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When One Door Closes
BOOK 1
(previously Seed Money)
Some people have all the luck, but so far, Seren’s has all been bad.
Seren Colburn’s had nothing but bad luck her entire life, so she’s not surprised when Dave, a possible buyer for her family mansion, mistakes her for a vagrant squatting in the unfurnished home. If she wasn’t about to lose her movie-star grandmother’s house to the bank, she wouldn’t even be selling it.
But after he realizes Seren’s the owner, Dave has an idea.
He suggests they work together to turn the mansion into an inn, capitalizing on her grandmother’s graceful and timeless image. Seren really doesn’t want to, but she’s out of options. Dave quickly realizes he wants her as more than just a business partner, but can he convince Seren that her luck’s about to change. . .if only she’ll take a chance on him?
Publisher’s Weekly said that Seed Money’s plot is, “heartwarming and humorous, though protagonist Seren’s personal life is filled with tragedy.” They also said that, “the prose is engaging and easy to read. [Seed Money] is [a] familiar, charming, and comfortable read.”
Note: If you already own Seed Money, do NOT purchase When One Door Closes; it’s the same book, just with a new cover.
After a lifetime in rags, Emerson had no idea that riches came with so many strings.
As a foster kid in the system, Emerson Duplessis never had two nickels to rub together. He worked harder than anyone else he knew and graduated with a degree in accounting—the safest career he could imagine. But when a round of unexpected layoffs leaves him unable to pay his rent, he resorts to taking temp jobs found for him by friends.
At one odd job, serving hors d’oeuvres at a funeral, his friend points out that the dead man in the massive portrait looks exactly like Emerson. The bereaved mother of the deceased turns out to be the grandmother who tried to prevent him from ever being born. Now that her only child has passed, she makes Emerson an offer.
She’ll leave her massive estate to him, but only if he shows he can properly run it, marries a high society woman, and has an heir. At one of his grandmother’s horrible parties, Emerson meets the well-educated, pampered daughter of one of his late father’s friends, Elizabeth Moorland.
She mocks him to the entire room, and Emerson hates her from the start, but he also discovers that she needs money, badly. He agrees to get her the money she needs if she pretends to be his girlfriend to keep his grandmother happy. But Elizabeth Moorland has a secret, and if it comes out, it will ruin both their plans.
Can Emerson manage to satisfy the woman who never wanted him in order to secure the life he’s always wanted? Or will he discover that sometimes even gold that glitters isn’t worth the price?
Note: If you already own x, do NOT purchase x; it’s the same book, just with a new cover.
After a lifetime in rags, Emerson had no idea that riches came with so many strings.
As a foster kid in the system, Emerson Duplessis never had two nickels to rub together. He worked harder than anyone else he knew and graduated with a degree in accounting—the safest career he could imagine. But when a round of unexpected layoffs leaves him unable to pay his rent, he resorts to taking temp jobs found for him by friends.
At one odd job, serving hors d’oeuvres at a funeral, his friend points out that the dead man in the massive portrait looks exactly like Emerson. The bereaved mother of the deceased turns out to be the grandmother who tried to prevent him from ever being born. Now that her only child has passed, she makes Emerson an offer.
She’ll leave her massive estate to him, but only if he shows he can properly run it, marries a high society woman, and has an heir. At one of his grandmother’s horrible parties, Emerson meets the well-educated, pampered daughter of one of his late father’s friends, Elizabeth Moorland.
She mocks him to the entire room, and Emerson hates her from the start, but he also discovers that she needs money, badly. He agrees to get her the money she needs if she pretends to be his girlfriend to keep his grandmother happy. But Elizabeth Moorland has a secret, and if it comes out, it will ruin both their plans.
Can Emerson manage to satisfy the woman who never wanted him in order to secure the life he’s always wanted? Or will he discover that sometimes even gold that glitters isn’t worth the price?
Note: If you already own Minted, do NOT purchase Home for the Holidays; it’s the same book, just with a new cover.
When life has taught you to hide, can you ever spread your wings in the light?
Writing songs has always been the way that Beatrice Cipriani processes the world around her, but as a painful introvert, none of those songs are ever performed. She excels at being invisible—she’s the best server in a fancy restaurant. Sometimes, though, it feels like she’s dying a little more with every passing day.
Easton Moorland has finally made it big, but with a public company comes a board that has demands. As the chairman of a luxury brand, all eyes are on him, and they want him to look the part. That means he needs a girlfriend, or better yet, a wife. Only, Easton’s never had time to date, much less to develop any kind of relationship.
When the board insists that Easton sign up with an exclusive dating agency, he takes his first match to the nicest place in town. Only, he can’t remember his date’s name—he’s too enthralled by their server. It’s a woman he’d met before—it’s his sister Elizabeth’s new sister-in-law, in fact.
But can a dating newbie like Easton coax a painful introvert into the limelight at his side? Or will old fears destroy their chance at a happily ever after before it can even begin?
Note: If you already own Loaded, do NOT purchase Down but not Out; it’s the same book, just with a new cover.
Jake Priest learned at an early age to take anything he could get and never look back. With the help of his foster sister Bea, and the catchy song she wrote, he finally gets a stroke of luck and becomes the hottest new entertainer in the industry. He’s always felt a little guilty for using Bea’s song as his ticket to fame, but after years of hiding her talent, Bea’s finally crafting musical masterpieces again. Jake credits one woman with inspiring her to do it.
When that woman, Octavia Rothschild, shoved Beatrice Cipriani into the limelight, she really had no idea that Bea would try and drag her on stage too. Octavia’s finding the attention uncomfortable. Ever since an accident that left prominent burns on one side of her face, Octavia has attracted too much attention, none of it good.
And now the studio’s insisting that Octavia perform one of Bea’s songs with Jake Priest. The label’s wild for the kind of publicity a duet would create, even if Jake’s famously impossible to deal with. Only, the more time Jake spends with Octavia, the more he’s drawn to her voice and her unique beauty.
Note: If you already own Filthy Rich, do NOT purchase Pretty is as Pretty Does; it’s the same book, just with a new cover.
Her entire life, Ardath has wanted to do one thing: save people in a way no one managed to save her mother. After growing up without any real family, she wants to spare others from the same fate. She’s come up with a brilliant plan to save even more lives, if only she can fund it.
Albert Devonshire the fourth—whose friends call him Ace—founded a successful gaming company that he loved running. . .until his dad got sick. When he takes over management of the family-owned chain of hospitals, he discovers his Dad’s been struggling with dementia for a while. The business is in shambles, and his mother’s spending isn’t helping anything.
When a young, beautiful doctor asks for funding to launch a program she’s clearly passionate about, he hates turning her down, but he has no choice. They’re one do-gooder program away from shutting down.
Ardath doesn’t take his refusal very well, and the more time Ace spends around Ardath, the more he hates being her enemy, but he can’t let the family empire collapse over yet another crush. Can Ardath and Ace make peace, or will their duties to their families set them irrevocably at odds. . .forever?
Note: If you already pre-ordered Old Money, do NOT pre-order No Good Deed; it’s the same book, just with a new cover.
Killian McGregor may not have had the best start in life, but he’s figured out how to finish things well. He began with swimming, propelling himself fast enough through the water to land a scholarship to NYU. He’s also found a way to turn his artistic talent into a career—it’s just not the career he wants. He’d rather focus on installation art, turning trash into something meaningful.
He has a plan, though.
Killian’s selling a piece at a holiday gala in a prominent New York gallery, and he’s hoping to pitch the most influential artist in New York City with an idea for an exhibit that could change everything. Before he can pitch the guy, Killian runs into the woman he kissed on New Year’s Eve six years ago, a woman he never stopped thinking about.
Unfortunately, she was adamant that they would never talk about their kiss, and her boyfriend happens to be the very artist he needs to impress. As they prepare for a Christmas gala no one could ever forget, Killian spends more time with Victoria. Only, their time together just reminds him how much he liked her—and still does.
Can Killian convince the older and wiser Victoria that it’s a smart play to bet on a (somewhat messy) younger man? And will pursuing the woman of his dreams cost Killian his career?