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This story started with a single question: What if the man you want is the one you should never touch? I wanted the tension to feel slow and deliberate. Feelings that build in quiet moments, stolen glances, and words left unsaid. No scandal. It’s about two adults recognizing something rare and deciding whether it’s worth the risk. No cheating. No cliffhanger. Just heat, heart, and a hard-earned happily ever after.

Christmas with the Tycoon blends small-town Christmas magic with instant attraction romance. Willow protects Hope Peak’s heart. Graham arrives with big plans and undeniable chemistry. Snowfall, glowing lights, and a revived lodge set the stage for a love that’s tender, tempting, and impossible to ignore.

Writing High Stakes Hearts was pure electricity from the moment Scarlet Vale stepped onto the page in sequins and heels, daring anyone to challenge her. She’s fierce, ambitious, and built The Royale with grit and glitter. Then Damon Hale arrived. Controlled. Strategic. Quietly dangerous. Their chemistry wasn’t planned. It exploded.

Writing Grinched by the Mountain Man was pure holiday mischief. I took a reclusive grump (Ethan Kinkaid), tossed him into a fake-marriage auction he didn’t want to win, and paired him with Harper Fox, a petite, blue-eyed dreamer crafting memories from glass and snow. Sparks fly in their “Holiday Bride Experience”—and neither walks away unchanged.

A snowstorm. A crashed lingerie van. And one seriously reclusive mountain man. Naughty With the Mountain Man is a steamy, laugh-out-loud romcom about opposites attracting when Ruby’s delivery detour lands her in Beckett’s secluded cabin. Sparks, sass, and snowstorms. Sometimes getting stranded is the best kind of naughty.

She’s the boss hired to tame him.
He’s the cowboy who’d rather burn than behave.
One fake relationship. One dangerous kiss. One rodeo they’ll never forget.

A quiet battle between restraint and surrender — the kind of love you feel when every reason says you shouldn’t.

Wade Lawson came to life as a former smokejumper and mountain guide — a devoted father, disciplined, and fiercely protective of everything he holds dear. Then came 22 year old Lilah Grant, the daughter of his best friend.

This story is about trust, timing, and the kind of desire that tests your morals.

I wanted to explore that turning point at thirty … when a woman stops chasing what the world says she should want and starts listening to her own heart.

Cassie’s story is about facing old ghosts, and finding love in the last place she expected – her former bully’s older brother. Unexpected chemistry along with one night of candlelight and silly games can change everything. Off-limits never felt so right.

Sometimes, love feels like a fairytale you stopped believing in. Harvested By The Mountain Man is my cozy, heart-swoony reminder that even grown-ups can find a spark again … especially when it happens on a train ride through a pumpkin patch.

Kept by the Highlander was such a joy to write because it let me put two complete opposites under one Scottish roof: Greyson, a billionaire in hiding, and Daphne, the journalist determined to uncover his truth.

This story is about image versus reality, grumpy versus sunshine, and what happens when love refuses to stay quiet.

Writing Country Heartthrob - A Curvy Girl Romance was my way of exploring a universal fantasy. What if you were just living your life at a concert one night, finally letting loose … and suddenly became the girl the whole world was talking about?

This story is different from my usual instalove mountain men. It’s more intense, dangerous, and in many ways, more intimate. Ellie isn’t just falling in love, she’s rebuilding herself from the ground up. Brogan isn’t just protecting her, he’s learning that sometimes, letting someone in is the bravest act of all. It’s grumpy meets vulnerable, protector meets fighter, heat meets heart — and yes, whew, the heat is hot.

🔥 Enemies-to-lovers tension

🌿 Small-town magic with herbal witchy vibes

💋 Slow-burn steam that turns into a five-alarm fire

💪 A heroine who takes zero nonsense (but secretly craves everything he's offering)

🏔️ A Highlander who finally finds something worth staying for

She’s fire. He’s flint. And now everything’s about to explode.