Bet's Christmas Gamble
Bet's Christmas Gamble
She’s loved him since she was seventeen. He’s done waiting. But someone else wants him—and they’ll do anything to keep them apart.
Betty “Bet” Murphy has kept her heart hidden for years. Working at Garrett Hawthorn’s tech company under a false name, she’s determined to build a life on her own terms. Garrett chooses the holiday party as his last chance to tell Bet the truth—but someone is watching.
Surveillance photos, stolen files, and anonymous threats escalate until Garrett brings Bet into his home for her safety. Forced proximity strips away the walls they’ve kept between them—desire flares, secrets unravel, and loyalties are tested.
Some gambles aren’t just about love. They’re about survival.
Content note: Contains stalking, violence, and references to past abuse. The main couple forms a loving, healthy relationship; guaranteed HEA.
Book 3 of the Evanston series — reads as a standalone.
Áine's Salvation
Áine's Salvation
She ran for her life. He’s the cowboy who can save her, if she lets him into her heart.
Áine Walker’s picture-perfect life in New York shatters the night she escapes a deadly threat. With nowhere else to turn, she flees to her best friend’s wedding in a small Montana town, hoping the wide-open skies will hide her past.
But Evanston offers more than refuge. It brings her face-to-face with Jeb O’Neal, the rugged foreman of Hawthorn’s Hope Ranch. With his piercing green eyes and a quiet strength, Jeb sees through Áine’s guarded smile from the start.
As her fear grows and danger creeps closer, Jeb becomes the steady presence Áine didn’t know she needed. But letting him in means revealing everything she’s fought so hard to hide.
Will Áine find the courage to trust again? Or will the past she’s running from destroy her only shot at love and a future worth fighting for?
A gripping romantic suspense filled with slow-burning chemistry, emotional healing, and a cowboy who refuses to let her go.
Author's new book receives a warm literary welcome.
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Starting Over in Montana
Starting over in Montana
She’s forty-five, curvy, and starting over. He’s a younger cowboy with two kids, a messy house and no time for love.
Ivy Rose had it all until her husband was killed by a drunk driver, leaving her heartbroken and alone. Two years later, she’s ready to rebuild. When a housekeeping job opens up at a Montana cattle ranch, Ivy takes a leap of faith. She’s no stranger to cleaning or caring for others, but ranch life? That’s a whole new challenge.
What she finds is chaos... and Gabriel Hawthorn.
He’s a rugged, blue-eyed cowboy with a sexy drawl and a house full of dust, dirty dishes, and kids who need more than he can give. Gabriel is a 37-year-old single dad trying to keep it all together, and Ivy might just be the miracle he didn’t know he needed.
But with a jealous nanny watching her every move and a town full of opinions, falling for a younger man may be Ivy’s riskiest decision yet.
Can Ivy let go of the past and embrace a second chance at love? Or will fear and grief keep her from the future she deserves?
A heartwarming small-town romance filled with charm, humor, healing, and a love worth fighting for.
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