The Costume Party
Maddie thought she knew exactly who she was. Until an old photograph changed everything…
New year. New beginnings. New…dad?
New Year’s Eve at the local pub takes an unexpected turn when Maddie discovers the new owner is her high school crush, Tom. Even stranger are the old photos Tom’s found from a long-forgotten costume party at the pub. One of them shows her mother getting cosy with a mystery man nine months before Maddie was born.
When Maddie shows her family the photo, her mum is tight-lipped and dismissive, her aunt is jittery and evasive, and her uncle, well, he seems to develop a case of amnesia. Maddie becomes convinced the mystery man is her biological father. With the help of a surprisingly sleuthy Tom, she sets out to find him.
As Maddie’s search threatens to tear her family apart, she finds herself falling for Tom. But just when she begins to imagine a future with him, his ex returns home, determined to win him back.
If Maddie wants to find her father, she must decide if it’s worth the risk of losing her family. And if she wants a chance with Tom, she’ll need to be brave enough to trust her heart, which could turn out to be her greatest challenge of all…
Life According to Jules
Former junior surfing champion Asher Franklin faithfully follows the life advice left to her in a video message from her late mother Jules. Jules’s advice, which transformed Asher from tracksuit worshiping tomboy to bona fide glamazon, includes dating rules guaranteed to land the perfect man.
Ex pro surfer Billy Jarvis is not that man. Sexy as hell, but bouncing off rock bottom, Billy is everything Jules warned her against. Asher is determined to resist him but when her family pressure her to enter a charity surfing competition, fear of humiliation forces her to accept Billy’s offer to coach her.
As the flame of her competitive spirit reignites and her feelings for Billy grow, Asher begins to question the motherly advice that has shaped her. But breaking the rules means facing all that she’s lost by following them. With her heart and future on the line, Asher must decide whether it’s finally time to stop living by Jules’s rules—and start living by her own.
Six Months
The prognosis is in. Luella has just six months left with her beloved nana. There’s one last thing she can do for the woman who’s given her so much. She’ll find Nana’s missing daughter, Jennifer, and reunite them before it’s too late. And private investigator Max Finnegan is the perfect sleuth for the job. She just needs to teach the handsome lone wolf the benefits of teamwork.
Former cop Max has his own missing family member that keeps him awake at night but he’s certain he can find Jennifer. That’s if Luella would stop getting in his way. With her kit bag of disguises and experience as an actress, Luella’s determined to help him find her mother. Max works alone. He doesn’t need Luella’s madcap brand of help. So why can’t he seem to say no to her?
Luella knows she can only be an asset to Max and convincing him of that could be a whole lot of fun. But when her mother’s dark past resurfaces and threatens those she loves most, Luella wishes she had left the job to the professionals. And Max? Well, he has to decide the best way to protect her because it turns out Luella’s family isn’t one you want to mess with.
With Nana’s health deteriorating by the day, time is running out to find Jennifer. But Luella is about to discover a lot can happen in six months. A heart can fall, a life can end and a family can be irrevocably changed forever…
