The Fortune Bay Series

Maddie’s too busy for romance, and as a single mom has been too busy trying to make ends meet to jump start her languishing photography career. But when her daughter decides to spend the summer with her father, Maddie accepts the offer of her first solo art show, leaves Seattle and the safety of her job, rents a quaint cottage on a lake in the mountains of Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula and gets to work. She has a short timeline to prepare for her show, and her landlord Jake Murphy, a single dad himself, proves to be quite a distraction. Maddie’s traumatic childhood has left her a loner, but now that success and happiness beckon, she's unsure. Should she should take the chance? Or will it all blow up in her face when the people of Fortune Bay discover who she really is? Welcome to Fortune Bay

Sometimes falling in love means risking it all. Just out of pastry school, Louise Ingstrom has returned to Fortune Bay for Christmas before going to Seattle to find her dream job. Her dad is sick and she wants to help out, but is staying at the Murphy's cabin for the month to avoid the drama at home. Her old friend Blue has stood by her forever, ever since they were kids and she lost everything she cared about, but she's never known how much he cared. Now he's determined not to get caught up in her drama again, especially since another new boyfriend is coming to visit. It's time to get on with his own life - with or without her. But as Christmas festivities swirl around them, fate steps in and Louise's plans begin to crumble. Will Blue still be there to pull her through this time?

A ramshackle cabin on the lake— a place for new beginnings. This prequel novella, the introduction to The Fortune Bay Series, is the perfect weekend read. Colleen Murphy’s maternal time bomb is ready to explode. After a bad break-up in the city, she heads back to the lake and forest she loves in Fortune Bay. Now she’s living in the cabin, helping out at the marina and looking for Mr. Right. Widower Alex Porter seeks refuge at his childhood cottage, the only place he's ever really felt at home. As his impetuous neighbor Colleen draws him into a local environmental battle, Alex wonders if he's finally found place to belong. He seems to be a secretive drifter, not the solid family guy Colleen is looking for, but she could be in for a few surprises. Welcome to Fortune Bay.