A small town murder. A second chance at love. Somebody killed Joey Gaccione’s brother. After a ten-year absence, the big city detective returns home to Colorado for the funeral knowing he will be pressured to find Sheriff Sam’s killer. Joey’s instincts say whoever murdered his brother is part of something more sinister than the Elkridge deputies can handle. Mara Dijocomo's dreams died the night a drunk driver killed her parents and sister, and left her permanently wounded. After months of therapy, she’s finally adjusting to her new reality while working to save her mother’s floral business. When the first boy she ever loved walks back into her life, she wonders if she and Joey are getting a second chance to find love. As Joey and Mara’s love blooms, the evidence becomes clear the local deputies are either ill-equipped to comprehend what’s happening, or someone’s covering up a crime. Joey and Mara fight to balance between their careers, family, and their renewed love until the FBI contacts Joey ultimately tipping the scales. If you like a steamy romance, deep emotional topics, a thread of mystery, and a cozy happy ending then BLINDED is for you. The first book in the ELKRIDGE SERIES debuts a quirky cast of characters and begins introducing evidence to solve Sheriff Sam's murder.

A broken heart. A yearning soul. A choice to make. A SALON OWNER WHO’S FORGOTTEN HER DREAMS…Kym Zhang feels stuck. Forced to take over the small town’s nail salon after her parents abruptly left and her best friend’s mangled car accident, Kym’s simply been surviving. The day-to-day grind is getting tedious, until a mechanic sparks her interest and creates curious options. A MECHANIC WHO’S STUCK IN THE PAST… When Zach Cohan’s childhood mentor asks for his help, the Hollywood film mechanic can’t refuse. Zach’s tired and needs a break. Most of all, he needs to face the past and the woman who demolished his heart. When the cute salon owner asks him to jump her, he figures Kym to be the perfect person to defuse the volatile situation with his ex. However, he underestimates just how feisty Kym can be, and how much she can make him forget old hurts in favor of new love.
A slow sizzle burns between Zach and Kym until Hollywood calls him back forcing them both to make choices between their obligations and what they truly want out of life. SPURNED is sensual, contemporary romance (23K word, 100+page) novella about a wounded woman and a man who fulfills a dream. If you like heartfelt characters, deep topics with powerful emotional cores, and happy endings, then you’ll love this tale of strength, love, and survival.

Her mother’s death. His PTSD. A combustible relationship. Ashley Bryant has less than five weeks left to organize, sell, and pack away her old life before she’s uprooted and forced into a completely new one. She needs to make several critical decisions and with her life upended and spiraling out of control, the last thing Ashley needs is a sexy U.S. Marine complicating matters. Gunnery Sergeant Chase Daniel’s has just buried his best friend, and his commanding officer has given him a month to commit—retire or return to active duty. Struggling with PTSD, fatigue, and grief, he stumbles into Elkridge, the quiet little mountain town, to figure out his future. With their lives in upheaval, Ashley and Chase have a lot in common, but the last thing each needs are more complications—like their instant attraction to each other. The ELKRIDGE SERIES is a set of steamy contemporary romance novels about wounded women and the men who heal them. If you like heartfelt characters, deep topics with powerful emotional cores, and happy endings, then you’ll love Lyz Kelley’s incredible tales of strength, love, and survival. ABANDONED is the third full-length novel in the series and continues to give you a peek into the day-to-day lives of the town characters, and the drops clues as to who murdered Sheriff Sam.

The search for a sister. Decades of guilt. Who to trust? Jenna is desperate to find her younger sister, who was taken from her when she was seven years old. She believed Caitlyn, who was adopted by a wealthy family, was doing fine, only to discover her sibling vanished under eerie circumstances. Unfortunately, Jenna’s attracted the attention of the last man to see her sister alive. Grant has returned to town to take over his ailing father’s law practice. When his socialite parents try to interfere in his relationship with Jenna, a woman they consider lower class, he puts his foot down. He intends to marry the adorable baker, and no one will change his mind—not even Jenna. Jenna and Grant’s lives are upended when a stranger brings upheaval, and their trust in each other is severely tested by this shocking surprise.

A woman in hiding. A past to resolve. A Marine to the rescue. When a broken water pipe destroys Gwen Keebler’s thrift store, she’s convinced her day can’t get worse. But that same day, her blackmailing ex-fiancé finds her living in the small Colorado town of Elkridge. She’s ready to pack up and hit the road again when a former Marine provides options. Former Brigadier General Dale Bryant has returned home to repair his relationship with his daughter, and his broken, widowed heart. The last thing he expects is to rescue Gwen as well. The sexy storeowner caught his attention the first time they met, but he’s fourteen years older, and she’s his daughter’s friend. Yet to truly save Gwen, the widower realizes he must let her go. Will Gwen run again, or will she face her past and fight for Dale? EXPOSED is a sweet contemporary romance about a brave woman and a heroic man who fulfill their dreams. If you like heartfelt characters, deep topics with powerful emotional cores, and happy endings, then you’ll love this fifth book in Lyz Kelley’s tales of strength, love, and survival. A 25K words, 85+ page novella Buy EXPOSED to unlock the emotional tale today!

She swore never to speak to him again. Even if he was her first. She can’t refuse her brother anything, even if the promised is to check on Thad, the guy who left town without a word ten years ago. She’s been waiting a long time for him to tell her why he disappeared. He owes her an explanation. Heck, he owes her a lot more. Helping her train service dogs would be a nice start to rebuilding their friendship. More than a working relationship is out of the question. He might be perfect in every way, but she won’t ever open her heart again to the pain. Thad might want to pick up where they left off, but she can’t risk it. He can never know her secret.

He was the one—but could she open the door to his heart. Tandy was smitten with Jack Burke. He was handsome, honorable, and dedicated to serving the community of Elkridge as a volunteer EMT. He was her everything. Until she realized he could never give her what she wanted most—his heart. With an exciting job offer in hand, she left the small mountain community to escape her heartache. But now she’s back with a secret she can’t bear to share. Jack Burke long ago learned to wall off his emotions. As a former Army Special Operations Medic, he witnessed plenty of tragedies, and learned to hide the horrors behind an unbreachable wall at the back of his mind. But now Tandy Baker has flown back into town and threatens his safe, purposeful life. And once again she buzzes around him, a lovely, iridescent hummingbird more determined than ever to get him to make peace with his past. Yet Jack is leery of Tandy. Her presence in Elkridge, and the mystery of her return, are threatening to bring down his safety walls. From award-winning and USA Today best-selling author Lyz Kelley comes Tandy and Jack’s second-chance love story about their fight for happiness after years of heartache from avoiding the one person destined to be the other’s safe haven.