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Another Valentine’s Day and Quinn Randolph is dateless again, but that’s all right by her. She prefers the company of her sweet lab Rosie to men and their broken promises. Especially Pierce Karson’s! How dare the man show up now and try to steal the perfect piece of property she already claimed to expand her floral shop! When he chose to become a lawyer rather than a doctor like his father and older brother, Pierce’s family cut him out of their lives. New York offers him what he lacked growing up, respect. But when he inherits the family house in Cider Lake and runs into Quinn again...

Can two longtime rivals set aside their competitive natures to make beautiful music together? When the soloist drops out of this year's Christmas program, Kason Tanner knows the perfect replacement to step into the role on such short notice. Tamsin Malcone. Longtime rival, competing for top grades all through school and years later for the same worship leader's position at Hope Creek Community Church. The job Kason got. Tamsin still hasn't forgiven him. He'd considered rewriting the part to a male lead and assigning one of his brothers, but they were both tied up tracking a serial arsonist....

As a persistent arsonist strikes again, will this Christmas flip destroy their friendship and their business…or will it be the restoration of a lifetime? Delusional. Insomniac. Guilty. All words to describe him, Dawson Tanner, full time contractor and volunteer firefighter who hadn't caught a full night's sleep in weeks. How else did he explain these sudden mesmerizing hallucinations of Charli Blare, his longtime friend and business partner? Her bright smile. The excited lilt in her voice as she'd given him the tour of the broken down house she wanted them to tackle next. The crazy vision...

A cantankerous llama… Racecar driver Mason Mulrennan only intended to make a quick stop at Forever Family Animal Sanctuary to inspect the place. He’d promised his pregnant sister, now on bedrest, that he’d handle the rescue organization’s grant application to their non-profit. He didn’t set out to deceive the beautiful owner. Didn’t even know what a cria was, let alone how to deliver one. And he never expected to come face-to-face with an ornery llama. Remi’s mixture of sass and shyness draws him, but he’s been burned by love. Women loved his wallet and his fame, not him. A ...

Can two forever friends finally surrender their fears and become a forever family? Her “no dating” policy exists for good reason. Sierra Danby doesn’t trust men. Except for one man. Camdon Lambright has always been there for her, a rock for her and for his family. But they’re friends, and she intends to keep it that way. Why would she risk losing her best friend to something so fictitious as romance? Besides that, isn’t her daughter proof that men could be ruthless? His priority is Operation Romance Sierra. In over a decade, he never once pushed the boundaries of their friendship....

Will their reunion reignite a spark or will Harper's secret destroy their second chance at love? The space transportation services company Denton Parker founded with his longtime buddies has literally skyrocketed into success, and a popular business magazine just published their names among the country's billionaires. But money doesn't buy what Denton really wants…a second chance with Harper, the woman who vanished from his life without an explanation five years ago. When a vicious attack left her twin sister broken, distraught, and pregnant, Harper Robyson abandoned everything--her ...

Will theirs be a summer reunion or a summer to forget? After losing his parents and twin sister to a tragic accident, Mannix Tomlinson hit bottom. Beer and bitterness destroyed his marriage to his high school sweetheart, but he’s a changed man now. Solid, stable and sober, he’s finally ready to start a family of his own. But the only woman he can imagine spending his forever with filed divorce papers on him eight years ago. When Rowan Albright faces her groom at the end of the aisle, this time they’re not the ones getting married. She never stopped loving Mannix, but his weekend beer ...

A prodigal and a burn survivor. Two hearts that a hammer can’t fix, but God can. The prodigal… Carson Lambright left town the day after graduation. He couldn’t live up to his high school sweetheart’s expectations of happily-ever-after or deal with the reality that he might be just like his father. The media blamed his family for his celebrity father’s death, but Carson knew the truth about who was to blame. Back in town for his sister’s wedding, the hunger to build a life with Jillian, to plant roots surprises him. But to stay, he needs a job, and companies in the small town ...

A flight medic and an acrophobic marshal…can they overcome their fears to embrace a forever love? After an injury forces Deputy U.S. Marshal Ryker McLane off duty, he retreats to his hometown to recover and reevaluate his career. But that down time quickly disintegrates after someone threatens his childhood friend “Dane.” But Danae isn’t his best friend’s little sister anymore and protecting—and resisting—the beautiful and generous woman takes more energy than hunting down her attacker. Flight Medic Danae Huntley has loved Ryker since the day he joined their motley family at ...

After ten years abroad, renowned chef Camille Tulane is back in the good ole USA. Good? Ha! The only sweet memories were her family’s annual holiday pilgrimages to Mistletoe Mountain and hanging out with the handsome Chase Kirkland. Now, her ambitious Italian boyfriend’s proposal has her running scared. She has one month to prep her family's vacation home for sale, one month to give Antonio an answer. But she doesn’t need that long. Not when Chase smiles at her like that… Chase Kirkland regrets letting Camille fly away, but he couldn’t clip her angel wings. She’d never be happy ...

Can the high school coach convince the city manager that small town love is better than big city stress? Sedona Letts had bigger plans for her life than Reunion Ridge. She left the small town and never looked back…until now. After her doctor warns her about potential dangers of the constant high pressure of her City Manager’s job made even more stressful with the recent election of new council members, her sister’s broken leg presents Sedona with the perfect opportunity to take a breather and return to Reunion Ridge to help with the family's B&B. But when she reconnects with old flame...

He's content with "just friends." Barrett "Bear" Stanford doesn't do relationships anymore. Not since losing his high school sweetheart to leukemia and another girlfriend to a car accident. A former SEAL, these days he's satisfied driving a fire engine and volunteering at the children's hospital with his therapy dog, Jammer. His fellow firefighters are his family now, and he won't let them down. She craves a "forever love." Pediatrician Brinkley Collins is totally smitten with the handsome firefighter. It's not just the kids who adore him and Jammer. For two years, she's pushed the ...

A routine audit… Hardly. Especially after the crazed client tries to snatch her daughter! Wilhelmina “Willow” Berkshire doesn’t have a choice but to seek help from her ex-fiancé, right? After all, the man carries a gun. But that same blue uniform killed her mother and brother, and trusting Gunner again after…well, she’d forgive him since he agreed to protect Tessa. But how ironic that her “safe” job hurled her daughter into danger. She trusts Gunner with Tessa’s safety, but Willow’s heart is off limits. A “new” man… Leaving Mina a month before their wedding was ...

Davina "Davy" Canderhart grew up around race tracks. Her father, a team owner and racing legend, taught her everything about winning and taking care of her car. She learned from the best, so it bugs her when her dad hires her ex-husband to locate and fix a troublesome issue with her engine. If she doesn't let Kavan work on her car, she might be stuck in this miles-long losing streak. But being around the kind and handsome man makes her doubt herself and her femininity again, makes her regret what she gave up. If only her dad had taught her how to hang onto a husband… Why couldn't Davina ...

As chief of cybersecurity for the company he co-founded with his buddies, Shepherd "Shep" Roberts shouldn't get stumped over how to fix a simple bug for a product under development. But, as the solution evades him and his team, slowing down the Phantom's production schedule, his buddy brings in an expert to help. It wouldn't bother Shep so much if that person wasn't Dylan Kendar, his college sweetheart. Back then, he'd thought she was "the one," but she ditched him for a jock. How can he possibly work with Dylan without getting his heart crushed again? Stubborn man! Couldn't Shep see how ...

Will a simple summer song bring them back together for a second chance at love… Cole Kallen never planned to be gone so long. He'd only left Laurel Cove to escape the painful reality of seeing the woman he loved hanging onto his best friend and business partner's arm. Everyone could see that London and Denton didn't make beautiful music together. Cole had kissed her once, and that kiss had rocked his world. But how could a nerdy computer geek compete with all the jocks vying for the popular cheerleader's attention? Before she could reject him, he'd broken it off and poured himself into ...

A leaky sink. An orphaned puppy. A naval officer who wants a second chance. Will love and faith win Arden's heart? Or has that ship already sailed… Arden Mayhall doesn’t know what to do with her life anymore. Approaching sixty, it’s not as if she can go out and find a job to fill the time she used to spend caring for her beloved husband. Her degree in early childhood education was helpful for raising her children and nurturing her family, but now her adult children and adorable grands don’t need her as much. So, what now? Since her husband’s passing, time, once a precious ...

Will autumn's majesty breathe new life and new love into these parched and lonely souls? After his wife died, Ross Kerrigan took a sabbatical from his job as minister to the senior souls at Apple Blossom Fellowship. How can he minister to them when he's only living for the day he can join Lizzie in heaven? But when he gets roped into volunteering for the town's first Autumn Festival, the meetings are the highlight of his week, and he looks forward to seeing the beautiful florist, whose smile brightens up the room better than any flower. It hurts Mallory Shannon to see their beloved pastor ...

Attorney Brooke McGraff never looked back after leaving Bairds Creek. She prefers the anonymity of the big city where nobody knows the sordid details of her childhood, where whispers of “Poor little Brooke” don’t taunt her. But when she learns of her foster mother’s cancer, Brooke returns without a moment’s hesitation. Third-generation firefighter Captain Cole Matoyer can’t imagine living anywhere but Bairds Creek. With his deep roots, the small town is where he planned to start his little family, but those dreams went up in smoke with Brooke’s desertion. After he rescues her ...

Will old insecurities tear them apart again? Or will God pave the way to a summer’s redemption? Trace Tomlinson has made his share of mistakes, but his sixteen-year-old son Trip isn’t one of them. The biggest? Letting Bristol Owens slip away two years ago. But Trace had learned the hard truth—that loving a woman stripped a man of his choices—eons ago. So, when the beautiful counselor slipped past a chink in his armor, he broke it off. Besides, with custody of his son now, relationships are off the table until Trip graduates. Bristol Owens loves her job of shaping young lives on the ...