The Talking Tree- Book one in the Hartwell Women Series...Following her estranged mother’s death, Marissa Cole returns to her hometown. Her mother has left a request for Marissa to scatter her ashes in New Hope, Maine. Marissa doesn't understand why; she’s never heard her mother talk of such a place. In Maine, Marissa is thrilled to discover a family she never knew she had. But the family isn’t what she thought, and helping her grandmother keep her share of the family fortune might cause Marissa to lose the only man she’s ever trusted enough to love.

The Talking Tree (The Hartwell Women)

Romance

Keim, Judith

Contemporary

Wild Quail Publishing

Straight Talk - Book Three in the Hartwell Women SeriesSamantha Hartwell’s life changes completely when she’s attacked by a client’s boyfriend. She leaves Boston and Straight Talk, her consulting business, and escapes to California wine country to heal and to help her sister and brother-in-law with their vineyard’s growth. But she can’t escape the desire Derek Roberts, a world-wide photographer, had sparked inside her. The two challenge each other in ways they’ve never experienced and end up with more than they ever expected.

Straight Talk (The Hartwell Women)

Sweet Talk - Book Two of the Hartwell Women Series. Story: Following her divorce Allison Hartwell leaves Maine for California to become a partner in her college roommate’s art gallery. She’s out to prove she can succeed in business, get along without a man and have fun along the way. But things quickly fall apart – the business is financially insecure and she’s left with the care of her roommate’s eight-year-old daughter, Daisy. When Blake Whiting, owner of Silver Goose Winery becomes involved with Sweet Talk, a wine and chocolate bar Allison opens, things become more complicated even as Daisy teaches her to open her heart to loving again.

Sweet Talk (The Hartwell Women)

When Ann Rutherford’s husband dumps her for the bimbo in his office, unfairly leaving her without a home or a job, she reluctantly joins forces with Rhonda DelMonte to convert Rhonda’s Florida seaside estate into the small, upscale hotel it once was. Ann, quiet and reserved, is no match for brash, bossy Rhonda, who left the family’s New Jersey butcher business after she won the lottery. Amid their struggles to succeed, The Sins of the Children, a soap opera, films a number of episodes at the hotel and things get complicated in unexpected ways when Ann falls for Vaughn Sanders, the star of the show.

Breakfast at the Beach House Hotel

Parenting & Relationships

Five Women, Five Stories, Five Reasons to Band Together Following an ugly divorce, Sukie Skidmore is invited to join four other women for Fat Friday lunches, where everybody orders whatever they want, no calories counted. But their fun, friendly gatherings take a dark turn when one of the women shares shocking news that puts them all in jeopardy and each woman has strong reasons to believe she might be in danger. Facing an uncertain future, the women support one another through surprising situations as they search for the love and happiness each deserves. A story of strong women and the friendships they form to help each other through difficult times. These five women, of varying ages, each have a different story. Betsy, the oldest, is a widow who's never known true love; Tiffany, the youngest, is discovering being married to a wealthy young man from a prominent family isn't all it's cracked up to be; naive Carol Ann is looking for the perfect man; Lynn is a mystery to them all until she tells them she's not who they think she is. It is Sukie who holds the group together even as she must decide it it's worth taking a chance on new love.

Fat Fridays

A unique little story for all lovers…man and mouse (with a few black/white illustrations). After his father’s death, Theodore is given the task of caring for his large family by working as a doorman for the mice at a glitzy seaside Florida hotel where the rich and famous come and go. The moment he sets eyes on petite lovely Lila, Theodore vows to do anything to win her heart. When the owners of the hotel threaten to close it down after unexpected bad publicity hurts their business, Theodore, intent on winning Lila’s affection and keeping his family safe, sets out to solve the mystery behind the problem and ends up with a few surprises of his own. Early readers are saying: “Every kind of delight” “Charming” “Beautiful” “Something to share with a friend” “The perfect gift for holidays and special occasions”

Winning BIG- A little love story for all ages

Collections & Anthologies

Readers of the Hartwell Women Series asked for more. I listened. Baby Talk is Book 4.When Marissa Crawford and her husband Brad decide to start a family, Marissa has serious doubts about her ability to be a good mother--she was raised by one of the worst. Torn between telling Brad the truth and hoping she doesn’t get pregnant, Marissa’s life is completely upended when a baby girl is left in a basket on the front porch of her large home in Maine. Caring for the baby given specifically to Brad and her, Marissa must decide what her role in life is all about. Attempting to overcome her past, she’s faced with agonizing decisions. As she opens her heart to those who need her, she is challenged in unexpected ways and discovers a joy greater than she’s ever known.

Baby Talk: The Hartwell Women -Book 4

Ann Rutherford’s and Rhonda DelMonte Grayson’s lives continue to be full of surprises as they run The Beach House Hotel, their small upscale hotel on the Gulf Coast in Southwest Florida. Things heat up when Tina Marks (Valentina Marquis, a famous young movie star) is sent to the hotel in secret to lose twenty-five pounds in eight weeks for her next starring role. As much as Ann and Rhonda want to help Tina succeed, the hotel is known for its delicious food as well as its promise of anonymity, and Tina’s impossible to deal with. Then, when Rhonda is faced with a “mysterious illness,” Ann’s role becomes even more stressful as she tries to find time for her fiancé, Vaughn Sanders, the star of a television soap opera, who deserves the attention she can’t give him. As Ann discovers, life is about choices, and she’s determined to make the best ones she can to keep Vaughn in her life.

Lunch at The Beach House Hotel

Dinner at The Beach House Hotel

The Beach House Hotel, the seaside mansion Ann Rutherford and Rhonda DelMonte converted to an upscale boutique hotel, continues to be a success. Not only is it the spot for breakfast and lunch, it’s become the “IN place” for dinner. The sudden, unexpected deaths of Ann’s ex and his wife, leave the care of their son, Robbie, to Ann’s daughter, Liz, while she is still in college. Ann and Vaughn decide to relieve Liz of this responsibility by adopting Robbie as Rhonda becomes both a mother and grandmother. Vaughn’s plane disappears on a fishing trip in Alaska at the same time they learn investors want to buy the hotel. Ann and Rhonda are faced with one of the biggest decisions of their lives. The hotel is their baby too—their pride and joy. But they know no matter what the future holds, their love and friendship for each other will endure.

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The Talking Tree (The Hartwell Women)

Straight Talk (The Hartwell Women)

Sweet Talk (The Hartwell Women)

Breakfast at the Beach House Hotel

Fat Fridays

Winning BIG- A little love story for all ages

Baby Talk: The Hartwell Women -Book 4

Lunch at The Beach House Hotel

Dinner at The Beach House Hotel

Breakfast at the Beach House Hotel