Noelle Monroe remembers only flashes of the few short years spent with her father. He disappeared when she was young, and now she wants to know why he left her behind when her dreams portray a man who loved her. Nothing else seems to matter as much as answering this question, especially after years growing up with her rage-filled mother, who insists that he abandoned them. She finds herself traveling across the country alone to the small town her father grew up in. Someone must remember the man now existing only in blurry memories and dreams. It's here that she meets West Harrison. He's tall, gentle, and determined to get to know the closed off girl who has appeared so suddenly in his remote Montana town. Slowly but surely, Noelle begins to put together the pieces behind her father's disappearance. But everything is not as it seems, and she will have to learn how to trust again or risk losing this new life she has begun to build in Aspen, Montana. - Later that night, I'm bundled up in the truck next to him, my converse lying on the floor and my arms wrapped tightly around my legs. It's quiet except for the sound of the heater blasting away the coldness. The moon is a brilliant glow in the dark sky, and rays of light fall across his face every now and then. Our eyes meet in the dark, his expression heavy and thoughtful. We sit in silence for a moment, our gazes locked, before he slowly reaches out and brushes warm fingers gently across my jaw. He looks down at my lips and I feel something I've never felt before. I'm not scared, and yet I'm terrified. It feels like an eternity passes before he swallows hard, pulling his hand away. It's dark for a moment, and then the moon emerges from behind a cloud, and everything is light. I take it in with wide eyes. This feels like magic, if magic could exist. I feel the warmth of his hand on my lower back. It's steady, comforting. I like it. And I... I wish he had kissed me.

Imogen Fox, the personal assistant and wife-to-be of John Oakby, the Mayor of Fleckney Woulds, a small and peaceful county town, arrives at her office one rainy morning, only to find a corpse there - and her fiancé standing over it, his hands covered in blood. The victim turns out to be the husband of the woman everyone in Fleckney knows of. In the past she had been a part of several scandals involving the sons of the most wealthy and powerful families in the county, before she left for London in pursuit of a better life - and a richer husband. This isn't Imogen's first murder investigation, but it might yet prove to be the most challenging one. In order to catch the culprit Imogen will have to unearth the secrets of many of her dear friends, including the local police sergeant; the vicar; the husband of her closest friend who owns most of the property in the county; a famous military writer, residing in Fleckney - and unsurprisingly, the Mayor himself. Meanwhile, someone is breaking into people's gardens and ruins their lawn, digging for something. With only three months left until her wedding, Imogen has her hands full.

A collection of companion pieces to my other stories, written from the male point of view. Companion Piece #1: Will {Away With the Fairies, Chapter 2} Companion Piece #2: Klaus {Every Bookshop Needs a Cat, Chapter 18} Companion Piece #3: COMING SOON!

I put everything away and head outside. "Hey." Tess gives me a smile as I smile back and kiss her gently. Then I kiss Ava on the top of the head and sit down in a chair across from them. "How was it out?" She asks. I rub the back of my neck and nod. "It was alright." I shrug. She gives me a look and sets down her phone. "What's going on?" "It's nothing, I just don't feel too good." I lie as I look down at the ground and Jackson, one of our dogs comes up to me. I scratch him behind his ear as I feel Tessa's gaze still on me. "What aren't you telling me?" She asks. I sigh and look at her. "Tess, I would tell you if something was wrong. I'm fine." I clear my throat and Ava jumps off Tess' lap and comes over to me. I pick Ava up and set her on my lap as she lays her head on my shoulder. "Fine. I'm going to go make dinner." She says and gets up as she heads inside and shuts the patio door. Ava yawns and I rub her back and sigh again as I watch Tessa walk off. I had no idea how to bring this information up to her. ~*~ You've been along for the ride that is the hectic life of Tessa and Nick. Now read along as they deal with marriage, parenting, and deep secrets that even they couldn't have been prepared for. *DISCLAIMER* THIS STORY CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND SOME EXPLICIT SEX SCENES AND OTHER STRONG CONTENT THAT MAY BE BOTHERSOME FOR SOME READERS

Tagged by Society as a liar for wrongly accusing business magnate Fin Reuben's son Aron Reuben of assault and being responsible for her teen pregnancy, ❤Misty Milton❤ was called Characterless, Gold digger and what not. She was called UNGRATEFUL for biting the hands of Reuben's who took her in as an infant after being rejected by the own father. So, she left. ______________________________________________ Aron Reuben was 5 years old when he rejected the idea of accepting Misty into his life and mansion right from the day she took her first breath. But life had to turn his ignorance into irritation, irritation into anger and anger into obsession or what he thought of as...love. His idea of cornering her was use of manipulation and fear. His plan obviously got backfired when instead of staying in his life and struggle to try prove her truth and eventually accepting Aron into her life, Misty Milton decided bolt out as fast as she could. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 5 Years later She accepted her fate long back, but again destiny had other plans altogether and this time beyond repair. How a doting mother turned into a stranger! That even the soft pleads of her own child can't bring her warmth back. What could her a small child possibly do?? __________________________________ He used money and luxury to snatch Ray from Misty, with a plan to force her into their life for child sake. Afterall a mother can't bear to live without her child right?...No. Aron Reuben got his shock when instead of pleading to meet her son, Misty gave up on the son who falsely blamed her to be an abusive mother. Would they realise their fault? Especially with ❤Ignacio Mogilevich❤ in Picture. Copyright Reserved 2022.

"I've been waiting for you beautiful" I part my lips and his soft lips crushes mine he takes advantage of my parted lips and slides his tongue in my mouth I moan from his taste. I bite his lip and he groans. He runs his hands down my neck to my hips and I feel the tingle of his gentle touch on my heated skin. I desire more I need more I press myself against his hard body to feel his erection on my stomach I moan into his mouth. Leylani Hues was a shy and quiet type of girl she stayed to herself and was invisible to the whole Middle Brook High. Until the boy next door came along and turned her whole world upside down. Can she resist his Sexy body and charming smile or will she give in to her girlish needs and break out of her shell and give herself to him... Will he have her Begging for more...

Sequel to Benefits. Dawn and Jake must endure life without each other, but that doesn't last long for the two.

Sybil 'Billie' Harewicke's life leaves much to be desired, starting with her ridiculously old-fashioned name. She's a rational, dull person - who had the misfortune of being born into a family of local witches. Her main interest in life is the Library Science - and they had just closed the library in her home county of Fleckney. She works in the only bookshop in the county - while everyone expects her to join the family business of fortune telling and potion brewing. Even the one ability that she allegedly inherited from the generations of self-proclaimed psychics, is the least useful out of the Seven Harewicke Gifts! It's holiday time in Fleckney, which means extra work for Billie, both with her family and at the bookshop. When she's offered to escape both and to work in the Bjornsson Art Fund for two weeks before Christmas, she couldn't be happier. She's always dreamt of getting her hands on the magnificent library of the Bjornsson Hall. Except, it turns out that the job has got nothing to do with bibliothecography - and is a nightmare! And a rowdy, unsophisticated crowd of filmmakers arrive at Fleckney to scout locations and research the scene. The only consolation is that none other than Archie Billingsley is among them. He's everything a celebrity should be: handsome, eloquent, prone to spontaneously quoting Shakespeare, and calling his fans 'darling.' He's just starred in a highly successful Austen adaptation, and there are rumours of an upcoming Chekhov stage play. Among other guests of the Hall are Billingsley's agent, an eccentric director, a dozen of crew members, and Eric Dair, an actor best known for playing every thug, mafioso, and terrorist in pretty much every latest blockbuster, at home and across the pond. Billie is hardly enthused at the prospect of interacting with the motley crew - but at least it'll allow her to avoid the local obsession with holiday romance and finding their true love on Christmas! Bah, humbug!

{Formerly "Every Bookshop Needs a Cat"} Anya Ferguson arrives at Fleckney, having lost her job in Bristol. She's determined to support her daughter, even if it means enduring every possible mistreatment from the family of her ex-husband. Except, it seems that fate isn't done torturing her. When her daughter breaks into a small cabin in the woods in search of her cat, Anya is placed in front of an impossible task to pay off the owner of the cabin for all the destroyed property, including an antique vase that had been in his family for generations. She's ready to be his cleaner and his cook - but what will she do when she's tasked with being his fake-fiancée? "Paint Me Anew" is the second book in Fleckney Fields Series, but can be read independently. All of my stories take place in the fictional county of Fleckney - so, if you like the place, stay and read about it in other stories.

As requested here is a break down of the Stevens and Navy series and who is who in each one. It's a playbill of sorts of sorts if you like. Please let me know if there is additional information that you would like to know. These books should be read in the following order.... Stevens books 1-4 then Navy books 1 & 2, the Stevens books 5-7. There will be a Navy book 3 but it's not yet completed and will be the last in the two series.