Suzanne D Williams

Her hand on his chin, Lena leaned down and pressed their lips together. Chase groaned, his eyelids flickering. "Me and you are going to tie the knot," she said. "I'll be a good wife, dress pretty and make you happy." He'd be the perfect husband. Smart. Strong. Faithful. Kind and loving, most of all. She had only to hold out until tomorrow when her plan would come true. Taken at gun point to a remote location, Chase Sawyer's bachelorhood appears to end. Lena Jessup has chosen him as her husband, whether he's willing or not. And he isn't - there's no love between them, after all. Yet, her desperation somehow grabs hold of his heart. Lena doesn't want to marry Arthur Blessing. He's offensive and vile. Chase, on the other hand, is successful and kind and ... a big man. That matters, since she's so tall. She's told a lie, fooling her three brothers, to get him here, though. They should realize a man of Chase's caliber would never do the things she's said. Their forced marriage becomes a dangerous game on the ride home. Arthur isn't ready to give up on her. His reason, however, unearths secrets that her family has tried to hide ... a story of her past that, no matter how strong and smart Chase is, might prove to be too much for their already fragile future. Book 7 of 7, the final book in THE FLORIDA IRISH series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. The story comes full circle. A knowledge of Book 1 will help the reader's enjoyment. 33,000 words.

How had the boy who pulled pranks become a man who talked about lifetimes? Sent south for the summer, eighteen-year-old Iris Willow expects the next three months to be the worst. After all, there can't be anything interesting about eight brothers raised on a small-town farm. Not when she's met more sophisticated boys in the city. Yet from the start, the second eldest, Lucas McGilley, seems different. He's handsome and funny and kind. He's dedicated to his family and willing to do what's necessary to make up for his past mistakes. Most of all, he says he's in love with her. Love that, as the summer ends, can't overcome her world of doubts. Or his older brother's hatred. Or the horrible secret held by his mother. Young Adult Historical Romance by best-selling author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. Bonus Story: Samuel McGilley, as the youngest of eight brothers, often finds himself overlooked. He's always made up for that by speaking his mind. But when an afternoon's task for a local widow introduces him to pretty little Anna McIntosh, he finds something he's good at. Listening. And maybe, with time's passing, something far more priceless. Love.

The energy coursing through them changed in form, as strong as it'd been, but different. It bound them together, driving him closer, until she could see the fine hairs dusting his chin. Superhuman Stryke Dawkins has billions of dollars at his disposal. He can buy what he wants and go wherever he chooses without any struggle. Yet the poison beneath his skin has given him a solitary existence. It's better to live alone than risk innocent lives. Margot Fischer volunteered for a scientific study that promised her a child. Though the premise was strange, she has so much love to give and a wonderful example of parenting in the memory of her deceased mother. She can mold this young life placed in her hands and create a happy future for them both. But when an attack on her unborn child's life thrusts her and Stryke together, it seems the truth behind the baby's conception links directly to the Dawkins brothers' genetic history, and a truth about the child's existence that someone will stop at nothing to hide. Book 5 of 5 in the SUPERHUMAN series, a wild ride into the world of science fiction, by best-selling author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. Clean Reads for Teens.

"This is a fine kettle of fish." Carlton wasn't in South Fork. She wasn't in Hayesville. What was going on? Karen and Carlton Mead are, on the outside, a happy successful couple with two smart, loving kids. They have a nice home, two cars, and lots of friends. They are, by all appearances, the quintessential American family. Beneath the surface, however, eighteen years of marriage have taken their toll, becoming endless bickering over unimportant things. Faced with the upcoming Christmas holiday, an argument over travel locations causes a larger-than-usual blowout. Karen digs in her heels. She will not spend her days with his family in South Fork. Similarly, Carlton refuses to spend his in Hayesville. And bore himself to death listening to her mother? I don't think so. They'll go their separate ways. She'll have her Christmas. He'll have his. Except, soon their mesh of lies becomes more than they can handle, and they have an important lesson to learn - that sometimes, love and family are what really matters. A sweet Christmas novella by popular author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

"Stop. I'm just ... just Laurie Gray." No one should bow to her. She drove a four-door compact like half the city. She lived in a townhouse identical to all six of her neighbors' places. She worked in a cubicle in a sea of other cubicles at Atkin & Sons. "Oh, no, miss," the old woman said, her face still toward the floor. "You are the prince's bride, soon to be the queen." Laurie Gray and Skelley Black don't get along. Co-workers at the firm, Atkins & Sons, they frequently butt heads, and usually loud enough that everyone can hear it. When Skelley saddles Laurie with his most difficult client, their contest of wills reaches its peak. Two people with such determination can't continue to operate together. One of them has to win, no matter how underhanded they have to act to accomplish it. Yet, the miracle of Christmas has other plans for their lives, romance and a lesson they should learn. In a series of odd dreams, the woman who'd like to claw his eyes out becomes a favored princess, and the man, who hates everyone, is the king. A Christian fantasy with a contemporary storyline and a gospel message by best-selling author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

How deep did they go to heal the pain? How far did they stretch their new friendship? Would they cross a line somewhere and be unable to turn back? Did she care as long as her heart wasn't aching? Katy Hansen's husband died in a roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan, and the future they'd planned dissolved in an instant. Left with a young son to care for, in the last ten months she's had to bury her grief and learn to be both mom and dad. Harper Chavez lost his arm in the same bomb blast and carries the mental pain of it everywhere he goes, but his personal issues won't let him forget the last thing his buddy asked him to do - take his wife, Katy, a note penned the night before his death. Yet this one simple mission, one hour of their time, changes everything they thought they knew. She isn't as alone as she thought; he's much stronger than he realized; and together, there's power in forgiveness, and maybe, love in moving on. A Christian romance by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. 41,000 words.

The majesty of the state, purple mountains rising around them, and rugged slopes lined with larch and fir and pine, stole her breath. She was a speck amidst so much grandeur. But the man, dusty blue jeans, worn boots, his cheeks brushed with a few days' growth of beard, he was a fixture among it, as meant to exist in that environment as the boulders jutting out from the path. Fear and humiliation sent Lottie Stratton running from her home in Georgia to her uncle's place in Northern Montana. With no more than an overnight bag for what might be a permanent stay, she's unprepared for the upcoming winter. And the handsome cowboy whose doorstep she stumbles up on. Harlowe Chapman's home is the back of a horse, his friends the herd of cows he tends. He grew up in these mountains, his entire goal to be as good a man as his father was. Lottie's arrival, unplanned, unexplained, highlights the emptiness of his days. He's been alone far too long. Yet, their growing attraction suffers a serious setback when a family secret comes to light, and it could be the forgiveness she's desperately seeking is the same grace he needs for himself. Book 1 of 3 in the GRACE & COWBOYS series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

The silence of his exit soured the food. Brenna lay down and stared toward the ceiling, yet past it toward the moment Kees had fired his rifle and shot the grizzly. He didn't see what she did - skill and knowledge earned through hard work, and some God-given sense no one else seemed to have. He wanted her to let go, but like her love for Montana, he'd grown in her, as fixed as the mountains that made this land what it was. And no amount of man's efforts could remove either one. After yet another argument with her dad, Brenna Stratton fled into the rain, riding her horse deep into the Montana countryside. An expert horsewoman, she has no fear of survival, until a mudslide traps her on the backside of a mountain face-to-face with a male grizzly. The irony of being asked to locate the one girl he can't stand struck Kees Butler from the start. Brenna has tailed after him for years with stars in her eyes. But in this wet weather, he's the best tracker in the area and probably the only man who can find her and come out alive. A stare down with an angry bear is only the beginning of the trouble, though. Forced to shelter for days in an abandoned cabin, far off the trail, the volatile mix that is him and her erupts once more, lighting a spark that refuses to go out. She is poetry he needs in his life. Poetry, her worsening health and her dad's hatred for him threaten to leave unwritten. Book 2 of 3 in the GRACE & COWBOYS series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

One hand in the center of her chest, she tried to capture her breath. This went way beyond friendship. They'd had years of that. He knew her as well as she knew him, likes and dislikes, funny habits. The part they didn't know, what they hadn't experienced now begged for attention. Packard Barrows has been friends with Trinity Wilkins since high school. All though college and into their adult years, they've lived close to each other and done things together. But never with any serious intent. In fact, he's all but engaged to another woman now. Trinity regretted accepting her boyfriend's proposal from almost the moment he made it. Prodded by her friends to reconsider her life, for the first time in her twenty-seven years, she sees her best friend, Packard, in a new light. What if the love she's been looking for has been staring her in the face all this time? Yet, a warm weekend together in Miami, mid-winter, ordinarily an innocent trip, tests both their old friendship and their, as yet, unstated new feelings. It could be their relationship isn't strong enough for love. It could be by trying to change what they have, they'll destroy it for good. Book 4 of 4 in the BARROW BROS. SERIES by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

"That's the other thing," he continued. "I'm the neighbor." Fed up with her life, Lorelai McDowell went back to college. Though she's older than other students, it's never too late to start over. She only needs to apply herself, and with enough dedication, she'll earn her business degree. Jarek Barrow took the job filling in for the school's current business professor, happy to expand his horizons. He loves his home state, but, in light of his brothers' recent marriages, needs to strike out on his own. He'll make new friends, see new places. Yet, tossed together unexpectedly, time and time again, her desire for success and his search for a new beginning might create the best thing of all. A chance to fall in love. Book 3 of 4 in the BARROW BROS. BRIDES series by SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

She was happiness. And cleansing. And this was love. The kind that made his chest ache, his heart pound. A craving never quite satisfied until he'd tasted it again. Wrong or right, how they'd found one another, Aletta was the best part of breathing. Tyson Pyke emerged from prison a free man. But freedom, he discovered, is hard to maintain. No one wants to hire a cowboy with a felony record. Left destitute, his meals few and far between, he'll throw himself on the kindness of an old prison buddy who seems to have gotten his life together, Jared Flint at the Double R Ranch. Aletta Gordon ran from home when she was eighteen, eager to be out from under her mom's thumb. Years of travel and a string of small-time jobs brought her to Texas, where the weather and the cowboys are a whole lot hotter than her home state of Vermont. The rash decision to pick up a stranger after work late one night proves to be life-changing. In spite of his spotted past, Tyson is the perfect man to fill her heart. Yet, the unforeseen consequence of their actions and the antagonism of a young cowboy hurtle them toward an uncertain ending. Unless they turn loose of their fears and take hold of God. Book 2 in the COWBOYS OF THE DOUBLE R series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

This is what he wanted. This right here. He'd not known it until now, but he wanted her with a ring on her hand, their hearts united. He wanted Mrs. Jared Flint to stare at him like Holly did, to make him want to forgo breakfast and make love to her instead. Jared Flint struggles to overcome his spotted past and put his years in prison behind him, slaving away beneath the Texas sun. Yet, hard work has done little to abate his ever-present anger. With every brawl, he strikes back at his abusive past, unable to turn loose of the hate that almost took a man's life. Holly Carleton hopped a train on a dare and headed south. After her mama's passing, she's been rudderless, always searching for that one thing to fulfill her. Taking a job at a ranch at one of the towns along the tracks comes on a whim. But walking in on cowboy, Jared Flint, half-dressed - that was accidental. And something she'll never forget. He's strength and brawn in a perfectly carved package. The days passing, their attraction growing, it becomes clear, he's held aloof from relationships for a reason. No woman deserves a man like him. Except together, they have a future rich in possibilities, and if he can just turn loose of the pain, a chance for forgiveness and love. Book 1 in the COWBOYS OF THE DOUBLE R series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. 32,000 words. A Contemporary Western.

She'd planned this from every conceivable angle, outlined what she'd say and how he'd react. She'd considered how it would ultimately be received by her parents and couldn't see any huge point of failure. She'd thumb her nose at her parents' lofty plans and marry someone who was everything they hated. She'd hang around long enough to see their disgusted faces, then break it off with him gently and go on her merry way. But staring at Walton, she knew. He wasn't a chump at all. He knew this was a game, but was playing along. Why? Why would he be willing to do this? Kaidence Grimes grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth, but not a whole lot of love. She received more affection from her nannies than either of her parents and seems to be in their lives only to make the perfect match with some other high-end family. She's their way to climb further up the social scale. Walton Barrow left his former fianc at the altar and hasn't been able to live down the image since. Though she's happily married now, the stigma of him as unable to commit still lingers. When Kaidence approaches him in Las Vegas, offering instant marriage, though he knows she's running a scam, he also sees a way out of his issues. Instant wife. No ceremony. Perfect. Yet the more they learn about each other, about marriage and responsibility, the heavier the weight of their actions become. And the greater the secret growing between them. A secret that will either bring them together in wedded bliss or put them back where they started - looking like fools. Book 2 of 4 in the Barrow Bros. Series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

NOW INCLUDES BOOK 2 Talk Like A Pirate"A delusional pervert," the girl said. "You aren't any pirate. You don't talk like a pirate or act like a pirate. You have no ship. And it isn't sixteen seventy-four. You need to be committed."On an early morning run, Idelle Prescott saves the life of a man, lying inert on the beach, but she's unprepared for the story he tells. In his mind, it's 1674 and her hometown, St. Augustine, still belongs to the Spanish government. He's even dressed the part, in 17th century costume.Captain John Swithin pilots a hearty sloop with a smarmy crew of pirates under his command. On a personal mission into the city in the dead of night, he sees the growing storm along the coast as the perfect cover. He'll retrieve his grandfather's amulet and return with his two crewmates within a couple hours.But forced to flee into the turbulent waves, what seems to be certain death, instead, sends him forward in time to an altered modern world and an independent woman determined to figure out how to help him survive. As the truth of what happened sinks in, one thing remains the same - the draw of a man to a woman and the timeless power of love.Time-travel romance set in America's oldest city.The British Are Coming Book 2He didn't want to be an eighteenth century soldier trapped in a modern time.While on a late-night drive during a business trip in Boston, Dr. Jasmine Cushman almost hit a man on horseback. His colonial dress and a bag of coins stamped Paul Revere would be strange to anyone else, but she's seen this kind of thing before when her friend encountered a 17th century pirate.Jonas Busbee joined the Sons of Liberty in 1775, plunging himself deep into the Patriot cause. One of several men sent to warn colonists of the pending British attack, his ride toward Lexington and Concorde ends, instead, in the 21st century.Forced together for what looks like a new future, his resentment at being displaced fights her need for composure and the knowledge that there's a greater purpose in his travel through time. One which threatens the love growing between them and could end his existence. For good.

Had she just agreed to go on her honeymoon with her ex-fianc 's brother? Brielle Hensley had her future all planned out. She'd designed the perfect wedding, picked the most beautiful dress. From the reception to the start of her married life, she knew what came next. Standing at the altar, however, her groom nowhere in sight, all those plans crumbled around her. She should have known better. The last thing her fianc would ever do was embrace commitment. Bradford Barrow wanted to kill his younger brother for running out on his bride. He's not really that surprised, though. Being a husband, taking on the responsibility of having a wife, was far more something he'd do himself. He'd always been the dutiful son, the faithful employer. His entire life is about doing what's expected of him and checking off the tasks on his ever-present lists. Yet, sent to make a formal apology the next day, he and Brielle make a rash decision - to go on her honeymoon together. She needs to shake off his brother's betrayal, and he needs to do something impulsive for once. Except, what begins innocently enough soon takes on a life of its own, and it could be that the acceptance they've both been looking for comes from the most spontaneous thing of all - love. Book 1 of 4 in the BARROW BROS. SERIES by best-selling author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. A spring romance. 20,000 words.

"I thought if I changed myself then at least they'd hate me." "You don't want that," he said. "The Jayne I knew ..." I cut him off. "Maybe I'm not the Jayne you knew." Jayne Allhorn's life is falling apart. She wrecked her car, broke her cell phone, and lost her job. But the biggest problem of all is her parent's divorce. They're so caught up in their troubles with each other that they've forgotten she exists. She'll fix that. Stealing her mom's credit card, she gives into her anger and sets out to become someone else. She'll shave her head, get a tattoo, have her lip pierced. There is no more good girl Jayne. Lauden Gould moved back to town, unable to deal with his dad's infidelity. This time what his father's done hit him personally. Running into Jayne, the cute girl from high school, refocuses his life, and helping her deal with her broken family proves to be the perfect way to forget his own. Yet, the more time goes on, the more people's positive opinions of him simply don't fit. He simply isn't the good guy they think he is. Clean YA Romance with a heart by best-selling author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. 22,000 words.

The fat girl never got the cute guy, but the fat girl always fell too hard too fast. Liberty Unick grew up in Orangevale, the chubby girl kids made fun of. Though she's still not thin, she's turned her love of sweets into a prosperous bakery. The people who used to call her names now put their money into her pockets. Eric Spader bought the Orangevale Nursing Home, sight unseen, wanting to help others and find his purpose in life. He's never quite gotten over his divorce two years ago. Maybe with this new venture, he can make a home and finally move on. A happy circumstance brings him to Liberty's door, and an instant friendship blossoms. She's sweet and fun and a fabulous cook. Yet the closer they become, the more insecure it seems she is. When what matters the most is on the inside, where the chef at the bakery is fast becoming the best part of starting over. A clean romance for all audiences by best-selling author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. General Fiction. 22,000 Words.

Maybe that was love - the missing each other - then eventually you got to the point you couldn't do it anymore. Penn Saunders hit rock bottom two years ago when a nameless girl he'd partied with died in his bed. He changed that night. He returned home to live with his parents, get clean, and embrace God again. As a pastor's son, renewing his faith also reaffirms his call into the ministry. But he has a long way to go before he gets there, and his first step is living on his own. Morgan Gant thought she left her old life behind by moving hundreds of miles away. She's starting over, building a successful online cosmetics business, and renting her own apartment. No one here will know what she did for a living, but most of all, she'll never have to see the man who attacked her again. Meeting Penn, the neighbor across the hall, seems like another positive step. She needs to make friends and who better than the guy next door? Yet, when their feelings for each other grow, what they haven't said, who he is as a Christian, clashes with the secret of what she's survived, threatening, once more, to tear their lives apart. Christian romance by best-selling author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. A novel.

*"I don't care if you never eat another potato I've cooked or if you lay there in bed and turn into one, but I'll wear white at a funeral before I'll be associated in any manner with Arthur Willowby. He may have legs, but they're fat ones. I'd just as soon snuggle up with a goat." She whirled and stomped off, not looking back, but heard his laughter as she rounded the corner again. Nate Sawyer has a good life as a bachelor and no immediate interest in forming a permanent relationship. One day, he'll find the girl of his dreams. Until then, he has a loving family and a job he enjoys. He's in no hurry to settle down. Georgianna Smith headed south after the death of her papa and a failed attempt to find love. A new start in a new place seems like her best choice, especially when she learns she's expecting a child. No one there will know what poor decisions she's made and judge her for it. Nate's sudden bout of crippling illness shortens the distance between their neighboring houses. She's his promise of a happy, normal life, and he's the man she should have waited for, a loving man, a perfect would-be father ... if their inward personal struggles don't tear them apart. A clean historical romance, book 6 in THE FLORIDA IRISH series, by best-selling author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

"And if I walk away?" she asked. "If going back to New York is what I choose?" Sadness washed in his eyes, and she wished she hadn't put it there. "Will you ever forget Brutus Pope?" he asked. She shook her head. "Never." TV baking star, Padgett Greene, reluctantly agreed to spend her December holidays in Florida with her aged aunt, in spite of her desperate need to cling to her waning fame. It could be she's passing up her next big opportunity toward success by leaving. She has a well-known boyfriend and walks in important social circles here. Brutus Pope took the opportunity to meet the woman on TV, having decided with one TV episode that they'd be perfect together. She can cook, and he loves food. Add in, how beautiful she is, inside and out, and their relationship seems like destiny. All it took was one kiss to prove it to him. But what does a woman with so much going for her need with an ex-con who works at a packaging store? And how can the woman, swept away by the man who plays Santa, set aside her golden future for him? Except in his gentle smile and kind heart she sees the happiness she's longed for and the true meaning of Christmas. A sweet, clean romance novella by best-selling author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.