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Their first love might be their last. But only if they don’t ruin it. Again… The last thing Cole Blackwell wanted was excitement. After sixteen years in the military, all he needed was peace, quiet, and a fresh start. A run-in with a teenage thief was not on his agenda. Neither was a reunion with the woman who broke his heart. But fate apparently had other plans for him… Analise Taylor learned the hard way that happily ever after endings aren’t for everyone. Not that she has time for romance, anyway. Being the single mom of a troubled teen is already more than she can handle. But ...

Since his parents' death, Alec Blackwell has spent the last eighteen years of his life caring for his eight siblings. With his youngest sister finally off to college, he's looking forward to living a kid-free life. Then Mia Tremaine arrives on his doorstep with a baby in tow. Mia's a stranger, but the baby's mama isn't... Mia Tremaine knows all about Alec's gold-star reputation in raising his brothers and sister. It's all her own sister, Meggie, could talk about, even though she refused to inform Alec about her pregnancy. Now she's gone, and it's up to Mia to give Meggie's daughter the best...

Every runaway bride deserves a good getaway guy… Quinley Anders is nuts. Or so the press will say when they discover she’s hijacked a limo to escape her wedding. But with her family pressuring her so hard to marry a billionaire, she had no choice but to run. Her handsome driver was just collateral damage. Now all she can do is try to find a way out of this mess without ruining both their lives… All Elias Blackwell wanted was to finish his shift, then escape to the mountains for a much-needed vacation. He had no interest in the fugitive bride’s drama or the business nightmare her ex-...

Skylar Mathews wants her son, Cody, to get better, and visiting Cody's grandparents in Montana is supposed to accomplish that. But Marcus Whitefeather's surprising presence on the ranch leaves her reeling. Marcus knew he'd regret sending Skylar and their unborn son away but at the time he'd had no choice. He'd lost everything, including his ability to walk, and no way was he ready to be a father, much less a husband. Ending their relationship was the hardest--and best--thing for all of them. But now they're back and Marcus is a different man. When Cody doesn't improve, Marcus suggests the ...

Can the tenderness of the present make up for the mistakes of the past? At 17, Rebecca Waites left her parents' home in shame, desperate for more than the life she and Zack Dupre could have with their unborn child. At 27, Becca's return to Stone River is just as dramatic. She's reeling from a divorce and her son's recent diagnosis, unable to tell her family the truth. But thanks to Zack's investigative connections, he knows all and he's angry, believing she's as deceitful and self-centered as the girl who left him so long ago. The depth of Becca's betrayals leave Zack Dupre struggling, and ...

SOMETIMES THE PAIN OF LIFE BRINGS A NEW BEGINNING... Widower Dominic Dunn isn’t sure what to think of his wife’s pre-planned trip for him a year after her death. It’s her effort to force him from his work desk to the coast and the peacefulness she’d found at the Carolina Cove Inn. Innkeeper Ireland Cohen is a single mom with an impressionable son, and after the kid gets himself into trouble, Dominic offers to lend a hand. It’s the least he can do when Ireland was such a good friend to his wife after her diagnosis. As the hot summer days at the beach turn into breezy evenings, ...

Thirty-eight-year-old set designer Amelia Parker is on a mission to get pregnant—soon. That’s why she’s researching sperm banks and procedures. It’s also why her best friend hires a matchmaker for her. She insists Amelia deserves—needs—a romance reset before she embarks on single parenthood. Widower Lincoln Hayes is about to be an empty nester with his twins going off to college. He’s ready to have some fun, but he doesn’t want to do it alone. Dating, though.... Staying offline and hiring a matchmaker who vets his dates makes sense. Imagine Lincoln’s surprise when his ...

Showing up on her sister’s doorstep several years after stealing her man might not be the smartest thing to do, but Megan Rose is out of choices. Sick, with $3 in her pocket and no gas in the tank, she’s ready to eat as much crow necessary to get back on her feet and leave for good—hopefully having made amends. As much as his sister-in-law wants Megan gone, Ethan Tulane needs her to stay. She’s the only one able to communicate with his newly-adopted, French-speaking son, who has a tendency to make a run for it at every opportunity like he’s still trying to escape his war-torn ...

When a Las Vegas prank turns into an accidental and very legal marriage, Isabel Shipley is dead set on getting a discreet and hasty divorce. The last thing the struggling artist wants is to admit to her family she's screwed up—again—but Everett Drake's desire to give their marriage a chance proves hard to resist. Billionaire Everett Drake is as surprised as Isabel to find himself married to a virtual stranger. But what's done is done and arranged marriages have succeeded with less than the chemistry he and Isabel share..Isabel checks all the boxes—minus her determination to divorce. ...

She’s off-limits. That’s the first thing Dr. Logan Davenport thinks every morning before going to work at the same hospital as counselor Zoey Barnes. Officially friend-zoned because he can’t stand the thought of losing her lifelong friendship, his secret crush can never be revealed. But when Zoey is injured by a patient and Logan realizes how close to the breaking point Zoey actually is, the doctor in him—and the man who loves her more than he should—can’t ignore it. Zoey Barnes is all too aware of the attention her childhood friend receives from others in the hospital. ...

There’s about a billion reasons why he shouldn’t be on her Christmas wish list… Rhys Lachlan was not looking forward to the holidays this year. But even he was willing to admit his hotel needed a Christmas tree. He found one, too—along with a beautiful woman in a raccoon costume who made him rethink everything. Perhaps he’d judged the festive season too harshly… All Sara Zinnick wanted was to put a smile on her hospitalized mother’s face. And if that meant dressing up in a silly costume and selling trees to strangers, so be it. Flirting with a gorgeous billionaire on the lot ...

Ty McGarretty makes amends with God as he fights the inevitable. His Cessna is going down in the Alaskan bush and there’s nothing he can do. From out of nowhere she appears. Beautiful, daring, a woman he finds himself drawn to after he wakes up in a secret off-the-grid compound. Who are these people? Where did they come from? Why are they here? A former soldier, Ty knows something isn’t right and it’s his duty to gain intel and unearth the many secrets being kept. Learning the truth may mean never making it home, but there is no other way to discern if his rescuer is an “angel”—...

Some people say it’s hard to tell between love and lust. But sometimes, it’s not hard to tell at all.... Twelve years is a lifetime when it comes to age and love. And if the man is your father’s best friend... Well, let’s just say unrequited feelings tend to be awkward. But Laney knows what she wants. Who she wants., and she’s a firm believer that sometimes a woman just has to go for broke and take a chance.... Rand Mitchell has done everything he can to avoid Laney Wyatt due to his awareness of her and, in a small town, that’s not easy, especially when his 911 call results in ...

With all her heart Carly Taggert wants to be a mother, but without a husband there's only one way she knows to make it happen—become a foster parent. She’s signed up, willing, waiting and ready...oh so ready. Liam McKenna is assigned by Carly's sheriff father to keep her out of trouble while the sheriff is away. When he learns of her plan Liam is sure she's headed for it--lock, stock, and barrel. Foster kids are messed up. Broken. Trouble. He ought to know since he was one. But there's no talking sense into Carly. Soon Liam finds himself dragged into the chaos and falling for her ...

Sometimes life is a rollercoaster... and all we can do is hang on for the ride! When Hadley Masterson returns to Carolina Cove for a funeral, she’s desperate to keep her secret until a surprise inheritance reveals all… Contractor Bryson James remembers Hadley from his teenage years and he’s more than a little interested in the grown-up version of her. He sees her strength, her resiliency—but he’s also forced to bite his tongue at her family’s attempts to control her life. When a secret from Bryson’s past throws yet another obstacle in their path, can Bryson and Hadley wade ...

Pregnant. Stranded in a snowstorm. Rescued by a tall, dark, and handsome man already snagged by another girl. Due to her pregnancy, Darcy Rhodes' is forced to remain in Garret Tulane's hometown and their growing friendship brings nothing but scandal. Is it possible to fall for one man while carrying another man's baby? The answer is yes. But what will Garret choose with everything he holds dear at risk?

Naming her childhood friend as her perfect match might be professional matchmaker Marsali Jones’ career-ending move. Oliver Beck is now a Hollywood A-list actor, and Marsali is at a loss as to how to repair the damage revealing her secret crush has caused without ruining her career. But that’s the least of her worries when Oliver appears at her door…. Oliver Beck has wanted Marsali from the moment he met her via her brother, but she’s always been off-limits because of his friendship and respect for her family. Being named her “perfect match” puts a whole other spin on things, ...

Sometimes tragedy is a second chance in disguise… He was the one. The one she loved but couldn't have without revealing the truth of her past. That's why she left, why she's stayed away, and why she has to return... Paralyzed by a riding accident, Seth Rowland doesn't want physical therapist Grace Korbit to see him like this. Of all people, why her? But Grace is the best. Maybe if he cooperates, he'll be able to walk again, get her to reveal the truth of why she'd left—and convince her to stay?

Carter Hayes is no saint, but he’d do anything to give his four-year-old daughter the life she deserves. It’s hard being a single dad and he doesn’t like going it alone. But as a closet romantic, he’s an easy target for women. Especially the wrong ones. Wedding planner Eliza Bellefonte is good at getting people married. She’s also good at predicting just how long that marriage will last and these days? They don’t last long. Maybe she is jaded but she will fake her optimism all the way to the bank. When Eliza is forced to rely on Carter in order to pull off a client’s wedding, ...

Sophia Shipley will do pretty much anything to keep her secrets secret until she’s ready to reveal them to her family. Coming back to Carolina Cove in disgrace is hard enough, but that doesn’t compare to knowing all of her hard work and career advances were for nothing. Her job in finance, her life in the financial sector, is gone due to the whispers of fraud now attached to her name. She has to start over from scratch and she has no idea where to begin… Dawson Blackwell can’t believe his luck. He’d finally managed to buy out the awful neighbor next door and renovate the rundown ...