California Coast Romance

She's a single parent of a teenage son who's just lost her high-paying technology position in Silicon Valley. He's a widower from Montana who's looking for a new start revitalizing the iconic Ocean Reads bookstore. Will life ease up enough to give them a chance to fall in love in this California coast romance?As a divorced mother, Annie Gerhard's friends and social life are enmeshed with the California coast. It's the only home her 15-year-old son David has ever known and his father lives there, but she needs a high-paying job to maintain their lifestyle. A recession has made jobs in the Silicon Valley hard to find especially for a woman in technology. Does she need to move somewhere else to give her son the future she wants him to have?Widower John Johnson has escaped Montana memories of a deceased wife and betraying girlfriend by buying an independent bookstore in California. Now he has to make it a success in spite of a recession while settling himself and his horse into a region full of traffic and people. Being attracted to a spunky woman with control issues is not on his to-do list.California Sunset is a story about two people facing real life issues who must earn their chance at love. If you enjoy women's fiction with romantic elements, you'll enjoy this book.Buy California Sunset, the first book in the California Romance Series, and settle down for a comfortable read.(Warning: This story is an abuse survivor romance and may trigger people who have suffered.)

"The wine! The food! The Italian!"She's come to Italy for a little adventure, good food, and a last trip with her college-aged daughter. When a good-looking Italian winemaker invites her to dinner, she finds more than she anticipated. But how can romance in Italy be more than a fling when she lives on the California coast?Elizabeth Ladina took one risk in her life and she's vowed not to make another. Although she had a good life (she thought) with her deceased husband, and she loves her daughter, Sarah, life as a single parent wasn't easy and there was certainly no time for romance. But an Italian winemaker sparks something inside her she's never felt before. If she doesn't take a chance now, will another one ever come along?Divorced winemaker Marcos Gamari has a dream to grow the best varietal wines from their ideal growing place, no matter where in the world that is. With vineyards in Italy and France, it's time to set his sights on the Americas, preferably in Napa or Sonoma. But the American woman intrigues him with her tales of boutique wineries hidden in the Santa Cruz Mountains, not to mention her kissable mouth.California Wine is a story about two people who need to decide if they are willing to take a risk with each other. If you enjoy women's fiction with romantic elements, you'll enjoy this book.Buy California Wine, the second book in the California Coast Romance Series, and settle down with a glass of wine for a comfortable read.

This collection contains five full-length novels from the popular California Coast Romance series, set on the state's Central Coast near Santa Cruz.California Sunset: She's a single parent of a teenage son who's just lost her high-paying technology position in Silicon Valley. He's a widower from Montana who's looking for a new start revitalizing the iconic Ocean Reads bookstore. Will life ease up enough to give them a chance to fall in love in this California coast romance?California Wine: She's come to Italy for a little adventure, good food, and a last trip with her college-aged daughter. When a good-looking Italian winemaker invites her to dinner, she finds more than she anticipated. But how can romance in Italy be more than a fling when she lives on the California coast?California Homecoming: She's a single pregnant college graduate who has purchased a rundown Victorian to create an inn on the California coast. He's a recently returned veteran, trying to recreate his life but hampered by physical injury and PTSD. Can they find a way past their wounds to trust each other?California Thyme: Mandy's mother is a fading star with a mental illness. She hasn't seen her father since he abandoned them when she was five. The last thing she needs is a Hollywood romance on a Yosemite Park set. But James, the director, makes her an offer that's too good to pass up.California Sunrise: Alicia is an 18-year-old single mom with a young child on the Asperger's scale. Pediatrician Raul Mendez's entire family was deported when he was 14. They have nothing in common. Or do they?