Somerset Lake
4 primary works • 6 total works
Book 1
One woman must keep her past hidden, but the man next door is just as determined to bring it to light in this new small-town series from a USA Today bestselling author.
After a scandalous divorce, Trisha Langley could use a fresh start. Fortunately, she finds the perfect spot in the small town of Somerset Lake. As part of a new a job managing summer cottages, Trisha is given a place for her and her son to call home. She finally thinks she can leave the past behind, but the property owner's protective - and dangerously handsome -- grandson is on a mission to uncover her secrets. The closer he comes to discovering the truth, the more possible it seems that Trisha could be out of a job and a home.
Security systems contractor Jake Fletcher helps others protect their families, but he couldn't protect his own grandmother during a break-in. Now as she recovers, he'll make sure he watches out for her at all costs -- starting with staying at the cottage next door. He knows Trisha, their newest employee, is hiding something -- he can feel it. Even though Trisha is beautiful, smart, and the only one who can make his stubborn grandmother listen to reason, Jake's job is to assess risks. Having Trisha near is too risky, if to nothing other than his heart.
Book 2
USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains delivers a tender trade paperback romance that will appeal to readers with its warmth and bestselling themes!
Lucy Hannigan has inherited her mother's bulldog, Bella, and her childhood home, the only pink house on Gingerbread Lane. With the holidays coming up, the pressure is on to decorate the house for the annual lights competition and maintain her parents' winning streak. But Lucy already has her hands full as a midwife and a new landlord-to her ex-fiance.
When Miles Bruno is suddenly asked to move out of his rental home, he's grateful to Lucy for taking him on as a tenant. But their broken-off engagement doesn't make it easy to live next door. Sparks still fly between them, and he'd give anything to get back in Lucy's good graces. But to do that will take much more than just tree trimming and house decorating and contest winning. Will one wildly grand romantic gesture on Christmas Eve finally soften her heart?
Book 3
She's ready to start a new chapter in her life...
For Tess Lane, owning Lakeside Books is a dream come true, but it's the weekly book club she hosts for the women in town that Tess enjoys the most. The gatherings have been her lifeline over the past three years since her husband's mysterious death. Tess has tried to move on, but when River Harrison shows up on her doorstep, all her lingering questions come rushing back....
River, a former marine turned private investigator, was her husband's best friend, and seeing him again is a reminder of everything Tess lost. At first, she tries to ignore him, but Tess comes to realize that this is her chance, once and for all, to find the answers that have troubled her for years.
With the support of her friends, Tess joins River on a journey of discovery that leads them to the edges of Somerset Lake and on a road trip down the Carolina coast. Although their adventure isn't always easy, Tess starts to find the joy in life again. But when secrets surrounding her husband's death are finally revealed, can Tess find it in her heart to forgive the mistakes of the past ... and maybe even open herself up to love again?
Book 3
Book 5
Moira Green is perfectly content with her life. She has a rewarding career and plenty of wonderful friends, including the members of her weekly book club. Then everything in her life goes topsy-turvy when the town council plans to demolish the site of her mother's beloved café to make room for much-needed parking. Moira is determined to save her mother's business, so she swallows her pride and asks Gil Ryan for help.
Moira and Somerset Lake's mayor were good friends once, the kind who could laugh at everything and nothing at all. Until one night changed everything between them. And now, with Gil supporting the council's plans, Moira is forced to find another way to save Sweetie's-and it involves campaigning against Gil. Going head-to-head in a battle of wills reveals more than either of them are ready for, and as the election heats up, so does their attraction. But without a compromise in sight, can these two be headed for anything but disaster?