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He needs a wife to inherit his grandmother’s estate. She needs cash to save her family’s lodge. Will a fake marriage solve their problems, or uncover hidden emotions? Carter Haines is declared the heir to his grandmother’s estate, provided he satisfy one requirement--stay married for two years. He can fulfill the request if he can find a woman as anxious as he is to enter a temporary marriage. When Emma Waite’s grandmother dies, she’s stunned to learn the family lodge is on the verge of ruin. Her disappointment increases when the bank refuses her a loan. Carter, the bank president...

He’s desperate to change his image. She swore to hate him forever. When they strike a deal, is love part of the bargain?Gabby Adams believes she’s finally put the past behind her and heads to the mountains for a ski vacation. That’s ruined when she literally runs into Ryan Knight, the billionaire who wrecked her life. Now laid up with a broken leg, her vacation gets worse when she sees him at a party and can’t get away. Ryan can’t forgive himself for breaking up his brother’s engagement to Gabby. When he sees her at a party and tries to explain, a business associate confides to ...

He wants the woman he left behind. She wants a fresh start in her hometown. When their secrets are brought to light, does love stand a second chance?Abby Baites is ready for a fresh start. After a horrific tragedy leaves her questioning her future, she's eager to return to Crystal Creek with her 5-year-old granddaughter to help a friend run her ranch. But her world is once more shaken when she finds the new ranch owner is her high school sweetheart--the man who broke her heart. Chet Hancock wants a second chance. He fled Crystal Creek at nineteen to become a country-western singer. But when...

She's running from her past. His scarred face makes him hide. Will the secret they share open their hearts to love? Her marriage in ruins, violinist Teagan Whitloch Munroe escapes into her music and the solace she finds at the Crystal Creek Ranch. Practicing in the woods helps her piece together her life, but she isn’t alone. When she hears someone hiking nearby, she demands he reveal himself, but the only revelation she gets is a soothing voice that heals the pain in her heart. Maimed by a crushing accident, the once famous architect Phineas St. Cyr protects the world from his ...

Encouragement + Connection {fueled by sarcasm} They turned forty, settled in, and decided...this is what we look like! Join friends Haley and Laura for some real talk about things that make you think, and laugh. Sometimes a little too loudly. Let's be {best} friends!

Love isn’t meant for him. Her life is filled with regrets. Can they fight the attraction or will they open their hearts to more? Savvy New York techie, Savannah Thompson, is on the fast track with no time for love. When she flies to El Tesoro Ranch to take care of her late sister’s effects, she’s shocked to meet Asher Sterling, the powerfully built cowboy who makes her struggle to keep her heart safe. Asher’s vow to deny love is challenged when he meets Savannah. His feelings in check, he helps her take care of her sister’s effects. Inwardly, he fights the desire that threatens ...

He wants her back. She’ll never give in. Will a five-year-old secret drive a wedge between them or will they open their hearts to love? Dayton Montgomery's surprise visit to his college sweetheart gives him the shock of his life. He has a five-year-old daughter. The discovery gives him hope he’ll get a second chance with the woman he’ll never stop loving. When Merrie Denson finds Dayton standing in her doorway, her buried emotions surge to the surface. She shouldn’t have kept their daughter a secret, but her life has changed. She won’t sacrifice her faith for a relationship that ...

No one knows that concert pianist Cayden Kincaide’s musical career began in an impoverished shack in the Indiana woods. To have a career in music is beyond his wildest dream. Still there is a hole in his heart that he longs to fill. With Deneen, the teenaged beauty queen? With Rachel, the brilliant composer? With Linda, dedicated mother and teacher? A struggle churns within Cayden. He can no longer ignore the voice in his soul that keeps calling him back to Indiana. But the person who made Indiana whole is gone. Without her, Indiana is nothing.

Olivia St. Claire's story doesn't begin with Prelude and Fugue. It begins in Aberdeen, Colorado. Once upon a time Olivia made a choice.

He can’t forgive himself. She’s determined to be brave. When a stalker threatens her, he swears to protect her, but what price will her heart pay? Artist Victoria Whitloch escapes the clutches of a stalker only to stumble into the arms of the man she never wants to see again, bad boy prosecutor Garrett Reynolds. To protect Victoria, Garrett whisks her away to an isolated lodge. Major problem for Victoria—how does she help Garrett capture the stalker while guarding her heart against the man who broke it once before? Garrett thought his heart had healed when Victoria left him ten years ...

She's nosing into his past. Exposing his secret comes with a price. How can they be sworn enemies if they're falling in love? Hollywood producer Trent Parker has one goal – to own the film option for the breakout novel Sunset in Maui. His problem? Actress turned producer Charisse Whitloch. She’ll do anything to produce the film. Trent can stop her, but not without getting close to her, a bond he can’t risk. Charisse has found the film project that will prove she’s her own woman – not her father’s daughter. One person stands in her way – Trent Parker. She’s faced opposition ...

He longs for peace. She stirs things up. When the past comes calling, will he risk it all to come to her rescue? JT Whitloch can’t close his eyes without seeing the body of the woman who drowned in his swimming pool two years ago. Though he doesn’t remember that night, he blames himself for her death and walks away from a life that gave him everything he ever wanted…almost everything. His move to Crystal Creek gives him the solitude he longs for, but still he can’t find peace. Then Gretchen Moore moves to town, and she doesn’t just stir up his desire. She stirs up his past, a past...

She's agreed to a loveless marriage. He'll stop her no matter the cost. Will the price to protect their lives mean risking their hearts? The holidays are over, and aristocrat Anna Whitloch must leave Crystal Creek and return to Eastern Europe. She made a promise, a promise that will save her mother’s estate. Someone else has other ideas. Ideas that will get Anna out of the way permanently. Anna can take care of herself, so why was Deputy Rocco Ventali assigned to protect her? She can’t depend on him, as he proved that night ten years ago when they had planned to meet. He never showed. ...

When Alice’s husband, Chuck, dumped her for a beautiful, richer version, Alice wanted revenge. She had the opportunity, but she never acted on it. Now, Todd’s time machine gives her a chance to correct the past. Will she take it? And, if so, what are the consequences?

He broke a promise to save her life. Her shattered heart will never let her trust. Will a stalker force her into the arms of the man who abandoned her or will her dead father's secret tear them apart forever? Hunter Whitloch’s Wall Street career is on the fast track until he learns about his boss’, Egon Gregory, underhanded dealings. Hunter’s and Egon’s confrontation means Hunter must turn a blind eye or return to Crystal Creek and walk away from a lucrative career and the only woman he’s ever loved—Egon’s daughter, Bryce. Hunter won’t let Bryce make a choice between him and...

His loss made him a recluse. To protect her heart, she can no longer trust. Will they let the past steal their future, or will they risk their hearts in the season that promises everlasting love? After a recent breakup, Madison Grant accepts that her most attractive asset is her family name. Despite her broken heart, she flies to the Caribbean to be maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding and determined to have a good time. After the loss of his fiancée, Oliver Smith closes himself off from family and friends and focuses on his company. When his best friend asks him to be best man at ...

Her heart can't be conquered. He refuses to love. Will the fight for their lives open their hearts? Giselle Whitloch has no time for love. As a college grad, she’s on track to land her dream Wall Street job. Her great grandmother’s ring gives her strength to pursue her goal. When she doesn’t get the job, she flees to the Crystal Creek Ranch to regain her courage to step back into her job hunting mode. Niccolo di Saluzzo has been searching for the ring that will save his family--the ring that disappeared from his family’s possessions one hundred years ago. He will pursue the ring ...

She's running for her life. He'll protect her no matter the cost. They can fight the evil, but can they resist love? When a blinding snowstorm shuts down the Crystal Creek Ranch’s cattle operation, the Whitlochs have one mission – save the cattle. ER doc Jake Whitloch joins in the rescue, but the form he finds in a snowdrift is no cow. It’s a woman, a woman who consumes his thoughts despite that two-carat diamond sitting on her ring finger. Noelle Beaupré thanks the rugged doctor for rescuing her from freezing to death and the Whitlochs for taking her into their home, but now it’s ...

The Prelude-Olivia St. Claire wanted to be good at something. What better way than to start studying piano again? And what better teacher than former concert pianist Liam Wallace? She found him attractive, beyond attractive, but her heart was safe. He was married and he showed no interest in her. If he wouldn’t love her, she would make sure he loved the way she played. The Fugue-But her heart couldn’t be controlled. She now had the opportunity to perform with him. And that’s when everything fell apart. When she heard the music, she couldn’t control what she might say or do. She ...

The podcast for travel creators to learn smarter ways to use their content so they can save time and get back to traveling. I'm your host Laura and I saw travel content creators spending way too much time on their content creation. I used my six years of digital marketing experience to create smarter ways for travel creators to use their content. In this podcast you'll find tangible tips on how to trade your content time for travel time. We play the long game here! No 'get rich quick schemes' but real strategies you can implement to help you love your travel creator journey again and make it...