SECONDHAND HEARTS
Five redemptive love stories spotlighting secret baby, protector, second chance, later-in-life reunions, and holiday romance.
BOOK 1: HIS OR HER BABY (Now available on all platforms and print.)
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His or Her Baby: A Secret Baby, Single Mom, Enemies to Lovers Romance (Secondhand Hearts Book 1)
She’s standing between him and his son.
Sara Carsten never expected to become guardian to her late sister’s baby, and juggling motherhood, grief, and the economic challenges of running a brick-and-mortar bookstore feels impossibly challenging—until Brady smiles. When a devastatingly handsome judge appears claiming Brady is his son, Sara’s precariously rebuilt world tilts off its axis. She’s already lost everyone she’s ever loved—she won’t lose Brady too.
He’s fighting for a child he never knew existed.
Judge Lawrence Bishop’s bright political future hangs in the balance when he discovers the mystery woman of his impetutous, one-off ski weekend fling is dead, leaving behind a baby boy with eyes that mirror his own. Now Ren faces an impossible choice: claim the child who could end his career, or walk away from the son he never knew existed.
In a fight where winner takes all, can two broken hearts discover that sometimes the greatest victory is learning to share—and love again?
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“WOW … probably one of if not the best books I’ve read by Deb. Had me hooked from the beginning and I can’t wait for the next book in this series.”
BOOK 2: RUNAWAY GIRLFRIEND
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Runaway Girlfriend: A Protector, Opposites Attract, Road Trip Romance (Secondhand Hearts Book 2)
She’s built walls to protect her heart. He’s the only man who’s ever made her want to tear them down.
Claudie St. James has survived more than most people could imagine. After clawing her way out of a nightmare past, she’s finally found peace—and maybe even a chance at love with Bo Lester, the private investigator whose gentle persistence has slowly chipped away at her defenses. For the first time in years, Claudie dares to believe in happiness.
But when she discovers her teenage sister is trapped in the same house with the monster who destroyed her childhood, Claudie’s carefully constructed world shatters. Without a word to anyone—not even Bo—she disappears into the night, determined to save the only family she has left, no matter the cost.
Bo knows Claudie better than she thinks. He’s seen past her street-smart armor to the vulnerable woman beneath, and he refuses to let her face her demons alone. But tracking down the woman he loves means confronting his own buried secrets—and risking everything they’ve built together.
In a heart-stopping race against time, two damaged souls must learn that some battles are too important to fight alone. Because sometimes, the greatest courage isn’t running toward danger—it’s letting someone catch you when you fall.
A powerful story of survival, healing, and the kind of love that refuses to give up.
BOOK 3: PROTECTING EVE
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Protecting Eve: A Heroine in Danger, Forced Proximity, Holiday Romance (Secondhand Hearts Book 3)
Eve Masterson vanished without a trace. The beloved TV host shocked everyone by walking away from her dream job at a top New York network, claiming she’d found something better in Atlanta. But weeks have passed, and now she’s gone dark—no social media, no interviews, no contact with anyone who matters.
Private investigator Matt Ross has zero interest in chasing down another entitled celebrity having a public meltdown. Not during the holidays, when he’s already drowning in his own problems—a bitter divorce, a teenage daughter who barely speaks to him, and an injury that killed his police career before it really began. Eve’s probably holed up in some spa, orchestrating her next career move.
But when Matt finally tracks her down, everything he thought he knew shatters. Eve isn’t playing games. She’s running for her life.
And now, so is he.
BOOK 4: VALENTINE ZONE
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Valentine Zone: A Later in Life, Small Town, Second Chance/Reunion Romance (Secondhand Hearts Book 4)
Welcome to Cup O’ Jo—or as the coffee shop becomes in February: Cup O’ Love!
Single mom Josephine Adams has poured her heart and her inheritance into Cup O’ Jo, but the converted gas station coffee shop is barely staying afloat. When her well-meaning friends suggest a Valentine’s marketing campaign combining caffeine, social media, and matchmaking, Josie reluctantly agrees to host a “Valentine Zone Dateathon.” She’ll fake the romance guru act if it saves her business—even if she secretly wants to strangle Cupid for the disasters that make up her dating history.
Max Maxwell never forgot his first crush. Sure, Josie Adams broke his teenage heart when she ditched him on prom night for the town’s leather-jacketed bad boy, but what chance did a chess club nerd have with the head cheerleader? Now he’s a beloved teacher at their old high school, and she’s still the most beautiful woman in their small California foothill town. When Josie needs help saving her struggling business, Max sees his chance to prove he’s no longer that awkward kid—and that some crushes are worth waiting decades for.
This time, maybe Cupid will get it right.
BOOK 5: GOOD LUCK SANTA
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Good Luck Santa: A Holiday, Secret Baby, Slow Burn Romance (Secondhand Hearts Book 5)
All she wants for Christmas is to find her nephew’s father.
While her sister lies in a coma, Tessa Jamison travels to a small mountain town with only Sunny’s diary and her two-year-old nephew as guides. Every clue points to one man—the reluctant stand-in Santa at the local church bazaar. The moment Tessa sees Cole Lowry, an inexplicable connection sparks between them. But when she confronts him about the child, the handsome stranger’s denial doesn’t match the truth she reads in his eyes.
Was there any chance this child was his? No. Impossible. Umm.
Cole Lowry’s already lost everything once—his wife, his money, his faith in love. The last thing he needs is instant fatherhood, especially when everyone knows he’d be terrible at it. He’s finally embracing his freedom again, determined to stay single. But Tessa sees through his carefully constructed walls to the man his friends claim has the biggest heart in town. As Christmas approaches and their undeniable attraction grows stronger, Cole faces his biggest gamble yet: Does opening his heart make him father material, or just another easy mark?
With a child’s future hanging in the balance, both must decide if they’re ready to go all in—including their hearts.
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