Encounters - Book One - Elise and Lochlan's Story Begins...
A songwriter’s disastrous rideshare becomes the best decision he makes.
Lochlan Conroy Hughes grew up in the shadows of a family scandal and a rock music legend. Although he is a successful songwriter with chart-topping hits, he dreams of stepping into the spotlight as a singer. Against the advice of his famous uncle, Lochlan performs on a late-night talk show, reopening the wounds of the past and sabotaging his solo career dreams. Lochlan flees the confrontation on stage and waiting paparazzi, stowing away in Elise Aubert’s backseat.
Elise Aubert, a single mom and food stylist with untapped photography talent, has abandoned her dreams, focusing solely on providing a secure and loving home for her five-year-old son, Jack. Her collision course with Lochlan shatters her protective walls diverting her orderly life onto a new path.
The unlikely friends to lovers learn that happy endings are journeys, not destinations. They help each other move past the trauma of their early years and nurture the courage to explore unexpected career opportunities. Together, they discover family has many definitions and trust in yourself can lead to unexpected rewards.
Journeys - Book Two - Elise and Lochlan's Story Concludes...
Happy endings are journeys not destinations.
In book two, Journeys, Lochlan and Elise grapple with their life changing careers and the challenges of a long-distance relationship.
Lochlan learns that achieving his dream of touring the country with his band also means facing the ghosts of his past. He confronts the reality of his rising fame and stuggles to keep the promises he made to people at home.
Elise endeavors to find the balance between being the sole provider for Jack and building a free-lance career she never imagined. As the Hughes Family welcomes her and her son into their midst, she tempers a long-buried hope of being part of a family with the fear of being abandoned again.
Lochlan and Elise experience the highs and lows of love's many forms - loving a family, loving a career, loving a child and loving another human being who gives you the feeling of being home.
In Rhythm - Brianna's Story
When your life seems out of rhythm, you make a new start.
Brianna Hughes relocates from LA to Boston to reset the balance of her life. With a new position at one of the city’s art museums, she’s determined to discover what she really wants out of life, to test the "what ifs."
Intrigued by the rowers she sees on the Charles, she takes up a new sport. In rowing, she finds balance has many meanings. Balance in the boat, balance in the stroke and the balance between push and pull. To reach a finish line, her crew has to be in rhythm, rowing as one.
Phineas Molina once found solace in the sport of rowing, but in his current rudderless circumstances, he begins to visit the art museum needing a connection to his deceased father, the man who had been the coxswain of his life. He seeks out the same paintings his father loved, grasping for guidance and direction.
When art and rowing collide, Brianna and Phineas dare to take the first steps on a fortuitous detour. But when two people come from opposite sides of the tracks, finding your rhythm together isn't always as simple as falling in love.
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