my latest contemporary romance
Addie McHenry, restoration home builder extraordinaire, catches her big break when the House to Home network contracts her to film a reality TV show focusing on how she brings homes back to life. She sets her sights on one of the oldest on Moanna’s beach and has to risk everything just to get it.
Shane Armstrong moved from Savannah to his grandmother’s Moanna oceanside house when his world shattered fi ve months before. He went on leave from his job as a Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmer, hopeful his grandmother’s peaceful street will help him heal. The reality TV show’s arrival threatens this serenity.
With each encounter, Shane’s walls start to crumble as Addie brings more than just the historical home back to life. And Addie tries desperately not to enjoy spending time with the irritable and scowling boy next door. Both being only temporary Moanna residents, their thin ice relationship crashes to a halt.
Can Shane return to his risky job with the Coast Guard? And can Addie let him go and follow her dreams even when tragedy strikes?
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Living in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia and with the support of her husband and two children, who are now in middle and high school, Kristen jumped into the publishing world eleven years ago. In that time, she’s had five traditionally published novels, a YA novel on submission, and one story working its way out and into her computer. She is thrilled to have signed with Mara Cobb for literary representation. She’s hoping their partnership will be mighty and fruitful!
Aside from getting down the stories in her head, she started a new adventurous career path in agenting in 2022. She was honored (and surprised!) to receive a coveted spot in the Writers House Intern Program. She loved every minute of it and it paved the way for her to accept a literary manager position with Martin Literary and Media Management. She is diligently working on building her client list and helping these authors get their great works out to the world. She is also thrilled to be an ECPA Emerging Leader for 2024.
