“We’ve been hot and heavy, but this kiss is filled with a carnal need that is consuming every ounce of my being.” Marlee Mackey thinks I didn’t want her but I could never forget the taste of her on my lips. She was the girl next door. A wild spirit with a heart of gold and a body made for sin. And sin we did. I was consumed by her. For one night she was mine, then I had to let her go. Now she’s back, and I’ll do anything to make her mine again. Waylon Thayer wasn’t just my older brother’s best friend – he was my everything. Until he wasn’t. I knew the rules but he still broke my heart without a backward glance. That was three years ago. Being back home stirs up all those unrequited feelings I tried to put behind me. Waylon may still have a smile that makes my knees weak but I’m different now. I’m putting me first. That was my plan but one kiss, one night in his arms ignites a fire inside me I can’t deny. I can’t say no to Waylon Thayer but I’ll have to if he wont ask me to stay. Back in the Country is a full length novel and the first book in the Clementine Creek Series. It's a steamy contemporary romance with lots of heart and a happily ever after.

What happens when a big city girl crashes into your small town - and your truck? Nothing good. Especially when she looks like Isla Andrews. Being in prison changes a man. Being in prison for something you didn’t do – no really – that’s something that’s hard to shake. But paying for someone else’s sins every day since? It’s something that’s branded on my soul. That’s why I live and breathe according to a plan. It’s simple – just like my life. My family comes first. I can’t afford distractions. But one look at Isla Andrews and I know she’s about to destroy my carefully crafted existence. And my resolve. We’re from two different worlds. She’s temptation wrapped in a sophisticated package with sky-high heels. I’m small-town country with work boots and grease under my nails. But I can’t stay away. My need to dominate her, possess her, has me spiraling out of control. I should’ve walked away, but nothing has ever felt so right. But one moment in time, one misstep threatens everything I’ve worked so hard to maintain. My livelihood, my freedom, my family – are all at stake. And still, none of it compares to watching Isla walk out of my life. Am I willing to risk it all on my City Girl?

Being the good time guy is all fun and games in a small town like mine. No strings or commitment – what could possibly go wrong? Love is something I gave up on a long time ago. Buried the hatchet as they say, when Fallon Jones took my heart with her more than six years ago and never looked back. No phone call. No explanation. Just up and left - effectively destroying me after we shared the single best day of my life. So, I did the only thing I could to survive - I gave into the persona everyone believed me to be. Need a laugh? I’ve got jokes. Looking for a good time? I can do that and then some. My life was going fine - good even - until one rainy night on a backroad into town. A car with a flat tire caught my eye, but nothing could prepare me for what happened next. Fallon. Looking like the ghost of lovers past - but she wasn’t alone. A sleeping child in the backseat nearly stole the breath from my lungs. I shouldn’t get attached - I can’t. But when she propositions me for one night of fun for old times sake, I know I’m in trouble. She doesn’t want to commit and all I want is forever. Just when I think things may finally be going my way, the rug is ripped out from under me and I’m falling. Fast. Fallon’s ex-husband has landed in Clementine Creek - and he’s here to stay.

One weekend. One bed. And one best friend who is about to change everything. Everett Teal has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. Every milestone, every heartache – the good times and the bad. He’s gruff and gorgeous, kind and sure knows how to get more than the motor running at the garage. He’s all the things I can never have. Because Everett Teal is straight and lusting after my best friend is a definite no. There’s no way he’s staring a little too long or purposely brushing his hand against mine. Right? I might have been imagining things before but when he kisses me breathless in the middle of my coworker’s wedding – all bets are off. Everett Teal isn’t just playing around, he’s playing for keeps.

Making the world believe I was a playboy was easy. Falling for the girl with one foot out the door? Even I didn’t see that coming. I’d do anything for my twin brother. Even put my own life on hold when his first love disappeared and left him heartbroken. I donned the mask. I played the part. I smiled at the whispers around town. I took the heat so my brother wouldn’t have to. Now six years later he’s settled with the love of his life and I’m free to be - me. It’s a new beginning for both of us. A fresh start. I’ve barely taken a breath when I’m blindsided by a dark-haired beauty in the local bar. But just like that, I’m begging for her help before I’ve even gotten her name. A kiss for a favor. And what a kiss it is. I thought that was the end of it but fate had other plans. Now I need another favor and she needs a place to stay. It should be easy. Our arrangement has an expiration date. No need to blur the lines. Just one night together and suddenly I can’t remember all the reasons I should stay away. And now? I'm not sure I want to. I need to figure out how to turn a temporary favor into forever. Before it’s too late.

Having a heart attack was the best thing that could have happened to me. With my new lease on life, I prioritized reconnecting with my daughter. But I wasn’t in her small, Tennessee town for five minutes before getting swept up in a blonde bombshell with sass for days. Wooing Gwen Slate after being a bachelor for twenty years was easy. Opening myself to love and being loved in return? That was something else entirely. I didn’t know life could be like this - filled with love and respect and fun . But I know a good thing when I see it and I’m not going to let Gwen get away. Christmas in New Zealand seems like the perfect way to show her we’re meant to be forever. A beautiful setting, a beautiful woman and one chance to ask the question that will change our lives forever.

She’s a force to be reckoned with and everything I’ll never deserve. Just one taste and I’ll set fire to my past to keep her. I’ve given my life to protect the ones I love. My sister. My country. My hometown. An injury overseas has me back in Clementine Creek before the ink on my discharge papers has time to dry. It’s a loss I feel deep in my bones. Nothing in my life has ever been permanent – the good things always have one foot out the door. Except her. Rhea Thayer is my best friend’s little sister. But she’s not so little anymore. She smells like frosting and feels like a sanctuary I haven’t earned. I need to be better. I want to do this right. When she forces my hand, all bets are off. An unstoppable inferno rages between us. It’s a need I know will never be sated. Just when happiness seems within reach, the unthinkable happens. And everything I’ve worked for since I was fourteen is at stake. How can you take a chance on forever when all you see is your past? My life hangs in the balance of a single choice. I just pray I won’t lose it all.