realistic fiction

“Finding Willow” is the prequel to “Unspeakable,” the touching romance between Brody and Willow that explores one girl’s quiet strength to survive the unbearable weight of a family secret alone, and the love and resolve of a boy determined to help her.

Returning to Hidden Pines is the last thing Allie Collins wants. The family cabin where she spent her youthful summers now holds a dark memory. Then Allie meets Damien, a local rebel with secrets of his own. By the time Allie unearths the mystery of Damien’s past, she realizes how intricately they are connected. Now, she is caught in a dangerous battle that threatens her life and those she loves.

Before she can become the greatest empress in history, fifteen-year-old Sophie will have to survive her social-climbing mother’s quest to put her on the throne of Russia—at any cost.

Upon returning for her senior year of high school, rumors quickly spread about the tragic summer accident that left the school’s star athlete grieving in the shadows. Now, the last thing Allie wants is the limelight. But the relentless pressure for normalcy from her friends and family leaves her with no choice but to surrender. Rumors is a prequel novel to Lingering Echoes.

Willow appears to have it all. She’s beautiful, smart, and she dates the most popular guy in school—Jaden. But she would walk away from it all in a second. She is tormented by lies and suffocating guilt because of a dark secret that dominates her life. But when someone uncovers her family’s past, they use it against her. She tells herself she just has to make it to graduation. Then she can leave Middleton, and her secret, far behind. But when Brody transfers to Cassidy High, he turns Willow’s life upside down. He shows her what it feels like to live again and suddenly, she isn’t satisfied with just surviving until graduation.

A fresh start at college is what Kate needs to ease the burden of her family secrets. When she meets the charming Aaron Jackson, she weaves a new history for herself to fit into his perfect life. But the past refuses to stay where it belongs. When Ben reappears in Kate's life, she is pulled deeper into the childhood that she's tried to forget. Ben seeks Kate's help in making a change. But in this journey for retribution, lines blur between courage, justice, and revenge.

Breaker James is no longer the boy locked in a prison of his own making. He's not afraid to leave his house, and he doesn't need Ash's help twenty-four hours a day. Hell, lately it feels like he might not need her much at all anymore. Turns out love is easy when you're secluded from the outside world. Can Ash learn how to let Breaker love her, when he doesn't need her to be his crutch?