Return to Creekside Estates Series by Victoria Michaels

Sometimes it's better to just look...don't touch.Seven years after leaving her hometown to study law at university, Paisley Gallagher finds herself back in the place she started, but now as a full-fledged lawyer. She and Cooper, the love of her life, landed positions at Miller and Miller– a Corporate Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas... moreSometimes it's better to just look...don't touch.Seven years after leaving her hometown to study law at university, Paisley Gallagher finds herself back in the place she started, but now as a full-fledged lawyer. She and Cooper, the love of her life, landed positions at Miller and Miller– a Corporate Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas. Living in a downtown penthouse within walking distance from her prestigious job, Paisley is still a little nervous about introducing Coop to her family and revealing her other-side-of-the-tracks roots. He’s so used to the better things in life, and she grew up in a trailer park. Not that she’d give up her family for anything, she just wants to ease into having him meet them.Cooper is so perfect, her life is so perfect, the penthouse, her job…everything seems perfect. Until…Paisley discovers her relationship isn’t as perfect as she thought.Fleeing to the only place where she’s always felt unconditionally loved, Paisley’s now back home with her parents, healing her broken heart while reconnecting with her family and long-lost friends.Her childhood bestie, Sawyer Chapman, had once been the most important person in her life, but they’d eventually lost contact as their lives took different paths. Now, she’s finding herself drawn to him the same way she was back then, only it’s stronger and hotter, but they still are from such different worlds.Perhaps he can at least help her get over her problems and forget her past.What Paisley does not realize is she has a past that cannot be forgotten. less

Sometimes it's better to just look...don't touch.There’s trouble brewing at Creekside Estates when the new handyman seems to be holding some big secret over the Gallagher family. Paisley can’t figure out what it is and no one in her family is saying a word, no matter how hard she presses.Something is happening, and Paisley needs answers.Meanwhile, Paisley’s ex-boyfriend, Cooper, won’t take no for an answer. He wants her back and needs her back at the law firm... moreSometimes it's better to just look...don't touch.There’s trouble brewing at Creekside Estates when the new handyman seems to be holding some big secret over the Gallagher family. Paisley can’t figure out what it is and no one in her family is saying a word, no matter how hard she presses.Something is happening, and Paisley needs answers.Meanwhile, Paisley’s ex-boyfriend, Cooper, won’t take no for an answer. He wants her back and needs her back at the law firm. Without her, things are falling apart. As much as she enjoys his groveling, Paisley also isn’t one to hold a grudge. Unfortunately, her reluctance to kick Cooper entirely out of her life causes tension with Sawyer, her newly reunited childhood best friend.The handyman’s girlfriend has been away for a few days, but when she arrives home, she raises the alarm, setting the entire Creekside Estates trailer park on edge.Whatever could have gone wrong? less

Sometimes it's better to just look...don't touch.Detectives Craig Barnes and Nora Freeman are on the scene, investigating what went on at the Creekside Estates trailer park. Interviews with the residents lead to more questions about Stewart Campbell and who he was to the Gallagher family, but no one is talking.They appear to be hiding something big.When her parents reach out to comfort Stewart’s girlfriend, Ryleigh, Paisley wonders why... moreSometimes it's better to just look...don't touch.Detectives Craig Barnes and Nora Freeman are on the scene, investigating what went on at the Creekside Estates trailer park. Interviews with the residents lead to more questions about Stewart Campbell and who he was to the Gallagher family, but no one is talking.They appear to be hiding something big.When her parents reach out to comfort Stewart’s girlfriend, Ryleigh, Paisley wonders why. They tell her that man has caused enough hurt but will not disclose any more. As Paisley searches for answers, wondering what exactly her family might be keeping from her about their sordid past, tensions rise, and Paisley needs more comfort from Sawyer through it all. He becomes the only person she can trust.Paisley finds that trust turning to something more…but can she let that happen?Sawyer has a past too, and some of it is not all too clear. less

Sometimes it's better to just look...don't touch.The secret everyone in the family has been keeping from Paisley is finally revealed. She’s shocked and hurt that they could keep something this significant from her.But the truth about the past doesn’t change the circumstances of the current situation, and Paisley needs to figure out how to help Skylar get out of the predicament she is in. No matter what she did in the past.No one is who they said they were. But that doesn’t matter anymore... moreSometimes it's better to just look...don't touch.The secret everyone in the family has been keeping from Paisley is finally revealed. She’s shocked and hurt that they could keep something this significant from her.But the truth about the past doesn’t change the circumstances of the current situation, and Paisley needs to figure out how to help Skylar get out of the predicament she is in. No matter what she did in the past.No one is who they said they were. But that doesn’t matter anymore.To Sawyer’s dismay, Paisley enlists the help of her ex-boyfriend, Cooper, to put together a compelling story to bring to court. Something is missing from the investigation that could clear her family of any wrongdoing, but first, Paisley and Sawyer will have to find out what it is.And Paisley and Sawyer…will need to figure out where they really stand with one another. less

The secret the Gallaghers had been protecting for over two decades is finally revealed, shocking Paisley to her core. Many questions are still left unanswered, and it’s up to her to bring them to light. Now that she knows who Stewart is, she’s more determined than ever to help Skylar and uncover even more truths about Stewart. She works with Sawyer and Natalie and begrudgingly also engages her ex, Cooper to get to the bottom of things... moreThe secret the Gallaghers had been protecting for over two decades is finally revealed, shocking Paisley to her core. Many questions are still left unanswered, and it’s up to her to bring them to light. Now that she knows who Stewart is, she’s more determined than ever to help Skylar and uncover even more truths about Stewart. She works with Sawyer and Natalie and begrudgingly also engages her ex, Cooper to get to the bottom of things.Detectives Barnes and Freeman missed one crucial element, and the newly discovered evidence could derail this case entirely. They won’t know what hit them.With the help of her assembled team, Paisley does what she knows best—serve justice to those who need it.But will more people be hurt by digging up secrets?Can the Gallagher and Chapman families really take any more hurt all caused by a man who they thought had left them behind years ago – Stewart Campbell? less