A prequel to the Lake Howling series free from the author on her website.

When Branna O'Donnell heads back to Lake Howling, Oregon, she’s not sure what to expect. It’s a place that holds plenty of memories, both good and bad, but Branna is determined to find some peace there from the demons of her past. However, she soon realizes that living in a small town again comes with complications, and one of them is named Jake McBride. Once the town golden boy, Dr. McBride has returned from Iraq angry and, like her, shouldering a few emotional scars. They strike sparks off each other from the outset, and Branna knows that if she gives in to the attraction between them it’s going to result in a world of pain. The problem is she's not sure how to walk away.

Hot. Rich. Annoying. Helicopter pilot Ethan Gelderman V is a man who understands woman, both in and out of the bedroom. Annabelle ‘killer’ Smith seems to be the only lady who looks at him like he’s something she got stuck on her stiletto. Sexy, beautiful and colder than a glacier, she lives in the small town of Lake Howling alongside his best friend, and she has a lifetime supply of Texan repellent. But Ethan has one thing in his favor – persistence - and when he gets the chance to infiltrate her defenses he takes it, and to hell with the bite marks! Annabelle Smith doesn’t take anyone’s BS. She’s tough and a survivor. Betrayed by her brother, she’s forced to put her trust in the man she calls the Texan Tomcat. Ethan is a smooth-talking womanizer: too rich, too hot, and too much of just about everything! The problem is she wants him and always has. There is absolutely no way she she’s giving in to temptation. Resistance is futile when they’re thrown together at a wedding, and the result leaves them wondering what the hell just happened. Raw, and vulnerable, Annabelle comes out fighting, but Ethan’s not completed years of combat training for nothing. He has the girl he wants and he’ll do what it takes to keep her. If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy, then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town (the local book club) and remember to stick your nose in everyone’s business! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there from the opening page. BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You

Enemies to lovers. And dangerously hot buns. Buster Griffin has zero tolerance for idiots. Annoy him and you’re cut from his life. Unless you’re a friend, then you get two strikes. When Willow Harper from New York turns up in his home town of Lake Howling determined to meddle, he’s ready to move her on. The problems starts when her business woman persona sheds and he discovers the sweet, hot mess beneath. Before he knows it, he’s making plans to keep her. Her buns may be way too hot for him to handle! Growing up with hippie parents taught Willow Moonbeam Harper to recycle like a pro and that she hated the transient lifestyle. Uptight and commitment phobic her plan is to work until she gets the security she craves. When she’s offered a promotion she only has to get Buster Griffin’s signature to achieve it. Easy! Not so much! The hot, brooding café owner is not playing ball. It doesn’t take long for her to realize that more than her career is at stake, her heart is on the line too. A boss who demands results, a winter carnival and a whole lot of holiday-crazy join forces to throw Willow and Buster together. Will they both stop fighting their attraction long enough to realize that in fact the secret ingredient is always love?! If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town - the local book club - and remember to check out Mac’s general store! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s that you need to read right now! BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You

His best friend’s sister should be off-limits. Sheriff Cubby Hawker loves his job, his mother, and his friends… but the woman side of things is not going so well. He’s had his chances, take his best bud’s sister, sexy Katie McBride. She’d thrown her heart at him and he’d been to slow to catch it. She left him the next day, and now years later, she’s a detective. A sexy, hard assed one who turns him inside out. Finding her halfway down a bourbon bottle, broken and scared, makes him want to protect her, he’s just not sure she’ll let him. He’s got a second chance but is he brave enough to take it? Katie McBride’s confidence is rocked when she’s shot in the line of duty. It takes another hit when Cubby Hawker finds her two days into a pity party for one. She refuses to acknowledge that he’s still the only man she’s every wanted. The sexy lawman had his chance… there won’t be another one. But when she returns to her hometown of Lake Howling, they are thrown together when a dead body is found. Is Katie strong enough to walk away again… does she want to? Two lawmen who have vowed to serve and protect. Can they fight drug lords, solve a murder, and make sure Militant Lawrence pays her parking violations? Join the Howlers in the Hot Foot Run and watch as Cubby and Katie overcome everything to find love. Escape to Lake Howling today for sizzling romance and a side of crazy. Brave the real authority in town - the local book club - and remember to check out the Redwood trails! Plenty of feels and LOL’s, that you don’t want to miss out on. Go hit that buy button now because Sheriff Hawker is waiting for you! BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You

Second chance seduction. Brad Gelderman rode his Harley into the small town of Lake Howling with one intention. Find Ethan, apologize, then leave. No messy emotion required. What he hadn’t factored on was arriving the day of his brother’s wedding, or meeting Macy Reynolds. Disturbingly sexy she wants nothing from him but fun. Why not stay for a few days; they were consenting adults right! Not so much, because before he knew it his brother was digging into his soul, his father was causing trouble, and Macy was making his chest ache. So what if touching her drives him crazy? He’s in control right? Single mom Macy Reynolds has sworn off relationships for at least the next fifty or so years after the hell that was her married life! She definitely hadn’t planned on a night in the arms of the handsome Texan Brad Gelderman where he took her places she’d never been before. The man spells d-a-n-g-e-r, in flashing neon letters. She needs him to leave town so she can get on with living… alone, without that hot body. Really, she does! A Texan Oil Baron threatens the town’s existence, but he hadn’t planned on butting heads with the Book Club! Follow Brad and Macy as they fight their growing attraction, all too aware that the scars of their pasts can easily threaten their hopes and dreams for a future. If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy, then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town (the local book club ladies) and maybe a Gelderman can take you on a scenic tour! Dive into the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there. Read Don’t Look back now! BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You

Opposites attract. Watch out Newman. Corporate raider Paul Theodore Newman likes his life to run smoothly. His sheets have a thread count between 1400-1500, and his spreadsheets are always on point. Maybe when he’s back in Lake Howling he lets down his guard and his personal hygiene slips, but there is absolutely no need for Hope Lawrence to take shots at him because she dresses che dumpster. Her fashion sense makes him shudder, as do her kale smoothies! Down on her luck, she challenges him at every turn, but when trouble follows her to Howling, he finds himself determined to help her, only to discover it’s him who needs rescuing! They do say opposites attract. Hope Lawrence’s life has imploded. Losing her job and savings she thought she’d hit rock bottom. WRONG! She totally humiliates herself in front of her childhood nemesis. No way can she face the sexy as hell Paul Newman again, knowing his black eye was a result of her stupidity? Can she go back to Lake Howling and pick up the pieces of her life? Both seem unlikely, as does the sudden attraction she feels for the man who wears designer clothes and has a girl in every city. Her head is telling her to run, but her heart has other ideas. Can Hope save the Whooping Crane and her career, or is she destined for a life behind bars? Once again the town get involved in showing these two that in fact their differences are what makes them perfect for each other. If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town, the local book club, and maybe ask Willow to draw you a memento! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there from the opening page. BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You

A spectacular single night. And cakes. After his ex stomped all over his heart Noah Harris vows to stay a lone wolf. Lake Howling, is his home, where he runs his business and has friends and family, and he’s convinced that’s all he needs in his life… or at least he was until he walked into that bar. The night he spent with Lani Sullivan was a meeting of two lonely souls seeking comfort in each other—a spectacular single night to remember. But that plan is upended when she turns up in his home town, secretive, withdrawn, and trying hard to hide who she really is. And it doesn’t take long for Noah to want to know why. One night with her could never be enough. Lani once had it all: money, friends, and family, but that all changed when someone tried to kill her, and now she’s on the run and planning on keeping it that way… or she was until the night she met Noah Harris. The man had a devastating effect on Lani, and she knows he’s dangerous to her survival. Taking a job in his town was foolish, but getting to know him and his people is doubly so. Soon Lani wants more and begins to dream about a life here with Noah. Can she take a chance, or will her secrets destroy any chance of a future with the man who has given her hope? Noah wants her in his bed and his life, the only problem is Lani is running from something, and won’t tell him what. Cakes with purple frosting and a street party with a three-legged race all contribute to showing Lani that Lake Howling is the place she wants to call home, can Noah convince her that he will keep her heart safe? If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town, the local book club, and have a meal at the world famous (in Lake Howling) Howler! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there from the opening page. BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You

Childhood Sweethearts, a Rock Star, and a parrot called Syd! Ryan Lawrence wasn’t on Faith Harris’s list of favorite people. He’d broken her heart after one magic night together, then walked away to find fame. Forgive and forget wasn’t her motto, so when his handsome face appears back in Lake Howling, it’s fair to say she’s not happy. She’s stronger now, a businesswoman who doesn’t take any crap from anyone. Especially not a rock superstar with an over-inflated ego. He may be a man loved by thousands, just not her! So why did she kiss him? He’s back in Lake Howling to see his sister and instead finds something Ryan hadn’t known he was missing. Friends and Faith. Friends he understood, Faith he didn’t. She refused to acknowledge his success, and her cool attitude gets under his skin. But he’s never walked away from a challenge, especially one that stirs him up like Faith. When his life follows him from L.A. and threatens Faith, he knows that leaving is no longer an option, because if he did, he’d be leaving more than his home. He’d be leaving his heart behind too. Ryan will do everything he can to protect the woman he now loves and make her understand he’s sticking. He’ll fight for a life together, no matter what it costs him. If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy, then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town - the local book club - and Mrs. C., the interfering ex-owner of the Cakery who has no idea of personal boundaries, and a parrot named Syd who swears like a drunken sailor! Swim (or skinny dip!) in the ice cold lake, then warm up with coffee and a mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOLS, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there, from the very first page.

In a small Oregon town, three different couples are in for the ride of their life… LOL funny, sizzling sexy, this set of contemporary romances will deliver you all the feels, from USA Today bestselling author Wendy Vella. PROMISE OF HOME (Jake and Branna) Reclusive. Grumpy. Irresistible. Dr Jake McBride loves two things in life. His people, and chicken cheesy-crust pies. Returning from Iraq, he’s done with medicine and strangers… in fact life. He knows all about trauma, and plans on dealing with his, his own way. His needs are simple, solitude and working on his new career as the town recluse. The only problem with that… well two actually, are the interfering towns folk of Lake Howling, and Branna O’Donnell. He’s damn sure that her return means nothing to him… until it does! THE TEXAN MEETS HIS MATCH (Ethan and Annabelle) Hot. Rich. Annoying. Helicopter pilot Ethan Gelderman V is a man who understands woman, both in and out of the bedroom. Annabelle ‘killer’ Smith seems to be the only lady who looks at him like he’s something she got stuck on her stiletto. Sexy, beautiful and colder than a glacier, she lives in the small town of Lake Howling alongside his best friend, and she has a lifetime supply of Texan repellent. But Ethan has one thing in his favor – persistence - and when he gets the chance to infiltrate her defenses he takes it, and to hell with the bite marks! HOW SWEET IT IS (Buster and Willow) Enemies to lovers. And dangerously hot buns. Buster Griffin has zero tolerance for idiots. Annoy him and you’re cut from his life. Unless you’re a friend, then you get two strikes. When Willow Harper from New York turns up in his home town of Lake Howling determined to meddle, he’s ready to move her on. The problems starts when her business woman persona sheds and he discovers the sweet, hot mess beneath. Before he knows it, he’s making plans to keep her. If you enjoy your small town romance sizzling with a side of crazy, then Lake Howling is for you. Meet the real authority in town (the local book club) and remember to stick your nose in everyone’s business! Swim in the ice cold lake, then warm up with a coffee and mystery muffin at The Hoot Café. Plenty of feels and LOL’s, all wrapped up in a town that will have you packing your bags to head there from the opening page. BOOKS IN THIS SERIES A Promise Of Home The Texan Meets His Match How Sweet It Is It Only Took You Don't Look Back A Long Way Home Then Came You