Crane's Cove Series by Kerry Evelyn

Lanie Owens has just survived a horrific attack by a stalker. Her grandfather, a retired army colonel, drives her to a resort in Maine where she can heal in peace while the authorities track down the man who almost killed her. To Lanie's dismay, he hires a bodyguard to protect her. Lanie's nightmares are debilitating, but giving up control of her life is unacceptable. Army Ranger Matt Saunders knows all about nightmares... moreLanie Owens has just survived a horrific attack by a stalker. Her grandfather, a retired army colonel, drives her to a resort in Maine where she can heal in peace while the authorities track down the man who almost killed her. To Lanie's dismay, he hires a bodyguard to protect her. Lanie's nightmares are debilitating, but giving up control of her life is unacceptable. Army Ranger Matt Saunders knows all about nightmares. He's spent the last year recovering from an injury he sustained during his last tour and the hellish events that caused it. Anxious to prove that he is fit to go back overseas, he accepts the bodyguard job. The resort is everything they imagined - tranquil,safe, and a place to heal. Gradually, they open up to each other and realize they have a lot in common - except their future plans. When a resort video goes viral, Lanie's stalker knows just where to find her. Can they battle their personal demons in time to come together to fight the very real threat coming to destroy her? less

Kat Daniels regrets the day she chose barrel racing over her fiancé. After a year of reckless choices that led to an incident she’d like to forget, she's back in Crane’s Cove wondering how it all went wrong and trying to pick up the pieces. Easton Crane has loved Kat for as long as he can remember. But when she shows up after rejecting his proposal a year ago, he’s more confused than ever. After all, he's already sacrificed six years of his life to care for her after her traumatic brain injury... moreKat Daniels regrets the day she chose barrel racing over her fiancé. After a year of reckless choices that led to an incident she’d like to forget, she's back in Crane’s Cove wondering how it all went wrong and trying to pick up the pieces. Easton Crane has loved Kat for as long as he can remember. But when she shows up after rejecting his proposal a year ago, he’s more confused than ever. After all, he's already sacrificed six years of his life to care for her after her traumatic brain injury. If his proposal couldn't keep her in town, what was it that brought her back? Was it him or was Kat hiding something? When a hurricane hits Crane’s Cove and threatens the life of Kat’s beloved horse, the two are faced with the challenge of working together to save her. Can they battle the storm of old memories and wounds to rebuild their love stronger than before? less

After quitting her job at a high-profile magazine in Boston, idealistic journalist Shelby Porter retreats to her hometown of Crane’s Cove, Maine, to regroup and refocus. As the pastor’s daughter, she’s welcomed back with open arms and opportunities to serve. However, the solace and support from the townspeople isn’t enough to soften painful memories or bring her closer to her goals. Shelby’s plans run up against another obstacle when the new guy in town walks into her life... moreAfter quitting her job at a high-profile magazine in Boston, idealistic journalist Shelby Porter retreats to her hometown of Crane’s Cove, Maine, to regroup and refocus. As the pastor’s daughter, she’s welcomed back with open arms and opportunities to serve. However, the solace and support from the townspeople isn’t enough to soften painful memories or bring her closer to her goals. Shelby’s plans run up against another obstacle when the new guy in town walks into her life. Despite their connection, she resolves to not let love get in the way of fulfilling her purpose.Tragedy drives Detective Damon Saunders from his job in Atlanta to the tiny resort town. Wanting to escape the ugliness of the big city, he now patrols the peaceful streets of the seaside community. The hardest part of his new role is earning the trust of the locals—especially Shelby. He’s drawn to her quiet strength and desire to help people, but she has plans that’ll take her far away from the place where he’s trying to plant new roots. Maybe falling for her will complicate his life, but he's willing to take that chance.Shelby denies her growing feelings for Damon, but when her four-year-old nephew is in danger, he’s the only one who can help. Can Damon overcome the shadows of his past to save a child and win her—and the town’s—heart? less

Up-and-coming interior designer Caroline Owens doesn’t believe in happy endings. After years of disastrous dates and seeing firsthand how love wreaks havoc, she declares a dating detox on the eve of a work event that will make or break her career.After a year-long mission trip, JC Crane returns home to Maine for the summer to take on more responsibility at his family’s Cliff Walk Resort. But his talent for building and marketing the beautiful destination paints him into a corner... moreUp-and-coming interior designer Caroline Owens doesn’t believe in happy endings. After years of disastrous dates and seeing firsthand how love wreaks havoc, she declares a dating detox on the eve of a work event that will make or break her career.After a year-long mission trip, JC Crane returns home to Maine for the summer to take on more responsibility at his family’s Cliff Walk Resort. But his talent for building and marketing the beautiful destination paints him into a corner. Torn between his dreams of running the resort and his calling for mission work, he finds the only clear feelings he has are for Caroline, the woman he couldn’t forget after her sister’s wedding months ago.When JC runs into Caroline in a vulnerable moment, finding ways to make her smile and rekindle her spark becomes his number one goal. They might be drawn to each other, but neither can figure out how an ambitious businesswoman and a traveling missionary can make a long-distance relationship work.Their tenuous bond is put to the test when a disaster relief mission throws JC into danger and forces Caroline to follow her heart. Can she rescue him and their love before it’s too late? less

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆—𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕, 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓. Molly Crane’s divorce was incredibly painful—a pain so deep she’s gone to great lengths to protect her heart. But there was something different about the Cliff Walk Resort’s spring hire, and she allowed herself to fall for him. Then he left without a word, breaking her heart all over again... more𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆—𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕, 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓. Molly Crane’s divorce was incredibly painful—a pain so deep she’s gone to great lengths to protect her heart. But there was something different about the Cliff Walk Resort’s spring hire, and she allowed herself to fall for him. Then he left without a word, breaking her heart all over again. Her family and building her event-planning business give her the stability she needs—until Jack returns, shaking her life to its foundation.Jack Dalton, an executive protection specialist and Special Forces veteran, made a big mistake leaving Molly behind. He has the courage to face any enemy, but telling the full truth about his life to a woman with grief equal to his own scared him. He’s finally ready to face his feelings and win her back, unless danger and her own fears get in his way.Meeting again as the magic of the holidays lights up Crane’s Cove, they can’t deny their chemistry is as intense as ever. But Jack still has a big secret, and he’s already broken her trust once before. Can they overcome their heartaches to trust in each other and face the future together? Or will pasts—and a terrifying threat from Jack’s former life—destroy their love before it has a chance to blossom again?𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅-𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅-𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍-𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒆’𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔. 𝑬𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒇 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔.𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: Content includes characters’ discussions and experiences relating to reproductive disorders, infertility, childhood cancer, Down syndrome, human trafficking, organized crime, domestic violence, PTSD, and drug overdose that may be sensitive to some readers.***𝐀 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐻𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑙𝑙...𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑏𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑤𝑘𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑒, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝐼'𝑚 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑜𝑤𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐼 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑓 𝑊𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑, 𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟.𝑇𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡, 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠.𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑦.𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠, 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑧𝑒𝑑. 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝐼'𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑠𝑜 𝐼 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐼 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑦.𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤. 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎 𝑗𝑒𝑟𝑘.𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑒...𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠.𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑.𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑜𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐼'𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑛. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝐼 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛'𝑡 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑚.𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤, 𝐼 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒.𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑦𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐽𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑓𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡.𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑.𝐴𝑙𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, 𝑎 𝑏𝑖𝑔 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑒.𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝐼 𝑟𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠.𝑆𝑜 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑢𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠' 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑠ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼'𝑚 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒'𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑛.𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡. 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛. 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟.𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑒’𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒. less

𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨.Jane Porter Allen's dream of a big family, front porch, and white picket fence was shattered when her husband passed away, leaving her to raise their son Noah alone. Now with Noah facing a similar diagnosis to his father’s, her world has been turned upside down... more𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨.Jane Porter Allen's dream of a big family, front porch, and white picket fence was shattered when her husband passed away, leaving her to raise their son Noah alone. Now with Noah facing a similar diagnosis to his father’s, her world has been turned upside down. Jane’s best friend from college—who just so happens to be a pediatric neurosurgeon—is determined to help save Noah’s life.Newly divorced and navigating life on his own again across the country, Ryan Engstrom grapples with a potential career-ending problem that is eating away at the very essence of who he is. But no matter what, he won't let Jane and Noah down.Deeply grieving past traumas and determined to see Noah’s survival, Jane and Ryan are just as in tune with each other as ever. When their feelings transform from friendship into love, they must make a decision—accept that all three of them are better together, or go back to their separate lives and miss out on a second chance at love. less