I wish I could say welcome to march, but with the weather as it is and all the depressing news these days, I don’t know what to expect, so I decided it might be a good time to offer readers a chance to relax, laugh, and dream. This week, have an eBook cocktail on me. This box set contains the first five books in my Cocktails for You Series. Along with the story, you’ll find the recipe for the cocktail buried inside the bundle. If ever there was a time to lighten up and enjoy, it’s now!
A delicious smorgasbord of romantic comedies designed to make you laugh and brighten your day.
Meet Kelly, Ronnie, Jewel, Sydney, and Robin, five women at a crossroad in life, each one searching to redefine themselves as only they can. Follow them as they blunder their way to falling in love and finding their own happily ever after.
Tequila Sunrise
She left him in stitches before pulling a Cinderella and disappearing. Ten years later, she wants a second chance.
Champagne Cocktail
She wrote a nasty letter to Santa, not expecting he would send a life-sized elf to her door with an offer she can’t refuse.
Buck’s Fizz
She’s determined to control her own destiny and not be a bargaining chip in her father’s business empire.
The Tipsy Pig
A socialite, a lone wolf, a snowstorm, and a pig with a taste for dandelion wine—the perfect recipe for disaster or romance?
Make Mine a Manhattan
What’s an author to do when she’s hopelessly stuck in her latest novel and the deadline is eight weeks away?
Enjoy!
And, when you finish those, check out the other books in the series.
You don’t always get what you want, especially when a typo can spell disaster.
Photographer Lee Andrews has sworn off men and hopes this assignment with travel writer Sasha Fedorov will bring her the recognition she craves. She’ll be sharing a room with the author for the duration of the trip.
Discovering Sasha is male changes everything, especially when he didn’t expect to be working with a woman. Both are determined to be adults about the situation, keep their distance, and complete the contract. But that may be easier said than done, especially when the attraction she feels for him is magnetic. Can they keep their hands off each other and get the job done, or will her heart be broken along with the contract if they can’t?
What do you do when your family disappoints you? Run away, of course.
Eva Malone wants two things in life: her freedom and answers about her past. After she inherits a resort from an uncle she didn’t even know existed, she heads to the seaside town where she was born, eager to uncover old secrets.
When she arrives, the timeworn resort is a disaster, the sky’s about to open, and there isn’t a room to be had anywhere in town.
Mysterious and handsome Callum Doyle emerges from the darkness and offers her a bed for the night. But the oh-so-hot tour boat captain, carpenter, and chef may have an agenda of his own. He’s determined to keep his promise to Eva’s uncle, no matter the cost.
Fighting her attraction to the man is impossible, but when she learns the truth, will it drive Eva into his arms or make her run away again?
Marissa Kimble had everything she’d ever wanted—a promising career as an electrician and Zak Mitchum, the man she adored, had just proposed. What more could she possibly want?
But fate is a cruel mistress. Everything went wrong when she walked in on Zak and Karen in a hot tub. It was hard to mistake what was happening for anything but what it was. With her trust destroyed, her heart broken, and her pride in shreds, Marissa escaped from Cedar Lake, leaving everything behind, searching for a place to lick her wounds.
Discovering her sister was marrying into royalty and wanted her to be the Maid of Honor was both exciting and terrifying. Not only was she a first-class klutz without any experience in the world of the rich and famous, but her sister also conveniently forgot to mention that Zak would be there, as well as Karen and a few others who’d made growing up in Cedar Lake miserable. As hard as Marissa’s tried, she can’t forgive or forget either of them. Zak is determined that she hears his side of the story, but will she listen?
To further complicate matters, Ken, Karen’s brother, is determined to get her to see him as more than an old tormentor. Will she succumb to his temptation, or will she forgive Zak and give them another chance? Love is often more complicated the second time around.
The Hollygrove Inn on the outskirts of Oakville, Vermont, has always been Noelle’s home, but lately, things haven’t gone well. When Clarington Resorts makes her uncle a generous offer, he accepts, but the offer requires them to move out of the inn before Christmas, canceling the annual Christmas Extravaganza, something he failed to mention to Noelle.
Determined not to let that happen, Noelle comes up with a plan she hopes will delay the demolition and shows up at a town council meeting with a significant number of supporters. With goodwill essential to the company’s success in the area, they offer to send someone to discuss the matter and try to come to an arrangement.
It’s up to Noelle to convince the company’s man to let them have this one last Christmas Extravaganza at the inn. But things are not what they seem. There’s something familiar about Jim Hatcher. When she discovers the truth about him, will she forgive him, especially when it looks as if her gambit has failed?
Andressa Myers is determined to live life on her own terms. Being an heiress to a multibillion dollar fortune is one thing, but having to marry one of the men her father considers the best bulls for his littlest heifer is another. She wants to be loved for herself, not Daddy’s billions. After suffering through a disastrous twenty-fifth birthday party where she meets four out of the five men her father has selected for her, she’s more determined than ever to find a husband on her own. Convincing her father to let her travel for a year is no small feat, but with her half-sisters help and a good old-fashioned hissy fit, she manages it.
But Andie has no desire to travel. She wants to experience real life, and LA seems to be the perfect place to do it. All she needs is a job. After a few cosmetic alterations to her appearance, and a slight change to her name, Andie Harper gets hired as a bartender at an LA Comedy Club. With time running out and her search for Mr. Right seeming to have fizzled, she has to make a choice: go home and give up on love or beg Daddy to give her more time.
Things go from bad to worse when she learns the club’s been sold to Rayburn Enterprises. The fifth suitor who failed to attend her party is none other than Cole Rayburn, the company’s new CEO, a man every bit as elusive as the legendary Howard Hughes.
Fearing discovery, Andie’s concerns fade away when she recognizes the bar’s new manager. L J Simons, the man who worked as a waiter at her birthday party, is kind, considerate, movie-star gorgeous, but doesn’t recognize her. Sleeping with the boss is never a good idea, but she soon finds herself head over heels in love. Their relationship sizzles, and she’s certain that this is the man she’ll marry until, on the night of the club’s grand reopening, a woman with a mouth the size of Texas recognizes her.
Will discovering her true identity destroy her relationship with LJ? But not all the secrets are revealed, and when that happens, will Andie stay or run away?
When Paris Galanis’s short story, Captive Hearts, written under a pseudonym, wins a writing contest, the hair salon owner is both elated and terrified. While all she’d expected was feedback on her entry, what should be a dream come true becomes a nightmare.
The publisher’s decision to serialize her novella on their new E-Zine website sends her into panic mode. The last thing she wants is for the people of Timberton to read her story and recognize themselves, especially the town’s most popular bachelor.
While all the single ladies in town view Russ Templeton, the owner of Hunter’s Haven, the town’s only bar and grill, as a ruggedly, handsome, dream catch, Paris sees him as an obnoxious, self-centered jerk with commitment issues that date back to high school when he nicknamed her PG, the Greek geek girl. But Russ has changed. When he asks her to help him co-chair the town’s Canada Day celebration, she agrees. Discovering a tiny kittens leads to a steamy kiss, but his reaction hurts her more than she thought it could. An unexpected date to a wedding, changes everything, until she discovers that once again, he’s used her, but it’s too late, he’s wormed his way into her heart.
When the first chapter of her novella appears, everyone in town is more than a little curious about the local author who writes with such passion, and they’re eager to discover the person behind the pseudonym. With the town busybodies determined to learn the truth and Russ encouraging them, keeping her secret will be harder than ever. Opposites attract, and when they connect, anything can happen, even love.
Mara Howard hates the cold and everything that goes with a traditional winter in Canada. When she wins a Christmas vacation to Miami, it seems too good to be true. Will this be the holiday she wants, or the holiday she needs?
For the past five years, she’s dedicated her days to mothering the sweet five-year-olds who cross the threshold into her classroom every day and her evenings to Doug Austin, the down-to-earth electrician she intended to marry. But those plans went up in flames when Doug accepted a job in the Yukon, the last place someone who abhors winter, cold, and snow as much as she does would ever consider living.
Rudy Sandcastle returned to his hometown after his wife’s death. Now, the screenwriter lives with his aunt and helps her with her small inn while she assists him in raising his precocious five-year-old daughter, Callie, a child on the hunt for a new mommy. Sadly, unless things improve, the town and the inn’s days are numbered. He needs to find a way to bring tourists to the area this Christmas season, and a contest offering a free vacation may be his chance to do just that. Who wouldn’t want to star in an online travelogue?
Determined not to spend the Christmas holidays bemoaning her fate, Mara gets online looking for an affordable vacation. What could be better than spending Christmas with sun, sand, and sea for company? An online contest for an all-expense-paid Christmas vacation in Miami is exactly what she needs to kickstart a new plan.
But when things are too good to be true, they usually are. It was all in the fine print, but who bothers to read that? A name is just a name, or is it? This Christmas vacation promises to be one she’ll never forget.
Let your spirits be lighter and hope for the best. Spring is coming.
Living the Dream 