Jill Marie Landis

Stunned by her husband's sudden death and the discovery that their entire life together had been a lie, Tracy Potter retreats with her son and stepdaughter to Heartbreak Hotel, planning to reopen the abandoned inn, but the arrival of her first guest, Wade MacAllister, a man hiding not only from his fame but also the shocking events of his past, transforms her life.

Can an English lady raised as a "wild orchid" ever be truly tamed? When Trevor Mandeville leaves behind the drawing rooms of London and journeys to an island paradise in search of a rare orchid, he comes face-to-face with an even more shocking treasure. Stolen from her family at a young age, Joya Penn has spent most of her life running wild and free. Trevor tries to resist her charms, but soon finds himself captivated by the deliciously innocent--yet...

Mistaken for a mail-order bride? From the author of Jade comes "a beautiful love story" (Julie Garwood, NYT bestselling author of The Secret). Love's tender kiss turns a harsh frontier winter into spring when Bostonian Annika Storm heads West to seek adventureâ€"only to be carried off by rugged Buck Scott who mistakes her for his mail-order bride. And by the time Scott realizes he has the wrong woman, the two are stranded in his remote cabin during...

Em and the Hula Maidens are on the case . . . Em Johnson is prepping for the biggest catering gig she's ever booked, this time at the world famous Tiki Goddess Bar. Then she hears Kiki Godwin has just been released from the psych ward at Kukuoloko. If the unpredictable leader of the Hula Maidens isn't completely recovered from her PTMAD (Post Traumatic Monkey Attack Disorder), Em knows all hell could break loose at the upscale event. But for once,...

He hired her to find his long-lost daughter, not to fall in love. California private investigator Kat Vargas lives a lonely life of danger with a painful past. Desperate for rest and relaxation, she leaves the city lights of Long Beach to house sit in Twilight Cove, a tiny beach town. Having recently found out about the baby he fathered when he was in high school, Ty Chandler has been eager to find her. After he learns about the P.I. in his neighborhood...

Forget the grass skirts. Some of the Island's top hula dancers are pushing up daisies. Everyone at Em Johnson's famous North Shore Kauai hangout, The Tiki Goddess Bar, knows that the bar's irrepressible Hula Maidens take their hula dancing seriously. So when famed hula instructors from a rival dance troop start dropping like over-ripe passion fruit, Em and the Hula Maidens go undercover at the Kukui Nut Festival Hula Competition to uncover the killer....

Six months ago, if anyone would have told Em Johnson she'd end up divorced, broke, and running the dilapidated Tiki Goddess Bar on the magical North Shore of Kauai she would have told them to shove a swizzle stick up their okole. As if all that isn't bad enough, when an obnoxious neighbor with a grudge is found dead in the Goddess luau pit, suspicion falls on Em and the rest of the Goddess staff. With the help of a quirky dance troupe of over-the-hill...

An impending hurricane may be the least of Uncle Louie's troubles... Uncle Louie Marshall has long been the soul of the Tiki Goddess bar-home to the hilarious and irrepressible Hula Maidens and a beloved hub of the community. When a grizzled sea captain asks him to take care of a mysterious duffle bag, Louie agrees without a second thought. And, the trouble begins. Both the captain and his deck hand turn up dead. Soon the locals are outraged, filled...

A tragic twist of fate leaves a sultry Italian beauty alone and widowed in Busted Heel, Wyoming. She has little more than a pocketful of dreams, a memory of love, and a determination to create roots despite the obstacles. From the moment he saw lovely Rosa, the hardened town marshal knew she'd be trouble for him in far too many ways. However, his tidy plan to send her packing meets with unexpected opposition. Not the least of which is his own desire. The...

Over a century has passed since Bella Duprey, famed Barbary Coast madam, won the treasured range in a card game from the lover who jilted her. She left it to her descendants, along with her how-to tome of feminine wisdom: The Art of Fascinating a Man.
Bella hoped her bequest would help future generations of Duprey women find better luck in love than she did. But can a dusty journal and some sprawling acreage ensure that Amy, Josie, Harmony and...