Daphne Elliot

I’m the last single mom standing. We had a plan. Move into my great aunt’s old house and raise our kids together. Just four best friends, doing their best to stay afloat. But then three of them had to go and fall in love. Now my crumbling brownstone is filled with loving couples, leaving me in the cold. And the pressure is on to finish fixing things up. But just when I’ve given up hope, a contractor shows up at my door, tape measure at the ready to make my home renovation dreams come true. But there’s a catch. He’s overbearing, bossy, and infuriatingly handsome. Our personalities immediately clash and for once, the faulty wiring isn’t the cause of all the sparks. Despite my best attempts to get rid of him, he persists, fixing things and winning over my roommates, and eventually my kids. And when a burst pipe results in a hot and heavy make-out session, I’m left wondering if my man-hating days might be behind me. Because he’s not just renovating my home, but fixing all the cracks in my jaded heart.

Off Limits. She’s too young for me. Too nice for me. And she’s my little brother’s ex-girlfriend. So why can’t I keep my hands, and my heart, to myself? Lila Webster is my temporary assistant. That’s it. But I’m distracted by her gorgeous face, her sharp mind, and the sunshiny smile that burns straight into my grumpy soul. I’m determined to keep my head down and my hands off. In a few weeks, I’ll head back to my life in Boston and leave behind the moose, the lumberjacks, and the crazy small-town gossip. But between the thefts, break-ins, and constant danger, my family is counting on me to clean up the mess my criminal father left behind. And she’s the only person I trust to help. Our late nights, road trips, and inside jokes bring us too close and make it difficult to stay away. And soon, I can’t stop myself from taking what’s not mine. We’ve both been burned by the small-town rumor mill, so we agree to sneak around. But things don’t stay secrets in Lovewell for long, and it’s only a matter of time before we get caught in the act. I know that when I go, I’ll be forced to leave my heart behind. Because no matter how badly I want her, she can never truly be mine. Author’s Caught in the Axe is a standalone small-town romance featuring a nerdy, grumpy lumberjack with a heart of gold hidden under his flannel shirt and a sunshine ex-beauty queen who loves to challenge him. If you enjoy flirty banter, wood chopping, moose shenanigans, and possessive mountain men, then take a trip to Lovewell and meet the Maine Lumberjacks. Welcome to Lovewell, Maine, where the moose outnumber the people and you can’t swing an axe without hitting a hot, grumpy lumberjack. The Maine Lumberjacks Series are ALL standalones but are most fun when read in order!

What happens when you accidentally throw a blueberry pie in your brothers best friend’s face? You marry the him a week later for health insurance. Dreamy lumberjack Remy Gagnon is not just my brother’s best friend, he’s my new husband - thanks to my pesky gallbladder. One year, that’s our deal. I need surgery and to finish my PHD, and Remy is trying to become a professional timber-sport athlete. There’s not time for feelings, we’re both focused on our goals. Easy as pie, right? Not exactly. Because he shows up on our fake wedding day with my favorite flowers, builds me bookcases, and he calls me his wife every chance he gets. So when I enter us in a wife carrying contest to beat his cheating ex all bets are off. Running through the woods with my legs wrapped around his muscular body has me thinking this marriage of convenience is anything but. What happens when our year is up? What if I ask him Wood You Marry Me, for real? Author’s Note: Wood You Marry Me is a full length, standalone lumberjack romance featuring a protective lumberjack, a sassy academic, and lots of wood chopping, tree climbing, and wife carrying. If you enjoy small town shenanigans, possessive heroes, flirty banter and red hot spicy times, this is the book for you.

How to get revenge on your ex-husband: Step one: buy his family’s lumber company. Step two: demote him and force him to work for you. Step three: sit back and enjoy the sweet victory. Not part of my genius plan? Sleeping with the enemy. Gus Hebert is no ordinary ex-husband. This grumpy lumberjack is hiding a big, squishy heart beneath those broad, flannel-clad shoulders. And he delights in pushing my buttons, challenging me, and flirting nonstop. Our mutual dislike grows as we’re forced to work together. Until one night, after a little too much wine, the fighting turns into foreplay. The situation only gets more complicated when I discover that I’m having my ex-husband’s baby. I fell for his broken promises once before and vowed never to trust him again. But as things heat up at work and at home, and past mistakes threaten our future, we find that, together, we make a pretty good team. Soon, I’m rediscovering long-forgotten dreams. And I can’t give into these growing feelings and fall for him again. Because now I have two hearts to protect. Author’s Note: Pain in the Axe is a standalone small-town romance featuring a grumpy boss heroine and a grumpy lumberjack hero who just happen to be divorced exes. If you enjoy enemies-to-lovers banter, nicknames, wood-chopping competitions, and growly, possessive heroes, you will not be disappointed. Don’t worry, Clive will appear as well—his main character-energy cannot be suppressed.

I used to be a good girl. That is until I woke up in Vegas married to a former hockey player who also happens to be my best friend’s ex. Cole Hebert and I are opposites. I’m the new town doctor, a rule follower, and five-five on a good day. He’s the six-seven bad boy currently doing court-ordered community service. I’m struggling to earn the respect of the people in our hometown, and he’s doing some soul searching after an injury ended his hockey career. We’ve already drunkenly said I do, so we agree to a marriage of convenience. Forced to live together, we slowly become friends. I see a side of Cole I never knew existed. He coaches kids’ hockey, knits for the entire town, and loves snuggling while watching Jeopardy. Soon, we’re growing closer, and the way the hockey-playing lumberjack worships my plus-size body and obsessively calls me his wifey has me embracing my inner bad girl and tearing down all my carefully constructed walls. Our feelings eventually burn as bright as our passion, but the small town we both love is harboring dark secrets. After a shocking discovery, we learn there are those who want us silenced forever, and we’re forced to risk it all to protect our happily ever after. Author’s Note: Axe-identally Married is a marriage of convenience romance featuring a sassy plus-size doctor and a cinnamon roll hockey player with a heart of gold. If you enjoy opposites attract, flirty banter, possessive heroes, wood-chopping, meddling moose, and small-town hijinks, you will not be disappointed. Welcome to Lovewell, Maine, where the moose outnumber the people and you can’t swing an axe without hitting a hot, grumpy lumberjack. The books of the Maine Lumberjacks Series are ALL standalones but are most fun when read in order!

The first time I met the grumpy lumberjack next door, I almost burnt down his cabin. The second time, I was throwing tampons at a moose (don’t ask). The third time, I was naked. And Henri Gagnon is not just my neighbor and landlord, but a pain in my optimistic, plus sized ass. He’s got a protective streak under his grumpy exterior and he’s convinced I won’t make it through the Maine winter. I’m going to show him and the rest of this small town that they’re wrong. I have one year to prove myself as the new elementary school principal or I’ll be getting the ax. So I just don’t have time to pine away for the grumpy lumberjack next door, no matter how good he looks chopping wood in his suspenders or the way he growls when he calls me buttercup. But soon I’m falling headfirst down a hill, and into a full blown crush when he carries me home. He’s distracted trying to save his family’s lumber business, and I’ve got a school to run, and this small town is not as sleepy as it seems. But despite our differences, the heat between us makes it hard to stay away. Could we actually be right for each other? What happens if I ask him if he Wood Be Mine? Author’s Note: Wood You Be Mine? is a standalone, full length, small town romance featuring a grumpy lumberjack hero with a heart of gold and a plus sized, sunshine school principal trying to survive in the woods of northern Maine. If you enjoy flirty banter, ax throwing, wood chopping, and slow dancing, come meet the Lovewell Lumberjacks. Welcome to Lovewell Maine, where the moose outnumber the people and you can't swing an ax without hitting a hot, grumpy lumberjack. Filled with humor, heart and heat, the Lovewell Lumberjack Series will melt Kindles in 2023.

My new fake boyfriend? I can’t stand him. Pascal Gagnon is a broody lumberjack with a pine tree stuck up his self-righteous ass. He needs my help investigating his father’s accident, and I need the work to help my PI business get off the ground. We’re total opposites—he’s an uptight control freak, and I’ve been described as a hurricane. Forced to live together to keep up appearances while I gather evidence, we bicker nonstop, but the fake relationship ruse is the perfect cover. Even if it means having to tolerate his shirtless piano playing. This small town is hiding secrets, and as we work together to uncover them, things heat up between the sheets and in the case. The danger is as real as the feelings I’m developing for my fake boyfriend. As we close in on the truth, can we also find our happily ever after? Authors Note: Wood You Rather is a standalone, full-length small-town romance featuring a broody lumberjack hero and a strong, sassy private investigator heroine. If you enjoy idiots to lovers with nonstop banter, wood chopping, blizzard snuggles, and endless moose shenanigans, then come visit Lovewell, Maine! About the Series: Welcome to Lovewell Maine, where the moose outnumber the people, and you can’t swing an axe without hitting a grumpy lumberjack. Each book in the series is a standalone. However, they are most fun when read in order

Finn Hebert. Viking lumberjack. Pilot. Single dad. And my sworn enemy. Not only is his father responsible for the demise of mine, but our families have been feuding for generations. Too bad I’m about to add a new member to both in nine months. Because, as it turns out, I don’t hate him nearly enough. He loves my smart mouth and short fuse, and he thinks I look beautiful in oil-stained coveralls. It was supposed to be one storm-trapped night only. But one taste of forbidden fruit is never enough. Soon, we’re sneaking around, keeping our relationship a secret. Our families may never coexist peacefully, but there are others in this small town who may be the real enemies. And we can’t keep this secret forever. Author’s note: Wood Riddance is a standalone full-length small-town romance featuring a persistent lumberjack pilot and the sassy mechanic who hates his guts. If you enjoy strip axe throwing, wood chopping, enemies to lovers, and nonstop banter with a dash of suspense, you will not be disappointed. And don’t worry, Clive, the mischief-making moose, makes several appearances. Welcome to Lovewell, Maine, where the moose outnumber the people and you can't swing an ax without hitting a hot, grumpy lumberjack.

Love at first sight is for fairy tales and romance novels. Or so they thought… Wyatt is finally ready to pursue his dream of becoming a brewer, and Havenport is the perfect place to do it. Love is nowhere on his agenda—especially after his last romantic disaster. But all it takes is one look at a sexy songbird onstage to make him question everything he thought he ever wanted… Sylvie is tired of struggling. She’s ready to leave her songwriting dreams—and Havenport—in her rearview once and for all. But then she meets a tall, rugged bartender who makes her wonder if sticking around just a little longer might be worth it… He’s putting down roots. She’s a flight risk. Can they find their way to happily ever after? Or is their romance doomed to end on a sour note? Dad Bod Bartender, a standalone novella, features a hunkalicious nice guy hero, a quirky musician heroine, and lots of small town charm. May also contain VW buses, hot, steamy times, instalove, musical references, witty banter, and gratuitous appearances by the Quinn Brothers. If this is your first visit to Havenport – welcome and get ready to swoon!

Axe-ing For Trouble - the final installment in the Maine Lumberjacks Series.Coming April 2025

Once in a while, after life gets you down, the universe throws you a bone. And if you’re really lucky, it comes in the form of a tattooed baby-wearing firefighter with piercing blue eyes and a heart of gold. When Noah Hebert swung his axe and rescued me from a coffee shop bathroom, I had only a vague sense of who the tattooed lumberjack was. Turns out he’s more than broad shoulders and a thick beard. He’s a devoted single dad and my new neighbor. Soon after, we find ourselves falling into an easy friendship. I help him with his fussy baby, and he helps me survive my ex-husband and little sister’s wedding. Despite my vow never to risk my heart again, my defenses quickly crumble. The sight of him rocking his sweet baby in those muscular, inked arms only makes matters worse. And when he defends me to my toxic family, the sparks of attraction between us catch fire. I moved back here with a mission. Grow the food pantry and make our little town a better place. I can’t get mixed up with the grieving single dad, even if he likes to braid my hair and slow dance in the kitchen. He moved across the country to escape the flames of his past and protect the little girl he now calls his own. But our town is sitting on a bed of secrets ready to ignite. And when the heat causes my world to go up in smoke, I’m not sure it’s possible to sift through the rubble and find our happily ever after. Author’s Note: Axe Backwards is a standalone small-town romance featuring a bleeding-heart heroine, a lumberjack firefighter, and a cute baby. If you enjoy single dads, fake dating, small-town shenanigans, lumberjack competitions, and baby sign language, you will not be disappointed. Come for the wood chopping, stay for the moose!

I thought I could control myself. I thought I could have a quick taste. I was dead wrong. One slow dance and a kiss in my empty restaurant was all it took for me to fall for the babysitter. When Eliza Hemming lost her nursing job after saving my daughter’s life, my protective streak took over and I offered her a job. Now she has me wanting things I can’t have. She’s everything I’m not—young, impulsive, and fun. My control unravels with every bite of her lip, lingering touch, and forbidden kiss. Being a single dad and running a business in small-town Havenport is complicated on a good day. I’m just a grumpy forty-one-year-old trying to keep all the balls in the air. Can I juggle everything or will something drop? And if it’s my heart, will I survive the fall? Author’s Note: Holding You is a full-length, standalone, grumpy-sunshine romance featuring a reformed bad boy hero, a plucky heroine, a spicy age gap, and a guaranteed happily ever after. May contain adult language, graphic sexy times, long walks on the beach, motorcycle rides, sarcastic children, and lots of discussions of food. If this is your first visit to Havenport, welcome and get ready to swoon.

He’s a cocky billionaire. She’s a spitfire with a grudge. Is this small town big enough for the both of them? Everyone in the small town of Havenport loves Luke Kim—everyone except Nora Rossi, that is. Nora has a fashion empire to build and an old house to repair, so she’s not interested in romance. Especially not with the cocky billionaire neighbor she loves to hate. Because she’s been burned before. But then fate starts a fire… When Nora needs help, Luke jumps at the chance to spend more time with the curvy spitfire who makes his heart race. The sparks and insults start flying, and pretty soon, they start to feel the heat. When the smoke clears, can they forge their enemies-to-lovers passion into a happily ever after? Author’s Note: Resisting You is a full length, standalone, enemies-to-lovers romance featuring forced proximity, explosive chemistry, and a guaranteed happily ever after. May contain adult language, graphic sexy times, lots of frenemy banter, rowdy senior citizens, home improvement disasters, and a sprinkle of kink. If this is your first visit to Havenport—welcome and get ready to swoon!

She offered me a deal I couldn't refuse. A little summer fling. Casual, no expectations ... and a firm expiration date. Samantha Sullivan and I have been best friends since childhood. Totally platonic. We had never crossed the line, not even once. Until now. Sam has been running away from our small town for nearly twenty years, but after receiving a life-changing diagnosis, she craves the comfort of home…and my arms. She doesn’t want things to change, but I have loved her every single day I’ve known her, and now I’m addicted to her curves, her taste, and the feel of her skin. She’s too used to running, and this fling may have a deadline, but we didn’t just cross the line, we smashed it to pieces. She is my past, present, and future. And I’m not going anywhere. Author’s Note: Embracing You is a full-length, standalone, later in life, small town contemporary romance. The heroine is dealing with a non-terminal breast cancer diagnosis and she gets a well-deserved (and steamy!) HEA. This book features a pining hero who is a gentleman in the streets and a beast in the sheets, a plucky heroine and her three-legged dog. If this is your first visit to Havenport, welcome and I hope you can stay a while...

She wasn’t looking for love. Neither was he. Too bad fate had other plans for them…   Cecelia Leary is ready for a fresh start. And starts don’t get any fresher than where she is right now—back in her childhood small town, jobless and newly single. She needs to take some time and figure out what to do with her life. She can not afford to be distracted by the sexy brewer who just offered her a job. But…she is…   Liam Quinn works alone. Always. But if he wants to take his brewery to the next level, he needs Cecelia’s marketing expertise. Entertaining any stupid romantic notions about the curvy, wild-haired beauty would be a huge mistake. But…he does…   Can Cecelia and Liam find a way to save the brewery—and fall in love while they’re at it? Maybe. But only if they can let go of their emotional baggage and learn to trust each other… Author’s Note: Trusting You is a full-length, standalone, steamy, light and funny contemporary read featuring a friends-to-lovers, slow burn romance with a panty-melting happily ever after. May also contain plenty of adult language, nautical beer puns, and seasonal decorative gourds. Download today and get ready to binge read.❤️