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#1
Saltwater Song
2020
Saltwater Song
Parker
I’m so sick of longing for things I can’t have.
Three years of caring for my father and running his marina had stripped me of everything – my old life in the music business was gone—and now so was he. I wanted to start my life again, but even from the grave, the old man was controlling me and my brothers.
I wanted to get back to who I was before, who Kelsey saw me as, but I didn’t know if that was even possible, no matter how badly I wanted it.
Kelsey
He discovered me in a bar at age seventeen and turned me into a singing sensation. Parker was my manager and my best friend, but he promised me from day one we’d never be anything more. That made the fact that I was hopelessly in love with him more than a little inconvenient.
He’d been gone three years, and I’d missed him every day. Now I was going to get him and prove to him it was finally time for us to make music together again, on and off the stage.
If you like high stakes small town romance with a hint of heat and a guaranteed HEA, Saltwater Song is for you.
This small town romance friends to lovers romance is the first book in the new Marlin Shores trilogy by USA Today Bestselling author Monique McDonell and can be read as a stand-alone novel.
The Marlin Shores Trilogy
Saltwater Song
Saltwater Tears
Saltwater Wishes

#2
Saltwater Tears
2021
Banner
I survived my time as a marine, barely, and now I’m back home in Marlin Shores, running our family’s marina with my two brothers, both of whom would rather be somewhere else. I don’t know why Lexi avoids me when everyone else in town has welcomed me back with open arms until I discover underneath the pink hair and tough attitude is the girl I was friends with before she vanished years earlier.
The more she wants me to keep my distance, the more I’m drawn to her. It’s clear we both have scars, maybe we can heal together.
Lexi
I don’t want Banner or anyone else to remember me as that broken girl. I need to stick to my plan to renovate my uncle’s house, sell it and get out of town. The only problem is the more time I spend with Banner, the more I want. He wants to help me, I know that, and I used to trust him.
How can I let go of the past and build a future when I don’t even trust myself? I want to let him in, but I don’t know how.
If you like high stakes small town romance with a hint of heat and a guaranteed HEA, Saltwater Tears is for you.
This small town romance about two former friends finding their way home to each other is the second book in the new Marlin Shores trilogy by USA Today Bestselling author Monique McDonell and can be read as a stand-alone novel.
The Marlin Shores Trilogy
Saltwater Song
Saltwater Tears
Saltwater Wishes

#3
Saltwater Wishes
2021
Tony
I used to be the hometown hero until I walked away and never looked back. I’m back in town under duress, and everyone knows it. My father’s will has given me no option but to spend the year in Marlin Shores and not back in New York running my business where I belong. A year is a long time to avoid your ex in a town this size. Mary and I had something special until I threw it all away. Looks like I threw away more than I knew, because apparently, I have a daughter who wants to get to know me. I guess there’s no avoiding anything anymore, not even Mary, the woman who makes me want to yell and kiss her all at the same time.
Mary
I should have known I couldn’t keep a secret this big in a town this small. Tony’s back in town, and now he’s back in my life. He’s arrogant, sexy and infuriating and yet I can’t seem to stay away from him. I can’t let him back into our lives if he’s just planning on leaving again. My daughter deserves better and so do I. Now I just need to keep him at arm’s length and not wrap my arms around him the way I really want to. If you like high stakes small town romance with a hint of heat and a guaranteed HEA, Saltwater Wishes is for you.
This small town second chance romance about two people finding their way home to each other and to their family is the third book in the new Marlin Shores trilogy by USA Today Bestselling author Monique McDonell but can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel.
The Marlin Shores Trilogy:
Book #1: Saltwater Song
Book #2: Saltwater Tears
Book #3: Saltwater Wishes
Author

Monique McDonell
Author · 27 books
I am an author of fun, flirty fiction that always has a happy ending. I write contemporary women's fiction including chick lit and romantic comedies. I have released over fifteen novels including the Upper Crust and the Jewel Sisters series. I am also an avid reader, coffee drinker and wine lover.