Clearbrook series
Maddening Marine
Childhood had taught her that monsters didn’t live under the bed — they sat at the head of the table.
Felicity Graham clawed her way out of a dark past and built a successful career as a homicide detective. But honoring a decades-old debt means trading big city life for the quiet predictability of a deputy’s badge. Her life has no room for forever… especially not with the former Marine determined to earn the trust she’s never given anyone.
Ronan Murphy spent twenty years serving his country before betrayal sent him searching for a fresh start. He thinks he’s found it in a quiet small town, restoring old houses instead of fighting wars. Except his toughest battle isn’t behind him… it’s breaking through the walls protecting the deputy who’s determined to keep everyone out.
Throw in one interfering old woman, three pugnacious … er, pugs, and an infuriating Marine who refuses to give up on her, and Felicity’s carefully built defenses begin to crumble.
But when her past finally catches up with her, Ronan discovers the truth about the woman he’s fallen for — and just how far she’s willing to go to protect the people she calls family.
Darkness may have shaped Felicity’s life, but it won’t decide her future.
Not while one stubborn Marine refuses to let her face it alone.
Surly Sheriff
A former marine hitchhiking home. A footloose woman passing by. Their love was fated, but their future doomed.
Rae Williams never thought she would stop running. For years she looked over her shoulder, afraid her brutal history would catch up to her. Until Beau. For the first time in her life, she feels safe and loved. But when her past rears its ugly head, it puts the lives of the people she loves in jeopardy.
Beau Stirling swore off women years ago, and over the intervening period, no one has challenged his decision. Until Rae. He falls for the troubled woman, loving her while she wrestles with the nameless demons plaguing her dreams. But his life shatters when she disappears, leaving nothing but a cruel note.
And when Rae returns years later begging for his protection, Beau vows to fight the pull of love. His resolve slowly crumbles when she reveals the violent secrets that have held her captive since childhood.
Can they rebuild their marriage, or will the scars of betrayal and abandonment prove too deep?
A haunting, deeply emotional love story, Surly Sheriff is perfect for readers who believe that even the most broken hearts can find their way back to each other.
Reader Note: Surly Sheriff was first published in 2024 under the Cocky Hero Club banner. After the rights returned to me in 2025, I removed all references to Cocky Hero Club characters. Rae and Beau’s story remains unchanged, however, I updated the Epilogue which you can read here.
Noble Neighbor
The warmth of his touch, the strength in his grip, the connection to him had aroused feelings long smothered by choice and responsibility.
Sunny Jones didn’t come to this small town looking for love. All she wanted was a safe place for her daughters, a crooked old house to fix up, and a chance to finally stop running. Love wasn’t part of the plan.
But Oliver Armstrong—her maddeningly handsome, impossibly helpful neighbor—refuses to stay on his side of the fence. One smile, one touch, and Sunny feels the walls around her heart start to crumble. For the first time in years, she dares to imagine a future filled with laughter, family, and a man who makes her believe she’s worth loving again.
Oliver wasn’t looking, either. After tragedy shattered his world, romance was something he’d buried along with the pieces of his heart. Yet Sunny’s strength and vulnerability draw him in, and soon his quiet life is anything but simple.
What starts as sparks across a picket fence burns into something fierce and undeniable. But Sunny has secrets, and Oliver has scars—and when the truth comes knocking, both will have to decide if love is strong enough to survive the shadows of the past.
A swoony, heart-gripping romance tangled with secrets and second chances, Noble Neighbor is perfect for readers who love small-town settings, protective heroes, and heroines brave enough to risk everything for love.
Reader Note: Noble Neighbor was first published in 2021 under the Cocky Hero Club banner. After the rights returned to me in 2025, I removed all references to Cocky Hero Club characters. Sunny and Oliver’s story remains unchanged.
