About Me
K.W. Román is a writer, author of the Cape May Romance book series, and enthusiast of all things happy ever after. Originally from upstate New York, she now splits her time between Washington, DC and Cape May, New Jersey. She began her career as Big 4 management consultant and still works as an executive and leadership coach when she’s not reading or writing romance stories. She and her husband are the proud parents of a US Coast Guardsman, and a University of Utah student who moonlights as her cover artist.An unapologetic introvert, when she’s not working Karen can usually be found trying out new tapas recipes, drinking wine, walking near water, or staring out a window.
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Titles
Whole in the Heart
Kaya’s heart is shattered—she’s reeling with the grief of losing her parents, she’s been dumped, and is stuck in a job that has lost its meaning. Having somewhat recklessly fled to her family’s old beach cottage, she questions her choices and even her sanity as she struggles with how to heal and move forward.Lucas is fine, thank you very much. He’s a rising star well on his way to snagging his dream job, and has a good life in the shore town where he grew up, including friends who he’s proud to have depend on him. He doesn’t need anything else…that is, until a woman with a link to his past blows into town and he can’t look away.The little shore town starts to work its magic—the locals including mysterious, handsome Lucas start to make Kaya feel things again. Can Kaya push past the deep scars of her trauma to put her heart back together? Can Lucas trust himself enough to earn and hold onto the affection of this broken woman who has fascinated him for so long? Or are some wounds too deep to overcome?
Easy Way Out
Coming soon—book two in the series
You can’t take a chance on what you don’t see.Lucy Torres has a good life. She has fulfilling, predictable work, great friends, her beloved kayak, and excellent sleep hygiene. Sure, she lives with her mom but that’s by choice—her mom needs her help and happens to be a kickass roommate. Maybe Lucy hasn’t dated in a while, but she doesn’t miss it that much, with everything going on. It’s all good.Until Paul Worthington—the grandson of one of Lucy’s patients rolls into town and sweeps Lucy off her feet with his gallantry and confidence. Lucy’s on a romance whirlwind tour that causes her to question the life she’s carefully constructed—to wonder whether she has been living this way because it’s right for her, or if she just hasn’t been brave enough to take bigger swings.Suddenly, Lucy is forced to re-examine her life—to question the choices she’s made and the ones the people around her making. Does everyone have this figured out but her? Who is truly living authentically and who is shielding parts of who they are to blend in? What does it mean to live bravely?Sometimes we miss taking the chances we don’t see; and sometimes what’s best for us has been hiding right before our eyes.