These contemporary romances are set around a fictional Cornish town in the UK. They’re best enjoyed being read in order and preferably with a good mug of British Tea and a packet of biscuits, some tissue (a large box or two) and something to hold onto while you read.
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I remember like it was yesterday, how he promised he would find me if I ever tried to leave him…
Lou has only one plan-run as far away as possible from her abusive boyfriend. She chooses the only place he wouldn’t think to look. Seeking refuge with the only person who has ever made her feel safe.
As Lou tries to put the broken pieces of herself back together, a need for her best friend reignites.
Jay has loved Lou since they were building sandcastles on the beach. When fate throws them back together, he is determined not to let her go a second time. Can he keep her safe and convince Lou that she belongs on the Cornish Coast with him?
Tropes:
Best friends to lovers
Cinnamon Roll MMC
Vulnerable but strong FMC
Second Chance romance
Small Seaside Town romance
Slow Burn
Triggers (not limited to):
Domestic Violence
Emotional Abuse (not by MMC)
Physical Abuse (not by MMC)
Forced Dependency (not by MMC)
Anxiety
Low Self-Worth
Mention of parental death
Can one kiss change everything?
Tilly’s feelings for Connor have always been complicated. She has been fighting them off since she was a teenager, believing that he couldn’t feel the same and would never see her as anything other than his best friend’s little sister.
That is until they kissed…
Connor refuses to acknowledge his feelings for Tilly. She can’t be anything more than a friend. However, his feelings of friendship morph into something more when his protective instincts take over after a maniac nearly kills her.
Could there be something more between them?
Can love and friendship triumph over the obstacles thrown in their way? Will they find love beyond the tide?
Tropes:
Cinnamon Roll MMC
Golden Retriever Energy (MMC)
Strong FMC
Brothers Best Friend
Small Seaside Town Romance
Friends to lovers
Close Proximity (shared apartment)
Slow burn
Accidental Pregnancy
Hidden Truth
Triggers (not limited to):
Unplanned/Accidental Pregnancy
Violence (not main characters)
Death/Murder (not main characters)
Since she was a teenager, Chloe’s had one goal—to track down her sister’s killer and bring him to justice.
Chloe never believed that her sister had run away, she knew that Leah had been killed, there was no way her sister would have left without a word. What Chloe hadn’t planned for was falling in love with the emotionally shut-off detective who was put in charge of re-opening her sister’s case.
Marcus had always needed control in all areas of his life. He has no time for a relationship and no need for the feelings that Chloe is evoking deep inside him. But once she gets under his skin, all bets are off. Marcus thought he could control it. He thought he could protect her. He was wrong.
When their worlds are turned inside out, and all hope appears to be lost, will their love for one another persevere and heal them … or will it be too late?
Tropes:
Dominant Protective MMC
Strong FMC
Emotional Scars
Age Gap
Detective/Victims Sister
Kidnapping (not between main characters)
Slow Burn
Triggers (not limited to):
Torture (not between main characters)
Violence (not between main characters)
Kidnapping (not between main characters)
Non-Consensual Drugging (not between main characters)
Psychological mind games (not between main characters)
Anxiety/Depression
Self loathing/low self worth
Emotionally unavailable parents
Sibling death
Murder (not main characters)
Raz
Left with a sense of guilt at his failure to protect his childhood friend, Raz has lost his way in the darkness that consumes him. A chance meeting with another man gives him the opportunity to regain some control of his life; Will he take it? How will this affect his relationship with the one man who has stood by him through all of this?
Ben
Faced with his own heartbreak Ben is struggling to continue to support his boyfriend in the way he knows that Raz needs. He wants to move forward, to pull away from the despair that has surrounded them for months and give them both time to heal and make a future together, but is that what Raz still wants?
A friend’s kidnapping and the loss of a family member have left Raz and Ben in immense pain with no physical wound to show for it. The size of the chasm between them has continued to grow as they attempt to live side by side, but not together. How will they begin to build a bridge and heal the gaping wound between them? Is it just too late for these two lovers to reconnect and overcome the darkness that threatens to pull them apart forever?
A Woman Worth Healing is a grief-ridden, angsty, steamy romance—book one of the Waves of Heartbreak Duet.
If I had known it was the last goodbye, I would have held on tighter and never let you go.
Haunted by insurmountable grief, Jennifer tries to come to terms with the loss of her son. Moving forward seems like a Herculean task that she is ill-equipped to deal with.
Until she meets Sawyer.
Struggling with a grief of his own, the last thing Sawyer expected was a searingly intense connection to a broken woman who walked into his tattoo studio looking for a job.
As their lives become more entwined and the heat between them rises. Will they be capable of riding the destructive waves that life batters against them? Or are some heartbreaks too much to overcome?
Tropes:
Dominant/Cinnamon Roll MMC
Grieving Mother FMC
Insta attraction
Miscommunication
Workplace Romance
Triggers (not limited to):
Boss/Employee relationship
Depression/Low Mood
Severe Grief
Suicidal Thoughts/Actions
Intrusive Thoughts
Parental Death
Divorce (not between main characters)
Death of a Child
Mention of terminal illness (not main character)
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