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Lisa has always enjoyed getting lost in a good book and dreaming up stories of her own. Romance and horror are her favorites, but any great story is worth reading (and writing), no matter the genre. Her passions are reading and writing (obviously), the ocean, thunderstorms, rain, hiking, cats, mountain forests (think Twilight), and Hawaii.

After a brief bout of wanderlust (or temporary insanity, depending on who you ask) in which she left her Midwestern home state and moved to Kauai, she has found her forever home in the Pacific Northwest.

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With high school and a humiliating breakup behind her, Emma Palea has her sights set on a dream internship in the fall. As for the summer: she's spending it in on the Hawaii island of Molokai.

What more could a girl want?

The answer: hot player Landon Matthews, whose ‘first lei’ offer isn’t just an orchid necklace. Emma’s battered heart might be under lock and key but her v-card isn’t, and Landon seems like the perfect no-strings summer fling.

Then Emma meets her surf god neighbor, Kai Akana.

The opposite of fling material, Kai is artistic, protective, and the best friend she’s never had. While Emma and Kai spend time exploring the island's hidden gems, questions about her internship and buried island secrets cast shadows on their sun-soaked days.

Soon facing an increasingly uncertain future and complications when both men start wanting more, Emma may not survive the calamities that are about to rock the foundation of her unstable world.

A slow-burn romance and emotional journey of self-discovery, Choosing Paradise will draw you into the magic of the islands, the intensity of young love, and the power of finding home in the most unexpected of places.

Don't miss Losing Paradise, the suspenseful, steamy second book in this Thorns of Paradise duet!

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With high school and a humiliating breakup behind her, Emma Palea has her sights set on a dream internship in the fall. As for the summer: she's spending it in on the Hawaii island of Molokai.

What more could a girl want?

Then Emma meets her surf god neighbor, Kai Akana.

Soon facing an increasingly uncertain future and complications when both men start wanting more, Emma may not survive the calamities that are about to rock the foundation of her unstable world.

Don't miss Losing Paradise, the suspenseful, steamy second book in this Thorns of Paradise duet!

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Amid the stormy summer Emma spent on Molokai, Kai Akana was her rainbow. He has become her soulmate, lover, and in the cruelest twist of fate yet, forbidden from being anything more than her friend. After all they've survived together, the news that has forced them apart might destroy them both.

Emma is lost without Kai on this lonely island. Scared of her downward spiral. Terrified of whoever is leaving dead flowers--and worse--on her doorstep. Annoyed when the guy she didn’t choose tries to make nice.

Does Landon Matthews want more than friendship? Most likely. Should Emma turn and run away? Probably. But when the threats to her safety escalate, she turns to him instead.

Soon, Landon’s not the only one set on keeping Emma safe. As he and Kai battle to protect her, she's fighting her own battles trying to stay ‘just friends’ with the man she still loves while loosening her resistance to the one determined to make her his.

Can Emma find a new happily-ever-after?

Or will she fall prey to her predator, and to her own demons?

Losing Paradise, the second book in the Thorns of Paradise Duet, can be enjoyed as a standalone, or as the second half of Emma’s journey. It will appeal to readers of romantic suspense, second chance romance, and forbidden romance.

This book contains subject matter which might not be suitable for some readers.

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Does Landon Matthews want more than friendship? Most likely. Should Emma turn and run away? Probably. But when the threats to her safety escalate, she turns to him instead.

Can Emma find a new happily-ever-after?

Or will she fall prey to her predator, and to her own demons?

This book contains subject matter which might not be suitable for some readers.

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