Author: jennifervanwyk
I’m The Other Guy. No, it’s not what you’re thinking so calm down. And yes, I just dared to say the words “calm down”. He’s the guy your mama warned you about. I just so happened to be his number neighbor. Yeah, you read that right. I’m the Textdoor Neighbor to the guy having one night stands with seemingly the entire town. And I’m the lucky one who gets to “break up” with his not so lucky … who gets to “break up” with his not so lucky conquests. Turns out, breaking up with most of them wasn’t as hard…
I left Lakeside, Montana heartbroken and lost with no desire to ever return.But life had other plans.Moving back wasn’t what I wanted to do, but I’d do anything for my daughter Emmy. Including put myself in the path of Sadie Jones.My daughter’s new dance teacher.The reason my heart was never fully opened to another was because it’s always belonged to her.When I watched Reed Sanders drive away … watched Reed Sanders drive away from Lakeside, I knew my heart would never recover.He was meant for more than what this town could offer him.Than what I could offer him.I tried to…
When I arrived at your resort, I was broken.Emotionally and professionally, I had nothing left.The last three books I published bombed and the ink was barely dry on my divorce papers. The divorce I never saw coming.All I needed was peace and quiet, and you gave it to me.That and so much more.Hope. Courage. Friendship. Passion.The last thing I want to do is leave.But if I stayed, I’d only be … leave.But if I stayed, I’d only be staying for you.Staying For You is a friends-to-lovers contemporary romance with a push and pull that will keep you turning the pages.more
Fake it ‘til you make it has been the motto I live by since my mother died. I’m also doing a really bad job at the making it part. The night we met, I was at my lowest. But you gave me a reason to feel happy again. For the first time in over a year, I was optimistic. You and I? We’re the same. Don’t form attachments.Follow the rules. Don’t dream of a future. Too bad our hearts wouldn’t listen.And … our hearts wouldn’t listen.And this storm we’re going through? The one that threatens to rip us apart?It doesn’t care that I’m falling for…
Ethan,I wasn’t expecting to find you. The night was only supposed to be a celebration for my friend, but I couldn’t stop my heart, or body, from being drawn to you.Then I got to know you and you chipped away every wall I’d built around my heart.You don’t know how many times I found reasons to talk to you.To see you. It has to stop.There’s this distance between us I can’t control.Damn you and your … stop.There’s this distance between us I can’t control.Damn you and your dimple for being so irresistible.I wish I wasn’t so gone for you.Olivia,I knew…
“Witty, sexy and heartfelt small-town romance that is entertaining as well as emotionally satisfying.” ~ Mary, USA Today HEA It took me years to get over my fiancé sleeping with another woman. I thought my luck with men had finally turned around until I walked in on my new fiancé with my maid-of-honor.I’m done with men entirely. I’m definitely old enough to know better than to let that happen to … old enough to know better than to let that happen to me again. Trust isn’t something I have in me to give… to anyone. At least, not anymore.Besides, even…
Our relationship was such a cliché.Friends to lovers. High school sweethearts.Then… driven by insecurities, I broke Grady Ryan’s heart.I was weak, afraid to love, and even more afraid to be loved.There are secrets I’ve kept buried but I can’t forget what we once shared.I’ve been given a second chance and this time, I’m prepared to fight for him.After six long years of silence, Bri Jameson is … him.After six long years of silence, Bri Jameson is back in my life.I never expected to see her again, especially not to share in the biggest opportunity of my career.When she walks toward…
I should have expected it when I discovered my wife had been having an affair.But it still made me stumble.Raising the twins alone was never in my plans.But here I am.Every day, my bitterness grows, threatening to wrap around my heart, darkening every part of my life.But Christine brings a brightness I wasn’t even looking for.She tells me I’m not alone — that she understands better than anyone … that she understands better than anyone what I’m going through.I only needed her friendship, but it turned into so much more.Something that I never imagined I’d experience again.But Christine was hiding…
I’ve spent the last two decades putting my dreams on hold to raise my daughter.But now opportunities arise that I can’t deny myself from going after. And a chance meeting with Carly only sweetens the deal.She says she can only offer me friendship.That she’s not capable of giving anything more than that.If she thinks it will stop me from pursuing something more, she’s underestimated my level of … underestimated my level of patience when it comes to getting what I want.When the secret she’s so carefully kept hidden threaten to destroy everything she’s built, I’ll stop at nothing to protect…
I fell in love with Tess when I was a teenager.Being in love has never been the problem.Time together, on the other hand, is.Life has caught up with us and we’ve lost focus on each other.Date night is a laughable concept. And sex?Well, it’s been months.Months.It’s time to take matters into my own hands and kidnap my wife for a week alone.The only problem? How do I convince Tess to fall back in … problem? How do I convince Tess to fall back in love with me when she never fell out of love in the first place?How do we…