Firsts Are Always Messy (Firsts Series, Book 1)
Jenny Kearns and Matt Thompson are best friends and next door neighbors who share everything, even a weird obsession with Pokémon. When a bet blurs the lines between friendship and love, things get complicated and messy. Especially after Matt breaks their pact to go to Prom together and asks Audra Jenkins to be his date instead. Jenny isn’t sure how to pick up the broken pieces of her heart until Matt’s older brother, Kyle, offers to teach her how to drive. With Matt out of the way, Jenny finds herself drawn to the brooding, mysterious boy next door. And she soon discovers the pangs of unrequited love can’t compare to the real thing.
Sloppy Seconds (Firsts Series, Book 2)
It's been five years since Kyle Thompson broke Jenny Kearns' heart and abruptly left her behind. When an unexpected family emergency sends Jenny back home to the mountain, she reconnects with her childhood best friend, Matt, who's newly divorced. As they begin to explore a romantic relationship, Jenny decides it's finally time to let Kyle go. Until she runs into him by chance and discovers the real reason he walked away from her all those years ago. Old flames, new emotions, and a dangerous string of events force Jenny, Kyle and Matt to lean on each other in order to survive the past...and the present. Sometimes, the second time around is even sloppier than the first.
EXCELLENTBased on 1 reviewsHatice SahinNovember 13, 2021.Sloppy Seconds: Love it! Absolutely amazing, glad these got published!
Third Time's A Charm (Firsts Series, Book 3)
Love is messy, sometimes sloppy, but when you finally figure it out, it’s full of charm. As Jenny and Kyle navigate newly married life with a newborn, single dad Matt embarks on his own journey to happily ever after. But it’s not without its drawbacks. Fallon is still giving Matt the cold shoulder when he meets animal rescuer Angela. After Fallon makes it clear she’s not interested in rekindling their short-lived romance, Matt begins dating Angela. And she seems to be everything he’s been looking for. So, why can’t he stop thinking about Fallon? When it comes to matters of the heart, things are always just a little messy.
Ava's Choice (Firsts Series, Book 4)
When tragedy strikes, life of the party Ava Thompson finds herself grieving in her dad's basement. That is, until he reminds her fate's given her a second chance at life. Determined not to waste whatever time she has left, Ava packs her bags for sunny San Diego to finish off her Senior year of college. But when the past quickly catches up with her fresh start, she stumbles upon a grief support group. There, she befriends mysterious outcast Jack Miller, who also happens to be her college newspaper advisor. Each grieving their own losses, Ava and Jack have more in common than meets the eye. Even down to the date their grief began. Healing isn't always easy. And for Ava, it's a choice she's not sure she's ready to make.
Managing Mia (Firsts Series, Book 5)
Ace Patterson has always been a big part of Mia Thompson’s life. From the moment she first learned to walk, she’s been glued to Ace’s side, and they’ve been doing a flirtatious dance ever since. But when Mia tries to move things toward a romantic relationship, it gets a little messy. And Ace and Mia are forced to consider what life would be like without the other one in it.
When they finally decide to pursue a summer romance before Mia heads off to college, they find that first love and first experiences are more complex than either of them ever expected.
Love Taylor (Firsts Series, Book 6)
Taylor Thompson is ready to pop the question to his long-time girlfriend, Sarah. But when he finds her in a compromising position with his roommate, all his best-laid plans go out the window.
Resolved to help him get over his heartache, his mom suggests he reconnect with an old childhood pen pal by writing a letter to her. When he receives her response in the mail, Taylor spends his days anxiously waiting for their next correspondence. He also spends his days working a dead end job at his parents’ store with the infuriatingly quirky Elle Hampton, who manages to constantly get under his skin. Slowly, but surely, Elle manages to work her way into his heart, too.
When his childhood pen pal asks to meet, Taylor finds himself torn between the woman in the letters and the zany girl who works beside him all day long.
And learns love sometimes shows up in the most unexpected places at the most unexpected times.
Give Yourself Away
Colin Jacobs knows the best way to deal with a hangover is more alcohol but when a cheerleader knocks on the apartment door next to his, he finds himself instantly falling in love.
Rowan Randolph spends her days and nights in survival mode, trying to shield her younger sisters from her abusive stepmom. Life seems hopeless until she meets her addict mom’s next-door neighbor.
Their unlikely friendship changes the trajectory of their lives forever. But are they only destined to be friends? Or so much more?
Lede (Kit Clark Series, Book 1)
Honors student Katherine “Kit” Clark is looking forward to her senior year as the new Editor-in-Chief of her high school newspaper, The Buccaneer Bulletin. Determined to hit the ground running with a ragtag team of writers, she wants to break a huge story. The biggest story the Bulletin has ever seen. There’s just one problem: Principal Mayweather keeps stepping on her toes and thwarting her attempts to uncover the story of a lifetime.
But that’s not the only obstacle in her way. After Rafe Cabey, star Varsity baseball pitcher, decides to add one more extracurricular to his college applications, Kit finds herself babysitting Mr. Popular at the request of her new advisor, Mrs. Peabody. As she wars with Rafe at school, things at home aren’t any better. She’s at the center of her newly divorced parents’ petty games, which is why she’s more determined than ever to get into a college far away from her small Kansas town.
When her former advisor, Mr. Lutheran, gives Kit proof that Principal Mayweather is involved in something shady, Kit finally gets her big break. And she’s forced to choose between covering up the truth, or printing the story and losing a full-ride scholarship to Northwestern.
Will Kit have the gumption to make headlines? Or will she bury the lede?
This Ain't My Town
Lacey Carr is obsessed with her own happily ever after until she stumbles upon it by accident.
When she marries Brock Young two weeks after their first meeting, he whisks her away from her chic life in Los Angeles to small town, rural Oklahoma. But being a rancher’s wife isn’t the fairy tale Lacey hoped it would be. Ranch chores, quirky townsfolk and a mother-in-law hell-bent on destroying her marriage force Lacey to re-examine her choices and her heart.
Is this what really happens after happily ever after?