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June 8, 2025
New Release: An Unexpected Everything
An Unexpected Everything (The Cage Family Book 2) is LIVE! You can now read it in eBook, paperback special edition paperback, and an illustrated edition! Teddy Hamilton & Emma Wilder narrate the audio book and are FANTASTIC!
**An Unexpected Everything is a second chance, right person, wrong time, single “dad”, contemporary romantic suspense in the Cage Family series featuring Weston and Isabella. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
About An Unexpected Everything (The Cage Family Book 2) :
He left me with a note.
Weston Caldwell and I had two months together. Two months of intense heat and plans for our future. Then one day he left me sleeping with a note and never turned back. I closed off my heart and my dreams after he left and promised to take care of my family, never trusting love again.
So when I am forced to head to my family’s small town for protection, I never expect to turn around and see the man I loved.
I want to walk away and never look back, but when I find out he left for a heartbreaking reason, I’m not sure what to think. The chemistry between us hasn’t gone away—if anything it burns even brighter.
But my life is in the city and his is in this small town that draws me. Between his siblings, the town itself, and my new found family, walking away might break me.
Only Weston isn’t the only secret from my past. And it turns out, if Weston and I aren’t careful, we could lose everything before we find our second chance.
April 14, 2025
New Release: Accidentally Forever
Accidentally Forever (Montgomery Ink Legacy Book 8) is LIVE! You can now read it in eBook, paperback special edition paperback, and an illustrated edition! Oscar Reyes & Lucy Rivers narrate the audio book and are FANTASTIC!
**Accidentally Forever is a next generation, protector, enemies to lovers, best friend’s ex romance in the Montgomery Ink Legacy series featuring Aria and Crew. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
About Accidentally Forever (Montgomery Ink Legacy Book 8):
In the world of romance, Aria Montgomery knows two things for sure:
She’s not in love with the man everyone thinks she is.
And she refuses to let herself love Crew McTavish.
Her former best friend is spiraling, and her photography career seems to be standing in her father’s shadow. Aria knows she needs to find her way out of the darkness. Yet she’s afraid if she allows Crew inside, he’ll not only take over—but he’ll get hurt in the process.
Crew McTavish enjoys being the mysterious friend of the Montgomerys. They may joke that he’s dating his way into their family one-by-one, but in the end, it’s only one Montgomery he wants: Aria.
Their pull to one another is inevitable and once a line is crossed, the heat between them ignites.
Only his family’s dark secrets threaten to pull him down and when Aria is threatened, Crew will stop at nothing to protect her.
Even if it means watching the world he’s built burn.
**Accidentally Forever is a next generation, protector, enemies to lovers, best friend’s ex romance in the Montgomery Ink Legacy series featuring Aria and Crew. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Aria Montgomery is Alex and Tabby’s daughter from Ink Exposed.
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March 31, 2025
Cover Reveal: Accidental Runaway Groom
Take a look at the cover for Accidental Runaway Groom (Clover Lake Book 2)! I freaking love it so much!
ICYMI: The Clover Lake series was an accident.
Always a Fake Bridesmaid was supposed to be a Montgomery novella and then I’d move on. Only I’m still in the restaurant…
I fell in love with the hero and his family and his ranch…
And frankly, I could use some fun when it comes to a series. Meaning Clover Lake is when the Montgomerys meet Wyoming. Jamie (Austin and Sierra’s youngest daughter) is about to meet her match with one of Ewan’s brothers and I’m THRILLED.
Q) How many books will be in this series?
A) I do not know. This is a first for me. But I’m winging it with joy. However each is a stand alone.
Q) How long do I have to wait for a book?
A) I plan on releasing one a year. Maybe? Maybe 2 next year. It really depends on my writing and health. You’ll be one of the first to know! These are, like Katee Robert coined “my dessert projects”. So when I can work on them, you get a bonus romance about a character that probably wouldn’t have gotten a story to begin with!
March 28, 2025
Preorder Alert: Meet more of the Cages!
I’m deep into writing more of the Cage Family at the moment and I am so excited to announce the title of another book in the series! One Quick Obsession (The Cage Family Book 4) releases March 2026 in eBook, paperback, special edition, and audio!
And don’t forget, you can get the prequel to the series, Before I Knew, for FREE!
About the Cage Family:
Seven brothers find out their father had a secret family. Now there are a whole new set of Cage siblings no one is prepared for.
Forced to have dinner once a month to keep the company in tact and not let the small town of Cage Lake go under, the Cages are in for some trouble.
If they fail, thousands lose their jobs and others could lose their lives.
If they succeed…their world will change forever.
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Family Secrets. A Family-Owned Small Town. Grumpy Heroes. Unstoppable Heroines.
This is the Cage Family.
When a dark secret derails the family’s plans for the future, the Cage brothers are faced with a new problem:
They aren’t the only Cages in town.
Now there’s double the trouble. Triple the angst. And the Cage family better step up.
Or they might just lose everything.
Including the HEAs they didn’t know they were missing.
You first meet the Cages in Best Friend Temptation. These are Ford’s brothers.
Each book is a complete stand alone with an HEA.
The series is ongoing
March 27, 2025
Check out the Cover Reveal for LEGACY!
Legacy (Ashford Creek Book 1) has a cover! I cannot wait to show off my 2026 series. It’s been percolating in my mind for awhile now and it’s about time I get to show you one of the most beautiful covers EVER! Jan 2026 is right around the corner and you’ll be able to get this series in eBook, paperback, special edition paperback, and audio!
I literally GASPED when I saw it. Did someone say AGE GAP SUSPENSE?! This series is about Briar’s family and small town from Pieces of Me (The Wilder Brothers). Meaning once we say goodbye to the Wilders…it’s never truly goodbye. Because the Ashfords are on their way!
Y’all that Graphic and Wander Photographer are so talented and I’m grateful beyond measure. I cannot wait so show you more about this series and dig into this small town contemporary romantic suspense world!
About the Ashford Creek Series:
A small town. Big secrets. And a fallen founding family. Ashford Creek is waiting.
The Ashfords were once the leaders of their small town, but that was generations ago. Now they’re the children of the town drunk—a man that most likely murdered not one wife, but two. Or at least that’s what current gossip says.
Now it’s time for the Ashfords and their friends to reclaim their names and uncover the town secrets that shroud their every movement.
But in order to do that, they’ll need to right the wrongs they’ve made and take a few chances none of them saw coming.
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The Ashford Creek series is a small town, contemporary romantic suspense series full of enemies to lovers, best friends saying yes, a few (or more) single dads, and all the heat the best book boyfriends can take.
March 26, 2025
Always a Fake Bridesmaid is LIVE!
Always a Fake Bridesmaid (Clover Lake Book 1) is LIVE! You can now read it in eBook, paperback special edition paperback, and an illustrated edition! I hope to have audio news soon!
**Always a Fake Bridesmaid is a next generation, single mom, grumpy rancher, fake dating romance set in the Montgomery World & Clover Lake series featuring Livvy & Ewan. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
About Always a Fake Bridesmaid (Clover Lake Book 1):
The moment Ewan McBride entered my life, my world tilted on its axis.
When we part, I promise him I owe him anything for saving my daughter’s life.
What I didn’t expect?
Being his fake date to a wedding—in two days.
It was only supposed to be a favor, but we can’t deny the attraction.
Only he lives a state away and my life is in Colorado with my daughter and the Montgomerys.
This can only be one night that feels all too real.
Yet I know walking away will be the hardest thing I ever do.
**Always a Fake Bridesmaid is a next generation, single mom, grumpy rancher, fake dating romance set in the Montgomery World & Clover Lake series featuring Livvy & Ewan. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
Livvy Montgomery is Shep and Shea’s daughter from Ink Inspired.
February 23, 2025
Pieces of Me is LIVE!
Pieces of Me (The Wilder Brothers Book 9) is LIVE! You can now read it in eBook, paperback special edition paperback, and audio! Not to mention an exclusive store edition of the illustrated version!
**Pieces of Me is a rockstar, best friend’s little sister, accidental pregnancy romance in the Wilder Brothers series featuring Gabriel and Briar. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**
Gabriel Wilder.
Rock God.Voice of an angel.
And in love with his best friend’s sister.
Resisting Briar Ashford has been one of the hardest things he’s ever done.
Until the one night he breaks his promise.
Only when tragedy strikes, forgiveness slips through his fingers.
Briar Ashford never let herself fall for her brother’s best friend.
Until the night she did.
She wanted to live in the shadows, writing the songs for the stars who shined the brightest—not finding a way to co-parent with the man who refuses to pick up his guitar again.
The world is waiting for Gabriel Wilder to rise from the ashes. Only, first, he’ll have to figure out if he’s ready to finally let himself love the one woman who never knew had a claim to his heart all along.
**Pieces of Me is a rockstar, best friend’s little sister, accidental pregnancy romance in the Wilder Brothers series featuring Gabriel and Briar. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**
February 21, 2025
A Sneak Peek from Pieces of Me!
Pieces of Me (The Wilder Brothers Book 9) releases Feb 24th! Check out the first chapter today!
Gabriel Wilder.
Rock God.Voice of an angel.
And in love with his best friend’s sister.
Resisting Briar Ashford has been one of the hardest things he’s ever done.
Until the one night he breaks his promise.
Only when tragedy strikes, forgiveness slips through his fingers.
Briar Ashford never let herself fall for her brother’s best friend.
Until the night she did.
She wanted to live in the shadows, writing the songs for the stars who shined the brightest—not finding a way to co-parent with the man who refuses to pick up his guitar again.
The world is waiting for Gabriel Wilder to rise from the ashes. Only, first, he’ll have to figure out if he’s ready to finally let himself love the one woman who never knew had a claim to his heart all along.
**Pieces of Me is a rockstar, best friend’s little sister, accidental pregnancy romance in the Wilder Brothers series featuring Gabriel and Briar. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**
January 5, 2025
The Forever Rule is now Live!
The Forever Rule (The Cage Family Book 1) is LIVE! You can now read it in eBook, paperback special edition paperback, hardcover, and audio! Not to mention an exclusive store edition of the illustrated version!
**The Forever Rule is a missed connection, workplace, big city meets small town romance featuring Aston and Blakely. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
What happens when the man you’d thought could be the one turns out to be your new boss?
Blakely
The moment I met Aston Cage, I knew my life had changed. A single dance later, we’re both all in. Until he ghosted me.
Then my boss fires me for dancing with the enemy.
Three months later, working for the Cages is my last resort. Now I’ll work beside him day by day, trying not to let my feelings take control. It’s heaven and hell. Except I’m starting to think there’s a part of this story I’m missing…
Aston
I made myself walk away from Blakely after my family’s dirty laundry hit the news. My father’s secret family complicates everything. In order to keep our inheritance intact, we’re forced to do monthly dinners with both sides of the family—the brothers I grew up with and the new set of siblings we never knew about.
An additional obstacle: Blakely is my new sister’s best friend.
Meaning the moment I give into temptation, I not only risk the woman I’m falling for, but the family legacy just starting to reveal itself.
But Blakley is worth it. I just have to prove I am as well.
**The Forever Rule is a missed connection, workplace, big city meets small town romance featuring Aston and Blakely. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
January 1, 2025
A Sneak Peek from The Forever Rule
The Forever Rule (The Cage Family Book 1) releases Jan 6th! Want to get to know Aston and Blakely? Check out the first chapter today!
What happens when the man you’d thought could be the one turns out to be your new boss?
Blakely
The moment I met Aston Cage, I knew my life had changed. A single dance later, we’re both all in. Until he ghosted me.
Then my boss fires me for dancing with the enemy.
Three months later, working for the Cages is my last resort. Now I’ll work beside him day by day, trying not to let my feelings take control. It’s heaven and hell. Except I’m starting to think there’s a part of this story I’m missing…
Aston
I made myself walk away from Blakely after my family’s dirty laundry hit the news. My father’s secret family complicates everything. In order to keep our inheritance intact, we’re forced to do monthly dinners with both sides of the family—the brothers I grew up with and the new set of siblings we never knew about.
An additional obstacle: Blakely is my new sister’s best friend.
Meaning the moment I give into temptation, I not only risk the woman I’m falling for, but the family legacy just starting to reveal itself.
But Blakley is worth it. I just have to prove I am as well.
**The Forever Rule is a missed connection, workplace, big city meets small town romance featuring Aston and Blakely. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
