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Seasons in Singletree Series



























Book 1 – SHAKING THE SLEIGH

Christmas: a time of joy, a time of celebration, or – if you’re April Hall – a time to studiously avoid any tinsel-strewn, glitter-soaked, candy-cane striped venues like a devoted hermit who studied under the attentive tutelage of the Grinch himself.

 April Hall is not a fan of the holidays, thanks to her dad choosing that day in seven-year-old April’s life to decide that he didn’t want a family after all. Now the holiday felt like a glaring reminder of the worst day of April’s life.

 But when her uncle—a bigwig television network executive—gives her one last shot to salvage her disastrous career on a show call Holiday Homes, April has no choice but to suck it up and get festive.

 The problem? Beyond the obvious, of course—that the town of Singletree, which is featured on the show, is so into the holidays that they literally change the name of the town to Christmas Tree for the month of December—is that there is one house meant to be the pinnacle of the Christmas episode. And the homeowner isn’t planning to even put up a tree.

 Nope, Callan Whitewood isn’t feeling Christmasy at all. The former pro-soccer player suffered a devastating injury that ended his career with the South Bay Sharks, and pretty much wrecked his vision of what his life was supposed to be. Now he’s a nobody with a limp and no real idea what to do with a future that was supposed to be about the only thing he really loved—soccer.

 Callan moved to Singletree to get away from every reminder of who he had once been—who he was supposed to be. (Who he still wanted very much to be.) He also moved there because the only family he has—his brother and his two nieces—live there.

 But Singletree proves to be less quiet and private than he’d hoped. A bright and shiny television producer pops into his life—and breaks into his house—before he’s even fully moved in. And before he knows what happened, both their lives are turned upside down.

 Can April convince Callan to allow her to film his house for the show that is supposed to save her career? Can Callan accept that his own career is over and move on to something new? Can either of them handle the sheer amount of holiday cheer strewn across every free surface in the town of Singletree?

 SHAKING THE SLEIGH is a standalone holiday romantic comedy with a satisfying happily ever after, plenty of festive chuckles, some sexy times and a few chinchillas. And maybe a cat. And there might be a wombat because wombats really do fit into almost any story.

 This book has no cheating, no cliffhangers, and absolutely no pigs.

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Singletree — the small town you wish was yours…

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The Oceanic Dreams Series

Eight authors, one lighthearted series, perfect for summer! Join eight chick lit authors (including Delancey Stewart) on a fun-filled adventure aboard the Oceanic Aphrodite–the ship rumored to make passengers fall in love. You’ll meet eight different characters as they board the ship, and have a different experience with each one as they cruise the Caribbean during the Aphrodite’s “Swinging Singles” cruise.

https://amzn.to/2I2TcihBook 6 – Take a chance on me

He was the man of her dreams and their lives were all planned out—until he disappeared without explanation. Only to reappear on the decks of the Oceanic Aphrodite six years later. 

Selena Spark has a plan for her life. It’s a new plan, one she devised after her previous plans—the ones she made with her college boyfriend and supposed future husband and business partner fell through—but it’s a good plan. 

Step One: Put eyes on the resort Oceanic has built with her company on Grand Cayman, and determine if it is up to her company’s high standards. 

Step Two: If it is, score the management position at that resort. 

Step Three: Move to Grand Cayman for her dream job and live happily ever after in paradise. 

But you know what they say about plans. 

And when her sister is left at the altar just before the cruise sails and needs consoling, Selena decides to bring her along. But when Lincoln Addis turns out to be the activities director aboard the Aphrodite, and when he is assigned to oversee her Oceanic experience and confesses that he’s also in the running for the resort management gig? And when she realizes she still loves him, and he’s never stopped loving her? 

Selena may have to make some new plans. 

Take a Chance on Me is a light-hearted second-chance romance set in the sun and sand of the Caribbean. The perfect beach read!

Get it on July 29, 2019! Pre-order now!

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Set sail for laughs and love – the perfect summer series!

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The Movie Stars in Maryland Duet



























Book 1 – Happily Ever His

 

T ess was used to being in the shadows. But when movie star Ryan McDonnell pulls her into the spotlight, her whole world is threatened. Can a relationship that starts as a secret fantasy ever survive in the real world?

TESS:

My sister Juliet has always gotten everything she wants.

It’s fine though. I never wanted the spotlight. That was my sister’s domain. And now that she’s America’s most poplar starlet? She can have it.

But when Gran—the feisty woman who raised us, and who I cannot seem to wean off video games, an afternoon doobie, or her daily Manhattan—has a huge party to celebrate her 90th birthday, Juliet brings the Hollywood madness straight to Maryland.

In the form of my ultimate movie-star crush, Ryan McDonnell. I can barely form a sentence around the guy (at least I don’t still have a poster of him on my wall). And I definitely can’t get over the fact that he’s Juliet’s new boyfriend.

I just need to get through the weekend with them—and with the magazine people who are covering them and the party for a feature. I just need to stay away from Ryan and his warm curious eyes, his perfectly chiseled arms, and the impossibly sexy things that come out of his mouth when we’re alone together.

It’s only one weekend, and I just need to remember that Ryan is an actor. A good one. Because I almost believe him when he tells me we have a chance together.

 

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Book 2 – Happily Ever Hers

Juliet Manchester was America’s best-loved movie star. But her real life doesn’t quite match up to what we see on the screen. When she goes home for a weekend to celebrate her grandmother’s birthday, she asks fellow star Ryan McDonnell to pose as her boyfriend to help divert the press from the scandal brewing in her backstory — but the farce just may ruin her one chance at something real. 

Jace Morgan was a Marine, and working as a bodyguard to the stars was a great way to make enough money to finish his degree and take care of his mom and brother. But he never planned to develop feelings for his client. And getting involved with her might put everything else in his life in jeopardy. 

 

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A movie star lives life on a stage… what happens when they try love in the real world?

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Mr. Match Series



























Book 1 – Scoring the Keeper’s Sister

ERICA:  

Signing up for a matchmaking service was not my idea. But when Andrew the hand model dumped me, my brother suggested I try Mr. Match. And I figured it couldn’t hurt–as it was, I’d never get away from meathead moron soccer players (since my brother plays keeper for the South Bay Sharks and I manage PR for the team.) 

But Mr. Match is a moron too because he matched me with a guy I see at work every day. A guy who has a different girl on his arm at every turn. And a soccer player. Fernando Fuerte, the “Fuerte Fire,” is one guy I can assure you is NOT my match. 

FERNANDO:

Getting girls is not a problem. Getting girls who care about something besides my status as the South Bay Sharks star striker, my salary, and my social status? Yeah. That’s the problem. So when my buddy Max tells me he’s actually Mr. Match–the secret proprietor of San Diego’s hottest matchmaking app, I let him convince me to try it. 

And Erica Johnson is not actually a bad match–only she doesn’t seem to agree. And then there’s the small matter of her being in the middle of trying to save the team (and me) when the owner’s ex brings to light some, ahem, unsavory accusations about me… and then there’s her enormous and disapproving twin brother…and there’s something about cheese, too. 

But if I have my way? Erica will definitely be my match. 

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Calling all lonely hearts! Meet your match in 2019!

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Under the Pier Series



























Book 1 – Without Words

After an accident in the line of duty, firefighter Roberto DeRosa’s life is turned upside down. His career fighting fires is over, and he’s left with an uncertain future and an injury that makes communicating difficult for him. The only time words flow easily is when they’re lyrics and he has a guitar in his hands. Talking to women is definitely out, especially if they have bright blue eyes that seem to see right into his soul.

Dani Hodge is on the brink of realizing her dream of opening a small combination wine and book store in San Diego’s funky Ocean Beach neighborhood. But before she can open the doors, there’s work to be done, more work than she can do herself.

When the tattooed guy who completely ignored her at a bar walks by and offers her a hand wrangling a tile saw, Dani can’t afford to say no—and why would she say no to Mr. Strong and Silent when his stare conveys more than words could?

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Book 2 – Without Promises

Trent McNeil was a classic trust-fund kid until he watched a team of firefighters save his family home. From that moment on, he rebelled against the path his parents were determined to keep him on. Now a San Diego firefighter, he knows he’ll eventually be expected to take over the family empire. But until that day, his only plan is to have fun and enjoy life.

After a childhood of upset and uncertainty, Amy Hodge is going to make something out of herself. She has her future all planned out. She’s starting medical school and is going to be busy…far too busy for a relationship. But she does have time for a quick fling before she buckles down and concentrates on her studies.

Amy quickly realizes that playboy Trent is not all he seems to be. Never relinquishing control and sticking to her plans has done well for Amy, but no one has ever made her want to throw caution to the wind like this sexy firefighter.

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Meet some sexy firefighters in San Diego in Delancey’s Under the Pier series!

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Girlfriends of Gotham

A fun chick lit series that will take you back to your girl squad days… Loved Sex and the City? Throw in a little Bridesmaids, and you’ve got the Girlfriends of Gotham… 

Book 1 – Men and Martinis
Welcome to New York…

After driving across the country on an impulse, I’m ready to take Manhattan. And at first, everything seems to be going my way. I luck into an apartment. I have an awesome new girl squad. Jobs are being handed out like candy, thanks to the dot-com boom. And mine means working with CJ, with his Greek-god good looks and million-dollar smile…

Yeah, I have a massive crush on my co-worker. And it’s starting to look like it’s reciprocated.
But parties every night and a job I’m in no way qualified for are taking their toll. Not to mention this completely inappropriate flirtation. 

It’s good to have distractions, like the also-inappropriate love life of my friend Candace. Because if I let myself have what I want…I could lose everything. 


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Book 2 – Highballs in the Hamptons
Natalie:
I moved to NYC and found the perfect friends, perfect job and the perfect man. The problem? We work together. And my company has a strict no-dating policy. Much less perfect.

Date CJ of the all-American good looks and washboard abs…lose my job. At least I have choices, right? 

Lulu:
I finally found the perfect man – a doctor no less! But he comes with issues. Namely, his Upper East Side royalty mother. The woman goes by the name “Tippy”—if you can believe it—and she’ll stop at nothing to show me I’m just not good enough for her darling boy. 

The second Girlfriends of Gotham’s book continues Natalie Pepper’s story. She’s settled in the city now, and still pining for CJ, the all-American man who actually loves her back. But she can’t seem to stop getting in her own way. In the meantime, Lulu’s got dating issues of her own—a gorgeous ER doc treats her sprained ankle (which she would point out, he also caused), and then treats her better than any other man ever has. But there’s one problem…Tippy. His Upper East Side mother and her Upper East Side attitude. 


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https://amzn.to/2RhbuSEBook 3 – cosmos and commitment
Natalie:

I’ve finally got the guy. Or I thought I did until CJ’s mentor—a cougar with way too much cleavage—tries to steal him. He says there’s nothing going on, but trust isn’t my strong suit. If I can’t rein in my jealousy though, it might ruin everything. 

Tamara:

I left my country life behind for the big city, and the last thing I expected was for my past to come back in a big way. A big, tall, hunky cowboy kind of way. Gage Spydell—or Spider—my childhood sweetheart, has come to the big city. And I can’t figure out if I still love him or hate him. Or both. But I barely have time to consider it before I’m confronted with bigger issues and Spider has to prove his love by being there in the most real way possible.


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You’ll want to hang out with your besties after reading these ROFL gems!

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Love in the Vines



























Book 1 – Vintage

They’ve both lost so much…can they find happiness in each other?

Isabella DaSilva hurtles toward California’s wine country to outrun her past, planning to lose her demons among the vines and prove herself as a winemaker and start a new life. 

Jonathan Sauvage is at the helm of a sinking winery, battling demons of his own and unprepared for the arrival of a fiery and opinionated apprentice. 

When Isabella shows up to intern for Chateau Sauvage, and Jonathan’s past shows up in the form of a his ex-girlfriend and a baby, he’s certain both he and the winery are doomed to fail. 

Can Isabella help save Jonathan’s family legacy? Will he allow anyone close enough to help steer the ship, and potentially win his heart in the process? 

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Book 2 – Redemption Red

A broken ex-Marine. A determined culinary student. A collision course that could end in love or destruction…

Audrey Montgomery is a diligent and self-reliant culinary student at Portland’s prestigious Cordon Bleu. She has a clear picture of her future in mind, and it allows little room for the steely-eyed and tormented young man she bumps into by chance while wine tasting with friends. 

Tyson Dawes had a perfect childhood, raised among the wine and vines in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. But even the most idyllic of upbringings couldn’t have prepared him for what he would face as a Marine. He returns to his childhood home angry and haunted by the storms of what he has faced and by those he has lost. 

Do opposites truly attract? Can the Audrey’s clarity and innocence offer Tyson hope in the face of his emptiness?

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https://amzn.to/2V11vjcBook 3 – Beyond Redemption

Go back to Redemption Road Winery…where ghosts still roam the land and Rebecca can’t seem to put the past to sleep, even with Ray at her side.

While Rebecca has made peace with her family and returned home to help build the winery into a wine country destination, she is still struggling with a past that threatens to destroy everything she tries to build. 

Ray stays by her side, but doubt begins to creep in—there’s only so much one man can take.

When someone shows up from the family’s past, everyone must face the truths that time can hide and come to terms with new realities…

Will Rebecca and Ray survive the storm the stranger brings? Will the ghosts of Rebecca’s past go quietly, or will the war inside her win in the end?

This is a novella that continues the story that begins in Redemption Red.

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Book 4 – A holiday delay

Dixie Fontaine is a planner. Her life is laid out before her down to the last detail. But when her fiancé announces that he has other plans just weeks before the holidays, Dixie’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble. 

A last-minute decision to travel home to see her family for the holidays leads Dixie to become stranded at the airport by a sudden snowstorm of epic proportions. All flights are cancelled, and no one’s going anywhere. Dixie’s plans? Foiled again.

Lucky for Dixie, she’s not the only one snowed in. When Brogan, a tall Irish transplant with a wicked grin and a panty-dropping accent wanders into her path, Dixie realizes that there are worse ways to spend Christmas Eve. 

A heartwarming (and sexy) holiday tale for lovers of wine, chocolate and romance! 

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Wine and romance… the perfect combination!

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Mr. Big



























A Standalone Billionaire Romance

He’s tortured and dark, angsty and arrogant. You want the truth? He’s kind of an A-hole.
 
He’s also the CEO.
 
Everything in my life goes according to plan, and that’s the way I like it. I got the degree. I got the job. Now I just need to prove that I have what it takes to succeed in the real world.
 
If there’s one thing that’s not in my plans, it’s falling in love with my boss.
 
Most relationships don’t start with one person calling the other out in public for being an arrogant jerk. Then again, most CEOs don’t cut their own employees in line at the coffeehouse and bark orders at people like they own the place.
 
Maybe pissing Oliver Cody off isn’t the right move. And now that he’s part of my world, all my plans go straight to hell.

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He’s tortured and dark. He’s also her boss…what could go wrong?

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The Company



























Book 1 – Adagio

The world of professional ballet is built on illusion. The illusion of perfection. The illusion of effortless beauty. The illusion of eternal love.

But backstage, few members of the Union Ballet Company suffer from such illusions. 

Anna Glaser has dreamed of nothing but dancing professionally her entire life. And when she’s finally offered a position with Union, she takes it, giving little more than a passing thought to what she might have to give up in exchange. But Sebastian Kaplan, the director who gave her the chance, won’t forget so easily. 

When Anna meets Cain, who has been dubbed by the local media as Union’s most eligible bachelor, she realizes that making a deal with the devil might mean that Heaven — in the form of a gorgeous dark-haired man — is forever out of her reach. 

Dancers at Union know that things that glitter and shine under the stage lights can still be vicious and evil when the lights go down. 

Adagio is the first episode in the adult contemporary romance series, The Company – an engaging drama-filled series romance that takes readers behind the scenes of the ballet and into the lives of those who live to dance.

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A hot adult contemporary romance series set in the world of professional ballet…

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Hello fancies!

I’m so excited to release the fourth book in the Kings Grove series this coming week. This series is really important to me–every single time I sit down to write about Kings Grove I feel like I’m returning to some part of my childhood, spending time with my family, and exploring a piece of my own heart. It’s been awesome to hear that readers can feel the magic of the place too.

This one is Cam’s story–and there are DOGS in it. I love dogs and grew up with Golden Retrievers and Australian Shepherds, so when Cam finds a dog in need in this book, I knew it was one or the other. I’ll let you read to figure out which I chose!

I hope you’ll love this one as much as the others, and in case you hadn’t heard yet… there’s going to be a Christmas book too!

Cameron Turner is cursed. He’s lost almost everyone he’s ever loved, and he knows better than to try again. If the universe intends for him to be alone, then that’s exactly what he’ll do, keeping to himself in his quiet Kings Grove cabin.

Harper Lyles is getting out of Kings Grove ASAP. She was born in the tiny mountain town of Kings Grove, and she never planned to go back. But when her life is turned upside down and she has no choice, she vows to make the best of it. For six short months at least, and then she’s on to bigger and better things.

When Cameron rents the empty house next door to Harper, both their plans begin to change. Harper’s energy and tenacious happiness make Cameron wonder if he was really meant to be alone after all. And Cameron’s dark brooding appeal has Harper wondering if maybe Kings Grove isn’t so bad.

The fourth book in the Kings Grove series is a tale of redemption and hope, featuring edge-of-your-seat suspense, Stewart’s trademark humor, and…puppies.

This book can be read as a standalone.

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Christmas has come to your favorite High Sierra village, and newcomer Tuck Anderson isn’t sure exactly how he fits in.

Tuck’s seen plenty of relationships come and go–and even though Kings Grove seems to have better luck with love than most places he’s lived, he’s not sure taking a chance makes sense for him. Statistically speaking, relationships fail. And in a small town? That’s not good for anyone.

But when local vet Annie Gish offers to help Tuck train his rambunctious Australian Shepherds in exchange for some help putting together the Winter Festival, Tuck has a choice to make.

Is the chance at love worth the chance of heartache? And will Annie be able to open up enough for Tuck to get to know the real girl inside–dark secrets and all?

Find out in this Kings Grove novella, out just in time for the holidays!

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