Creative Standalone

Finding Love Again... Yeah, that's the thing romance novels are written about. Kelly Sorenson should know; she wrote the book on it. In fact, it's an international best seller. As a romance writer, her dreams of a happily-ever-after died with her husband of twenty-five years in a freak car accident. But that won't stop her best friend from pushing her towards finding it again. Naval Captain Aiden Maddock is suffering from a loss of his own. When his wife dies of cancer, he settles into life on the high seas, postponing retirement indefinitely. Fleet Week brings him to the City Of Roses for a few days of adventure. And with a gentle push from his closest friend, finds himself face-to-face with someone that could change his world forever. Is it possible to find love again when you never fell out of love in the first place? Can romance be found with someone sitting across the table? Or is love the second time around simply too much to ask for?

Life can change in an instant... Losing both her mom and dad, divorcing her husband, and facing an empty nest all alone weren't on Renee Moore's list of to-do's. But who said life goes according to plan? Nothing a little reinvention can't handle. Give up a boring career and pursue her art? Check. Sell off the family home and find a loft in the city? Check. Find love again? Well... Bradley Lane is trying to pick up the pieces of his messy life, looking for a little reinvention of his own. When an accident claims the life of both his mother and father, he learns what matters rarely comes in neat and tidy packages. Sometimes you have to be willing to reach for what you want most. As Renee heads back to her roots to attend the funeral, she discovers the boy she once knew is now someone who could turn her world upside down. But should she let him in, just when her life is back on track, and her artwork has been discovered? Is there room in her life for a career, a new home ... and love too?