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The Lakeside Inn, Book 1.

Penny Terry loves her job as a property development manager in one of Seattle’s biggest construction companies. When tragedy strikes, she returns to Sapphire Bay to say goodbye to her grandmother and comfort her parents.

The last thing Penny or her sisters expect is to inherit the house her grandma called home. But there’s a catch—and it could change their lives forever.

Wyatt Johnson didn’t move to Sapphire Bay to be harassed by four females and a large Golden Labrador. But when the Terry sisters become his neighbors, any chance of completing his latest collection of paintings disappears under a blast of plaster dust and never-ending banging.

When Penny needs his help to solve an old family mystery, they’re drawn into a web of secrets unlike anything Sapphire Bay has ever seen.

Summer at Lakeside, Book 2.

Diana Terry’s life has been turned upside down by a bitter divorce. When her beautiful, eccentric grandmother dies, she’s devastated. Taking nothing but a battered suitcase and her canine buddy, Charlie, she leaves her old life behind to comfort her family and find a new kind of normal.

Ethan Preston is a former Navy SEAL and a counselor at the medical clinic in Sapphire Bay. For him, the best thing about living in the small Montana town is the way the community embraces people who come there seeking refuge, compassion, and support.

Meeting Diana has changed Ethan’s life. Her kindness and quiet strength makes what he has seen and done during his military career easier to bear. 

When a family heirloom disappears from The Lakeside Inn, a series of events is set in motion that tests Diana and Ethan’s growing relationship. Can Diana trust Ethan or will her past experiences overshadow what is in her heart?

A Lakeside Thanksgiving, Book 3.

Barbara Terry is enjoying working with her
sisters at The Lakeside Inn more than she thought she would. But with almost no
winter reservations, they need to do something to increase their revenue to
meet their loan payments.

Putting her marketing and social media
skills to good use, she creates a plan that will give them the business they
need—as long as she can continue to juggle running the inn with her job in San
Diego and planning her sister’s wedding.

Theo Olson is an award-winning journalist
whose reputation has been destroyed. Running a community radio station is
giving him something positive to focus on while he comes to terms with what
happened in New York City. But when the future of the station is in jeopardy,
he turns to Barbara for help.

When the mystery surrounding his arrival in
Sapphire Bay is revealed, he has to make the most important decision of his
life. Will he stay in Sapphire Bay or risk losing Barbara’s love forever?

Christmas at Lakeside, Book 4.

 Katie Terry loves her family, but she never wanted to return to Sapphire Bay. After the twelve-month clause in her grandmother’s will comes to an end, she’s moving back to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a bestselling author.

Peter Bennett has made a fortune developing IT solutions that change people’s lives. His latest project, a 3D prosthetic limb, is creating world-wide interest. Leaving New York City behind, he travels to Sapphire Bay to evaluate the clinical trials and secure funding to commercially produce the state-of-the-art invention.

When he meets Katie, he’s intrigued by her heartfelt desire to make the world a better place—one book at a time. As their lives become more entwined, he can’t help but wonder what it would be like to live with someone who sees sunshine in the darkest of days. But her big city dreams are pulling her away and he doesn’t know if what they have is strong enough to make her want to stay.

Enjoy the first scene from The Lakside Inn, Book 1.

Cold, unwelcome dread filled Penny Terry’s
chest as she arrived at the hospital in Polson. Her sweet, adorable grandmother
was dying. There were no drugs, no alternative therapies, nothing that could
change what was going to happen. 

After a frantic call from her mom, Penny
had caught a late flight into Kalispell, then driven to Polson. Flying into
Montana was a bittersweet moment. She loved coming home, but knowing her
grandma was so sick left her heart raw.

Gripping her jacket tighter, she looked
around the entranceway of the hospital. Allan, her dad, rose from a black
plastic chair. His smile of welcome was burdened with grief. 

Everyone in their family was close to her
grandma. With her endless smiles, crazy sense of humor, and never-ending
enthusiasm for life, she lit their darkest days with happiness and joy.

Rushing across the room, Penny threw
herself into her dad’s open arms.

“It’s good to see you,” her dad said. “How
was your flight?”

“It was okay. How’s Grandma?”

Tears filled her dad’s eyes. “She isn’t
good, but she’s looking forward to seeing you.”

Taking a deep breath, Penny blinked back
her own tears. “Can I visit her now?”

“Of course, you can. The palliative care
unit doesn’t have any set visiting hours.” With their arms linked, they walked
toward the elevators. “Betty’s more frail than the last time you saw her.”

Before Penny left Seattle, her mom, Mabel,
had tried to prepare her for the changes that had happened over the last week.
Her grandma couldn’t get out of bed anymore. She’d lost weight and the large
doses of pain medication had caused other issues. 

But she was still alive. She was still the
same woman who’d sung to Penny and her sisters as they’d danced around the
kitchen. The same woman who told them stories of princesses and dragons as
they’d sat around the fire. The same woman who’d looked after the roses in her
garden as if they were her children.

The elevator doors opened and Penny stepped
into the palliative care unit with her dad.

“Your grandma’s down here.” Allan pointed
to a different corridor than the one they’d walked down a couple of weeks ago.
“People who don’t have long to live are in this area,” he added softly.

Penny swallowed the lump in her throat.
She’d always known her grandma would die someday. Now that the time was close,
she couldn’t bear the thought of never seeing her again.

As if sensing her mounting distress, her
dad wrapped his arm around her waist. “Betty has had a wonderful life. Hold
that thought close to your heart when you see her.”

All she could do was nod.

As they walked down the corridor, she saw
how much the hospital had tried to soften the clinical function of the ward.
Carpet tiles replaced the usual vinyl flooring. They walked past small seating
areas and colorful meeting rooms. There was also a small kitchen where people
could make a cup of coffee and reheat food in a microwave. But nothing could
disguise the antiseptic smell of the hospital; the reason everyone was here.

She glanced at two people walking toward
them. The look they shared with her bonded them in grief. They understood. They
were going through the same thing themselves.

“Here’s Grandma’s room.”

Penny’s heart pounded. The plain, gray door
seemed so normal compared to what was going on behind it. “Were Diana, Katie,
and Barbara able to catch earlier flights?” Her sisters were scattered like
leaves across the country, each pursuing careers that were as different as
their personalities. They’d all booked flights for this weekend but, with
Grandma’s health deteriorating, their parents had asked them to come home
earlier.

Her dad looked at his watch. “I can’t
believe it’s after midnight. Diana’s flight arrives in seven hours, and Katie
and Barbara will be here in the afternoon. Are you ready to see your grandma?”

Penny nodded and, with a trembling hand,
she opened the door. 

Sitting upright in bed, her grandma’s
frail, sunken body almost disappeared against the pale linens. But when she
turned her head toward Penny, the light of her gentle, loving nature still
shone from her eyes.

Penny had promised herself she wouldn’t cry
in front of her grandma. So, instead of showing her how upset she was, she
smiled and stepped toward the woman who made her life complete. “Hi, Grandma.”

“It’s so good to see you, honey. I’m sorry
about all this fuss.”

A genuine smile pulled at the corner of
Penny’s mouth. It was so like her grandma to put everyone else’s needs above
her own. “I’m glad I’m here. How are you feeling?”

“A little tired.”

She gently hugged her grandma. Even though
Penny knew her grandma had lost weight, she was still shocked by how little
there was of her. “I should have brought a triple chocolate fudge brownie for
you.”

“My favorite,” Betty whispered in Penny’s
ear.

Her grandma’s raspy voice brought back
memories of sitting around her kitchen table, talking nonstop as they enjoyed
their marathon baking sessions. 

They were precious moments, and ones she’d
always treasure. “Where did Mom go?”

“For a walk. She’s spent every waking hour
in here since I arrived.” Betty licked her dry lips.

Reaching for the glass of water beside the
bed, Penny held the end of the straw toward her grandma. “Would you like a sip
of water?”

“That would be lovely.” After having a
drink, Betty sighed. “Thank you. Tell me about the apartment building you’re
working on. Is it finished?”

Six months ago, she’d shown her grandma the
plans for a large, multi-story building. “It should be finished in five months.
We’ve already sold half the apartments.”

“Your boss will be happy.”

“I hope so.” For the last three years,
Penny had been working alongside the senior property development manager at
Barclays, one of the largest construction companies in Seattle. With her
colleague’s upcoming retirement, she’d applied for his job. 

Marketing and selling the apartments had
been her primary focus even before the foundations were laid. If she sold the
remaining apartments in the next few months, she’d have a much better chance of
securing the promotion.

“Sit beside me,” Betty said slowly. “I have
some things I need to tell you.”

Penny’s dad was sitting in a chair on the
far side of the room. He stood and smiled at them. “I’ll grab a cup of coffee
while you’re talking. Would either of you like one?”

“Not for me, Dad. I had something to drink
on the way to the hospital.”

Betty shook her head. “Not for me, either.”

Allan turned his worried eyes toward Penny.
“Call me if you need anything.”

“I will.” After her dad left, she pulled a
chair close to the bed. She didn’t know what her grandma wanted to say, but
there was an urgency in her voice that hadn’t been there before. “What did you
want to tell me, Grandma?”

“I’m going to die soon, honey, and there
are some things you need to know.”

She didn’t know whether it was her
grandma’s matter-of-fact voice or her determined expression that worried her
the most. 

Holding her grandma’s hand, she told
herself not to be too dramatic. Their family didn’t have any secrets that were
worth repeating. They were a normal family with a very normal life. 

Or so she’d always thought.