Loved By You Series

October 1973   Laura Brooks is a nervous flier and prefers to keep her feet planted firmly on the ground, yet every year she boards a flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong for a month-long visit with her sister. Her time with her sister is special and this year even more so – she has a brand new niece she can't wait to meet. Excited as she is, she won't breathe a sigh of relief until the wheels touch down in Hong Kong.   Charlie Winters is a young co-pilot with only a few more flights before he is promoted to pilot. Flying is his life and he loves traveling around the world. He has always been happily unattached – free to come and go as he pleases. Hong Kong is one of his favorite cites, and he's looking forward to spending some downtime there after the long flight from San Francisco.   The uneventful flight turns disastrous when a typhoon prevents the plane from landing at its final destination at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. With little fuel left, the captain makes a decision that will put the lives of everyone on board in jeopardy – he makes an illegal emergency landing at an airport in Mainland China. It's 1973 and China does not allow planes to land without permission and without the proper paperwork. The plane is immediately surrounded by the Chinese Military and no one is permitted to get on or off.   Charlie's job is to make sure everyone is safe and as he makes his rounds, Laura catches his eye. When it becomes clear they're not going leave any time soon, he enlists her help keeping the passengers calm. The plane sits on the runway for days and as they work together, the attraction between Charlie and Laura grows. Is it the start of something between them, or just the result of their current situation? Will they go their separate ways once they reach the safety of Hong Kong?

November 1973   When Laura Brooks and Charlie Winters met under dire circumstances, neither one of them expected to become romantically involved. Once they reached the safety of Hong Kong, they planned to go their separate ways. But they couldn't. They couldn't forget the attraction that had grown between them, and they couldn't ignore the desire to see each other again.   After spending a romantic month together in the British Virgin Islands, the love between them grew. And so did Laura's uncertainty. Not about Charlie, but about herself. Was she the right woman for him? Could she be the person he needed? When Charlie makes an unexpected proposal and asks her to stay in the British Virgin Islands with him, Laura's self-doubt causes her to end the relationship. She believes Charlie can do better than a waitress from San Francisco.   Laura returns home with a heavy heart, convinced she made the right decision, but Charlie is not ready to give up on the woman he loves. He must convince her that the love between them is more than enough, and that she is the only woman for him. Will she listen, or will she stand firm on her decision to end the relationship?   Unexpected Proposal is the second book in the Loved By You series, and the conclusion to Laura and Charlie's story.

Clove Daniels' parents couldn't decide on whether to name her Chloe or Love, so they combined the two. She's as sweet as her name but has spent most of her life being shy and intimidated by her own skin that's dotted with continents of white patches; a condition called vitiligo.  However, on February 17th, Clove will be seventeen, celebrating a once in a lifetime event known as a Golden birthday (when the date of your birth coincides with your age). Clove has been looking forward to this day for as long as she can remember. Plans have been made, invitations sent, outfits picked and hair has been flawlessly done.  Unfortunately, Clove's world comes to a screeching halt when a drunk driver changes her life forever. For weeks, she goes without talking, unable to fathom how things could go so terribly wrong for good and kind-hearted people. It takes the selfless acts of her three best friends to comfort and love her through one of the most challenging times of her life. Each of them have their own way of reaching out. But there's only one she keeps coming back to: JJ, the boy she's known for most of her life. As her heart mends, it also begins to bloom in love. Does JJ feel the same way? Is he falling for Clove or being the best friend he's always been?   

October 1973   Anna Watts is putting as much distance as she can between herself and a ten-year relationship that ended in betrayal. She boards a flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong to start a new job, and a new life – putting the past behind her.   When the flight makes an illegal emergency landing in China and is grounded for a few days, Anna meets Alessio Conti as she works with him, her seatmate Laura Brooks, and co-pilot Charlie Winters, to help keep the other passengers calm. Her chance meeting with Alessio will change her life in ways she never expected.   Anna arrives in Hong Kong to the find the new job she was offered does not exist. Her only option is to take the next flight back to San Francisco and as she's getting ready to leave, she runs into Alessio again. When he hears about her situation, he hires her on the spot and as they work together, the attraction between them grows. The last thing Anna wants is to get involved in another relationship. The last thing Alessio wants is to get into a relationship at all.   Anna's past relationship still haunts her. Alessio enjoys a care-free lifestyle and has never considered a long-term relationship. As they continue to resist the unexpected attraction between them, something has to give. Fate brought them together twice. Was it just for friendship, or was it for something more?   Unexpected Attraction is the first book in Anna and Alessio's story. Don't miss the conclusion in Unexpected Desire!

Fate brought Anna Watts and Alessio Conti together under dire circumstances. The attraction that grew between them was something neither of them expected, yet there it was.   When Anna left San Francisco behind and moved to Hong Kong, she vowed to leave her past behind her and get her life back on track. She had given ten years of her life to Jack, the man who had betrayed her and left her scarred. The ghosts of that failed relationship left her uncertain about love. Until Alessio.   Alessio lived a care-free life, never settling down in one place for long. He worked hard, and played hard, and the thought of a long-term relationship with one woman had never entered his mind. Until Anna.   Alessio and Anna are successful business partners, but in love, they both have past issues that could push them apart.   Alessio put his past lifestyle behind him, yet being in love and in a relationship with one woman is still new to him, and he wrestles with doubt. Is this something that will last?   Anna must finally relinquish the hold her past relationship with Jack has on her. When he decides he wants her back, will she give in or will she resist?   Fate brought them together, but can they hold on to what they have?