A year after her daughter went missing, a strange woman showed up on Penny Ashford’s doorstep promising that she could take her to her. Having nothing left to lose, Penny trusted her and ended up in the magical realm of Aethelgard. Now a year later, Penny has been learning that this strange world is where her Grandma Rose was originally from; not Chicago. Armed with her grandmother’s journal, a newly awakening magic, and a handsome, grizzled veteran of the King’s Shield, Penny returns to her ancestral home deep in the Whistling Highlands in hopes of connecting with her heritage. While finding her identity in this new world and connecting with her grandmother’s legacy as The Guardian of the Gate, Penny discovers a group known as the Chronos Weavers and their plot to undo the current timeline.

Nica Shaw leaves her crumbling marriage behind, and convinces herself that the last thing she wants is another relationship. After her best friend encourages her to get a second job at the restaurant she works at, the last thing she expects is to develop feelings for not one, but TWO of her new coworkers. Cole Holland came home from Oklahoma ten years ago with a vow to never let anyone close again. When Nica catches his eye though, he has to confront his past and determine if she’s worth the risk. Riley Holland is the younger brother who has been Cole’s constant companion for the last decade. What starts as him trying to help his brother come out of his shell ends with him falling for the same woman. Trigger warnings include depictions/mentions of abuse, depression, severe car accidents, alcohol consumption, and the use of weed.

They were supposed to keep it casual, just taking things “day by day” while Nica Shaw navigated the uncertain waters of being in love with both Holland brothers, Cole and Riley. However, their careless, casual fun has led to a life changing decision that none of them were prepared for. This sequel picks up right where “Off the Menu” left off. Potential trigger warnings include: mentions of past abuse in main character’s back-stories, mentions of a near-fatal car accident, cigarette smoking, use of weed, and alcohol consumption.

Mallory Baxter lives a perfect life filled with perfect straight lines inside of a perfect house. She has goals. She has aspirations. And she has a father who’s convinced her she has to be a machine if she has any hopes of amounting to anything. Jay Dawson is chaos incarnate, in Mallory’s eyes. He lives the life of a drifter, unconcerned with straight lines or aspirations. He takes things day by day. So when he shows up at Stella Cucina, ready to start his summer job, Mallory has to face a reality where the perfect, straight lines that she’s always held onto no longer matter. Will Jay be the variable that finally overrides the system and teaches her how to be human? Or will Mallory’s straight lines lead her to her goals, away from the town of Emerald Bay, and out of Jay’s life for good?It’s a prequel to “Off the Menu,” and the first in my spin-off series, “Emerald Bay Love Stories.” Potential trigger warnings: weed/cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, fighting

After the events that occurred in Kingsport, Tess Beaumont finds herself back home in South Carolina, but she’s traded her corporate job in the city for a more relaxed, slower-paced life in the small town of Cypress Hollow and a management position in a high-end boutique. Her college sweetheart, K.C. has given up his role as Alpha of the Steelclaw Pack, and promised to “spend every day of his life” making up to Tess what had happened in Kingsport. However, as the lone wolf sickness starts to set in, they realize that life may be much shorter than they hoped. Especially when ghosts of their past find them. Sequel to “Terms of Surrender.”

Sloane Parker and her friends visit Austria in December specifically to witness Krampusnacht. She and her friend Eden stay close to the ropes at the Krampus parade winking and flirting with the costumed locals while Thea and her boyfriend, Silas, maintain a distance regarding the antics. Sloane never expects the ruggedly handsome and mysterious, if not a little intimidating, Kaspar, to be the actual Krampus.

Darian Whitmore is the Alpha of the Silvercrest Pack and CEO for Whitmore Terra Acquisitions, the corporate facade that handles all of the Pack’s financial and territorial needs. When human financial analyst, Theresa “Tess” Beaumont comes in for a financial audit of his company, the life of cool, calm, collected control that Darian once knew shatters the second the wolf screams “Mate!” Now the only thing Darian cares about is how to keep Tess there.

Anya Ashford, a museum curator in modern-day Chicago, finds herself planning a lonely Christmas. Late on a snowy December night. While inspecting a newly acquired, intricately carved antique nutcracker, she accidentally triggers a hidden mechanism. In a flash of blinding light, Anya is pulled through a brief, bewildering portal. She lands in a breathtaking, snow-dusted realm called Aethelgard. Anya has crashed the realm's most exclusive event: the Winter Solstice Gala. Overwhelmed by the sight of real Fae, Elves, and glittering magic, she attempts to blend in, only to immediately collide with Lord Torian, the Gala's stoic and devastatingly handsome host.Torian, a powerful noble burdened by deep responsibility, instantly recognizes the discordant, non-magical energy surrounding Anya. To keep his kingdom safe from scandal and possible attackers, he takes her as his reluctant dance partner, launching them into a charged masquerade dance. During the gala, Anya discovers a conspiracy that not only launches them into a high-stakes quest to save the realm, but uncovers secrets about her own family history.