Barefoot Bay

When all you hold dear is taken away . . . When a hurricane roars through Lacey Armstrong's home on the coast of Barefoot Bay, she decides all that remains in the rubble is opportunity. A new hotel is just what Mimosa Key needs, and Lacey and her teenage daughter are due for a fresh start. And nothing, especially not a hot, younger architect, is going to distract Lacey from finally making her dreams a reality. A second chance is the only thing you have left. Love has already cost Clay Walker everything. And if he's going to have any chance of picking up the pieces of his life, he needs the job as Lacey Armstrong's architect. What's not in the plans is falling for the headstrong beauty. Her vision of the future is more appealing than anything he could have ever drafted for himself. Will Clay's designs on Lacey's heart be more than she can handle, or will she trust him to build something that will last forever?

They say you can never go home again . . . When "Life Coach to the Stars" Jocelyn Bloom is embroiled in scandal, the only place she can hide is the one place she wishes she could forget. She left Barefoot Bay-and the boy next door who knew all her secrets-years ago. Now nothing about the tiny island off the coast of Florida is quite how she remembers it, especially Will Palmer. He's even more gorgeous and tempting . . . and still capable of turning her world inside out. But what if someone is waiting for you? To Will Palmer, Guy Bloom is more than the elderly, senile neighbor he looks after-he's the last connection to Jocelyn, the woman Will loved and lost. But the reunion with Jocelyn doesn't go smoothly. Shocked by the change in her father's personality, Jocelyn struggles to reconcile her dark childhood with the sweet, confused man who has grown close to Will. Jocelyn has guided countless clients to happiness-but can she escape the rainy days of her past for a new sunny future with Will?

Missy Edmonds, Levi's festy housekeeper, from Shoulder to Lean On, is back and she's in the arms of Don Smith, artist and gallery owner...or is that really who he is? The holidays are approaching and these "friends with benefits" are starting to have feelings for each other. Is it the light of the Hanukkah candles or the temptation of stoelen kisses under the mistletoe that have them wanting more? This sexy silver fox and the lady he desires both have dark secrets to share before they can enjoy the gift of love.Missy arrived in Dr. Levi Gould's orthopedic clinic over three years ago, looking for all the world like a batterd spouse or girlfriend on the run from an abusive relationship. Levi repaired her damaged shoulder and offered to let her stay in the caretaker's cottage on the estate he'd just bought north of Casa Blanca Resort and Spa in exchange for dog-sitting his chocolate Lab, Hersch, and overseeing the repairmen who were rebuilding his house. Missy's work ethic and orgainizational skills soon made her indispensible to Levi, and eventually, his new bride, Ella. It seemed there was nothing Missy could not conquer, even the quiet and very private artist, Don Stone.He's known on Mimosa Key as a talented painter of seascapes, a quality framer, amd the creator of the whimsical mural of assorted vheicles in Dr. Levi Gould's surgical suite. But there are secrets that Don has not revealed to anyone on Mimosa Key, including his real name and tragic past. He's gotten close to Missy, physically oh-so-close, but never told her the reason he's living on a small Florida coastal island. Until now.Here's a seasoned romance that combines the magic of Hanukkah and Christmas, with a sexy mature hero and a tough and talented heroine, a regal, disdainful cat and the beauty of a warm winter beach to serve up a sweet and sexy read that's just purrfect for the holidays.This story is set in Roxanne St. Claire's Barefoot Bay Series; it is published with the permission of Roxanne St. Claire. Visit her website for links to her books and more information.

Orthopedic surgeon Levi Gould is known throughout Mimosa Key as Dr. Hottie Rock Star. His silver-streaked black hair, whiskey brown eyes and gym rat physique - coupled with his skill in the operating room - gave him the nickname he detests. Losing his daughters in a messy divorce fueled his penchant for picking up and mending stray dogs and damaged souls. Until he met Ella Anderson.Ella arrives at Casa Blanca Resort and Spa to recover from injuries sustained in a violent attack. Known throughout the world as E.L. Levin, the best-selling author of the Bloody Murder series of books and the mega-hit movies they spawned, Ella is dodging the press - and her publisher - by hiding out on Mimosa Key. Swearing she's done with writing violent criminal mysteries, she is penning a happily ever after for Bloody Murder's crime-fighting duo.Even though their attraction is immediate, both Levi and Ella resist the burgeoning feelings for one another. The doctor with damaged heart and the writer who believes true love only happens in books find themselves drawn closer and closer. But before they can earn their own happy ending, they must confront the secrets that could destroy any chance they have for a forever together.This story is set in a world based on Roxanne St. Claire's Barefoot Bay Series; it is published with the permission of Roxanne St. Claire. Visit her website for links to her books and more information.

Tall and movie star handsome, John Fitzgerald Ford, is a successful orthopedic surgeon, relocated from New York to Mimosa Key. And he has become the island's most eligible bachelor. No on questions hisskill as a surgeon but everyone wonders why the mysterious siver fox has never married. Fitz has had no interest in answering the unspoken questions about his single status until the one woman he thought knew him best forces him to reveal his darkest secrets.Maureen Donovan O'Riley is finally free. After being trapped for twenty-five years in marriage to a cold and controlling man, she is now on her own. And planning to stay that way except for Honey, the fox terrier she rescued the day she buried her husband. Day by day she has been finding her way back to the woman she once was. Her transformation is almost complete. Then Fitz whispers "Hello, Beautiful" in her ear and she finds herself falling under the spell of another charismatic, strong-willed man.Even though Fitz and Maureen have known each other for years, suddenly there's a new element to their relationship: they can't keep their hands off each other. The doctor with the distant demeanor and the fiercely independent nurse are determined to control their futures and conceal their troubled pasts. Neither is looking for love but, to guard their wounded hearts, will they walk away from their chance at happy ever after?This story is set in a world based on Roxanne St. Claire's Barefoot Bay Series; it is published with the permission of Roxanne St. Claire. Visit her website for links to her books and more information.

The hot silver fox docs at FL-Ortho are known throughout Mimosa Key for their skilled hands and gorgeous looks. Dr. Joel Alfonso was dubbed Dr. McDreamy in med school and the nickname has followed him all the way to Barefoot Bay. Attempts to hook him up with any of the lovely ladies on the island or in nearby Naples, FL have been unsuccessful because Joel's heart was lost over a decade ago to the only woman he has ever loved.Dr. Sydney Butler Washington, a brilliant and beautiful gene therapy research scientist, has recently moved to Barefoot Bay to work with Dr. Oliver Bradbury at IDEA. Dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer, she long ago buried the heartbreak caused when she was forced to leave her first love just as they were about to begin a life together.A chance meeting at Casa Blanca Resort and Spa causes all the old feelings of regret, recrimination and romance to surface. Can they salvage their lost love or has too much time and too many lies caused wounds that even these skilled physicians cannot heal?