Paul Gunnut – författare

Navy veteran, history teacher, and recent widower Ron lost his wife Annie, a free spirit and the love of his life, to cancer. He's now adrift in grief.After dealing with obsessed co-worker Cassandra and a series of failed dates, stunning Latina and Texas Tornado Halsey, adrift herself after a violent and abusive marriage, blows into his life on a blind date only to be transferred away after two dates.Then his former student June, now a widow herself after losing her heroic soldier husband years back, turns up at his door. She's no longer the 17 year old girl he saved from a school shooter years ago but now a beautiful woman, online chef, and law school student. June, adrift in grief and self-destructive behavior, was sent to Ron by her grateful mother to find safe harbor using the justification of Ron's empty large home being good for June's cooking channel and closer to her law school. Entirely platonic at first, they begin to connect over a shared love of old movies. Then Halsey returns and a choice has to be made. Further storms are on the horizon as they all navigate life.

In part 1, navy veteran and high school history teacher Ron lost his beloved wife Annie to sudden onset cancer, only to find out later she was murdered. He met and fell in love with two women: June, his former student, and Halsey, a stunning Latina with Annie's wit and humor. Both women needed the love of an honorable man to save them, which he did. Now age 65 and having loved both of them for over 20 years, the angel Grace sends him back in time 24 years to the time before Annie got sick and before they fell in love with him. He must choose between saving her or saving June and Halsey again. Grace warns him tempting fate may not yield the outcome he desires.

Jane, now a broken but beautiful 40-something female assassin, has spent the past 25 years killing corrupt powerful men that harm women and children but are beyond normal justice. Her kills include 2 of the 3 corrupt police officers that attacked her in a brutal sexual assault at age 17, which changed her life forever. Rescued by Julia, the shattered teen joined Julia's Black Widows- beautiful female assassins that seduce and then kill evil men with a knife through the heart. Julia turned Jane into her best assassin, but Jane is now tired of all of the death and wants to find a good man and retire to a ranch out west. She's assigned rich ex-cop and current CEO Nick Daniels as her next target, whose beautiful wife Nya claims abuses her and other women. Jane is forced to make a choice, one her mentor Julia made a long time ago that doomed her to a life alone. Nick has a personal connection to Jane that neither of them realize right away. Jane finds the life of an assassin is not one from which she can easily retire, and there is more death waiting ahead before she can ride into the sunset with that good man- to include the leader of the corrupt cops that assaulted her. An additional twist involves a similarly broken but dedicated and beautiful FBI Agent assigned to hunt Jane down.

Frank Gordon retired from the Navy after serving on and commanding submarines. Retiring to a happy life with his South African school teacher wife Gail and their adopted now adult daughter Charlotte, their happiness was cut short after Gail was killed in a tragic crash. Frank finds his way to a local law firm, where the brilliant ebony beauty lawyer Tish Williams represents him. Tish's boss assigned her the case hoping to kill two birds with one stone- she saw how lonely Frank and Tish were and that they'd be a good match. Tish has a 16 year old daughter Bella that is smart and sassy like her mom, but Tish having a daughter has repelled men, leaving the two of them alone. Tish got pregnant at 15 and had Bella at 16, the father leaving after he found out about Bella. Despite this, she raised the girl with the help of her loving parents who later died in a car crash. That's when Tish met her future boss, a lawyer who anonymously pays for her college and law school. She then got a settlement that allowed her and Bella to live a good life. Tish and Frank feel the spark of attraction and start seeing each other with Bella's blessing- she had been tutored by Gail and knows Frank would be a good man for her mom. The relationship is despised by Gail's younger sister Grace, who sees Frank- and his windfall settlement from Gail's death- as hers. The fact he's seeing a younger woman is bad, but the fact she's black makes the racist Grace's blood boil. Can Frank and Tish survive what Grace is planning?

Trauma surgeon Aoife Martin embodies her name- beauty. Her green eyes, long red hair, and womanly curves make her very attractive. She moved from Ireland to rural Georgia to leave a life where everyone she loved died. Befriended by the genius and pretty blonde surgeon Elle McDonald, she makes a new start. Soon she meets the handsome and humble Dr. Ben Coley, who shares her Irish linage. The two hit it off and become the topic of lots of hospital gossip as they date. Ben unexpectedly dies before she can tell him she loves him, leaving Aoife alone and heartbroken. As she did in Ireland, she throws herself into her work.Years earlier, Lincoln Cole met and married the love of his life, Florence. They have a happy marriage, then one day while at work as a teacher, Florence is critically injured in a bizarre accident.Rushed to Mercy General Hospital, the prognosis for her is initially very poor. Aoife assisted by Elle work on her and save her life, but she doesn't wake up from the medically induced coma. Aoife meets Lincoln, or Link as his friends call him, and the two feel a spark, but neither acts on it.Days turn to weeks, weeks to months, and finally a year passes. Aoife and Link grow close, but neither can or will talk about the elephant in the room. Their friends see the quandary and try to help them through it, but a new normalcy arises, with Aoife- no longer Florence's doctor- becoming Link's surrogate wife- everywhere except the bedroom.Then one day Florence wakes up and a decision must be made…If you enjoyed reading about the colorful characters of Ron, June, and Halsey, be sure to read Safe Harbor parts 1 and 2!

In Part 1, beautiful female assassin Jane, a member of the shadowy "e;Black Widows"e; organization after she was savagely assaulted and left for dead by corrupt cops at 17, found she had the wrong target when she was assigned to kill wealthy CEO Nick Daniels. She fell in love with her target, dreaming of retirement after 25 years of killing corrupt powerful men- to include the cops that hurt her. Her dream included a ranch out west with a good man and then a girl's ranch for abused girls. The FBI assigned Agent Shauna Reid, a beautiful blonde who like Jane was hurt by a powerful man, to the "e;Black Widow"e; case. Now Jane has become Nora, married to "e;Nick Charles"e;. They settle in a small town in Montana and help the people living there, desiring only to be that "e;normal couple"e;. While there, Nora makes a slight mistake and soon they have a new neighbor, Sarah Riley, a blonde beauty. Sarah recognizes Nick as Nick Daniels, the boy she secretly loved in high school. A cat and mouse game ensues until a dramatic outcome involving a confession.

Jacob "e;Jake"e; Miles and Kathryn "e;Kate"e; Greene grew up next to each other, becoming friends at age 6. They played together and went to school together until Jake got to the age where it wasn't cool to have a girl as a friend. In high school, Kate wasn't popular due to her tall height, braces, and glasses. Jake was a football star and asked pretty cheerleader Ann Powers to the prom. Kate has liked Jake since she was a kid, but Jake wasn't looking at her like that. Their parents hoped their kids would get together, but Jake rebuffed his mechanic dad Rick's advice, Rick comparing Ann to a flashy Corvette that was high maintenance and Kate a Camaro while "e;plain"e; if loved would last him the rest of his life. Rick and Jake have an argument and Jake goes to college, where he lives with Ann. Jake gets an injury and can no longer play ball. Ann cheats on him and dumps him. Rick passes away, as does Kate's mom Jennifer. Rick's mom Marie finds love with Kate's dad Chuck. After college, Jake after drifting returns to his hometown and gets a job at his old school as the football coach. He takes the team to back to back state championships and gets noticed. He's up for the head coach job at state university, a 6-figure job. Jake has never dated again after what happened with Ann. Ten years after high school, one morning at his favorite diner, he sees a very attractive brunette in line. As she turns, he sees familiar blue eyes behind her glasses. It's Kate, all grown up and no longer the girl from school with braces. She's now a beautiful and influential lobbyist- that still pines for the love she never found 10 years ago. As the two reacquaint themselves, Kate uses her political connections to make sure Jake gets a fair shot at the university job. Meanwhile, Ann after a series of failed relationships notices Jake's success and income potential, so she tries to re-insert herself into his life- no matter the cost. Jake made the wrong choice once, will he make the right one this time?