Chicks, Piglets, and Goats oh my!

Sometimes a book idea hits me in the middle of the night and I tell myself DON’T FORGET THIS ONE! But … I almost always do. Well that, or I fumble for my phone and tap in some notes that rarely, in the light of day, make any sense — until THE BRIGHT SPOT! (Up for order now!) But then my entire family went to a fun local farm where we held newborn chicks, fed adorable piglets, and laughed ourselves silly at the antics of the goats climbing on each other.

So when the next night, I dreamed about a similar farm, this one in trouble, run by an underdog, down-on-her-luck heroine and a very sexy CPA who steps in to help, I knew I had to write it.

Luna Wright is a lot of things, but sweet and trusting aren’t on the list. Adopted at birth, with scant knowledge of her biological family, she’s created her own inner circle, a motley crew that helps her run the struggling but charming organic Apple Ridge Farm. 

With a farm-to-table café as well as a menagerie of rescued animals (complete with a baby goat who keeps escaping to the pantry to eat Luna’s secret stash of decidedly not organic potato chips), it’s the best home she’s ever known. So of course things go awry, and the name of most of her troubles turns out to be an enigmatic, annoyingly sexy CPA named Jameson Hayes.

No one should have to change who they are to be loved. That’s not in question. But can Luna dig deep enough to find true strength and the real meaning of love and family? I’ll never tell.

Oh! I nearly forgot! I just got the cover for my other 2024 book release, THE SUMMER ESCAPE.

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