The Ridgewood Series
In the quiet town of Ridgewood, love and danger are inherited across generations. What begins as a tragic accident unravels into a web of buried secrets, criminal shadows, and forbidden hearts that span decades.
Book 1 follows Lila, a brilliant, introverted geek, and Noah, the charming golden-boy athlete who's been her best friend forever. When a devastating car crash steals Lila's memories—including every moment with Noah—she must rebuild her life amid trauma, a gripping legal battle, and the slow reawakening of feelings she's always carried for him. As they fight for justice and each other, a shocking revelation about Noah's family ties to the accident's cause threatens to tear them apart... or bind them forever.
Their daughter, Eleanor, inherits more than her parents' strength. In Books 2 and 3, the smart, fiercely independent Eleanor falls for Cal—the brooding bad boy with a fractured past and an impossible connection: he's the son of the man responsible for her mother's accident. As the couple digs into their families' shared history, they uncover a dark truth: their grandfathers once ran a mechanic shop that hid an underground criminal ring's money-laundering operation. When the grandfathers tried to escape, the leader silenced them permanently. Now, poking into the past makes Eleanor and Cal prime targets. Threats escalate into attempts on their lives, forcing them into a desperate race for survival. Just when they think the nightmare is over, the leader's vengeful son strikes back—driving them into witness protection and a final showdown with the FBI that will either free them or destroy everything.
Years later, their brilliant daughter Aurora—the debate champion with straight A's and zero patience for distractions—faces her own mystery: love itself. In Book 4, through her sophomore to senior years of high school, Aurora navigates the chaos of teenage life until Julian arrives—the new boy who's never stayed in one place long, obsessed with cars and quietly determined to be the steady partner she doesn't think she needs. As feelings bloom despite her best efforts to ignore them, their budding romance hits a devastating wall: Julian's family is moving again. Heartbroken and feeling betrayed, Aurora must decide whether to run from love... or finally embrace it. What follows is a tender, triumphant coming-of-age as they fight for a future together, heading to Harvard side by side.
Across four unforgettable books, this sweeping coming-of-age saga weaves heart-pounding thriller twists with swoon-worthy romance and the raw journey of growing up. Secrets from one generation become the battles—and the greatest loves—of the next. In Ridgewood, the past never stays buried... but sometimes, it leads straight to happily ever after.
