Bluewater Bay

Buck Ellis's future seems pretty damn bright. With a full college scholarship in hand, he's going to ditch Bluewater Bay and pave the way for his kid brother Charlie to do the same. The only fly in Buck's ointment is his ten-year addiction to his best friend since second grade, his true love, and his Achilles heel: Ari Valentine, Mr. Least Likely to Succeed.But then Buck's mother dies, changing everything, and five years later, his future is still on hold. It's a struggle to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and Charlie on the straight and narrow. Buck can't afford any temptation, especially in the form of the newly returned, super hot, super confident, super successful television star Ari Valentine.ADHD poster-child Ari Valentine left for Hollywood and lost everything, including his bad reputation. Then the breakthrough role of his skyrocketing career lands him back in Bluewater Bay, to the stunned disbelief of, well, everyone. But there's only one person Ari longs to impress-the only person who ever really mattered to him, the person he left behind: Buck Ellis.

After breaking his arm on set, Wolf's Landing stuntman Ginsberg Sloan finds himself temporarily out of work. Luckily, Bluewater Bay's worst B&B has cheap long-term rates, and Ginsberg's not too proud to take advantage of them.Derrick Richards, a grizzled laid-off logger, inherited the B&B after his parents' untimely deaths. Making beds and cooking sunny-side-up eggs is hardly Derrick's idea of a man's way to make a living, but just as he's decided to shut the place down, Ginsberg shows up on his doorstep, pitiful and soaking wet, and Derrick can hardly send him packing.Not outright, at least.The plan? Carry on the B&B's tradition of terrible customer service and even worse food until the pampered city boy leaves voluntarily. What Derrick doesn't count on, though, is that the lousier he gets at hosting, the more he convinces bored, busybody Ginsberg to try to get the B&B back on track. And he definitely doesn't count on the growing attraction between them, or how much more he learns from Ginsberg than how to put out kitchen fires.

Cal McCorkle has lived in Bluewater Bay his whole life. He works two jobs to support a brother with a laundry list of psychiatric diagnoses and a great-uncle with Alzheimer's, and his personal life amounts to impersonal hookups with his boss. He's got no time, no ambition, and no hope. All he has is family, and they're killing him one responsibility at a time.Avery Kennedy left Los Angeles, his family, and his sleazy boyfriend to attend a Wolf's Landing convention, and he has no plans to return. But when he finds himself broke and car-less in Bluewater Bay, he's worried he'll have to slink home with his tail between his legs. Then Cal McCorkle rides to his rescue, and his urge to run away dies a quick death.Avery may seem helpless at first, but he can charm Cal's fractious brother, so Cal can pretty much forgive him anything. Even being adorkable. And giving him hope. But Cal can only promise Avery "until we can't"-and the cost of changing that to "until forever" might be too high, however much they both want it.Bluewater Bay stories can be read in any order - jump in wherever you'd like!

Welcome to Bluewater Bay! What was once a sleepy logging town on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula has been rejuvenated by the arrival of crews and actors filming the Wolf's Landing TV series. This collection features a selection of seven Bluewater Bay stories – six novels and one short – all written by L.A. Witt (as well as her alter egos, Ann Gallagher and Lauren Gallagher) featuring locals and new arrivals alike finding love in the most unexpected places. These stories can be read as standalones, or alongside the other Bluewater Bay titles written by multiple talented authors. Included in this collection: Starstruck – Hollywood is full of dirty secrets, but Carter refuses to be Levi's....Just Another Day – A Valentine's Day short revisiting Carter and Levi.Rain Shadow – Jeremy and Scott must face their pasts before they lose their shot at a happy future.Stuck Landing – If Anna doesn't come to her senses soon and let go of her prejudices-not to mention her insecurities-she's going to lose the woman of her dreams.All the Wrong Places – Zafir and Brennan are great together, but Brennan's struggle with his identity could push away the one person he didn't know he could love.Get a Grip – This could be the love neither man knew he needed, but only if Shane gets his feet back on the ground before Aaron walks away.New Hand – Widower Garrett has to figure out if Jesse is his second chance at true love, or if Jesse's just filling in for the man he's never fully grieved. And he needs to figure it out soon, because Jesse's starting to wonder the same thing. These books were previously published and are also available individually.