Charlie’s Pick of the Month

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Every month — Charlie, my loyal writing buddy and full‑time snack negotiator — picks one of my books he thinks you’ll love.

This month, he’s chosen The Way Back to Us - Book One - Still Water— and trust me, he only wags his tail for the good stuff. To order the book from Amazon Kindle, click on the order from Amazon button underneath the book cover.

"Some journeys take you home. The hardest ones teach you to stay."

Lena Marquez left Coral Key seven years ago with a suitcase, a fellowship, and a silence she never explained. She built a career on the mainland, studied the ocean from the safe distance of a laboratory, and tried not to think about the island — or the man — she left behind.

Now she’s back. Her father needs her. The island remembers everything. And Evan Cross is still standing on the same dock, sun-weathered and steady, as if he’s been waiting for her all along.

He has.

But coming home isn’t the same as staying. The café hums with gossip. The sunsets still burn the same pink and gold. And every quiet moment between Lena and Evan pulls at the thread of something unfinished — something that seven years couldn’t erase.

The question was never whether she’d come back. The question is whether going back can ever mean going forward.

The Way Back to Us is the prequel novelette to the Lena & Evan Trilogy — a sweet, slow-burn island romance set in the Florida Keys. Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Elin Hilderbrand, and Jenny Colgan.