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Margaret  Desmond

Ethan's Bride (King's Valley, #1)

Romance

“You can trot right back to your ‘broken down’ car and drive back to wherever you came from.” For most of her life, Jessica has played the role of the perfect daughter, perfect stepdaughter, and, ultimately, the perfect fiancée, concealing her true self behind the person she thought everyone else wanted and expected her to be. That all ends the day she discovers that her future husband is cheating on her. Her spur-of-the-moment escape comes to a grinding halt when her car breaks down on a lonely country road. But no gallant knight comes to her rescue. Instead, she’s confronted by a handsome stranger who believes that she’s a spoiled, self-indulgent, high society brat up to no good. Jessica is only too willing to obey the stranger's command to get out of his sight. But fate and a mischievous, matchmaking grandmother steps into the fray, and two stubborn people who have been unlucky in love may discover that true love really can change everything.

Book Bubbles from Ethan's Bride (King's Valley, #1)

Caught Trespassing

He thinks the runaway bride found on his property is part of a trick being played on him by his high-society ex-fiancee. Today would have been his wedding day. Just a coincidence?

A walk with Brutus

Several reviewers of Ethan's Bride have mentioned how much they like Brutus. The dog! Who knew this black lab would get his own fan club? In this scene, Brutus leads Jessica on an exploration of McAllister Farm. Read the entire book for FREE. Available at most digital retailers.

Building a fence

Scenes from a warm summer day in northern California... Download Ethan's Bride for FREE at most digital stores.

"You are real, aren't you?"

Her getaway car has broken down on a lonely country road on a blistering hot summer day. The runaway bride takes shelter from the heat beneath an oak tree. When suddenly... ESCAPE into a fun, heartwarming, small-town romance. Now on Kindle Unlimited.

A ride with Mr. Toad

While not all of my books can be categorized as romantic comedies, they are all infused with random doses of humor. I hope the scenes that make me laugh out loud as I'm writing them make the reader laugh out loud too! I wrote this several years ago, but I still have such a vivid picture of this scene in my head. Two stubborn people who haven't exactly hit it off, each vying for the last word. Ethan's Bride is a fun book to read and also a very sweet and romantic story. And it's FREE across most digital retailers. Give the King's Valley series a try!

The Return of Devin Wakefield (King's Valley, #3)

Romance

What an impossible man! Sparks fly when Lindy collides with a handsome stranger on the local hiking trail. He is rude, overbearing, and ungrateful. She hopes never to see him again. But two inquisitive aunts, a meddling but endearing neighbor, and a precocious little boy will quickly dash those hopes to the ground. After fourteen years, Devin Wakefield has returned to King's Valley. The aunts who raised him need his help. But he has no plans to stay in his hometown for long. Unless Lindy succeeds in changing his mind...

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Her Ordinary Joe (King's Valley, #2)

Romance

Ellie Winslow thinks her new fifth-grade teacher will be the perfect husband for her Aunt Polly. He’s tall, good-looking and he has blue eyes, just like every hero in the romance books her aunt writes. A con-artist in the making, Ellie tells a little white lie to get Mr. Matthews to her aunt’s doorstep. Mr. Matthews and Aunt Polly just have to look in each other’s eyes and all will be happily ever after. Right? Not quite. From his early years, Joe Matthews has striven for perfection in all facets of his life. Polly Winslow is the complete opposite of the ideal mate he’s envisioned for himself. Pretty and charming she may be, but she’s way too free-spirited—a chaotic, whimsical whirlwind that reminds him too much of everything he’s been running away from since he was a boy. Joe may have the most gorgeous blue eyes that Polly's ever seen, but he’s no match for the larger-than-life fictional heroes that stand front and center in both her daydreams and the romance novels she writes. In her opinion, he’s just an ordinary guy, and he’s way too neat and fastidious. Besides—no matter how much her fingers itch to remove his tie and muss up his hair—she’s keeping all thoughts of real-life romance on the back burner until her goal of becoming a published writer is realized. Maybe it’s time for two stubborn people to let go of long-held ideals and perceptions and open their hearts…

Book Bubbles from Her Ordinary Joe (King's Valley, #2)

Matchmaking Mothers

Janet Winslow's main goal in life is for her only daughter, Polly, to marry. Polly's main goal is to become a published author. She doesn't have time for "distractions," even in the form of Joe Matthews, the new school teacher in town who, through a series of hilarious circumstances, has been reading the manuscript of Polly's latest book. On this particular Saturday afternoon, Polly's brother, Fred, has come over to her house to help her with a task. Then, two unexpected visitors arrive. Observe a matchmaking mama in action...

Annie and Jake (King's Valley, #4)

Romance

Promises made. Promises broken. Annie and Jake had been best friends since their childhood. Two peas in a pod, her grandmother had always said. Wherever one went, the other was sure to follow. But when Annie went to New York to pursue her dreams of becoming a successful artist, the invisible string that had always connected her to Jake slowly weakened until it snapped. Caught up in her ambitions, she lost sight of the things in life she’d always treasured: family, friendship, the indelible bonds of love and trust. Now, her dreams shattered in pieces and her heart cut in two, she's returned home to ask for forgiveness and to find her true self again. But it may be too late.

Book Bubbles from Annie and Jake (King's Valley, #4)

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