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Will autumn's serenade and his niece's unexpected arrival usher in a season of peace or craziness? Luke Erickson has no idea what to do with girls. Except Tinsley, although the handywoman isn't really girly. But his fifteen-year-old niece just showed up on his doorstep, and he couldn't possibly turn her away. Running the pub keeps him plenty busy, and the mayor just appointed Luke as hospitality chair for the town's first Autumn Festival, so his plate is overflowing. Surely his best friend Tinsley will take pity on him and help a guy out, right? Otherwise, his life just took a turn toward ...

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...

A lifetime of dreams hinges on a coveted magazine feature, but the chopper cowboy jeopardizes everything. Kierra Kester needs the feature in the Amazing West magazine to hang onto their family ranch. After their father’s death left them clear up to the barn rafters in debt, Kierra convinced her mother and skeptical brothers to use their ranch as a special events venue. An article in the prestigious magazine essentially guarantees an influx of new clients and a steady stream of income beyond the loan. Then maybe her brothers will see that she’s just as capable at running a business. ...

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 ...

Torturous nights spent alone, worrying about her undercover detective husband’s whereabouts. Resenting his constant companion—danger—and the thousands of unanswered phone calls and texts. And then that dreaded call, the one she knew would come eventually. After his tragic death, Avery Derose doesn’t want any part of that life anymore and opens The Favor, a shelter for troubled and hurting teens. Among her first guests? A frightened runaway and…Deputy US Marshal Trent Burdine, a man who challenges her vow never to love another lawman. Some days Trent Burdine doesn’t like his job....

A homebody. A lawyer stuck at home. Will God work a holiday miracle and bring them together on UNcommon ground? Raney Mayhall's career stalled before it ever started. Stuck back in her tiny hometown during the pandemic, she's forced to wait until her D.C. law firm reopens to begin her new life. So instead of decorating a fancy row house for Christmas, she's living in her childhood home with her mother and brother. With a looming six-digit tuition loan and no salary, what choice does she have? And how exactly can she protect her heart with her brother's best friend turning up everywhere like...

After her divorce, Summer Kyleson moved to Texas to put a little distance between her and her abusive ex-husband. The freelance photographer sets her heart on marrying a cowboy. Someone kind and hardworking, a family man who'd be a good daddy to her son Logan. All things her ex-husband wasn't. And another law enforcement officer hubby ranks dead last on her list of potential candidates. Deputy US Marshal Maverick Kester knows he disappointed his father when he chose a career in law enforcement over ranching, but Maverick wasn't cut out for long hours on the back of a horse. Now, with ...

What was Iris Rendall thinking renting the beautiful home in Butterfly Bend for the entire summer? The enchanting little beach town might be a popular vacation spot, but her home, her life is hundreds of miles away, and she has no business idling away the summer, doing crazy things like catching crabs and kayaking and swimming in the river with the handsome Ethan Makenna when there is plenty to do at home. When Ethan introduced himself at church, she'd recognized the immediate tug of attraction and the powerful--and unwelcome!--urge to get to know him. If her ex-husband hadn't inflicted ...

Mayor Reese McConnell has big plans to reinvent Apple Blossom Flats from a sleepy mountain suburb into a thriving city of its own. It took a year for him to get the green light from council for their first annual autumn festival, and it needs to go off without a hitch or the council won't fund another one. But when his teenage son starts getting into trouble, Reese is torn between being there for his son and doing his job. He certainly doesn't welcome advice from Andi Palmer. According to the town gossips, the former high school counselor was fired for leading students astray. She should ...

He fights fires. She saves kids. Can they stop battling each other long enough to realize they want the same thing? Love, family...forever. Social Worker Cammie Parkson regrets not yanking little Jayden from his home after logging concerns about the mother’s boyfriend. If her supervisor hadn’t vetoed her petition, Cammie wouldn’t be pacing the halls of Cherrydale Children’s Hospital alongside the handsome fire captain who brought Jayden in, waiting for doctors to confirm the suspected abuse. Securing a safe environment for the boy is imperative, so why does Keegan insist on giving ...

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 ...

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 ...

A wealthy heiress. A shy veterinarian. A shelter of adorable furbabies. A prescription for happily-ever-after or disaster? Money doesn’t define wealthy heiress Micaela Stanford. Her faith, friends and family, and caring for abandoned animals are her passions. Safe from the gold diggers in sleepy hometown Cider Lake and practically engaged to a man with a hefty portfolio of his own, she’s comfortable in the long-distance relationship. But Bradley views their relationship as more of a business merger, and all these visits with the shy and handsome vet are making her reevaluate that ...

A disenchanted romance writer… After a humiliating, very public breakup, best-selling romance author Sapphire “Gem” Benton flees to her childhood home in remote Montana to write her contracted novel. With a deadline looming like an enormous black cloud, she’s got nothing so far. Until daily jogs with long-time neighbor and friend Cash Griffin jumpstart the words and spark the inspiration for her fictional hero. A spy on medical leave… Back home for some much-needed down time and a medical procedure, Cash hopes the doctor can pinpoint what’s going on with his gut so that he can ...

Racing legend Jett Canderhart has built quite an empire, winning races, toppling records, and living for all the glory. At sixty-four and a new believer, he's just handed over the reins of Canderhart Racing to his daughter, but what is he supposed to do with the rest of his life? When a racing injury landed Jett in the hospital a few years ago, nurse Alexa "Lexie" Priesto looked forward to her overnight shifts and getting to know the man with the witty sense of humor, easygoing attitude, and lazy smile. Jett captivated her, the first man since her husband's passing. But once he climbed back...