Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel - The Vipers. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant.

Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.

Hockey coach Ashley Jaswal doesn't take nonsense from anyone … except her overbearing and superstitious family. They believe she's a good luck charm for her brother Jas, the newest Vancouver Canucks draft pick, forcing Ash to attend all his games as he rises up the NHL ranks, sacrificing her personal life (not that she has one—who decided hockey season needed to be 10 months long anyway?). Ash also clashes with Jas’s teammate, Canucks captain Devin Snyder.

Snow, a hunting lodge, and a flight—both to and from—love.Music composer Jesse Parrish has a dream contract! He’s been signed to write the soundtrack for a film with award potential. This one job could make his whole career. Twelve themes, all due to the producer at Christmas—but he’s completely blocked. He doesn’t have a single theme, let alone twelve. He needs to get out of Vancouver and somewhere he can think. Aspiring private pilot Mattie Daines has been crushing on Jesse since before he started dating Mattie’s older sister. His music makes her heart sing—but what kind ...

A second chance romance sweeter than a peppermint stick left for Old Saint Nick.History buff and blacksmithing enthusiast Bryony had very good reasons for dumping Colton two years ago. Dumbfounded CEO Colton has no idea what those reasons could be. Things had been going so well before her demolition day struck. He'd even bought a ring! Now, the exes work together daily, restoring the historic houses in town--while their relationship's history bubbles just beneath the surface. When Colton’s meddling sister insists Colton show up at their family holiday gathering fake-engaged, can a holiday...

Christmas, sleigh bells, and dashing through the snow—toward love.Hotel owner Ellery Hart’s business is on the rocks. Rooms are empty, the lobby is ugly, and a huge loan payment is due. Unless she can pay, she will lose her grandpa’s legacy, the Bells Chalet. While her mom would have her marry the rich banker who is holding the hotel’s title ransom, that idea is beyond unacceptable. Ellery needs brilliant business solution. But how to make one happen fast? Bing Whitmore has been running the family business, Whitmore Thoroughbred Stables, on his own. But when his heart is broken by ...

He can't forget her, but she's completely forgotten him. And everything else.Real estate mogul and Army Reserve officer Jeremy Houston has finally achieved success. So much so, he's ready to go back to his hometown, wintry Wilder River, to find out whether Danica Denton—the girl who hates him most in all the world—will give him one last chance. After all, the restraining order should have expired by now, right? And no one could actually prove he intentionally vandalized her sister's wedding. If Danica, spunky owner of The Candy Cane Cottage, can finally see Jeremy for who he's become, ...

A book club, swirling snowfalls of love, and a cup of hot chocolate. Grant Calhoun is working around the clock in his laboratory in Wilder River to create the perfect hair product. He doesn’t have time for fiction reading, even though it’s always been his favorite pastime. If he doesn’t finish the formula before Christmas, his beloved company—and his grandfather’s legacy—could go down in flames. Roxanna Reid needs to join a book club to satisfy a professor’s whim before she can get her master’s degree started. Lucky for her, the perfect book club, Twelve Slays of Christmas, ...

Their first Christmas kiss—on a high school stage—was their last. He intends to change that.It’s Christmastime, and Olivia Olsen has returned to her hometown of Mendon with the goal of giving back. Years ago, she sped away in a cloud of humiliation—at the insistence of her overprotective family. The last person she wants to see in Mendon is the person who not only remembers her embarrassment but who caused it: Cody Haught. What's Cody Haught doing in her hospital? And why is he even better-looking now? Dr. Cody Haught, bachelor surgeon at Mendon Regional Hospital, can't believe his ...

Lily is back from Australia for the first time in seven years to spend Christmas at her mum’s house in a small, gossipy English village. To her surprise, she returns to find that her mother is dating the man next door, who also happens to be the father of her ex-boyfriend Tom. Tom, who broke Lily’s heart all those years ago. Tom, the real reason Lily fled to the other side of the world and stayed there. Tom, who is also home for Christmas and right there, next door.

Polar opposites face undeniable attraction in a cozy lodge during a polar freeze. Jayne Renwick has landed her dream job at a TV station, and this year she finally gets to host her ideal family Christmas. She has even booked the luxurious Wildwood Lodge for her "perfect Christmas" activities. At the last minute, though, her family all bails and she is forced to revise her guest list. It’s not all bad. In fact, one new lodger fits Jayne’s ideal first-snowfall wish for love. However, another guest turns out to be Ben Bellamy—the hottest guy from her office—who’s also her biggest ...

Secrets. Warm spices. Holiday love. And a message in a bottle! Former reality TV starlet Jessamyn Fleet is in hiding. She’s living the Sugarplum Falls version of witness protection: running the Gingerbread Inn bed and breakfast—and keeping off her famous ex’s radar. Jessamyn has changed her look, her name, her world. Instead of living the glamorous life, she’s making warm-spices-laced breakfasts and providing her guests cozy hospitality. All she needs now is to pay off that unwise loan she borrowed from that horrible loan shark to buy the place, and she can exhale—by Christmas. ...

Two Friends + Onstage Chemistry = Christmas TroubleClaire Downing is the last person to audition for the Sugarplum Falls’s notoriously bad town Christmas play. She's far too shy, and the holidays are the busiest time of year for her clothing boutique. Besides, the theater world belongs to her diva best friend. Claire's bestie's boyfriend, Owen Kingston, has no intention of trying out for the play, either—even if his diva girlfriend insists. The former construction company owner volunteers to build sets instead. Anything to keep her in town and not traipsing off to L.A. before he can ...

Angel’s View Ranch has always been special to Annelise McCade. Once upon a time, it was her family’s land, until her grandfather sold it to billionaire Wallace Sheridan. Now employed as the live-in caretaker, Annie is just trying to make it through the holidays with both her sanity and her niece's and nephew’s faith in the magic of Christmas intact.

Christmas is always the toughest holiday for Lila Evans - a heartbreaking reminder of losing her father. This year, she’s organized a cozy getaway with her closest friends. She might not have a family to call her own, but it should be just the remedy for the December blues. On the way to their festive vacation, Lila stops at a coffee shop in Pinewood Hills.

A must-listen holiday romance from the author of The Little Cornish House and Summer in the Scottish Highlands.

It's taken a long time and a little heartache, but Annie Sutton is finally following her dream of living on Martha's Vineyard. She fell in love with the island's singular beauty while using it as a setting for two of her novels. In her cozy rented cottage on Chappaquiddick, she's settling in for her first Vineyard winter - complete with a fierce nor'easter on the way, forecast to bring high winds and deep snow. But the blizzard also brings something unexpected to Annie's front porch: a basket, encircled by a ribbon, containing a baby girl. The note reads: "I named her Bella, after my grandmother. Please help her, because I can't."

A Christmas wedding. A dream mansion. And a loaf of hot, homemade bread.Artisan baker Natalie Tanner is the last person who should plan a wedding. She can’t even plan a dinner party for three. But when her little sister’s Christmas wedding preparations fall apart back in Massey Falls, it’s up to Natalie to return to her hometown and give it her best. To her shock, the wedding venue is Yuletide Manor. Yes, it's her childhood dream mansion, but it belongs to Hunter Hawthorn, who humiliated her and broke her teen-aged heart. Hunter Hawthorn has agonized for years over his cruel mistake. ...