Foothills

Former SEAL. Warm, whiskey eyes. Irresistible grin... And, her best friend's heartbreaker brother. "Just promise me one thing... Don't sleep with my brother." No problem, right? Sophie Jones has worked dang hard to get her life together after a rough start. She's got it all and wants to keep it that way as she settles into her new job in her new, serene hometown of Foothills, Washington where she can live the quiet life of an accountant... far from her vile, money-grubbing aunt. Trouble is the last thing Sophie wants. Home from the Navy, former SEAL Asher Sutherland is not the guy he used to be. Although, he doesn't have a clue who he is now. The one thing Asher knows for sure is that he wants Sophie. One problem. In his wilder days, Asher carelessly broke the hearts of his sister's friends on too many occasions. Neither Asher nor Sophie is willing to hurt Pippa (especially as she's gone a little bridezilla in the days before her wedding!). But, resisting the attraction may prove to be more challenging that either can withstand. Settle in with a soothing cup of coffee and watch the sunrise in this tempting, satisfying contemporary romance set in the Cascade Foothills in the heart of the Pacific Northwest.

What do you do when the future is wide open? Scarier than the frigging Navy. Lost, no clue what to do with the rest of his life, Zane Harris follows his Navy SEAL buddy to Foothills, an absurdly beautiful tourist town nestled in the mountains outside Seattle. Freya Marks risks her career to settle in her hometown, but it feels so good to be with her family, to gaze at the Cascades every morning. The last thing either needs is to get caught up in off-the-charts pheromones that blind them to everything else. But one night in Tahoe...

Grady is a disaster at relationships. Or, well, at starting them. He always manages to move too late or too slow or fall for absolutely the wrong woman. You know, the sort that is committed to someone else, like his brother's fiancée.Claire is done with her veterinary medicine program and is flying off to Foothills with her boyfriend to "meet the parents." Turns out, when you're both working your butts off and never see each other, you may not have noticed that you haven't had a meal together in weeks, forgot the other's birthday, and haven't had sex in months.Stuck in a pretentious mansion with a snooty mother-in-law and a man you don't like as well as you thought... and finding out the love of your life isn't the guy you came with, but his brother? Worst and best vacation ever.

Haley Salsborough has had it with the pompous jerk she married. Catching him with her "best friend" rather crossed the line, to say the least. A relationship is lowest on her list of priorities when she moves home to Foothills, but a rebound...Professional football player Finn Halseth's life has gone to crap the last six months. He's not ready for anything serious, but a summer fling...

A one-night stand with the bride's brother was supposed to be just that. A fling. Bridesmaid and caterer at her brother's wedding, Zoe Halseth indulges in spontaneous night with her childhood crush… who's now a workaholic who doesn't even like their small hometown of Foothills, Washington. Late to his sister's wedding. Late to everything the past decade, in pursuit of a cushy promotion. Yet marketing consultant Ryder Mallory can't keep his mind off Zoe, the jock football coach, energetic pub chef, and witty woman who turns his world upside down in one night. They'd used protection.Two months and two blue lines later… An accidental pregnancy brought them together. Busy jobs and a long distance relationship, on top of a surprise baby... some relationships are too impossible. Carrie's living her own happily ever after (with the inevitable ups and downs that go with it!) with her kids, husband, and dogs in the Pacific Northwest, working full time in healthcare, and always wishing the laundry would fold itself. When she's not rocking the world of romantic fiction, she's exploring the outdoors, traveling (or wishing she was), or hanging out with her amazing family, quite frankly, she's a total introvert and you can usually find her curled up in front of the fire or in the hammock with a romance novel. Writing romance is Carrie's not-so-guilty pleasure. She believes in writing genuine and strong characters, promoting positive ideals, that love and happily ever afters are for everyone, kindness is everything, and she cannot resist a zinging romance. Steamy Contemporary Romance set in the Pacific Northwest. Small Town, Heartfelt Characters, a Hint of Humor..Satisfying.