As a historian, Alice Murphy lives safely in all pasts but her own.
She works at Chisholm University delving into tomes and histories to forget about her own tumultuous childhood, filled with the abandonment of her mother and the emotional neglect of her father.
When scientists at the university discover time travel and approach with an idea to send historians back in time, Alice finally decides to take a leap. A leap that leads her straight to the Titanic’s doomed maiden voyage to uncover the tragedy that unfolded so many years ago.
Alongside her best friend Ben, Alice is thrust into a restrictive life of women in the past and finds herself inexplicably drawn to one of the passengers, a steward named Charlie Hughes—a man who is doomed to die.
Through uncovering the truth about the Titanic’s demise, Alice uncovers love and must decide if saving the man who finally broke through her walls is worth changing history forever.
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time travel, whirlwind romance, instant spark, titanic, invisible string, hidden identity, found family
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This book features elements of grief and death of a family member (off-page) It also has themes of parental neglect, alcohol use, and strong language. Please protect your mental health.
Lex Grant has hit a wall.
Her career as a crime author has grown as stagnant as her relationship with Graham, the sweet boyfriend she can’t let in because of the emotional scars of her past.
When her best friend’s wedding takes her back to Brockhurst, Massachusetts, Lex finds herself face to face with her past, including her ailing grandmother and the ex-boyfriend she left five years ago.
Will Bennett, ex-hockey player and Lex’s high school sweetheart, is the whole reason she left for California. He never could open up to her, and a career-ending injury sent him into a dark spiral.
Now, sparks fly at their reunion, and Lex has to decide whether to open her heart again or flee like she did last time.
Unexpected help comes in the form of her grandmother’s stories about her first love in the 1960s who tragically died in Vietnam. The two women’s stories serve as a mirror, and to find true happiness, Lex must learn that sometimes what you’re looking for is right where you left it.
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small town, second chance, return to hometown, dual pov, redemption, flashbacks, found family
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This book features elements of grief and death of a family member (on-page) It also has themes of mental health and thoughts of suicide. Please protect your mental health.
“Loving you was like being struck by lightning. But lightning can strike twice.”
Those words were the only thing besides her daughter that Quinn Reynolds had left after her husband died. Three years later, she’s still trying to find herself again, aching to return to the kitchen as a pastry chef.
When a chef position opens at a local bar, she finally steps back into the kitchen and into the orbit of Noah Sullivan—her late husband’s grumpy, emotionally unavailable best friend. He’s made it clear he doesn’t do love, marriage, or kids. She’s not looking for anything either. But when sparks fly between them every time they touch, Quinn proposes something simple: no strings, just comfort.
But nothing stays simple in a small town like Brockhurst. As the days turn into nights and walls begin to fall, Quinn finds herself sharing her grief, while Noah wrestles with the guilt and loyalty he’s carried for years.
Now, caught between honoring the past and risking their hearts, they must decide if they’re brave enough to weather the storm together.
Because sometimes, lightning really does strike twice.
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small town, widow/single mom, grief/love after loss, opposites attract, friends with benefits, workplace romance, found family
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This book features elements of grief and death of a family member (off-page) It also has themes of mental health, alcohol use, and strong language. Please protect your mental health.