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April 21, 2026
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Welcome to Refuge Falls! 💛
A small town that feels like home, where second chances are a must, hearts can heal and family always comes first!
A life-changing moment brings the Armstrong siblings back together to Refuge Falls forcing them to set aside the things that don’t matter and fight for what does!
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After the heart attack of their father, six siblings come back together in the small town of Refuge Falls to support and care for their parents. Noah, the oldest brother, and the prodigal son, comes home to discover that many resentments are in the wake of his eight years away.
For Noah Armstrong, returning home after eight years means confronting the guilt he’s avoided and the family he’s let down. But the past doesn’t let go easily—especially when it includes Ella Kind, the one person he hoped to avoid.
Ella hasn’t forgiven herself—or Noah—for the loss of her twin brother. His sudden return ignites the anger and sorrow she’s carried for years, but when circumstances force their lives to intertwine again, painful truths threaten to unravel them both.
As tensions rise, Noah and Ella must decide: can they brave the ghosts of their past for a chance at healing, or will the scars run too deep?
In Refuge Falls, forgiveness may be the only way to move forward—but it won’t come without a fight.
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He’s too busy for love. She’s too scared to trust. But second chances have a way of sneaking in when you least expect them.
Police Chief Damon Armstrong has mastered the balancing act of protecting his small town and raising his two sons alone. Love isn’t part of the equation—until Isla Hamilton walks back into his life. Eight years ago, she broke his heart and disappeared. Now she’s back, desperate for a job and hiding secrets that could destroy them both.
Isla never thought she’d set foot in Refuge Falls again, much less ask Damon for help. But with her ex’s dangerous shadow looming over her, Damon’s steady strength is her only safe harbor. As old wounds reopen and buried feelings resurface, Isla discovers the man she left behind is everything she’s ever needed.
When danger closes in, Damon and Isla must confront their past and fight for a future they never dared to dream of. But can their fragile trust survive the storm—or will the ghosts of yesterday tear them apart forever?
Only 99¢ Found by You: Sweet Second Chances
He saved her life. She stole his heart. Now someone wants them both dead.
The woman I pulled from that storm-ravaged highway should have been just another rescue. Instead, she grabbed my hand with desperate strength and whispered words that changed everything: "You found me. You're responsible for me now." No name. No memory. Just fear in those haunted green eyes and bruises that screamed danger. Every instinct I have as a cop—and as a man—tells me to keep her close.
Then the bullets start flying. Someone wants her dead badly enough to come after everyone I love. As fragments of her past surface in violent flashes, I realize the woman stumbled onto something deadly—something worth killing for. She's remembering, piece by terrifying piece, and each memory pulls her closer to the truth...and further from my arms. Because the woman I'm falling for might have a life waiting somewhere else. A life that doesn't include a small-town cop who's already planning forever.
A pulse-pounding Christian romantic suspense where danger ignites attraction, amnesia hides deadly secrets, and a protective hero will risk everything for the mysterious woman who captured his heart the moment he found her. Perfect for fans of Susan May Warren and Lynette Eason.
FREE! Home to You: Sweet Second Chances
Only 99¢ Wrecked By You
Only 99¢ Found by You: Sweet Second Chances
Welcome to Refuge Falls! 💛
A small town that feels like home, where second chances are a must, hearts can heal and family always comes first!
A life-changing moment brings the Armstrong siblings back together to Refuge Falls forcing them to set aside the things that don’t matter and fight for what does!
🎉Grab the first book FREE
📚And the next two for only 99¢!
FREE! Home to You: Sweet Second Chances
"What a story! So many emotional impacts and things for the characters to work through. I enjoyed the love that stayed with them through their grief. A beautiful story showing the power of forgiveness."
Amazon Verified Customer
Don't miss this NEW series from Kindle All-Star and USA Today bestselling author, Taylor Hart!
After the heart attack of their father, six siblings come back together in the small town of Refuge Falls to support and care for their parents. Noah, the oldest brother, and the prodigal son, comes home to discover that many resentments are in the wake of his eight years away.
For Noah Armstrong, returning home after eight years means confronting the guilt he’s avoided and the family he’s let down. But the past doesn’t let go easily—especially when it includes Ella Kind, the one person he hoped to avoid.
Ella hasn’t forgiven herself—or Noah—for the loss of her twin brother. His sudden return ignites the anger and sorrow she’s carried for years, but when circumstances force their lives to intertwine again, painful truths threaten to unravel them both.
As tensions rise, Noah and Ella must decide: can they brave the ghosts of their past for a chance at healing, or will the scars run too deep?
In Refuge Falls, forgiveness may be the only way to move forward—but it won’t come without a fight.
Only 99¢ Wrecked By You
He’s too busy for love. She’s too scared to trust. But second chances have a way of sneaking in when you least expect them.
Police Chief Damon Armstrong has mastered the balancing act of protecting his small town and raising his two sons alone. Love isn’t part of the equation—until Isla Hamilton walks back into his life. Eight years ago, she broke his heart and disappeared. Now she’s back, desperate for a job and hiding secrets that could destroy them both.
Isla never thought she’d set foot in Refuge Falls again, much less ask Damon for help. But with her ex’s dangerous shadow looming over her, Damon’s steady strength is her only safe harbor. As old wounds reopen and buried feelings resurface, Isla discovers the man she left behind is everything she’s ever needed.
When danger closes in, Damon and Isla must confront their past and fight for a future they never dared to dream of. But can their fragile trust survive the storm—or will the ghosts of yesterday tear them apart forever?
Only 99¢ Found by You: Sweet Second Chances
He saved her life. She stole his heart. Now someone wants them both dead.
The woman I pulled from that storm-ravaged highway should have been just another rescue. Instead, she grabbed my hand with desperate strength and whispered words that changed everything: "You found me. You're responsible for me now." No name. No memory. Just fear in those haunted green eyes and bruises that screamed danger. Every instinct I have as a cop—and as a man—tells me to keep her close.
Then the bullets start flying. Someone wants her dead badly enough to come after everyone I love. As fragments of her past surface in violent flashes, I realize the woman stumbled onto something deadly—something worth killing for. She's remembering, piece by terrifying piece, and each memory pulls her closer to the truth...and further from my arms. Because the woman I'm falling for might have a life waiting somewhere else. A life that doesn't include a small-town cop who's already planning forever.
A pulse-pounding Christian romantic suspense where danger ignites attraction, amnesia hides deadly secrets, and a protective hero will risk everything for the mysterious woman who captured his heart the moment he found her. Perfect for fans of Susan May Warren and Lynette Eason.
April 8, 2026
⭐️ My NEW Star Bodyguard Romance is out today! Love on Lockdown!
A NEW Star Bodyguard Romance is finally here! 🎉
NEW Release! Love on Lockdown: Romantic Suspense
Ahh—I can’t wait for you guys to read this one!
Of course—All the Star Brothers are the BEST but I LOVE this one—James’s story about protecting his first love—the one who got away!
I’ve included the prologue below about how James and Samantha meet down below and it’s so sweet—you’ll have to read it!
They come back together eight years later when someone sends a picture of the two of them back to Sam (a picture no one else should have access to)—with a red X over James’ face.
Eek!
Enjoy!
NEW Release! Love on Lockdown: Romantic Suspense
She’s the one who got away. Now someone wants her gone for good.
Retired Navy SEAL James Star is done with danger—and done with Samantha Brown. The country music superstar who broke his heart walked away eight years ago… and he never recovered.
But when a violent attack proves she’s being hunted, James becomes her last line of defense.
The threat isn’t just a stalker—it’s a deadly conspiracy tied to James’s final mission… and someone powerful enough to erase them both.
Forced together, old wounds collide with explosive chemistry as betrayal closes in and secrets unravel. James swore he’d never risk his heart again—but losing Sam a second time isn’t an option.
He couldn’t save their love before.
This time, he’ll risk everything to save her.
For fans of Nora Roberts and Sandra Brown comes a heart-pounding romance where second chances come with deadly stakes.
**Prologue**
UC Berkeley
December, Eight Years Ago
James Star didn't want to be here.
The Dusty Note was packed wall-to-wall with Berkeley students celebrating the end of finals, their voices drowning out whatever folk singer was currently murdering a Bob Dylan cover on the small corner stage.
James stood near the back with a water in his hand, counting down the minutes until he could leave without his buddies giving him grief about it.
He'd always preferred keeping a clear head. Even surrounded by the chaos of a college bar, he liked knowing his mind was sharp, his instincts reliable. Maybe it was the military in his blood—Walker and Reed were already SEALs, and in six months, James would follow them into the teams. Or maybe he was just wired differently than most guys his age.
Either way, water suited him just fine.
"Come on, man. It's Christmas break. Lighten up." Marcus elbowed him. "You look like you're planning an extraction instead of having a good time."
James grunted. "Maybe because I'd rather be anywhere else."
And he meant it. Four years at Berkeley had worn him down to the bone. Four years of biting his tongue in political science classes where his professors sneered at the military, where wearing anything remotely patriotic made him a target for lecture hall debates he'd stopped bothering to win. He was done. Checked out. He was only finishing the degree because his mother—God rest her soul—had made him promise he would.
The folk singer finished to scattered applause. James checked his watch. Twenty more minutes. That was reasonable. Then he could escape this place and get back to his apartment, where silence and solitude waited like old friends.
"Next up, we've got a first-timer," the emcee announced. "Give it up for Samantha Brown."
The applause was polite, nothing special. James didn't bother looking up from his water.
Then he heard the first chord.
It cut through the noise of the bar like a blade—a clean, haunting acoustic strum that didn't belong in a dive like this. James’s head came up before he could stop it.
She was tall. That was the first thing he noticed. Maybe five-nine, with long blonde hair that caught the cheap stage lights and turned them into something almost gold. She wore jeans and a flannel shirt rolled to the elbows, nothing fancy, but the way she held herself behind that microphone stand made it look like she owned the room.
She didn't own it yet. But she would.
Her fingers found another chord, then another, building something slow and aching. She stared at the microphone like it might bite her, her chest rising with a breath he could see from twenty feet away.
Then she looked up.
Her eyes found his across the crowded bar. For one impossible second, it felt like she was looking only at him—like everyone else in the room had faded to static and shadow, leaving just the two of them suspended in a moment that shouldn't have mattered but somehow did.
"You walked in tonight," she sang, her voice a low, whiskey-smooth alto that wrapped around the words like she'd lived them, "and I was gone."
James's water stopped halfway to his mouth.
Gone.
Yeah. That was exactly how he felt. Like everything solid in him had just liquefied and rearranged itself around this stranger on a corner stage. Like the ground beneath his feet had shifted in some fundamental way he didn't yet understand.
The song was country—real country, not the pop stuff that passed for it these days. Something about a love that snuck up on you, about a man who didn't know he was looking for anything until he found it standing right in front of him. Her voice climbed on the chorus, raw and powerful enough to silence the conversations around him.
By the second verse, half the bar had stopped talking.
By the bridge, James had forgotten he wanted to leave.
She finished the last note, letting it hang in the air like a question. The silence lasted two full seconds—an eternity in a college bar—before the place erupted.
James didn't clap. He couldn't move.
She smiled, clearly surprised and pleased, and stepped away from the mic. People crowded around her immediately, patting her shoulder, asking questions, some guy with a messenger bag shoving a business card at her.
"Dude." Marcus snapped his fingers in front of James's face. "You still in there?"
"Yeah." James's voice came out rough. He cleared his throat. "I'm here."
"We're heading out. Nick found a party on Channing." Marcus was already pulling on his jacket. "You coming?"
James looked at the door. Then he looked back at the girl, still surrounded by admirers, fielding compliments with a humility that looked genuine. As if she felt his attention, she turned.
Their eyes met again, and she didn't look away.
Something shifted in James's chest. Something that felt a lot like hope.
"Nah." He shook his head. "You guys go ahead."
Marcus followed his line of sight and let out a low whistle. "Her? Seriously?" He laughed, not unkindly. "Come on, man. You think she'd go for someone like you? She probably dates music producers. Guys with ponytails and feelings."
James watched her excuse herself from the guy with the messenger bag. Watched her eyes scan the room until they landed on him again.
She smiled.
And James felt that smile land somewhere in his chest and take root.
"I don't know," he said, a grin pulling at his mouth for the first time all night. "But I'm hoping."
Marcus snorted and clapped him on the shoulder. "Your funeral, buddy. Merry Christmas."
James barely heard him leave. He was already moving through the crowd, drawn toward her like something magnetic and inevitable—the way his brothers always described combat, that moment when training took over and your body moved before your mind caught up.
She met him halfway.
"Hi." Up close, her eyes were green. Definitely green. The kind of green that made him think of spring even in the dead of December. "I'm Sam."
"James." He extended his hand, and when she took it, her fingers were calloused from the guitar strings. Strong hands. Capable hands. "That song—you wrote it?"
"About an hour ago." She laughed, a little breathless. "I wasn't even sure the words worked until I started singing them."
"They worked."
The words came out more intense than he'd intended, and her cheeks flushed slightly. She tilted her head, studying him like he was a puzzle she wanted to solve.
"You don't look like my usual audience."
"I'm not." He didn't know why he said the next part, except that something about her made him want to be honest. "I was about to leave. Then you started playing."
Her smile widened, and James felt it in his chest again—that strange, unfamiliar warmth spreading inside him.
"Then I'm glad I got up there when I did."
"You want to grab something to eat?"
The words were out before he could second-guess them.
Sam raised an eyebrow, amusement flickering in those green eyes. "I should warn you—I don't usually date people in the crowd."
James flashed a grin. "That's okay. Then just grab a bite to eat with a friend."
She laughed, and the sound hit him like a cool breeze. "Are we friends?"
He nodded like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Of course."
"I don't know anything about you."
"Easy fix." He held up a hand, ticking off fingers as he spoke. "I'm a senior. Poly sci major. My favorite color is blue. I have three brothers—two older, one younger." He paused, his voice softening slightly. "Both my parents... passed."
Her expression shifted, surprise and sympathy flickering across her face. "I'm sorry."
He nodded, accepting the words the way he'd learned to accept them—with grace, without dwelling. "Thank you." Then he spread his hands. "Now give me the rundown on you."
She hesitated, her eyes searching his. "Are you serious?"
"This is what friends do, right?"
She hesitated, then smiled. "Fine. I'm a sophomore. Music major."
"Nice." James grinned. "Favorite color?"
She rolled her eyes, but she was fighting a smile. "I can't believe I'm doing this."
He gave her his best charming look—the one Walker always said made him look like he was getting away with something. "Why not? This is how friends get to know each other."
"Fine." She sighed, but her eyes were bright. "Violet."
James nodded seriously. "I love violet."
"You just said you love blue."
"I love violet for you."
The words came out before he could think better of them, but he didn't regret them. Not when her cheeks flushed pink. Not when she looked at him like maybe—just maybe—she felt whatever this was too.
"How many siblings?" he pressed.
"One older sister. We're close."
He nodded. "And parents?"
"Still on the farm."
That told him more than she probably realized. She was a small town girl. Someone with roots and a family that stuck together. That kind of upbringing had produced someone who could write a song an hour before performing it and still make a whole bar fall silent.
"Okay, see? Not so hard." He tilted his head. "When did you start playing?"
She shrugged, but there was warmth in it now. "I can't remember. My dad always played—he taught me." She paused, her expression softening. "But I didn't start writing music until—"
"Sam."
A guy with a ponytail materialized at her elbow, holding a guitar case and wearing a scowl aimed directly at James.
"Are you coming with us?"
James looked past him. A cluster of people stood by the door—guys and girls, all with that vaguely hippie look Berkeley cultivated. They were watching, waiting.
Sam glanced at the guy, then back at James. Something flickered in her eyes—amusement, maybe. Or defiance.
Before she could answer, James extended his hand to the guy, slipping into the role like it was second nature. "Hey, nice to meet you. I'm James. Me and Sam—we go way back." He grinned. "I remember when she couldn't even play guitar."
The guy shook his hand, but his eyes were suspicious. "Really? You're from Kansas?"
"Oh yeah. Go Chiefs." James didn't miss a beat. "I go to school here now, but we haven't seen each other in a long time." He turned to Sam, letting warmth fill his expression. "Too long."
Sam's lips twitched, fighting a smile. She was enjoying this.
"Sam." The guy's voice was tight. "You promised you'd hang out with us after."
James waited, keeping his expression neutral. It was her call.
He didn't know what she'd do. Didn't have any right to expect anything. They'd known each other for all of five minutes.
But then Sam took his hand. Her fingers were warm against his, callused from the guitar strings, and James felt the touch all the way down to his bones. "Sorry, Dave." Her voice was apologetic but firm. "I haven't seen James in forever. We have a lot to catch up on."
Dave frowned, looking confused.
James wasn’t going to let there be more conversation; the decision had been made. He started moving. "It was great meeting you, Dave. We'll catch up another time."
Before Dave could protest, James was guiding Sam through the crowd, her hand still warm in his. He could feel the eyes of her friends on their backs, could practically hear the gossip already starting, but he didn't care.
Once they hit the cold December air, Sam burst out laughing.
"Go Chiefs?" She shook her head, her breath coming out in little white clouds. "You don't know anything about Kansas."
"I know they have the Chiefs." He grinned down at her. "And apparently, they also have you."
She looked up at him, green eyes bright in the glow of the streetlights, and James Star—who hadn't wanted to be anywhere tonight—found he suddenly wanted to be exactly where he was.
"So," Sam said, squeezing his hand. "Where are you taking me, friend?"
James laughed, really laughed, for the first time in months. "There's an all-night diner on Telegraph. Best pancakes in the East Bay."
"Pancakes at ten p.m.?"
"Best time for them."
She smiled, and something in James's chest cracked open. Something that had been locked tight since his mother's funeral two years ago, since his father had followed her six months later, since the world had become a colder, harder place.
He didn't know it yet—couldn't know it—but he was already falling. Already gone.
And in six months, she would break him.
NEW Release! Love on Lockdown: Romantic Suspense
Ahh—I can’t wait for you guys to read this one!
Of course—All the Star Brothers are the BEST but I LOVE this one—James’s story about protecting his first love—the one who got away!
I’ve included the prologue below about how James and Samantha meet down below and it’s so sweet—you’ll have to read it!
They come back together eight years later when someone sends a picture of the two of them back to Sam (a picture no one else should have access to)—with a red X over James’ face.
Eek!
Enjoy!
NEW Release! Love on Lockdown: Romantic Suspense
She’s the one who got away. Now someone wants her gone for good.
Retired Navy SEAL James Star is done with danger—and done with Samantha Brown. The country music superstar who broke his heart walked away eight years ago… and he never recovered.
But when a violent attack proves she’s being hunted, James becomes her last line of defense.
The threat isn’t just a stalker—it’s a deadly conspiracy tied to James’s final mission… and someone powerful enough to erase them both.
Forced together, old wounds collide with explosive chemistry as betrayal closes in and secrets unravel. James swore he’d never risk his heart again—but losing Sam a second time isn’t an option.
He couldn’t save their love before.
This time, he’ll risk everything to save her.
For fans of Nora Roberts and Sandra Brown comes a heart-pounding romance where second chances come with deadly stakes.
**Prologue**
UC Berkeley
December, Eight Years Ago
James Star didn't want to be here.
The Dusty Note was packed wall-to-wall with Berkeley students celebrating the end of finals, their voices drowning out whatever folk singer was currently murdering a Bob Dylan cover on the small corner stage.
James stood near the back with a water in his hand, counting down the minutes until he could leave without his buddies giving him grief about it.
He'd always preferred keeping a clear head. Even surrounded by the chaos of a college bar, he liked knowing his mind was sharp, his instincts reliable. Maybe it was the military in his blood—Walker and Reed were already SEALs, and in six months, James would follow them into the teams. Or maybe he was just wired differently than most guys his age.
Either way, water suited him just fine.
"Come on, man. It's Christmas break. Lighten up." Marcus elbowed him. "You look like you're planning an extraction instead of having a good time."
James grunted. "Maybe because I'd rather be anywhere else."
And he meant it. Four years at Berkeley had worn him down to the bone. Four years of biting his tongue in political science classes where his professors sneered at the military, where wearing anything remotely patriotic made him a target for lecture hall debates he'd stopped bothering to win. He was done. Checked out. He was only finishing the degree because his mother—God rest her soul—had made him promise he would.
The folk singer finished to scattered applause. James checked his watch. Twenty more minutes. That was reasonable. Then he could escape this place and get back to his apartment, where silence and solitude waited like old friends.
"Next up, we've got a first-timer," the emcee announced. "Give it up for Samantha Brown."
The applause was polite, nothing special. James didn't bother looking up from his water.
Then he heard the first chord.
It cut through the noise of the bar like a blade—a clean, haunting acoustic strum that didn't belong in a dive like this. James’s head came up before he could stop it.
She was tall. That was the first thing he noticed. Maybe five-nine, with long blonde hair that caught the cheap stage lights and turned them into something almost gold. She wore jeans and a flannel shirt rolled to the elbows, nothing fancy, but the way she held herself behind that microphone stand made it look like she owned the room.
She didn't own it yet. But she would.
Her fingers found another chord, then another, building something slow and aching. She stared at the microphone like it might bite her, her chest rising with a breath he could see from twenty feet away.
Then she looked up.
Her eyes found his across the crowded bar. For one impossible second, it felt like she was looking only at him—like everyone else in the room had faded to static and shadow, leaving just the two of them suspended in a moment that shouldn't have mattered but somehow did.
"You walked in tonight," she sang, her voice a low, whiskey-smooth alto that wrapped around the words like she'd lived them, "and I was gone."
James's water stopped halfway to his mouth.
Gone.
Yeah. That was exactly how he felt. Like everything solid in him had just liquefied and rearranged itself around this stranger on a corner stage. Like the ground beneath his feet had shifted in some fundamental way he didn't yet understand.
The song was country—real country, not the pop stuff that passed for it these days. Something about a love that snuck up on you, about a man who didn't know he was looking for anything until he found it standing right in front of him. Her voice climbed on the chorus, raw and powerful enough to silence the conversations around him.
By the second verse, half the bar had stopped talking.
By the bridge, James had forgotten he wanted to leave.
She finished the last note, letting it hang in the air like a question. The silence lasted two full seconds—an eternity in a college bar—before the place erupted.
James didn't clap. He couldn't move.
She smiled, clearly surprised and pleased, and stepped away from the mic. People crowded around her immediately, patting her shoulder, asking questions, some guy with a messenger bag shoving a business card at her.
"Dude." Marcus snapped his fingers in front of James's face. "You still in there?"
"Yeah." James's voice came out rough. He cleared his throat. "I'm here."
"We're heading out. Nick found a party on Channing." Marcus was already pulling on his jacket. "You coming?"
James looked at the door. Then he looked back at the girl, still surrounded by admirers, fielding compliments with a humility that looked genuine. As if she felt his attention, she turned.
Their eyes met again, and she didn't look away.
Something shifted in James's chest. Something that felt a lot like hope.
"Nah." He shook his head. "You guys go ahead."
Marcus followed his line of sight and let out a low whistle. "Her? Seriously?" He laughed, not unkindly. "Come on, man. You think she'd go for someone like you? She probably dates music producers. Guys with ponytails and feelings."
James watched her excuse herself from the guy with the messenger bag. Watched her eyes scan the room until they landed on him again.
She smiled.
And James felt that smile land somewhere in his chest and take root.
"I don't know," he said, a grin pulling at his mouth for the first time all night. "But I'm hoping."
Marcus snorted and clapped him on the shoulder. "Your funeral, buddy. Merry Christmas."
James barely heard him leave. He was already moving through the crowd, drawn toward her like something magnetic and inevitable—the way his brothers always described combat, that moment when training took over and your body moved before your mind caught up.
She met him halfway.
"Hi." Up close, her eyes were green. Definitely green. The kind of green that made him think of spring even in the dead of December. "I'm Sam."
"James." He extended his hand, and when she took it, her fingers were calloused from the guitar strings. Strong hands. Capable hands. "That song—you wrote it?"
"About an hour ago." She laughed, a little breathless. "I wasn't even sure the words worked until I started singing them."
"They worked."
The words came out more intense than he'd intended, and her cheeks flushed slightly. She tilted her head, studying him like he was a puzzle she wanted to solve.
"You don't look like my usual audience."
"I'm not." He didn't know why he said the next part, except that something about her made him want to be honest. "I was about to leave. Then you started playing."
Her smile widened, and James felt it in his chest again—that strange, unfamiliar warmth spreading inside him.
"Then I'm glad I got up there when I did."
"You want to grab something to eat?"
The words were out before he could second-guess them.
Sam raised an eyebrow, amusement flickering in those green eyes. "I should warn you—I don't usually date people in the crowd."
James flashed a grin. "That's okay. Then just grab a bite to eat with a friend."
She laughed, and the sound hit him like a cool breeze. "Are we friends?"
He nodded like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Of course."
"I don't know anything about you."
"Easy fix." He held up a hand, ticking off fingers as he spoke. "I'm a senior. Poly sci major. My favorite color is blue. I have three brothers—two older, one younger." He paused, his voice softening slightly. "Both my parents... passed."
Her expression shifted, surprise and sympathy flickering across her face. "I'm sorry."
He nodded, accepting the words the way he'd learned to accept them—with grace, without dwelling. "Thank you." Then he spread his hands. "Now give me the rundown on you."
She hesitated, her eyes searching his. "Are you serious?"
"This is what friends do, right?"
She hesitated, then smiled. "Fine. I'm a sophomore. Music major."
"Nice." James grinned. "Favorite color?"
She rolled her eyes, but she was fighting a smile. "I can't believe I'm doing this."
He gave her his best charming look—the one Walker always said made him look like he was getting away with something. "Why not? This is how friends get to know each other."
"Fine." She sighed, but her eyes were bright. "Violet."
James nodded seriously. "I love violet."
"You just said you love blue."
"I love violet for you."
The words came out before he could think better of them, but he didn't regret them. Not when her cheeks flushed pink. Not when she looked at him like maybe—just maybe—she felt whatever this was too.
"How many siblings?" he pressed.
"One older sister. We're close."
He nodded. "And parents?"
"Still on the farm."
That told him more than she probably realized. She was a small town girl. Someone with roots and a family that stuck together. That kind of upbringing had produced someone who could write a song an hour before performing it and still make a whole bar fall silent.
"Okay, see? Not so hard." He tilted his head. "When did you start playing?"
She shrugged, but there was warmth in it now. "I can't remember. My dad always played—he taught me." She paused, her expression softening. "But I didn't start writing music until—"
"Sam."
A guy with a ponytail materialized at her elbow, holding a guitar case and wearing a scowl aimed directly at James.
"Are you coming with us?"
James looked past him. A cluster of people stood by the door—guys and girls, all with that vaguely hippie look Berkeley cultivated. They were watching, waiting.
Sam glanced at the guy, then back at James. Something flickered in her eyes—amusement, maybe. Or defiance.
Before she could answer, James extended his hand to the guy, slipping into the role like it was second nature. "Hey, nice to meet you. I'm James. Me and Sam—we go way back." He grinned. "I remember when she couldn't even play guitar."
The guy shook his hand, but his eyes were suspicious. "Really? You're from Kansas?"
"Oh yeah. Go Chiefs." James didn't miss a beat. "I go to school here now, but we haven't seen each other in a long time." He turned to Sam, letting warmth fill his expression. "Too long."
Sam's lips twitched, fighting a smile. She was enjoying this.
"Sam." The guy's voice was tight. "You promised you'd hang out with us after."
James waited, keeping his expression neutral. It was her call.
He didn't know what she'd do. Didn't have any right to expect anything. They'd known each other for all of five minutes.
But then Sam took his hand. Her fingers were warm against his, callused from the guitar strings, and James felt the touch all the way down to his bones. "Sorry, Dave." Her voice was apologetic but firm. "I haven't seen James in forever. We have a lot to catch up on."
Dave frowned, looking confused.
James wasn’t going to let there be more conversation; the decision had been made. He started moving. "It was great meeting you, Dave. We'll catch up another time."
Before Dave could protest, James was guiding Sam through the crowd, her hand still warm in his. He could feel the eyes of her friends on their backs, could practically hear the gossip already starting, but he didn't care.
Once they hit the cold December air, Sam burst out laughing.
"Go Chiefs?" She shook her head, her breath coming out in little white clouds. "You don't know anything about Kansas."
"I know they have the Chiefs." He grinned down at her. "And apparently, they also have you."
She looked up at him, green eyes bright in the glow of the streetlights, and James Star—who hadn't wanted to be anywhere tonight—found he suddenly wanted to be exactly where he was.
"So," Sam said, squeezing his hand. "Where are you taking me, friend?"
James laughed, really laughed, for the first time in months. "There's an all-night diner on Telegraph. Best pancakes in the East Bay."
"Pancakes at ten p.m.?"
"Best time for them."
She smiled, and something in James's chest cracked open. Something that had been locked tight since his mother's funeral two years ago, since his father had followed her six months later, since the world had become a colder, harder place.
He didn't know it yet—couldn't know it—but he was already falling. Already gone.
And in six months, she would break him.
March 19, 2026
5 FREE Books + My Biggest Stone Family Sale Ever!
Don't Miss This HUGE Series Sale!
FREE! The Stone Family Inn
Only 99¢! The Stone Family Heart
FREE!The Stone Family Lighthouse
FREE!The Stone Family Haven
Only $3.88 The Stone Family Warrior
Only $3.88 The Stone Family Treasure
Only $3.88 The Fake Dating Deal: Dawn's Love Story: South Port Beach Romances
FREE! The Wedding Planner
Only 99¢! The Pretend Christmas Fiance
FREE! A Christmas Wedding to Remember: A Snow Valley and South Port Crossover Event
Today is a HUGE blowout sale on one of my favorite series I’ve ever written—the Stone Family books.
Why am I doing this?
Because I LOVE this series. ❤️
These stories have some of my all-time favorite heroes and heroines… the kind of characters who feel like real people. The kind you stay up too late reading about. The kind you want to visit again and again.
So for a very limited time, I wanted to give you the chance to stock your Kindle with the entire series—including 5 FREE books and the best discounts I’ve ever offered.
And I’ll be honest with you…
These are the characters I go back and reread myself.
If you love protective heroes, deep family loyalty, danger, faith, and romance that makes your heart squeeze, the Stone Family series is one you don’t want to miss.
Grab the free books, collect the discounted ones, and enjoy the whole adventure.
But don’t wait—this sale won’t last long.
Hope you have a beautiful day and happy reading!
FREE! The Stone Family Inn
After the death of their mother, six siblings are upset the beach house in South Port, was left solely to their oldest brother, Trey Stone. He never wanted it and he has no family anyway. The decision to sell it quickly incites a family feud and all of the siblings can’t help but get involved.
As each sibling finds their way home to South Port and the Stone Family Inn, they will deal with past hurts, let forgiveness into their hearts, and have a second chance at love.
Trey Stone’s only goal was to get it sold and get back to doing what he’s always done; being a Navy SEAL.
Ava Jamison hasn’t been back to South Port since her father passed, but her recent divorce and wanting stability for her sixteen-year-old son, has given her a longing for home. She’s prepared to buy the old Stone Mansion and she delights in turning it into an Inn where other families can have the same good memories she’s always had.
When Trey puts a stop to the sell of the beach house and demands to know why she’s divorced, it starts a fire burning deep within her she hasn’t felt for a long, long time. Hopefully the man will get out of her way before she does something really, really stupid like kiss him. Whoops, too late.
Eventually Trey concedes to a partnership of sorts and they find themselves working side by side to restore his family home.
When all of Trey and Ava’s old beach friends start popping up in town, Trey discovers South Port just might be his home after all. And it doesn’t hurt that he might have a shot with the woman he’s never stopped loving.
As these six siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Only 99¢! The Stone Family Heart
A woman looking for a vacation. A man who hates vacations. Will a hurricane re-kindle a long lost love?
Kensi Stone comes to South Port to take care of the Inn for two weeks and to get away from the drama of her ex husband. Little did she know that a hurricane would hit and Tim Tucker would end up coming to her rescue. The same Tim Tucker she'd been in love with all those years ago. The same Tim Tucker who had broken her heart.
It had been a rough two years for Tim. After losing his wife to cancer, he didn't like the looks of pity that people in the town seemed to give him. He was the sheriff for heaven's sake, not to mention an ex marine; hard was part of his life. But hard gets dissolved quickly when he finds himself in Kensi's presence. The trouble is the woman is still punishing him for the stupid thing he'd said to her all those years ago. The stupid thing was, he'd thought he'd been protecting her.
As the six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them; family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
FREE! The Stone Family Lighthouse
A man who’s been left at the altar. A woman who doesn’t need any help! Will they give each other a second chance?
From kindle all-star, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Marshall Stone didn't become the kind of helicopter pilot that extracts Delta Force and Navy SEALs by being a wimp. No. He has grit and he demands that same grit in everyone around him. Too bad that getting left at the altar and grounded from flying makes him question himself. But, he's fine. More than fine. Coming back to South Port to help with the Family Inn is easy work until he runs into Kat Dixon. The girl who had once been his best friend, until she’d dashed his heart to pieces ten years ago.
If Katherine Dixon, had learned anything, it was that life wasn’t fair and you had to work like crazy to get what you wanted. After losing her husband the previous year, she’d been running a bakery and deli all on her own. Not to mention raising her nine-year-old son. When her car breaks down and none other than too big for his britches, Marshall, shows up she tells him she doesn’t need his help. She doesn’t want his help. She wouldn’t take his help if she were hanging from a cliff and holding on with one hand.
Good thing—he helps her anyway. When a stalker keeps showing up, leaving strange things for Kat and clues to the Conquistador’s gold fall into their hands, they must make a decision; trust each other or fall for the lies of the past.
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
FREE! The Stone Family Haven
A man who has been burned too many times. A woman who’s running from her ex. Will they help each other heal and find a second chance at love?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Brooks Stone, FBI superhero, strike that, demoted FBI now … doesn’t want to talk about why he had a mental break a year ago. He doesn’t want to talk about his dead partner. He really doesn’t want to talk about why the tremor in his hand won’t go away. When he agrees to watch the family Inn for two weeks, he finds himself looking forward to the peace of South Port. Too bad he meets a strange woman with eyes that remind him of the ocean and an attitude so bad, she could scare off any lethal assassin, except him of course.
Serenity Rome only knew one thing about life; it was hard. Good thing she could do hard. She’d done hard when her father had left when she was ten. She’d done hard when her mother had been given the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s five years ago. And she’d done even harder when the man she’d married had turned violent and threatened to kill her. Now, as she rus for her life, all she knows is that she has to find the Conquistador’s gold. The gold her family journal proves she had claim to.
When she wakes up on a park bench, and discovers she’s face to face with Brooks Stone, one of the infamous Stone family, she has no idea why he offers to have her stay at his family Inn. She only agrees to it because it gives her an opportunity to learn more about this treasure. Not because the man is gorgeous. No. She could care less about how gorgeous he is or how he seems to see right through her lies, but wants to help her anyway. No, she doesn’t care about any of that.
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Only $3.88 The Stone Family Warrior
A warrior losing his faith. A not quite love from summer’s past. A second chance at love that might soothe the broken parts in both of them.
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Trent Stone, Navy SEAL, won’t give up his obsession with finding the conquistador gold. He's going to crack the cipher. He doesn’t care if it’s the week of Christmas, he doesn’t care if his siblings think he’s crazy, and he really doesn’t care if his twin thinks he needs to relax. He’s NOT relaxing. Okay, maybe he’ll relax a little bit and go on a date with a girl who interrupts his warrior chanting. Not because she’s beautiful or he discovers she left him a note the day before she moved when they were sixteen. Only because he needs to eat. Having dinner with someone doesn’t mean he's RELAXING, he's not!
Liberty Grey doesn’t want to be in South Port. She doesn’t want to sell the house she inherited from her grandmother and she really doesn’t want to run into the jerk guy who unknowingly broke her heart twelve years ago. Not THAT big of a heart break. She's had plenty of other things that really broke her heart in the past two years that the teenage stuff seems silly. But it takes her by surprise when he asks her to dinner. She tells him no. She couldn't. It's too soon. Plus, she doesn’t date. Even though her therapist told her she needs to open her heart again, she can't. Especially not to a guy like Trent Stone. No way. Pfft. Okay, maybe she noticed he's built and kind of hot with his SEAL attitude of 'kicking down doors and taking no prisoners' but ... she can't.
When a chance meeting awakens memories neither of them expected, they find themselves—not just kissing in the library, but messing things up so badly that they one of his father's journals breaks ... and a trail of Polaroid’s fall out. Polaroids that just might be the clues to deciphering the numbers on the treasure map his parents left behind.
When Liberty insists on helping him figure it all out, they never would have imagined the fun, the danger, or the love they might fall into. Will they find the gold so many have searched for?
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Only $3.88 The Stone Family Treasure
A man who lost everything. The woman who won’t believe in true love. Will they finally forgive themselves and find the gold?
★★★★★The exciting conclusion of the Stone Family Romances! From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Hunter Stone, Navy SEAL didn’t want to wake up to the news that he’d lost … him. The person he’d been with for so long. And, he really didn’t want to hear that his family thought he was losing it. Because he was a SEAL and SEALs didn’t LOSE it!
Cheryse Skye didn’t need to be reminded that death was inevitable; she’d been running from that reality for three years, since her first husband’s death. Too bad losing one of her best friends triggered all of the memories. All the pain. All the … loss.
When Hunter wakes up a second time and discovers he’s lost an eye, it actually makes him feel better to bear a scar on the outside; it reminded him that nothing came without sacrifice. Too bad he gets discharged from the only thing keeping him going; the Navy.
Being back in South Port isn’t a fairytale, especially since he’s working at his brother’s bike shop and living with the other brother who is on him twenty-four, seven. It gets worse when he wrecks into the woman he’s always loved…and hurts her. Now he has to get his crap together or risk losing everything.
As clue after clue is revealed, will the Stone siblings be able to finally find the gold their parents always wanted them to have? And discover the gold they’ve always had within themselves?
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Only $3.88 The Fake Dating Deal: Dawn's Love Story: South Port Beach Romances
A woman whose heart was broken. An ex con, turned millionaire, who needs a date for his brother's wedding. Will they agree to a fake dating deal ... just to get their families off their backs?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Dawn Roxy, aspiring music professor and independent musician extraordinaire, never thought she'd really be playing at open mic night after open mic night, trying to win a stupid radio contest to give her some national exposure.
Trevor Holland, liked being a multimillionaire. He'd worked his butt off to become what he was, and of course, a nice stroke of luck had helped. But, when his mother layed on the Catholic guilt about attending his brother's wedding; he couldn't handle it.
Good thing, Trevor got to help out a hugely talented and smokin hot musician who got her guitar stolen. He tells her he'll give the guitar back if she agrees to two fake dates with him, just to get him through the wedding.
But she surprises him and demands two fake dates of her own. Good thing they can both keep this all fake and walk away at the end.....or can they?
When fake starts to feel real, the truth comes out. And, not just the truth about them ... the truth about lies that haven't been told for ten years.
As these beach friends find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things of most value--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
3 Bonus Books Included: Her Hidden Falls Anti-Hero Cowboy, The Lone Star Groom, Don't Fall for Mr. Wrong.As these beach friends find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things of most value--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
3 Bonus Books Included: Her Hidden Falls Anti-Hero Cowboy, The Lone Star Groom, Don't Fall for Mr. Wrong.
FREE! The Wedding Planner
A small-town wedding planner who never thinks she'll get married. A single dad torn between doing the right thing for his daughter and the woman he loves. The wedding of the century and the Stone Family that is always willing to help! Will true love find a way?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Lucy Longmont, boutique owner and wedding planner extraordinaire, never thought she'd really be planning a wedding for one of her best friends. It should feel like the greatest gift in the world, but in light of the fact she's lost the man she thought she might marry, it feels ... just plain hard.
Matt Trevor, single dad, and just a man trying to do the right thing for his daughter doesn't know why he agreed with the ex that he would uproot his life and move away from his hometown; she's the one who cheated on him, why does he always have to be the one to the right thing for their daughter. Well, because his ex wouldn't do the right thing, that's why.
But when his ten-year-old daughter is missing and ends up showing up in South Port ... with said woman he loves ... things start to change.
Of course, there's a South Port wedding to deal with and his daughter refuses to leave the side of the woman he told he had to put things on hold with.
As Matt navigates what is right and wrong he soon discovers ... in matters of the heart, none of that is ever very clear.
Good thing he has his friends to help him. There was magic in that beach crew from years ago; he would trust these people with his life.
As it turns out ... he just might have to.
As these beach friends find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things of most value--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
★★★3 Bonus Books Included: The Good Groom, The No Regrets Groom, and Rule #2 Don't Fall for a Blind Date
Only 99¢! The Pretend Christmas Fiance
A good man trying to figure out his life's purpose. A beautiful woman, tryng to forget the ghosts from her past. Will a fake Christmas fiance ... turn real?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
All Raine Birch knew about life; was that he had a lot to learn. He knew even less about God’s plan, but he did trust Pastor Henry and he was actually starting to trust himself even more in that department. When he meets a beautiful redhead from Snow Valley, Montana at a wedding, he wouldn’t lie; he wanted to date her. It annoyed him to no end she avoided him for months.
Sarah Snow felt … fragile. Maybe even borderline like she was losing her mind. She really didn’t like discussing the dreams she had of her late husband or how she felt like he was following her around. When her husband's brother shows up and asks for forgiveness and tells her he still wants to marry her, there was only one thing to do—Lie. And that lie surprised her as much as everyone around her; she was already engaged to Raine Birch.
Now, the only thing to do was to convince Raine to pretend to be her fiancé for one week. One week and then they could both be free. Or could they?
As these beach friends find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things of most value--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Also enjoy three bonus Christmas books: Married by Christmas, The Betting Groom, and Always Kiss your Fake Date
FREE! A Christmas Wedding to Remember: A Snow Valley and South Port Crossover Event
A man who gets hit with the death of his parent. A woman who gets told 'the wedding is off!' Will a Christmas miracle--save them?
It's been two years. Two years of Izzy Snow trying to get herself into a place of being okay with leaving her job with cancer children in Billings, Montana. Two years of traveling back and forth to see Oliver.
Finally, they've decided a Christmas wedding in South Port. A Christmas wedding on the beach with Pastor Henry and all of their new found friends in South Port and ALL of the old Snow Valley friends they love.
Until tragedy strikes his mother. And Izzy's old boyfriend tries to take advantage of her vulnerability.
Will a long haul trucker and a group of guys that try to kill Oliver--save the day?
Come back to South Port and experience all of your favorite Snow Valley characters as well in this epic Christmas romance, full of miracles and Christmas wishes.
FREE! The Stone Family Inn
Only 99¢! The Stone Family Heart
FREE!The Stone Family Lighthouse
FREE!The Stone Family Haven
Only $3.88 The Stone Family Warrior
Only $3.88 The Stone Family Treasure
Only $3.88 The Fake Dating Deal: Dawn's Love Story: South Port Beach Romances
FREE! The Wedding Planner
Only 99¢! The Pretend Christmas Fiance
FREE! A Christmas Wedding to Remember: A Snow Valley and South Port Crossover Event
Today is a HUGE blowout sale on one of my favorite series I’ve ever written—the Stone Family books.
Why am I doing this?
Because I LOVE this series. ❤️
These stories have some of my all-time favorite heroes and heroines… the kind of characters who feel like real people. The kind you stay up too late reading about. The kind you want to visit again and again.
So for a very limited time, I wanted to give you the chance to stock your Kindle with the entire series—including 5 FREE books and the best discounts I’ve ever offered.
And I’ll be honest with you…
These are the characters I go back and reread myself.
If you love protective heroes, deep family loyalty, danger, faith, and romance that makes your heart squeeze, the Stone Family series is one you don’t want to miss.
Grab the free books, collect the discounted ones, and enjoy the whole adventure.
But don’t wait—this sale won’t last long.
Hope you have a beautiful day and happy reading!
FREE! The Stone Family Inn
After the death of their mother, six siblings are upset the beach house in South Port, was left solely to their oldest brother, Trey Stone. He never wanted it and he has no family anyway. The decision to sell it quickly incites a family feud and all of the siblings can’t help but get involved.
As each sibling finds their way home to South Port and the Stone Family Inn, they will deal with past hurts, let forgiveness into their hearts, and have a second chance at love.
Trey Stone’s only goal was to get it sold and get back to doing what he’s always done; being a Navy SEAL.
Ava Jamison hasn’t been back to South Port since her father passed, but her recent divorce and wanting stability for her sixteen-year-old son, has given her a longing for home. She’s prepared to buy the old Stone Mansion and she delights in turning it into an Inn where other families can have the same good memories she’s always had.
When Trey puts a stop to the sell of the beach house and demands to know why she’s divorced, it starts a fire burning deep within her she hasn’t felt for a long, long time. Hopefully the man will get out of her way before she does something really, really stupid like kiss him. Whoops, too late.
Eventually Trey concedes to a partnership of sorts and they find themselves working side by side to restore his family home.
When all of Trey and Ava’s old beach friends start popping up in town, Trey discovers South Port just might be his home after all. And it doesn’t hurt that he might have a shot with the woman he’s never stopped loving.
As these six siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Only 99¢! The Stone Family Heart
A woman looking for a vacation. A man who hates vacations. Will a hurricane re-kindle a long lost love?
Kensi Stone comes to South Port to take care of the Inn for two weeks and to get away from the drama of her ex husband. Little did she know that a hurricane would hit and Tim Tucker would end up coming to her rescue. The same Tim Tucker she'd been in love with all those years ago. The same Tim Tucker who had broken her heart.
It had been a rough two years for Tim. After losing his wife to cancer, he didn't like the looks of pity that people in the town seemed to give him. He was the sheriff for heaven's sake, not to mention an ex marine; hard was part of his life. But hard gets dissolved quickly when he finds himself in Kensi's presence. The trouble is the woman is still punishing him for the stupid thing he'd said to her all those years ago. The stupid thing was, he'd thought he'd been protecting her.
As the six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them; family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
FREE! The Stone Family Lighthouse
A man who’s been left at the altar. A woman who doesn’t need any help! Will they give each other a second chance?
From kindle all-star, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Marshall Stone didn't become the kind of helicopter pilot that extracts Delta Force and Navy SEALs by being a wimp. No. He has grit and he demands that same grit in everyone around him. Too bad that getting left at the altar and grounded from flying makes him question himself. But, he's fine. More than fine. Coming back to South Port to help with the Family Inn is easy work until he runs into Kat Dixon. The girl who had once been his best friend, until she’d dashed his heart to pieces ten years ago.
If Katherine Dixon, had learned anything, it was that life wasn’t fair and you had to work like crazy to get what you wanted. After losing her husband the previous year, she’d been running a bakery and deli all on her own. Not to mention raising her nine-year-old son. When her car breaks down and none other than too big for his britches, Marshall, shows up she tells him she doesn’t need his help. She doesn’t want his help. She wouldn’t take his help if she were hanging from a cliff and holding on with one hand.
Good thing—he helps her anyway. When a stalker keeps showing up, leaving strange things for Kat and clues to the Conquistador’s gold fall into their hands, they must make a decision; trust each other or fall for the lies of the past.
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
FREE! The Stone Family Haven
A man who has been burned too many times. A woman who’s running from her ex. Will they help each other heal and find a second chance at love?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Brooks Stone, FBI superhero, strike that, demoted FBI now … doesn’t want to talk about why he had a mental break a year ago. He doesn’t want to talk about his dead partner. He really doesn’t want to talk about why the tremor in his hand won’t go away. When he agrees to watch the family Inn for two weeks, he finds himself looking forward to the peace of South Port. Too bad he meets a strange woman with eyes that remind him of the ocean and an attitude so bad, she could scare off any lethal assassin, except him of course.
Serenity Rome only knew one thing about life; it was hard. Good thing she could do hard. She’d done hard when her father had left when she was ten. She’d done hard when her mother had been given the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s five years ago. And she’d done even harder when the man she’d married had turned violent and threatened to kill her. Now, as she rus for her life, all she knows is that she has to find the Conquistador’s gold. The gold her family journal proves she had claim to.
When she wakes up on a park bench, and discovers she’s face to face with Brooks Stone, one of the infamous Stone family, she has no idea why he offers to have her stay at his family Inn. She only agrees to it because it gives her an opportunity to learn more about this treasure. Not because the man is gorgeous. No. She could care less about how gorgeous he is or how he seems to see right through her lies, but wants to help her anyway. No, she doesn’t care about any of that.
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Only $3.88 The Stone Family Warrior
A warrior losing his faith. A not quite love from summer’s past. A second chance at love that might soothe the broken parts in both of them.
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Trent Stone, Navy SEAL, won’t give up his obsession with finding the conquistador gold. He's going to crack the cipher. He doesn’t care if it’s the week of Christmas, he doesn’t care if his siblings think he’s crazy, and he really doesn’t care if his twin thinks he needs to relax. He’s NOT relaxing. Okay, maybe he’ll relax a little bit and go on a date with a girl who interrupts his warrior chanting. Not because she’s beautiful or he discovers she left him a note the day before she moved when they were sixteen. Only because he needs to eat. Having dinner with someone doesn’t mean he's RELAXING, he's not!
Liberty Grey doesn’t want to be in South Port. She doesn’t want to sell the house she inherited from her grandmother and she really doesn’t want to run into the jerk guy who unknowingly broke her heart twelve years ago. Not THAT big of a heart break. She's had plenty of other things that really broke her heart in the past two years that the teenage stuff seems silly. But it takes her by surprise when he asks her to dinner. She tells him no. She couldn't. It's too soon. Plus, she doesn’t date. Even though her therapist told her she needs to open her heart again, she can't. Especially not to a guy like Trent Stone. No way. Pfft. Okay, maybe she noticed he's built and kind of hot with his SEAL attitude of 'kicking down doors and taking no prisoners' but ... she can't.
When a chance meeting awakens memories neither of them expected, they find themselves—not just kissing in the library, but messing things up so badly that they one of his father's journals breaks ... and a trail of Polaroid’s fall out. Polaroids that just might be the clues to deciphering the numbers on the treasure map his parents left behind.
When Liberty insists on helping him figure it all out, they never would have imagined the fun, the danger, or the love they might fall into. Will they find the gold so many have searched for?
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Only $3.88 The Stone Family Treasure
A man who lost everything. The woman who won’t believe in true love. Will they finally forgive themselves and find the gold?
★★★★★The exciting conclusion of the Stone Family Romances! From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Hunter Stone, Navy SEAL didn’t want to wake up to the news that he’d lost … him. The person he’d been with for so long. And, he really didn’t want to hear that his family thought he was losing it. Because he was a SEAL and SEALs didn’t LOSE it!
Cheryse Skye didn’t need to be reminded that death was inevitable; she’d been running from that reality for three years, since her first husband’s death. Too bad losing one of her best friends triggered all of the memories. All the pain. All the … loss.
When Hunter wakes up a second time and discovers he’s lost an eye, it actually makes him feel better to bear a scar on the outside; it reminded him that nothing came without sacrifice. Too bad he gets discharged from the only thing keeping him going; the Navy.
Being back in South Port isn’t a fairytale, especially since he’s working at his brother’s bike shop and living with the other brother who is on him twenty-four, seven. It gets worse when he wrecks into the woman he’s always loved…and hurts her. Now he has to get his crap together or risk losing everything.
As clue after clue is revealed, will the Stone siblings be able to finally find the gold their parents always wanted them to have? And discover the gold they’ve always had within themselves?
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Only $3.88 The Fake Dating Deal: Dawn's Love Story: South Port Beach Romances
A woman whose heart was broken. An ex con, turned millionaire, who needs a date for his brother's wedding. Will they agree to a fake dating deal ... just to get their families off their backs?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Dawn Roxy, aspiring music professor and independent musician extraordinaire, never thought she'd really be playing at open mic night after open mic night, trying to win a stupid radio contest to give her some national exposure.
Trevor Holland, liked being a multimillionaire. He'd worked his butt off to become what he was, and of course, a nice stroke of luck had helped. But, when his mother layed on the Catholic guilt about attending his brother's wedding; he couldn't handle it.
Good thing, Trevor got to help out a hugely talented and smokin hot musician who got her guitar stolen. He tells her he'll give the guitar back if she agrees to two fake dates with him, just to get him through the wedding.
But she surprises him and demands two fake dates of her own. Good thing they can both keep this all fake and walk away at the end.....or can they?
When fake starts to feel real, the truth comes out. And, not just the truth about them ... the truth about lies that haven't been told for ten years.
As these beach friends find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things of most value--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
3 Bonus Books Included: Her Hidden Falls Anti-Hero Cowboy, The Lone Star Groom, Don't Fall for Mr. Wrong.As these beach friends find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things of most value--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
3 Bonus Books Included: Her Hidden Falls Anti-Hero Cowboy, The Lone Star Groom, Don't Fall for Mr. Wrong.
FREE! The Wedding Planner
A small-town wedding planner who never thinks she'll get married. A single dad torn between doing the right thing for his daughter and the woman he loves. The wedding of the century and the Stone Family that is always willing to help! Will true love find a way?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Lucy Longmont, boutique owner and wedding planner extraordinaire, never thought she'd really be planning a wedding for one of her best friends. It should feel like the greatest gift in the world, but in light of the fact she's lost the man she thought she might marry, it feels ... just plain hard.
Matt Trevor, single dad, and just a man trying to do the right thing for his daughter doesn't know why he agreed with the ex that he would uproot his life and move away from his hometown; she's the one who cheated on him, why does he always have to be the one to the right thing for their daughter. Well, because his ex wouldn't do the right thing, that's why.
But when his ten-year-old daughter is missing and ends up showing up in South Port ... with said woman he loves ... things start to change.
Of course, there's a South Port wedding to deal with and his daughter refuses to leave the side of the woman he told he had to put things on hold with.
As Matt navigates what is right and wrong he soon discovers ... in matters of the heart, none of that is ever very clear.
Good thing he has his friends to help him. There was magic in that beach crew from years ago; he would trust these people with his life.
As it turns out ... he just might have to.
As these beach friends find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things of most value--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
★★★3 Bonus Books Included: The Good Groom, The No Regrets Groom, and Rule #2 Don't Fall for a Blind Date
Only 99¢! The Pretend Christmas Fiance
A good man trying to figure out his life's purpose. A beautiful woman, tryng to forget the ghosts from her past. Will a fake Christmas fiance ... turn real?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
All Raine Birch knew about life; was that he had a lot to learn. He knew even less about God’s plan, but he did trust Pastor Henry and he was actually starting to trust himself even more in that department. When he meets a beautiful redhead from Snow Valley, Montana at a wedding, he wouldn’t lie; he wanted to date her. It annoyed him to no end she avoided him for months.
Sarah Snow felt … fragile. Maybe even borderline like she was losing her mind. She really didn’t like discussing the dreams she had of her late husband or how she felt like he was following her around. When her husband's brother shows up and asks for forgiveness and tells her he still wants to marry her, there was only one thing to do—Lie. And that lie surprised her as much as everyone around her; she was already engaged to Raine Birch.
Now, the only thing to do was to convince Raine to pretend to be her fiancé for one week. One week and then they could both be free. Or could they?
As these beach friends find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things of most value--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
Also enjoy three bonus Christmas books: Married by Christmas, The Betting Groom, and Always Kiss your Fake Date
FREE! A Christmas Wedding to Remember: A Snow Valley and South Port Crossover Event
A man who gets hit with the death of his parent. A woman who gets told 'the wedding is off!' Will a Christmas miracle--save them?
It's been two years. Two years of Izzy Snow trying to get herself into a place of being okay with leaving her job with cancer children in Billings, Montana. Two years of traveling back and forth to see Oliver.
Finally, they've decided a Christmas wedding in South Port. A Christmas wedding on the beach with Pastor Henry and all of their new found friends in South Port and ALL of the old Snow Valley friends they love.
Until tragedy strikes his mother. And Izzy's old boyfriend tries to take advantage of her vulnerability.
Will a long haul trucker and a group of guys that try to kill Oliver--save the day?
Come back to South Port and experience all of your favorite Snow Valley characters as well in this epic Christmas romance, full of miracles and Christmas wishes.
March 3, 2026
Added BONUS in my new Collection—Don’t miss this!
For a limited time enjoy this bonus!
Only 99¢ Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires: Eight heart-racing love stories with heroes worth risking everything for
I’ve got a surprise bonus for you! I’ve added Combat Ready Love — my newest release from Star Bodyguard Romances to my newest collection! And the best part is that you can get the collection for only 99¢!
Danger is closing in. Hearts are on the line. Walking away isn’t an option.
🌟Buried treasure
⛔️Packed with danger
🕶️Undercover identities
🗝️Hidden heirs
Only 99¢ Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires: Eight heart-racing love stories with heroes worth risking everything for
Cowboys. SEALs. Billionaires.
USA Today bestselling author Taylor Hart delivers eight edge-of-your-seat, clean romantic suspense stories packed with danger, devotion, and heroes worth falling for.
Danger is closing in. Hearts are on the line. Walking away isn’t an option.
Fake marriages. Buried treasure. Undercover identities. Wounded warriors. Hidden heirs. Second chances that burn hotter than the Wyoming sun.
A NOTE FROM TAYLOR
From my heart to yours—this is one of my most loved series about rugged cowboys, fearless SEALs, powerful billionaires, and the strong women who change their lives forever.
These characters feel real to me—the kind of heroes I’d trust and the kind of women I deeply admire. I’m so grateful for the love readers have already shown these stories, and I’m thrilled to bring the complete series together in one collection.
I hope you fall in love with them the way I did.
With love,
Taylor
Includes a BONUS: Combat Ready Love--Part of the Star Bodyguard Romances
• Book 1 – Porter
A fake marriage. A legendary treasure. A love that never died.
To save his family’s ranch, Porter Cross must marry the only woman he ever loved—the one who shattered his heart. But Conquistador gold has drawn ruthless enemies to their land… and their pretend marriage may be the only thing standing between survival and destruction..
• Book 2 – Her Hidden Falls Anti-Hero Cowboy
He left her. Now he’s back—with secrets.
Ex-Marine Ryan Hardman returns home to face the woman he broke—and the son he never knew existed. But someone else is watching… and this time, walking away isn’t an option..
• Book 3 – Her Hidden Falls Bronc Riding Cowboy
Small-town cowboy. Big-city billionaire. One impossible choice.
Beau Hardman has loved her in silence for years. Now a powerful outsider is offering her everything Beau can’t. To win her heart, he’ll have to risk losing it..
• Book 4 – The Secret Undercover Navy SEAL Billionaire
He’s more than the suit. She’s running for her life.
When enemies target the wrong woman, billionaire ex–Navy SEAL Mark Jagger must reveal the warrior he’s kept hidden—or lose the only woman who’s ever made him want more than a mission..
• Book 5 – The Secret Cowboy Undercover Billionaire
She rescues a stranger. He’s hiding a fortune.
Kathryn never expected the injured cowboy on the roadside to be a billionaire in disguise. But danger is closing in—and the truth could cost them everything..
• Book 6 – The Dream Groom
A scarred warrior. A fearless dreamer.
Scar Walker doesn’t believe in love. She believes in bucket lists. When their worlds collide, the only risk greater than danger… is falling..
• Book 7 – Rescue Me
He fights fires. She chases thrills.
After tragedy, firefighter Damon Freestone swore off love—until the woman he saves sets his guarded heart ablaze..
• Book 8 – The Lost Groom
He wants closure. She’s keeping secrets.
Luke Freestone thought he’d moved on—until the woman who broke him walks back into his life. But the truth she’s hiding could shatter them both.
Bonus: Combat Ready Love
When Elena returns from the dead, she brings assassins, a weaponized technology threatening the world, and the love Reed never stopped feeling. In a race to stop a global catastrophe, he’ll risk everything to protect her—because this time, he’s not letting her disappear.
Only 99¢ Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires: Eight heart-racing love stories with heroes worth risking everything for
I’ve got a surprise bonus for you! I’ve added Combat Ready Love — my newest release from Star Bodyguard Romances to my newest collection! And the best part is that you can get the collection for only 99¢!
Danger is closing in. Hearts are on the line. Walking away isn’t an option.
🌟Buried treasure
⛔️Packed with danger
🕶️Undercover identities
🗝️Hidden heirs
Only 99¢ Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires: Eight heart-racing love stories with heroes worth risking everything for
Cowboys. SEALs. Billionaires.
USA Today bestselling author Taylor Hart delivers eight edge-of-your-seat, clean romantic suspense stories packed with danger, devotion, and heroes worth falling for.
Danger is closing in. Hearts are on the line. Walking away isn’t an option.
Fake marriages. Buried treasure. Undercover identities. Wounded warriors. Hidden heirs. Second chances that burn hotter than the Wyoming sun.
A NOTE FROM TAYLOR
From my heart to yours—this is one of my most loved series about rugged cowboys, fearless SEALs, powerful billionaires, and the strong women who change their lives forever.
These characters feel real to me—the kind of heroes I’d trust and the kind of women I deeply admire. I’m so grateful for the love readers have already shown these stories, and I’m thrilled to bring the complete series together in one collection.
I hope you fall in love with them the way I did.
With love,
Taylor
Includes a BONUS: Combat Ready Love--Part of the Star Bodyguard Romances
• Book 1 – Porter
A fake marriage. A legendary treasure. A love that never died.
To save his family’s ranch, Porter Cross must marry the only woman he ever loved—the one who shattered his heart. But Conquistador gold has drawn ruthless enemies to their land… and their pretend marriage may be the only thing standing between survival and destruction..
• Book 2 – Her Hidden Falls Anti-Hero Cowboy
He left her. Now he’s back—with secrets.
Ex-Marine Ryan Hardman returns home to face the woman he broke—and the son he never knew existed. But someone else is watching… and this time, walking away isn’t an option..
• Book 3 – Her Hidden Falls Bronc Riding Cowboy
Small-town cowboy. Big-city billionaire. One impossible choice.
Beau Hardman has loved her in silence for years. Now a powerful outsider is offering her everything Beau can’t. To win her heart, he’ll have to risk losing it..
• Book 4 – The Secret Undercover Navy SEAL Billionaire
He’s more than the suit. She’s running for her life.
When enemies target the wrong woman, billionaire ex–Navy SEAL Mark Jagger must reveal the warrior he’s kept hidden—or lose the only woman who’s ever made him want more than a mission..
• Book 5 – The Secret Cowboy Undercover Billionaire
She rescues a stranger. He’s hiding a fortune.
Kathryn never expected the injured cowboy on the roadside to be a billionaire in disguise. But danger is closing in—and the truth could cost them everything..
• Book 6 – The Dream Groom
A scarred warrior. A fearless dreamer.
Scar Walker doesn’t believe in love. She believes in bucket lists. When their worlds collide, the only risk greater than danger… is falling..
• Book 7 – Rescue Me
He fights fires. She chases thrills.
After tragedy, firefighter Damon Freestone swore off love—until the woman he saves sets his guarded heart ablaze..
• Book 8 – The Lost Groom
He wants closure. She’s keeping secrets.
Luke Freestone thought he’d moved on—until the woman who broke him walks back into his life. But the truth she’s hiding could shatter them both.
Bonus: Combat Ready Love
When Elena returns from the dead, she brings assassins, a weaponized technology threatening the world, and the love Reed never stopped feeling. In a race to stop a global catastrophe, he’ll risk everything to protect her—because this time, he’s not letting her disappear.
February 24, 2026
Heroes Worth Falling For! NEW 99¢ Collection!
Escape into a world of heart-pounding suspense and swoon-worthy romance!
Only 99¢ Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires: Eight heart-racing love stories with heroes worth risking everything for
What do you love about a strong, protective hero?
I love a cowboy who works hard and loves deep, a SEAL who's been tested and seen it all and the billionaire who has everything except for the heart of the one he loves!
And if you're anything like me, there's nothing better than a hero who shows up when it really matters.
I've put together this NEW collection with some of my strongest heroes that I think you're going to love! The 8 men in these stories don't just fall in love – they fight for it!
Grab Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires for only 99¢!
Only 99¢ Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires: Eight heart-racing love stories with heroes worth risking everything for
Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires collide in eight edge-of-your-seat, clean romantic suspense stories filled with danger, devotion, and heroes worth falling for.
★★ Escape into a world of heart-pounding suspense and swoon-worthy romance in this binge-worthy collection by Taylor Hart. From fake marriages and second chances to undercover billionaires and wounded warriors, these stories deliver protective heroes, brave heroines, family drama, hidden identities, and slow-burn chemistry. Perfect for fans of clean, faith-friendly romance who love high-stakes danger and happily-ever-afters that feel earned.
Book 1 Porter
A fake marriage. A buried treasure. A second chance at love.
To save his family’s Wyoming ranch, Porter Cross must marry the one woman he never stopped loving—the girl who once broke his heart. With Conquistador gold drawing danger to the land, their pretend marriage may be the only way to protect the legacy… and the love they lost.
Book 2 Her Hidden Falls Anti-Hero Cowboy
He left her behind. Now he wants everything she built.
When ex-Marine Ryan Hardman comes home, he collides with the woman whose heart he shattered—and the son he never expected. As old sparks reignite and danger closes in, can forgiveness come before their second chance slips away?
Book 3 Her Hidden Falls Bronc Riding Cowboy
A hometown cowboy. A billionaire rival. One woman torn between worlds.
Beau Hardman never wanted love—until the woman he’s secretly loved is tempted by a rich outsider with a glamorous future. Now he must risk his heart… or lose her forever.
Book 4 The Secret Undercover Navy SEAL Billionaire
He’s hiding who he is. She’s being hunted.
Forced together on a cruise, billionaire ex–Navy SEAL Mark Jagger falls for a woman targeted by dangerous enemies. To save her, he’ll have to reveal the warrior beneath the suit—and risk the only love he never planned on.
Book 5 The Secret Cowboy Undercover Billionaire
He’s running from his name. She’s running from her past.
When Kathryn rescues a mysterious cowboy on the side of the road, she doesn’t know he’s a billionaire in hiding. But danger is closing in—and the man she’s falling for isn’t who he claims to be.
Book 6 The Dream Groom
A guarded warrior. A fearless dreamer. One impossible love.
Scar Walker doesn’t do love—until a bold waitress drags him into her bucket-list dreams. As walls come down, can two guarded hearts risk a future neither planned for?
Book 7 Rescue Me
He swore off love. She makes him feel alive again.
After tragedy, firefighter Damon Freestone saves a thrill-seeker who awakens his heart. But when life pulls them apart, will he fight for love… or let it slip away?
Book 8 The Lost Groom
He wants closure. She’s hiding the truth.
When Luke Freestone reunites with the woman who broke his heart, old feelings explode—and old secrets threaten to destroy their second chance. Will love finally find them… or keep them lost forever?
Only 99¢ Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires: Eight heart-racing love stories with heroes worth risking everything for
What do you love about a strong, protective hero?
I love a cowboy who works hard and loves deep, a SEAL who's been tested and seen it all and the billionaire who has everything except for the heart of the one he loves!
And if you're anything like me, there's nothing better than a hero who shows up when it really matters.
I've put together this NEW collection with some of my strongest heroes that I think you're going to love! The 8 men in these stories don't just fall in love – they fight for it!
Grab Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires for only 99¢!
Only 99¢ Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires: Eight heart-racing love stories with heroes worth risking everything for
Cowboys, SEALs, and Billionaires collide in eight edge-of-your-seat, clean romantic suspense stories filled with danger, devotion, and heroes worth falling for.
★★ Escape into a world of heart-pounding suspense and swoon-worthy romance in this binge-worthy collection by Taylor Hart. From fake marriages and second chances to undercover billionaires and wounded warriors, these stories deliver protective heroes, brave heroines, family drama, hidden identities, and slow-burn chemistry. Perfect for fans of clean, faith-friendly romance who love high-stakes danger and happily-ever-afters that feel earned.
Book 1 Porter
A fake marriage. A buried treasure. A second chance at love.
To save his family’s Wyoming ranch, Porter Cross must marry the one woman he never stopped loving—the girl who once broke his heart. With Conquistador gold drawing danger to the land, their pretend marriage may be the only way to protect the legacy… and the love they lost.
Book 2 Her Hidden Falls Anti-Hero Cowboy
He left her behind. Now he wants everything she built.
When ex-Marine Ryan Hardman comes home, he collides with the woman whose heart he shattered—and the son he never expected. As old sparks reignite and danger closes in, can forgiveness come before their second chance slips away?
Book 3 Her Hidden Falls Bronc Riding Cowboy
A hometown cowboy. A billionaire rival. One woman torn between worlds.
Beau Hardman never wanted love—until the woman he’s secretly loved is tempted by a rich outsider with a glamorous future. Now he must risk his heart… or lose her forever.
Book 4 The Secret Undercover Navy SEAL Billionaire
He’s hiding who he is. She’s being hunted.
Forced together on a cruise, billionaire ex–Navy SEAL Mark Jagger falls for a woman targeted by dangerous enemies. To save her, he’ll have to reveal the warrior beneath the suit—and risk the only love he never planned on.
Book 5 The Secret Cowboy Undercover Billionaire
He’s running from his name. She’s running from her past.
When Kathryn rescues a mysterious cowboy on the side of the road, she doesn’t know he’s a billionaire in hiding. But danger is closing in—and the man she’s falling for isn’t who he claims to be.
Book 6 The Dream Groom
A guarded warrior. A fearless dreamer. One impossible love.
Scar Walker doesn’t do love—until a bold waitress drags him into her bucket-list dreams. As walls come down, can two guarded hearts risk a future neither planned for?
Book 7 Rescue Me
He swore off love. She makes him feel alive again.
After tragedy, firefighter Damon Freestone saves a thrill-seeker who awakens his heart. But when life pulls them apart, will he fight for love… or let it slip away?
Book 8 The Lost Groom
He wants closure. She’s hiding the truth.
When Luke Freestone reunites with the woman who broke his heart, old feelings explode—and old secrets threaten to destroy their second chance. Will love finally find them… or keep them lost forever?
February 12, 2026
New Star Bodyguard Romance Is Here 💥
Protecting Her Was His Job. Loving Her Was His Risk.
NEW Release Combat Ready Love: Inspirational Suspense
YOU GUYS… this series is absolutely stealing my heart.
I know authors aren’t supposed to say that 😅 but I can’t help it—I’m completely in love with these characters, the tension, the danger, and the swoony romance woven through every chapter.
Five years ago, Elena faked her own death to protect the man she loved.
She thought disappearing would keep Reed safe.
Now she’s back.
Standing in his office.
And asking him to help her stop a nightmare she accidentally set loose on the world.
Her top-secret project—Watchdog—was meant to protect America.
Instead, it’s been infiltrated… and could become the very thing that brings everything crashing down.
Reed is the last man she wants to put in danger.
But he’s also the only one she trusts.
He says no.
(Obviously. He’s furious. And heartbroken.)
Then… he realizes he can’t walk away from her. Not again.
If you love:
✨ protective heroes
✨ second-chance romance
✨ high-stakes suspense
✨ and a hero who would burn the world down to save the woman he loves
…this one was written for you.
The SECOND book in my brand-new Star Bodyguard Romance series is out now—and I can’t wait for you to meet these brothers. This is just the beginning, and things only get more intense from here.
Grab your copy, get cozy, and tell me when you’re done because I need to talk about this story with you.
NEW Release Combat Ready Love: Inspirational Suspense
He buried her five years ago.
Now she’s standing in his office.
Five years ago, Elena Vasquez made the hardest choice of her life—faking her death to protect Reed Star from the enemies hunting her and the surveillance technology she created. She’s spent years in hiding, watching her invention become a weapon in the wrong hands… and praying Reed would be safer without her.
But the threat has grown too big to outrun.
Out of options, Elena returns to the one man she never stopped loving.
Reed has spent five years grieving the woman he thought he lost forever. The shock of seeing Elena alive shatters everything he thought he knew. The woman in front of him is tougher, guarded—and marked for death.
With assassins closing in and old feelings roaring back to life, Reed is thrust into a deadly race to stop a global catastrophe. Protecting Elena means stepping into the crosshairs… and trusting the God who brought her back into his life for a reason.
This time, Reed isn’t letting her disappear.
And Elena may finally learn that running from love was never God’s plan.
NEW Release Combat Ready Love: Inspirational Suspense
YOU GUYS… this series is absolutely stealing my heart.
I know authors aren’t supposed to say that 😅 but I can’t help it—I’m completely in love with these characters, the tension, the danger, and the swoony romance woven through every chapter.
Five years ago, Elena faked her own death to protect the man she loved.
She thought disappearing would keep Reed safe.
Now she’s back.
Standing in his office.
And asking him to help her stop a nightmare she accidentally set loose on the world.
Her top-secret project—Watchdog—was meant to protect America.
Instead, it’s been infiltrated… and could become the very thing that brings everything crashing down.
Reed is the last man she wants to put in danger.
But he’s also the only one she trusts.
He says no.
(Obviously. He’s furious. And heartbroken.)
Then… he realizes he can’t walk away from her. Not again.
If you love:
✨ protective heroes
✨ second-chance romance
✨ high-stakes suspense
✨ and a hero who would burn the world down to save the woman he loves
…this one was written for you.
The SECOND book in my brand-new Star Bodyguard Romance series is out now—and I can’t wait for you to meet these brothers. This is just the beginning, and things only get more intense from here.
Grab your copy, get cozy, and tell me when you’re done because I need to talk about this story with you.
NEW Release Combat Ready Love: Inspirational Suspense
He buried her five years ago.
Now she’s standing in his office.
Five years ago, Elena Vasquez made the hardest choice of her life—faking her death to protect Reed Star from the enemies hunting her and the surveillance technology she created. She’s spent years in hiding, watching her invention become a weapon in the wrong hands… and praying Reed would be safer without her.
But the threat has grown too big to outrun.
Out of options, Elena returns to the one man she never stopped loving.
Reed has spent five years grieving the woman he thought he lost forever. The shock of seeing Elena alive shatters everything he thought he knew. The woman in front of him is tougher, guarded—and marked for death.
With assassins closing in and old feelings roaring back to life, Reed is thrust into a deadly race to stop a global catastrophe. Protecting Elena means stepping into the crosshairs… and trusting the God who brought her back into his life for a reason.
This time, Reed isn’t letting her disappear.
And Elena may finally learn that running from love was never God’s plan.
January 29, 2026
A New Series Begins… Get Book 1 for Just $0.99!
Check out this NEW series starter for only 99¢!
Only 99¢Tactical Love: Inspirational Suspense
Good morning, my friend-
I hope you’re doing amazing — and that your year has started off with all the good things… including plenty of time to read 📚✨
This season of life has been such a whirlwind for me. I’ve got one kid married, one in college, one a senior, and one a freshman… and I’m honestly wondering where the time went. I know some of you get that feeling. Time flies way too fast.
But one thing that grounds me?
Writing.
It’s my joy. My escape. And my way of giving you stories that make you feel something.
And that brings me to something I’m really excited about…
A BRAND NEW SERIES IS HERE!
If you read my latest romantic suspense collection, you may have noticed a little teaser at the end for a book called Tactical Love…
Well — it’s officially launching, and to celebrate…
👉 You can grab Book 1 for just $0.99 today.—please add link.—and put link to the next book!
This is the start of a brand-new romantic suspense series, and I already have two books written, with new releases coming every two weeks 🔥
Here’s what you can expect:
💙 Four brothers
💙 Elite Navy SEALs / special ops protectors
💙 High-stakes danger
💙 Second chances with “the one who got away”
💙 Protective heroes + slow-burn romance + heart-pounding suspense
These men face danger for a living…
But nothing rattles them like the woman they never forgot.
If you love:
✔️ Bodyguard romance
✔️ Alpha heroes with soft hearts
✔️ Action + emotion
✔️ Love that survives time and trauma
…then this series is absolutely for you.
✨ Grab Book 1 today for just $0.99
✨ Fall in love with these brothers
✨ And get ready for the next release in just two weeks!
Thank you for being here, for reading my stories, and for supporting my writing journey. It truly means the world to me 💕
Only 99¢ Tactical Love: Inspirational Suspense
She said no fourteen years ago. Now she's begging him to save her life.
When former Navy SEAL Walker Star stumbles upon a dead body in the Utah desert, he thinks his days of danger are behind him. Then his brother drops a name he never expected to hear again: Sabrina Clark.
The woman who shattered his heart is now a corporate CEO with a target on her back. Her father was murdered. Bodies are piling up around her company. And someone wants her dead next.
Walker should walk away. He knows better than to get tangled up with the one woman who could destroy him twice. But when gunfire erupts in her boardroom and he's the only thing standing between Sabrina and a bullet, walking away isn't an option.
On the run. Off the grid. And dangerously close to everything they buried.
As they race to uncover a conspiracy that connects their families' pasts, Walker and Sabrina discover that her father's secrets run deeper than either imagined—and so does the explosive chemistry they've been fighting for fourteen years.
With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, they'll have to risk everything to survive. Including their hearts.
TACTICAL LOVE is a pulse-pounding romantic suspense featuring a grumpy former SEAL, the billionaire heiress who got away, and a conspiracy that will keep you turning pages until the explosive end. Perfect for fans of Sandra Brown and Julie Garwood.
Only 99¢Tactical Love: Inspirational Suspense
Good morning, my friend-
I hope you’re doing amazing — and that your year has started off with all the good things… including plenty of time to read 📚✨
This season of life has been such a whirlwind for me. I’ve got one kid married, one in college, one a senior, and one a freshman… and I’m honestly wondering where the time went. I know some of you get that feeling. Time flies way too fast.
But one thing that grounds me?
Writing.
It’s my joy. My escape. And my way of giving you stories that make you feel something.
And that brings me to something I’m really excited about…
A BRAND NEW SERIES IS HERE!
If you read my latest romantic suspense collection, you may have noticed a little teaser at the end for a book called Tactical Love…
Well — it’s officially launching, and to celebrate…
👉 You can grab Book 1 for just $0.99 today.—please add link.—and put link to the next book!
This is the start of a brand-new romantic suspense series, and I already have two books written, with new releases coming every two weeks 🔥
Here’s what you can expect:
💙 Four brothers
💙 Elite Navy SEALs / special ops protectors
💙 High-stakes danger
💙 Second chances with “the one who got away”
💙 Protective heroes + slow-burn romance + heart-pounding suspense
These men face danger for a living…
But nothing rattles them like the woman they never forgot.
If you love:
✔️ Bodyguard romance
✔️ Alpha heroes with soft hearts
✔️ Action + emotion
✔️ Love that survives time and trauma
…then this series is absolutely for you.
✨ Grab Book 1 today for just $0.99
✨ Fall in love with these brothers
✨ And get ready for the next release in just two weeks!
Thank you for being here, for reading my stories, and for supporting my writing journey. It truly means the world to me 💕
Only 99¢ Tactical Love: Inspirational Suspense
She said no fourteen years ago. Now she's begging him to save her life.
When former Navy SEAL Walker Star stumbles upon a dead body in the Utah desert, he thinks his days of danger are behind him. Then his brother drops a name he never expected to hear again: Sabrina Clark.
The woman who shattered his heart is now a corporate CEO with a target on her back. Her father was murdered. Bodies are piling up around her company. And someone wants her dead next.
Walker should walk away. He knows better than to get tangled up with the one woman who could destroy him twice. But when gunfire erupts in her boardroom and he's the only thing standing between Sabrina and a bullet, walking away isn't an option.
On the run. Off the grid. And dangerously close to everything they buried.
As they race to uncover a conspiracy that connects their families' pasts, Walker and Sabrina discover that her father's secrets run deeper than either imagined—and so does the explosive chemistry they've been fighting for fourteen years.
With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, they'll have to risk everything to survive. Including their hearts.
TACTICAL LOVE is a pulse-pounding romantic suspense featuring a grumpy former SEAL, the billionaire heiress who got away, and a conspiracy that will keep you turning pages until the explosive end. Perfect for fans of Sandra Brown and Julie Garwood.
January 8, 2026
Who else is not ready for Christmas binge-reading to be over?
Stay in the Christmas magic just a little longer!
Only 99¢ Christmas with a Billionaire Collection
Because honestly… I’m not.
As the New Year comes rushing in—with fresh resolutions, packed sports schedules, work deadlines, and all the things—part of me just wants to stay curled up with a good book a little longer.
And I have a feeling you might feel the same 💛
So I did something special just for my favorite book lovers…
✨ Last year, this collection was my BEST-SELLING one.
✨ It’s normally priced at $19.99.
✨ And for a very limited time, I dropped it to just 99¢.
Yes—ninety-nine cents.
So you can steal a few quiet moments, slip back into a story you’ll love, and enjoy one more cozy escape before life goes full speed again.
But this price won’t last.
Grab it now, curl up when you can, and let yourself enjoy a little more reading magic 💕
Only 99¢ Christmas with a Billionaire Collection
Fake Engagement Romance ✔️
Christmas Traditions ✔️
Fiesty Holiday Banter ✔️
Sweet Kisses ✔️
Holiday Fun time ✔️
Suspense ✔️
Laughs ✔️
Time to get away from your life and dive into this 7-book Christmas collection!
Books Included:
Flirting with your Ex Best Friend Christmas Fake Fiance Billionaire
A Player for Christmas
The Beauty’s Groom for Christmas
Her Second Chance Prodigal Groom
The Pretend Christmas Fiance
The Betting Groom
Married by Christmas
Only 99¢ Christmas with a Billionaire Collection
Because honestly… I’m not.
As the New Year comes rushing in—with fresh resolutions, packed sports schedules, work deadlines, and all the things—part of me just wants to stay curled up with a good book a little longer.
And I have a feeling you might feel the same 💛
So I did something special just for my favorite book lovers…
✨ Last year, this collection was my BEST-SELLING one.
✨ It’s normally priced at $19.99.
✨ And for a very limited time, I dropped it to just 99¢.
Yes—ninety-nine cents.
So you can steal a few quiet moments, slip back into a story you’ll love, and enjoy one more cozy escape before life goes full speed again.
But this price won’t last.
Grab it now, curl up when you can, and let yourself enjoy a little more reading magic 💕
Only 99¢ Christmas with a Billionaire Collection
Fake Engagement Romance ✔️
Christmas Traditions ✔️
Fiesty Holiday Banter ✔️
Sweet Kisses ✔️
Holiday Fun time ✔️
Suspense ✔️
Laughs ✔️
Time to get away from your life and dive into this 7-book Christmas collection!
Books Included:
Flirting with your Ex Best Friend Christmas Fake Fiance Billionaire
A Player for Christmas
The Beauty’s Groom for Christmas
Her Second Chance Prodigal Groom
The Pretend Christmas Fiance
The Betting Groom
Married by Christmas
December 24, 2025
Happy Christmas Eve! FREE book!
Merry Christmas!
FREEBIE! The Stone Family Haven
Happy Christmas Eve!
I love THIS day. Of course, I love Christmas day too, but I decided that this day might be better to me than the actual Christmas Day….
I love the ANTICIPATION of Christmas.
I love having EVERYTHING DONE…..(at least I think I do😊—and staring at the tree and LOVING it. At the presents in wonderment.
I love gathering with family and friends and talking about and acting out the Christmas Story. I love hearing what all of the symbols mean, like the wise men and the GIFTS THEY GAVE JESUS….and that’s why we give gifts….and the fact that JESUS GAVE US THE GREATEST GIFT!
IT’S humbling and cool and I’m so grateful. So reverenced.
I hope you are too.
I like to ponder on what gifts I could give Jesus this coming year…..patience and love and finding joy in others and in myself are coming to mind. I love thinking about FORGIVENESS….OF others and
myself.
Wow. Deep breath. I love thinking about how Christ gave us the ability to grow and change and TRANSFORM into better people.
I love that.
Well, enjoy this FREEBIE!
FREEBIE! The Stone Family Haven
A man who has been burned too many times. A woman who’s running from her ex. Will they help each other heal and find a second chance at love?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Brooks Stone, FBI superhero, strike that, demoted FBI now … doesn’t want to talk about why he had a mental break a year ago. He doesn’t want to talk about his dead partner. He really doesn’t want to talk about why the tremor in his hand won’t go away. When he agrees to watch the family Inn for two weeks, he finds himself looking forward to the peace of South Port. Too bad he meets a strange woman with eyes that remind him of the ocean and an attitude so bad, she could scare off any lethal assassin, except him of course.
Serenity Rome only knew one thing about life; it was hard. Good thing she could do hard. She’d done hard when her father had left when she was ten. She’d done hard when her mother had been given the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s five years ago. And she’d done even harder when the man she’d married had turned violent and threatened to kill her. Now, as she rus for her life, all she knows is that she has to find the Conquistador’s gold. The gold her family journal proves she had claim to.
When she wakes up on a park bench, and discovers she’s face to face with Brooks Stone, one of the infamous Stone family, she has no idea why he offers to have her stay at his family Inn. She only agrees to it because it gives her an opportunity to learn more about this treasure. Not because the man is gorgeous. No. She could care less about how gorgeous he is or how he seems to see right through her lies, but wants to help her anyway. No, she doesn’t care about any of that.
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
FREEBIE! The Stone Family Haven
Happy Christmas Eve!
I love THIS day. Of course, I love Christmas day too, but I decided that this day might be better to me than the actual Christmas Day….
I love the ANTICIPATION of Christmas.
I love having EVERYTHING DONE…..(at least I think I do😊—and staring at the tree and LOVING it. At the presents in wonderment.
I love gathering with family and friends and talking about and acting out the Christmas Story. I love hearing what all of the symbols mean, like the wise men and the GIFTS THEY GAVE JESUS….and that’s why we give gifts….and the fact that JESUS GAVE US THE GREATEST GIFT!
IT’S humbling and cool and I’m so grateful. So reverenced.
I hope you are too.
I like to ponder on what gifts I could give Jesus this coming year…..patience and love and finding joy in others and in myself are coming to mind. I love thinking about FORGIVENESS….OF others and
myself.
Wow. Deep breath. I love thinking about how Christ gave us the ability to grow and change and TRANSFORM into better people.
I love that.
Well, enjoy this FREEBIE!
FREEBIE! The Stone Family Haven
A man who has been burned too many times. A woman who’s running from her ex. Will they help each other heal and find a second chance at love?
★★★★★From kindle all-star and USA Today author, Taylor Hart! The South Port Beach Series!
Brooks Stone, FBI superhero, strike that, demoted FBI now … doesn’t want to talk about why he had a mental break a year ago. He doesn’t want to talk about his dead partner. He really doesn’t want to talk about why the tremor in his hand won’t go away. When he agrees to watch the family Inn for two weeks, he finds himself looking forward to the peace of South Port. Too bad he meets a strange woman with eyes that remind him of the ocean and an attitude so bad, she could scare off any lethal assassin, except him of course.
Serenity Rome only knew one thing about life; it was hard. Good thing she could do hard. She’d done hard when her father had left when she was ten. She’d done hard when her mother had been given the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s five years ago. And she’d done even harder when the man she’d married had turned violent and threatened to kill her. Now, as she rus for her life, all she knows is that she has to find the Conquistador’s gold. The gold her family journal proves she had claim to.
When she wakes up on a park bench, and discovers she’s face to face with Brooks Stone, one of the infamous Stone family, she has no idea why he offers to have her stay at his family Inn. She only agrees to it because it gives her an opportunity to learn more about this treasure. Not because the man is gorgeous. No. She could care less about how gorgeous he is or how he seems to see right through her lies, but wants to help her anyway. No, she doesn’t care about any of that.
As these six Stone siblings find a way back to each other, they must learn to let go of what doesn’t matter and cling to the things their parents always wanted for them--family, love, and fun memories on the beach.
December 19, 2025
So Crazy that Nash is My 100th Book!
I still can't believe it!
NEW Release! Nash: Second Chance Billionaire Romance
It’s CRAZY!—Nash is my 100th book!
I honestly NEVER expected to write 100 books and I feel so grateful for this opportunity to write these books!
The Reviews are IN!——And I’m SO grateful—you all LOVE Nash as much as I do!
If you haven’t gotten your copy—get it HERE–
NEW Release! Nash: Second Chance Billionaire Romance
One final treasure.
One second chance.
And a love worth risking everything for.
The hunt for the legendary Conquistador gold has claimed secrets, lies—and lives. Now, everything comes down to one last race for the truth.
Nash Cross never expected the final clue to collide with his past. He lost his prom date eight years ago…until she runs straight back into his life on a mountain trail, wearing a new name and carrying secrets that could get them both killed.
She’s been hiding.
The criminals who murdered her father are done waiting.
And the gold everyone’s chasing may be worth more than anyone imagined.
As The Cross and Stone families come together, Nash must decide how far he’ll go to protect the woman he never stopped loving—because this time, losing her isn’t an option.
The thrilling conclusion to the Conquistador Gold saga—perfect for fans of clean romantic suspense, hidden treasure, and unforgettable second-chance romance.
NEW Release! Nash: Second Chance Billionaire Romance
It’s CRAZY!—Nash is my 100th book!
I honestly NEVER expected to write 100 books and I feel so grateful for this opportunity to write these books!
The Reviews are IN!——And I’m SO grateful—you all LOVE Nash as much as I do!
If you haven’t gotten your copy—get it HERE–
NEW Release! Nash: Second Chance Billionaire Romance
One final treasure.
One second chance.
And a love worth risking everything for.
The hunt for the legendary Conquistador gold has claimed secrets, lies—and lives. Now, everything comes down to one last race for the truth.
Nash Cross never expected the final clue to collide with his past. He lost his prom date eight years ago…until she runs straight back into his life on a mountain trail, wearing a new name and carrying secrets that could get them both killed.
She’s been hiding.
The criminals who murdered her father are done waiting.
And the gold everyone’s chasing may be worth more than anyone imagined.
As The Cross and Stone families come together, Nash must decide how far he’ll go to protect the woman he never stopped loving—because this time, losing her isn’t an option.
The thrilling conclusion to the Conquistador Gold saga—perfect for fans of clean romantic suspense, hidden treasure, and unforgettable second-chance romance.
