Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Running on Love and Donuts series

 

Sweet YA romances for all ages


Five grandkids and four grandmothers in a retirement community in Florida. What could go wrong?

Join Emma, Tyler, Cole, Ravi, and Hannah, the high school seniors, as they get into shenanigans with Pam, Iris, Patty, and Martha, the senior citizen grandmothers. These are best read in order, but Book 4 can be read as a standalone as Chelsey is the main character. The ebooks are available at Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited. The paperbacks are available online most places.

REBEL WITH A DONUT, Book 1

Five teenagers and four senior citizens together in a retirement community. What could go wrong?

A contemporary Golden Girls meets The Breakfast ClubRebel with a Donut is a laugh-out-loud story about forging real friendships, breaking habits, discovering yourself, and finding your favorite donut.

A self-described loner, Emma hates to break rules, but that’s the one thing she must do while visiting her grandma for three weeks in The Villages, Florida. Every morning Emma meets for donuts with four teenagers also being forced by their grandmothers to break habits.

Embracing a different side of herself, Emma attempts to make friends and leave behind the nobody she is at home. But Emma went to school with the boy staying next door. Tyler doesn’t remember Emma, and when their relationship deepens, Emma resolves not to reveal herself.

As the unlikely group of characters grow in their friendship, Emma has a tough time hiding her secrets. When it becomes difficult for Emma to rebel against rules and hide who she is, she runs from the fire. But it takes running into the flames for Emma to learn some people are worth breaking rules for.


REBEL WITH A BOYFRIEND, Book 2


What happens when a summer fling turns into a senior year romance?

Emma is fine being a loner and a nobody at her school, but now she has a boyfriend who is a somebody. And Emma has no clue how popular Tyler is.

Tyler attends the same school as Emma for their senior year. Emma’s thrown headfirst into learning the rules of having a boyfriend and navigating the social chaos of high school. A school lunchroom is on the opposite end of the universe from having donuts with four grandmothers and their grandkids in a retirement community.

Hoping to retain the sense of self she discovered during summer vacation, Emma finds the courage to get out of her box as Tyler pulls into his. Emma feels she knows the real Tyler, but he holds something back from her. Breaking every unwritten boyfriend rule, Emma’s small world is shattered when she enters Tyler’s. It’ll take the senior kids and senior citizens of the donut club to unmask the problem between Emma and Tyler and show them what’s real.

"Rebel with a Boyfriend" follows Emma and Tyler after their summer fling in "Rebel with a Donut." Grab your favorite donut and get ready for the distractions (and squirrels) thrown in their path. The grandmas from The Villages, plus Ravi, Hannah, and Cole make meddling appearances.


REBEL ON A BREAK, Book 3


You can solve any problem over a box of donuts.

The donut club is back, and this time they’re on a break. Emma hates to break rules, and she’s shattering a big one by dating Tyler. The reluctant rebel is ready for a break. As the group of friends reunite Emma and Tyler over winter break, a divide in trust occurs forcing the couple to split up. It’s a fake breakup, but one Emma is fearful will turn real as Tyler stars in a reality show.

Keeping their relationship secret seems to be the only solution to discover who is giving the media photos of Emma and Tyler. As the donut club spends spring break helping the grandmas break habits, secrets unravel and threaten to undo the group. Emma and Tyler wade through the fake to uncover what’s real, and they can only do that with the help of their friends. But what if their discovery breaks apart the couple or the donut club?

Rebel on a Break is the third book in the “Running on Love & Donuts” series. From winter break hijinks to spring break shenanigans, the four grandmas and five grandkids of the donut club will have you in stitches of laughter with their antics. Take a break to enjoy a story with donuts, texting mishaps, and adventures in friendship.



REBEL ON A HOLIDAY, Book 4


One summer trip. Two teenagers. Four grandmothers. And a little bit of luck.

I don’t know what I like, and a vacation might be what I need to find my own interests. For my high school graduation, I’m gifted a senior tour of Ireland. Except, it’s the wrong kind of senior. In an unlucky mix-up, I end up on a two-week tour for senior citizens. I may be the rebel on a holiday, but I’m not the only teenager. The bag boy working on the tour is my age, but he’s grumpy.

I can’t quite figure Declan out. He seems to be pulling the wool over my eyes and lying about who he is. But I won’t let a little rain and a grouchy boy wreck my holiday. With the help of four meddling grandmothers, I’m determined to not follow anyone else’s path and find what I like. But every sheep filled path I take leads back to Declan, and he seems to be searching for the same thing as me. What do we really like?

Will the luck of the Irish help me during these two weeks or will I end up forever seeking the pot of gold and never finding it?

Travel through Ireland with Chelsey and an unlikely cast of characters. You’ll laugh, think about what you like, and swoon over a sunshine/grumpy romance. After all, it takes sun and rain to make a rainbow. Find the treasure in this YA romcom for all ages. “Rebel on a Holiday” is the fourth book in the “Running on Love & Donuts” series. It follows the first three books but can be read as a standalone.