The Hometown Series
Unravel Me is book one in The Hometown Series [interconnected stand-alones]. It’s a steamy strangers-to-lovers, opposites attract, small town romance!
She’s the black sheep of a wealthy family; he’s a down-to-earth farmer’s son. She’s running from her past; he’s building his future. It’s just a summer fling…that’s what she keeps saying anyway.
Audrey
I was born an Elson, which meant two things: I had more money than I could ever spend, and my entire life was planned before I could even walk.
As the black sheep, I’ve spent my life struggling under the weight of my family’s expectations. But marrying a high-profile man was supposed to be my ticket to belonging – until he pulled the rug out from under me.
Still, I never doubted my path. Until a ruggedly handsome stranger found me broken and crying on my rooftop.
He became my secret and my undoing.
Rhett
After my dad passed, only one choice made sense – stay in my small hometown of Roseville and be the man my family needed.
It’s been ten years—but I had my patch of land, my friends, a business that was finally finding its feet, and a dog my sister insisted I get so I don’t “die alone.”
But then Audrey came along. The moment I saw her, my simple life got complicated.
Audrey was the kind of woman a man made plans for, the kind who made you dream of something bigger. But she was from a world I couldn’t touch—one I clearly didn’t belong in.
I had nothing to offer her, not really. But that didn’t stop me from giving her everything I had.
It’s been three years since the detrimental night that tragically transformed Callie Hayes’s existence in the quiet mountain town she calls home. Counting every hard-earned penny, she longs to leave behind her tainted legacy, seeking solace in the company of her faithful companion, Opie, a stray dog who found her when she needed him most.
Callie’s destiny hinges on acceptance to photography school, her golden ticket to a fresh start. But a tragic summer evening shatters her world when Opie vanishes without a trace. Gripped with sheer desperation, she embarks on a relentless search to find Opie, driven solely by her unyielding love for him.
When her valiant efforts fall short, Callie is left with a heartbreaking ultimatum: open herself up to the very people she’s sworn off and confront the reality of that tragic night or face the unbearable and bid farewell to the future she’s planned for her and Opie.
In a poignant tale of resilience, redemption, and unwavering devotion, Callie must navigate the labyrinth of her past to secure the future she so desperately craves, all while answering the harrowing question, is the unshakable bond between Callie and Opie strong enough to save them both?
OBX Downtown Books Best Selling Novel of 2023! A fast paced summer novella with romance, dogs, and adventure!
Sometimes love hides in all the messy places.
Scarlett Ray’s life has never been steady. Every few months, there’s a new apartment, a new job, a new boyfriend….
The only constant is Daisy, her unruly shelter dog, and the man who raised Scarlett—Gramps. So when Gramps calls from the hospital, Scarlett abandons her messy life yet again and heads to the coast to take care of him.
But being closer to Gramps means being closer to her past—a past that promised a version of herself that Scarlett lost somewhere along the way. And without the safety of distance between them, the messy truth keeps threatening to spill out.
Determined to show Gramps he can rely on her, Scarlett commits to rekindling her relationship with him as he recovers. And much to Scarlett’s resistance, the devilishly handsome guy next door is committed to reconnecting with her.
When an unexpected visitor suddenly appears on Gramps’ doorstep, Scarlett finds herself confronted by a truth that reopens wounds she thought had long turned to scars.
With the past and future vying for her attention, Scarlett is forced to make a choice: live with the mess she’s created or place her trust in someone who has always let her down—herself.
My debut novel – it’s an angsty, college romance that feels like a walk down memory lane. Especially for millennial romance readers!
At nineteen, Larkin O’Ryan has sworn off love…unless it’s the kind that sets her soul on fire. She doesn’t have time for mediocre love. Art is her passion, her old Chuck Taylors have seen better days, and the idea of conforming makes her sick. But when she meets Wesley—a tattooed, green-eyed bad boy—he doesn’t just catch her attention; he consumes her.
No matter how hard she fights it, Wesley pulls her into a love so intense it feels like fate. But as her world unravels—friendships fading, her mother slipping further away—she starts to wonder: does love save you, or does it destroy you?
And when Wesley shatters her reality with a truth that changes everything, Larkin starts to questions if she had it wrong all along; maybe this love won’t save her, but destroy her.
