Welcome to Harmony Falls
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Author-sister duo Gaelen Foley and Jaz Kennedy welcome you to Harmony Falls in the lush Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania! If you love heartfelt small-town romance filled with love and laughter, and characters who live life with purpose and passion, then Harmony Falls will make you feel right at home.
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Jaz Kennedy & Gaelen Foley
What's It All About?
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Dream of Me ~ Harmony Falls, Book 1
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Dream big, work hard
Armed with nothing but a green thumb and a sunny attitude, Beatrice Palmer relishes the challenge of turning her grandparents’ lovely old homestead into a thriving organic farm. The summer growing season leaves her no time for finding Mr. Right, but after her last relationship ended in disaster, Bea couldn’t care less. She’s got her family, her hilarious circle of friends, and her flourishing fields to keep her busy. When a handsome corporate hotshot blazes into town on a mission to buy her farm out from under her, however, Bea panics. This hot, silver-tongued stranger is way too smooth, and knows exactly what he wants. Play for keeps Ambition drives the charming and relentless Harrison Riley. The hidden scars of an impoverished childhood have sent the high-powered businessman chasing wealth and prestige. Harry knows that acquiring the Palmer Family Farm as a special favor for his eccentric billionaire boss will push him to the pinnacle of his career. Only one problem. He never counted on running up against a stubborn, sexy farmgirl with long tanned legs, sparkling brown eyes…and spectacular peaches. When two dreams collide, only one of them can win — unless! — the unthinkable happens, and love changes everything… |
Belong to Me ~ Harmony Falls, Book 2
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Welcome to Harmony Falls, a charming small town in Pennsylvania’s lush Laurel Highlands, where life revolves around the things that matter most: friends, family, and falling in love.
When Hollywood invades, Harmony Falls might never be the same… Lovable, whimsical Kate Watson is known as America’s Sweetheart—box office star of countless romantic comedy flicks. Unfortunately, her own love life is one sad tale! But when her next big role takes Kate filming on location near picturesque Harmony Falls, she meets tough, broody loner, Zander Pierce, whose smoldering intensity and heroic past soon make her long for her own happy ending. Ex-Army medevac pilot, free spirit, and occasional guitarist, Zander Pierce has agreed—against his better judgment—to teach the blond bombshell how to fly a helicopter for a movie stunt. Cynical about his new student, he braces for impact, expecting a diva. But the warm, funny, down-to-earth Kate upends his assumptions, baffles him with her dauntless cheer—and melts him with her vulnerability. Zander soon grasps that this woman has the power like no other to draw him back from his solitary ways. But will reaching for a star lead him to crash and burn? |
How This Series Came To Be
HARMONY FALLS – Small Town Contemporary Series
As a reader, I’ve always loved feel-good small town contemporary series. They’re a great change of pace from the historical/fantasy worlds that I normally play in. Naturally, it was only a matter of time until I got inspired with my own, and so, Harmony Falls was born. But I knew it had to be something different than the many great small town series already out there, so I came up with a fresh new concept and added a large dose of humor to balance out the soulful emotion.
These are funny, sexy, heartfelt books based in a small rural mountain town that has a river with Class III rapids running right through it! The town of Harmony Falls sits on the edge of a vast state forest, which makes it a mecca for outdoors adventurers and adrenaline junkies who are into extreme sports (in other words, the place is crawling with tough, tanned, muscular, super-cool, outdoorsy hunks, several with military backgrounds, who gravitate there for the rock-climbing, Class IV whitewater, black diamond ski slopes, spelunking in the deep limestone caverns, etc.) and the strong, seriously independent young women who can keep up with these bad boys. And now you know why our heroine's hilarious group of girlfriends call their beloved town Harmony Falls, Home of the Hotties. :P
Here’s a preview of the series concept:
Nestled in the lush Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, a small town on the edge of a vast forest draws outdoor adventurers, nature lovers, extreme sports adrenaline junkies, and free spirits of all kinds. Harmony Falls lures visitors from the hectic cities of the Northeast to escape to the woods for a weekend and feel like a kid again: hike trails, climb mountains, ride horses, raft whitewater rapids. But it’s the close-knit community of year-round residents—families and friends—who make up the beating heart of this unforgettable small town. The bold, independent young women and strong, sexy men of Harmony Falls share a simple motto that echoes their passion for life: Work hard, play hard. Love with all you’ve got.
Every time I work on this project, I want to move there! Harmony Falls allows me to incorporate so many wonderful things I love in my real life, that I could never really write about in Regencies because it just didn’t apply to that story world. I’m thrilled to be branching out in this way. But I realized I couldn’t do it alone.
Once the idea took hold, it wouldn’t let go, but I wasn’t sure how I could possibly fit it into my writing schedule, then I found the perfect co-writer for this project—my brilliant “little” sister, Jaz Kennedy! Trained in nonfiction writing, she’s always had a way with words and a flair for creativity, along with a high degree of emotional intelligence, a no-nonsense work ethic, and an infectious sense of humor.
When she started contemplating a career change, I begged her to please, please, please just take a shot at writing the first draft of Harmony Falls Book 1 for me before taking another fulltime job. I had the whole outline meticulously laid out, all the character profiles created, the world set up, the conflicts and romances, and all that. I just had no time or energy left to get to it, and having this wonderful set of stories trapped inside my file folders was driving me insane.
I had a feeling it was right up her alley, since she’s an outdoors nut like me. (We get it from our Dad!) Plus, I’d already had a great experience co-writing with my husband on the E.G. Foley middle grade books. Writing with a partner is so much fun, I can’t even tell you. (I think TV show writers must have a blast, working on their episodes with a whole team of fun, creative people. I used to think working alone all the time was the only way to go, but it can get very lonely and even, well, boring. I feel like I have the best of both worlds now, working on some projects solo, and others with two of my favorite on the planet.)
As a reader, I’ve always loved feel-good small town contemporary series. They’re a great change of pace from the historical/fantasy worlds that I normally play in. Naturally, it was only a matter of time until I got inspired with my own, and so, Harmony Falls was born. But I knew it had to be something different than the many great small town series already out there, so I came up with a fresh new concept and added a large dose of humor to balance out the soulful emotion.
These are funny, sexy, heartfelt books based in a small rural mountain town that has a river with Class III rapids running right through it! The town of Harmony Falls sits on the edge of a vast state forest, which makes it a mecca for outdoors adventurers and adrenaline junkies who are into extreme sports (in other words, the place is crawling with tough, tanned, muscular, super-cool, outdoorsy hunks, several with military backgrounds, who gravitate there for the rock-climbing, Class IV whitewater, black diamond ski slopes, spelunking in the deep limestone caverns, etc.) and the strong, seriously independent young women who can keep up with these bad boys. And now you know why our heroine's hilarious group of girlfriends call their beloved town Harmony Falls, Home of the Hotties. :P
Here’s a preview of the series concept:
Nestled in the lush Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, a small town on the edge of a vast forest draws outdoor adventurers, nature lovers, extreme sports adrenaline junkies, and free spirits of all kinds. Harmony Falls lures visitors from the hectic cities of the Northeast to escape to the woods for a weekend and feel like a kid again: hike trails, climb mountains, ride horses, raft whitewater rapids. But it’s the close-knit community of year-round residents—families and friends—who make up the beating heart of this unforgettable small town. The bold, independent young women and strong, sexy men of Harmony Falls share a simple motto that echoes their passion for life: Work hard, play hard. Love with all you’ve got.
Every time I work on this project, I want to move there! Harmony Falls allows me to incorporate so many wonderful things I love in my real life, that I could never really write about in Regencies because it just didn’t apply to that story world. I’m thrilled to be branching out in this way. But I realized I couldn’t do it alone.
Once the idea took hold, it wouldn’t let go, but I wasn’t sure how I could possibly fit it into my writing schedule, then I found the perfect co-writer for this project—my brilliant “little” sister, Jaz Kennedy! Trained in nonfiction writing, she’s always had a way with words and a flair for creativity, along with a high degree of emotional intelligence, a no-nonsense work ethic, and an infectious sense of humor.
When she started contemplating a career change, I begged her to please, please, please just take a shot at writing the first draft of Harmony Falls Book 1 for me before taking another fulltime job. I had the whole outline meticulously laid out, all the character profiles created, the world set up, the conflicts and romances, and all that. I just had no time or energy left to get to it, and having this wonderful set of stories trapped inside my file folders was driving me insane.
I had a feeling it was right up her alley, since she’s an outdoors nut like me. (We get it from our Dad!) Plus, I’d already had a great experience co-writing with my husband on the E.G. Foley middle grade books. Writing with a partner is so much fun, I can’t even tell you. (I think TV show writers must have a blast, working on their episodes with a whole team of fun, creative people. I used to think working alone all the time was the only way to go, but it can get very lonely and even, well, boring. I feel like I have the best of both worlds now, working on some projects solo, and others with two of my favorite on the planet.)