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Red Mountain Series

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Marisa Castilla’s life is in need of a rewrite. Her ex-boyfriend/boss just fired her, the guest room she’s occupying is about to be taken over by a newborn, and she’s drowning in student loan debt. Swallowing her pride, she reaches out to her estranged father and makes the temporary move to Red Mountain, leaving behind her beloved city and corporate ambitions. Transitioning to being a lowly reporter for her father’s small town newspaper is a culture shock, and constantly bumping into Ethan Ledger, her less-than-friendly neighbor, who also happens to own the vineyard cottage she’s staying in, doesn’t make things easier.
 
Ethan Ledger recently assumed the role of CEO of his family’s wine empire. An anxious over-thinker, he wears a grumpy facade like armor. Still adjusting to running the family business, he can’t afford any distractions, especially not the beautiful one next door. He only has two rules for his new neighbor/tenant: no visitors and no expectations of friendship. But when Marisa breaks through his tough exterior, friendship soon blooms into late-night texts and telenovela marathons.

Feelings develop and lines blur, and Ethan is prepared to break every rule he’s ever had for Marisa. However, an enticing offer for her dream job back in the city clashes with Ethan’s roots in Red Mountain.

Sparks fly and wine flows between the most unlikely pairing, but sometimes the rarest blends are the most satisfying.

Rare Blend

Book One in the Red Mountain Series: Now Available

Cluster of Grapes

Tropes

Grumpy x Sunshine

Small-Town Romance

He Falls First & Harder

Opposites Attract

Anxiety Representation

Open-Door Spice

Latina FMC x Bilingual MMC

Forced Proximity

Dual POV

Winery Setting

No 3rd Act Breakup

Wine bottles

Warnings

Cheating (Off-Page) (Not Between MCs)

Divorce

Strained Parental Relationships

Strong Language

Sexually Explicit Content

Anxiety Disorder

Debt/Money Problems

Brief Mention of a Gun

Career Struggles

Elyse Ledger doesn’t do love—not anymore. Her focus is firmly on her career and family. Between managing her parents and siblings and planning elaborate weddings at her family’s winery, her schedule is packed, leaving no room for a personal life. So when her high school sweetheart returns to Red Mountain as the town’s new deputy sheriff, she’s determined to keep her distance—no matter how good he looks in uniform.

 

Dominic Alvarez doesn’t make many mistakes, but losing Elyse was the biggest one of his life. A brush with death and a devastating loss have shifted his priorities, fueling his resolve to right the wrongs of his past. Now that he’s back in his hometown, Dominic is determined to show Elyse he’s not the same man who let her slip away. When a series of threats put her at risk, he’s intent on protecting the woman he’s never stopped loving.

 

As danger closes in, Dominic is determined to prove he’s worth a second chance—like a double-barrel vintage, stronger and more complex with time. Yet Elyse’s reluctance to open her heart again may keep them from savoring a future together.

 

Some loves, like the finest wine, become richer with age.

Double Barrel

Book Two in the Red Mountain Series: Now Available

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Barrel Stack

Tropes

Second Chance

Small-Town Romance

Romantic Suspense

He Falls First & Harder

Black Cat/Golden Retriever

Open-Door Spice

Childhood Friends to Lovers to Strangers

Forced Proximity

Dual POV

No 3rd Act Breakup

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Miscarriage (off-page)

Attempted sexual assault

Gun use and violence

Police officer shot in the line of duty

Kidnapping

Death of a parent (off-page)

Murder (off-age)

Mentions of blood

Stalking

Use of a racial slur

Strong language

Sexually explicit scenes with graphic detail

Warnings

Scotland “Scottie” James swore she’d never end up back in her small hometown. But with acting gigs drying up and the city spitting her out, Red Mountain is the only place to go—and the last place she wanted to be. Taking a job at her parents’ real estate firm is meant to be a detour on her way back to the stage. But when she’s asked to help her best friend’s older brother find a lake house, she accidentally lands her biggest acting role yet: Gavin Ledger’s wife.

For Gavin Ledger, winemaker and devoted single dad, life revolves around his daughter. The perfect lake house could help her feel closer to the mother she’ll never know—but there’s one problem: the seller will only sell to a married couple. His solution? The one woman guaranteed to test his patience. Scottie is dramatic, glamorous, and nothing like the steady, quiet life he’s built, yet being her husband—on paper—feels dangerously easy.

The longer they play house, the more it stops feeling like an act. And when the final curtain falls, Scottie will have to decide if chasing her old dream is worth losing the best thing she never saw coming.

Like bottle shock, love can take you by surprise—but the best things in life are often the ones you never planned.

Bottle Shock

Book Three in the Red Mountain Series: Coming 11/13/2025

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Tropes

Small Town

Single Dad

Best Friend’s Brother

Secret Marriage of Convenience

Forced Proximity

Opposites Attract

Dual POV

ADHD Rep

Open-Door Spice

Chronic Illness Rep

“Just go with it”

One Bed Trope

He wears glasses & has a slutty thigh tattoo

She’s sassy & chaotic

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Discussions surrounding adoption

Child who experiences complications due to asthma

Main character with Type 1 Diabetes

Death of a parent (off-page)

Alcohol Consumption

Slut Shaming

Mentions of infidelity (off-page, not between MCs)

House Fire (characters unharmed)

Bullying of children, including by adults toward children

Sexual harassment in the workplace by a trusted authority figure

Discomfort with physical touch from men due to past boundary violation

Explicit, graphic sexual content including: soft degradation, orgasm edging, anal play, consensual rough sex

Warnings

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Hillary Hemingway is navigating the challenges of new motherhood, feeling as if the vibrant woman she once was has been overshadowed by the demands of parenting. When her best friend’s birthday celebration in Red Mountain calls for her first weekend away from her baby, she’s torn between the ache of separation and the prospect of much-needed time alone with her husband. As the weekend unfolds, the romantic getaway reignites the spark they shared before parenthood, stirring memories of how they first fell in love.

 

Archie Hemingway misses his wife, and when the chance to whisk her away for a weekend arises, he seizes it, hoping to remind her of their powerful connection—a love that bridged cultures and crossed oceans. Rediscovering each other, they dive into old memories, rekindling the fire that first brought them together.

A chance encounter became the start of an unexpected love story. Hillary's escape from a crumbling relationship in a foreign country led her to a pub where not even the last call was enough to keep her from falling for the irresistible bartender who would become her everything.

 

A weekend away. A love rekindled. Sometimes, finding each other again is just the beginning.

Last Call

A Red Mountain Series Novella

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Tropes

Strangers to Lovers

Opposites Attract

He Falls First & Harder

Dual Timeline

Dual POV

Open-Door Spice

Damsel-in-Distress

Forced Proximity

Daddy K!nk

British MMC

No 3rd Act Breakup

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Warnings

Domestic Abuse (emotional, verbal and physical abuse from a parter, not between MCs)

Strong Language

Sexually Explicit Content

Alcohol Consumption

Postpartum anxiety and body insecurity

Mentions of derogatory American stereotypes

Mentions of pregnancy (MCs)

Mentions of trying to conceive (MCs)

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