Something new: Audio!

So picture this: me with some brand new headphones and a microphone and special software on my laptop, huddling under my stepdaughter’s loft, surrounded by hanging blankets, determined to narrate my own audiobook.

True story: that lasted about fifteen minutes until I realized that professionals are professionals for a reason and I am not a voiceover artist! I made so many little errors that editing them all out would have taken ALL my time and no more books would ever be written.

I did love the idea of reading my book the way it sounded in my head as I wrote it. But once I heard an actual voiceover pro read a sample, I loved that even more. Heather Costa, my narrator, has a quirky, offbeat kind of voice that fits my Lost Harbor series perfectly.

So today I’m incredibly excited to release my very first audiobook, MINE UNTIL MOONRISE, available at Amazon, Apple Books and Audible! This book has over 500 reviews on Amazon and a 4 1/2 star rating. It kicks off the Lost Harbor, Alaska series with a fun enemies-to-lovers clash between a hottie boat captain and a nerdy bird scientist.

I hope you love it and would love to know what you think of the narration. If you’re a fan of listening to audiobooks, let me know in the comments!

P.S. I can’t guarantee that I won’t try again with the DIY version. It was pretty fun when I wasn’t tearing my hair out.

New holiday romance out today!

IT’S LIVE!!!

HEAD OVER HEELS FOR THE HOLIDAYS is now available at all ebook retailers! This is book 7 in the Lost Harbor, Alaska series — but can be read as a standalone.

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Lost Harbor Police Chief Maya Badger finally gets her moment to shine … and boy, does she have a lot going on! There’s the unsolved mystery of what’s going on in Lost Souls Wilderness. There’s the fact that the holidays are almost here, which is always a tough time for her. And then there’s her beloved father, who’s recovering from heart surgery.

Maya’s used to taking care of everything, but when it comes to her dad’s health, she turns to the professionals and hires a home health nurse. To her amazement, the handsome hunk the agency sends turns out to be her childhood buddy. Lucky for her, Rune Larsen turns out to be the answer to all sorts of needs.

I hope you love Maya and Rune’s story and also that your Thanksgiving holiday is nurturing and safe, no matter if you’re traveling or staying home. Happy Reading and Happy Thanksgiving!

Cover Reveal: LOVE AT FIRST LIGHT

The covers in the Lost Harbor series are extra-fun for me because of the background images and how they reflect the changing of the seasons here in Alaska. I especially love this one with its summery sunrise lighting. LOVE AT FIRST LIGHT is coming out on September 22 and is up for preorder now. (Click the cover or scroll down for all the links.)

One week can change everything…

Private investigator Ethan James has had one too many brushes with death. But his newest case should be simple—it’s just a birth-parents search in stunning Lost Harbor, Alaska, helping out the local police chief. But as everyone knows, strange things happen in the tiny remote town. From day one, everything seems to go wrong. The last straw? He suddenly has a sidekick he never expected—the super sexy, endlessly quirky local baker. 

Nothing is more important to Sweet Harbor Bakery owner Jessica Dixon than her friends—especially her BFF, Police Chief Maya Badger. When Maya has to drop a side investigation close to her heart, Jessica is determined to prove she has her back. Of course, she knows nothing about investigating. But she has her knowledge of the area, her uncanny intuition, and of course, her trusty crystal. Oh, and the help of the ridiculously gorgeous but entirely too cynical Ethan James. What could go wrong? 

When these opposites attract, Jessica may come down to Earth long enough to find love, while Ethan might learn to trust his heart instead of his head…if they make it out of the wilderness alive.

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Win a "Wicked in Winter" Hawaii Care Package

Waving hello from my mandatory post-travel quarantine in Alaska! We got back from Hawaii just in time for WICKED IN WINTER to come out.

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And yes, it’s still winter here!! Two feet of snow and temps down to 10 degrees. SO missing Hawaii right now.

The good news is that before we left I gathered some of my favorite local treats and goodies for an amazing Hawaii Care Package! Kona chocolates, passionfruit, gourmet salt, an Aloha protection candle, and a few more goodies. Throw in a signed paperback copy of WICKED IN WINTER and you have an extra treat for your social distancing. Good luck, and I hope you love WICKED IN WINTER! And yes, there is a Hawaiian vacation in this book!

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Everyone needs a fresh start sometime. For Gretel Morrison, that time is now, and the place is tiny, snowbound Lost Harbor, Alaska. It’s about time she learned how to rely on herself instead of her wealthy, controlling family. If she can survive the winter here, she can survive anything—although maybe not the lethally sexy and attractive next-door neighbor, Zander Ross.   

Zander has his hands full raising his two younger brothers. The last thing he needs is distraction in the form of a spoiled rich girl who has no idea what she’s in for. He’d bet anything she won’t make it past the next blizzard—although he might not either, not with his sanity intact. With her dazzling smile and lighthearted style, she’s everything he’s not. And everything he longs for. 

When a threat to the Ross family surfaces, Zander gets the shock of his life when Gretel steps up with an outrageous idea that might help them both. Can he trust her enough to take a chance? Or will Gretel’s mega-millionaire father find a way to ruin their amazing-but-fragile new bond?

Alaska winters are always wild, but this one is about to get wicked.

Pizza, true love, and a local legend

This is how the story goes—although I’ve heard a few different versions. A young couple had a dream: to bring the best possible pizza to their tiny town in Alaska. The husband traveled to Italy to learn how to make pizza the original old-country way. The secret, he discovered, was to use a wood-fired oven. But those aren’t exactly growing on trees in Alaska.

So the couple researched and hunted and finally located the perfect oven—in New Jersey. Being intrepid Alaskans, they were not deterred by the distance. The husband and his father got in their truck, hitched a trailer to it, and drove the many thousands of miles to the east coast—and back again, with the oven strapped tight on that trailer. Is it the only time a pizza oven has traveled the Alaska-Canada Highway on a trailer? Possibly.

With the wood-fired pizza oven safely installed in a little shack-like building overlooking spectacular Kachemak Bay, they opened their restaurant and named it after their baby son. It was a wild success and still serves pizza to this day, although that baby is now about to graduate from high school. It’s our own family’s favorite place to celebrate birthdays.

Finn’s Pizza is a well-loved local establishment here—so well-loved that it provided the inspiration for Last Chance Pizza in YOURS SINCE YESTERDAY. Of course most of the backstory details are different—in my book, the shop is run by the Bellini family and their six kids, of which Zoe, the heroine, is one. She takes it over after the death of her father. By the time the story starts, she’s running the pizza shop while wrangling her twin teenage sisters.

That’s when her long-lost best friend Padric Jeffers—now a famous rock star—returns to town. You’ll have to read the book to see what happens next!

And while you’re reading, if you’d like to picture the real-life inspiration of Last Chance Pizza, here are a few shots.

From the beach at sunset … the view from inside … and the view from the road!

Can you blame me for being inspired by this romantic setting for a pizza shop? Are you hungry yet? I hope you enjoy YOURS SINCE YESTERDAY even more than a pepperoni and mushroom pizza! (Or whatever your fave is.)

Yours Since Yesterday

Once they were best friends. Now they’re from two different worlds. 

Zoe Bellini’s world exploded the second she kissed her best friend…and not in a good way. Every teen dream came crashing down when Padric was whisked away from Alaska, and her luck hasn’t improved in the last fifteen years. In fact, the pizza shop owner’s terrible track record with men has become a local legend. She doesn’t expect it to change when Padric—now a world-famous rock star—sails back intotown. It’s not like they can just pick up where they left off…but her traitorous body sure wants to try.

Padric Jeffers never expected to return to his hometown of Lost Harbor, Alaska—not after the scandal that sent his family fleeing. But a mysterious letter with a warning about his childhood friend Zoe? Thathas him postponing his tour and hopping on the next flight north. Zoe’sbeen on his mind and in his lyrics since he left her behind, and once he sets eyes on the stunning grown-up version of his best friend, his mission is clear: do whatever it takes to have her—and keep her—this time around.

Easier said than done, since not everyone in town is excited about Padric’s return. And someone will do anything it takes to get rid of him. Can a pizza maker and a rock star overcome their history—not to mention scandals, angsty fans and unexpected danger—and find their way back to love? 

A standalone novel in the Lost Harbor, Alaska series.