


Books in series

#0.5
Any Way You Slice It
2014
Piper Adams has one month to find a husband, and get a green card, or be kicked out of the country just when her chain of Aussie Pie trucks is about to start making some serious money.
Aaron is an ambitious lawyer keen to make partner but his Boston law firm only promotes lawyers who are married.
A marriage of convenience could solve both their problems if they keep it strictly business but convincing everyone else that this is true love while trying to convince themselves that it isn’t is a sure recipe for trouble. All the kissing and touching to prove that this is a true love sets the heat rising faster than the pies in Piper’s kitchen.
While Aaron is happy to be friends with benefits, Piper knows better than to mix business with pleasure, despite the undeniable chemistry. Getting married to save her business is one thing, but falling in love would mean risking her heart. Any way you slice it she’s getting more than she bargained for.
A little bit like a cross between Grease and The Proposal, Any Way You Slice It is sure to captivate readers who love romantic comedy and chicklit.
This is the first novella in The Upper Crust series.

#1
Any Way You Dream It
2015
Any Way You Dream It – An Upper Crust Novel –.
Sometimes when life throws you lemons, you create a fake fiancé. That’s exactly what Lucy does when her high school nemesis calls. She didn’t mean to lie. Really, she didn’t. But with nowhere to live and a car that has just decided to die on her, the thought of attending the reunion alone is one she can’t contemplate.
Cherie thinks arrogant, wealthy and way too handsome Chase is the answer to her friend’s dilemma and for reasons Lucy can’t fathom, Chase agrees. The man is too good to be true – he fixes her car, takes her to stay at his place – more castle than house – and seems to find her fascinating.
Life hasn’t been easy for Lucy and she has a hard time accepting anyone would believe Chase would be with her. Still, he turns out to be the perfect choice and in the month leading up to the reunion makeshimself an indispensable part of her life, which may be the biggest problem of all.
Lucy knows life is not a fairy tale – she’s living above her place of work, her sister has run off leaving her with three kids and, when the weekend reunion begins, she has to go back to a town where her greatest humiliations took place.
Will her ‘romance’ with Chase be turn out to be the answer to her dreams or will the whole sham turn into just another nightmare?

#2
Any Way You Fight It
2015
Matchmaking came easily for Cherie . . . unless she was matching herself. A successful realtor, Cherie could sell a piece of property with ease, she could match up her friends with their perfect mates, but she couldn’t seem to find love for herself. Heck, even her seventy-five-year-old Nona was dating again! Cherie had the perfect love once, or so she had thought. But that was a long time ago, and yet, Luke was the standard by which she measured all potential mates.
After matching her two best friends and watching them live their happily ever afters, Cherie decides it’s time to make a change and get back in the game. Now all she needs to do is balance what she wants (a Luke-alike) with the demands of her crazy Italian family (a good, Catholic Italian boy).
Just when she is ready to shake off her past and move forward, her past walks through the door of her favorite local pub with her best friends. Luke is back, looks better than ever, and still has eyes for Cherie. And Cherie can’t control the heat she still has for him. But as with most long-lost loves, he has a past as well, and that past just might prevent Cherie from finding her happiness despite what her Nona’s visions predict.
Can Cherie and Luke make peace with their pasts and look forward to a new life together? Or will this be the final good-bye?

#3
Any Way You Plan It
2016
Sometimes a teenage kiss stays with you long after the prom is over.
Ten years down the track Marissa really needs to move on and get over Mike. She updates her wardrobe and her attitude and rediscovers the part of herself that likes to dance until dawn.
Mike wants Marissa to be happy but watching her flirt - and worse - start dating again has him rethinking his plan to remain in the friend zone.
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Is this a case of not knowing what you’ve got until it’s gone? And if so what is Mike prepared to do to get Marissa back when the whole town seems to be offering advice. Will Marissa and Mike get their happily ever after or is it a case of too little too late?
If you like small town romances, being snowed in and dancing the night away you’ll love Any Way You Plan It.
Any Way You Plan It is Book 3 in the Upper Crust Series. It can be read as a stand alone novel although characters from Books 0.5-2 do appear in Book 3.

#4
Any Way You Want It
2017
The first time Moose saw Chloe he knew it was something special. Now all he had to do now was convince the shy ice-cream shop manager of that. Chloe has spent her whole adult life running, with no one to lean on, so she’s more than a little wary of Moose, after all why would he be interested in her? He’s a successful businessman and she’s just a small town girl.
When her shady ex-boyfriend comes to town Chloe panics and tells him that she and Moose are engaged. So now she has a crazy ex stalking her and a hot fake fiancé moving in and she’s not quite sure how to deal with either of them. Moose on the other hand sees this as an opportunity to show Chloe that opposites attract for a reason.
Will Chloe let her guard down and let Moose in or will she do what she always does and run?
If you like hot coffee, snow days, a little bit of Elvis and fun, romantic comedies Any Way You Want It is for you.
Although part of the Upper Crust Series You can read Any Way You Want it as a stand-alone novel.

#5
Any Way You Build It
2017
When single-mother Sarah pulls up in front of the house her aunt left her she has three goals; help her kids be happy and healthy, find a job and stay away from men. The last year has been a hellish rollerc-oaster and now she needs to create a stable life where everyone, including her, has their two-feet firmly planted on the ground. What she didn’t count on was a sexy neighbour who made keeping her focus and her balance way too hard.
Todd has two rules, never date locals and even more importantly never date women with kids. Growing up with his own mother and a revolving door of ineffectual step-fathers Todd has vowed never to put anyone in that position. He’s perfectly happy living his life with his Peter-pan syndrome undisturbed – until Sarah and her two adorable children move in across the street and turn everything upside down.
Todd isn’t the kind of guy who can stand back when someone needs help and Sarah clearly needs a lot. When Sarah gets injured Todd has no choice to step in and be a good neighbour who lends a hand, because he’s definitely not helping her because he likes her.
Opportunity, proximity and attraction mean two neighbors determined to remain single have quite a struggle on their hands.
If you like tree houses, indoor camp outs and shameless flirting you’ll love Any Way You Build It.
Author

Monique McDonell
Author · 21 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.