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Originally published under the name Macie St. James They have it all...except the one thing that matters most. Fiona Knight has just inherited her father’s penthouse condo after his sudden death. Her task is to clean it out and prepare it to sell, since she has no interest in living in the oversized space. But the billionaire living next door keeps distracting her from getting her work done. Grayston Young isn’t just Fiona’s neighbor. He owns the very building where her father lived. But he’s also the man who plans to take away the thing that matters most to her: her small bookstore...

The town’s golden coach. The art teacher who sees through him. TROPES: • Small-town hero romance • High school football coach hero • Artist heroine dynamic • Opposites attract love story • Hidden vulnerability hero arc • Community-centered romance • Slow-burn emotional connection • Mentor partnership relationship HEAT LEVEL: • Sweet clean romance • Closed-door relationship development • Emotional intimacy focus • Tender romantic tension • Kiss-only romance storytelling TONE: • Heartwarming small-town atmosphere • Soft emotional character growth • Gentle ...

He's a small-town cowboy. She's a career-focused attorney. Love wasn't in the plans. Brendon Ludington has spent his whole life living in the shadow of his older brother. When legal trouble threatens his family’s ranch, he finally finds his voice—and an unexpected ally in the family attorney. As his mother’s matchmaking efforts heat up, Brendon starts to believe that maybe stepping out of the background could finally lead him to something more. Marnie Chapman has worked too hard to let anything derail her future. A hometown attorney on the fast track to making partner, she prides ...

Small-town clean romance—competitive rivals-to-lovers featuring a charming mechanic hero and a quick-witted heroine thrown together by chance, blending workplace tension, playful banter, forced proximity, and a slow-burn connection neither of them saw coming. I'M THE GUY SHE CAN'T BEAT. I run a good shop. Keep things simple. I'm not looking for complications. But for years, there's been one name on that leaderboard above mine. One person in this whole town who refuses to let me win. I told myself it was just a game. Then I found out who she was. Now she works for me. SHE NEEDS THIS JOB. ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. A mother’s dying wish gives six battling cousins a chance at family, forgiveness, and love. Dax Threader returns to Weeping Willow for one purpose: revenge. He’s well-aware that his cousins have been looking for him. His is the last signature they need to finalize their restaurant’s ownership. But he’s never forgotten the way Jonah and Delta Lucas made him feel when his father was married to their mother. It’s why he moved away to live with his mother at the age of twelve and never looked back. At first, Helena Hudson has no ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. When a Hollywood production sets its sights on Snowy Canyon Ranch for this year’s Christmas movies, it’s lights, camera…romance for the cowboys involved. Christian Snow is doing everything he can to hold his family ranch together. But he has just days to save the ranch from eventual foreclosure. He needs a lifeline. Poppy Webster has one job as a new location scout. She needs to present two ranches to her boss at the film commission, then move on to the next assignment. Meeting Christian Snow has her rooting for his ranch to win the...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. When a Hollywood production sets its sights on Snowy Canyon Ranch for this year’s Christmas movies, it’s lights, camera…romance for the cowboys involved. Noah Snow wants to go home. Back to Seattle, that is. But first, he has to help his brothers save their family ranch. When his truck collides with an SUV driven by a beautiful local woman, though, he realizes he's stuck in town for a while. Keely Meyer can't believe Noah Snow is the guy standing in front of her. The gangly, awkward teenager has grown into a hunkalicious man. But ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season. In Reindeer Ridge, nobody does Christmas better than Ivy Walsh. She owns the town’s only Christmas shop, after all, which sells ornaments and other decorations year-round. So when the town’s wealthiest resident needs someone to make the best Christmas ever for his beloved son, he naturally turns to her. Noel Jordan seems to have it all. He owns a thriving ski resort in a beautiful mountain town. His son is a thriving eight-year-old who seems happy. ...

Small town ranch romance. Grumpy cowboy. Stubborn rancher’s daughter. Forced proximity on a struggling family ranch. Jessalyn Calhoun believes in tradition, loyalty, and protecting the Calhoun family ranch at all costs. The land has been in her family for generations, and she has no intention of watching it turn into some polished business project. Then her mother hires an outsider. Dyson Hunt arrives with sharp suits, big plans, and a reputation for transforming struggling properties. The successful businessman may look like he belongs in a boardroom now, but beneath the tailored jacket ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Everyone needs a second chance. At Redemption Creek Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love, forgiveness, and family. Jax Armstrong has always lived in the shadow of his big brother, Logan. But that was never more obvious than when his brother stole his girlfriend right out from under him. Izzie Sutton has a bitter taste in her mouth when it comes to the Armstrong family. But one of the family members is hiding secrets, and Izzie knows exactly what those secrets are. She has a reason for easing her way back into the Armstrong family...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Everyone needs a second chance. At Redemption Creek Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love, forgiveness, and family. Dane Armstrong never got over his first love. So when she shows up for an event at his ranch, two young children in tow, he’s frozen with fear. He had no idea her husband had walked out on her, leaving her with two children to raise. Sloane Winston is doing everything she can to hold it all together. She made a bad decision that resulted in the two biggest gifts life could give her. But working at the local diner ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. They have it all...except the one thing that matters most. Heath Hardcastle is struggling. Since his company was falsely accused of theft, he's worked hard to fix his reputation. When he's invited to go undercover for a reality TV show, he sees it as the perfect chance to bring his company out of its slump. But doing so means working side by side with an irresistible aspiring actress named Vanessa. Vanessa Gilbert feels like her chance at success in Hollywood is slipping away. Traveling to Silicon Valley to work as a billionaire's ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. When a Hollywood production sets its sights on Snowy Canyon Ranch for this year’s Christmas movies, it’s lights, camera…romance for the cowboys involved. Rourke Dixon didn’t mean to fall in love with Snowy Canyon Ranch. But as the end of their shooting schedule nears, he’s feeling bittersweet about it. He even starts to dread returning to his busy life filled with unbearable traffic, endless text messages, and constant demands. Maya Montgomery arrives in town to make a good impression on the director. Her dreams of working in ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Four brothers, one ranch. Can they save it in time? Colton Briscoe has a lot riding on his ranch’s Pumpkinfest. He gave up his cushy job at a law firm to help his brothers save the property they’ve always called home. When Mina Baxter, his childhood crush, shows up on her campaign tour, the festival immediately starts getting publicity. As the underdog in the mayoral election, Mina knows she has some work ahead of her. Her opponent constantly uses the fact that she’s single against her. When coupled with the fact that she returned ...

He’s tired of being overlooked. She’s used to being invisible. Together, they might finally be seen. Chase Knott has spent his whole life trying to stand out. With a twin brother who seems to shine effortlessly, Chase often feels like the forgettable one—the other Knott. The only place he never feels second best is the small-town diner where he starts every morning with coffee, pie, and a smile from the woman behind the counter. Lauryn Todd runs the diner like clockwork, keeping everyone else fed while quietly pushing her own dreams to the side. She notices Chase the way no one ever ...

A small-town baker. One winter that changes everything. Sierra Mitchell had a plan. Save money. Build her reputation. Open the bakery she'd been dreaming about since her grandmother first taught her to bake. Every perfectly staged photo, every recipe perfected in the B&B's kitchen, was another step toward a future she could almost taste. Then a stranger walked in and ate her cookies. Jonah Porter wasn't supposed to be a complication. He was just a surveyor from Chattanooga, in Hope Hollow for a week to do a job and leave. But when a snowstorm stranded him at Miss Whitaker's Bed and ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. A mother’s dying wish gives six battling cousins a chance at family, forgiveness, and love. Evan Petty loves one thing in life: his three-year-old daughter, Mia. When he loses sight of her at a wedding rehearsal, he’s initially relieved to find that a beautiful woman is keeping an eye on her. But that woman turns out to be someone whose name he knows all too well. For Caitlyn Muncie, Evan is a reminder of an all-too-unpleasant past. Her ex-boyfriend is now married to Evan’s ex-wife. As Caitlyn spends more time with him over the ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season. Christmas Gray didn’t plan to take over the small coffee shop in Snowcap Village. And she certainly didn’t expect to be thrown into the fire during her short visit to her hometown. But Reindeer Ridge still feels like home, and the owner of the coffee shop needs her help. Police officer Slade Allen never thought he’d see Christmas again. She ran out on their wedding seven years ago, leaving him to pick up the pieces. As if being back in town ...

Originally published under the name Macie St. James. Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season. As an animal lover, the last thing Annaliese Bennett needs is a trapped bear in the shop across from her pet clothing store. But that's exactly what she finds when she returns from being out of town. Worse, the bear has been deliberately trapped by the shop's owner, Will Parker. Will is starting a new life in the town of Reindeer Ridge. His shop, The Big Bear, sells novelty items while also providing guests the chance to see a live bear kept humanely in ...

A small-town fake relationship. A cowboy she can’t resist. He has an ax to grind with his high school nemesis—and dating that nemesis’s little sister feels like the perfect kind of revenge. Cassady Knott swore she’d never date a cowboy. With only seven of them in Cupid Ridge—and three related to her—that promise was easy to keep. Cowboys just weren’t her type. Not rugged. Not tempting. Not worth the trouble. Until Tucker Trotter came home. Tucker left Cupid Ridge fifteen years ago, trading small-town drama for life on the open range. Now he’s back—temporarily—and within ...