
Friends Series - Book 1
SUNSET ISLAND - a friends to lovers romance
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sunset Island was the first novel I wrote and includes one of my all time favorite characters, Lindy. It was written about twenty years before I published it because I worked in education. Back then, I was fearful I would lose my job if someone discovered I wrote lesfic romances. It is sad that today I am again fearing that my work might be removed from Amazon and other marketers due to a change in the political climate.
My book, Don't Forget, tells the story of two educators who navigate falling in love in a time when being LGBT could cost a livlihood, or a friendship.
Dr. Lindy Caprini, a multi-lingual professor, is looking for an artist to illustrate the book she is writing comparing fairy tales from around the world. To make working together on the book easier, Lindy takes a year sabbatical and leaves friends, home, and boyfriend in Pennsylvania and moves to Ren's island. Ren soon discovers that the beautiful and mischievous Lindy is a talented author and a witty conversationalist. Their collaboration on the book leads to a close, light hearted, and flirtatious friendship. Will their collaboration end there?
Ren Madison is certain her life couldn't be more perfect. She owns an Inn on a private island off the coast of Maine. Ren treasures her loving relationship with her older brother Jack, his wife, Marie, and dotes on her niece Laura. She has a passionate and supportive relationship with her partner, Brooke, and a successful business that doesn't require her undivided attention, allowing her ample time to pursue her true passion, painting. Ren's idyllic world crumbles when Brooke dies.