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Camilla Isley · May 12, 2026

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and you must endure terrible jokes...

“I can handle messy emotions.” I hold her gaze, letting her see her past doesn’t scare me. “I prefer ugly that’s real to pretty things packed up in a bow to hide what’s underneath.” — Josh Collins, The Heat of the Moment


Dear Reader,

The Heat of the Moment, my highest-rated-ever book, is on sale at all bookshops for only 99¢.

Lily is a widow, a single mom, and she’s not interested in the easy smile of the firefighter next door—the one who runs into burning buildings for a living, just like her late husband did. She’s built her walls carefully. She knows what it costs to love someone in that job.

Josh knows too. And he’s not pushing. He just keeps showing up with his toolbox, terrible jokes, and infinite patience. He collects moments with her like treasure: the stories she drops like breadcrumbs, the flinches, the heat he catches in her eyes sometimes.

Readers are calling this book the kind of story that stays with you — a slow burn about learning to want a future when you’re still struggling to live in the present.

For a limited time only, The Heat of the Moment is 99¢. If you want a romance that will make you laugh out loud and ugly cry at the same time, this is the book for you.

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“I would never, ever get involved with you.”

Josh raises his eyebrows. “I’m trying really hard not to take that personally.”

I groan inwardly. Even when being rejected, he’s all easy charm. “It’s not you, it’s your job.”

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Rein Me In is out now!

An enemies to lovers, single dad, cowboy romance

Faye came to Blue Crescent Harbor to disappear — teach first grade, keep her secrets, start over. She didn’t expect the hottest single dad in school and small-town royalty to march into her classroom to share his stubborn opinions. Ryder has zero patience for a sharp-tongued city teacher telling him how to raise his son. Too bad their mutual dislike is only matched by their explosive chemistry.

Ryder, Faye and Blue Crescent Harbor are waiting for you. Go find them at your favorite bookshop:

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Blue Crescent Harbor - The Series

Rein Me In: cowboy romance, single dad, enemies to lovers, grumpy sunshine, she has a secret

Fall for Me: billionaire, runaway bride, marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, only one bed

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WRITING UPDATE TIME

Currently writing:

  • Book 3 in Blue Crescent Harbor … second chance, forced proximity, sports romance. Almost done with the first draft :)

Until next time...
xoxo,
Camilla

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