When it comes to love, there's no competition.

When Cynthia Pruitt dreamed of reeling in the catch of a lifetime, she meant seafood. Not her soul mate.

Part-time jobs in the quaint fishing village of Maiden's Bay pay the bills, but they do little to calm Cynthia's adventurous spirit. She dreams of commanding the open sea aboard her own crab fishing vessel. When a popular local captain hosts a week-long contest to find a new greenhorn for his fishing vessel, she can't pass up the opportunity. Her goal is to prove she can do anything the men can do, and that includes sharing a room with one for the duration of the tryouts. She's expecting to bunk with Captain Ahab—not Captain America.

Liam Reynolds has put his past as a greenhorn behind him. After an accident at sea left him scarred, he's content to stay ashore. But when his friend asks him to help assess greenhorn candidates, he's hard pressed to refuse. But his time onboard reawakens...]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:15:29 +0200 https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/729652-waverly_lake.html https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/729652-waverly_lake.html

Kara Carter has her future set—the right photography job, the perfect reliable boyfriend, and her own apartment in New York, until one morning changes it all. She has no choice but to move back home to Waverly Lake, North Carolina, a town she had sworn off for ten years.

It's one thing to return as a failure, it's another to find her neighbor is the one and only Danny Bennett, the boy who broke her heart senior year of high school.

As Kara helps with the family's furniture business—and steers clear of Danny—she is pressured into teaming up with her dad for the Annual Waverly Lake Regatta.

But when her dad's accident results in forfeiting his sailing team slot, no one in Waverly Lake can forgive her past—except Danny.

Danny Bennett, now a single father of seven-year-old daughter Hannah, can't help but be drawn to Kara. When he offers to help Kara race in the regatta, little does he know how the woman who...]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:15:28 +0200 https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/636376-truelove_trail.html https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/636376-truelove_trail.html

World traveler Tracy Bennett agrees to extend her stay in Waverly Lake beyond summer in the hopes of affording her girlfriends' trip—a three-month excursion in New Zealand! And well, Aunt Dee could use her help at Woodsman's Lodge, packing away summer items and prepping for the winter holiday crowd. So, she's stuck until Thanksgiving.

Meanwhile, Ben Walker is drawn back to Waverly Lake after the death of the custodian to his parents' estate. He plans to work at Aunt Dee's for his stay and is surprised to learn his childhood best friend Tracy is also working at the lodge. Hesitant to tell anyone else in Waverly Lake who he truly is for fear the town will want him to fill his parents' shoes, he gives a false name and pretends not to know Tracy.

While Tracy's questioning of the mysterious Ben escalates, Aunt Dorothy assigns them to her pet project—Lovetoberfest. The October event is set to match guests on three blind dates around town. Tracy...]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:25:34 +0200 https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/628011-christmas_island.html https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/628011-christmas_island.html

Twenty-six-year-old Laura Crawford loves her job at The Learning Center for ASD. If only she could get her love-life in order. After her fiancé, Logan, leaves her for another woman, Laura throws herself into her work, helping kids and teenagers with ASD. But the heartbreak bleeds through her work, and her boss sends her on a special assignment—to help the Bennetts with a fundraiser in Waverly Lake. It's a chance to get out of town for a change of scenery, and with a fast-approaching deadline, Laura puts her all behind it.

Hometown attorney Steve Albertson has had it with feuding citizens, and the nearing holidays only magnify the tension. He plans on getting out of Waverly Lake, spending Christmas at a condo on the Gulf Coast. When Beverly Bennett asks him to help with her fundraiser, how could he say no? He only wishes he had when he meets the organizer, Laura, who immediately pegs him as too high maintenance and self-absorbed to care about the task...]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:06:51 +0200 https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/729651-practicing_partners.html https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/729651-practicing_partners.html

Healing hearts takes more than medicine.

Bran Jackson, a gifted trauma surgeon, finds himself at a crossroads after his fast-paced lifestyle in Seattle lands him in hot water. Suspended from the hospital, he retreats to his hometown of Maiden's Bay, hoping to take over his grandfather's medical practice and salvage his career. The quiet coastal town seems like the perfect place to start anew—until he meets his competition.

Aubrie Turnbridge, a pediatric oncologist, wants to put the shadows of her past in Dallas behind her. Moving to Maiden's Bay offers a fresh start and the chance to work at a small-town doctor's office. She's ready for the change, but not for the infuriatingly charming doctor she's up against. Bran's arrogance grates on her, and his motivations are as questionable as his roguish grin is disarming.

As Bran and Aubrie vie for the coveted position, the clinic becomes a battleground for their ambitions and a surprising...]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:15:27 +0200 https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/729654-the_christmas_catch.html https://www.bookfrom.net/mary-shotwell/729654-the_christmas_catch.html
A sweet and heartwarming Holiday Rom Com you won't want to put down.
"The very essence of Christmas. A must-have for your Christmas reading list."—Goodreads
Can an unlikely grumpy-sunshine romance return the magic of Christmas to this small town?
All podcaster "Cheery Charlee" Ridgeway wants for Christmas is to land her one-millionth follower. But first, she needs a really good story. Amid hundreds of submissions, one stands out: a plea for a Christmas miracle from Cape Sunset, a small fishing village that hasn't celebrated Christmas since Jack Fortner lost his fiancée four years ago.
It's the perfect pitch, but who knew Jack would be such a downright Grinch—or so heart-stoppingly handsome?
Jack's comfortable crab-fisherman routine is shaken when Charlee blows into town. It's not long before the pretty podcaster is breathing new life into Cape Sunset, captivating...]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2018 18:15:31 +0200