In this enchanted castle, only the truth can break his curse. Felix is the Duke of Truthhold, tied to the most powerful magical node on the continent. But when he is transformed into a beast, he needs help to break the curse. He will do whatever it takes to regain his true form, even if it means using magic to trap a woman in his castle. Isabel understands exactly why someone would resort to cursing the duke. He is selfish, contrary, and deceitful. She can’t afford to spend her days attempting to reverse his curse, not with her chance to become a full-fledged constable on the line. But the mysteries of Rose Castle are more compelling than she expected. As is the duke. The duke’s enemies won’t stop with just a curse, though, and time is running short. But how can Felix and Isabel triumph if victory requires them to admit their growing feelings for each other? ***A Beauty and the Beast retelling with lots of banter, steamy romance, and a happily ever after. ***

In this enchanted castle, only the truth can break his curse. Felix is the Duke of Truthhold, tied to the most powerful magical node on the continent. But when he is transformed into a beast, he needs help to break the curse. He will do whatever it takes to regain his true form, even if it means using magic to trap a woman in his castle. Isabel understands exactly why someone would resort to cursing the duke. He is selfish, contrary, and deceitful. She can’t afford to spend her days attempting to reverse his curse, not with her chance to become a full-fledged constable on the line. But the mysteries of Rose Castle are more compelling than she expected. As is the duke. The duke’s enemies won’t stop with just a curse, though, and time is running short. But how can Felix and Isabel triumph if victory requires them to admit their growing feelings for each other? ***A Beauty and the Beast retelling with lots of banter, steamy romance, and a happily ever after. ***

He's the grumpy farmer stuck in a rut...she's the city girl who changes everything. Mollie Wilson has everything she’s supposed to want—a stable job at her family's company, a fiancé, and a high rise in the heart of Nashville. But the noise, the rush, and the expectations all leave her longing for the quiet peace of her grandfather's farm, the last place she remembers being truly happy. When her family reveals that the farm wasn't sold off after all and was left in a trust for her, she's torn. They want her to sell it to fund her future, but she's starting to wonder if she'll truly be happy with a life in the city. For ten years, Cain Smith has lived and worked on Bennie Grove Farm alone—until a stunning city girl claiming to be the owner breaks into his house and turns his quiet, controlled world upside down. He doesn't trust her, but he's sure that his surly attitude will cause her to leave, just like everyone else has. She's a distraction he doesn't need, not when he's trying to single-handedly run the farm and raise his young nephew, the only family he has left. When trouble comes knocking at the farmhouse door, Mollie and Cain are both faced with an uncomfortable question—can they learn to rely on each other, or will they keep running from their pasts? But no matter what they choose, they know that nothing will ever be as it was again. As It Was is a small-town, single-dad romance novel with the grumpy/sunshine and found family tropes, set in the town of Strawberry Springs. It’s the first in a series of interconnected standalone novels.

He's the grumpy farmer stuck in a rut...she's the city girl who changes everything. Mollie Wilson has everything she’s supposed to want—a stable job at her family's company, a fiancé, and a high rise in the heart of Nashville. But the noise, the rush, and the expectations all leave her longing for the quiet peace of her grandfather's farm, the last place she remembers being truly happy. When her family reveals that the farm wasn't sold off after all and was left in a trust for her, she's torn. They want her to sell it to fund her future, but she's starting to wonder if she'll truly be happy with a life in the city. For ten years, Cain Smith has lived and worked on Bennie Grove Farm alone—until a stunning city girl claiming to be the owner breaks into his house and turns his quiet, controlled world upside down. He doesn't trust her, but he's sure that his surly attitude will cause her to leave, just like everyone else has. She's a distraction he doesn't need, not when he's trying to single-handedly run the farm and raise his young nephew, the only family he has left. When trouble comes knocking at the farmhouse door, Mollie and Cain are both faced with an uncomfortable question—can they learn to rely on each other, or will they keep running from their pasts? But no matter what they choose, they know that nothing will ever be as it was again. As It Was is a small-town, single-dad romance novel with the grumpy/sunshine and found family tropes, set in the town of Strawberry Springs. It’s the first in a series of interconnected standalone novels.

Harriet and Warren's story.Cover and blurb coming soon...

Harriet and Warren's story.Cover and blurb coming soon...

*** Previously published as Most Likely to... Doubt Love (2022) by Mary Waterford. This Second Edition has been extensively revised and expanded from the original novella. ***Cam Rockford is the definition of grumpy. He eats cereal from the box, glares at his lawn like it personally offended him, and has perfected the art of one word answers.He's also a devoted single dad, and my frustratingly gorgeous neighbor who just fixed my flat tire without being asked.Now I owe him. That debt turns into babysitting his two adorable daughters while he works late. It's supposed to be temporary. Professional. A bit of extra cash to pay for my art classes. Except he keeps looking at me like I'm the answer to a question he's too afraid to ask. And when he catches me at my lowest, when I'm shattered and gasping for air, he doesn't run. He holds me together withthose rough, capable hands and whispers that he's got me.When Cam Rockford falls, he falls hard, and he's determined to show me that I'm worthy of a love that doesn't flinch. But can a former beauty queen with a traumatic past really build a future with the grumpy single dad next door? Narcissistic parenting and past self-harm (scarring) by FMC

*** Previously published as Most Likely to... Doubt Love (2022) by Mary Waterford. This Second Edition has been extensively revised and expanded from the original novella. ***Cam Rockford is the definition of grumpy. He eats cereal from the box, glares at his lawn like it personally offended him, and has perfected the art of one word answers.He's also a devoted single dad, and my frustratingly gorgeous neighbor who just fixed my flat tire without being asked.Now I owe him. That debt turns into babysitting his two adorable daughters while he works late. It's supposed to be temporary. Professional. A bit of extra cash to pay for my art classes. Except he keeps looking at me like I'm the answer to a question he's too afraid to ask. And when he catches me at my lowest, when I'm shattered and gasping for air, he doesn't run. He holds me together withthose rough, capable hands and whispers that he's got me.When Cam Rockford falls, he falls hard, and he's determined to show me that I'm worthy of a love that doesn't flinch. But can a former beauty queen with a traumatic past really build a future with the grumpy single dad next door? Narcissistic parenting and past self-harm (scarring) by FMC

A lady heir in a world of lords… Aislinn Darrow was never meant to be her father’s heir, but that was before her selfish brother condemned himself. Now, she must give up her old life to take his place. She should be presiding in her father’s council chamber and serving the people of the Darrowlands—yet time and again, she finds herself straying to the castle smithy, to visit the handsome new blacksmith manning the forge. A lady can never claim a monster… Hakon has known all his life his place is in the background. At least at his forge, he can be of use and demonstrate his skills. The life of a halfling is one of halves and pieces, never quite to belong. When he hears of a place that welcomes halflings, he determines to build a new life for himself in the Darrowlands. It is a bittersweet fate to find everything he could ever want there, in a woman he can never have. He knows his green, sooty hands don’t deserve to touch her, but Hakon cannot resist tempting Lady Aislinn back to him, nor indulging in the fantasy of claiming her as his own. But in a world of lords and politics, a lady such as Aislinn could never truly take a halfling like him to mate and wed—especially when her position as a woman lord and usurper leave her and her people vulnerable. When grasping lords threaten the Darrowlands, prepared to take Aislinn’s hand and land through marriage or force, she must choose—the halfling who loves her or the people who need her. Fans of Finnley Fenn, SJM, Grace Draven, and Ruby Dixon will love this fluffy, steamy monster romance story! Check website for content and trigger warnings. Mature content intended for readers 18+. Book 2 stands on its own but will best be enjoyed after Halfling.

A half-orc, half-human belongs nowhere… Orek has spent his life trying to prove himself to a clan that despises him. The son of a deposed orc chief and human captive, he must try twice as hard to prove himself a worthy male, a strong hunter, a potential mate… Resigned to a thankless place in the shadows, Orek ekes out a living on the fringes of the clan, just waiting for an opportunity. But what he finds instead one cold autumn night could ruin everything he’s worked so hard to gain—a human woman, captured just as his mother was so many years ago. The choice to protect her from the clan isn’t a choice at all, but what will protect him and his lonely heart from her? A life about to begin, usurped by fate… Sorcha has spent her life helping raise her many siblings, but now finally has the chance to seek her own adventures. At least, she did, before she was snatched from her horse and peddled by slavers. Taken far from home, she’s brought to the worst place imaginable—the craggy western mountains infested with brutal, brutish orcs. All humans know to fear them and stay away, and now she’s been sold to the cruelest clan-chief of them all. But the first orc she meets is nothing like the stories. He’s gentle. He frees her. Nothing is what it seems as they lose themselves in the forest, hunted by trackers and slavers. Out of her depth, Sorcha has no choice but to rely on the mysterious halfling who saved her—but she’s been betrayed already and cannot afford to trust him. Even if, little by little, the quiet male reveals himself to be everything she could ever want. A human and a halfling, lives ripped apart, brought together by coincidence or fate. Running for their lives, they may find the most dangerous place is together… Fans of Finnley Fenn, SJM, Grace Draven, and Ruby Dixon will love this fluffy, steamy monster romance fantasy road trip story! Mature content intended for readers 18+