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Discover coastal small-town romance about capable people who thought they had life figured out… until a neighbor, a storm, or a well-timed conversation changes the plan.

I write the Gull Island Romance series, sweet contemporary love stories set in a small coastal North Carolina community where neighbors look out for each other, families intertwine, and romance tends to arrive when nobody was planning on it—which seems to happen a lot on Gull island.

My books are a connected series, but each can be enjoyed on its own.

Before turning to romance, I earned a master’s degree in special education and spent many years supporting students from kindergarten through college. I also wrote middle grade and chapter books, which probably explains my affec ...more

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A COASTAL ROMANCE GIVEAWAY

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Wishes on the Waves by Catherine Michaels

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Some stories arrive with fireworks.
Others begin with a walk along the shore and a smooth stone slipped into your pocket for luck.

Wishes on the Waves belongs to the second kind. (Although Gull Island does occasionally deliver fireworks. Usually the emotional sort.)

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