Shattered

Book One, St. Austell Series

My world crumbled the day everything changed. The weight of it threatened to pull me under, until him. Edward Donald, a stranger on the moonlit shores of Carlyon Bay, offered an unexpected anchor in the storm raging inside me. His gentle touch, his quiet strength. He sees the broken pieces I try to hide.

But Edward’s past is a locked box, and I can sense the shadows lurking within. As our connection deepens in this quiet Cornish town, a nagging question whispers in the back of my mind: Can I trust the man who saved me, or will his secrets destroy us both?

  • WANDERLUST

  • TWISTS

  • DEPTH

  • PASSION

  • COMPLEXITY

Lost and broken, I found him on the shores of Carlyon Bay. Edward Donald, a man as haunted as myself. Our connection is a fragile flame in the darkness, but his secrets threaten to extinguish it. Can our newfound love survive the truth, or will it drown us both?

THEIR REFUGE BECAME THEIR BATTLEGROUND

St. Austell Series

He arrived in St. Austell like a storm rolling in off the sea, a stranger with an enigmatic smile and secrets hidden in his eyes. Edward Donald, the Manhattan socialite, traded skyscrapers for the rugged Cornish coast, seeking anonymity and hoping to outrun a scandal. In the quiet seaside town, he meets Emma Kinsley, a woman grappling with her own private sorrows. Their connection is instant and electric, a lifeline, a shared solace amidst the storm. They find refuge in each other, a fragile peace built on unspoken understanding. But the secrets Edward carries threaten to shatter everything. Across two books, their love story will unfold against a backdrop of hidden truths and the devastating consequences of his deceptions. A storm is brewing, and their world is about to change forever.

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