Author: aliciabest
The Shady Piers Romance series stories are standalone novellas, all set in Shady Piers, Maine.When Anna Brook returns to Shady Piers to settle her estranged late mother’s affairs, she discovers a clue to her father’s identity.Keen to get back home to her new life, she seeks help to decipher the meaning of her findings and rediscovers an old love from the past. In this second chance romance, will … In this second chance romance, will he take the initiative he missed all those years ago? More to the point, will she respond in the way he hoped she would back…
The Shady Piers Romance series stories are standalone novellas, all set in Shady Piers, Maine.Arriving on an island paradise for vacation, Violet Park has no idea her entire world is about to change. The first time she sees Ford Murphey, her heart more than misses a beat—and she is smitten.Despite the instant bond, they both know that when their beach getaways come to a close, distance means they … getaways come to a close, distance means they will return home and move on.That is, until Ford’s job unexpectedly brings him back to Violet. Yet they hold back from their earlier…
The Shady Piers Romance series novellas are standalone novels, all set in Shady Piers, Maine.When would-be journalist Hannah Wyatt is sent to Shady Piers to cover their Christmas Extravaganza, her future career on a West Coast feature magazine will be decided by what she creates.But Christmas in Shady Piers depends on the continuing generosity of Jackson Vokes, who provides the center-piece … Vokes, who provides the center-piece Christmas tree every year (as well as trees for the all the locals too). Beset with personal problems surrounding his estranged wife and young son, Jackson is not feeling full of Christmas cheer…
The Shady Piers Romance series novellas are standalone novels, all set in Shady Piers, Maine.As Pearl Simon endures a deteriorating and depressing relationship, matters are made worse by a work project that pairs her with an old flame from her college years.Aaron Grant never believed he was at fault for their acrimonious parting—nor did Pearl—so the distance apart over the intervening years was a … distance apart over the intervening years was a relief to both sides.Yet working closely together brings stirrings of that earlier time, and begins to raise important possibilities for them both.more
The Shady Piers Romance series novellas are standalone novels, all set in Shady Piers, Maine.When Maddie Lee is forced to deal with a businessman she despises from the get-go, she is determined to stand her ground.Adrian Knight has always had a high opinion of himself, for the simple reason that in the mirror, he only sees perfection, unaware of how unattractive this makes him to all but the most … unattractive this makes him to all but the most superficial of women.But he starts to wonder if he’s met his match when he comes up against Maddie, as they are…
After he completes an unjust jail sentence, Blake Sullivan attempts to make a fresh start, back in Shady Piers, but finds that unsympathetic locals aren’t so forgiving and he is made to feel a pariah.Delia Cain is struggling to get her dream bakery business off the ground, so she generously offers Blake some minimum wage work to help her out, whilst also giving him some faith back in himself.But … some faith back in himself.But when an incident sparks Delia to question her trust in Blake, his hopes that he might have found something real to treasure are deeply questioned,…
When Everett Sullivan’s wife dies in a tragic accident, he falls into a life of despair and grief that he cannot shake off, even five years later. Working in the local library which she set up, he whiles away his days watching it slowly run down, along with his own life.Teacher Holly Burke breezes back from the big city after a very public breakup with a prominent politician and she takes it upon … politician and she takes it upon herself to reignite Everett’s life, despite having challenges of her own to overcome.Finally, with time running out for the library,…
After a disastrous 26th birthday party, Olivia Donaldson flees her wealthy but overbearing parents and her controlling soon-to-be ex-husband and makes for Shady Piers, the former hometown of her now-deceased grandfather, in Maine.Desperate for even the most basic of needs she reluctantly accepts help from a local pub-owner Brent Scott, who takes her in and gives her a job.Even though she settles … her a job.Even though she settles in well, Olivia’s past comes back to haunt her and she needs Brent’s help once again, bringing them even closer together to a place where romance might just be in the…
When Charlotte Olson becomes legal guardian of her young sister, it’s tough to survive, even in the friendly setting of Shady Piers. Now, after a disastrous fire, she loses everything, and Charlotte must protect her sister from a much more serious threat to the life they have built together.After an embarrassing introduction, firefighter Neil Mack doesn’t expect to see Charlotte again, but when … Charlotte again, but when he’s called to the fire in her apartment block, he manages to get her and her sister to safety, despite great personal danger to himself.What neither of them know is the deeper…