She left to live on her terms. He’s fighting free of his father’s legacy. When tragedy draws them back together, can they claim a second chance?
CLARENCE BAY, CANADA. Cathy Rossetti longs to heal old rifts. Eleven years after running away from her strict home because of an unplanned pregnancy, the successful lawyer returns to care for her terminally ill mother. But though her pulse spikes when she runs into her high school sweetheart, their complicated past has her hesitating to introduce the handsome mayoral candidate to the daughter he doesn’t know about.
Ryan Chisholm hates hidden agendas. So when the beautiful woman he never fell out of love with temporarily moves in across the street, the down-to-earth hardware store owner is determined to break up with his current girlfriend. But when a series of dreadful misunderstandings leads to an unwanted engagement, he knows it will be a rocky road to the happily ever after he craves.
Smarting from her mother’s harsh rejection, Cathy decides revealing the whole truth would wreck Ryan’s mayoral campaign. And when an angry community member spills the beans instead, he struggles with resentment over a decade of unnecessary loneliness.
Have their dreams been dashed forever, or can a third proposal be the charm?
Above Scandal is the heartwarming first book in the Clarence Bay Romance series. If you like witty dialogue, shocking twists, and multi-generational storylines, then you’ll adore Joan Leacott’s gossipy delight.
Released June 25, 2013
ISBN ebook: 978-0-9920028-1-7
ISBN print book: 978-0-9920028-0-0
Love isn’t blind; it’s just nearsighted.
How many stick and stones can one woman survive?
Emma Finn once dreamed of being a photographer, capturing exotic landscapes and poignant vistas. Then a series of tragedies tore her life apart. All she craves now is stability—reliable, boring, safe.
How many bumps and bruises can one man take?
Ophthalmologist Asher Stockdale left big city life when his ex-wife took his young son away. When he met Emma, he pictured her as the centre of his new life in Clarence Bay. So why is he encouraging her to resurrect her old dream and go gallivanting around the globe? Dare he ask her to stay?
How many roadblocks can one romance encounter and still cherish the love?
If Emma goes to India, will she be able to heal, or will she regret her choice? Carpenter ants, a rescued Pirate, and a pair of scheming seniors help Emma and Asher to see what really lies before their eyes.
Released February 10, 2014
ISBN ebook: 978-0-9920028-4-8
ISBN print book: 978-0-9920028-5-5
She’s ready to hear wedding bells. But when a wicked winter storm whites out all the preparations, will they ever get to say the vows?
LeeAnn can’t wait for her big day. But when she gives in to her mother’s need to plan everything, the giving young woman is totally unprepared for her parent’s transformation into Momzilla. Grudgingly accepting every unwanted suggestion, the stressed-out bride fears her special day is doomed when a polar vortex sends all the plans into a deep freeze.
In a series of five endearing interconnected short stories, Joan Leacott weaves a frosty tale of a wedding gone sideways, upside-down, and over the edge. As everyone involved in the celebration suffers an extraordinary setback, Leacott reminds us with whimsy and charm that true love really does conquer all.
Can the chef handle a burst pipe that threatens the feast? Will the florist rescue a frozen bouquet? And what happens when the dressmaker goes into labour and the dress isn’t quite done?
Stormy Wedding is a delightful collection of short romantic tales centered around matrimonial chaos. If you like resourceful characters, relatable family dynamics, and remembering what’s important, then you’ll adore Joan Leacott’s sentimental blizzard of feelings.
A timeless love solves a very cold case.
Hannah McCegue, a museum guide at the historical Tollkeeper’s Cottage, has always wondered if she was connected to the first tollkeeper of 1861. On a busy holiday weekend, she discovers a letter connected to… the end of a legend, the solution to a puzzle, an old love, a new love?
Released July 2021
ISBN ebook: 978-0-9920028-9-3
Even a wedding dress deserves a second chance.
I am a Wedding Dress. My Bride and I await our grand entrance. The music swells. It’s going to be the happiest day of our lives…. Well, everyone deserves a second chance, even a Wedding Dress.