Author: lisasorbe

When Elena Everhart returns to her hometown in Minnesota to deal with the aftermath of her mother’s death, the first person she runs into is the last one she wants to see. Then again, she always did have a hard time avoiding the boy next door. Only now, Weston Brooks is all man.Escaping the past to save the present worked for Elena once. Now a successful attorney in Phoenix, going back to Wolf … going back to Wolf Lake is more of a nuisance than anything. She figures it’ll be a quick trip, and then her ties with the past…

Thirty-year-old Betsy Kline knows what holds her back. Knows why she is the way she is and guards herself the way she does. It took her years, but she finally has the good common sense to know that what happened back then wasn’t her fault. But knowing isn’t enough to stop the self-loathing that always finds its way in, creeping-creeping-creeping, tainting every decision she makes. But life isn’t … life isn’t all bad. She works for a boss she doesn’t despise, has a picture-perfect boyfriend (on the outside, at least), and has the sort of friends her lonely younger self…

Beauty is only skin deep. Appearances aren’t everything. It’s what’s on the inside that counts. Blah, blah, blah. At thirty-two, Jen Malone knows one thing – life isn’t worth anything if you’re not wanted. And how does she know this? Because the only person she’s ever wanted no longer wants her. To Jen, image is everything. And five years ago, after a public divorce from a handsome and famous … from a handsome and famous artist, that image was torn to shreds. The man whose career she helped build is now nothing but a memory, a thorn in her otherwise…

At thirty-one, Elise Calvert is no stranger to loss. Left entirely alone after her husband passes, she has no one to turn to when the loneliness creeps in and becomes too much to bear. But it’s okay. Alone is good. It’s what she’s used to. It’s safe, secure, and there’s no chance of having your heart ripped from your chest when you keep yourself isolated from the rest of the world.Going through … world.Going through life completely numb, however, is not without its consequences. When, on a whim, Elise ditches her solitary life in Seattle for a temporary move back…