Cynthia Cooke – författare

Six unforgettable stories of love, danger, laughter, and second chances.A wedding brings a pretend romance to life. A hockey fling turns into a tangle of secrets and broken rules. A new salon on Enchanted Island attracts sabotage, scandal, and one very distracting artist. A rescue mission sends mismatched travelers racing from Minnesota to Arizona to save exotic animals from a black-market gambler. A woman inherits a seaside resort and discovers old secrets, new storms, and a mysterious boat captain. And one kidnapped social worker in a nun's outfit walks into a bar, changing a parolee's life forever.All My LovingCynthia CookeOne wedding. One pretend boyfriend. One love that refuses to stay fake. The GroupieStephanie QueenA no-strings fling between intense, ambitious Rylee and easygoing hockey lover Zak turns into a complicated tangle of hidden identities, broken rules, and secrets neither can outrun. Their expiration-date romance was supposed to stay simple, but Zak is falling first, falling hard, and falling straight into trouble. DellaDenise DevineAn ambitious hairstylist arrives on Enchanted Island to open her dream salon, only to face sabotage, small-town politics, and a distracting artist who may be exactly what her heart needs. Sunshine, scissors, scandal, and romance collide in this breezy island love story. The Wizard of OddsDani HavilandAn oddball rescue mission sends insurance-company coworkers and a self-employed massage therapist on a wild road trip from Minnesota to Arizona to save exotic animals from a black-market gambler. Along the way, mismatched couples, desert danger, and a menagerie of second chances make falling in love almost as risky as the rescue itself. Sea BreezeSusanne MatthewsA guarded woman inherits a seaside resort and returns to the town where she was born, hoping to claim her freedom and uncover answers about her past. But a mysterious, blue-eyed boat captain with promises of his own may tempt her into risking her heart, especially when a storm threatens everything she's just begun to build. A Whole Lot of LovingSusan Jean RicciA kidnapped social worker in a nun's outfit walks into a bar.For a bartender still on parole, that should be the beginning of a very bad joke.Instead, it's the start of a chase, a cover-up, and the kind of chemistry neither of them has time for. She needs protection. He needs to stay out of trouble.But trouble - and flirting - have other plans.If you love romance with humor, heart, mystery, and a few delicious complications, you'll find plenty to adore in this unforgettable collection.