The Collins Series
The Collins Series takes place in the coastal town of Collins, just down the road from Whisper Creek—close enough for shared weather, shared gossip, and the occasional familiar face, but with its own rhythms, traditions, and stubborn sense of independence.
These stories follow capable women building meaningful work, strong community spaces, and relationships that are meant to last. In Collins, love often begins through shared projects—renovating homes, creating gardens, solving practical problems—and grows through the quiet intimacy of showing up, again and again.
With heartfelt romance, small-town warmth, and characters who believe dignity should never be optional, the Collins Series explores what happens when people stop performing competence long enough to let someone else help carry the load.
Built for Us is the story of a perfectionist baker and a steady-handed contractor who rebuild a cracked kitchen—and discover that love, like a good home, is meant to be built to last.
Rooted in Us is a tender small-town romance about two stubborn women who build a community garden designed for dignity—and discover that the most lasting thing they grow is love.
In the Season of Yes is a cozy F/F small-town romance about a festival planner and a maple producer who discover that the strongest kind of joy—and love—is the kind carefully built to hold everyone.
When We Let Go is a tender sapphic romance about a hyper-prepared camp director and a calm web designer who discover that the safest place to land might be each other.
A Room for Us is a heartfelt small-town sapphic romance about a motel owner, a photographer, and the quiet courage it takes to choose belonging over distance.
The Art of Coming Back is a heartfelt sapphic small-town romance about healing, creativity, and finding home in the most unexpected places.
What We Remember is a warm, thoughtful small-town romance about infrastructure, trust, and the quiet ways a community—and a heart—can change when people design systems that actually work.
The Way Back to You is a heartfelt small-town sapphic romance in which a civil engineer and an accessibility advocate discover that building a system people can trust may be the first step toward building a love they can trust too.
Built to Belong is a heart-forward, systems-smart small-town romance about love that doesn’t demand shrinking—and community care that becomes ordinary on purpose.
The Work of Staying is the tenth and final novel in the Collins series, closing the arc with quiet proof: a system can hold, a town can learn, and love can be built in a way that lets everyone breathe.