Berkley Roberts is a college student in an abusive relationship until one day BJ pushes her too far. Betrayed by Laura, Dane Knight is a single father, struggling to balance work, women and his troubled son. He desperately needs a full time Nanny on site 24/7 to help him with his troubled 3 year old Ethan. Seeing Ethan struggling and falling behind, Danes mother takes matters into her own hands and hires Berkley to care for her grandson. Considering she is a beautiful brunette with stunning jade eyes instead of the middle aged prude of choice, Cybil hires her under the condition that she not fall prey to Dane and his charms. Soon Berkley finds her heart wrapped around the little finger of a small boy who clings to her to fill the void left by his mother. Dane wants nothing more than for his son to have a mother, someday, but his work is challenging him more and the last thing he has time for is a relationship. Berkley is emotionally scarred and hiding from her past, accepts Danes generosity taking refuge in his home. Battered and broken, can Berkley let her guard down and leave her heart defenseless? Can Dane learn to trust again? Will their 'Love of Ethan' pull them together or are they both too damaged?

After Julie Delgado's restaurant closes, she temporarily takes over the catering position at the Rose Chalet, a full-service San Francisco wedding venue. She plans to dazzle the bride and groom so the Chalet's owner will keep her around, but fate has other plans for her when the bride's brother shows up for the first food tasting. Andrew Kyle is not only the Cuisine Channel's Edgy Eats host and chef, but his recent review of Julie's restaurant was the final nail in its coffin. Once he meets Julie at the Rose Chalet, he's certain she's playing it safe. And he wants nothing more than to be the one to break her guarded passions loose. But despite the undeniable sparks between Julie and Andrew-and the fact that he seems to believe in her when no one else does-can she afford to be taking risks with her cooking, with her career...or with her heart?

Grief-stricken over the death of the boss who was like a father to her, Olivia Bailey is left to deal with the aftermath--the arrival of his dashing but estranged son, Pierce Alexander. But she can't stand him and he doesn't trust her. Will working for the new CEO remain to be an impossible task? *** Olivia Bailey might be plain and boring, but she's content with her current lifestyle, working for the kind but lonely old man who owns Alexander Corporation. But his untimely death flips her simple life upside down. Now, she must deal with his estranged son, the heir to his business empire, together with the growing feelings building up between them. Will Olive manage to bear the pressure and issues cropping up along the way--or is this too much to ask? Disclaimer: This story won The Wattys 2014 People's Choice Award. Cover Design by Ashley Marie Bandy

PUBLISHED WORK!!! 30% OF THE STORY HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN. Available on Amazon in paperwork and PDF (KINDLE) format. You know those kind of stories where you go to the holiday, meet some guy and have a one night stand? Well, I am not that kind of girl. I did have a night stand, but not on holiday, nor for fun. But to save my baby brother's life. Kaley was like any other 18 years' girl, well almost like that. She has no parents and only six years old brother to look after. But when her brother get very sick and they pay a visit to hospital, they found out he has leukemia. She's alone and has no money, so in order to save her brother, she took a step that changed her life forever. Yes, she had a one night stand.