Arriving at Placido’s (Complete)
She almost believed his fresh start. Then the kitchen door opened.
Valerie Craig has spent her life not needing anyone. In Tampa’s trattoria-and-tour world she nearly trusts a married pro golfer’s promises—until the chef’s son who throws him out of Placido’s becomes the man who stays.
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A food-forward contemporary romance about second chances, found family, and arriving where you were meant to eat—and love.
Magnolia Falls (80% Complete)
In a town where everyone knows your name, some secrets still travel light.
Mallory King buys a fenced house at the end of a Magnolia Falls road and means to disappear. Police Chief Rhett Halloran notices the stranger, the gun in her purse, and the way she won’t open the door. What he wants is the truth. What she wants is a life that doesn’t get anyone killed.
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A small-town romantic suspense about trust, second chances, and the past that followed her into the pines.
Macy and the Mob (90% Complete)
Some nights are just about making it to morning. Other nights change the kitchen.
Macy McGregor is twenty-one, new at the Leeward Lounge, and the only person who seems to care whether the restaurant lives or dies. Then Joseph Primi’s crew starts eating at her tables—and Arnaud, the don’s driver who can never be made, starts choosing her over the chaos he came from.
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A dark contemporary mafia romance about loyalty, hunger, and the girl who walked into the wrong lake-view job at the right time.
