It has been a crazy winter and spring. I apologize to all those who have asked what’s taking so long with Alyssa and Teagan’s story. But I am excited to finally announce book 2 of my romantic suspense series, Can’t Help Falling is coming soon! Book two, OUT OF REACH, will be available on Amazon June 10th! 

Out of Reasons . . .

            Member of an elite Army Ranger squad specializing in black ops, Teagan ‘TJ’ O’Brien has traveled halfway around the world, returning home to Boston before another dangerous tour of duty. Discovering a beautiful squatter in his apartment after a sixteen hour flight is simply . . . unacceptable.  

            When Teagan breaks down the door, Alyssa Barnes’ memories come flooding back. One horrible, amazing night she’s never managed to erase– ending with Teagan’s leap from her bedroom window. Now, she’ll be forced to rely on the proven flight risk to catch the stalker who wants her out of the picture. 

             TJ’s best friend made him promise only one thing– stay away from his sister. Maintaining several continents between them has worked just fine. When their paths unexpectedly cross again, he wants to believe it’s only to keep Alyssa safe. Because hunting a stalker is easier than resisting the woman he left behind.

I’m so excited to announce my new romantic suspense series, Can’t Help Falling! The first book, OUT OF THE MIST, will be available on Amazon  August 15th! 

Out of Time . . .

Beaten and left for dead, Juliet awakens in the rain with no memory of how she ended up alone on an isolated road. After another attempt on her life, she’ll have to pour her faith into the one man who’s made it clear he doesn’t trust her.

Injured drug agent Matt Barnes has seen just about everything in a decade battling the worst humanity has to offer. But he’s never seen anything like Julie. The beautiful blonde reminds him more of sorority Barbie than a ruthless drug kingpin. But looks can be deceiving. He’s got the bullet hole to prove it.

Juliet and her memory are all he has in a case going nowhere. To erase the worst mistake of his career, his team will use her to lure the most dangerous drug lord he’s ever battled. But will the woman he’s in love with ever forgive him for making her the bait?  

OUT OF THE MIST, available on Amazon August 15th!

Why is it that some of the things we most want, we can never have?

A fall night I could be having meatloaf

In my case, it’s meatloaf. I’m the person in your party who orders the meatloaf when she finds it on the menu. One of the reasons for this is that I really like meatloaf. But the other reason is more tragic. It’s because my family does not allow me to make it anymore. Yes, friends– I’m on probation. For the tenth year.

My crime? Serving a meatloaf my girls claimed was inedible using harsh words like ‘disgusting’ or ‘eeeew’. I suffered silently through questions like ‘why does it ooze like that?’ Or ‘is it supposed to look like that, mom?’ Innocent as they sound . . . those questions drove a stake through my meatloaf confidence. Not even the Five Bucks For Five Bites rule (see previous post) worked when I served meatloaf. Yet, the bigger question is how can my recipe be so wrong? When everyone makes it differently? How has my recipe come to be so persecuted? 

So, now . . . a decade later, I am left with only the bitterness of loss. The ache of unfulfilled dreams. Reduced to ordering meatloaf in every diner, drive-in and dive I enter. My only consolation? The hope of future generations. Once my girls have kids? Just wait until I get to cook for the grandchildren…  Boohahahahaha.