Book 3| "Sometimes we can't see what's next. We just have to face it head on, and deal with it." -Lydia Preston Finally free from her father and inner demons, Lydia has never been more happy with her life. She finally opened her own art studio, moved in with the love of her life, and has even grown close to Maria and Michael since they moved to New York. With everything finally falling into place, Lydia proposed to Sean on a romantic night out. After a two-month engagement, and an amazing wedding, they indulged in their romantic honeymoon to Italy. Settling into married life felt natural to Lydia-and she basked in the happiness. That is until a terrible tragedy causes a rift between her and every person she loves. Unable to face reality, Lydia did what she's always done best. She ran. As everyone she cares about forces her to face the truth, Lydia learns the real meaning behind love and partnership. Sometimes we ask ourselves What If? What Now? What's Next? The truth is...we never know.

Book 2 | Completed | "So, what now?" Lydia asked. "Now...we send his ass back to prison." Sean Williams has been through a lot in the past 5 months. He dealt with the anniversary of his parents' death, a PSYCHO stalker ex-girlfriend, and getting shot by a revenge-seeking corporate competitor who kidnapped the love of his life. Wanting to start fresh, he sold his multi-million-dollar software business, his penthouse, and asked his girlfriend Lydia to move into his new apartment with him....and she said NO. Lydia Preston was experiencing the joys of being in love with her boyfriend Sean, until he popped the question. The "will you move in with me" question. With so many changes in her life, Lydia couldn't bring herself to say yes. Despite her tragic childhood, she finally formed a relationship with her estranged brother, Michael and her birth mother, Dr. Maria Sinclair. However, the biggest feat for her was getting a job at a local coffee-shop and enrolling in NYU to finally pursue her art degree. Trying to find some normalcy in her life, she asks Sean to take the relationship slow. However, when her fathers' unexpected parole hearing comes around due to a terminal illness, she turns to Sean for support. As her father persistently attempts to mend their damaged relationship, more secrets of the past emerge, causing Lydia to question everything. Amazing cover done by @beautifulbliss26 <3 you're the best

Book 1 | Completed | "Lydia, what if there's a reason I was on the bridge that night?" Two strangers. One cross-country adventure. After an unorthodox meeting on The George Washington Bridge, Sean Williams and Lydia Preston agree to take the road trip of a lifetime. With nothing but the open highway in front of them, they learn everything they can about each other. Come to find out...they couldn't be more different. Sean is a rich software developer who is running from inner demons and a crazy ex-girlfriend. Lydia comes from a tragic past with nothing more than the clothes on her back. When these two misfits embarked on a journey full of laughter, pain, and self-discovery, they realized they were trying to find their places in this world. But What if where they belonged was actually alongside one another?

Completed | After being happily married for almost two years, Ryan and Danielle Hale were finally expecting their first child together. After old family feuds were settled, the baby shower was planned and the nursery was ready. Everything was falling into place. Then two weeks after the baby was born, they learned one devastating truth-their newborn needed a liver transplant to survive. After testing all of their friends and family, they finally found a match-and it wasn't at all who they were expecting. Even with their family and friends filling up the waiting room to offer their support, Ryan and Danielle couldn't stop worrying about the future-and who would survive to be in it.

Completed | Jackson Reese never thought he would be a one woman kind of guy. That all changed when he met Harper Lewis. Being in a committed relationship with Harper for almost two years has changed Jackson. He's found himself wanting things he never even considered before he met his blonde princess. The biggest surprise of them all, was the one he never saw coming: fatherhood. After spending A LOT of time with his new godson, Jackson started to believe he had what it took to be a father. That was until the love of his life put her foot down. After multiple fights over the matter, Harper and Jackson decided to take a break from their relationship. As two of the world's most stubborn people try to stay apart, something keeps drawing them back together. You know what they say: there's nothing better...than breakup sex.

Completed | They say karma can come back to bite you in the ass. As a retired Special Forces Sergeant, Nate Jenkins isn't thrown for a loop very often. Or like...ever. But when an old flame is assigned to be his physical therapist during his long road back to recovery, his world gets turned upside down. Nate has always regretted breaking Karma's heart twelve years ago--and even though they both agree to start fresh as friends, they quickly learn that some things never stay buried. When a family emergency brings Nate to Karma's aid, they start spending more and more time together. As old memories come to the surface, the spark they once had for each other turns into a burning flame of untapped desire. Will Karma forgive him when she finds out the truth about what happened all those years ago? Or will he finally lose her forever?

Completed | Lanie Jenkins knew the three rules of life. Your best friends always come first. Wine goes with any meal. And, most importantly, you NEVER date your brother's best friend. But when Lanie's brother Nate invites his best friend from the Army to their home for the Christmas holiday, the rule book gets thrown out of the window. Ayden Sawyer is unlike anyone Lanie has ever met. He's strong, funny, caring...and he definitely looks good in a uniform. All Lanie's attempts at keeping Ayden at arm's length are crushed when they share one night of passion together. After saying goodbye to Nate and Ayden at the airport, Lanie didn't expect to hear from him ever again. That all changed when she received a letter from Ayden in the mail. Torn between her relationship with her brother and her feelings for Ayden, she decided to write back. What started as a long distance friendship eventually turns into something neither of them saw coming. With thousands of miles between them, Lanie can't do anything but worry when she finds out the two most important men in her life have gone missing. Will Nate and Ayden return home safely? And if they do, will Lanie's brother ever forgive her? Ranked #23 out of 1.68 million in Romance 6/2 Ranked #9 out of 88.9k in Mature! 5/26

Completed | We've all been tempted by the forbidden... When Harper Lewis agreed to marry Ryan Hale to save her family's business, she wasn't expecting to never have an orgasm again. Sure, Ryan was handsome and an all-around good guy, but they lacked that bedroom chemistry. The only way to solve that issue was to have an open relationship...and to follow three simple rules: don't sleep with the same person twice, avoid anyone with ties to the family, and, most importantly, don't catch feelings. When Harper meets a tall and sexy British stranger named Jackson Reese at a bar, she sees no problem with having one night of passion with him. Until the next day at her engagement party when she realizes that not only does Jackson have ties to the family, but he's her fiancée's estranged half-brother. Unable to resist the heated passion between them, Jackson and Harper find themselves caught up in an illicit affair that will change everything. As the wedding day approaches, Harper faces a tough decision. Will she save her family's business by marrying Ryan? Or will she call it off to be with the man she fell in love with?

Falling for her best friend's brother was NOT a part of her summer plans... Karma Fitzgerald never saw Nathan Jenkins as anything other than the womanizing big brother of her best friend, Lanie. That all changed during a summer trip to the beach, when Karma started noticing Nathan...noticing her. Refusing to give in to her feelings and become another one of Nathan's conquests, Karma was determined to stay away from him. But when she loses a bet at Coney Island Carnival, and she ends up going on a date with Nathan, there's no turning back for either of them. What started out as a secret summer romance, soon turned into a story about two soul mates who must learn the hardships of love, commitment, and sacrifice.

"I know that I can fuck up your whole life with one look. But I can't stop myself." ✰ ✰ ✰ Mia Rose McHenry tries her best to live her life under the radar, never having been one to enjoy the spotlight. For the most part, it's worked. All Mia wants is to make it through her senior year the same way she has all her life: by playing invisible. Enter Thorne Baxter, the town's infamous "bad" boy. With a killer smirk and a single wink, he manages to flip Mia's entire world upside down. And she doesn't entirely hate that. The unlikely duo couldn't be more different if they tried, yet that doesn't seem to stop the universe from pushing them together. What happens when the two's worlds collide, suddenly putting everything they thought they knew to the test? Will they manage to make things work, or were they simply better off before? [COMPLETE]