hawthorne bluff
Finding Finlay • Hawthorne Bluff, book 1
When banker Finlay Reynolds learns that Clayton Bradley is back in town, he’s both excited and a little scared. It’s been six years since they last saw each other, and Finn never acted on the attraction he felt back then and still feels now. Would Clay give him a second thought now that he’s back?
Clay’s return to Hawthorne Bluff is a second chance for him. He ran away years ago and his life took a dark turn. When his grandmother, who had always stood by him, suffers a stroke, he comes back to support her and run his family’s bed and breakfast
But his time in prison changed Clay and he’s not sure the town can forgive him. And then there’s a couple of unsavory characters from Clay’s past that just won’t leave him alone.
Can an ex-con and a banker find romance after all those years? Maybe finding Finlay is exactly why Clay is back in Hawthorne Bluff.
Addicted to Ashton • Hawthorne Bluff, book 2
Ashton Reynolds loves his job as a police detective in Hawthorne Bluff, but he’s getting older and looking for more in his life. He begins volunteering at A Helping Hand, a community kitchen in Plymouth where he meets Walker Jennings.
Ker Jennings is a man with a past. He’s dealt with oxycodone addiction for most of his adult life, but has been clean for years. He meets Ash at the community kitchen where he volunteers, and they begin a slow but steady friendship.
As friendship turns into more, Ash and Ker need to deal with Ker’s substance use disorder, his past and his triggers.
Ker has agreed to spend Christmas with his family for the first time in many years and when his greatest fears are realized, he sinks to his lowest level. Only Ash can help him find his way back. Perhaps being addicted to Ashton is just what Ker needs to get his life back on track.
Once Upon a Yuletide Romance • A Hawthorne Bluff story
Calculus is kicking Will Hargrove’s butt. When fellow student Tom Dawson suggests they study together, both hope it will improve their grades in the college class. Spending time together leads to more than just a passing grade, and a tentative romance blooms, however Tom’s negative feelings about relationships—thanks to his mom’s attitude about her failed marriage—keeps most of his feelings at bay.
One thing leads to another and soon the men are willing to admit their true feelings, but can Tom get past his mother’s influence and open himself up to a full relationship? The annual YuleFest is the perfect occasion to spend time together, connect and enjoy everything the holiday festival has to offer.
This holiday story is set in the small town of Hawthorne Bluff and features strangers to lovers, commitment fears, and a happily ever after.
Once Upon a Yuletide Romance is a part of the multi-author series Once Upon a Holiday Story. Each book can be read as a standalone and in any order. What links these books together is The Hook’s Book Nook Traveling Library, a library on wheels owned by two old ladies in love.
