A Novel Idea

Recap of Chapter 29: Facing a Christmas alone in his cabin, Martin contacted his best friend, Fred, and they agreed to spend the holiday together. The visit took a turn when they began to look back into the past. A deeply buried secret was about to be revealed. And,...

Recap of Chapter 28: After limping home to the safety of his lakeside cabin, Martin first called his friend, Fred, to talk it all out. On his prompting, he then called Penny to try to make it up to her for coming to town and not seeing her. Reconnecting with Fred...

Recap of Chapter 27: Scorned, Martin headed toward the Lucky Penny, but along the way, going home sounded much more appealing. He could lick his wounds in the privacy and comfort of his own lakeside cabin and no one would be the wiser. The decision made, he made a...

Recap of Chapter 26: Martin was energized by the wild idea of surprising Chloe by showing up at her doorstep. His plan was completed when he stood on the porch with Barney holding a bouquet in his mouth. He waited for the loving embrace that was sure to follow. Little...

Recap of Chapter 25: When Chloe was out dancing with friends at the Little Bear, she saw Matthew come in with a mysterious blonde woman. She gathered the courage to confront him and Penny arrived on the scene just as Chloe had tossed a drink in Matthew’s face. Her...

Recap of Chapter 23: After several blissful, carefree days at Martin’s Maine cabin, cooking, playing games, and enjoying each other’s company, the three guests begrudgingly declared that they needed to get back to reality. The problem was, Penny, Matthew and Chloe...

Recap of Chapter 22: After a rocky start, Chloe and Martin settle on the ground rules for taking their relationship to the next step. Taking her hand, Martin leads the way upstairs. Matthew and Penny give them space and take their passion—and the can of whipped...

Recap of Chapter 21: Matthew and Chloe were hoping for a good reception when they showed up uninvited, but Martin seemed off. Matthew and Penny hid in the kitchen, giving them some privacy to talk. And now that Martin and Chloe were alone, there was nothing in the way...

Recap of Chapter 20: Chloe finally got the online troll to stop harassing Penny, but when she went to share the good news, she learned that she and Martin had retreated to his cabin in Maine. While sweating out her frustration at the gym, she happened to meet Matthew....

Recap of Chapter 19: Chloe goes out on a date with Penny’s dad, Martin. They set out to get to know each other over coffee at the Bread Lounge. They were having a great time, when the subject of the online troll came into the conversation. Chloe had been dreading that...

Recap of Chapter 18: With Matthew and her dad’s help, Penny planned a terrific New Year’s Eve party at the pub. The menu and decorations were nothing short of perfect, and just as she had hoped, when Matthew saw her in the sparkling dress she picked, he couldn’t keep...