Reading · Hunter’s Monthly Meltdown

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GAH! ARC requests are open on NetGalley!

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Actress Claire Davis has spent her life pretending—on screen and off. When she meets Reed Hart, the charismatic frontman of a once-popular band, she believes she’s found something real.

But Reed is addicted to more than fame. And loving him means living in the space between who he is and who he swears he’ll become.

Claire waits. She hopes. She tries to save him. When Reed finally seeks help, she thinks it’s their turning point.

Instead, it’s her wake-up call.

A poignant, emotionally honest story about love, addiction, and the quiet bravery it takes to choose yourself.

Tropes:
💔 love that lingers longer than it should
🍷 coping mechanisms that aren’t exactly healthy
🎭 life behind the curtain vs. what’s real
🚪 choosing yourself
🌱 starting over

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Okay, super last-minute, but I’ll be signing in Vancouver, BC on July 20th!

Monday, July 20, 2026

5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Central Library

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I’ll be attending Kiss & Tell on July 25 in Grapevine

A jilted bride. A jaded divorce lawyer. A full tank of gas. What could go wrong?

Rhys: As a cutthroat New York City divorce lawyer, it’s my job to end marriages. Lifetime commitment? It’s for the birds. I do everything in my power to avoid it…until my grandfather’s will says that to save our family’s land, I have to become a wedding planner.

Worse, my first client is Eden Becker. She’s the sunshiny disaster whose ex-husband I represented a few years ago in their divorce. Eden’s first marriage was a nightmare, so why does she think another one is a good idea?

Turns out, I’m not wrong. Her jerkwad fiancé jilts her, and as her wedding planner, I’m also her getaway vehicle. Now we’re on the road together—and all my complicated feelings about this beautiful, naive optimist are in the car, too. Along with a wild attraction I’ve been fighting since we first faced off across a conference table.

If this road trip goes on too much longer, I’m going to do something I’ll regret forever.

Like fall in love.

A spicy, grumpy-sunshine, jilted bride, enemies to lovers, standalone road trip romantic comedy set in the beloved small town of Rush Creek.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞:

✔️Jilted bride

✔️Grumpy sunshine

✔️Enemies to lovers

✔️Cynical divorce attorney

✔️Road trip

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Supporting indie authors is one of my favorite things to do, and these stories deserve a spot on your TBR. (Click on the book cover to order!)

In this third installment of the Saddlebrook Falls series, Kasey Bennett must come to terms with the fact that his high school sweetheart and the only girl he ever loved is back in town after disappearing ten years ago. Ava Jones is just as reckless as ever, convincing Kasey into a marriage of convenience to help save his family’s ranch.

The catch? They have to make everyone else believe they’ve fallen back in love in order for their plan to work.

When Ava Jones left town ten years ago, she was determined to make a life for herself far away from the only place she ever knew. Abandoned by her mother and smothered by her controlling father, she desperately needed a change of scenery, even if it meant hurting the only person who ever really understood her. It was for the best, after all. But when her new life in Miami came crumbling down and her new man betrayed her in the worst of ways, she had no choice but to pack her bags and run back to the only place that ever felt like home.

Kasey never knew why Ava left him, only that she did. It tore him up, broke his heart into a thousand jagged pieces, and despite his best efforts it’s proving difficult to keep a level head. Marrying her after everything they went through is probably the worst idea in the world—except it just might be the only thing that keeps his family safe. Still, Ava’s hiding something, and he’s determined to figure out what it is.

She wants a summer fling.

He doesn’t think he’s worthy of more.

Claire Connelly’s life was on track—until it wasn’t. Ambitious, driven, and ready to conquer Manhattan as a family physician, she never saw the catastrophe coming. Now she’s jobless and adrift. When an opportunity in Upstate New York offers her a break from reality, she quickly accepts. And when a proposition comes next, she’s ready for a distraction. A fling. Nothing more.

Asher Greer isn’t looking for anything. Five years after losing his wife, he’s a single dad trying to keep his family summer camp afloat. The camp is thriving, but Asher’s heart? Not so much. When he hires a new doctor, the last thing he expects is to feel alive again. But in her presence, he awakens.

What begins as friendship soon turns into undeniable chemistry. Sparks fly, but Asher can’t shake his belief that he’s not worthy of love or Claire’s brilliant, delightful heart.

Could taking a chance on love be just what the doctor ordered?

Packed with laugh-out-loud humor, witty banter, and a whole lot of spice, For the Win is a hopeful story about love after loss and finding beauty in the broken.

Falling in love was never the danger. Being found was.

Welcome to San Camanez, a humble, peaceful little island in the Puget Sound and home to the Vino Vixens. Four cousins—and single moms—who run a vineyard, love the wine they sell, raise their kids together, and still hold out hope that not all men are like the ones they married. This is Naomi’s story …

Lennox
My daughter and I came to San Camanez Island for a fresh start. As the town’s new principal, I planned to keep my head down, protect my peace, and make sure no one uncovered the truth about Mabel and me. But small towns thrive on gossip, and on San Camanez, secrets don’t stay buried for long.

Then Naomi barrels into my life—beautiful, stubborn, and impossible to resist. She’s older than me, fiercely protective of the people she loves, and the first woman who’s ever made me want more than survival. The more nights we spend tangled up together, the more this island starts to feel like home.

For the first time in my life, I want a future.

But if someone from my past finally finds us, everything I’ve built could go up in flames.

Naomi
I already survived one dangerous man. Falling for another isn’t on my agenda—especially not the town’s mysterious new principal with guarded eyes, a brilliant daughter, and enough secrets to keep the whole island talking.

But Lennox is impossible to stay away from. Every heated glance, every stolen touch, pulls me deeper into his world until protecting him and Mabel feels as natural as breathing.

Then rumors turn dangerous. And when Lennox’s past threatens the safe life we’ve both fought to build, I have to decide whether loving him is worth risking everything.