually met. We’ve shared our deepest thoughts through letters for the past nineteen years. No man in the real world has ever measured up to the closeness I feel with him. Certainly not Matt Morgan, Mermaid Shores’ newest billionaire in residence. A grumpy single dad, who hates me for no reason. Stuck together in a small town like ours, he’s hard to avoid. As my run-ins with Matt ...

Exclusive Beach Party Takes Murderous Turn Dumped by her cheating husband, 44 year old Jenny King is trying to build a new life in the small seaside town of Pelican Cove. Locals are lining up at the Boardwalk Cafe for her tasty cakes and muffins. But when her aunt, a local artist, is accused of killing a stranger, Jenny is forced to set her apron aside and put on her sleuthing cap. Jenny battles with the cranky local sheriff and quirky local characters to get to the truth. Aided by her new friends, she will move heaven and earth to find out who the dead stranger was and what he was doing in...

Escape to Clare Harbor…a page turning series filled with strong heroes and heroines, unbreakable family ties, life-long friendships, second chances in life and love, new beginnings, and fresh starts even in the midst of a deadly storm that turns out to be far worse than they all first believed. Inspirational and clean women’s fiction that will touch your heart.It doesn’t take long for a small group made up of family, friends, and strangers who have been drawn together by forces over which they have no control, to realize that their first priority is to survive the storm. Before the ...