Wendy Smith

Ariadne Wayne

Coming home is bittersweet for Adam Campbell. His mother has cancer, but for some reason doesn't want him there. One of his brothers welcomes him home with open arms, another treats him like dirt.Then there's Lily, the girl who left Adam at the altar twelve years ago. The girl who broke his heart. Adam left and didn't look back after that happened, but being home stirs up all those old feelings.Secrets will be revealed, including the horrifying truth about why Lily stood him up, and that she didn't abandon Adam. Adam abandoned her. Coming Home is the first book in the Copper Creek series. Set in the fictional small New Zealand town of Copper Creek, the series will explore the dark secrets the town holds, including the secrets held tight by members of the Campbell family.

Coming Home

When Matt lays eyes on Ella, it’s love at first sight. At the very least, lust. But when fate steps in, Matt ends up playing Good Samaritan and losing the girl he wants to his best friend, Sam. When Ella and Sam marry, Matt leaves the country, desperate to get over the deep feelings he has for his friend’s wife. When he returns, he finds a couple struggling with infertility; cracks appearing in their relationship. Making things worse, his feelings for Ella have intensified. When you’re in love with your best friend’s wife, whose side do you take when everything falls apart? Keywords: New Zealand author, New Zealand setting, love triangle, infertility, infidelity, baby, series starter, romance book, contemporary romance, unrequited love, free series starter, free book, free romance

In a Lifetime

Rowan, Andrew, and Charlie were the best of friends for as long as they all could remember. Rowan adores Charlie because she's another girl with a boys' name. She's in love with Andrew, and sure that one day they'll live happily ever after. But when Andrew and Charlie break her heart, the painfully shy and socially awkward Rowan struggles to form new relationships. Befriending Kyle, the son of her boss, she quickly slots him into the best friend role vacated by Andrew, assuming that is what he wants. Kyle has other ideas about the direction of their relationship, but when Andrew's life takes an unexpected turn, he isn't ready to let go of the girl who grew up idolising him. And he's prepared to do anything to keep her. Recommended 18+ for sexual content.

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After The Fall

After an explosive end to his relationship, Drew Campbell heads home. Sparks fly when he meets local midwife, Hayley, and she and the young doctor end their argument in a way he never saw coming.As their relationship grows, Hayley's torn between staying in the small town she's made her home, and moving to the big city with Drew. An emergency situation sees her on his doorstep, and Drew's reluctant to let go.Especially with the attention she's attracted from an unwanted source. One who's used to getting his own way.The second book in the Copper Creek story also features the continuing story of Adam and Lily. Adam's demons are never far way, and his past still has the ability to hurt them both.

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