Author: delilahpeters
Every house deserves a second chance. But people? Not so much… Accidental carpenter Astrid Martin loves antique homes with beautiful bones, her father’s fifteen-pound poodle, and other people’s adorable children. She detests wet basements, crooked socks, and Henry Webster. First, he kissed and ditched her the summer after high school. Then, a few years later, he ruined her life with a traffic … later, he ruined her life with a traffic stop. Astrid’s bright, shining future? Gone. Good girl reputation? Trashed. Public humiliation level? Through the roof!So when an older, wiser, sexier, and newly-single Henry attempts to hire her to…
Ava Webster hates wedding cakes and her ex … So why is she so tempted by both?After Leo the Liar crushed her tender heart ten years ago, Ava Webster tied on an apron and went to work in her family’s bakery, lavishing cupcakes and cookies with all the attention and affection Leo the Loser rejected. Her life is good. She has a loving family, great friends, and the comforting knowledge that Leo … and the comforting knowledge that Leo the Leaver lives in a city far, far away. So when her brother’s financial situation craters like an undercooked cake, the…
Hold on to your cardigan! This small-town Christmas is about to get steamy… The most recent addition to New Bedford’s crack team of small-town librarians is Ben, a mysterious, tight-lipped recluse who prefers cataloging in the basement to interacting with his eccentric coworkers. Poppy, the intrepid circulation clerk, is content to let him brood alone…at first. As Christmas Eve approaches, … As Christmas Eve approaches, Poppy braves Ben’s prickly demeanor–and the spooky basement stairs–with offerings of hot chocolate and friendship. What she discovers at Ben’s dimly lit desk is an endearing, complicated man who always expresses exactly what he wants.…
Everything she was waiting for moved in right next door… A single mom by day and ER nurse by night, Emma kissed her wild past goodbye to focus on raising her two young daughters. Nobody with kids has the time to be chasing orgasms. Juggling work and laundry is tricky, but she’s keeping it together–mostly. Single dad Will Taylor hauled his collection of concert T-shirts and carpentry tools to … carpentry tools to New Bedford expecting to build a new life with his young son. A fresh start with great schools, good friends…and the hottest mom he’s ever seen, living…