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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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