Tuckaway Bay

When Maggie Oliver uncovers her husband's hidden double life, it shatters the illusion of her perfect world. Now she must find the strength to leave the past behind-and rediscover the woman she used to be.****She thought she could make the marriage work-until it nearly destroyed her.In The Me I Left Behind, Book 4 in the emotional and uplifting Tuckaway Bay series, Maggie Oliver takes center stage. On the outside, Maggie has it all-three beautiful children, a stunning home, and financial security. But behind closed doors, her marriage to the charming but controlling Max has become a prison. What began as a calculated agreement has turned into something much darker.When a shocking discovery shatters the fragile illusion of her life, and a tragic event upends everything she thought she knew, Maggie is forced to ask herself: At what point did she stop being...her? And how does she find her way back?This poignant and powerful novel explores the raw truths of domestic abuse, the quiet strength of women's friendships, and the complicated bonds between mothers and daughters.Perfect for readers of Kristin Hannah, Elin Hilderbrand, and Diane Chamberlain.**** Note: This novel has a running theme of domestic and family violence-including emotional and physical abuse.In the United States, domestic violence affects an estimated 10 million people annually-as many as one in four women and one in nine men. It comes in many forms and affects families in countless ways. Many cases go unreported to health professionals or the authorities. Madeleine Jaimes writes emotional upmarket women's fiction, exploring the real-life, complicated issues of women and their relationships through story. Learn more at www.maddiejamesbooks.com

Had she waited years for the perfect moment that would never come?Alice McBain spent a lifetime putting others first-her family, her friends, and Marilyn Morgan, the woman she's secretly loved for over a decade.But Marilyn isn't just the mayor of Tuckaway Bay and Alice's superior-she's running for a state Senate seat and insists on keeping their relationship under wraps until after the election. Her constituents, and her husband, must never know.Even though Alice has come to an amicable arrangement with her own husband, she is tired of hiding. After years of whispers and waiting, she wants the life she and Marilyn have dreamed of for years-out loud and in the open.But when she finally finds the courage to demand more than hidden moments, the carefully constructed façade of her life crumbles. The fallout touches everything. Her family is thrown into chaos, and Marilyn's political ambitions hang in the balance.And the woman who's always put others first must decide what love truly means when you finally choose yourself.I Wish You Love is poignant, powerful story of identity, sacrifice, and the courage to live-and love-authentically. Madeleine Jaimes writes emotional upmarket women's fiction, exploring the real-life, complicated issues of women and their relationships through story. Learn more at www.maddiejamesbooks.com

They said it would be a quiet Christmas at the beach.When a Nor'easter sweeps into the coastal town of Tuckaway Bay on Christmas Eve, the residents and guests of Sea Glass Inn prepare to hunker down and weather the storm. But which is worse-the storm raging outside, or the one brewing inside the inn?****Having survived their first year of running Sea Glass Inn-and a year of marriage-Zach and Lia Allen decide to celebrate the holidays by inviting their friends back to Tuckaway Bay for the Christmas holiday weekend.Wait. Correction.Zach reluctantly agrees. He really wants a quiet Christmas alone with Lia.Of course, there is plenty of room at the inn for Lia's girlfriends-even though half of the rooms are closed down for deep cleaning and painting-but what about the children and significant others? Not to mention Zach's friends from New Hampshire who crash the inn after the Nor'easter cancels their winter fishing expedition.As if space is the only issue…Is the resort large enough to handle fluctuating family dynamics, teenage angst, pregnancy hormones, and perimenopausal women? Can Sea Glass Inn, and its guests, survive the mood swings and hot flashes?Fa-la-la-la-la. Let the reindeer games begin!