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A missing Marine, the woman he promises to call when he makes it safely home, and the wedding disaster that just might lead to a happily-ever-after no one saw coming… Marcus Zane meets “the one” at a supply point before his Marine unit advances into enemy territory. He memorizes her phone number and promises to call her the day they return stateside. But a surprise attack leaves him missing in action, delaying his chance to keep his promise. Emma Taylor has never been a wait-by-the-phone kind of girl, but it’s love at first sight with the swoon-worthy Marine she meets overseas. So ...

A cowboy tries to make the woman of his dreams fall in love with him before she figures out she's been pranked into dating him in this slightly mistaken identity romance! Lacey Perry wears the Miss Texas crown for being a champion of humanitarian causes. When she finds out a small-town cowboy is secretly sending supplies to her favorite orphanage, she decides to thank him for his generosity: • With a surprise visit • In person • On his birthday It's the kind of publicity stunt her social media followers are sure to love. Except she soon finds out it's not the only stunt in play. ...

Bronc riding champ Ames Carson is at a major crossroads in his career. His brothers are gonna die laughing if they ever find out the hardest part of his decision is this — should he kiss his best friend before leaving town?He wants to. That’s a given. But he’s afraid of ruining a perfectly good friendship, if it turns out she doesn’t feel the same way about him. That’s the tough thing about being best buds with the girl next door. He knows literally everything else about her but THAT. He knows who her first crush was (not him), and the first guy she kissed (also not him), as well ...

Sometimes the biggest Christmas miracles are the ones you aren't looking for. Tess stopped believing in happily-ever-afters a long time ago. All she wants is a quiet holiday at her best friend’s mountain chalet — a few days to escape from the long shifts and low pay of her job at the diner. But a snowstorm forces her to seek refuge at Christmas Tree Farm on the outskirts of town, where she finds herself drawn to the quiet strength and irresistible warmth of its rugged foreman. Amid fresh pine trees and crackling fires, she starts to wonder if life has more to offer than a lonely future ...

Anxious to make it home for Christmas, a rodeo star hits the road in a hurry, only to discover he’s hitched his truck to the wrong trailer!In his defense, it’s the same model and color as his. Plus, it’s dark outside. Not to mention he’s trying to beat a snowstorm out of town. At the next truck stop, he finds himself face-to-face with the trailer's very lovely, very angry (and slightly terrified) rightful owner…and soon finds himself offering to make it up to her by posing as her husband for the remainder of the road trip. Yeah, she has her reasons for begging that kind of favor. ...

A newly elected mayor wants to ensure every child in storm-torn Heart Lake receives a gift for Christmas, no matter how hard one very grumpy rancher tries to derail her plans. Mayor Heavenly Remington doesn’t care how much budget finagling and last-minute fundraising it takes to purchase a Santa-sized pile of toys. Her hometown desperately needs a dose of holiday spirit. Weary of town officials making promises they can’t keep, single dad Wes Hawling taunts his fellow citizens into flooding the mayor’s suggestion box with prank requests for the forthcoming gifts — each one more ...

A city gal inherits a rambling old farmhouse in a small country town and moves there to recover from a bad breakup. She ends up next door to a hunky police officer, who makes her want to reconsider her self-imposed No Rebound Relationships Rule. Lincoln Hudson has been recruited to run the K9 unit in Heart Lake, Texas. He feels like the luckiest guy on the planet to discover his neighbor is the rising DIY blogging sensation, The Perfect Fix. She’s talented, entertaining, and hot! Unfortunately, she makes it clear she’s a self-made, self-sufficient woman who doesn’t need a man in her ...

A former bull riding champion and an uptown clothing boutique owner (who don't get along) get elected to serve on Heart Lake’s town council together. Decker Kingston is always looking for ways to give back to his community, so he eagerly throws his Stetson into the ring to fill one of the two vacancies on the town council. Fashion boutique owner Chanel Remington is excited about continuing the Remington legacy of always having a family member on the town council. Unfortunately, her ideas for running Heart Lake are the polar opposite of Decker’s ideas. Their heated bickering during ...

A private investigator asks a hotheaded cowboy deputy to pose as her boyfriend during an unusually challenging case. Deputy Wheeler Remington always closes his cases, but his reputation for pushing the boundaries sometimes gets him in trouble. His willingness to color outside the lines, however, makes him exactly the kind of guy P.I. Dyoni Whitaker wants to team up with to investigate a dangerous gambling ring. Even though Wheeler also happens to be the renowned heartbreaker her brother has warned her to stay away from, she asks him to pose as her boyfriend to give him the perfect excuse ...

An off-duty firefighter’s feelings for his fake date spark into something more during a rescue operation in this sweet romance with pulse-pounding suspense! Ransom Keller can’t stand the thought of attending his twenty-year high school reunion as a single guy. Folks tend to expect a little more action in the romance department from a former star linebacker. But a decade in the Special Forces followed by a career in fire rescue operations hasn’t left much time for dating. So he does the unthinkable and hires an actress to pose as his bride for the weekend. Serena Chandler is supposed ...

The boy next door who’s secretly in love with his best friend and the blizzard that forces them to face what their hearts truly want for Christmas… Garek Borden turns down a big career opportunity to become his best friend’s business partner. He’s ready to take their relationship to the next level, and he’s hoping the holidays will sprinkle a little extra magic on his plans to ask her on a first date. Reese Summerville (a confirmed bachelorette) jumps on an invitation to film the next season of her survivalist show in her rural hometown. Though she’s thrilled when Garek agrees ...

What’s a girl to do when Christmas delivers a date she didn't expect — times two? All Christie Hart wants is one quiet holi‑date. After years of burning herself out as a trick rider, she joins Pinetop’s small‑town rodeo for a slower, simpler life. What she isn’t expecting? A blind-date mixup that sends not one, but two tall, dark, and handsome cowboys to dinner with her. One is a total stranger. The other is Wes Wakefield, her best friend’s stepbrother and her long‑time crush — a guy who doesn’t even remember the shy, curvy girl he met years ago. Christie has a choice to...

Can one simple favor lead to a lifetime of happiness? Hope Isaacson swore off dating coworkers after a disastrous office romance, focusing instead on the bright future she’s building at Pinetop’s renowned dinner theatre. But when Roman Rios, a widower friend trying to dodge his sister’s matchmaking, asks for her help, Hope finds herself saying yes to a pretend date…just for one evening. One date becomes two, then three, and soon both Hope and Roman are grappling with sparks they never meant to ignite. Will they risk putting their hearts on the line again for a new chance at love or ...