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Bonus Scenes

When we write our books, we never really plot and we don’t write to deadlines either. This is mainly because we don’t like to feel constrained and we also tend view our stories as an ever-changing work in progress. We did try to plot once, when we started writing the Badger Creek Duet Series, and to say it was a disaster would be an understatement! We had a plan that looked like one of those crime scene murder boards, complete with way too many weird and complex character hook-ups! We spent several hours on the phone to each other trying to unravel it all, but ultimately we ditched the whole thing and went back to our standard “fly by the seat of our pants, hot mess” approach! And we’ve never looked back.

In any case, as a result of this “wing it and see” approach we use, sometimes things get cut and sometimes things get re-written. And sometimes, we might write some bonus stuff too, which usually goes out first to our newsletter subscribers (along with a bunch of other cool stuff!).

If you’d like to read some of the deleted, re-written, or bonus scenes we’ve put together, this is the place to find it! Just click on the links below and happy reading!

Rockport Beach Series Bonus Content

Please note, the Rockport Beach Series is erotic romantic suspense, meaning it’s super steamy and hot! 18+ all the way on these scenes!

Beginning With You – A bonus Rockport Beach prequel

Finding Home with You – Deleted Scene ~Chapter 9/10

Finding Home with You – Alternate Epilogue

Making Home with You – Original Beginning

A Rockport Beach Christmas Bonus Scene

Dirty Hollywood Series Bonus Content

A Dirty Hollywood Valentine’s Day with Aiden & Julia

A Dirty Hollywood Valentine’s Day with Lewis & Ava

Beautiful Flirt: A Dirty Hollywood Novella

Love & Wine Series Bonus Content

A Jack & Lulu Baby!

A Love & Wine Christmas

Hawthorn Hills Duet Series Bonus Content

Confuse Me – A bonus Hawthorn Hills prequel

A Hawthorn Hills Thanksgiving

One Effed Up Holiday Series Bonus Content

A One Elfed Up Christmas Incident

The Memory of Us Bonus Content

An Update on Elliot & Nora

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If you haven’t started our Hibiscus Hearts serie If you haven’t started our Hibiscus Hearts series, now is the perfect time! Not only is book 5 dropping in two weeks, but book 1 is on sale for just 99c! Grab it now! 🏄🏻‍♀️🌺🏄🏻‍♂️🤙🏻
Are you ready for Kai and Quinn’s story? Delicat Are you ready for Kai and Quinn’s story? Delicate Hearts release this month and we can’t wait for you to read it! Watch what happens when the free spirited, anti-commitment playboy falls for the girl running from a bad relationship! Pre-order your copy now! 🤙🏻🌺🏄🏻‍♂️🏄🏻‍♀️
Delicate Hearts drops in less than a month and we Delicate Hearts drops in less than a month and we cannot wait for you to meet Quinn and watch our carefree playboy, Kai fall hard for her! ARC sign up is still open and you can also pre-order your copy now! Links in our bio! 🌺💜
When the free-spirited playboy finally gets a girl When the free-spirited playboy finally gets a girlfriend… Are you ready for Kai and Quinn’s story? Delicate Hearts drops in just over a month but you can pre-order your copy now! Link in our bio! 🌺🏄🏻‍♀️🏄🏻‍♂️🤙🏻
Yes, we know Delicate Hearts is releasing soon. Bu Yes, we know Delicate Hearts is releasing soon. But we always include a glimpse at the next Hibiscus Hearts book, which means it’s COVER & BLURB REVEAL TIME!

Lena Luton always had dreams of leaving Maui for the mainland, but with a chaotic upbringing like hers, it felt impossible. Working hard to get into college, and with her sister footing the bill, she knew she had to make it. But her daddy issues run deep, and after a disastrous year, she ends up back home and hiding from her sister. 

Eli Hamilton has landed his dream job as a firefighter on Maui, but his playboy past returns to put him in his place. Single fatherhood was never in his plans, yet that’s where he finds himself, and now he’s in desperate need of help. 

Lena and Eli’s worlds collide when she takes a job as his live-in nanny. And as they grow as a family, they find themselves falling for each other. But Lena’s past is closer than she thinks, and what she’s kept hidden could ruin the heart she’s finally found.
These two… Kai has always been a favourite of ou These two…
Kai has always been a favourite of ours…he’s free spirit and his cheekiness is so much fun to write. What’s even more fun is watching him get friend-zoned and then falling HARD! You ready to see what happens next? Delicate Hearts is coming June 24th, but you can pre-order your copy now! 🌺
Delicate Hearts, book 5 in our Hibiscus Hearts ser Delicate Hearts, book 5 in our Hibiscus Hearts series is coming soon! If you’re interested in receiving an ARC, please sign up via the link at the top of our bio! 🤙🏻🌺
🥵🥵🥵 Delicate Hearts drops June 24. Pre-o 🥵🥵🥵 
Delicate Hearts drops June 24. Pre-order link in our bio!
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