June Kramin

Best luck in the world, or worst? A vacation on Maui turns rescue when Hailey and Donny find a little girl wandering alone, searching for her mother. When they get her to her father and discover who he is and learn his past mob ties, their vacation takes a harsh turn. Even more surprising is the fact Amanda (from Hunter's Find) is the one who helped him leave his New York life behind. While searching for answers, they discover his past has nothing to do with his wife's disappearance. Denise's father has ties of his own, and has tangled himself between his connections and a local Yakuza. Managing to rescue Denise from her captors is just the first step. Unraveling the trail of why she was kidnapped takes them on several dangerous twists and turns. Drug activity, property wars, and more secrets from the past come back to haunt them all.

Vicki had always felt growing up on Maui was truly paradise in every way. Meeting Marshall made it that much more perfect. Flying to Oahu with him and losing her most valuable possession-her virginity-comes with a high price. Having just turned eighteen and now pregnant, she still doesn't second guess her decision about breaking her rules and going through with it. She does however second guess his marriage proposal, feeling as if she's trapping him in a course he'll regret later. Marshall repeatedly convinces her marriage is what he wants, and she agrees to marry him. Life could not be more perfect, until she loses the baby late in the pregnancy. She finds herself once again questioning their marriage and flees back home with her parents.Marshall eventually convinces her to return to him, only to have her say goodbye days later to finish her original goal-college. They manage to make their marriage work through long semesters and separate islands. Once again, life is perfect...Until Vicki discovers a small detail Marshall left out about his past. She runs away yet again. He tracks her down and desperately fights for the only thing he has ever wanted in his life. Her.

Katie and Dustin have had to time travel before to right some wrongs, but that's not the answer or even an option this time around.Struggling daily to deal with devastating news delivered by a time-traveling Frank, Katie immerses herself in Dusty's latest manuscript. While trying to correct her own fate, she finds herself completely captivated with Captain Skinnard's world. She learns that their lives are intertwined with Dusty's writing far more than she could ever imagine. From innocent phrases used by her daughter to the names of children and pets, Katie is in constant amazement of the twisted pretzel of time. Enjoy the final installment in this time-traveling trilogy where you'll join Dustin and Katie in a new phase in their lives and a touch of sci-fi in Dustin's Novel.

Upset over a horrible twist that fate has thrown Katie's best friend, Dusty is determined to find a way to right this horrible wrong. After years of being afraid to even mention his name, Dusty goes in search of Frank, the one person who helped Katie through her time traveling torment. When he discovers Katie can't go back in time again, but he can, he takes the chance to do for Courtney what Katie had done for his sister: Save her life.He quickly finds out that things are not going to be as easy as he thought. Getting Katie to fall for him all over again is a challenge he wasn't prepared to take on. Having the knowledge of Katie's time traveling helps somewhat, but Frank's assistance doesn't prove as helpful as it was for her. Being sent to altered timelines, as Katie had been, are equally frustrating for him. But finding out Frank's identity was the most surprising "trip" of all.

When Hailey stumbles upon a backpack full of money on her nightly jog, she is forced to flee the security of her secret identity. Although the sudden appearance of a man who had been flirting with her earlier seems odd, Hailey accepts Parker's help in getting the heavy bag home. Within moments of arriving, they are forced to escape under gunfire. The men it was intended for want it back, and Hailey has now made herself a target. Safe in a motel room, the two of them discover the truth: although their meeting was an accident, Parker had been involved in the bag's drop and she had been his assignment all along. Getting Hailey away safely is Parker's new mission. Together they struggle to put together the pieces of Hailey's past and discover that they have more in common than they thought. Now they have to fight to keep themselves and Hailey's family out of the line of fire. Being on the run, keeping Hailey's family safe, and searching for clues to put away the man who wants her dead are hard enough. Falling in love in the middle of it all was the last thing either one of them expected.

While trying to rebuild her life after a horrible breakup, a troubled call from Veronica's mother about her best friend's disappearance brings her back home to Maui. When a body is eventually found, Veronica withdraws from everyone, including her online forum-her one solace. Over a peaceful sunset, a friend who she only knows by his avatar and user name appears. Although confused as to why he flew to be with her, she allows his interruption to her misery. Hoping that playing tour guide will be a distraction, their daily drives through the all too familiar scenery only succeeds in causing more memories to surface. Veronica thought dealing with the murder of her best friend would be the hardest thing she'd have to overcome. She was proven wrong when she discovered she had to deal with the fact that the murder would never be solved.

Regina was determined to keep the secrets from her past buried. She had her reasons for keeping her distance from men, but Donovan refused to play by her rules.Giving into her heart and marrying him, Regina finally began to feel whole again. When an injury ultimately claims his life, she moves a few states away to a small town where she couldn't be reminded of him everywhere she turned.Trying to live her life in isolation, she wasn't prepared for what the humble cabin next door would bring her. Reggie is not sure she will be able to overcome the horrible twist fate has thrown her way.