Susanne Matthews – 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.

Unforgettable Summer FlingsA Fun Romance CollectionSunshine, sparks, and second chances are heating up the season.Five women are ready to rewrite the rules, chase forgotten dreams, and discover that love rarely arrives according to plan.A warmhearted neighbor becomes the steady presence a polished investment banker never knew he needed. An heiress hides behind a new name and a bartender's apron, only to fall for a man with secrets of his own. A woman escaping a broken marriage finds healing, hope, and a kindhearted chef in a seaside town shaped by salt air and second chances.Meanwhile, a world-famous British reality star retreats to Montana, where a fiercely independent American mechanic, a classic Mustang, and a hitchhiking skunk turn his carefully guarded life upside down. And in Alaska, a reluctant romance-cover celebrity with a terrible haircut walks into a quirky gift shop and meets a woman far more interested in usefulness than fantasy.From cocktails and comedy clubs to coastal cottages, classic cars, hidden identities, rural Alaska, runaway dreams, and inconvenient attraction, these five romances prove that the best summer flings may be the ones that last.Come for the sunshine. Stay for the sparks. Fall in love with the second chances.You Make Me HappyA warmhearted neighbor becomes the steady presence a polished investment banker needs when his family faces a frightening crisis. Though Jocelyn and Bruce are complete opposites, compassion may lead them to an unexpected happiness neither saw coming.Love at the PicklebackAn heiress escapes her father's matchmaking plans by changing her appearance and taking a bartending job at an LA comedy club. She falls for the handsome new manager, but both are hiding secrets that could shake up their intoxicating romance.Sunglasses, Secrets, and a Really Bad HaircutA reluctant romance-cover celebrity hides in Alaska behind sunglasses, terrible hats, and an even worse haircut. When he walks into Sue Pike's quirky shop, local chaos and inconvenient attraction prove the real man is far better than the fantasy.Second Chance SummerAfter leaving a marriage filled with quiet disappointments, Maggie begins again in the seaside town of Sea Spray. A kindhearted chef, an unruly golden dog, and a pocketful of lucky sea glass may help her discover where she truly belongs.The Purebred and the MuttA world-famous British reality star and an independent American mechanic collide while rebuilding the classic Mustang that nearly killed him. Add stalkers, culture clashes, and a hitchhiking skunk, and their unlikely romance becomes one wild ride.