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"Sometimes, the hardest story to write is your own." On the eve of her latest book launch, struggling romance author June Nelson is unexpectedly transported back to her 17-year-old self after a freak accident. Suddenly, she's back in high school, facing the challenges of teenage life all over again. As she reconnects with her former best friend, first love, and her late father, June realizes that the key to finding her way back isn't about changing the past, but embracing it. In this heartfelt journey of second chances, June discovers that the most important love story is the one she writes...

Jenny Kearns has been in love with her best friend, Matt Thompson, for years. But when a bet blurs the lines between friendship and love, Matt makes it clear he doesn’t have feelings for Jenny, and she’s devastated. Enter Kyle Thompson: Matt’s older, more infuriating brother. He’s home from college on Spring Break and offers to give Jenny, who keeps failing her driver’s test, driving lessons. The more time Jenny spends with Kyle, the more she finds herself drawn to the mysterious boy next door. When Jenny and Kyle cross a line they can't uncross, they decide to keep their tryst a ...

Divorce. It sucks. Especially for Izzy Thompson. The last place she ever expected to return to was the mountain she grew up on. But when she and her husband, Steve, decide its best for their daughter if they go their separate ways, she finds herself living with her parents. It isn't an ideal situation, but Izzy needs a steady place to land until she can get back on her feet. And she knows her daughter could benefit from some much-needed time with her grandparents. When her ex, Brady, offers her a job, she can't refuse the pay or the perks that come with it. Determined to keep their ...

Elizabetta (Lizzie) Lombardi has one semester left of college before she's forced to abandon her dream of being an artist and marry her crime boss father's right hand man, Antonio Deluca. That is, until she falls for one of her classmates, Declan Donnelly, and feels herself being pulled in two warring directions. Will she find a way to be with Declan? Or will Lizzie succumb to her deepest, darkest desires and marry Antonio, the man who saved her life against his will, then bought her hand to torment her? A shared dark past, unraveling secrets and a looming wedding threaten to destroy Lizzie...

Honors student Katherine "Kit" Clark is looking forward to senior year as the new Editor-in-Chief of her high school newspaper, The Buccaneer Bulletin. Determined to hit the ground running with a ragtag team of writers, she wants to break a huge story. The biggest story the Bulletin has ever seen. There's just one problem: Principal Mayweather keeps stepping on her toes and thwarting her attempts to uncover the story of a lifetime. But that's not the only obstacle in her way. After Rafe Cabey, star Varsity baseball pitcher, decides to add one more extracurricular to his college applications...

Colin Jacobs knows the best way to deal with a hangover is more alcohol but when a cheerleader knocks on the apartment door next to his, he finds himself instantly falling in love. Rowan Randolph spends her days and nights in survival mode, trying to shield her younger sisters from her abusive stepmom. Life seems hopeless until she meets her addict mom's next-door neighbor. Their unlikely friendship changes the trajectory of their lives forever. But are they only destined to be friends? Or so much more?

It's been five years since Kyle Thompson broke Jenny Kearns' heart and abruptly left her behind. When an unexpected family emergency sends Jenny back home to the mountain, she reconnects with her childhood best friend, Matt, who's newly divorced. As they begin to explore a romantic relationship, Jenny decides it's finally time to let Kyle go. Until she runs into him by chance and discovers the real reason he walked away from her all those years ago. Old flames, new emotions, and a dangerous string of events force Jenny, Kyle, and Matt to lean on each other to survive the past... and the ...

Wilder Cox has always been the third wheel in Cash and Ingrid's star-written romance. But when Cash's dad offers to pay for a backpacking trip the summer before college, Cash ditches his girlfriend and best friend for Europe. Without their buffer, Ingrid and Wilder decide to bond over Cash's absence with a Lonely Summer Bucket List. Get a tattoo, skinny dip, go to a concert, and sneak into the movie theatre are just a few items on their cheesy list. While Wilder grumbles his way through the summer without Cash, Ingrid uses it as a chance to rediscover herself. And she finds that star-...

Love is messy, sometimes sloppy, but when you finally figure it out, it’s full of charm. As Jenny and Kyle navigate newly married life with a newborn, single dad Matt embarks on his own journey to happily ever after. But it’s not without its drawbacks. Fallon is still giving Matt the cold shoulder when he meets animal rescuer Angela. After Fallon makes it clear she’s not interested in rekindling their short-lived romance, Matt begins dating Angela. And she seems to be everything he’s been looking for. So, why can’t he stop thinking about Fallon? When it comes to matters of the ...

After graduating summa cum laude from Kansas State University, Kit Clark thought she was ready to dive into the world of investigative journalism. But when she and her high school sweetheart, Rafe Cabey, team up to investigate a murder, Kit finds herself caught in a complex web of deceit and lies. As Rafe, a professional baseball player avoiding a fiancée and spring training, and Kit work together, they're forced to confront their unresolved issues while navigating the untimely death of their former classmate, Susie Bobkins', little brother, Rex. With a murderer on the loose, Kit and Rafe ...

Antonio Deluca won the lottery. Not just his dead father-in-law's shady business dealings, but the woman he's spent years lusting after. Now that Elizabetta is his wife, he wants to give her the life she's always wanted. And that includes the daughter she thought died in childbirth. With the help of his new right-hand man, Mickey Moretti, Antonio and Elizabetta set out on a quest to find Caterina and bring her home. There's just one problem: Declan Donnelly. The man who murdered Elizabetta's father and, with him, the location of her daughter. As the search for Caterina continues, Antonio ...

When tragedy strikes, Ava Thompson finds herself grieving in her dad's basement. That is, until he reminds her fate's given her a second chance at life. Determined not to waste whatever time she has left, Ava packs her bags for sunny San Diego to finish off her final semester of college. There she befriends charismatic Jack Miller, who’s dealing with his own grief. Ava and Jack soon discover they have far more in common than meets the eye, even down to the date their grief began. As the past slowly catches up to her, Ava accepts Jack’s invitation to a grief support group. Surrounded by ...

First love can be hard to manage. Ace Patterson has always been a big part of Mia Thompson's life. From the moment she first learned to walk, she's been glued to Ace's side, and they've been doing a flirtatious dance ever since. But when Mia tries to move things towards a romantic relationship, it gets a little messy. And Ace and Mia are forced to consider what life would be like without the other one in it. When they finally decide to pursue a summer romance before Mia heads off to college, they find that first love and first experiences are more complex than either of them ever expected.

Taylor Thompson is ready to pop the question to his long-time girlfriend, Sarah. But when he finds her in a compromising position with his roommate, all his best-laid plans go out the window. Resolved to help him get over his heartache, his mom suggests he reconnect with an old childhood pen pal by writing a letter to her. When he receives her response in the mail, Taylor spends his days anxiously waiting for their next correspondence. He also spends his days working a dead end job at his parents' store with the infuriatingly quirky Elle Hampton, who manages to constantly get under his skin...

Lacey Carr is obsessed with her own happily ever after until she stumbles upon it by accident. When she marries Brock Young two weeks after their first meeting, he whisks her away from her chic life in Los Angeles to small town, rural Oklahoma. But being a rancher's wife isn't the fairy tale Lacey hoped it would be. Ranch chores, quirky townsfolk and a mother-in-law hell-bent on destroying her marriage force Lacey to re-examine her choices and her heart. Is this what really happens after happily ever after?