Nick's Confession: Mountmooke Bay Prequel of First Love and Lasting Regret

by Elizabeth Chayse-Williams

Some curveballs change the game forever.

Nick
Baseball is supposed to be my future, my one-way ticket out of Mountmooke Bay.

But then I meet Charley—the girl who sits in the bleachers reading novels instead of watching the game.

The plan was baseball, graduation and a shot at the big leagues. Until life throws a curveball that makes me realize love isn’t as simple as I thought.

Charley

I promised myself I focus on school—boys are nothing but trouble.

But Nick isn’t just any boy. He sees me in a way no one else does, and for the first time, I want something more. Our love feels perfect, unbreakable… until reality steps in, and I’m forced to make choices I’m not ready for.

Nick’s Confession is the prequel to Charley’s Confession, a dual-POV romance about young love, heartbreak, and the choices that define us. Perfect for fans of heartfelt coming-of-age stories, this book will remind you that sometimes the hardest battles lead to the most unexpected triumphs.

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 6, 2025

About the author

I’m Elizabeth Chayse-Williams, author of small-town romances with big hearts, second chances, and just the right amount of spice. My stories are full of transformation of self, of love, of life because... I believe reinvention is real and sexy. I turned my dining room into a sewing haven and once dyed a wedding dress on my stove, so yes… I live for a bold story.

Welcome to Mountmooke Bay, where love is messy, family is complicated, and no one escapes without a little heat. My characters are real, layered, and just a bit chaotic. Kind of like me. When I’m not writing, I’m creating something with fabric or falling into a good book.
If you like your romance heartfelt, flirty, and a little unpredictable, let’s #chaysetheromance together. www.elizabethchaysewilliams.com

Reviews

[Craig Baumken · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the prequel to the first book in the series, Charley's Confession, and I enjoyed reading how Charley's story came together. It was descriptively told from Charley's and Nick's POV's, and where Nick came across as unsympathetic in Charley's Confession, this gave a truer picture of Nick's side of the story.

I could relate to the bittersweet, teenage angst years, and the author wrote in a very relatable manner, drawing me in. Like Charley's Confession, once I started reading I did not want to stop. When I was forced to, I easily picked up where I left off, and did not have to re-read previous chapters to familiarize myself with the story.

Now that I'm hooked it is on to the next book in the series.