MY BOOKS
Book One in the Pepper Point Series
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Welcome to Pepper Point...
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Mel has never been the girl guys notice.
Until one night changes everything.
After years of pining after her childhood crush, a humiliating reality check leads to one impulsive decision—kissing her best friend.
They pretend it meant nothing.
Then he leaves.
Three years later, Mel is still chasing the same crush…
and still coming up empty.
Because no matter how hard she tries, nothing ever feels quite right.
And when the past begins to repeat itself, she’s forced to question everything she thought she wanted—
Including whether the one person who truly noticed her…
was never the one she was chasing.
Book Two of the Pepper Point Series
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Twenty-three years ago, Hayley Stayard lost everything.
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Pregnant at sixteen to her first love, grieving his sudden death… and abandoned by his brother.
Patrick Cook was her friend—the one person who promised he wouldn’t leave.
Until he sent a letter telling her to end her pregnancy—then disappeared.
She never forgave him.
Now he’s back in Pepper Point. Wealthy. Powerful. And determined to tear down the bookshop she loves.
He doesn’t expect to see her again.
Because Patrick has spent twenty-three years believing Hayley ended the pregnancy.
She didn’t.
Someone made sure they both believed a lie.
As the truth unravels, so do the feelings they never got the chance to explore—but after decades of betrayal, falling for each other might cost them everything.
Coming Soon...
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Book Three in the Pepper Point Series
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He's spent years wanting her.
She's spent years avoiding men like him.
Danny Hayes' crush on Bella Di Marco has never been a secret.
Much to Danny's embarrassment.
Despite his obvious feelings, Bella has always kept him firmly in the friend zone, choosing relationships with older men and steering clear of anything that feels too real.
Then one unexpected night changes everything.
Suddenly, Danny and Bella are facing a future neither of them planned.
Determined to do the right thing, Danny steps up without hesitation. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes for Bella to ignore the man she's never truly allowed herself to see.
Especially when the walls she's built around her heart begin to crack.
But as old fears and buried secrets threaten to keep them apart, Bella must decide whether she's ready to trust Danny with the truth.
Because sometimes the person you've been searching for has been waiting for you all along.