Grayton

Shelly has always dreamed of going back to Surf Breeze. When she finally sets out on her own and buys a run down building along the popular boardwalk, she hires a sexy, but annoying contractor to help her turn it into her dream boutique. What she hadn't counted on was finding herself slowly changing with her surroundings. Fighting against an overbearing family, she'll learn to not only follow her own dreams, but stand up for something she believes in. Marcus has been waiting his whole life for a woman who could see through the horrors he'd been through as a child, and the humor he uses to mask it all. Now that he found her, he's not quite sure what comes next.

Cole is used to fame and has had his fill of women who fall at his feet, but the one woman he's desired the most shows nothing but discontent for him and his reckless ways. Wendy can't stand Cole, at least not in her head. Her body and heart on the other hand desire him beyond any else.

Roman has been searching for his long lost adopted sister, Marissa. When she disappeared shortly after her seventeenth birthday, he was the only one who had a clue why. Now that he's finally found out where she's been hiding all these years, he would do anything to get the only woman he's ever loved back.

Willow has had a hard time trusting people, especially men, ever since her reckless father abandoned her at a young age for the romantic facade of life on the open road. After finally graduating from college, she's now enjoying her new job and carefree life on the beach. When an injured stranger shows up on her doorstep looking for her deceased dad, she is instantly thrust back into the dark past she's been trying to escape her whole life. Cocky Caleb has never really had it easy, but lately, things have taken an extreme turn for the worse. Seriously injured and on the run from outlaw bikers hell bent on controlling him, he seeks shelter with the only person who could possibly save him once and for all... if he can keep his smart-ass mouth shut.

The Real Dirt on Being Happy addresses life's challenges for living day to day and gives the 'real dirt' on how to come up smelling like roses. The series of 25 short inspirational stories from the garden hands you the tools to weed through relationships, personal trials, handling the thorns in your life and coming up happy! Pam brings a moment of thoughtful clarity to the daily irritations, thorns and enemies to abundant joy in our lives. Her unique life lessons taught, from her knees in the garden, with dirt under her nails, draws parables to real solutions. Walk with her through her memorial garden as she experiences parenting, relationship issues, burying pets, raising teens, patriotism, empty nesting, and learning to live life abundantly in spite of the world of hard knocks. Her pain and success teaches us all how to play in the dirt, shovel manure and bloom prolifically.

Clara Cruz has spent the last five years on the run, most of the time hiding in plain sight, blending into the background as to not cause unwanted attention. Being invisible is necessary if she wants to survive, however the loneliness and isolation have proved more difficult than anticipated. Successful thus far, everything changes abruptly when she finds herself running straight into the arms of the man sent to find her. Giving that Reagan Grayton has spent most of his childhood hiding from a crazy cult-leading biological grandfather, it was only natural that he'd end up in a career searching for missing people. However, with his latest case, things just aren't adding up, a pretty brunette heiress who's been accused of murder. Trouble is, she just doesn't seem like the murdering type. As things take a bizarre turn, he finds himself caught up in a sinister plot. He may have found his missing person, but now he'll be lucky to escape with his life.