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When Sadie inherits a cottage in the middle of nowhere from a grandmother she never met, she hopes to find the father she never knew. Instead, she discovers mysterious messages that may or may not lead to her father. When a storm knocks out the power and washes out the one road that can take her back to civilization, Sadie turns to her only neighbor, a man with a secret agenda of his own. Caden knows Sadie's father, and what he knows he dislikes. Still, he's willing to help his new neighbor track down her father...for a price. What neither of them realizes is they are not only unwittingly ...

Carson Trent doesn't know that the beautiful Millie Cruise who literally falls into his lap on the morning train is really Camille Harper, a rock star of the romance industry. Millie doesn't know she is headed for Carson's grandmother's picture-perfect inn in a quaint New England town. Neither Carson nor Millie know their lives are about to spin out-of-control thanks to a patch of black ice, a cow, and a little white Christmas lie.

True love is ageless... Half-Baked Maggie Milne has everything she needs—a loving family, a delightful bakery, good books, and cat food. But when Stephen Fox, a health food nut, opens a sporting goods store and café across the street and some of Maggie’s loyal customers begin to replace their morning donuts with gluten-free grub, Maggie’s ire, as well as her yeasty rolls, begins to rise. It’s double- chocolate donuts meets kefir. Can two fifty-somethings from separate grocery store aisles overcome their differences? The Christmas Swindle Aspiring author Lauren Hallstrom has one ...

When Dr. Becca Martin stumbles into the Witching Well, she finds all of her medical training can’t protect her from the dangers of the Wild West and the charms of Clint Warwick. Convinced her excursion into a distant past and place is nothing more than a delusion, she indulges in a fantastical romance, but when hostilities take a deadly turn, Becca fears she’ll lose not only her heart, but perhaps a future she could never have imagined.

Let the tides of time sweep you away… Cambria Brandt, a senior at Norfolk High, juggles homework assignments, tennis practice, and her overprotective mother, all while struggling to conceal her crush on Dr. Fleur, her biology teacher. But one sip of the witching well water makes her all concerns disappear. Flung into the intrigues of the American Revolutionary War, Cami discovers a haven on Île du Ciel, the private island of the pirate Captain Phillip La Fleur. Distress and suspicion soon blossom into romance, luring Cami to a life of ease she could never have imagined. But when Dr. ...

Celia Quinn's business lies in ruins at the hands of Jason West, the latest in a long line of scoundrels. As she seeks to restore her family's livelihood, Celia stumbles upon the Witching Well legend, whose water is said to cause hysteria and psychosis. When a mysterious stranger slips Celia water from the well into her drink, she’s transported to Regency England. Her timeless adventure spans miles and centuries from modern-day New England to Merlin's Cave in Cornwall, England.

How can you know where you're going if you can't remember where you've been? Charlie Monson has spent her entire life pining over Kirk Palmer. In fact, she chose to be a nurse just so she could work beside him at Laguna Beach's Mission Hospital. Zach Walden has lost seven years of his life. He can't remember leaving his football career or creating the Wonder Weight Loss app that has supposedly made him a billionaire. And worse, he can't remember his fiancee, the beautiful Eva Caron. Retrograde amnesia, it's just one of the things Zach has to learn to deal with. But all he wants to study is ...

Sydney Corbet, a therapist employed by the mega-publishing juggernaut, Shusterfield House, has been dispatched to the tiny town of Cascadia, Washington, to soothe the ruffled feathers of a reclusive literary genius. When Dallas Haywood learns his irritable octogenarian neighbor is secretly penning swoon-worthy teeny-bopper romances, he’s happy to help the old man keep his anonymity. As the world's gaze fixates on Cascadia in a feverish scavenger hunt frenzy, promising a face-to-face meeting with the author and a life-altering million-dollar treasure, Sydney and Dallas find themselves ...

In the small town of Cascadia, a mysterious and beautiful woman running from her past slowly falls for a handsome, young police officer. Isabelle hadn’t meant to stay. And she certainly hadn’t meant to get involved. She traveled to Cascadia with one purpose: discover what had become of her violent ex-boyfriend’s previous lover. Despite her reservations, Belle slowly begins to warm to the close-knit community and becomes increasingly charmed by Jamie, his family, and life in Cascadia. But even as Belle begins to fall in love, she struggles with the memories of the man who haunts and ...

Can a beach bum rescue the dog, save billions of dollars, and get the girl? Above all else, Letty detests liars. A good girl through and through, she’s always tried to walk a straight line, which hasn’t been easy given her father walked a crooked path that led him to prison. Wes is attracted to Letty the moment he meets her. One of the things he loves about her is she thinks he’s just a beach bum working at the local hotel and she’s okay with him just as (she thinks) he is. But when Betty the beagle gets kidnapped, the budding romance goes off the rails and Wes and Letty are forced ...

Crazy Aunt Charlotte is missing—again. But this time, Blair knows better than to check Charlotte's usual haunts—the Veterans of Foreign Wars lodge, the Four H Club, or the bins behind Milton's Fish Shop. Charlotte is dead. Blair found her body buried among the dusty boxes in the library's basement. Or so she thought. When Blair returns with the police, Charlotte's body is gone. Determined to prove she's not imagining things—and that her aunt really was murdered—Blair finds herself entangled with a former lover, an unsettlingly handsome stranger, and Rose Arbor's eccentric residents....

Second chances in a sweet small town... When Bailey Taft left the quaint town of Cascadia twelve years ago, she vowed never to return. The small town held too many painful memories, particularly those involving Max Haywood, her first love and the one who broke her heart. But when her grandmother’s diagnosis passing brings her back to Cascadia, Bailey is forced to confront the ghosts of her past. Max Haywood, now CEO of Haywood Farms, has spent more than a decade regretting letting Bailey Taft get away. When he learns that she’s back in town, he’s determined to make things right, even ...

When you find the man of your dreams… Nora Tomas’s search for her birth mother brings her to The Canterbury Academy. Getting a job is easy. Confiding in the school’s owner, Irena Rowlings, is not. Once Nora meets Irena’s son, Cole, the decision to confide in Irena becomes even more complicated. Cole is literally the man of Nora’s nightly dreams, but dating him could bring disaster. She struggles to remain friendly yet distant until she can uncover the mystery of her birth. Cole is drawn to Nora even though he’s certain she harbors secrets. What he fails to understand is how ...

After the sudden death of baby Jamison’s parents, custody is awarded to both his aunt Sophie Rossi and his uncle Luke Mason. With Luke nowhere to be found, Sophie quits her prestigious job in San Francisco and moves into her sister’s farmhouse in Shell Beach to care for Jamison. After six months, she still struggles to fit into her sister’s capable shoes. Then Luke Mason resurfaces without explanation and wants to be a part of Jamison's life. Sophie resents his long absence, secrets, and interference. Plus, she hasn’t really forgiven him for calling her a sofa when they were in high...

Carly is smart, witty, and heartbroken. On a whim, she buys a beater car, ditches her high-powered career at one of Chicago’s most prestigious law firms, and heads for her father’s ranch in the middle-of-nowhere Washington. But along the way, her car dies. When Christian stumbles across Carly in the Eastern Washington desert, he wonders if she might help him find the answer to his dilemma. Carly had been the smartest student in their high school, plus, as an attorney, she’s legally bound to keep secrets. And Christian has a whopper so big it could destroy his family. He saves Carly, ...

Love in the South of France... Months after her husband’s death, Anna Quinn never expects to find love again—especially not in a village in Southern France. But circumstances fling her into the arms of Luc Bonnette, an artist with a haunting secret. Their journey through the holiday season reminds Anna that love lost can be found again, even in the most unlikely places and in the most surprising ways.