In the Love, California series by Jan Moran, follow smart, stylish, entrepreneurial friends as they navigate the turbulences of modern life. Set in Beverly Hills with action flung across the globe, this engaging series features gutsy, determined best friends, and how they manage to live the lives of their dreams. Each novel is an engrossing view into the world of ‘beautiful people’ with an endings that will leave you wanting more. Enjoy!

Flawless (A Love, California Series Novel, Book 1)
by Jan Moran
4.1 Stars (93 Reviews)
Genre: Women’s Fiction | Contemporary Fiction | Romance | Family Life | Sagas

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Verena Valent is at the helm of her family’s legendary Swiss skincare company in Beverly Hills. After her parents’ deaths, she becomes the sole provider for her younger twin sisters and her grandmother, rising to the challenge to guide and expand her family’s business. She is in the midst of a critical international expansion when her carefully organized life begins to unravel.

While she struggles to save the business that means everything to her, she meets Lance, an executive chef at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She encounters this intriguing man again on a business trip to Paris, and soon gains a new perspective on life.

When the unthinkable occurs and Verena’s world collapses, her friends rally around her. Ultimately, Verena learns that truth, family, friendship, and love are the unshakable pillars of life. But will she get a second chance in business, or in love?

Rating: PG for mild language and sexual content. (No strong language, graphic sex, rape, or violence).

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Beauty Mark (A Love, California Series Novel, Book 2)
by Jan Moran
5.0 Stars (19 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Romance | Sagas | World Literature | Action & Adventure | Health, Fitness & Dieting

In the glamorous world of high stakes beauty and fashion, Scarlett Sandoval is a top intellectual property attorney in such demand that her firm sends private jets to shuttle her between Los Angeles, New York, London, and Madrid. In the midst of a critical trademark deal between a top fashion designer and an international cosmetic company, Scarlett is shocked to learn that in order to achieve her coveted partnership, one devious partner expects more than she is willing to surrender. Soon she is marked for murder.

Her denial not only threatens to derail her hard-won career, but it also endangers her life and the lives of those close to her. Johnny, a handsome Beverly Hills restaurant owner she’s known all her life, offers his protection, but one fateful evening, their platonic friendship ignites.

When Scarlett’s world erupts and she discovers there is no way back to the life she once had, her other single friends help her through the turmoil. Can Scarlett mend her life, or has she made an irrevocable mistake in business, and in love?

Beauty Mark is the second book in the Love, California series, but can also be read as a stand-alone novel. Follow a group of smart, stylish, entrepreneurial friends as they navigate the turbulences of modern life in the business of beauty. Set in Beverly Hills with action flung across the globe, this engaging series features gutsy, determined best friends, and how they manage to live the lives of their dreams.

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Runway (A Love, California Series Novel, Book 3)
by Jan Moran
4.7 Stars (8 Reviews)
Genre: Romance | World Literature | Sagas | Contemporary Fiction | Action & Adventure | British

After Fianna Fitzgerald’s debut runway show of her fashion designs, a walk on the Malibu beach with reclusive rock star Niall Finley nearly claims their lives when they get caught in high tides. Will the bond they form in those critical moments be enough to last a lifetime?

When Fianna left Ireland for America to follow her dream of becoming a fashion designer, she was determined to leave her family’s ancient past behind and start fresh in Beverly Hills. Fianna never imagined that her goal would place her, and those who work for her, in jeopardy. From the fashion runways of Los Angeles to London, someone is trying to sabotage her debut season. As Fianna struggles between two vastly different worlds, her troubles mount, though her friends lend their support in her darkest hours.

Is the terror linked to her family’s ancient feudal past, or something else? Furthermore, can she leave Ireland with her heart intact, or will she lose it to only man she’s ever loved?

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Essence (A Love, California Series Novel, Book 4)
by Jan Moran
5.0 Stars (3 Reviews)
Genre: Romance | Sagas | Contemporary Fiction | Sports | Action & Adventure

When indie perfumer Dahlia Dubois reluctantly steps in to lead the iconic, international perfume house her grandmother founded, she soon discovers that nothing is as it seems — including the intriguing man she met in Cannes, France, who turns out to be Alain Delamare, a legendary Formula 1 race car driver. Soon, tensions rise in Monaco, where Dahlia juggles a search for her missing mother, a corporate takeover, and a volatile, passionate relationship with Alain — just days before the glamorous Monaco Grand Prix race. As long-held secrets emerge, Dahlia must find the courage to face the dangerous truth.

Join Dahlia and her smart, stylish friends as they navigate the turbulences of modern life and love. Set in Beverly Hills with action flung across the globe, this engaging series features gutsy, determined best friends, who aspire to live the lives of their dreams.

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Life is a Cabernet: A Companion Wine Novella to The Winemakers
by Jan Moran
4.4 Stars (9 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Romance | Sagas | Historical Fiction

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From Jan Moran, the author of The Winemakers from St. Martin’s Press, comes a riveting novella that’s as rich and irresistible as a fine cabernet wine.

Napa Valley, 1956: Years ago, after Juliana Cardona’s fiancé was killed in an army ambush, she didn’t know if she could ever find the strength to risk love again. Now Juliana, who has a passion for winemaking, is determined to build her own business as a wine publicist and create an independent life.

But when Juliana holds a press event in San Francisco, she meets a mysterious winemaker, Henri Laurent, who is everything she never thought she’d find again. However, Juliana is shocked to discover that Henri is hiding a long-buried secret that threatens to devastate their budding relationship.

In order to find happiness and the life she’d once thought was gone forever, she must find the strength to uncover tragedies and face the troubled past with the man she loves — but only if her heart can risk the chance of love once more.

This is a companion novella to The Winemakers, a full-length historical romance novel from St. Martin’s Press.

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