Carpe Diem Café Books

If I recognize trouble when I see it, it’s because I grew up with a huge crush on my best friend’s older brother, Luke Jones. Born with sinful good looks and enough charm to talk himself out of almost any situation, he’s always been a rebel with attitude to spare—of course, he was dangerous for good girls like me to know. Though he’s found fame, fortune and all the fan-girls with his band, Luke remains the star of my secret fantasies. But now, he’s back—one sizzling look is enough to set my world on fire—and he wants a favor. (From me!) Time to make the world a better place, Luke says, but I recognize half a story when I hear one. Does it really matter? I need to ditch this crush before it’s too late for me to fall in love for real and find my own happy ending. Luke doesn’t need to know that it’ll be more than a favour for me. He also won’t linger in the sleepy little town of Empire—when Luke leaves this time, he’ll be gone forever. The problem is that the other half of his story hooks me hard. Luke’s on a quest to right old wrongs, and making the world a better place is pretty much my theme song. Am I crazy to hope for more from the man who has only ever committed to his music? By the time I learn the whole truth, will my heart be lost forever? For once, though, I’m not going to play it safe. Win or lose, my time to seize the moment is now. Note: there is an alternative illustrated cover available for Just Trouble , ASIN B0DL6DVQPD. The book interiors are the same.

Have you ever wanted something that isn’t good for you? I do, right now, and it’s tearing me apart. Sixteen years ago, all my dreams were coming true, then everything fell apart. It’s so much more than a broken heart and a loss of trust. It’s raising a daughter alone, abandoning your old life to make a new one, and being tired all the time. The only bright light is Sierra herself, a wise child who has taught me so much in her fifteen years. She is everything to me. It’s because of Sierra that I take the chance to move back to my hometown of Empire to help Merrie launch her dream, The Carpe Diem Café. I’m sick of avoiding the past and I miss my grandmother. Why should Mike be allowed to take that away from me and from Sierra? Why have I let him? I sure don’t expect him to turn up, looking better than ever - much less acting as if he still cares, pretending he doesn’t know that Sierra is his, wanting to start all over again. It’s a proposition that I know I should refuse, but…it’s Mike. The thing is he’s not the same guy I knew. He’s older and tougher, more direct and a whole lot hotter. He has the money to make all of Sierra’s dreams come true and I can’t compete with that – even though I’m terrified to lose her. It doesn't help that Sierra likes him enough to have launched a Parent Trap matchmaking scheme of her own. Do I dare to trust his promises this time around? Can I let myself fall in love again with the man who has always been my one and only? Or will that just leave me with a shattered heart one more time?