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Erin MacNamera has one hard and fast rule: don’t fall for a navy man. But from the moment her eyes meet Lieutenant Brandon Davis’s across a crowded lounge, Erin knows life will never be the same. Tender yet strong, Brandon is all she’s ever dreamed of in a man, but he is also navy—and as a navy brat from birth, Erin knows better than to give her heart to a seafaring man. When an old friend asks Brand to look up his daughter, he never dreams Erin will turn out to be a stubborn beauty who resists him at every turn. Can’t she see that they’re meant for each other?

Lieutenant Commander Catherine Fredrickson is transferred to a navy base in Washington, where her new boss, Royce Nyland, has her spirits sinking fast. Distant, demanding and incredibly attractive, Royce keeps her at arm’s length. But that doesn’t stop him from arousing a passion in Catherine that is impossible to deny. Struggling to keep up with his energetic young daughter, Royce doesn’t need any more distractions—especially not in the form of an appealing woman! Although naval fraternising is strictly prohibited, how long can Royce resist Catherine?

Carol Kyle hasn’t spoken to her ex-husband in nearly a year, so luring him into her bed for one tempestuous night would be no mean feat. But even if it requires strategy skills befitting a navy admiral, she’ll manage. Because Carol wants a child, and only Lieutenant Commander Steve Kyle will do as the father-to-be.

Fleeing to Seattle to weather a broken heart, Lindy Kyle is unprepared for a roommate like Rush Callaghan. Strong, sensitive and sexy, the temporarily dry-docked naval officer is everything she’s ever dreamed of in a man...in a husband. But Rush places duty to his country above all else. Though he and Lindy are swept away on a tide of passion, he is called back to sea. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder—but will their marriage survive their partings?

Peter and Hank are lifelong friends, but when it comes to their jobs they couldn't be more different. Peter is a small-town pastor and is devoted to helping the community, while Hank runs the local pub and is never too far from a party. But this Christmas, everything is about to change. Having never settled down, Peter and Hank believe their demanding jobs are keeping them from finding love. Convinced that the other has it easier, they hatch a plan to swap places the week before Christmas to put their theories to the test and find time for themselves.

Prince Stefano is a man most girls could only dream of meeting. And now the very handsome—and very eligible—bachelor is in America searching for the girl he will someday make his bride. Hope Jordan’s prince has finally come—but there’s no happy ending in sight. Her royal suitor needs a wealthy wife to save his country from ruin, but Hope has nothing to offer Stefano. Except her love...

Susannah Simmons has a five-year plan to succeed in her career. And it doesn’t include falling in love with her next-door neighbor! Nate Townsend is undeniably attractive, but he seems to lack ambition. He stays home baking cookies and flying kites while Susannah struggles up the corporate ladder. She resents the way he questions her values—and makes her question them, too. Is he right? Has she given up too much in pursuit of her career goals? Has she given up family, fun...and Nate’s love?

Three years ago, Mary Jo Summerhill fell completely and utterly in love with Evan Dryden. But she was a kindergarten teacher, and he was a Boston blue blood with political ambitions. His family said she wasn’t the ‘right kind of wife’ for Evan. Mary Jo agreed—she didn’t belong in his world. So she lied, and broke his heart. But now Mary Jo’s parents are facing legal trouble, and she needs the best advice she can get.

Rorie Campbell has a pleasant, predictable life in San Francisco, where she’s seeing a pleasant, predictable man. Then, while she’s on vacation, her car breaks down on an Oregon country road, and horse rancher Clay Franklin comes to her rescue. Rorie soon discovers that a city girl can fall in love with a country man—and the other way around. But Clay has no right to return her feelings because he’s engaged to another woman! Is he willing to change that situation for Rorie—and himself?

Marriage of Inconvenience: Rich Manning and Jamie Warren have always been friends—and nothing more. But that changes when she asks him to father the child she so desperately wants. Rich agrees—if she’ll marry him. Because he thinks they are the real thing. Stand-In Wife: Paul Manning, a grieving widower with three small children, turns to Leah Baker for help and comfort. When that comfort begins to grow into something else, Paul discovers that he wants more.

Luke Rivers is a man of his word. He agrees to marry Kate Logan when she foolishly proposes to him—after one glass of champagne too many—at her former fiancé’s wedding reception. And Luke, stubborn rancher that he is, refuses to renege on his promise. Kate was devastated when the man she’d always loved married another woman, a newcomer to their Oregon town. But now, not only does Luke refuse to break their engagement, he insists that Kate doesn’t love Clay. She actually loves him!

That summer—more than ten years ago, while they were still in high school—Noelle McDowell and Thomas Sutton fell secretly in love. Secretly because their mothers had been locked in a bitter feud for decades. But despite the animosity between Sarah McDowell and Mary Sutton, Noelle planned to elope with Thom. Until he jilted her. This Christmas Noelle McDowell is home to celebrate the holidays with her family. Unfortunately, Noelle's feelings about home—or rather, her hometown of Rose, Oregon—were changed forever the day Thomas Sutton broke her heart.

On a cold and snowy December 24, a crowded train is taking holiday travelers home for Christmas. But because of the storm, a group of strangers is stranded together in a small, ramshackle New Hampshire station. Despite their disappointment over the breakdown in their holiday plans, they come together with local townspeople, who open up their hearts to the travelers and create a celebration that reminds them all what Christmas really means.

Like many small towns, Buffalo Valley is dying. Stores are boarded up, sidewalks are cracked, and houses are in need of a coat of paint. But despite all that, there's a spirit of hope here, of defiance. The few people still left here are fighting for their town. Lindsay Snyder is a newcomer. She's an outsider, even though she spent childhood vacations here. Now she returns to see the family house again, to explore family secrets and to reevaluate her life. And soon after she arrives, she meets a local farmer named Gage Sinclair...

Shana Berrie recently bought a small ice cream and pizza parlor in Seattle. She’s starting to get her life on track when her sister Ali, a naval nurse, is sent to sea. Shana is left to take care of her niece, Jazmine, until her sister returns. To Shana’s surprise, nine-year-olds have a lot of opinions, including some about her love life. Commander Adam Kennedy, a family friend, seems to feel Shana needs help as a substitute parent—while Jazmine decides Shana needs help finding a husband. A navy husband!

It’s a night Hannah Raymond will never forget...two strangers together in one breathless moment of intense need and heart-stopping desire. But now Hannah is expecting the child of rugged naval seaman Riley Murdock—a man she thought she’d never see again. And of course, she’ll have to tell her preacher father what happened that reckless night...