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LIKE THE CLOUDS BREAK
January 21, 2026
Hate is easy. Hate is natural. Hate has consumed Stella Santino.
Five years ago, a massive blackout storm stole Ryder Mason—her first love, and the only person who kept her steady. She’s been broken ever since, driven by two sources: grief as cold as the night he died, and the fierce, burning certainty that Ryder’s best friend, Trev Collins, is responsible for his death.
Trev’s guilt is written in his silence and his unstable temper, which only feeds Stella’s consuming hatred. He was the last person to see Ryder alive, and the chaos Trev brings feels exactly like the storm that ruined her life.
The only refuge Stella finds is with JR. His steady presence is a quiet melody in what’s left of her messy life. But to choose JR is to finally close the door on Ryder’s memory, which is a sacrifice that feels less like healing and more like the ultimate and final betrayal of the man she can’t let go of.
When a sudden truth about Ryder’s final night throws Stella and Trev together, the wall of her hatred starts to crack. As her anger collapses, it only ignites a burning connection that demands her to make an impossible choice.
A powerful and suspenseful finale to the Mount Vernon trilogy, Like the Clouds Break is a devastating account of grief, fate, and the brutal truth that shatters all certainty. Will Stella accept the quiet comfort of the life JR offers, or is she destined to chase the brutal truth from the night she lost Ryder, even if it means running straight into the arms of the storm she’s learned to fight so hard against?
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LIKE THE CARDINAL CRIES
June 24, 2025
Choking in the grip of her parents' shadows, Imogen is forced to attend a school for troubled teens, where she meets T.J., a fellow soul tormented by his own monsters. Together, they navigate the dark corridors of their haunted pasts, forging a bond they thought would endure a lifetime. But that’s cut short by a wound that neither of them can face.
Years later, T.J., having failed in his dream of becoming a photographer and reduced to the life of a paparazzo, encounters Imogen at a glamorous club in Hollywood. But the girl he once knew has transformed into a superficial Hollywood elite, a Barbie doll whose polished exterior hides the scars of their shared experience at reform school.
As they reconnect, both Imogen and T.J. find themselves fleeing from the lives they never wanted, retreating to T.J.'s hometown of Mount Vernon, Texas. Here, amidst the quietude of small-town life, T.J. is confronted with the addiction that led to his downfall. He must decide if he has the strength to overcome his vices while grappling with the painful choice of letting go of Imogen once more. Will they conquer their inner demons and reclaim their lives, or will their history be the one thing that tears them apart for good?
LIKE THE SASSAFRAS TREES
January 21, 2025
In the shadow of the Sassafras trees, Trinity’s spirit wilts under the oppression of her loveless marriage to West, a man whose darkness knows no bounds.
After West takes his anger out on Trinity for the last time, it’s just the beginning of her problems. With no one to vouch for her character, her children are taken away from her little by little until she’s unable to reach them at all.
When Knox, an enigmatic new officer in town, stumbles upon West's brutal attack, a spark ignites in him to help the woman he’s only just met. As he learns of her struggles against town gossip and West’s manipulations, Knox finds himself drawn to Trinity—a dangerous game that could cost them both everything.
Can love and truth flourish amid the relentless whispers of a small town? Discover resilience, love, and the strength to reclaim one’s life in Like the Sassafras Trees.
FOUR MORE WORDS
October 11, 2023
Christine, a career driven anthropologist on her way to Papua New Guinea slips on the ice at her campus in Washington. The last person she expected to come to her rescue is Declan Price, her twin brothers' best friend from high school.
Despite her best efforts to keep her sights set on her fieldwork, Declan keeps invading her mind. When an unfortunate tragedy hits the center of Christine and Declan's lives, they turn to each other for comfort and support. But the closer she gets to Declan, the more his hidden past bleeds into their relationship. And the more she's faced with decisions that force her to choose Declan over her own happiness.
Is love enough for Christine and Declan's relationship? Or will Christine lose herself in the process of falling in love?
Four More Words is a delicate display of what it means to love even when it hurts.
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YOUR DROWNING HEART
December 1, 2022
Abandoned by her father, kicked out by her mother, dumped by her boyfriend, and forced to leave the community she knows as home--not to mention she can’t find a job to save her life.
Paloma is at her breaking point when she unintentionally falls into the arms of a popular YouTuber; Jax Ferrington. His resources and connections are just what Paloma needs to get back on her feet, but she never dreamed she would fall for him in the process. Paloma’s world is shattered when she realizes there’s a lot more to Jax than she ever imagined.