The Overtime Persuasive: A Sweet Hockey RomCom (Alexandria Dominion Hockey Book 3)

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She needed a business rescue. She got her best friend's infuriating twin brother instead.

Eva Barlow had a plan, and it did not include a hockey player.

She's spent years filing them under arrogant, loud, and best avoided—right alongside anyone whose life comes with glitter attached. But when an unexpected fine threatens to take down the Old Town shop she built with her own two hands, turning down help stops being an option.

Enter Liam Snyder: NHL defenseman, professional karaoke menace, exactly the kind of man who makes "just helping out" feel dangerous in all the wrong (right?) ways.

He's aggressively good-looking, annoyingly charming, and always somehow underfoot. He knows her numbers better than she does, and somehow his oversized, unmistakably hockey player presence makes the shop feel steadier than it has in months.

Something about the way he stays after closing makes it very hard to remember why she swore off this kind of complication in the first place.

This was supposed to be about spreadsheets.

Not feelings.

Definitely not roots.

One (or more) Sentence Summary:  I’m a sucker for sports romance books, but especially ones that involve hockey! 🏒❤️

The Overtime Persuasion was a great read! It’s a standalone book, so you don’t need to read books 1 and 2—but why wouldn’t you? 😉 It was also so much fun having the characters from the earlier books back in book 3.

I really loved how strong and independent Eva is, and I enjoyed watching her relationship with Liam grow from friendship into something more. Eva is working hard to get her books and vinyl store up and running, with her best friend Lucy by her side. But when Lucy—Liam’s twin sister—is called up to play for a women’s professional hockey team, Liam steps in to help Eva out.

Of course, Liam and Eva can’t deny the attraction between them. 🔥 Let the sparks fly!

I really enjoyed The Overtime Persuasion and can’t wait for Book 4! 🏒📚❤️

Here is my review on Book One - The Sunshine Offensive

I just realized I never posted my review on Book Two - but I loved it! 5 stars Must Read.

I have read several of Anne Kemp books and love them all!

Penalties and Proposals

Checking Mr. Wrong

The Art of Falling in Love with Your Grumpy Neighbor

Offsides Secrets

Goalie Interrupted

Anne Kemp is a bestselling author of romantic comedies. She loves reading (and she does it ridiculously fast, too!), gluten-free baking (because everyone needs a hobby that makes them crazy), and finding time to binge-watch her favorite shows. She grew up in Maryland but made Los Angeles her home until she encountered her own real-life meet-cute at a friend's wedding where she ended up married to one of the groomsmen. For real.

Anne now lives on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, and even though she was married at Mt. Doom, no…she doesn’t have a Hobbit. However, she and her husband do have a terrier named George Clooney and when she’s not writing, she’s usually with them taking a long walk on the river by their home.

You can find Anne on her website - come say hi! She’d love to hear from you: www.annekemp.com

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Finding Eden (Book 5)

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She finally has a life that belongs to her. Now she has to trust herself enough to live it.

Eden Whitfield came to Sea Glass Island to begin again. Now she’s discovering that building a new life takes more than courage—it takes trusting that the woman she has become is ready for whatever comes next.
Mercer House is changing.

The dusty rooms Eden inherited are slowly becoming warm, welcoming spaces. The belongings she brought from Ohio are finding their places beside the pieces her great-aunt Ruth left behind. And for the first time, Eden is creating a home—and a future—based entirely on what she wants.

But turning Mercer House into The Mercer is more than choosing paint colors and preparing guest rooms. Soon, Eden will have to open the doors and discover whether the dream she risked so much to pursue can actually succeed.
And that means letting go of one thing she has always relied on: control.

As Eden prepares to welcome her first guests, Natalie must return to Ohio and face the career, relationship, and difficult choices she left waiting there. Eden wants desperately to protect her daughter, but she is beginning to understand that loving someone sometimes means giving them room to find their own answers.

Then there’s Caleb.

What began as friendship has become something neither of them can pretend is casual anymore. Eden is ready to see where it might lead, but after spending nearly thirty years shaping her life around someone else, she refuses to disappear inside another relationship.

Fortunately, Caleb may be the first man who has never asked her to.

With opening day drawing closer and a new love quietly finding its place beside everything Eden is building, the future she once couldn’t imagine is finally beginning to feel real.

But just when Eden thinks the past has finally found its proper place, one unexpected reminder threatens to bring it straight to her door.

Continue Eden’s journey in Finding Eden: Book 5 and return to Sea Glass Island, where a new dream is about to open its doors, love is finding its way in, and the past may not be finished with Eden yet.

Finding Eden: Book 5 continues The Sea Glass Island Series, an emotional later-in-life women’s fiction series about starting over, mothers and daughters, friendship, independence, unexpected love, and discovering who you are when you finally begin choosing yourself.

Welcome to Sea Glass Island—a place where mended hearts and second chances wash ashore.

Perfect for readers who love later-in-life heroines, mother-daughter relationships, charming coastal towns, clean romance, found family, and uplifting stories filled with heart, hope, and second chances.

Because sometimes the first step toward finding home... is finding yourself.

One (or more) Sentence Summary:  Well, Eden has finally done it!  Opened Mercer House as a bed and breakfast!  Natalie helped her with the adverting and website. Eden got a line of credit at the bank, paid off the taxes, and go the house ready for guests.  

Who would be among her first guest......her ex husband.  He is surprised at what she has accomplished.  He tries to push his way around and she doesn't let him! Go Eden!!

The guest love what she has done and all that she offers. Mercer House B&B is a success!!!  What a great book of self discovery and all someone can do when faced with options.

Loved Book 5 and So looking forward to Book 6!

Kel Summers writes clean women’s fiction romance books with a focus on later-in-life and second chance love. Her writing captures the essence of hope, self-discovery, and growth, resonating deeply with readers who appreciate stories of love and new beginnings. 

Her personal journey, fueled by her own struggles and heart-breaking loss, led her to leave behind her life in Georgia and venture to the peaceful shores of the Florida Keys. It was there that she found solace, inspiration, and the courage to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an author.

With her toes in the sand, a pen in her hand and her faithful and furry canine companion Ivy by her side, she creates tales of love, resilience, and the power of second chances. Through her books, Kel offers readers a chance to escape into beautiful and peaceful coastal settings, where her characters experience personal growth, rekindle lost passions and find love when they least expect it.

Kel Summers’ books resonate with readers seeking heartwarming stories that transport them to the beach, where love and new beginnings flourish. Her clean and uplifting romances capture the beauty of later-in-life love and the profound impact it can have on one’s life. With each new release, Kel continues to captivate readers and remind them that, no matter the challenges faced, there is always an opportunity for healing and a chance at finding true happiness.

Discover the healing power of second chances and the magic of love in Kel Summers’ later-in-life clean romances.

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Finding Eden (Book 4)

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Synopsis (from Amazon):  

For the first time in nearly thirty years, Eden Whitfield knows where she belongs. Now she has to find a way to stay.

Choosing Sea Glass Island was the easy part.

Building a life there may be much harder.

Mercer House has given Eden something she thought she’d lost forever—a place that feels like her own. But an aging eight-bedroom house comes with more than beautiful sunsets, wraparound porches, and family history. It comes with repairs, mounting expenses, and questions Eden can no longer afford to put off.

Then an unexpected opportunity forces her to decide just how much this new life is worth to her.

For nearly thirty years, Eden measured security by the life she built around other people. Now, with her future resting entirely in her own hands, she begins to wonder whether the very skills she once dismissed might hold the key to something she never imagined building for herself.

And just as Eden starts finding the courage to take one enormous chance, her daughter Natalie arrives on Sea Glass Island facing an uncertain future of her own. With both women standing at unexpected crossroads, Mercer House may become more than the place Eden inherited. It may become the place where they discover what they're capable of when the lives they planned no longer fit.

Meanwhile, Caleb is still next door—patient, steady, and giving Eden all the space she asked for.
Perhaps a little more space than she wanted.

As Eden takes her biggest steps yet toward independence, she must decide whether standing on her own means doing everything alone... or whether there are some things worth making room for.

Eden came to Sea Glass Island searching for what came next. Now she’s ready to build it.

Start reading Finding Eden: Book 4 today and return to Sea Glass Island, where a new dream is taking shape, a mother and daughter are finding their way forward, and a second chance at life might include a second chance at love.

Finding Eden: Book 4 continues the Sea Glass Island series, an emotional later-in-life women’s fiction story about starting over, family, friendship, financial independence, unexpected love, and finding the courage to build a life of your own.

Welcome to Sea Glass Island—a place where mended hearts and second chances wash ashore.

Perfect for readers who love later-in-life heroines, mother-daughter relationships, charming coastal towns, slow-burn clean romance, found family, and uplifting stories filled with heart, hope, and second chances.

One (or more) Sentence Summary:  I am really enjoying this series and can't wait for Book 5!  I wasn't sure how I would like these short books, but I am loving the accomplishment of finish a book and wanting more....and knowing more is to come!

In Finding Eden Book 4 we start to witness how much strong Eden is becoming. A big corporate developer wants to buy the Mercer House, which would take care of the taxes that are due and allow Eden to return to Ohio. However, along this journey she has discovered she liked Sea Glass Island and learning more about the island and her family history.  Should she sell out or fight?

Also a twist in the book.....Natalie shows up at Mercer House!  No spoil alerts here!

Can't wait for book 5!

Kel Summers writes clean women’s fiction romance books with a focus on later-in-life and second chance love. Her writing captures the essence of hope, self-discovery, and growth, resonating deeply with readers who appreciate stories of love and new beginnings. 

Her personal journey, fueled by her own struggles and heart-breaking loss, led her to leave behind her life in Georgia and venture to the peaceful shores of the Florida Keys. It was there that she found solace, inspiration, and the courage to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an author.

With her toes in the sand, a pen in her hand and her faithful and furry canine companion Ivy by her side, she creates tales of love, resilience, and the power of second chances. Through her books, Kel offers readers a chance to escape into beautiful and peaceful coastal settings, where her characters experience personal growth, rekindle lost passions and find love when they least expect it.

Kel Summers’ books resonate with readers seeking heartwarming stories that transport them to the beach, where love and new beginnings flourish. Her clean and uplifting romances capture the beauty of later-in-life love and the profound impact it can have on one’s life. With each new release, Kel continues to captivate readers and remind them that, no matter the challenges faced, there is always an opportunity for healing and a chance at finding true happiness.

Discover the healing power of second chances and the magic of love in Kel Summers’ later-in-life clean romances.

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Finding Eden (Book 3)

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Synopsis (from Amazon):  

She came to Sea Glass Island to figure out what came next. She never expected to start wanting a life there.

Little by little, Eden Whitfield is beginning to find her footing on Sea Glass Island. Mercer House still needs more work than she can afford, but with every room she brings back to life, the old house feels a little less like an inheritance she doesn’t know what to do with—and a little more like home.

For the first time in decades, Eden is also learning to ask herself a question she once stopped asking: What do I want?

The answer may be more complicated than she expected.

Her neighbor Caleb Acker has a way of showing up when she needs him without ever trying to take over. What begins with a few repairs and easy conversations soon leaves Eden wondering whether there might be room in her new life for something she thought she’d left behind.

But Mercer House is holding more than old furniture and years of neglect. As Eden sorts through the belongings her great-aunt Ruth left behind, she discovers pieces of a family history she barely remembers—and a connection to Sea Glass Island that runs much deeper than she ever imagined.

For a woman who spent nearly thirty years building her life around everyone else, choosing what comes next may be the hardest—and most important—thing she’s ever done.

Because starting over isn’t only about leaving the past behind. Sometimes it’s about discovering what you want to carry forward.

Start reading Finding Eden: Book 3 today and return to Sea Glass Island, where a house is becoming a home, an unexpected friendship is becoming something more, and Eden is finally beginning to discover who she is when the choices are hers.

Finding Eden: Book 3 continues The Sea Glass Island series, an emotional later-in-life women’s fiction story about friendship, family, healing, unexpected love, and the courage to build a life of your own.

Welcome to Sea Glass Island—a place where mended hearts and second chances wash ashore.

Perfect for readers who love later-in-life heroines, charming coastal towns, slow-burn clean romance, family secrets, and uplifting stories filled with heart, hope, and second chances.

One (or more) Sentence Summary:  In Finding Eden Book 3 - we continue to learn more about Eden.  After being treated horribly by her ex husband and finding out awful truths of how he gambled away their funds on bad investments, she finds herself alone on Sea Glass Island staying at her great Aunt Ruth's home, called Mercer House. She is trying to decide what to do with the house and the large tax bill that is past due.  

Then she meets her neighbor Caleb.  He is kind and helpful.  He is a widower (for some time) and raised 5 girls on his own. He helps her around the house but lets her decide what she wants to do and how much help she willing to take from him.  

I really like how the people on the island and starting to help her and not look at her as an outsider.  

I can't wait to see if anything develops between her and Caleb (I am hoping so!).

Kel Summers writes clean women’s fiction romance books with a focus on later-in-life and second chance love. Her writing captures the essence of hope, self-discovery, and growth, resonating deeply with readers who appreciate stories of love and new beginnings. 

Her personal journey, fueled by her own struggles and heart-breaking loss, led her to leave behind her life in Georgia and venture to the peaceful shores of the Florida Keys. It was there that she found solace, inspiration, and the courage to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an author.

With her toes in the sand, a pen in her hand and her faithful and furry canine companion Ivy by her side, she creates tales of love, resilience, and the power of second chances. Through her books, Kel offers readers a chance to escape into beautiful and peaceful coastal settings, where her characters experience personal growth, rekindle lost passions and find love when they least expect it.

Kel Summers’ books resonate with readers seeking heartwarming stories that transport them to the beach, where love and new beginnings flourish. Her clean and uplifting romances capture the beauty of later-in-life love and the profound impact it can have on one’s life. With each new release, Kel continues to captivate readers and remind them that, no matter the challenges faced, there is always an opportunity for healing and a chance at finding true happiness.

Discover the healing power of second chances and the magic of love in Kel Summers’ later-in-life clean romances.

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Finding Eden - Sea Glass Island (Book 2)

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She came to Sea Glass Island expecting to find a house. She never expected to find pieces of herself waiting inside.

With her marriage behind her and nearly everything she once called home packed away in storage, Eden Whitfield boards a plane for Florida with one simple plan: see the house her great-aunt left her, decide what to do with it, and move on.

Then she arrives at Sea Glass Island.

At the end of a quiet road sits a sprawling old house overlooking the Gulf—a house filled with faded photographs, forgotten belongings, and fragments of a childhood Eden can barely remember. The longer she stays, the more questions she has. Why did a woman she hadn't seen since she was five leave everything to her? And why does this unfamiliar place sometimes feel strangely like somewhere she's been before?

But an old waterfront house comes with more than memories. It comes with responsibilities Eden isn't sure she can afford and problems she has no idea how to solve. For nearly three decades, she relied on someone else to have the answers. Now, for the first time, every decision belongs to her.

And as the days pass, Eden begins to wonder whether the life she came to Florida to figure out how to leave behind might actually be leading her somewhere new.

Continue Eden's journey today and discover what awaits her on Sea Glass Island.

Finding Eden (The Sea Glass Island Series) is a deeply emotional women's fiction series about starting over, rediscovering yourself, unexpected friendship, and finding the courage to build a life that finally belongs to you.

Welcome to Sea Glass Island—a place where broken hearts and second chances wash ashore.

Perfect for readers who love unforgettable heroines, charming coastal towns, emotional family secrets, later-in-life new beginnings, and uplifting stories filled with heart, hope, and second chances.

Sometimes finding your way forward begins with discovering what was waiting for you all along.

One (or more) Sentence Summary: Finding Eden - Sea Glass Island Book 2 picks up where Book 1 ends.  I would highly recommend reading them in order.  I loved it! Super quick reads, which I so appreciate these days. 

Eden takes the push from her daughter, Natalie and heads to Sea Island to discover the house her Aunt Ruth left her.  She doesn't even remember her Aunt Ruth, the island or the house.  She discovers a beautiful old house, with too much work needing to be done, a cat names Steve, and 2 years past due taxes. 

She continues to stay and clean the house and decided to keep the house without any idea how to pay for everything.  I can't wait to find out!

Starting Book 3 now!

See my review for Finding Eden - Sea Glass Island - Book 1.

Kel Summers writes clean women’s fiction romance books with a focus on later-in-life and second chance love. Her writing captures the essence of hope, self-discovery, and growth, resonating deeply with readers who appreciate stories of love and new beginnings. 

Her personal journey, fueled by her own struggles and heart-breaking loss, led her to leave behind her life in Georgia and venture to the peaceful shores of the Florida Keys. It was there that she found solace, inspiration, and the courage to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an author.

With her toes in the sand, a pen in her hand and her faithful and furry canine companion Ivy by her side, she creates tales of love, resilience, and the power of second chances. Through her books, Kel offers readers a chance to escape into beautiful and peaceful coastal settings, where her characters experience personal growth, rekindle lost passions and find love when they least expect it.

Kel Summers’ books resonate with readers seeking heartwarming stories that transport them to the beach, where love and new beginnings flourish. Her clean and uplifting romances capture the beauty of later-in-life love and the profound impact it can have on one’s life. With each new release, Kel continues to captivate readers and remind them that, no matter the challenges faced, there is always an opportunity for healing and a chance at finding true happiness.

Discover the healing power of second chances and the magic of love in Kel Summers’ later-in-life clean romances.

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Worth the Wait - The Homeward Hearts Series (Book 2)

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Synopsis (from Amazon):  

I've spent my life building my café.

It's been my entire world.
I don't do relationships.
And I definitely don't do a rich, big-city developer with plans for my small town.

At least I didn't... until Joe Miller walked into Blossom.

At first I hated him.

He represented everything I despised—

Money. Change. And the possibility of losing the town I've spent my life protecting.

An unexpected encounter on the beach changed everything…

The next morning, I woke up in the home of the one man who could destroy everything I'd worked so hard to build.

Walking away should have been easy.

Instead, Joe kept finding his way into my life... and somehow into my heart.

But every secret he keeps reminds me that giving him my heart could cost me everything.

Will Joe's secrets destroy everything?
Or will trusting him mean risking the only home I've ever known?
And when his past finally catches up with him,

Will our love prove to be worth the wait?

Take a detour through Seaglass Cove, a fictional east coast town nestled along the Massachusetts coastline where a big city businessman meets a small coastal town cafe' owner. Get lost in this billionaire, enemies to lovers romance and enjoy the twists and turns of this happily ever after.

One (or more) Sentence Summary:  This has been my week!  I found another new author - Maisy Sky! Worth the Wait is my first book of Maisy and won't be the last.  This is book 2 of the Homeward Hearts Series.  I have not read book 1 and don't believe I missed anything - works as a stand-alone. 

Melissa is my type of character.  Responsible, never gives up, fights to the end, and falls in love with a billionaire (a girl can dream!).  Melissa is struggling to keep her cafe operating at a profit due to other businesses selling out to an out of town company.  Little does she know that the man who hit her car at the airport is the owner of such company.

Over time Melissa lets her guard down and gets to know Joe.  However, Joe continues to keep secrets for her about who he really is and the fact that he paid her bank loan off.  No good deed goes unpunished - and when Melissa finds out angry sparks fly.

Does Joe do the right thing or does he get dragged down by the loan shark that has been following him his whole life?  You will have to read Worth the Wait to find out!

I would like to go back and read book 1 (Maisy's first novel), Where Forever Beginnings. I am also looking forward to rest of the books in the series. 

Maisy writes sweet, feel-good, slow burn, women's fiction romance. She loves to write about love and happily ever afters--especially with tropes such as enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine and forbidden romance. Her stories sometimes include a single mom or single dad that gives a "found family" feel. Maisy loves to create happily ever after romance exclusively for the hopeless romantics and big-hearted dreamers. Her stories are set in a small coastal town with lots of endearing supporting characters and main characters who unexpectedly stumble upon love.

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