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She moved for a fresh start. He offered a lifeline.
Their love will rewrite the rules.

Hope Collins is done with predictability. Done with love. Done with dead-end jobs. A long-shot win offers the perfect escape: a charming dive resort in St. Croix. But paradise isn’t what it seems. The owner vanishes, leaving Hope to navigate a business she knows nothing about.

Alex Monroe, the resort’s enigmatic dive instructor, becomes her safe harbor, his quiet strength and piercing blue eyes drawing Hope in. But Alex is a man of mystery, haunted by a past he refuses to discuss. His chiseled physique and intense gaze hint at a hidden strength that both intrigues and intimidates Hope. He's a puzzle she can't resist trying to solve.

As they face the challenges of running the resort together, the lines blur and Hope finds herself falling for her handsome employee. But can these two wounded souls shed their protective armor and dive into a love story that will redefine paradise?

With an irresistible tropical setting, Finding Hope is a slow burn, steamy beach romance and the start of Hope and Alex’s epic journey from wounded souls to soulmates. This captivating tale is the first novel in the completed Half Moon Bay series. Dive in today!

When new love is tested, can it withstand the strongest of storms?

Half Moon Bay Resort owner Hope Collins is settling into her new life in St. Croix when disaster strikes. Her hard-won success is tested when the resort faces its harshest obstacle yet.

But that’s only the start.

Dive guide and former Navy SEAL Alex Monroe is coming to grips with his darkest memories when his life is upended, and he is forced to confront them. Some battles cannot be fought alone.

As a new couple, they make a stand when the ultimate betrayal imperils them both. Together, they must fight to save what they’ve worked so hard to accomplish. In the process, Hope learns exactly how far Alex will go to protect her.

Will Hope and Alex face their pasts and triumph over the ultimate danger?

Defending Hope is the second installment in the Half Moon Bay series of sexy beach romances, and continues Hope and Alex's story. Escape now into this adventure romance and its relatable, compelling characters, sizzling chemistry, and happy ending.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "... the perfect mix of love, angst and mystery to keep you turning the pages. Great follow up to book one." Goodreads review

Balmy days, sultry nights.
And a discovery that changes everything.

Half Moon Bay Resort owner Hope Collins makes an exciting, yet dangerous, discovery. Dive guide and former Navy SEAL Alex Monroe recognizes its potential, and understands better than most the associated peril.

As a couple, both must learn to confront the unknown and explore new territory. Hope must learn to trust her own strength. Alex struggles to reconcile the man he used to be with the one he is now. They must overcome their pasts if they are to look toward any future together.

Together, they embark on a high-stakes adventure that could end in an unbelievable reward. It could also be fatal.
And when Hope faces the ultimate danger, can she help Alex face his greatest fear?

Can they rise together?

Rising Hope is the third installment in the enthralling Half Moon Bay series of steamy beach romance novels. It continues Hope and Alex's story, showcasing the strong, relatable characters and sizzling chemistry readers have come to love.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Rising Hope is a resounding success . . . absolutely stunning." Goodreads review

A couple stride together toward destiny. Will their fate be triumph or tragedy?

Hope Collins inches toward her greatest dream, her date with destiny drawing ever closer. Alex Monroe grapples with one last ghost from his past, stunned at who this final piece of the puzzle is.

Together, they uncovered a great secret, which will now cause danger for both. A secret that also could change their lives forever, as well as those they love.

Since Hope moved to St. Croix, strangers have become friends, and are now family. Alex has learned his purpose will always be within a team, and he isn’t meant to live a solitary life. Can Hope finally achieve her highest wish? Will Alex triumph over the past at last?

Is their fortune to stand together forever and lead Half Moon Bay Resort into its new life?

Forever Hope brings Hope and Alex’s story to its incredible, emotional culmination, and lays the foundation for the next installment in the Half Moon Bay series. It features all the lovable characters, blazing chemistry, irresistible setting, and happy ending readers have come to love. Dive in today!

She can't stand him. He only wants to avoid her.
Can working together in the balmy Caribbean turn hate into love?

Sara Collins never wanted to put down roots. When her sister offers Sara a job at her sunny Caribbean scuba diving resort, she jumps at the chance to manage her own spa. Even if it means interacting with the divemaster who humiliated her.

Jack Powell is finding his dream life more challenging than expected. Especially after his boss’s sister moves to town—they don’t exactly get along. He tries to avoid the situation, which is difficult when he can’t stop thinking about her.

Throw in a handsome, successful developer who offers Sara everything she ever dreamed of, and she finds St. Croix might be exactly what she’s always wanted.

But which man holds the key to her heart and her greatest dream?

Half Moon Whim is a standalone, steamy small town beach romance. This curvy girl, enemies-to-lovers novel is Book 5 of the Half Moon Bay series, and is the springboard into the next phase of this captivating series. Dive in today!