Author of Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense
The Aphrodite Sisters Series
Sage's Redemption, Book One
Growing up on Aphrodite Lane taught these sisters some life lessons: Revenge is best served with a dose of redemption on top.
Sage Pratt is a rising star in the Portland design scene. Life is good until she finds out her boyfriend is cheating. Hurt and in need of support, Sage turns to her best friends. They call themselves the Aphrodite Sisters, known in town for their high, well-deserved revenge.
One of Sage's friends seeks retribution for Sage and places an anonymous obituary for the two-timing, Scum-Sucking-Pig-Dog-Cheater-Pants ex. The Problem? Sage had been the ‘other woman’ all along…and never knew it.
Now Sage fears this could make or break her career since the cheater pants ex has a board seat at the company she wants to work for. The dream job that could ensure her financial well-being and her ability to care for her father, who is losing his battle with dementia.
Lucas Ford had never gotten over his first love, Sage Pratt, who left him heartbroken and bald days before high school graduation. Now a New York Times bestselling author Lucas plans to write a story of his past, including the girl who broke his heart. Commissioning Sage’s design expertise as a cover to get closer to her, Lucas confirms what he’s suspected all along — he’s still in love with his teenage sweetheart.
But it’s when Sage learns of Lucas’s book the two must decide if they can forgive past wrongs and find trust in a future together.
Toni's Secret, Book Two
Synopsis
Only dogs love unconditionally…Or so she thought —
The prenup from hell not only left Toni Martinelli alone and penniless but also without her career. A nasty clause her ex and father had insisted upon left her without her salon and livelihood. Turning to her best friends, the Aphrodite Sisters, Sage, Kimberly, and her twin sister Roxie, they came up with a great idea that has her cutting hair again… only this time, her customers are dogs? But when Toni meets Wags’ owner, Jess, who looks like the sexy movie star, The Rock, she’s ready to start work and anything else he has in mind the next day.
Former Marine, now Veterinarian DoctorJess E. James, likes to bake and rescue animals — especially those on two legs, mainly his new business partner, Toni. The more they work together, it is all he can do to keep his hands off her; after all, he was spoken for, and he was not the type of guy to cheat. Soon, Jess finds out it is Cal who is the cheater, which leaves Jess free to see if he can take this partnership with Toni into something more. When a secret from Toni’s past arises, Jess realizes he’s all in.
Even his amazing cakes or sweet rescue pets can’t prepare them for this new twist of fate.
Roxie's Circus, Book Three
It was a misunderstanding that tore them apart — Get ready for Mary Oldham’s next in the series, a reunion romance!
Roxie Martinelli was humiliated by her boyfriend in high school and never forgot it. After Jeff had given her a promise ring, they’d made love, and then he ruined it by blabbing to the entire football team! Thankfully, her best friends, the Aphrodite Sisters, Sage, Kimberly, and her sister Toni, were there to comfort her and to help Roxie seek revenge… Now, years later, when Jeff wants to come back into her life, Roxie has mixed emotions because even after all they’d been through, she’d never fallen out of love with him.
Jeff Samuels never forgot his first love. She was quirky, funny, and gorgeous, and the two were like peas in a pod. He tried to move on after she broke up with him, but only regretted his decisions. Knowing the truth of what had happened all those years ago, Jeff was ready to come back home and make amends. But moving back to your childhood home, where your mom hasn’t pulled down the posters on your bedroom wall, makes you feel like you’ve been nowhere fast. But when fate brings the two face-to-face, Jeff realizes he has his work cut out for him. Roxie is one smart, sexy woman, and she’s not going to forgive quickly.
Jeff has a lot of wooing to do, including buttering up the Aphrodite sisters too, which was near impossible.
Kimberly's Reconing, Book Four
Kimberly – Of her tight circle of friends, who are her sisters from other misters, the Aphrodites, she has always been considered the edgiest and loosest of cannons, punishing men who would hurt her sisters or herself. But when she discovers that her lover, who was supposed to be getting a divorce, isn’t, she breaks up and walks away. Too bad he is her boss, and his wife has assessed 100% of the blame onto Kimberly. When she subsequently loses her job and struggles to find her new normal, she realizes it is time to admit he isn’t the poor little girl raised by a single mother anymore. Perhaps it is time to see herself how her friends see her for the amazing woman she is.
Dexter: The last ten years of his life have been riddled with guilt. The love of his life died before his eyes, and he sees those horrifying images in his worst nightmares every night. By chance, he’s a private detective finding lost pets and cheating spouses. Then, one woman hires him to find out who her husband has been having an affair with. Surprisingly, it is a woman he knows, Kimberly. Before long, he cracks Kimberly’s hard shell to see the kind woman she had been trying to hide. She occupies his thoughts, and possibly life wants to give him another chance with this beautiful woman with a colorful past.