Author: lesliepike
The only thing harder than being a royal? Falling in love with one. Belinda As a political blogger living in Manhattan, I have no time to date. My few free hours are spent with best friend Soraya, and her husband Graham. Love has no place in this equation. Then Prince Zan walks into the coffee shop. He’s confident and different from other men, making it clear from our first conversation royal … making it clear from our first conversation royal lineage won’t stand in his way. I know better than to be carried away by green eyes and soft lips.…
Destiny laughs at the well laid plans of Dr. Nash Santini and Farrah Knight. St. Helena’s new Veterinarian, is six feet of handsome with a big side of sexy. But the widower isn’t using his gifts. His focus is young son, Max. Moving back to his hometown has provided the boy with stability and a big extended family.Farrah cared for her ailing parents for a hard six years. With a friend’s offer of a … friend’s offer of a job in a more affordable location, she’s about to sell her inherited home. She wants to have an adventure, and maybe…
He’s sexy and swoony and completely unexpected. It was supposed to be a weekend celebrating my freedom. But everything about this man feels like forever. And I just walked away from forever.Natalie Recently divorced? Check. Trust issues from ex-husband? Check. Meeting my soulmate on a plane to Cancun? Not what I expected. This bachelorette weekend was all about letting loose and having fun, not … all about letting loose and having fun, not finding the man of my dreams. Guess you can’t pick when you find your soulmate. Oops. I’m not ready for another commitment, but Parker drives me crazy.…
Introvert Dion is a quiet storm that’s been building for thirty-five years. Behind the shyness hides passion, and a wild love from a gentle soul that no woman has been able to uncover.Then he lays eyes on an exotic young beauty, gazing in Santini’s Delicatessen window. Christmas just came early.Anya is an impressive cook, good with children, and thrives in new situations. Lately, her fantasies of … Lately, her fantasies of the sexy guy working the deli have made the season brighter. Maybe an innocent flirt would be a fun way to end her time in St. Helena.Patience may be…
Sawyer’s easy smile and laidback style mask his rough start. For the tall Texan the struggle just to survive has been real. Then in a fateful twist, life takes a new direction. Fame, fortune, and women all within his grasp. Though it’s the chance meeting with a beautiful stubborn girl that has him reaching.Bristol is the only daughter in a Memphis baseball dynasty. She couldn’t care less about … less about the sport or the attention she gets from its players. Her laser focus is on her medical practice. Until one dance with a handsome stranger.Sometimes the things you want…
A rainy Halloween night. A burned-out attorney driving the dark road leading into St. Helena. A drenched, stranded, Shakespearean actress dressed as a witch, and a whacked-out cat.Stir the cauldron and watch as the spell is cast. Things get serious when DESTINY PLAYS with Christos Santini and Kate Cornell.
For New York based travel blogger Zarah, it’s one hell of a sweet life.She looks like Tinkerbell and thinks like Wonder Woman.Her latest trip, a month in Italy, is coming to an end when she spots an old friend across the piazza.Fig Dragoni, heir to an iconic Italian tire company always lusted after the funny girl he went to high school with in Manhattan.But his shyness got in the way.Now years … shyness got in the way.Now years later a chance meeting ignites an old spark. He’s not going to blow his chance this time.When the two embark on an…
It’s said no man is an island. But writer Parish Adams is out to prove them wrong. Broken and unable to bear the violent death of his child, he’s isolated himself on a private beach in Maine. He finds no comfort in the warmth of relationships. For Parish, the cold Atlantic Ocean is company enough.Scarlett Lyon’s life has taken a dramatic turn. Single and independent, living in Montana, nothing … nothing was tying her down. Then her sister’s fatal accident changes everything. She finds herself guardian for her nephew Sam. Now she must relocate to Martin’s Beach. And more jarring…
It’s said no man is an island. But writer Parish Adams is out to prove them wrong. Broken and unable to bear the violent death of his child, he’s isolated himself on a private beach in Maine. He finds no comfort in the warmth of relationships. For Parish, the cold Atlantic Ocean is company enough.Scarlett Lyon’s life has taken a dramatic turn. Single and independent, living in Montana, nothing … nothing was tying her down. Then her sister’s fatal accident changes everything. She finds herself guardian for her nephew Sam. Now she must relocate to Martin’s Beach. And more jarring…
Love is one game he may not knock out of the park…As a respected sports agent, Brick Swift’s athletes are the sole recipients of his attention. This means that they also keep every chance for real love at a distance.January Jordan is at the top of her game, recently negotiating the year’s biggest contract for her Memphis Mavericks client. Free as a bird, funny, and financially stable, she’s not … financially stable, she’s not looking for a man to fulfill an already satisfying life.A chance meeting ignites a flash fire between them that burns to ashes every excuse why they…