S. J. Crabb

After what is going down in history as the worst day of her life, so far anyway! Annie Anderson, finds herself on a train heading home for Christmas. Going against all the laws of travelling on British Rail, she strikes up a conversation with the angry man opposite. After downing his supply of brandy, (residing in a convenient hip flask) they soon discover they have something in common. He needs a girlfriend and she needs a boyfriend - for Christmas anyway. In a haze of brandy fumes, she agrees to be his date to a family wedding. In return, he will accompany her home and play the role of her boyfriend for Christmas. With no regard for her safety, armed only with Dutch courage, and her sense of adventure, she follows him into what can only be described, as the craziest Christmas ever. Be prepared for Christmas overload. A festive and funny Romance, with lots of bad behavior and Christmas spirit.

A Festive, Feel Good Christmas Romance

My Christmas Boyfriend

Grace Gray is sent to Falcondell High to finish High School with her cousin Gabe as her protector. She has moved around all of her life and longs for a normal life. Unfortunately for her she is far from normal and has to join the "Invisibles" in order to pass through the year unnoticed. Nobody must discover her secret. The hottest, meanest, most evil bad boy that you could ever wish to meet in the school though has other ideas and is used to getting his own way. Ash Knight lives with his uncle who controls the Town through fear. He is the leader of the most feared gang in the area and nobody gets in their way. Ash lives with his uncle but spends his holidays with his father. When Grace comes to Falcondell Ash finds himself in unknown territory. They say that opposites attract but this relationship is the stuff of nightmares for everyone involved. They will have to not only battle their own feelings but those of their families and friends. Will Grace's guardians allow them to be together or will she once again be moved away for her own protection? Ash also discovers something that turns his world upside down and they both end up fighting for a lot more than each other. If you like a good High school romance with a bad boy to die for then this is for you. Can somebody who is so good ever be with somebody who is completely evil? Ash and Grace are at opposite sides of the spectrum and this year changes them both forever.

The Devil's Son

Falcondell

The perfect wedding, or so she thought. The fairy-tale castle was the perfect setting. The venue couldn't be any more romantic and the man she was set to marry was straight out of the book of Happy Ever After. The scene was set and nothing was left to chance; it was perfect in every way. Then the guests arrived and Lily discovered they hadn't read the memo. Unwelcome visitors, parents on the edge of insanity and friends who think they know best, make this a wedding Lily wishes was over already. A legend that dooms the marriage before it's even happened and a happily ever after that may not make it past the speeches. Lily is about to discover there is no such thing as the perfect day and you can't plan for the unexpected. The Wedding at the Castle of Dreams follows Lily and Finn's story from Aunt Daisy's Letter. You do not have to read it to enjoy this story & if you enjoy this can go back and see how it all began.I t's how it ends that's undecided!

A Feel-good Romance

The Wedding at the Castle of Dreams

Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.If life isn't living up to your expectations, is it possible to stop and start again?Rachel Asquith thinks so. She escapes the city for Bluebell cottage in the tiny Hamlet of Perivale, one of those twinkling stars that fell to earth and took root.This place has it all. Beautiful beach, pretty cottage, fabulous views and a set of neighbours who take her in and make her one of their own.Then there are the men. Logan - hot, angry and intriguing.Jack - the local handyman who is extremely handy with his... um tools.Then there's Max. The pilot/playboy who thinks life should be lived in the fast lane and does everything at supersonic speed.Rachel soon finds that choices need to be made. At some point, she needs to head home and face the mess she's caused. At some point, she will need to choose between her new life and old, and at some point, she needs to decide if she's just fooling in love again with the wrong person.However, the decision faces her much quicker than she thought when she needs her old life to rescue the new one. She will have to leave the place she now calls home to save it and in doing so may just lose the man she loves.Love is a complicated business - it's just a good thing business is what she does best.

A Funny and Feel-Good Romantic Comedy

Fooling in Love

Victoria Matthews has come a long way since she was known as Vicky Matthews, from flat 23 Roundshaw Towers. The girl who against all the odds managed to claw her way through school and rise above the expectations of her peers.She is ruthless, unrelenting and driven. She works hard and has no room in her life for anything else. She has no friends and even her own mother flinches when she visits. Her staff fear her and she rips them apart as though they are candidates for the Apprentice. The one focus in her life is making it to the top and today that dream is about to come true. There is only one man standing in her way.Charlie Monroe. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth he had his future mapped out for him from an early age. He was born to wealthy parents and lived the life others could only dream of. He went to Eton and then Oxford and has never had to try for anything because where his brain fails, his looks win. Loved by everyone and desired by many. Popular with his staff and everyone's friend. Victoria hates him.They are both in the running to take over the company where they work when Mr Rowanson retires. However, to win the company they must complete a set of challenges. One for every day of December and on Christmas Day the winner will be chosen. There is one condition. They must work together and have no other help. Every morning on the stroke of 8 they must open the Advent Calendar to discover their challenge. These challenges will determine the winner and failure is not an option. This is no ordinary Advent calendar and they are not children. This time it's war and the winner takes it all.Prepare for a special kind of Advent where anything can happen......even the unexpected!

A Festive, Feel Good, Christmas Romance

A Special Kind of Advent

When Ash and Grace return to Falcondell there have been a few changes. There is a new bad boy in Town who shows no fear. Life is certainly not going to be easy for anyone this semester and the strain soon begins to show. Skylar is also out for revenge and makes no secret of it. Grace begins to fear for all of their safety and must make sure that her secret remains just that. However Ash is soon pre-occupied with a rival gang and nobody is safe. There is a new family in town who appear to have some secrets of their own and Grace is soon warned that she is not safe. Somebody is coming for her and no one will be able to protect her. Soon she has to face up to who she is and fulfil her destiny. The trouble is the person facing her is the one she fears the most. Will she make it through and who suffers the consequences along the way?

Falcondell Part Two Senior Year Retribution

A new contemporary college-set, New Adult/ coming of age romance. If you like an epic fantasy romance adventure then look no further. Are you ready to face Hell on Earth? Marius is about to find out that being the son of the Devil isn't going to help him in the slightest. No Marius is about to face the greatest challenge yet and his fists won't solve this particular problem. Suddenly life is going to get a whole lot more difficult as he comes up against his greatest challenge yet. He will need to dig deep and look outside his usual life if he stands any chance at all against the biggest adversary that he has ever faced. The trouble is it's not just about him this time; somebody's life depends on it. Marius is part of: The Devil's Children series. This book can be read as a standalone novel. Scarlett and Falcondell are both FREE to download on most major sites or sjcrabb.com

Prepare to Face Hell on Earth

Marius - The Devil's Son

Lucas Knight has it all. Girls want to be with him and guys in his gang. He also has certain powers that mean that life is plain sailing for him. He also comes from a family that everybody fears - with good reason. Nobody messes with the Knight family because if you do there is Hell to pay - literally. Then there is Rose. Her family life is very different. Being the daughter of a preacher is hard work especially when he thinks that it is the 1900s still. Life is full of study and Church and there are strictly no boys allowed. She is a good girl who does everything she can to obey her father because if he is angry the punishment is too much to bear. However Rose doesn't know that she has a secret that is about to come out. What happens next shatters everything and there is no going back.

Lucas

Meet Madison Brown, a hardworking Sales Rep who thinks that life at her age is all about experiences. She lives with her best friend Ginge, an Air Stewardess, whose boyfriend is none other than Rock God, Tommy Carzola of the rock band, Crash & Burn. This year however, Madison decides that her New Years Resolutions must mean something and it is time to change her life. Will she find True Love, get the promotion at work, not impulse buy and above all be kind to her neighbour, Cardigan Darren. This book takes us through this life changing year for Madison, Ginge and Cardigan Darren. However all is not plain sailing in the pursuit of happiness and Madison finds herself in a predicament. Can she combine business and pleasure and have it all? Will Cardigan Darren ever forgive her for finding Love and how will he cope when his life changes forever? Can Ginge carry on following her boyfriend around the world, and what is the secret that he is keeping from her? There are many other characters that influence their lives along the way, and this proves to be the year to change all of their lives forever. However are they ready for the change that is inevitable?

The Diary of Madison Brown

Scarlett Knight comes from a family of nightmares. She hates them all with a passion and has to spend her whole Summer playing happy families. Due to a deal made between her parents she lives with her mother but has to spend the holidays with her father and her much hated half brothers and sisters. Luckily for her though her father has found her a summer job at a local bar and it is here that Scarlett finds a place where she belongs. Drake and Dylan Bennigan are the family she never had. She falls in love with them both but one of them becomes a lot more. However her father had an ulterior motive for getting her the job and she soon discovers that things are not as straightforward as she first thought. Suddenly she is caught between her family and her new found friends. She will have to act quickly to save them from her father's plans. However he is not the sort of person you would want to upset so it will take all of her cunning and manipulation to carry out her plan. This turns out to be a Summer that none of them will ever forget.

The Devil's Daughter

Scarlett

Two best friends. One broken heart. Seven dates in seven days. One life-changing decision. When Florence walked away from her wedding without her groom by her side, she thought she would never be happy again. In a bid to put the whole experience behind her she went on honeymoon with her bridesmaid Sammy Jo. Against her better judgement they signed up for the ship's cruising in love programme where single passengers are paired up in a bid to find their shipmate. Seven dates in seven days with a love match at the end and another week to get to know one another. Then Florence and Sammy Jo are made an offer they should definitely refuse. Will it steer them in the wrong direction or prove to be everything they ever wanted in life? What could possibly go wrong? A light-hearted romance about starting again and discovering that everything happens for a very good reason.

A Sweet Feel-Good Romance

Cruising in Love

Ben and Bella are back from holiday and a whole new set of problems await them. There is a new Boss in town who seems very interested in Bella. Ben's past catches up with him which threatens their new found happiness. He is once again drawn back into the world that he vowed to escape from. Can their relationship survive as each one battles with their own jealousies and insecurities and can they put everything aside to join forces to find out who is threatening to bring them both down? Somebody is out for Payback.

S. J. Crabb

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