Karice Bolton's Blog
October 25, 2017
The Final Book in the V Mafia Series is Now Available!
The warm weather has finally been replaced with cool, crisp mornings and brisk afternoons, which I love!! Whenever the weather changes, I seem to cook more (recipe included below), bake more, and think up crafts I rarely get to.
At the moment, I’m working on the second book in the Silver Ridge Series and finalizing Lucky in Love (Island County #8). I can’t wait to share both stories with everyone. If you want to read what the eighth book in Island County is all about keep reading!! Billy finally gets his story… I love him!
A few weeks ago, Jaxson was released, which completed the V Mafia Series. For those who enjoyed the Luke Fletcher Series, this is a spinoff series that begins with Mia and moves to all of the Volkov brothers. Each story features strong women and sexy men fighting for more than love. Blake is only $.99 right now (and available in Kindle Unlimited). Click below to view all the details on V Mafia!!
I was living my dream, playing soccer professionally, enjoying life on the road, and staying far away from my family, but all that came crashing down around me the night of my injury. Life as I knew it was over.
It wasn’t until Ava Dalton came bounding into my world that hope came back, but she brought with her a dark secret. The injury was no accident. Ava knew who stole my dreams—my future—away from me.
My family was ruthless and coldhearted, and I always thought I wasn’t one of them. My family always had a habit of destroying everyone in their path.
They were the V Mafia.
I was the good guy.
Until this happened.
Now, I wanted to make the man pay who shattered my world.
Yet, life isn’t that simple. Not when you fall in love with a woman like Ava Dalton. An angel who makes me want to become a better man, but she has her own secrets. The demons that follow her wherever she goes will not stop until they claim her.
She won’t ask for help. She’s too full of pride and false determination to help the very ones who want to destroy her, but I made Ava a silent promise. I would protect her no matter the cost.
And I will. After all, the V Mafia is in my blood too.
Blake Volkov is not my type. He’s a professional athlete, charming, cocky, and his family is part of a notorious criminal underground in Manhattan. I know this because my father’s a cop, and I’m a psychiatrist working with the criminally insane.
But all it takes is one defining moment to understand who the real Blake Volkov is. That second in time rips away everything I thought I knew about him, revealing someone far more loyal, protective, and charming than I ever expected. With his brooding sexiness and fierce determination to protect me, it’s hard not to fall for him.
At least a little bit, even if it’s only for one night…
This is a standalone romantic suspense novel with no cliffhanger. Each book in the series follows a different brother and can be read on its own.
The moment I took the undercover assignment, my world turned upside down. I can’t trust anyone and there is nowhere to run because they will find me. I won’t fool myself into believing Devin Volkov suddenly has a heart of gold. He doesn’t. It’s not in him.
Instead, I’m faced with falling deeper into a world where there is no way out, where the thin line between good and evil doesn’t even exist.
The only way to survive is to take down Devin Volkov, the one man who hasn’t turned his back on me when everyone else has.
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Devin
When Avery Hill came into my world, nothing else mattered. For once, I didn’t want to be the man I’d become. I stopped drinking, stopped chasing women, and let myself pretend that I could have a normal life.
An ordinary life, where there is no arguing how thin the line is between good and evil.
But that isn’t my life. I was born into the V Mafia, and everyone wants a piece of me, except Avery Hill. . .
All books in the series can be read as stand-alone novels. There are no cliffhangers.
I swore to take down the man who murdered my cousin.
That man was Jaxson Volkov.
The ruthless mastermind of the V Mafia.
By day he charms the city, and by night he strikes fear into those who don’t obey.
But I will not obey.
I will make him pay. I will expose him for who he is.
A ruthless killer.
It’s all going according to plan. He’s falling right into my hands. I’ll make him love me, and he’ll never see it coming.
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Jaxson
Meeting Elena when I’m bashing some guy’s head in isn’t how I’d normally plan a first encounter, but there she was.
Mouthy and not willing to give an inch.
Every part of her screamed sex to me. I wanted to take her, have her as my own, but I let her slip into the night.
My world isn’t meant for relationships, but sometimes fate has a way of stepping in.
What’s Lucky in Love all about??
Tiffany Bailey is in love. Truly, madly, deeply in love with a boy who has chestnut hair, glistening white teeth, and sparkling brown eyes. He’s adorable and makes her heart melt off of just one look. He has given her everything she’s ever wanted. There are just a couple problems. First of all, he isn’t hers, and the second issue is that he has four legs and doesn’t talk much.
In all sincerity, Tiffany has never found that one person who makes her stomach flutter with delight, her cheeks flush from a heated glance, or her pulse spike from just one touch, which is precisely why she thinks love isn’t what it’s cracked up to be…much more effort than it’s worth, really.
Or at least she believes that until Billy comes crashing into her world or was it the other way around? One thing she knows is that Billy gives her every reason to blush and make her heart rate race with thoughts that had never popped into her head before. Thoughts she needs to squash immediately, especially since he has quite the reputation for collecting lots of phone numbers.
The one thing Tiffany refuses to do is lose her heart to a man who is incapable of real emotion, but a little bit of harmless flirting can’t be that bad, right?
Billy’s life is changing at lightning speed. His business is booming. He has franchises opening up across the Pacific Northwest, and he clearly doesn’t have time for love.
Except he just can’t get Tiffany Bailey out of his mind.
She’s beautiful, charming, and holds a zest for life that makes his world seem a little more exciting. But life isn’t that simple, especially his. He holds too many secrets and an inability to love. No big deal, right? All Billy knows is that in his world, Tiffany is off limits.
Period.
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And to keep up with my recent tradition of posting a recipe, we enjoyed this delicious cheesy bread that was so easy to make!
One round loaf of rustic bread
1 cup shredded cheddar
1 cup shredded mozzarella
8 tbl butter
3 garlic cloves crushed
1 tsp seasoning salt
1/2 tsp cayenne
red pepper flakes to taste
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350 degree oven
Cut bread into diagonal diamonds being careful not to cut through bottom. Combine butter, garlic,cayenne, red pepper flakes, and salt. Brush onto each of the cut pieces of bread. Stuff cheese in each of the quadrants. Wrap with foil and bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove foil and bake until top of bread is a bit crunchy and cheese is completely melted.
September 6, 2017
Where did the time go?
Wow! Not only did summer fly by, so has the year (especially when it comes to blogging). I haven’t had a post since January! How can that be!??!! It’s not like I haven’t been writing away!
We’ve settled into life here on the peninsula, and I’m definitely looking forward to fall! Right now it’s raining ash from all of the fires. It’s coating everything from cars to window screens. I’ve never seen anything like it before. We’ve had an extremely warm summer here in Washington. Instead of the usual seventies and eighties, we sat in the nineties quite a few times, and I’ve come to realize how much I enjoy rain and cloudy skies. I’m really looking forward to autumn weather, warm apple cider, baking and more baking! (And RAIN)
Buttercup, our youngest English bulldog (9 years old), was diagnosed with lymphoma in May, and she’s been undergoing chemotherapy. It has been such a rollercoaster of emotions, but her little happy spirit always lifts ours. Any thoughts and prayers you can send her way are much appreciated. She’s such a little sweetie and a huge part of our family.
Going forward, my plan is to include at least one recipe per blog post. We love to cook and bake at our house, and it’s always fun to share a success! So, the first recipe I’ll be sharing is for homemade english muffins that my husband, Jon, made. They were delicious!! He got the recipe from the King Arthur Flour website.
The photo probably doesn’t do them justice, but they were so yummie! Recipe is at the bottom of the page or you can click on the link above!
Now to all the books released since January! Many of my books have been moved over to Kindle Unlimited!
Another fun Island County book came out in February, which I had a blast with and I can’t wait to release Billy’s next!
After all the girls for a girls’ weekend jump ship, Brooke Sahler is left alone to spend a makeshift spa weekend in the mountains of Washington. As she’s happily wrapping herself in plastic wrap and smearing mud on her face, a freak spring snow storm leaves her stranded in the cozy cabin she rented. But not to fear, she’s got plenty of food and cable television to indulge in until the snow melts.
When the owner of the property stops by to check on her, she’s shocked to see her first crush standing on the other side of the door. He’s sinfully sexy, and every sizzle and tingle returns with a vengeance.
Funny how Aunt Hildie never mentioned who owns the lodge. . .
Kyle North always had a thing for his friends’ little cousin, Brooke. He remembers spending summers in Colorado tromping around with her and his best friends, Jake and Chance Harlen. She had a knack for getting them into plenty of trouble and daring him into the most intimate adventures. They shared a lot of firsts, and he’s never quite forgiven himself for taking one of them.
By the look in her eyes, it’s safe to say she remembers that night and is less than pleased to see him—even if he’s holding an armload of wood to keep her warm. When she invites him in, every single emotion he felt when he was a teenager slams into him. She’s gorgeous, smart, and completely uninterested.
Too bad she doesn’t believe in second chances. . .
All books in the Island County Series can be read as standalones!
Devin also came out during my absence and it’s the second book in the V Mafia Series! The third (Jaxson) will be out in the coming weeks!
The moment I took the undercover assignment, my world turned upside down. I can’t trust anyone and there is nowhere to run because they will find me. I won’t fool myself into believing Devin Volkov suddenly has a heart of gold. He doesn’t. It’s not in him.
Instead, I’m faced with falling deeper into a world where there is no way out, where the thin line between good and evil doesn’t even exist.
The only way to survive is to take down Devin Volkov, the one man who hasn’t turned his back on me when everyone else has.
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Devin
When Avery Hill came into my world, nothing else mattered. For once, I didn’t want to be the man I’d become. I stopped drinking, stopped chasing women, and let myself pretend that I could have a normal life.
An ordinary life, where there is no arguing how thin the line is between good and evil.
But that isn’t my life. I was born into the V Mafia, and everyone wants a piece of me, except Avery Hill. . .
All books in the series can be read as stand-alone novels. There are no cliffhangers.
And finally, the start of a brand new series released in June! The Happy Truth About Love is one of my favorites (although I seem to feel that way about every release!) and is the first in the Silver Ridge Series. As with all books in this series and the Island County Series, it can be read as a standalone!
After receiving a rather odd inheritance from an uncle she barely knew, Autumn Tucker decides to do something she’s never done before. Instead of overthinking what’s right in front of her, she embraces the freedom of the unknown and the thrill of leaving everything behind and moves to the small mountain town of Silver Ridge.
It isn’t until she arrives at her late uncle’s Bed and Breakfast that she begins to doubt her newfound ability to throw caution to the wind. From the moment she opens the barely hanging front door and steps inside to see peeling wallpaper and a broken banister, she realizes this inheritance might not have been a gift at all. Her uncle had to be using the term Bed and Breakfast loosely in his will because it was more of a deathtrap than anything.
But she does love her new town.
And the overly helpful Joel North, who is exactly everything she’s told herself to stay away from. He’s gorgeous, somewhat mysterious, and he’s sprinkled with the power to make Autumn blush off just one look, which is completely unacceptable in the real world, but she just can’t help herself.
What Autumn doesn’t expect to uncover are secrets that change everything she’s known about her family and the life she’s led. It doesn’t help that Joel seems to hold the answers to some of her darkest questions and there’s one he just won’t answer.
As she rebuilds the old mansion, she realizes her uncle’s real gift wasn’t the B&B, but the truth that rested behind its walls.
I hope you find a story that interests you! Keep scrolling for the english muffin recipe, and I’ll be back in a few weeks with release information for Jaxson and another recipe!!
ENGLISH MUFFINS (KING ARTHUR FLOUR RECIPE)
1 3/4 cups lukewarm milk
3 tablespoons softened butter
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, to taste
2 tablespoons sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
4 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour
2 teaspoons instant yeast
semolina or farina, for sprinkling the griddle or pan
Instructions
Note: Thanks to reader feedback, this recipe has been amended as of 1/08/13, as follows: the amount of flour has been increased to improve the dough’s consistency; and the cooking time has been increased.
Combine all of the ingredients (except the semolina or farina) in a mixing bowl, or the bucket of your bread machine.
This is a very soft dough, so you’ll need to treat it a bit differently than most yeast doughs. If you have a stand mixer, beat the dough using the flat beater paddle until it starts coming away from the sides of the bowl, and is satin-smooth and shiny; this will take about 5 minutes at medium-high speed. When you lift up the beater, the dough will be very stretchy. If you have a bread machine, simply use the dough cycle.
Scrape the dough into a rough ball, and cover the bowl. Let the dough rise until it’s nice and puffy; this will take 1 to 2 hours or so.
Prepare your griddle(s). Using two griddles allows you to cook all the muffins at once; but since you probably don’t have two griddles, you’ll need to cook the muffins in shifts. Whatever you use — an electric griddle, stovetop griddle, frying pan, electric frying pan — sprinkle it heavily with semolina or farina. If you’re using a griddle or frying pan that’s not well-seasoned (or non-stick), spray it with non-stick vegetable oil spray first, before adding the semolina or farina.
Gently deflate the dough, and divide it into 16 pieces. Shape each piece into a smooth ball, then flatten the balls until they’re about 3″ to 3 1/2″ in diameter.
The easiest way to handle and cook these muffins is to lay them right onto the cold surface you’ll be frying them on. That way, you don’t have to move them once they’re risen; and they won’t mind cooking very slowly as you fire the griddle up to its desired heat. If you don’t have enough griddle space to do this, sprinkle a baking sheet heavily with semolina or farina, and place the muffins on the sheet; they can be fairly close together. Either way, sprinkle the tops of the muffins with additional semolina or farina.
Cover the muffins (a piece of parchment works well), and let them rest for 20 minutes. They won’t rise like crazy, but will puff a bit.
Cook the muffins over low heat for 7 to 15 minutes per side, until their crust is golden brown, and their interior is cooked through. When done, the center of a muffin should register about 200°F on an instant-read thermometer. If you find the muffins have browned before they’re cooked all the way through, no worries; simply pop them into a preheated 350°F oven for about 10 minutes or so, or until they’re thoroughly cooked.
Remove the muffins from the griddle (or oven), and let them cool thoroughly before enjoying. Remember: use a fork to split, not a knife to cut. Fork-split muffins will have wonderful nooks and crannies; knife-cut ones won’t.
Yield: 16 large (3″ to 3 1/2″) English muffins.
January 23, 2017
Chance at Love on Mystic Bay is now available! Have you checked out the V Mafia Series yet?
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. It’s hard to believe that January is almost over! I’ve been working on a lot of projects over the last few months, and I can’t wait to start sharing some of them with you! In December, I released the first in the V Mafia Series, Blake, and have really enjoyed writing the Volkov Brothers.
For those who’ve missed reading about these men, I introduced Drake in Mia (Luke Fletcher #4) so you can catch up now! The V Mafia Series is full of twists and turns and plenty of romance to keep the stories moving in a thrilling direction. They can all be read as standalone books.
What’s Blake about? Keep reading to find out!
Blake Volkov is not my type. He’s a professional athlete, charming, cocky, and his family is part of a notorious criminal underground in Manhattan. I know this because my father’s a cop, and I’m a psychiatrist working with the criminally insane.
But all it takes is one defining moment to understand who the real Blake Volkov is. That second in time rips away everything I thought I knew about him, revealing someone far more loyal, protective, and charming than I ever expected. With his brooding sexiness and fierce determination to protect me, it’s hard not to fall for him.
At least a little bit, even if it’s only for one night…
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Blake released in December, and the second book in the series, Devin, will be available in early February! I’m really excited about releasing it soon!
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I have some fun news about the Island County Series to share too.
The sixth book in the Island County Series is now available! I loved getting to write every second of this story and hope you enjoy reading about Maddie and Chance! This story follows Maddie Wildes (Holly’s sister from Tempting Love)…
As with all books in the Island County Series, “Chance at Love” can be read as a standalone!
Maddie Wildes has a secret, and no one on Fireweed Island knows what it is except for her sister, Holly Wildes… This very secret is what caused Maddie to flee Illinois, start her little tea shop, and stay away from the opposite sex. But Maddie has grown tired of staying to herself and never letting her guard down, so she devises a plan to get inside the male mind on a purely platonic level. She just never expects the man who agrees to her plan to be so darn sexy…and kind…and protective of her heart, but he has secrets of his own.
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I’m working on a couple of new projects for 2017, and I can’t wait to share more details about them soon. My Facebook followers seem to get all the info first, but I do try to post here too. Between a new contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and TBA series I can’t wait to show off covers, titles, and blurbs! I tend to chat about all upcoming books on my Facebook before I ever reveal anything on my blog so make sure to follow me over there if you can.
Happy Reading!
~Karice
September 15, 2016
Mia (Luke Fletcher and V Mafia Novel) is LIVE today!
Well, it has been a super busy summer with lots of hiking, gardening, and writing. Between Forever Love, UprisingZ, and now Mia, I can say the summer has been not only fun but productive! I’m finishing up Tempting Love (Island County #5) and soon that will be hitting stores too! It’s available for pre-order now and will be releasing in October.
While writing Mia, I fell in love with Drake and his brothers (The Volkov men) and knew I had to write a series just for them. They’re full of mystery, intrigue have a bit of bad boy in them (okay a lot of bad boy) and are just all around interesting! The first book, BLAKE, in the V Mafia Series will be out this fall. If you want to see the cover before anyone else, grab a copy of Mia and check it out in the back pages.
Now for Mia… I absolutely loved writing her story. It was full of twists and turns and Mia’s sparkle. It was awesome to have Luke and Hannah back in the picture too. However, Mia can be read as a standalone novel!
It’s available for only $2.99 at all outlets! Click on the cover to view on Amazon!
Sometimes people come into your world and wreak havoc. They leave a mark that can’t be removed. That mark for me was Drake Volkov.
I didn’t know my introduction to the New York art world would begin with a sexy as hell stranger at a masquerade ball. Everything about this guy screamed sex and danger, and I knew I should run in the opposite direction.
It didn’t help that he was the man my brother asked me to keep an eye on. Why? I had no idea—just another perk of having a brother in the private security business.
I’d been told Drake was heartless and ran the streets of Manhattan. They said he was vicious, ruthless, unrelenting, and a player with a heart of stone.
But the stories didn’t line up with the man I’d come to know.
Drake protected me in my darkest hour. He sheltered me from the very viciousness the world accused him of.
They were wrong.
He became my secret—my hidden obsession—and sinful addiction.
I wasn’t reckless, but I was falling in love with a man who was.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYH4SST
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/mia/id1153941165?mt=11
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mia-karice-bolt…/1124591512…
KOBO: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/mia-12
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Want to pre-order Tempting Love (Island County #5) and read all about to Nick? Check it out below!
Christmas is coming to Fireweed Island! Holly Wildes is excited to spend the holidays alone in a calm and peaceful setting with no pesky neighbors, no annoying bosses, and absolutely no horns honking or sirens blaring at three in the morning.
After seven years of giving her all to a top investment firm in Manhattan, her holiday bonus included a pink slip and a rather slim severance package. So when her sister, Maddie, promises the perfect opportunity to work at her tea shop, Holly jumps at the chance to start over.
What Holly doesn’t expect is to live across the street from one of the sexiest men she’s ever encountered. Thankfully, he seems too busy to notice her, and around town, she begins to learn that Nick is anything and everything but a saint. He is definitely not a complication she needs in her life, especially with her parents coming to town.
Nick always thought he was content in life. He has a thriving business, enjoys the perks of being a bachelor, and never has to think twice about doing what he wants when he wants. That all changes once Holly moves in across the street. All she has to do is throw a smile in his direction, and he knows his life is forever changed.
June 4, 2016
Tangled Love and Forever Love are Now Available- $5 Amazon Card Up for Grabs
I’ve been working away on the Island County Series, and realized I missed posting about the two latest releases! Where did the time go? It’s hard to believe we’re already headed to summer! I’m excited to start playing tennis in the next couple weeks (using my own rules), and we’re looking forward to some water sports (kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding) now that we live so close to the water! Do you have activities you’re hoping to try out this summer or things you look forward to? Leave a comment and one person will be randomly chosen to win a $5 Amazon Card when UprisingZ releases in late June.
Jon made a whole bunch of self-watering pots, and I’ve planted flowers and veggies, which have all gotten huge. We’ve also been using our new grill up a storm! Our weather seems to be breaking all kind of heat records this spring, but when you have two English Bulldogs that’s not great news. They hate the heat! So between plenty of fans and a/c, we’re keeping them cool, but they’d rather have some snow. Actually, it’s more one bully (Buttercup) than the other.
I’ve been writing a ton and loving every second. I released Tangled Love on Pelican Point in April and Forever Love on Fireweed Island in May. Both stories were so much fun to write. Between Sophie and Jewels, Island County is growing in leaps and bounds. I love getting to revisit characters from Beyond Love and prior Island County books. Readers have been writing to let me know that Jake and Jewels from Forever Love just might be their favorite, which totally makes my day! Although some will always be fans of Tori and Mason.
If you’re interested in starting the Island County Series, Finding Love in Forgotten Cove is free on Amazon, iBooks, and Nook. The links to view the other books are below as well! Each book can be read as a standalone, but you’ll recognize characters from Beyond Love. Click on the cover to view on Amazon.
Nothing like walking straight into the bedroom to see your fiancé in bed with another woman, but that’s okay. . . Tori’s a strong woman who didn’t need love in the first place. She’s above it all and can’t wait to go home to Fireweed Island to escape the drama for the summer. She’s thrilled to teach summer school and remodel her family home in peace and quiet.
So why is it that if Tori is so over love, she notices the hot owner of the construction company? Okay, she doesn’t just notice him. She lets him sneak right into her fantasies where he does amazing things to her.
It isn’t until Mason shows her how a real man is supposed to be that she allows herself to believe in love again. But will the pain from her past ever let her truly experience a happily-ever-after?
But as she opens the email and reads the message, she realizes that it is, indeed, the Cole Hill from high school, and it is the universe’s turn to not only be cruel but downright evil. Cole broke her heart, but not in the normal fashion. He ensured the process was a long one filled with plenty of ups and downs. It all started in first grade and didn’t finally end until the second year of college. And now he is coming back to get married on Fireweed Island.
The perks of being the only florist in town! It’s a good thing she got over him years ago…
Sophie Bristol works two jobs —som etimes three—and is surrounded by people falling in love and that’s great. Really, it’s great. It’s not like she ever thought she’d find that perfect someone. After all, she learned he probably only exists in some far away land with talking wildlife and glass slippers, and that works perfectly for her busy schedule. Not to mention she experienced the worst divorce in island history between her parents, and she got to be there for every painful second to warp her view on the subject. And let’s not forget her stepmom has only learned to like Sophie once she began helping take care of her dad after his stroke.
So to say love isn’t a priority is an understatement. Life hasn’t been easy, not that she ever expected it to be, and she’s fine with the hand she’s been dealt.
Really, she is fine. But when Sophie falls for a rock star, it will take more than a fairy godmother to make love work in the real world.
Anthony Hill is the lead singer of the Crimson Strings and his band has hit it big. Really big. Huge, actually. And he should be thrilled. It’s what he’s always wanted. However, sometimes there is a big disconnect between dreams and reality. With his nonstop touring schedule and pressure to repeat success on his next album, he flees to the one place that scarred him the most, Fireweed Island. He hopes if he confronts the demons of his past, he’ll finally get to experience the happiness he so desperately craves, but he soon finds out coming back to the island might be the worst decision he’s ever made.
Until he meets her.
What Anthony wants, no—needs— is simple. He needs Sophie Bristol to fall in love with him. What he gets is a tangled mess involving two very complicated people, who refuse to see what is right in front of them. He realizes the fantasy of love he’s conjured up over the years will take more than finding the one because he has apparently found the “one” who has no interest in love or dating. He knows the only way he has a chance with Sophie is to get her to trust him, but given his current profession that won’t be easy.
“Between a hot fireman and a sweet librarian, I never wanted the story to end. Each page sizzled with a slow burn, and it was a fantastic and heartwarming story.”
Jewels Jennings—zippy librarian by day and book blogger by night—came back to the one and only place beyond the pages of a book that has given her happiness, Fireweed Island. Years ago, she tore off the island in a speedboat with the man she was supposed to marry in tow and a vow never to return to small-town living . . . only to return with her tail between her legs, newly divorced, and completely skeptical of anything resembling love. She prefers to stick to the men between the pages of her latest read rather than waste time in the real world.
Jake Harlen fled to Fireweed Island with the hopes of forgetting his past. He’s been busy carving out a life that anchors him far away from people and the complications they always manage to deliver. He likes his life, manages it with the care it deserves, and is content in his single ways . . . until he goes on a rescue call and meets the town librarian.
When Jewels finds her life hanging in the balance more than once, Jake is the only one who can save her, but neither of them realizes the magic of love that Fireweed is determined to deliver, but only one of them is ready to accept what fate has in store.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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I’ve been updating my Facebook page and newsletter subscribers with my tentative release schedule, but here is the updated version for the next few months:
June: UprsisingZ (Afterworld #3) Final book in the series
July: Mia (Luke Fletcher #4) Final book in the series
August: TBA (Island County #5) Nick’s story
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
The winner from the Tangled Love Contest is Emily! Congrats. An email has been sent.
March 10, 2016
$10 Amazon Card Contest to celebrate the Island County Series!
It’s been a little while since I’ve popped on here, and I wanted to give some updates! 2016 has been a busy year so far and we’re only to March. Wait! How did we already get to March? Keep reading for updates on my release schedule, the Amazon Gift Card Contest, and Finding Love Contest!
The second book in the Island County Series (Love Redone) was released a couple weeks ago and to celebrate, I dropped the price of Finding Love in Forgotten Cove (Book 1) to only $.99!! Not only that, but Amazon is running a contest for the next couple days giving YOU a chance to win a free copy. Just click here to be taken to the contest! The fun part is that winners are chosen instantly by Amazon and the prize is sent to you directly from them as well.
Tangled Love (Book 3) in the series is also available for pre-order and will be out this spring! I’m finishing up the story, and to say I love where Sophie and Anthony’s story has gone would be an understatement! If you’ve followed Tori, Natalie, and Sophie in Island County, you know Sophie deserves to be spoiled a bit and Anthony is just the one to do that….if she’ll let him! I also get to check in on the gang from Beyond Love in this series, which suits me perfectly! Gabby, Brandy, and Lily will always be available to lend a hand in Island County, and I love it!
If you’d like to pre-order your copy of Tangled Love, click on the links below. All books can be read as a standalone, but all the stories are tied to one another. As friendships and relationships blossom, so do new stories and new characters. It’s a lot of fun!
TANGLED LOVE:
Sophie Bristol works two jobs–sometimes three–and is surrounded by people falling in love and that’s great. Really, it’s great. It’s not like she ever thought she’d find that perfect someone. After all, she learned he probably only exists in some far away land with talking wildlife and glass slippers, and that works perfectly for her busy schedule. Not to mention she experienced the worst divorce in island history between her parents, and she got to be there for every painful second to warp her view on the subject. And let’s not forget her stepmom has only learned to like Sophie once she began helping take care of her dad after his stroke.
So to say love isn’t a priority is an understatement. Life hasn’t been easy, not that she ever expected it to be, and she’s fine with the hand she’s been dealt.
Really, she is fine. But when Sophie falls for a rock star, it will take more than a fairy godmother to make love work in the real world.
Anthony Hill is the lead singer of the Crimson Strings and his band has hit it big. Really big. Huge, actually. And he should be thrilled. It’s what he’s always wanted. However, sometimes there is a big disconnect between dreams and reality. With his nonstop touring schedule and pressure to repeat success on his next album, he flees to the one place that scarred him the most, Fireweed Island. He hopes if he confronts the demons of his past, he’ll finally get to experience the happiness he so desperately craves, but he soon finds out coming back to the island might be the worst decision he’s ever made.
Until he meets her.
What Anthony wants, no–needs– is simple. He needs Sophie Bristol to fall in love with him. What he gets is a tangled mess involving two very complicated people, who refuse to see what is right in front of them. He realizes the fantasy of love he’s conjured up over the years will take more than finding the one because he has apparently found the “one” who has no interest in love or dating. He knows the only way he has a chance with Sophie is to get her to trust him, but given his current profession that won’t be easy.
TENTATIVE RELEASE SCHEDULE
Tangled Love (Island County #3) – Spring 2016
UprisingZ (Afterworld #3) – Spring 2016
Mia (Luke Fletcher #4) – Spring 2016
Island County #4 – Summer 2016
NEW PARANORMAL SERIES – Summer/Fall 2016
Island County #5 – Fall 2016
NEW COZY ROMANCE SERIES – Fall/Winter
LEAVE A COMMENT TO WIN A $10 AMAZON CARD ON TANGLED LOVE’S RELEASE DAY!!
The winner of the last contest is Valerie! Congrats!
January 14, 2016
Happy 2016 CONTEST! Love Redone in Hidden Harbor pre-order links now available
It’s hard to believe that we’re close to mid-January of 2016! We had a really nice December (even with nasty colds that hung around far too long), and we got to enjoy some snow, good food, friends, and family. I released the seventh book in the Beyond Love Series, “Beyond the Mistletoe”, and I finished a novella for my newsletter subscribers “A Very Merry Wedding: A Gabby and Jason Novella” and sent it out to them as a fun surprise for 2016. If you missed out, it’s not too late to subscribe to my newsletter by clicking here. In the subject line, make sure to include “A Very Merry Wedding” so we know to send it out to you.
The writing schedule for 2016 looks like a busy one and I’m absolutely thrilled about it. There will be at least two new Island County books. Love Redone in Hidden Harbor will be released on Feb. 17th and pre-order links are now available! Mia’s story from the Luke Fletcher Series will be available in 2016 as will the third book in the Afterworld Series. I’m also starting a new series and can’t wait to share the details with you.
Leave a comment and one person will be randomly chosen as the winner of a $10 Amazon card on Love Redone’s release day in February! GOOD LUCK!!
And congrats to Lori for winning the last contest!
Natalie Jennings loves nothing more than waking up and going into work at the florist shop she owns in the heart of Fireweed Island. Every morning is pleasant and filled with sunshine and rainbows. That is until she sees an email for a wedding consult slide right into her inbox with the sender’s name of Cole Hill. Her hands get clammy and the cold winter’s day suddenly feels like it’s ninety degrees and climbing. It couldn’t be the same Cole Hill from high school. The universe isn’t that cruel.
But as she opens the email and reads the message, she realizes that it is, indeed, the Cole Hill from high school, and it is the universe’s turn to not only be cruel but downright evil. Cole broke her heart, but not in the normal fashion. He ensured the process was a long one filled with plenty of ups and downs. It all started in first grade and didn’t finally end until the second year of college. And now he is coming back to get married on Fireweed Island.
The perks of being the only florist in town! It’s a good thing she got over him years ago…
September 9, 2015
CONTEST – REDEMPTION RELEASE DAY!
I had my first pumpkin spice latte over the weekend and am officially in heaven with the new season! We had a wonderful summer, but I’m looking forward to crisp autumn air, baking, and lots of reading by the fire! I have a lot of books stacked up to read since I had such a busy summer with releases…
And out of those many releases comes REDEMPTION! For all the Luke Fletcher fans, Redemption is finally here. The third book in the Luke Fletcher Series was such fun to write, and I hope you all love Luke and Hannah’s final book. (Yes, Mia is still getting her standalone-yay!!)
If you haven’t started the series, Hidden Sins is free right now.
So now to the contest! Pretty easy. Leave a comment and one person will randomly be chosen to celebrate Beyond the Mistletoe. Winner will receive a $10 Amazon card and an assortment of teas! Yay and congrats!!
REDEMPTION
Hannah has managed to put the horrors of the past behind her. To most, it looks as if Hannah Walker is living her dream. About to graduate from nursing school with honors and several job prospects in front of her, everything in life is exactly as she planned. She hopes that taking a job abroad will give her that final boost of courage to finally put behind her the fantasy of the man she once loved.
Luke Fletcher has been on the hunt for people who don’t want to be found, and with every passing day away from his old life, the longing inside of him grows to reclaim the woman he let slip away. But he knows that’s not possible. Not unless he’s able to redeem himself to the woman and life he left behind will he find peace again. But is it too late for redemption?
Links to view Redemption:
August 28, 2015
Contest for Beyond Promise Release Day Today!!
What a busy summer!
Beyond Promise is here, and I can barely believe that the sixth book in the Beyond Love Series has arrived! I hope you all love Lily and Ayden’s final story. It’s definitely bittersweet! I think that’s the third time I’ve used that word today to describe how I feel. I’m so happy I’ve been able to write about Lily, Gabby, and Brandy, but it’s hard to believe it’s getting close to the end.
That being said, Beyond the Mistletoe will be coming out on December 5th, and I’m so grateful for the Island County Series so I can still check in on Lily, Brandy, and Gabby from time to time. 
To celebrate today’s release, I’m offering up a signed copy of one of my books (winner’s choice) and a $10 Amazon Card. Winner will be chosen on September 10th when Redemption comes out.
For those of you who’ve followed the Beyond Love Series, I hope you enjoy Beyond Promise as much as I did while writing it, and I do hope you’re looking forward to Beyond the Mistletoe. I have a special treat surrounding that story, and I can’t wait to announce it when the time comes. I’m also dying to write the second book in the Island County Series, Love Redone in Hidden Harbor. It will be a busy winter!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
To enter the contest, just leave a comment and one winner will be randomly chosen on September 10th!!
The winner from Finding Love in Forgotten Cove’s contest is: Caitlin G. I’ll be in touch via email this week. 
Blurb:
Book 6 in the Beyond Love Series… So much in Lily’s life has changed. She’s about to marry the man of her dreams and take on one of the most important roles ever, but just when she thinks things can’t get anymore perfect, her world implodes into a million little pieces and she’s not sure she can pick them all up again.
Ayden has always loved a little danger now and then as long as no one got hurt, but that’s all changed since he asked Lily to marry him. She’s everything to him, and he no longer wants to put himself in harm’s way. But he has one last fight he can’t back out of, and his decision to step in the ring threatens the life he dreamed of having with Lily.
Good Luck!!!
July 29, 2015
Contest to Celebrate My New Release…Mason’s story is here
Wow!! So Finding Love in Forgotten Cove is FINALLY here! I have been waiting months to share this story. Tori has been through a lot, and it seems that Mason might be the perfect person to get her out of her funk! Until…
I really want to tell you about these two, but I’m afraid I’ll spill too much. I’ll stick to the basics.
Finding Love in Forgotten Cove is the first book in the Island County Series, which is a Beyond Love Crossover. What does that mean? It means that Gabby, Lily, Brandy, Aaron, Jason, and Ayden will make appearances from time to time, while I bring in new characters (like Tori) and fresh stories.
What is Finding Love about and where is this elusive contest? Keep reading to find out!
Finding Love in Forgotten Cove Overview
Tori Aickens understands more than most what it feels like to lose the ones you love, but she also understands how to survive that kind of pain by leaving it all behind and never looking back. Unfortunately, while she’s busy never looking back, she walks straight ahead to find her fiancé cheating on her with a grin on his face.
It isn’t until her father passes away, that Tori decides to return to Fireweed Island for the summer. Coming back to a place where ghosts lurk in even the happiest of memories makes her face the heartache of her past she’s done so well at leaving behind. It isn’t until Gabby introduces Mason Rhodes to her that she realizes kindness can exist in this overly brutal thing called life, and maybe not all men are meant to self-destruct, or she’s just been sniffing in too much ocean air.
Either way, spending time with Mason on Fireweed Island leaves Tori questioning if the carefully constructed life she left behind in New York is one she even wants any longer. Mason is determined to break down Tori’s barriers, but she’s not sure she’s strong enough to let go of her past and imagine a future that risks her heart getting broken again, and she wonders if there’s such a thing as the right love at the wrong time…
Links to view:
Contest
So what can you win by leaving a comment? A $10 Amazon card and a signed book from my collection (Winner’s choice).
Also, the winners of the last two contests are:
Stacey L. – Buried Sins Contest ~$10 Amazon Card
Shawnte L. – Hidden Sins Book Birthday ~ Signed book from my collection and a $10 Amazon Card
Congrats ladies! Thanks for participating! You should receive an email from me today.
