Circle of Friends (Young)

What would you do if you were given a second chance at love? Do you throw caution to the wind and follow your heart, or do you build an unbreakable fortress around your heart that only a special kind of man can penetrate? Meet Ella Kemp and Wyatt Easton. Heartbroken over a devastating loss, Ella is fairly certain that personal happiness just isn't in her future. Everything changes when she meets Wyatt, a sexy beer crafter who against her will, shakes her out of her stagnant existence and awakens feelings in her that she thought were long dead and it scares the hell out of her. So she decides that it's the perfect time to leave New York City and return to her home in the Pacific Northwest to finally fulfill a lifelong dream of owning and operating her own hotel and evade his advances. Wyatt has been smitten with Ella since he first laid eyes on her. Everything about the aloof beauty captivates him and obsessed with the painful secrets her eyes hold, he becomes a man with a mission: To make Ella Kemp his. Contains mature themes.

Isaiah "Zay" Davies has screwed up big time with Fallon Walsh, the girl that he's loved since... well forever. It's not the first time, but he's determined to make it the last. He's determined to tear down any barrier she puts in his way and prove to her that he's the only man for her. Fallon Walsh is beyond done with Isaiah Davies and if she even sees that walking god with the chiseled jaw, that sexy beard, and those alluring hazel eyes ever again, she just may gauge them out. Hurt me once, shame on you. Hurt me twice, you're dead to me. Welcome back to Kismet Cove as these star-crossed lovers fight to secure their destinies while confronting the issues in their personal lives that threaten to keep them apart forever. Zay is no quitter and Fallon is just a woman out to protect her heart from everyone who's ever hurt her-including Isaiah Davies. Contains mature themes.

Abomination. That's what Thomas Brewster's father decreed him before he took his first breath. He'd always feared it to be true, then fate sent him a blessing in the form of his first love, Louella Kemp. They were inseparable and planned to spend forever together. The NBA superstar was on top of the world. Until the unthinkable happened. In the blink of an eye, he lost everything, proving the curse was real. Recluse. It's what Tommy has become. Now, his appearance reflects the stigma on his soul, and he's determined to live out his days in self-imposed exile. That is, until the night she shows up in his garden. Jade Davies, his ex-best friend's little sister, is a line Tommy can't cross, no matter how enticing. He's fighting several battles, except, this is one he's destined to lose to the spirited artist. There are a million reasons why they won't work but only one that will conquer them all-love. Contains mature themes.