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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...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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. ...

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?

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”—...

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 ...

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, ...

*Previously published as LEAD ME NOT* *** Buddies know the unwritten rule: hands off your friends’ sisters. Duncan MacGregor is reluctant to team up with his best friend’s little sister to search for her missing brother, but Bethany Redd’s determination to go it alone doesn’t leave him much choice. A Security Specialist, Duncan’s worked with plenty of beautiful women, so hands off should be easy. Especially under the circumstances... Bethany literally carries the result of her last relationship, and she blames pregnancy hormones for the absurd feelings she experiences for her ...

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-...

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, ...

SOMETIMES LIVING MEANS BRAVING THE ADVENTURE.... Carolina Cohen dreams of traveling the world. She works a multitude of jobs during Carolina Cove’s tourist season to travel the winter months until her cash runs out. Snagging her dream job as an international house sitter to a company catering to the elite would enable her to do so much more. Too bad it’s as likely as winning the lottery. Silas Fletcher is a single dad of an eight-year-old genius daughter who doesn’t have time for games. He works long hours and does all he can to be the dad his daughter deserves. Carolina is a walking ...

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 ...

Luke Tulane knew better than to touch her. Much less spend the night with her. But when he returns to Tennessee for yet another brother's wedding and discovers his little sister's best friend pregnant with his child, he knows he's really crossed the line. Doing the right thing is obvious--at least to him. But how do you convince a woman whose past is so traumatized by family drama that marriage to him might be worth facing her worst fears?

Widowed, a single mom, Christmas and she's just lost her job. Can it get worse? Apparently it can when Santa asks if he can help her and Jenna Darlington knows it's a cruel joke. Because Santa--Chance McKenna--is a member of the Rock Gods, a group of rock climbers who live off of adrenaline and stupidity. Been there, done that. Buried her husband because of it. She has no respect for a man who doesn't respect life--even if he is offering her a job. Chance knows exactly how Jenna feels about him and the rest of the Rock Gods. So why does he feel the way he does around her? They're polar ...

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 ...

SOMETIMES PEOPLE SHOW US EXACTLY WHAT WE’RE MISSING.... Cooper Bale earned a name for himself as a software engineer and, until a few months ago, lived a life men dream of—until that life exploded with a phone call. Now Cooper struggles to settle into Carolina Cove as a single parent and finds himself envious of his dog when Rocco’s escapes prove to be the canine’s way of visiting the local coffee shop to get some much needed peace. Coming from a close-knit military family, London Cohen learned at an early age to love fast because time is short. People come and go, but each is ...

Opposites are meant to attract—not collide and implode—right? Morgan has had it with life. She’s been cheated on, lied to, and disrespected in the extreme. Now it’s time for her to show her family and friends just what she’s made of—or rather what her cakes are made of. Winning the Cake-off Competition is her chance to be completely independent and enable her to provide for her family. Nothing is going to stop her. Except, perhaps, the blizzard stalling her trip to the mountain resort where the competition is being held. Knox is as cynical as they come regarding love. As a ...

“Not By Sight gripped me from the first page. It was well written, heartwarming, and evocative-everything I’ve come to expect from novel by Kay Lyons.” ~New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray HOW DO YOU PROTECT SOMEONE YOU CAN’T SEE? Emma Wyatt agrees to tutor a recently blinded, embittered soldier because of the paycheck his brother offers. Blind herself, Emma dreams of independence and freedom away from her overprotective family. But tutoring Ian in all things “blind” isn’t easy, especially when the biggest challenge is not falling for the ...