Suddenly single, in her forties, and eager to do what it takes to start over, Elaina Samuels meets three women with similar circumstances at a cash-for-gold event. They quickly become friends and form the No Sweat Pants Allowed - Wine Club. This newly found alliance brings about some humorous escapades, a few tears, and a bond so strong no man can break as they try to cling to the past and finally step out of their comfort zones to find a happiness they thought they'd never feel again. Discover Elaina Samuels, Tawny Westerfield, Stephanie Mathews, and Grace Cordray.

No Sweat Pants Allowed - Wine Club (Wine and Sweat Pants Series)

Literature & Fiction

Romes, Jan

Women's Fiction

Jan Romes

Recently single, Elaina Samuels could've never imagined such an amazing six months. She'd met Tawny Westerfield, Stephanie Mathews, and Grace Cordray, at a cash-for-gold event. Individually they were there to trade in their wedding rings to get a fresh start. Little did they know that fate would step in and put them together - first in the jewelry store and then to share their stories over wine in the bar across the street. They clicked from the get-go and a few weeks later, Elaina made an offer for them to move in to share expenses. Best. Decision. Ever. Join Elaina, Tawny, Steph, and Grace as they continue their journeys to get life right-side-up and embrace the next six months with energy, mischief, chaos, fun, and a few tears.

Sipping Sangria (Wine and Sweat Pants Series)

Humor & Satire

Sometimes the only way to truly start over is to move. That’s exactly what Elaina Samuels and her unruly band of cohorts decided to do. Elaina, Tawny, Grace, and Steph bought a bed and breakfast in Maine. The trip from Cherry Ridge, Ohio to Portland is a wild and crazy ride, filled with things they never could have foreseen. In this adventure, there’s laughter, tears, doubt, and a little danger thrown in to keep them on their toes. Will this relocation to the northeast be the key to real happiness? Or will it test their friendship to the breaking point?

Merlot in Maine (Wine and Sweat Pants Series)

Millionaire Quinn Randel is a world-class philanthropist and world-class ass. He has a perfect life and doesn't want to muck it up with marriage and kids. And then he meets luscious Kylee Steele; barmaid, single mother and college student. Kylee makes him nervous with just a look and her kisses take him completely out of his comfort zone. Can he stop being a jerk to find love? Will the secret he carries close to his heart keep them apart? Kylee Steele let her guard down once for love and received a broken heart, but also a beautiful daughter. Things are finally starting to go right. She's a hard worker with her eye on the prize - a PhD in psychology. Smooth-talking Quinn Randel comes at her with intense bedroom eyes and an attitude that he can have her despite her efforts to shut him down. His relentless pursuit puts her heart, head and body at odds. She wants him but he's a risk she can't afford. She wants him but guys like him are not in it for the long haul. She wants him...

Keeping Kylee (Texas Boys Falling Fast)

Romance

Contemporary

Secrets have cloaked Renee Dutten's entire existence. Placed in the New York foster care system as an infant, she was moved from family to family until graduation. With a bright future as a hairstylist in a posh salon, fate steps in and pulls the rug out from under her again. An eyewitness to a mob hit, the Federal government becomes her guardian. From foster care to witness protection, with only a semblance of normalcy in between, she now has a higher degree of madness with a new identity as Chloe Barnard, a new address in Ohio, and nothing familiar to cling to. The Feds tuck her away in a campground for the summer, with orders for her to maintain a low profile. Chloe's attempt to be reclusive falls apart right away when she meets Aidan Gerrod. The attraction is powerful and her willpower is weak. Wanting him with every speck of her being, puts both of their lives in jeopardy and becomes the biggest struggle of her life. Former Air Force Master Sergeant and ex-Intel government contractor, Aidan Gerrod is bitter that physical injuries sidelined his military career and an affair with his boss cost him the Intel job. Thinking a campground is the perfect location to regain his balance and find serenity until he figures out where to go and what to do next, he gets just the opposite. His gorgeous neighbor grabs his attention, but also stirs a lot of drama. When trouble from their pasts comes knocking, will they face it together? Or will they be forced to go their separate ways to stay alive?

Tucked Away

Starting over is tough, scary, makes you doubt your strength, and puts you in precarious situations. Elaina Samuels, Tawny Westerfield, Stephanie Mathews, and Grace Cordray found out firsthand. They also discovered how powerful true friendship can be. Follow their journey as they continue to grow individually and together as best friends. They now own a bed and breakfast in Maine and they're not quite sure how everything's supposed to go. Stony, the adorable Siberian Husky and Lula, the black cat also have some surprises in store for them. The No Sweat Pants Allowed - Wine Club remains, but has expanded to include the Four Sassy Chicks Bed and Breakfast. Four women. Two Pets. A lot of mayhem and humor. Enjoy!

Wine Club Wednesdays (Wine and Sweat Pants Series)

A true friend will be there for you through thick and thin – sometimes at the risk of their own sanity. Elaina, Tawny, Steph, and Grace have found this to be the case, now that they own a bed and breakfast together. The elasticity of their friendship is tested many times over, especially when romantic interests start to pull each woman in a different direction. Life is crazy, chaotic, and filled with unexpected people and circumstances in this final book of the Wine and Sweat Pants Series. Find out what’s in store for these four intelligent, lovable, and sassy women. * May you laugh, cry, and commiserate with them as they venture toward their happily-ever-afters.*

Wine Sisters Forever (Wine and Sweat Pants Series)

Jessi Novac leads the quiet life of a romance author until someone leaves a series of explicit notes under her windshield wipers and heavy breathing on her answering machine.Until NYPD can track down the culprit who's trying to scare the bejesus out of her, Jessi hides out at her grandmother's beach house in Myrtle Beach where she hopes to get her bearings. Instead, her life takes an even bigger tilt toward crazy when she meets her clumsy neighbor - Ian Alexander. She's suspicious of Ian and attracted to him at the same time. Their relationship becomes a calamity of errors until strange things start happening at the beach house and she clings to Ian for protection. Jessi soon discovers her heart may be in more danger than her life.

Stay Close, Novac!

Romantic Suspense

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Olivia Pence has been a word-nerd and all-around geek forever, which didn't exactly win her a ton of friends growing up. It did, however, snag the attention of a like-minded geek, Dezz Casey. Instead of becoming fast friends, Dezz became a competitive thorn. The rivalry continued through grade school, high school, college, and now as co-workers for Brilliance magazine. The most annoying thing - Dezz went from being a homely dork to six-feet-three-inches of hotness that infuriates Olivia to the point of madness. Their boss has had her fill of the chaos and orders a two-week cooling-off period where they're to travel (separately) and find serendipitous situations to write about. Will the time away fix their work issues and their hearts? Or will it amount to a wild goose chase that drives them farther apart?

Wild Goose Chase

The Wild Rose Press, Inc. (Champagne Rose)

The Great Mistletoe Project

Genre Fiction

Independently published

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