Love in Dunes Bay Series by Lynn Crandall

Runaway bride Cherish Moss never anticipated the outcome of her wedding day. Will she regret the path not taken or embrace new adventures and opportunities ahead? Opposites attract in Lynn Crandall’s Love in Dunes Bay novel debut, a truly unputdownable story. Cherish Moss is well aware that most people would do anything for the life she has: accomplished attorney, daughter of a wealthy family, and hours away from her wedding day... moreRunaway bride Cherish Moss never anticipated the outcome of her wedding day. Will she regret the path not taken or embrace new adventures and opportunities ahead? Opposites attract in Lynn Crandall’s Love in Dunes Bay novel debut, a truly unputdownable story. Cherish Moss is well aware that most people would do anything for the life she has: accomplished attorney, daughter of a wealthy family, and hours away from her wedding day. But on the inside, she is barely breathing and no one even notices. When she leaves her fiancé at the alter she waits for the feeling of remorse…so why as she runs out of the church and down the street does she feel like she’s reclaiming her life? Grayson Steele is hiding out having left his dream job in Chicago as an investigative reporter. After exposing police corruption, the threats on his life came fast and furious and now he has to not only protect himself but his family too. He’s not interested in a relationship. He can’t be, because he won’t put anyone in danger. But after meeting Cherish at a local bar, his longing for her is intense and it won’t go away. The timing is all wrong for them both, but Grayson and Cherish must face the unwanted fate they helped create or follow their hearts to survive. less

Attorney Rachel Moss has always been a warrior in the courtroom. That strength did her well when she and her sister Cherish discovered their parents were committing crimes and hiding them. It’s been a year since all that came out, but in that year Cherish lost her footing to depression and anxiety due to a former boyfriend’s suicide. She blames herself for his death, and has written off relationships... moreAttorney Rachel Moss has always been a warrior in the courtroom. That strength did her well when she and her sister Cherish discovered their parents were committing crimes and hiding them. It’s been a year since all that came out, but in that year Cherish lost her footing to depression and anxiety due to a former boyfriend’s suicide. She blames herself for his death, and has written off relationships. On top of that, she suspects her parents never stopped laundering money and are still working with organized crime. Her only hope for protecting herself and her sister from her parents’ crimes is enlisting tech start-up CEO Rhys Steele to help her uncover the truth.A former Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Rhys also fights depression due to a failed rescue mission. Now suffering from PTSD from the stormy night on Lake Michigan, he longs for a meaningful relationship but backs away from any possibility of one. But when he agrees to help Rachel, he is drawn out of his misery and into danger he didn’t count on and into a glimmer of romance.With life and death on the line, Rachel and Rhys must work together to free themselves from the past and find hope for true love. less