Disabled by a dog attack in her childhood, Beatrice Lockwood knows what it is like to become friends with loneliness. After years of hard work to cement herself into the small Yorkshire community of Impling, she has managed to create a meaningful, simple life with people who actually care about her. So when James Bancroft, an outsider, makes his disdain for her clear in front of everyone in town, she knows that keeping her distance is the only option. She cannot afford to lose the crucial support she has garnered. The only problem is that the damned man can't seem to stay away from her now. James Bancroft - stoic, chaste, and looking for nothing but peace - is not trying to make friends in Impling. Still, he had not intended to make enemies, either. After badmouthing a beloved pillar of the community at a dance, he knows he must make amends, and quickly. But the more he tries to make things right with the morbid Miss Lockwood, the more she pulls away. As his passion toward her grows, he finds himself unable to cope with his newfound feelings. After all, he knows quite well what it looks like when a man does not control himself. Vibes: Foggy moors, folklore, small rural community Tropes: *Overheard *Grovel *Cynical hero Trigger Warnings: Scenes of domestic violence, scenes of dog attacks, scenes of animal slaughtering/death *Though this book is set in the same universe as the Gentleman's Proposal series, it is largely unrelated to the other books. Therefore, I have chosen to list it as a standalone.*

Theodore Bancroft is intelligent, despite what some may think, but he has never had the respectability that an investor needs. He needs a wife to bolster his rakish image. A perfect wife. Adelaide Kingsley is perfect. Her one imperfection - getting caught in the Haversham gardens with Theodore Bancroft - is entirely by design. Not only does it get her out of her impending engagement to the odious Lord Greeling, but it also wins her the only thing she has never known: freedom. Her marriage to Theodore is more than convenient. It is a space for her to find herself for the first time in her life. Somewhere along the way, she starts to wonder if convenience has turned into love. Then, she finds her husband in a passionate embrace with another woman. NOTE: HEA between OG couple. Trigger Warnings: Dark themes surrounding sexuality, cheating, revenge cheating, questions of sexuality during an oppressive era, some domestic violence, and scenes of BDSM/control in a sexual context, depictions of disordered eating.

*PREVIEW ONLY* Available on Kindle and Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCPX775Y PAUL I cheated on my fiancée. Sophie and I were building our future. In love, happy, peaceful. Then she found a lump in her breast, and I made the worst choice: I numbed my fear by sleeping with someone else. My worst mistake and my biggest regret. Now I see Sophie around town with him. She's radiant and laughing with people who actually show up. I'm trying to learn how to be a man who does. If she lets me, I'll spend the rest of my life proving I can choose her when it's hardest. If she lets me... SOPHIE I thought the promise was in sickness and in health. But he buried his fear in someone else. On the same night, I walked into a bookstore and met the gentle giant owner, who invited me to his book club full of misfits. I'm laughing again, I'm smiling more than I ever have, and I'm healing my heart. My bookstore owner keeps showing up like it's as easy as breathing. I don't know what the future holds; I don't know if I'll win this battle against cancer, but I do know I'm done wasting time on people who love only when it's easy. CALLUM She came into Rivers & Rhodes Bookstore and asked for books with happy endings only. I gave her a recommendation, an invitation, and an offer of friendship. Now, this beautiful, brave woman is completely under my skin. I'm not here to win a competition against him. I'm here because choosing someone, second by second, is the only way I understand love.

Abandoned by her mother and orphaned by her father, Jeden was left behind, the oldest of her sisters. She'd dedicated her life to looking after them; but now they've grown up, they've found their partners, they're moving on... and Jeden remains. Exactly where she's always been - working her days away at the restaurant just to return home to her silent, lonely apartment. Jeden longed for a partner, a family, a home; but she knew it wasn't in the cards. She was thirty-two and had never been asked on a date - for it seemed opinionated women with severe limps and glasses that looked like binoculars weren't exactly stealing the spotlight in any sane man's fantasies. Jeden was strong, self-assured... but she was also realistic, and exhausted. To shake things up, she made a decision on a whim to buy the home she'd always wanted in the suburbs. But instead of raining men, she suddenly developed a much less appetizing problem - a fucking HOA. Sick and tired of accepting the hand life dealt, she agrees to team up with her chatty neighbor to fight back against the resident egomaniacs... However, she never thought it would lead to feelings she'd never experienced or ignite a passion she didn't know existed. And as soon as she began to give in... to accept the exhilarating, wondrous experience of being craved... it culminated in a fallout that Jeden, in her trusting naivety, could have never seen coming. ---- Raven Sisters Novellas: (1) To Regret a Raven - complete (2) To Destroy a Raven - complete (3) To Betray a Raven - complete (4) To Crave a Raven - complete (5) To Lose a Raven - coming Fall 2025 Though these stories are connected, they can each be read as a standalone. HEA. Dual POV. No cheating. Content Warning: Explicit language, child abandonment, bullying, violence, and references to child abuse

In Salem, Massachusetts, where magic lingers in the air and secrets never stay buried, Antonia Coleson believes her life is finally on track. She is engaged, successful, and running a thriving Wiccan shop alongside her best friends, Raven and Jynx Silva. But her perfect future shatters when she discovers her fiancé has been cheating on her with the one person who should have been off-limits. Trapped by shared finances and a home she cannot afford to lose, Antonia refuses to fall apart. Instead, she does what she has always done best: she plans. With Raven and Jynx by her side, she begins unravelling the truth while serving karma in small, creative, and deeply satisfying ways. Enter Maverick Silva - her first love, the man who broke her heart years ago, and now a private investigator. When Maverick agrees to help expose her fiancé's lies, old wounds reopen, unresolved feelings surface, and the connection they never truly lost begins to spark again. As secrets come to light and betrayal runs deeper than Antonia ever imagined, she must decide whether to protect herself at all costs or risk her heart one more time. Because in Salem, karma always comes due, and sometimes, it comes with a second chance.

Gemma Fletcher-Randolph's life looks perfect from the outside. She runs a historic observatory and nonprofit foundation, is married to a successful sports journalist, and comes from a respected Long Island family. But perfection fractures quietly. As her mother slips deeper into Alzheimer's and her father's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, Gemma is forced to confront truths no one prepared her for. A devastating accident leaves her father fighting for his life, uncovering long-buried secrets that threaten everything her family built, and everything she thought she knew. While Gemma holds her world together, her marriage begins to crack. Her husband's growing distance, immaturity, and selfishness surface at the worst possible time, leaving her isolated when she needs him most. Standing beside her is Riley McKay, the vineyard manager who has been her protector, confidant, and constant since childhood. As Gemma navigates grief, betrayal, and the unravelling of her family's legacy, the lines between friendship, loyalty, and something far more dangerous begin to blur. With secrets hidden in legal files, cryptic warnings from a mother losing her memory, and a marriage built on shaky ground, Gemma must decide what, and who, is worth holding onto. Sometimes the most painful falls lead to the clearest truths.

Alice thinks she has lost her way when she discovers her husband's betrayal. Not telling him what she knows, she rebuilds her life to focus on her, while exacting revenge as quietly as he betrayed her. With friends at her side and her prank-loving high school students backing her up, Alice realizes her life is not lost, she just has to find her way. And then she has to stick to it when everything finally comes to light.

The job offer of her dreams made Saoirse's heart soar, and her kids were thrilled at the chance to move closer to the mountains to ski. She thought her husband would be excited by the chance to leave the job he hated and stayed at only for the money. Instead he exploded in anger. Convinced by her kids to find out what was going on with their dad, the three tail him and end up discovering what will tear their family apart. But the mountains are calling their names, and the air up there might even make life seem, well, more alive. Saoirse tries to believe forgiveness is the best form of revenge, but a little payback can't hurt, right?

[Small Town / Second Chance] When Jen heads back to her hometown after ten years to celebrate her grandmother's 70th birthday, she knows she'll have to face Matt, once the love of her life. But what both of them don't expect is to have the feelings they had long buried inside to flourish back to life along with walls of resentment, and a sizzling attraction. ***** Jennifer Bloom has completely escaped her small-town past. She's a successful interior designer with great clients and everything she's ever wanted. But when she's called back home to help plan her grandmother's 70th birthday party, she's partnered up with Matthew Hunt - once the love of her life. He's lived in town his whole life, and he's handsome, strong, kind, and the only man who's ever made her heart race. Experiencing life with Matthew again reminds Jennifer of all the things she's missing, even though she's got everything she once wanted. At one point, all those years ago, they thought they'd be spending their lives together, but life threw them a curveball, forcing her to make the decision to leave and never look back. Now, they realize love was never an issue; their problem has always been everything that comes in-between. He'd never move to the city, and Jennifer can't leave the life she's built behind. Walls of resentment still block the way, even though their love for each other still burns strong in their hearts. Can true love bridge the distance between them? Is love ever enough to make a relationship work? Is it finally their second chance?