The bestselling MADRONA ISLAND SERIES weaves together the heart of Nicholas Sparks, the romance of Nora Roberts, and the charm of Debbie Macomber.
Madrona Island B&B: The heartwarming yet bittersweet Prequel Novelette. Grandma Maggie runs the successful Madrona Island B&B. But when she finds out her time is short, she decides to make her final months the best they can be. Maggie begins putting together a final weekend at the bed & breakfast with all of her favorite guests; a weekend she hopes they will never forget. Together with her late-in-life love, Grandpa John, Maggie reaches out to the people who have meant so much, in hopes that they will join her to celebrate this beautiful place she’s called home for so many years.
The Guestbook: Fleeing what seemed like the picture-perfect marriage, Lily Parkins moves to the only place still holding happy memories…her grandmother’s old farmhouse. The lush, majestic setting of the Pacific Northwest offers a place of refuge and perhaps renewal.
Her beloved grandmother has passed away, and left Lily the Madrona Island Bed & Breakfast. Left with only an old guestbook as her guide–a curious book full of letters, recipes, and glimpses into her family history–Lily is determined to embrace her newfound independence and recreate herself, one page at a time. But as soon as she has sworn off men and is standing on her own two feet, Lily meets Ian, the alluring artist who lives next door. Her new life is suddenly thrown off course. The last thing she wants to do right now is to open her heart to another man. Ultimately, Lily must decide if it’s worth giving up her soul for security or risking everything to follow her heart in this romantic love story.
But Luke is not just here for the grapes. He is determined to discover why Kyla left him, if she still loves him, and if the future they had planned is truly over. Kyla must face her past and make a decision. As Christmas nears, Kyla's dreams come to light and this holiday may be the best she’s ever dreamed of.
Jude finds herself falling hard for her new chef, Ryan Folger. When her feelings are returned, Jude is finally able to envision her own happily ever after. However, when the cast and crew of an upcoming movie come to town to film Murder Most Magic, Ryan’s own dark secrets return in the form of a seductive ex-lover determined to have him back. With the help of her friends, Jude fights for her chance at love, to repair the broken relationship with her daughter, and to find the happiness she has always longed for.