Pine Cove Series by Rebecca Gannon

I haven’t felt like myself in a long time.I used to be happy. I used to love life. I used to consider myself an artist. But these days, all I do is get through the day, and I haven’t touched a paintbrush in seven years.I need something new. Up and moving to a small coastal town in Maine is the last thing anyone expected of me, but the moment I set foot there, I instantly feel at home... moreI haven’t felt like myself in a long time.I used to be happy. I used to love life. I used to consider myself an artist. But these days, all I do is get through the day, and I haven’t touched a paintbrush in seven years.I need something new. Up and moving to a small coastal town in Maine is the last thing anyone expected of me, but the moment I set foot there, I instantly feel at home. On my first night, I’m startled awake by loud crashing sounds outside, and to my rescue comes a man that, with one look, I know will be the reason I break every rule I have about men.Jake Taylor is the town loner.He’s tall, dark, and handsome personified, and would rather spend all of his time in his workshop than around people.I just so happen to be the exception to that. With every minute we spend together, I can’t help but fall for the man who brings out everything I thought I lost in myself.But when his past comes back to town, all the reasons I’ve been avoiding men send the walls around my heart right back up. I thought I had finally found where I belonged, but now I’m second guessing everything.**Fully re-edited as of April 2021** less

Why does this keep happening to me?For the second time, I’ve had to quit my job because my boss can’t keep his hands to himself. I’ve already been blackballed from one career, forcing me to start over, and now I have to do it again.I have no idea how I’m going to do that, but a trip to Maine to visit my best friend is the perfect place to start. Returning though, brings me face-to-face with the man who’s been on my mind day and night for months... moreWhy does this keep happening to me?For the second time, I’ve had to quit my job because my boss can’t keep his hands to himself. I’ve already been blackballed from one career, forcing me to start over, and now I have to do it again.I have no idea how I’m going to do that, but a trip to Maine to visit my best friend is the perfect place to start. Returning though, brings me face-to-face with the man who’s been on my mind day and night for months.Sheriff Ryan Taylor is good looking, cocky, fills out his uniform perfectly, and is capable of making me forget who I was before him, which scares me more than anything. That’s why I have to keep my distance.Until a massive snowstorm hits, and I’m stranded with barely any food, no working phone, and no way to leave.Ryan comes to me like a white knight, except he has more than a simple rescue in mind. He wants me to stay with him until the storm passes, making it that much harder to keep my distance from the man I want more than anything when he’s going to be right down the hall.It turns out though, that he has very persuasive ways of getting me to give up the one thing I’ve held onto with a vice-like grip, dissolving it under his touch. My control.But I’m the girl who doesn’t get attached. So when things get too real, too fast, I do the only thing I can think of. Run.The good sheriff isn’t one to give up, though. less

I’ve been running on empty for a while. As a nurse in a metropolitan hospital, I’m always working, always busy, and always tired. I’ve dreamt of living a slower-paced life for years now, but haven’t found the right time to make the change.When the perfect opportunity falls into my lap, I jump at the chance to be closer to my friends in Maine, and closer to the peace I’ve been seeking.The one thing that could jeopardize that? Alex Bane.I’m the good girl, the one who plays it safe... moreI’ve been running on empty for a while. As a nurse in a metropolitan hospital, I’m always working, always busy, and always tired. I’ve dreamt of living a slower-paced life for years now, but haven’t found the right time to make the change.When the perfect opportunity falls into my lap, I jump at the chance to be closer to my friends in Maine, and closer to the peace I’ve been seeking.The one thing that could jeopardize that? Alex Bane.I’m the good girl, the one who plays it safe.Alex is wild, free, and lives life on his terms.I know his reputation. I know he’s not a one-woman man. But I can’t help needing his emerald green eyes on me, wanting to map out his tattoos with my hands, or taking another ride on the back of his Harley.Alex is everything I’ve always wanted, but never let myself have.He’s more than the man he lets everyone see, but I risked everything when I left my life behind to start over in Pine Cove.Am I willing to put it all on the line for a chance at forever with him? less

Walking in on my boyfriend with another woman is permanently etched in my brain. We lived and worked together, too. So now I have no home, no job, and nowhere to go.With all of my friends having moved to Pine Cove, a small coastal town in Maine, I decide maybe hiding out there for a long weekend is just what I need. What I don’t need is a new man.But Tyler Taylor isn’t a man easily ignored... moreWalking in on my boyfriend with another woman is permanently etched in my brain. We lived and worked together, too. So now I have no home, no job, and nowhere to go.With all of my friends having moved to Pine Cove, a small coastal town in Maine, I decide maybe hiding out there for a long weekend is just what I need. What I don’t need is a new man.But Tyler Taylor isn’t a man easily ignored.As the town’s most eligible firefighter, he’s handsome, charming, and has the ability to make women fall at his feet with a single look and a flash of his dimples.He’s a complication I don’t need after the disaster of my ex, but he promises that if I give him just five minutes, he’s sure to convince me he’s just what I need. The perfect distraction.When my weekend away turns into longer, I find myself falling for the town, its people, and the man who’s becoming much more than a simple distraction. I don’t know if I’m ready for something more, though.I don’t know if I have it in me to trust again. less