Valentine Bay Series by Melanie Shawn

Welcome to Valentine Bay! Ella Fletcher spent all of high school in love with the boy next door--her best friend, Donovan. It was never more than that, but she fooled herself into believing friendship was enough. Donovan Valentine knew he could never make a move on his best friend Ella. After all, she depended on him. He was the only stable man in her life. If denying his feelings was the price he had to pay for protecting hers, then he was more than willing to pay it... moreWelcome to Valentine Bay! Ella Fletcher spent all of high school in love with the boy next door--her best friend, Donovan. It was never more than that, but she fooled herself into believing friendship was enough. Donovan Valentine knew he could never make a move on his best friend Ella. After all, she depended on him. He was the only stable man in her life. If denying his feelings was the price he had to pay for protecting hers, then he was more than willing to pay it. Celebrating their high school graduation, they drunkenly took part in a marriage ceremony using fake IDs. But now, fifteen years later, it turns out that the IDs weren't so fake, and neither is the marriage. When Donovan returns to Valentine Bay to straighten things out, will this accident turn into the best thing that ever happened to them? *** Standalone romance with HEA and no cliffhanger *** less

Stand-alone Valentine Bay romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! When sexy rock star Jet Valentine’s five years of bad behavior finally causes his life to implode around him, he knows it’s time to make a fresh start. There’s only one place to do that: Valentine Bay. And there’s only one person who can help: his friend and rival since high school, Abby Baxter. When Abby Baxter reads all about Jet’s life falling apart, her heart goes out to him... moreStand-alone Valentine Bay romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! When sexy rock star Jet Valentine’s five years of bad behavior finally causes his life to implode around him, he knows it’s time to make a fresh start. There’s only one place to do that: Valentine Bay. And there’s only one person who can help: his friend and rival since high school, Abby Baxter. When Abby Baxter reads all about Jet’s life falling apart, her heart goes out to him. But can any relationship they start in the aftermath survive? And how can she trust that he’ll still want her after his life is back on track? When all is said and done, will Jet find life with Abby as fulfilling as the thrill of the stage? And will Abby ever be able to trust that he does? 18+ less

Stand-alone Valentine Bay romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Troy Valentine gave up everything when his parents died, leaving his career as a pro baseball player to come home to Valentine Bay and raise his little sister, Mila. It’d been so long since he put himself first or thought about what he wanted, it was hard to even remember what that felt like... moreStand-alone Valentine Bay romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Troy Valentine gave up everything when his parents died, leaving his career as a pro baseball player to come home to Valentine Bay and raise his little sister, Mila. It’d been so long since he put himself first or thought about what he wanted, it was hard to even remember what that felt like. Broadway star Alison Bartholomew needed a break from her high-pressure theater career and all the scrutiny and judgement that went with it. When she meets Troy on the first morning of her Valentine Bay getaway, she starts to wonder: could a short sabbatical turn into something more lasting? Troy and Alison can't help but be drawn to each other, but is the force binding them together stronger than the one pulling them in different directions? 18+ less

Stand-alone Valentine Bay romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! LUNA For ten long years, Luna Dobrevsi has managed to avoid setting foot back in Valentine Bay, the gorgeous Oregon Coast town where she was raised by her Grandma Grace and Grandpa Serge. The reason for that absence was easy to pinpoint: Connor Adams. Her first love. She was so afraid that if she saw him again, she'd never be able to leave... moreStand-alone Valentine Bay romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way! LUNA For ten long years, Luna Dobrevsi has managed to avoid setting foot back in Valentine Bay, the gorgeous Oregon Coast town where she was raised by her Grandma Grace and Grandpa Serge. The reason for that absence was easy to pinpoint: Connor Adams. Her first love. She was so afraid that if she saw him again, she'd never be able to leave. When her grandfather has a heart attack at Christmastime, though, she has to come back. Now the only question is...will she leave again? Or maybe it's...why did she ever want to in the first place? CONNOR When Connor Adams watched his first love Luna drive off to college, he knew they were breaking up. That part was very clear. What he hadn't known, though, was that it would be the last time he'd ever see her. Until now, anyway. She came back to help take care of her grandfather after his heart attack, and when he sees her, all the old feelings rush back. In fact, he realizes they never really left. Now he just has to wonder...does she feel the same? Can the magic of Christmas in Valentine Bay give a pair of brokenhearted high school sweethearts a second chance at love? less