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The Wrong Kind of Man Featured
2015 WISHING SHELF INDEPENDENT BOOK AWARDS FINALIST At thirty years of age, Maggie Fields has had her fill of “bad” men. Unbeknownst to her, her investment counselor husband had paid for their luxurious Denver lifestyle by scamming his law-abiding clients and laundering money for his law-breaking ones. He lasted two nights in jail before a client who didn’t trust him to keep his mouth shut had him silenced permanently. Maggie fled to her hometown of Vichy, Indiana, and safe haven with her grandparents. Now all she wants is a quiet life as a reporter for a small town newspaper. That quiet is sh ...
Treasured in Turtle Bay Featured
Countdown to Christmas Featured
Welcome to Winterwood… a small town with more heart than people! “Fans of Rachael Bloome and Rachael Lucas will love this new series by Dianna Houx!” When Grace is told it's unlikely Granny will live to see another Christmas, she comes up with a unique plan to transform her home into a festive inn for the holidays, offering an authentic, old-fashioned Christmas experience to her guests. To make her plan a reality, Grace must convince her small-town community to get on board and help her bring her vision to life. Along the way, she meets a diverse group of people who all have their own issues a ...
Want You Back Featured
Bethany: In high school, I was the bullied thin, painfully shy, awkward girl who vowed never to return after graduation even if it meant leaving behind Lincoln, the one kind boy who saw the real me. These days this ugly duckling has reinvented herself as a runway model, believe it or not. But trouble has a way of finding me and the only way I can fix it is to return to the town that never loved me and crash the ten-year high school reunion. It's not my reunion, so I need a date. Will Lincoln, the boy with the golden heart, say yes? He will, right? Lincoln: Bethany was the girl with the soft vo ...
A Wedding for Emily Featured
Emily Barone adores Christmas. Everything about the season, from her snow globe collection to the twinkle lights in her cubicle, enchants her. After months of intrusive, abysmal, and downright laughable matchmaking attempts from her well-meaning Italian parents, the solution is clear: Get that promotion in the HR department where she works, and find a place of her own after the holidays. If only… At a New Year’s Eve party, she runs into someone from her past. Is that hunky doctor her brother’s former best friend? He’s interested, and her junior-high feelings rush back. But will her opi ...
House of Dreams Featured
Julia Turner's life as a successful designer in San Francisco takes a dramatic turn when her father's ill health calls her back to her hometown of Harbor Cove. There, amid the enchanting aroma of pastries from the Upper Crust Bakery, and the whispering cedar forests, her heart's deepest yearnings meet the harsh light of reality. Lives intertwine, destinies collide, and she is forced to confront the illusions of her former life. In the shadow of her once longed for house of dreams, Julia grapples with her shifting reality. Cliff, the loyal caretaker of the coastal estate, remains bound by h ...
A Heartwarming Irish Romance to Sweep You Off Your Feet
Eyre is a lost soul searching for a purpose when she impulsively books a trip to Ireland. The last thing she expects is to find love–until she meets Darby, a charming yet grumpy Irishman leading a tour of the Emerald Isle.
Something about Darby's wit and kindness speaks to Eyre's wounded heart. As they explore the stunning Irish countryside together, an undeniable connection blossoms. But both Eyre and Darby are nursing their own emotional scars, afraid to take a chance on love.
Can thes ...
Ride for a Bride in Wyoming Featured
Marriage is the last thing on Annora Lee Bostwick’s mind when she moves to Wyoming to start a new branch of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Her focus is centered solely on saving animals…until blackmail and deceit force her to reconsider.
Buffalo Birch Struthers has no desire to marry, but must if he wants to keep his father’s ranch, and time is running out. His only option is an event scheduled for the upcoming yearly ranch competition called the Ride for a Bride Race, which he's bound to win if he rides his buffalo, Hezekiah.
Can two stran ...
GENTRY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE Featured
Nothing much riles Gentry McRae. He works hard on the ranch he co-owns with his immigrant best friend, and is content with his life. He’s proud of all they’ve accomplished in the ten years since the war. That is, until his partner dies and leaves a fourth of the ranch to his mail-order bride—and wills the bride to Gentry. “Now just a doggone minute, I don’t plan to marry for years!” But, a single woman can’t reside on a ranch where four men live without ruining her reputation. What’s a good man to do, except marry the woman when she arrives? Heidi Roth has been spurned for being too plainspoke ...
The Long Road to Loving Mitchell Featured
Sometimes what a girl needs can be right in front of her…. Libby Barnes is determined to make a success of managing the family farm in the lower south of Western Australia, no matter the obstacles. And there are plenty of them including fires, storms, vandalism ... and loneliness. She’s having to manage on her own and finding the responsibility weighing heavier all the time. It doesn’t help that most in the farming community expect her to fail, being a single young woman and all. When a handsome stranger arrives on the scene, Libby must decide if she can trust him enough to lean on him du ...
The Peppermint Villain Featured
There’s no way I can resist heading out to Gran’s Montana ranch when she contacts me out of nowhere.
Not when my mother is the only family I’ve ever known. Not even with the shiver of apprehension running down my spine when I drive through the huge timber gates.
That feeling is never wrong, though, and now I’m here alone. Who killed Gran? I can’t believe the town legend of a mysterious creature, but there was that strange smell… Still, the handsome officer on the case seems certain that Gran angered “the bear” and that I might be next i ...
A Bride for Clay Featured
From a USA Today Bestselling Author... Five lady outlaws sent to prison for bank robbery. Their sentences commuted to time served if they become mail-order brides. Five brothers looking for wives, take a chance on the outlaw brides. Will they find happiness or heartache? This is Gwen’s story. Gwendolyn “Gwen” MacGorman is a former prostitute turned bank robber turned mail-order bride. She’d vowed never to let another man use her to slake his lust. She would be respected by her husband or they would never consummate their wedding vows. Clay Campbell had vowed never to love a woman. He saw what ...
Repositioning: Lost Love, Found Featured
It's been three decades since he left her alone and heartbroken. She wants to avoid him, but he wants answers, and their cruise doesn't end for nineteen days.
After years of hard work and being the family caregiver, Maria, 52, has a life she loves, cruising around the world and living every day in the present.
Until now.
Now her plans are falling apart, and her past is coming out of the shadows.
Her family wants her home to pick up life where she left off.
Her travel companion wants to go solo
And Nathan, a man she lo ...
Willow Witherspoon, a young Quaker widow, has the audacity to fall in love with a slave. Moses is intelligent, kind, and attractive. When she realizes that she is with child, he wants to run away so they can be together as a family. But Willow knows that, no matter how much she wishes it, there is no place for them to hide. Nowhere will they be accepted - not in a white community or a black one. Their child and future children will be ostracized no matter where they go. Appalled at the scandal, Moses's owner sells him and sends him away, leaving Willow to fend for herself. However, kind he ...
An Amish Forever Home Featured
A Canadian Amish farmer... A Lancaster Amish businesswoman... A Prince Edward Island foster child... Providence brings together a mismatched family in a marriage of convenience, giving all three a second chance for love. Only love may never have had such a tough job.Lydia Miller is an anomaly among her Amish people-a single woman in her 30s, running her own store, determined to forge a life on her own. But when Joel Yoder comes into town to sell his property, Lydia suddenly finds all of her hopes and dreams crumbling around her and a new opportunity placed in her lap. Joel has his o ...
Starlight and Tinsel Featured
It's the perfect way to ring in the Christmas season!
Star is moving into the Murphys cabin. It seems that everyone who lives there finds their happily-ever-after, and Star is hoping it's her turn. Ever since Eden, her van, her childhood home and only inheritance from her mother, broke down in Fortune Bay a year ago, she thought perhaps her mothers hand had guided her there, but so far she hadn't figured out why. Everyone here was nice all right, but so far she hadn't met anyone special.
Harry Brewster has managed his buddy Marsh ...
Nora’s life is striking a dissonant chord since her recent divorce, but a new melody calls her to Cataluma, California, to help her uncle Jock’s struggling music store. There, fate reunites her with Jock’s stepson Eugene, whom she hasn’t seen in twenty-five years, since she was a gangly fifteen-year-old trying in vain to get twenty-year-old Eugene to notice her. Well, he’s noticing her now, and Nora’s rediscovering old feelings she can’t ignore. As they work together to keep the store’s rhythm flowing, their relationship grows, but they must face several sharp notes along the way, including ...
That's My Sister Featured
Having a younger, beautiful sister is hard enough. Having one who’s on the cover of magazines and is loved by all? Torture. For single mom Marie Stephens, all she wants is to survive her new business, provide for her children, and ignore the intense feelings she has for her married neighbor. When her famous sister, Sadie, shows up after a five-year absence, Marie’s normal life ceases to exist. Add in their celebrity-obsessed mother, it’s no wonder they can’t get along. The most important thing Sadie and Marie will learn? Accepting your sister can change your life.
Falling For My Grumpy Boss Featured
He's a contrary diamond in the rough. She's sweet, with enough fire to warm his heart. Butch, a damaged loner with a mysterious past, rescues Joelle from a rowdy gang of drunken hoodlums. Joelle, the ‘new’ girl in town, is the daughter of the man who was once his best friend. She aims to repay this quiet cowboy for his kindness. Unable to resist her charm, Butch reluctantly lets her work for him on his ranch. This mismatched pair finds it challenging to ignore the attraction blossoming between them. And the past threatens to keep them apart. Can their electrifying fascination with each othe ...
Lord of the Lamented Featured
An Earl declared a war hero, a widow stricken with angry grief, a plot conceived in despair, lies and deception which might undo everything good in their lives, courage and forgiveness which lead to unexpected love at Christmas.
Martin Luckett, the Earl of Truharton, was injured at Waterloo, even as he watched most of his men cut down around him. He returns to England to discover his father and brother dead, and himself now Earl. He has fallen into a despairing lethargy with no enthusiasm for life when the process of hiring new staff changes everything. When Martin interviews a youn ...
Tropical Encounter Featured
Can she find love when she's healing from heartache? After a painful end to a long engagement, all Meg wants out of life is a fresh start. She can’t think of a better way to begin than by advancing her career in the hotel industry. When an opportunity comes along to accept a position at a five-star resort, she secures a beach house, packs her bags, and heads to the Bahamas. But her oasis has been sold in an auction and the new owner and heartthrob, Parker Wilson, has no intention of holding onto a contract. She'll have nowhere to stay, nowhere to heal, nowhere to grow if she gives in to his fl ...
Cassie's Secrets Featured
Where secrets go, distrust follows. Can two lonely people let go of past hurt and learn to trust again? Single mom, Cassie Verano, and her two young daughters move to small town Worthy, Ohio to be near her brother and his family. She longs to raise her daughters without her ex-husband’s family’s controlling interference, and live in peace. When her daughters befriend two girls who are cared for by their matchmaking aunt, Cassie avoids it at all costs. It’s the last thing she needs or wants after escaping a dangerous marriage. Widowed business owner, Steve Nardelli, wants nothing more than to c ...
Trusting My Billionaire Boss Featured
When sparks fly with a handsome stranger, Lacy hopes it's a sign her luck is changing. Except he turns out to be her boss' boss' boss, the billionaire CEO. Yeah, that's not going to happen. Especially since someone has recently stolen three million from him. And he thinks it's her. David can't believe he nearly fell for a thief. Nor does he care about her excuses. The evidence is clear. Her past condemns her. She's a liar; the end. So why can't he stop hoping she's innocent? But if she is innocent, then who is the real thief? And why are they after Lacy?
Snowfall Over Sagebrush Featured
Eve and Gabriel, from Christmas Cookies and Coworkers (Sweet Paradise Resort), have plans to open a dude ranch in the small town of Starlight, Texas - about 25 miles from Cornerstone Ranch. They’ve hired Laura - a top-notch, city slicker project manager.
Laura gets to oversee the construction of the cutest dude ranch Starlight has ever seen. This resort needs to be up and running yesterday, but there’s one problem.
A rugged cowboy.
Riley has always had deep ties to rural Texas and more recently, Starlight. He believes in doing things the old-fashioned way. Afterall, ...
Joy of Today Featured
The best things come in pairs. Summertime in Nicolet has always been idyllic, but for Heidi and Shelly Lakanen, the summer of 1994 brings just a little more than they’ve bargained for. When Steven Davis comes to town, the Lakanen girls know their lives will never be the same, but they have no idea just how much their sisterly bond will be put to the test as a result. It bends under the strain, but will it break? From the moment he drives into town, Steven Davis can’t shake the sense that something wonderful awaits him in Nicolet. The loneliness of his past fades almost completely as he finds h ...
Book 4: Take a Chance on Love Featured
When their friendship develops into more, will they find the courage to take a chance on love?
Christmas Honeymoon For One Featured
Her ex-fiancé took everything except the honeymoon package. Kate wanted nothing more than to forget all about the man who left her for someone else right before they were supposed to get married. But how could she do that when she barely had a cent to her name and the honeymoon they’d planned to take was non-refundable? She’d go on the trip. Her friend said it would be cathartic. Besides, it wasn’t like things could get any worse. What was Liam doing? The trip to Sweet Paradise resort was supposed to be for him and his girlfriend—only she passed away before they had the chance to cross one las ...
Seven years ago, Mark Beller joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, bewildering his pacifist Amish family and escaping the heartbreak of a love gone terribly wrong. Now he is broken again—only not from love, this time—from war. Finding his way back to his Amish roots on Prince Edward Island and hoping for peace at Christmastime, he comes face-to-face with his greatest regret... A beauty from ashes love story of faith, hope, and family.
Stay with Me Featured
She can’t risk him learning her secret, he can’t risk losing her.
Penelope Roth has spent the last six months securing plans to merge her father’s company with Whitestone Distributors, not to mention falling in love with its CEO, Tucker Caldwell. That is, until she spends time with her aunt and learns of God’s purpose for her life. Can she keep her heart intact while working with the handsome entrepreneur—or at least avoid the risk of him learning her devastating secret?
Tucker Caldwell is one interview away from being recognized as leading the most profitable distributor in ...
Breakfast Buddies Featured
We humans are spectacularly bad at understanding our own emotions. A socially conservative Asian young man makes a life-changing decision—he moves to an international metropolis in the very heart of Europe to start his first year as a student at a prestigious academic institution.
During one of the very first breakfasts at his new residence he meets a senior student, Jürgen B., to whom he takes an instant liking. As their friendship progresses, these small breakfast sessions become more and more meaningful to the young man, who starts to question both his own identity and his values ...
Fresh Starts and Small Town Hearts Featured
A lawyer trying to prove her worth
A handyman who thinks she's worth everything
Vivian Bradford in a woman on the run from her past. When her estranged grandmother dies and leaves Vivian the family home, she finally thinks her life might be heading in the right direction. After the people of Carson’s Bayou realize who she is, will they welcome her into their small-town community? Or will she be forced to run again?
Lucas Wade recognizes the black-haired spitfire from his childhood the minute he sees her breaking into h ...
Frozen in Jeopardy Featured
Her routine night turns terrifying. As the storm of the century howls through Destiny, Texas, Dr. Paige Wade remains at her clinic to care for any animals that might need assistance. Her quiet night is disrupted when a man dumps an injured dog on the doorstep just hours before Paige is attacked in the parking lot. He's uncovering deadly connections. A call from the local animal hospital where his friend works sends Police Officer Gabe Harrison hastening to respond. The crime seems random until someone starts stalking Paige. When Gabe and his K-9 partner, Loki, discover the man who dr ...
Cordelia's Call Featured
Cordelia Smith grew up in an orphanage outside of Denver. For most of her life, she heard she was unworthy of love. Mrs. Finch’s constant reminder no one would love an orphan sent Cordelia on a path only taken by men: to write for the local newspaper. At the age of twenty-five, she must find a way to support herself while helping out at the orphanage in order to have a place to lay her head. When Mrs. Finch catches wind of Cordelia’s job, she kicks her out of the only home she’s ever known to work on a ranch in Silver Springs. Cordelia doesn’t know what the town of Silver Springs is like, l ...
Brant Featured
He's a cranky cowboy trying to save the family ranch. She's a freelance journalist hoping to get a full-time writing gig. What she writes could either make or break him.
Brant Cross feels responsible for his father's accident.
The money set aside to pay off a big loan against the ranch has all gone to medical bills. Now it's up to Brant to find a way to make ends meet. When one of the biggest rodeo magazines in the country offers to feature Cross Creek Ranch, it looks like this could be the publicity the family needs. But when things around the ranch start to g ...
A Time and a Season Featured
Return to Nicolet this holiday season and experience the beauty of second chances. Dr. Leila Molina has dedicated her life to healing others, but for too long her own heart has needed mending. After more than a decade away, Leila returns to the small town of Nicolet, determined to start anew and leave the past behind. Little does she know, her former flame, Jackson Lang, has other plans. Jackson has never gotten over the girl who sent him tumbling head-first into the Whitefish River that summer day long ago. Desperate to win her back, he embarks on a mission to make Leila believe in the pow ...
Slightly Stalky Featured
From Wall Street Journal & USA TODAY Best-Selling Author, Amy Vansant - an all too real, hilarious romance.
Emily never expected to find love in a dart bar, but the moment she spots tall, sexy Sebastian, she’s determined to catch his eye.
Ex-girlfriends, perpetually shirtless rich boys, frantic best friends and a mysterious orange handbag converge to stop her.
No one said stalking was easy, but if romance was left to the boys, the human race would die out while they logged fantasy football points and punched each other in the balls.
Everyone knows t ...
Love at First Flight Featured
Flight attendant and single mom, Sarah Murphy, is not looking forward to a flight filled with a group of deploying Marines, but when she runs into Sergeant Mike Mendez, she finds herself captivated by the handsome Marine's charm. After forming an undeniable connection at 31,000 feet, Sarah and Mike agree to keep in touch during his deployment. A long-distance relationship has its challenges under the best of circumstances, and with a war zone, a jealous fellow Marine, and a series of events that seem tailored to keep them apart, Sarah begins to wonder if their budding relationship has any ...
Bride by Beguilement Featured
Kirsten Macleod is in a bind. Her father’s last will and testament stipulates that she must either marry, lead the plantation into a first year profit, or forfeit it to her uncle. But marriage is proving no easy option. Every suitor seems more enamored with the land than with her. Until her handsome neighbor sweeps into her stable to the rescue… of her beloved horse. Silas Westbrook’s last year at veterinary school ends abruptly when he is called home to care for his young orphaned sisters. Troubles compound when he finds an insurmountable lien on the only home they’ve ever known, and the ...
A billionaire in exile, a feisty hotel employee, and an island getaway like no other. Damian Hartley doesn't do vacation. But one major mistake has led to his worst nightmare: a Caribbean holiday. The only thing that might make it bearable is Finlay Cooper’s offer to give him swimming lessons. Though between her sharp tongue and his fear of the water, he might not live to tell about it. But at least it’s a distraction. Though not the type of distraction he planned on… Finlay’s five-year plan is to stay out of trouble. And risking her job (and maybe life) to give some rich guy swimming lesso ...
Christmas Trees and Mistletoe Featured
When long-buried betrayal is uncovered, can the magic of the season heal old wounds? A story of friendship, love, and second chances in the second half of life After her divorce, Kathleen moved closer to her daughter and grandchildren, hoping to get to know them better and find a new place to belong. Not ready to retire, Kathleen bought the local toy store only to find that, after sinking a large amount of her savings into it, the business was losing money. She must turn a profit by year’s end, and she can if she has a good holiday sales season. If not, well…it doesn’t bear thinking about. ...
Lord of the Betrayed Featured
An Earl who fears betrayal, a Lady certain in her affections, a long lost friend, an unhealthy obsession, a love saved from scandal and ruin. Roland Shelton, Earl of Eldwood, has finally allowed himself to trust that he will not be betrayed, to believe that he is worthy of love, and is soon to marry. Cautiously, he hopes for happiness. Lady Gabrielle Vickery has dreamed of marrying Lord Eldwood for many years, and is ecstatic that it’s finally going to happen. She cannot imagine anything that could ruin their happiness, and looks forward to the final reading of the banns, and the actual weddin ...
The Baker's Batter Featured
Madeleine Malone's small town bakery is her dream come true, but her bank statements are not exactly sweet. Whipping up a successful business is the only recipe she can’t seem to master. Well, that and finding love. Her dating life is as flat as a fallen soufflé. Luke Taylor’s big city career is on the rise. His all-star charisma kept him center field in high school as the town’s Home Run King, and it carried him all the way to New York City. His next grand slam? Host a makeover show for a failing business in his Texas hometown. Madeleine's crush on Luke has been preheating since high sc ...
Book 5: Undeveloped Love Featured
She’s tried being polite. He’s digging in his heels. When complete opposites feel the tug of romance, will their holiday become a blizzard of delight? Blake Fisher won’t let anyone destroy the life she’s built. So when a silver-spoon-in-his-mouth snob refuses to listen to her proposed deal, the hardworking real estate agent sneaks her way onto his land to demand a face-to-face meeting. But while she hits it off with his rambunctious trio of brothers, she’s determined not to yield an inch to her onetime crush…even after they share a bone-melting kiss. Hudson Sharp’s roots run as deep as the tow ...
The Bookworm and The Cat's Meow Featured
When life gives you a second chance, sometimes it comes with claws.
Recently divorced and looking for a fresh start, Lance Reed swaps his business in the city for the cozy charm of his retiring aunt's bookstore in the heart of Sunshine Bay. What he doesn't expect is the slew of community commitments that come with it—especially the agreement to display cats from the local adoption agency. There's just one problem: Lance hates cats.
Enter Raven Johnson, the spirited, cat-loving woman behind the adoption agency. Also, in her mid-fifties and divorced, Raven has ...
Megan's Second Chance Featured
My long-lost love staggered back into my life, his memories lost in a blizzard’s swirling grasp. Now fate snows us in—the girl who got away and the man determined to make amends. I’ve avoided romance since Jasper left me shattered. Yet here he lies, that rugged frame still making my pulse race as I tend his wounds. The strong arms that once held me now lie limp, his mind a blank slate. His sea-green eyes seem to recognize me through the fog. They rekindle flames I've kept on ice since our promise of forever was ripped apart. We were inseparable—until the day my ambitions pulled me ...
Tropical Encounter Featured
Can she find love when she's healing from heartache? After a painful end to a long engagement, all Meg wants out of life is a fresh start. She can’t think of a better way to begin than by advancing her career in the hotel industry. When an opportunity comes along to accept a position at a five-star resort, she secures a beach house, packs her bags, and heads to the Bahamas. But her oasis has been sold in an auction and the new owner and heartthrob, Parker Wilson, has no intention of holding onto a contract. She'll have nowhere to stay, nowhere to heal, nowhere to grow if she gives ...
When Josefina “Joey” Roma moves to the Virginia with her sisters, she’s looking for a fresh start. Their fiber arts and weaving company, Three Sisters Roma, keeps Joey focused—and drained. When a sexy beekeeper-slash-veterinarian rescues her and her new lambs from a swarm of bees on a country roadside, she had no idea how ‘fresh’ her life would turn. She hadn’t expected a man with a cocky attitude, cool confidence, and a pair of blue, blue, blue eyes… Arran Brody, home after his mother’s death to help turn around his family’s honey farm, is still trying to reconcile his feelings around his rec ...
Book 1: Grocery Girl Featured
She inhales life with every breath. He’s suffered a world of pain. Can they rise above tragedy to find their happily ever after? Maree Davenport refuses to let a tearful past rule her future. After losing her parents at the age of five, the big-hearted fabric designer is determined to embrace her feelings and find happiness no matter what. So when she literally runs over a handsome new firefighter in the produce section, the hopeless romantic is certain she’s just collided with destiny. Everyone Rhys Larsen ever loved has died. And though he may have hit it off with the pretty girl at the stor ...
Tuck is determined to keep Laurie safe, even if it means risking his own heart in the process. Police Officer Tuck Chandler works hard to protect the citizens of Kitner, Texas. He’s also good at holding women at arm’s length. Jilted by his fiancée for his dedication to his job, he’s not about to open himself up to hurt like that again. Laurie Blake is a struggling photographer. After growing up in a wealthy family, she’s determined to make it on her own, even if it means doing it the hard way. When Tuck is assigned to a puzzling burglary involving Laurie’s fledgling photography business, ...
California, 1868. The three Russell brothers have been separated by time and tragedy. When they reunite in a proverbial promised land, they must heal the past and build a future for themselves and the strong women who hold their hearts. But the rough Western frontier breeds more danger than delight… The Russell clan continues to find themselves at the center of mysterious deaths and murderous adversaries. Unwilling to let corruption ruin their dreams of a prosperous future, can they solve these deadly crimes before they’re fitted for their own pine boxes? The Of Gold & Blood Series 1 box ...
Naomi & Jason Sanders, move to Pacific Cove Ranch shortly after their wedding. Prior to her graduation from college, Naomi’s younger sister is killed in a hit and run accident. Naomi is having a hard time accepting her loss, and the isolation of her new surroundings bring a new type of terror; haunted visions that keep her on edge terrifying her. Is Naomi being tormented by her own inner demons or some new type of ghostly visions that haunt the Pacific Cove Ranch? Can she survive or will they drive her mad? Can she convince her family that she isn’t just grieving for her sister ...
All she wants is a new beginning, but it will come at a chilling cost. Brook Morton doesn’t believe in happily ever after. Not after what she’s been through. Determined to protect her daughter and start a new life, she seeks refuge in the dead of winter in the small town of Vanishing Lakes. But not everything is as it seems . . . When Brook encounters an old friend’s brother, charismatic stage magician Max, at an isolated lake house, it complicates everything. Although she shared a special connection with him years ago, she can’t let that cloud her judgment. A man famous for deception is the l ...
When volunteer firefighter Aiden Billings gets stuck with a flat tire in rural Kentucky, he’s not happy to have to drag his young daughter to a tire shop for the afternoon. But when the pretty receptionist glances his way, a sliver of his heart cracks open—something he hasn’t felt since his wife died five years earlier. Nora Evans, however, has a past she’s not keen on sharing, and with good reason. She’s barely crested out of her life of drug use and abusive relationships, and is ready to heal. On her own. Will the two of them be able to get past the grief that has crippled their hearts? Or w ...
Moving on from her divorce and finding love again was the best thing that happened to Payton in a long time. After all, who could resist the charm of the handsome and well-respected Cole Miller? Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad apple to spoil everything… In book two of the Pelican Beach series, Payton's new photography client proves that she can't be trusted around Cole. Have you ever met someone willing to do whatever it takes to have their way? Well, that describes the new competition, Lexi Donovan. Will Payton stand by her man and protect what's hers, or will she get fed up and ...
They both have claim to the same land. How will they figure out who gets it without killing each other first? Alexandra I won’t sit by anymore and let my good deeds go punished. Especially while some jerk’s bad behavior is rewarded. Sometimes one man’s karma is another person’s responsibility. And I am that person. But a rugged mountain man, with sarcasm for days, stands in my way of delivering sweet, cold revenge. Jake Can life get any worse? Fate has answered that question with an emphatic yes, with the delivery of one brazen city-slicker into my life. This particular city- ...
Meg Hawke’s antique store is faltering. When her octogenarian neighbor Hank asks her to clean out his shed and sell antiques on consignment, she has a real chance at discovering forgotten treasure. If she steps foot on the Montana ranch, however, she’ll come face-to-face with her childhood frenemy and Hank’s grandson, Ryan. After selling off the ranch’s cattle years before, Ryan Kincaid dove into the world of high-end tourism, devoting everything to the business. For his sanity, he avoids his annoying known-her-since-childhood neighbor, Meg. With the forced proximity of the shed project hap ...
Being unexpectedly tasked with caring for his adorable ten-month-old niece is more than Detective Joel Wolfsley can handle. He's on sick leave with one leg in a cast after a drug dealer mowed him down with a car. But Joel's a sucker for his sister—all four of his sisters—and the munchkin's mom needs his help. Thing is, Joel needs help, too. Isn't that what next door neighbors are for?
One look at the tough-talking "Big Bad Wolf" cradling a baby in his arms and kennel owner Willa Darling knows he's all bark, no bite. Joel might need assistance chasing after his niec ...
Strike One ... in one night, Brooke Miller loses her boyfriend, her job and possibly her reputation. She vows revenge on her old boss by bringing a defunct vineyard back to its former glory. But ex-baseball star Billy Turlock swoops in and buys her dream vineyard.
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Is it possible to flee your past? Or does it sit patiently, waiting for your return? Tired of traveling the world in order to escape reality, Bri Hunter has finally found a place to call home. Settled into Santa Barbara, close to her brother and cousin, she's ready for a little peace. Wanting to avoid the tormenting, incessant calls she receives, she throws herself into helping her sister-in-law's growing floral business. It doesn’t take long to run smack into the one guy she’d given up on ever seeing again. It’s been five years since Josh Tucker has sobered up, left his Hollywood lifestyle fa ...
Beulah Beatrice “Be-Be” Connor, who is approaching the age of thirty, gave up on marriage after the second man who had courted her left and never returned. Unlike the two maiden great-aunts, after whom she was named, she did not have an inheritance to fall back on. She worked almost half her life for her own support. When the café job in Wichita, Kansas, disappeared as the Panic of 1893 continued, she considered the job she landed at a new girls’ academy in nearby New Ponca, Oklahoma Territory, to be a Godsend. Daniel Burdock had once been married. After both his wife and baby died ...
Relish the romantic journey as two close friends slide into love! Stock car legend, Tom "Torque" Tyler, faces a bleak future following an horrific off-track car wreck. Thanks to a traumatic head injury, he's developed epileptic seizures and can never race again—a powerful blow to this adrenaline junkie. To avoid tabloid reporters and well-meaning friends, Tom holes up in a cottage protected by high walls…and broods. Service dog trainer and old friend, Meg Klein, shows up on Tom's doorstep with a seizure response dog. Bob, a tiny but talented canine, makes it almost impossible for Tom to cli ...
After three near-death experiences in one day—okay, maybe burning dinner and falling from a tree shouldn't count—Kade Clark worries about his son's future if he's not around to protect him. The last thing he wants is for his son to become a bargaining chip between a con artist grandfather and a ruthless ex trying to get their hands on the family fortune. So Kade agrees to a crazy proposal from the woman his child adores. But as a former foster kid, Kade learned to walk away before getting hurt. Can he now learn to stay and love? Heather Johnson dreams of a real marriage with the man her sis ...
Second chances aren't guaranteed... Motorcycle enthusiast, Mickey Diaz, loves the small town of Cataluma, CA where she grew up and now owns a successful tattoo shop. At twenty-eight, she hasn't found "The One" yet, and isn't sure she ever will, but she has plenty of non-romantic relationships that are fulfilling. Mostly. Besides, the only guy she ever loved was all wrong for her and broke her heart when they were seventeen. Mickey knows better than to go down that road again. Former golden boy turned hopeful hippie, Angus Ward, returns to his hometown of Cataluma, with a new name and the ...
Sylvia Moore returns to Dickens during the annual Christmas in July festival, hoping to land the New England location for a new Christmas romance movie. She knows the town will award only one filming permit a year but is confident the deal’s in Santa’s bag. After all, she’s the hometown girl with the hometown advantage. But her rival, Chase Ellis, is also in town, and he’s out to grab the Dickens location for a movie, too, working the locals and smooth-talking the town council. This is a familiar snowy path and Sylva ponders whether to confront or avoid him. They’re both staying at Holly Hill ...
Recent divorcee Rebecca has returned to Utica, NY to give back her ex’s diamond ring and put that whole sad episode of her life behind her once and for all. As she boards the train to return to her new home in Richmond, VA, she is determined to take a hiatus from relationships. And next time around, she’ll make sure she spends a good long time getting to know a guy before jumping into any kind of romantic commitment. There’s only one problem: the attractive young man in the seat next to hers exudes old-fashioned southern gentleman charm, gives her a nickname right off the bat that she kind of ...
Colorado, 1877. Who’s the perfect match for a flame-haired Welsh tomboy who loves driving wagons?
Raised by three free-spirited older brothers, Robyn Llewellyn has learned to fight for what she wants—and now she wants to transform her boss and best friend, Max Peregrine, into a lifelong partner. Determined to become the image of what a marriage-minded man wants, Robyn trades her trousers for a dress and heads to Max’s hometown of Noelle, Colorado. But changing who she is with the help of the now happily married Brides of Noelle puts her friendship with Max at risk.
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Christian Second Chance for Lasting Love stories in idyllic Welcombe Bay. Recovery & Redemption love story of forgiveness from Kate Darroch, holder of the 2022 Incipere award for Best Christian Fiction and many more book awards including a Readers Favorite Gold Medal. A caring Christian community saga of people who missed out on Lasting Love first time around and now - maybe - have a second chance. Journey to the gorgeous Devon coastline in England to experience the riveting sobriety journey of Eric, an alcoholic newly recovering in AA who falls in love with Lily, a woman haunted by memori ...
She was everything he never thought he needed
After a life working his family’s ranch, Nash Winter understands animals better than people. He loathes social media, and twitter to him is a fancy word for talking. So, when his friend’s sister gets excited over the arrival in Ryker Falls of model, and social media influencer, Luna McKinley, he’s going to make damn sure she does no influencing of young minds in the town he now calls home.
Nash watches closely, waiting for her true colors to show. But the more time he spends with her, the more he realizes that the lady who’d once ...
A castle steeped in mystery, a handsome butler, an age-old secret, and a daring Aussie with a thirst for adventure.
Deep in the heart of Tasmania’s Lorienne Castle, a dark and twisted secret lies waiting to be uncovered. Aussie Madeleine Brande is determined to unravel the mystery that has plagued her family for generations, and which may hold a key to her ailing grandmother’s recovery. But as she delves into the castle’s history, Madeleine must also confront her own guilt and fears while navigating what lurks in the shadows.
She’s not alone in her ques ...
Kane's a country singer who's tangled with too many deceitful women. He's learned his lesson: girls are for flirting and fun; emotions are for his music. But after spending a night with an earnest woman unlike any he's known, he can't force her out of his mind. So he goes in search of the woman he knows only as "Elle."
On her last night in Nashville, the staunchly pragmatic Sabella found herself in a situation more suited to a romance novel than reality. Swept away, she ignored her rigidly self-imposed rules, succumbing to the fantasy just this once. But she knows real-world rela ...
A lifeless hand rises ghost-like from a car mechanic's pit. Who does it belong to? And what happened? Annabelle and DI Nicholls set out to solve the murder, but find themselves wrapped up in not one, but three different mysteries. A puppy helps, too.
How did a good Christian man get involved with the wrong woman? When Mark Crandall first hears Trudy singing in his neighbor’s apartment, he is captivated by her voice and can’t wait to see her. His opportunity comes when, at the request of his neighbor, he picks up her mail and takes it to Trudy who is visiting from another state. He is not disappointed. Trudy is more beautiful than he imagined her to be, but one thing stands in his way — his platonic relationship with Abigail, the wealthy daughter of the CEO of the hospital he works for. Mark sees her as just a friend, Abigail keeps droppin ...
Exactly whose handfasting is this? Senna feels like naught but an inconvenience at her own wedding.
Lyran’s father seems determined to take over in his pursuit of power, and Senna worries that the man she’s marrying is nothing more than his father’s puppet.
Written as a prequel to the Hengist medieval adventure series, this gives snapshots in the lives of Senna and Lyran - a couple of medieval healers not averse to using a dollop of earth magic and oodles of humour in their work. What they don't yet realise is their higher purpose - to heal an entire world.
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What's a time traveling Texas Ranger supposed to do? Garrett Houston is being harassed by a ghost. Trouble is brewing and her name is Margarite. She's an unrelenting force determined to get his attention. It may be too late for her, but if she could get him to listen, she may be able to save some lives. A story of unrequited love, the power of healing, and the embracing need to never give up. Unforgettable moments and unforgettable characters will tug at the heartstrings with a myriad of emotions. Garrett's Ghost is a touching story brimming with down-home Texas charm.
Ditched by her high school sweetheart, Callum Archer, on the night they’re supposed to elope, Jo Kendall casts out on her own, brokenhearted. Over the years, Jo reels in a life she loves, centered on the outdoors, fishing (favoring a lucky wedding band lure), and her fine dining restaurant—a life that crashes away when her husband and business partner cheats her, leaving her bankrupt and alone. Then her uncle dies, bequeathing Jo and her sister, Samantha, his rural property. Jo returns to Greenridge, determined to build a new business and permanent home—without the help of a ...
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Kitty, It’s Cold Outside is a romance with a serendipitous twist at the end. I’m betting you’ve never read a story like this before, past, present, or future.
A lost kitten travels through time to bring deliverance to Victorian heiress Katherine Gills. She’s waited through hundreds of Christmases for her lover to return. When 21st century mailman Mick Jolly delivers her kitten, he takes her on a romantic spree of Christmas parties, lost letters, modern conveniences, and a newfound love.
Can Katherine and M ...
When 26-year-old Daisy's life in London comes crashing down around her, the only thing she can think of is getting away - far away. That's how she found herself stumbling off a train in England's picturesque Peak District - 150 miles from home, with no idea why she'd gone there and even less idea how she intended to get home. As Daisy explores the gorgeous village of Upper Finlay, she glimpses the possibility of a different life. The Derbyshire Dales offer up new friends, new opportunities, and a distractingly dishy object of attraction in the form of local bookstore owner Alex (and his bumbli ...
Escape to sunny Corfu but beware... Lizzie does her best to help her brother adjust, and together they set out to do the witch’s bidding, in the hope that if they do as she asks she will finally let them be. The witch’s ravens are forever spying on them or paying them a visit, but soon the sight of them becomes welcome as Lizzie and Tom’s efforts start to pay off. Slowly, they begin to have some fun together. New friends help with that, including Stamatis, whom Lizzie finds all the more irresistible… “The plot gets going so quickly that it is almost impossible to précis it without giving the g ...
nother summer break wrangling for the Marigold Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and boy was last semester a doozy. Whitnee needed to get down and dirty with her favorite equines and forget all about the stress of getting her bachelor's degree. Too bad her ex, Gage, decided to come back for the season, too. As additional responsibility and a fresh wave of guests arrive at the Marigold, she's beginning to wonder if maybe she ought to have signed up for more course work. Cutler was the first to admit his cluelessness when it came to horses, but the trusting, gentle nature of his assigned equine pa ...
Four sweet and clean Christian romances to warm your heart! Snuggle up with these faith-filled stories of hope and love, celebrating the true meaning of the holiday season. Visit London for a Scrooge accountant's fake Christmas dates with a Hollywood heart-throb. Experience New Year’s Eve in Edinburgh when a grumpy wounded photojournalist, the last man she wants to accept help from, assists a sunshiney American tourist whose trip is NOT going as planned. Find hope and new love as a widow's marriage of convenience for her sick daughter grows into something more. Discover home and healing along ...
"Be prepared to CRASH! What I love about this novel is the "REAL LIFE" aspect. We all plan out our futures and know EXACTLY how we want them to play out...well rarely does that happen." ~ HJ Bellus, USA TODAY bestselling author Prepare to make the BEST mistake of your life! You can predict the tides but not the changes they make. Gunnison Del Valle was the current in the tide that was about to change my life. Crash one we met. Crash two we fell in love. Crash three changed our perfectly planned lives forever.
Delia flees Sandy Bay with a secret she can’t share. She leaves behind the carefree life that young people enjoy in the coastal town. She also leaves behind the man she loves, resolutely forging a future and career in the city. Work draws her back to the small town in which she grew up, forcing her to confront her past and the people who shaped it. Some facts are easily manipulated, and not all actions are honourable. She can’t hide the truth from Ben any longer, but there are surprises in store for both of them. As one door in her life closes, another opens with a new business opportunity, ...
He’s the off-limits heartbreaker. She’s the rule-following paramedic. Sparks fly when they’re thrown together... just in time for the holidays.
Leanne never expected to find herself drawn to Christian Welton, the hotshot firefighter with a killer smile—and younger than her. She’s worked too hard to prove herself among her all-male team to let anyone think she’s swooning over the department’s biggest flirt. But whenever Christian turns those smoldering eyes her way, her carefully built walls start to crack.
Christian has always enjoyed his bachelor life, espe ...
When Hearts Come Home is a sweet contemporary romance from a debut author. If you've ever longed for a second chance with your first love, you'll enjoy this wholesome romance. Gabby Sullivan is ready to marry her high school sweetheart, Brock Carter-Banks, in a winter wedding. Supporting him in his political ambitions means giving up the opportunity to attend the prestigious Boston University. While she longs to explore life outside their hometown in Eastern Washington, she's willing to make the sacrifice to be with Brock. As the day of the wedding draws closer, Gabby is distracted by Brock's ...
IS LOVE GOING TO THE DOGS? Head vet at the Forever Friends animal rescue shelter, Gabriel Moretti is known as the Dog Whisperer because of his gift for soothing rambunctious patients. But it’s the two-legged species that has him, and his libido, working overtime. Marla Popov single-handedly saved the shelter from financial ruin. But the bossy trust funder is even more irritating than her snooty Standard Poodle. You’d think keeping his attraction on a short leash would be a no-brainer for Gabe. Unfortunately, Marla is also smart, beautiful, and intriguing . . . Most of her life, people have bee ...
In sometimes perilous conditions, and in a wide range of circumstances, rugged western men have unexpected brides foisted upon them.
A letter which was supposed to be sent and never was, sets off a chain reaction which could destroy the lives of Annie and Reed.
Bounty hunter, Slade McEwan, unexpectedly becomes a husband and father to four children.
Brad Stillman never dreamed an unexpected bride would be thrust upon him just for doing a good deed. Emmie never expected to marry the man who brought news of her husband’s death.
Join the adventures of Bonnie, a female wagon tra ...
“I am yours, and you are mine...” It has always been that way between them, from the very first moment of love. Bestselling author, Kyle Howard still hasn’t come to terms with how his wife, Faye, moved out with little to no explanation a year ago. She was it; his true love, his world—his everything. He considered himself truly blessed. When she walked out the door, she broke her promise, his heart, and their future as he saw it, leaving him disillusioned about all they had planned together as a couple. Leaving Kyle devastated Faye, but it was either go or eventually watch him walk out of her l ...
A vaudeville troupe arrives in Morgan’s Crossing late in the traveling season. When an event occurs that shakes up the troupe, seamstress Cinnia decides to say no to older sister Nola who has made the sisters’ decisions since being orphaned a decade earlier. Leather worker Nicolai Andrusha is lying low and using an alias until the patent is approved on his family’s leather tanning formula. But he finds the auburn-haired poetess irresistible. Will Nicolai oppose his family obligation to help the stranded beauty who has caught his eye?
Amanda Larrowe’s lack of trust sabotages her relationships. The English teacher and award-winning author of middle-grade adventure books for boys has shut off communication with friends and family to meet her January 2 book deadline. Now, in the deepest snow accumulation Richmond, Virginia has experienced in years, Camden Lancaster moves in across the street. After ten years, her heart still smarts from the humiliating aftermath of their perfect high school Valentine’s Day date. He may have transformed into a handsome, amiable man, but his likeability doesn’t instill trust in Amanda’s heart. W ...
When widower Ryan Tupper walks into the Pinwheel Plant Shop, owner Avery Wheeler is surprised to see her brother’s best friend from high school and confused by her attraction to him. It’s only been six months since Avery’s husband died in a car accident and she’s had zero desire to date again, but Ryan knows what it’s like to be the spouse left behind. While he’s been adjusting to his new life as a single dad, Avery’s been trying to get up to speed on the business side of the plant shop—something her late husband always took care of—but she’s in serious debt and could lose the store. In ...
Eager for a fresh start, Jazz McNally throws herself into renovating her grandparents’ mansion in time for the grand opening of the McNally Bed and Breakfast. When vandals strike, she accepts help from drifter Dalton O’Brien. Dalton is willing to lend a hand, until it’s time to move on. But when danger escalates, Dalton soon realizes that protecting Jazz is a threat—to his heart.
What do you do when you meet the guy of your dreams? Set him up with your sister, of course. Kari doesn’t have time for love when she’s opening her new cat café. She’s busy hiring employees, fighting with the health inspector – oh, and welcoming 16 shelter cats. She’s doing this for the cats, the community, and her family. The café will give her sister, Marley, a job worthy of her baking skills. Then a tattooed military vet wanders in claiming he’s a master baker. Surely Marley will fall for a guy this sweet. Colin has other ideas. It’s Kari who makes him want to turn up the heat. But he’s spe ...
Dante finally finds the job of his dreams: working in Italy and learning the language but when the Coronavirus hits Italy, his world is turned upside down. The only person who gets him through it is Serenella, and all he needs to do is step out onto his uncle’s balcony and there she is! On top of dealing with COVID-19, there are other wrenches that are thrown in their midst during this odd year of 2020. What kind of Christmas is in store for Dante and Serenella? How will the year end for this handsome couple? Only one way to find out! Visiting Florence at Christmas? Count yourself lucky—it’s a ...
Kara Kavanaugh is working her fingers to the bone over the holidays at the posh Monarch Resort to pay her last semester's tuition. Though she used to be one of them, the wealthy clientele treat her horribly. To escape, Kara wishes—on everything, including a pure wish for true love. Will her wish bring her longtime boyfriend to her side at last? Or, will Ryan Sinclair, the princely heir to the resort, get in the way? First Snowfall Wish is the origin story of the legend of the power of the first-snowfall wish for love. Kara's granddaughter Jayne will test in the following book whether it's t ...
To honor the happy lovers everywhere celebrating Valentine’s Day, six New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Authors have joined together to offer this beautiful collection of holiday romance stories. From full-length books to novellas, they all have one thing in common—a thrilling happily-ever-after that will make your heart beat faster. Every story in this collection is… UNFORGETTABLE!
Love blossoms between unlikely couples in this tender, heartfelt collection of ten small-town sweet romances! A single-dad cowboy ex-player enters a marriage of convenience; a spunky plus-size cowgirl reluctantly gets a makeover from a city slicker; a struggling single mother reunites with a man whose heart she broke; sparks--and cakes!--fly between two competing co-chefs, and much more. Book 1: Show Me a Marriage of Convenience An ex-player cowboy with a little son, the boy's shy plus-size aunt, and a reluctant modern marriage of convenience only the boy is excited about… marriage of c ...
He's chasing his dreams. She's hiding from her past. Can a hometown fundraiser heal their broken hearts? Jace Scholte is determined to rise above his poverty-stricken childhood. Years after a real estate developer took him under his wing, Jace has a mission: return to his hometown of Sweet Creek and win the residents' support for a high-rise condo. He volunteers in a local fundraiser to melt their resistance, but he never expected he'd work side-by-side with the one who got away… Tess Kruger remembers the plan she and Jace constructed all those years ago. But try as she might, she can't forget ...
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A sweet holiday romance that will delight your heart.
A mix-up between lovebirds brings Melisa Hart face to face with the dashing Dr. Rob Reed, the man she crushed on her entire life.
Unfortunately, he’s not welcome in her large Irish family. He’s not a firefighter like her father and brothers, and they believe he stole her brother’s girlfriend.
Can the hunt for a lost lovebird and a Christmas miracle open Melisa’s heart to giving Rob another chance?
Baltimore City Police Detective, Abe (Lank) Lankton, assumes he'll be helping his cousin solve a minor problem when she calls and asks him to fly west. When he learns that he's been called out there to aid in capturing an elusive stalker, his first instinct is go straight back to Maryland. However, when he meets the alluring victim, Summer Cooper, all bets are off. With his future, and his own life, in jeopardy, Lank must choose between going back to the life he knows in America's Charm City or staying out west to help Summer, but Lank's not sure that Summer is all that she claims to be or tha ...
