Collette's Bookshelf
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"Collette's emotionally charged fiction transports the reader so completely into her character's lives it is easy to become engrossed.”
Roxanne Smolen, author of Mindbender
Roxanne Smolen, author of Mindbender
Now Available! Terri's Gift: The Evans Family, Book Five
Terri Woods worked hard to build her reputation as a cool and unapproachable woman following her traumatic past. To all who knew her, she was an ice princess, and she preferred it that way. The only one who knew the truth was her beloved son, Aaron, the child of a man who had trampled her soul.
Then Terri meets Aaron’s new teacher, and she begins to question her choices for the first time. Former pro-baseball player turned elementary school teacher, Brian Evans, exhibits warmth and generosity with such ease that she immediately mistrusts him. Refusing to give up, he is relentless in his pursuit, and the sparks fly. However, his ability to triumph after difficulties while retaining his spirit slowly earns Terri’s respect and weakens the walls around her heart. His adorable daughter only helps his cause by charming Terri and showing her Brian’s true colors.
But when young Avery faces a life-threatening challenge, Terri learns that she could be the only one who can save her. Fearing her growing feelings for the charming pair, but fearing the risk of failure more, she must decide: should she open her heart to Brian and Avery or continue to hold them at bay? Will Terri allow fear to hold her prisoner, or will she prove to everyone how brave she really is?
Once again, the power of family reigns when the Evans family pulls together to help Brian and Avery find love, health, and happiness.
Now Available on Amazon, Amazon.co.uk, iBooks and Smashwords. Coming soon to Barnes and Noble and Sony!
Then Terri meets Aaron’s new teacher, and she begins to question her choices for the first time. Former pro-baseball player turned elementary school teacher, Brian Evans, exhibits warmth and generosity with such ease that she immediately mistrusts him. Refusing to give up, he is relentless in his pursuit, and the sparks fly. However, his ability to triumph after difficulties while retaining his spirit slowly earns Terri’s respect and weakens the walls around her heart. His adorable daughter only helps his cause by charming Terri and showing her Brian’s true colors.
But when young Avery faces a life-threatening challenge, Terri learns that she could be the only one who can save her. Fearing her growing feelings for the charming pair, but fearing the risk of failure more, she must decide: should she open her heart to Brian and Avery or continue to hold them at bay? Will Terri allow fear to hold her prisoner, or will she prove to everyone how brave she really is?
Once again, the power of family reigns when the Evans family pulls together to help Brian and Avery find love, health, and happiness.
Now Available on Amazon, Amazon.co.uk, iBooks and Smashwords. Coming soon to Barnes and Noble and Sony!
Kat's Last Chance: The Evans Family, Book Four
Ian Evans gave his heart to the girl he had loved since high school, but she broke it when she threw his ring in his face and walked away. Three years later, when Kat reappears engaged to a powerful politician, Ian feels the burn of betrayal all over again.
Kathleen Woods never stopped loving Ian, not even when he glared at her with hatred in his eyes. Her father, a man who stops at nothing to get what he wants, made it clear Ian was unacceptable and forced her to give him up in order to save his life.
However, neither Kat nor Ian knows that fate has unfinished business with them. For while Kat hides the truth, he is covertly investigating her powerful father. Their secrets collide when John Woods’ cruelty, threats and crimes are exposed, and Ian must protect Kat at the risk of his life.
Can Ian trust her long enough to take down the drug and smuggling ring he has long been trying to bring to justice? Will he and Zach be able to solve the case and bring peace to a grieving widow when Kat’s distracting him at every turn? As ghosts are finally laid to rest, more secrets are revealed. Good will triumph over evil, law enforcement will have their revenge but can Ian Evans forgive the past and accept that true love is forever?
Available at Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Sony and Diesel ebooks!
Kathleen Woods never stopped loving Ian, not even when he glared at her with hatred in his eyes. Her father, a man who stops at nothing to get what he wants, made it clear Ian was unacceptable and forced her to give him up in order to save his life.
However, neither Kat nor Ian knows that fate has unfinished business with them. For while Kat hides the truth, he is covertly investigating her powerful father. Their secrets collide when John Woods’ cruelty, threats and crimes are exposed, and Ian must protect Kat at the risk of his life.
Can Ian trust her long enough to take down the drug and smuggling ring he has long been trying to bring to justice? Will he and Zach be able to solve the case and bring peace to a grieving widow when Kat’s distracting him at every turn? As ghosts are finally laid to rest, more secrets are revealed. Good will triumph over evil, law enforcement will have their revenge but can Ian Evans forgive the past and accept that true love is forever?
Available at Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Sony and Diesel ebooks!
Eyes on Tango: The Evans Family, Book Three
Escaping a humiliating breakup, Dr. Danielle Ryan packs her bags for the beautiful Mayan Riviera in search of a peaceful, sunny vacation. What she finds instead is a sadistic smuggler, and he is hot on her tail to silence her when she inadvertently obtains the proof to expose his crimes. Her only hope lies in the mysterious Good Samaritan who saves her from a bullet and drags her to safety. But can she trust the sexy man with the dancing eyes, a gun in his hand and too many secrets he’s unwilling to share?
Known to his family as the irresponsible one, happy-go-lucky Hayden Evans was content to hide his double life and allow them to think what they will. All was going well when he suddenly finds himself responsible for an innocent doctor whose life is in danger, and he suspects his house of cards is about to come crumbling down. When ally turns to enemy and he becomes a target, he knows he should cut the beautiful doctor loose to save her life.
As their thrilling adventure unfolds during their run to stay alive, the chemistry between Hayden and Danielle grows. While fleeing up the beautiful Mexican coast, Hayden develops a plan. It puts him at risk, but protecting his brave young doctor is all that matters. Calling in the Evans troops, he soon learns that he is in the middle of their unfolding case, and more than Danielle’s life is on the line.
Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Diesel ebooks, Smashwords Sony and iBooks
Known to his family as the irresponsible one, happy-go-lucky Hayden Evans was content to hide his double life and allow them to think what they will. All was going well when he suddenly finds himself responsible for an innocent doctor whose life is in danger, and he suspects his house of cards is about to come crumbling down. When ally turns to enemy and he becomes a target, he knows he should cut the beautiful doctor loose to save her life.
As their thrilling adventure unfolds during their run to stay alive, the chemistry between Hayden and Danielle grows. While fleeing up the beautiful Mexican coast, Hayden develops a plan. It puts him at risk, but protecting his brave young doctor is all that matters. Calling in the Evans troops, he soon learns that he is in the middle of their unfolding case, and more than Danielle’s life is on the line.
Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Diesel ebooks, Smashwords Sony and iBooks
| Eyes on Tango Sample |
Through Winter Skies: The Evans Family, Book Two
One evening changes two lives:
Ten years ago, a home invasion nearly took the life of a 15-year-old girl, and Zachary Evans became an inadvertent hero. Following the traumatic experience, Zachary pursued a career in law enforcement to fight back, becoming a man on a mission.
Content with a solitary life, a new case suddenly drops on his desk, a continuation of the events from ten years ago that still haunt his dreams, and the new information sends Zachary in a desperate search for his childhood friend. Knowing that his suspects believe her to have something they want, it is a race to find her before they do.
Emotionally and physically scarred following her experience, Emery disappeared into the mountains of Colorado, becoming a reclusive but successful artist with a purpose. Wanting just to be left alone, she is shocked when a face from her past appears at her door. With news she doesn't want to hear, Emery is reluctantly thrown back to events she would rather deny.
Everything happens for a reason:
Trapped together during a mountain snowstorm, Zach and Emery are forced to confront the past and in the process renew their bond. As adults, they find their connection goes much deeper than they thought and long buried feelings re-emerge. But the danger is coming, and Zach finds out that it extends beyond Emery's case. With ties to a human and drug smuggling ring that claimed the life of a police officer, Zach realizes that Emery may just be the key to blowing the case wide open.
The question remains: can he risk the woman he loves for justice?
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| Through Winter Skies Sample |
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If We Dare to Dream: The Evans Family, Book One
In Book I of the Evans' saga, If We Dare to Dream, meet Jamie Evans:
Meet the Evans family:
A family torn apart by war and misfortune meets a family held together by the bonds of love.Two families entwine after one fateful night changes their lives forever. Andrew Sheehan, former elite soldier, returns home from war and is accused of murder. Only Jamie Evans can prove his innocence.
What would you do?
A single meeting, a memory of one night, holds the key to a murder. If Jamie is correct, she gives a hero back his life. If she’s wrong, she risks freeing a murderer from prison. Trusting her instincts, Jamie puts her life on hold and strives to free him
Meet the Evans family:
A family torn apart by war and misfortune meets a family held together by the bonds of love.Two families entwine after one fateful night changes their lives forever. Andrew Sheehan, former elite soldier, returns home from war and is accused of murder. Only Jamie Evans can prove his innocence.
What would you do?
A single meeting, a memory of one night, holds the key to a murder. If Jamie is correct, she gives a hero back his life. If she’s wrong, she risks freeing a murderer from prison. Trusting her instincts, Jamie puts her life on hold and strives to free him
despite her family’s misgivings. Determined to do what’s right, she vows to help him get his life back on track.
Andrew, feeling betrayed by the country he nearly died protecting, fights the demons he carries in an effort to make things work with Jamie and repair the fractured relationship with his brother Adam. However, Adam bears his own battle scars, and his anger seems insurmountable.
Dare he dream?
With Jamie’s and her family’s help, Andrew begins to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. But the killer is still out there, and Andrew soon finds that he’s haunting him still.
Learn more about If We Dare to Dream in an author interview with Patti Roberts.
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Andrew, feeling betrayed by the country he nearly died protecting, fights the demons he carries in an effort to make things work with Jamie and repair the fractured relationship with his brother Adam. However, Adam bears his own battle scars, and his anger seems insurmountable.
Dare he dream?
With Jamie’s and her family’s help, Andrew begins to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. But the killer is still out there, and Andrew soon finds that he’s haunting him still.
Learn more about If We Dare to Dream in an author interview with Patti Roberts.
Blogger Reviews:
JeanzBookReadnReview
Reviews by Tima
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| If We Dare to Dream Sample |
In the lighthearted followup to Forever Sunshine, meet Devlan and Diana as they learn to love and trust in Hannah's Blessing!
Following her husband's betrayal and subsequent death, a devastated Diana Somerset makes a promise at his funeral to never
trust so easily again. However, she was not prepared to meet his enigmatic step-brother, Devlan Doyle, a man used to getting what he wanted. And Devlan wanted Diana. Not only was her child his heiress, but Diana's stubborn pride and disinterest intrigues him.
Setting out to conquer her distrust, Devlan whisks Diana and Hannah on a fairytale of a lifetime. But is his determination strong enough to weaken her defenses and win her love, or will he lose the two people he has grown to care for the most.
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trust so easily again. However, she was not prepared to meet his enigmatic step-brother, Devlan Doyle, a man used to getting what he wanted. And Devlan wanted Diana. Not only was her child his heiress, but Diana's stubborn pride and disinterest intrigues him.
Setting out to conquer her distrust, Devlan whisks Diana and Hannah on a fairytale of a lifetime. But is his determination strong enough to weaken her defenses and win her love, or will he lose the two people he has grown to care for the most.
Blogger Reviews:
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Tima Murrell
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| Hannah's Blessing Sample |
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And the Highly-Acclaimed Forever Sunshine
Young and naïve Cherisse Bridwell had focused solely on completing her college degree and beginning her career until one hot summer evening when her frightened older sister, Shelly, arrives looking for help. Cher's carefully ordered life quickly comes to an end.
Trapped in an abusive marriage, Shelly is terrified and has nowhere else to go but to her overworked and oblivious sister. Though Cher is not prepared to handle the effects of a controlling and violent husband, fate delivers help via police sergeant Brandon Nicholson. With his strength and guidance, he shows Cherisse and Shelly how to survive and how to live life to the fullest.
As both women find their inner strength, Cher and Brandon fall in love and build a future together. However, life is full of ups and downs, and through it all Cher and her family must continue to face every day with a feeling of hope and optimism, even when it seems as though all hope is gone.
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Trapped in an abusive marriage, Shelly is terrified and has nowhere else to go but to her overworked and oblivious sister. Though Cher is not prepared to handle the effects of a controlling and violent husband, fate delivers help via police sergeant Brandon Nicholson. With his strength and guidance, he shows Cherisse and Shelly how to survive and how to live life to the fullest.
As both women find their inner strength, Cher and Brandon fall in love and build a future together. However, life is full of ups and downs, and through it all Cher and her family must continue to face every day with a feeling of hope and optimism, even when it seems as though all hope is gone.
Blogger Reviews
Tima Murrell
JeanzBookReadnReview
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| Forever Sunshine Sample |
Reader Reviews of FOREVER SUNSHINE:
"I have started your book and it is incredible. I was 'grabbed' from the first sentence and read twenty pages before putting it down to go to bed last night. I am soooooo impressed with your writing. It is wonderful. I have just gotten home, but I hope to settle down with your book this evening and get more read. I can already tell that once I get into it I won't be able to stop" - April 22, 2011 via email - BPK
"What a great book!! I just finished it today... and I want MORE!! I can't tell you how many books I have started and are sitting
unfinished. Not this one. I couldn't put it down!! I can't wait for the next novel! Excellent!!" - May 4, 2011 via Facebook - ELG
"I have started your book and it is incredible. I was 'grabbed' from the first sentence and read twenty pages before putting it down to go to bed last night. I am soooooo impressed with your writing. It is wonderful. I have just gotten home, but I hope to settle down with your book this evening and get more read. I can already tell that once I get into it I won't be able to stop" - April 22, 2011 via email - BPK
"What a great book!! I just finished it today... and I want MORE!! I can't tell you how many books I have started and are sitting
unfinished. Not this one. I couldn't put it down!! I can't wait for the next novel! Excellent!!" - May 4, 2011 via Facebook - ELG
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