All Christmas celebrations seem like a great idea on paper. In the middle of the summer. When the sweltering heat is bearing down and the blended drinks are flowing and siblings are texting memories of their precious childhood. Those were just a few reasons Emily Clark thought a family reunion this Christmas was a perfect idea.However, the realities: travel plans, monetary constraints, bone-deep exhaustion, nieces and nephews, her own miserably pubescent kids, her parents ...

Life, Love and Lunar cyclesCan you really reject a surprise last-minute, all-expense paid trip to Italy from your sister? For Diana, a sensible CPA in Atlanta, you most certainly can.But within the last week, Diana turned forty-five, got engaged, purchased a wedding cake and agreed to join her fiancé in another state where his current work project has been extended for several months.Diana’s younger sister, Harper, uses these uncharacteristic life c...

Until this morning, Nina Robbins' biggest problem was surviving the chaos of life as a successful San Francisco artist. Then came the phone call: “Your life is in danger.”Turns out her brother, who was supposed to be vacationing in Peru, instead stumbled upon an ancient mystery serious enough to reach its shadowy fingers all the way to Nina’s front door.With danger closing in, she’s put under the protection of her brother’s ruggedly handsome friend, Sean Wilder.Toge...

Harper Barrett is about to embark on the ‘trip of a lifetime’ in Peru. Visions of Machu Picchu, beaming selfies, and alpacas dance in her head as she wings her way to the land of the Inca.CIA agent Nick Robbins is in desperate need of a vacation. He has his eyes set on a tropical beach where he can dig his toes in the sand and let all his cares drift away while he sips some umbrella topped concoction.But you know what they say about best laid vacation plans …From th...

Avery Dean is not enchanted at being snowed in on a last-minute job assignment in the small town of Eden, Colorado at Christmastime. But when she stumbles upon handsome Nick Hall and a secret turn of the century love story, well…maybe things aren’t all that bad. Let it snow!This book has some strong language, drinking and sex. Enjoy!

Struggling writer Keats McCall is Italy bound by Valentine’s Day – but it’s certainly not for amore. She needs to escape her mindless barista job, the four walls of the rented room closing in on her, and the memories of last year's disastrous break-up. Thank the Roman gods she can pack a bag and passport and run to her sister in Florence, Italy, in the hopes of getting her life back on track.Keats expected to spend her days meandering through the rain-soaked cobblestone streets of ...

Book 4 in The Simply Trouble SeriesBeing snowed in was supposed to be romantic...Cassandra Dodd and her boyfriend, CIA Agent Benjamin Stills, are escaping on a well-deserved, romantic vacation.Sure, the trip came about because Cassie was required to do in-person research in the small town of Eden, Colorado; but the rental home in a historic old mining town, an unexpected snowstorm, a fireplace and a stunning mountain view are an im...

KadeI’ve always wanted to be a firefighter, and I never thought I would become a father, but it turns out—I’m both.And while being a firefighter was the only career I ever wanted—being a father has become my greatest destiny in this world.Now I need to do everything I can to protect my son, even if that means going back to my hometown. I won’t let my son down, no matter what, and I will do my duty as a fireman.Hopefully, I can do it without ...

Book 3 in the Simply Trouble SeriesCarlo Moretti, an Italian intelligence operative, is very good at his job. But when the latest operation goes sideways, putting his CIA counterpart’s sister in danger; Carlo is asked to look after the woman. Babysitting is sometimes part of the job, so for Carlo, this is just another Thursday.Doctor Alessandra Salvatore doesn’t need a babysitter, nor does she have time to rearrange her life because her brother thinks she ‘...

Alone in a ridiculously large villa in the Tuscan countryside (until her family can join her), Isabelle Miller resigns herself to a solo exploration of Florence.However, when she unexpectedly crosses paths with Matteo Arcuri, a handsome Italian flirt, her loneliness is all but forgotten.Set among the luminous streets of the impressive Renaissance city, where the Christmas season is on display in all its serene glory, Isabelle and Matteo delight in a budding attraction and b...

Turning thirty is the perfect excuse to run away from home. And Ali Skye grabs this opportunity with both hands.In an attempt to get some air and momentarily escape the suffocating pressure her family was putting on her during a celebration that should have been a joyful rite of passage (turning thirty), she inadvertently trades one absurd situation for another. How was she to know a simple walk to clear her head would carry her into a world of art, Tequila, crime,...

Can you really reject a surprise last-minute, all-expense paid trip to Italy from your sister? For Diana, a sensible CPA in Atlanta, you most certainly can.But within the last week, Diana turned forty-five, got engaged, purchased a wedding cake and agreed to join her fiancé in another state where his current work project has been extended for several months.Diana’s younger sister, Harper, uses these uncharacteristic life changes as proof that Diana definitely can m...