Smart Towns

The cowboy I swore I’d never want again just walked back into my life, and resisting him might be the hardest thing I have ever done. Brooks McCallister walks back into small town Riverbend, Texas looking unfairly hot just like when he shattered me years ago. One look and my body betrays every boundary I ever built. I tell myself I’m fine. I tell myself I’m past all of it. Then a McCallister ranch emergency forces us together, pressed close in the heat and dust, his breath warm against my skin. The tension between us hits hard. His eyes linger. My pulse kicks. Memories spark to life ...

Maplewood Cove, Maine, looks like the kind of town where nothing ever happens. Then Megan Brown moved in. A former marketing professional turned dog walker, Megan expected a quieter life by the sea. Instead, her morning routes keep leading her straight to murder. With her sharp eye for patterns, a stubborn streak, and Biscuit—a beagle-corgi mix with an uncanny talent for finding things people would rather keep buried—Megan can't seem to stay out of trouble. From a body on a familiar walking trail and a decades-old secret at the lighthouse to human remains in a Victorian garden and a ...

The town of Franklin Falls is having its 100th birthday. And that means the town’s historic time capsule is about to be dug up and put on display by the proud citizens. Yeah, well, not if the crooked mayor has his way. Good thing all-around smart kid Leon Karakostas is one step ahead of him. Leon and his twin sister, Noel, and his crew - Pixie, Microscope, and Aardvark - find themselves in a mad dash to the dump, on a rooftop chase, and caught up in a showdown with a mysterious grandma.

She’s the publisher of the Tern Harbor Beacon, and she’s just discovered her biggest scandal yet: her own marriage. Marlowe Dray has run her family’s weekly newspaper for twenty-two years. She knows the layout of the town, the rhythm of the printing press, and exactly how to spot a lie. But when she discovers that her husband, County Commissioner Judd Dray, has been running his campaign on the newspaper’s dime, and his own charm, she realizes the "Further Study" motion he keeps tabling is really a cover for a massive betrayal. With a bank loan on the line, a pressroom crew that ...

"An emotional roller coaster ride." Cindy B. "Great story that has you cheering for the main characters." Maty Jane "Touching and Satisfying." Denise "Perfect beach day read." GP Reader When a determined sports blogger meets a rugged surfer, sparks fly, and waves crash. Will the sunshine and resilience of Ashley Arden be enough to break through Tyler Noel's tough exterior? Tyler is immersed in the choppy waves of professional surfing. While I stepped out from my wealthy family’s shadow to write my sports blog. Tyler Noel, a rising star with a gritty past, is the embodiment of all he ...

From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko, Dogtown is an uplifting adventure sure to find a forever home in listeners’ hearts. Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in...

She’s an expert at weddings. She just never expected to be a guest at her own husband’s. Daisy Loomis knows everything about the “happily ever after” business. As the owner of the most coveted wedding venue in Cardwell County, she’s spent seventeen years ensuring perfection for hundreds of brides. She’s the calm in every storm, the protector of licenses, and the keeper of the schedule. She’s also, or so she thought, happily married. But when a corporate retreat with oddly specific requests, a cedar chuppah, a string quartet, and a client who insists on the exact flowers Daisy ...

"Outstanding sound effects, including constant background barking, add atmosphere, as does Mouse's endearing voice and personality."—AudioFile Mouse and His Dog: A Dogtown Book features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun! Mouse lives in Dogtown, a shelter for real dogs...

The day I found out I was pregnant, my husband pushed me behind a velvet rope to pull another woman into his arms. He chose her over me on live TV. So I walked away, and took my secret with me. FRANKIE I survived the freezing garages and the empty bank accounts because I loved him. I built his first race car from scratch, holding us together while he promised we’d conquer the world as a team. But when he reached the top of Formula 1, I was erased. He let the corporate machine silence me, prioritizing his glamorous new teammate to sell a brand. I desperately wanted to tell him about our ...

A charming festival. A fatal secret. And a beagle who won’t stop sniffing out trouble. When beloved romance author Delilah Carrington collapses during Silverbrook’s Bark & Books Festival, dog trainer Maggie Harper is expecting applause—not a body. But Maggie’s keen eye—and her beagle Scout’s unstoppable nose—uncover a hidden vial and a chilling note that turn a “tragic accident” into murder. Teaming up with widowed Chief Nick Lawson, Maggie plunges into a small town brimming with secrets. Suspicion swirls around Jordan Chase, a sharp-tongued rival author hungry for career ...

I’m stuck in a fake marriage with my sister’s best friend. She’s curvy, loud, and allergic to rules. I’m the reformed bad boy trying to fix a scandal before it ends my hockey career. We used to hate each other. Now she’s my fake wife. Bridget Harrington was supposed to save my image. One year. No feelings. No strings. But she moves in and tears down every wall I built. Steals my hoodies. Dominates my kitchen. Challenges my rules. I see her fight back against cruel gossip. I feel her soften when no one’s looking. And somehow, I fall for her. Then she shows up to the gala ...

When the Governor's young son disappears on her watch, Executive Protection Officer Kenna Devlin will do whatever it takes to bring him home. Her frantic investigation reveals that this is more than just a high-stakes kidnapping. There’s a chilling conspiracy at play, and someone is setting her up to take the fall. Running out of time and unsure who to trust, she turns to a skeptical FBI agent in her desperate quest to stop the powerful people behind the kidnapping. It will take every ounce of courage and determination she has – and even that might not be enough. If you like action-...

“That isn’t a secret girlfriend you guys caught on camera. That’s just my estate manager.” With one casual lie to five thousand screaming fans, Hollywood’s biggest A-lister just publicly erased his wife. The woman who’s waiting for him in silence, secretly carrying a child. Rowan gave up her identity to hold Pierce together, staying in the shadows so he could shine. But when a leaked photo threatens his highly publicized “showmance” with his leading lady, Pierce doesn’t defend his marriage. To protect his brand, he reduces the woman he loves to hired help. Rowan is done ...

My husband let his family tear me down for months. When they turned their contempt on our unborn daughter and he still wouldn’t defend us, I walked away. WREN For months, I played the perfect, invisible wife. I swallowed the elitist sneers from my mother-in-law, endured his father’s rigid control, and politely ignored the female colleague constantly invading my husband’s space. I loved Cassian deeply, anchoring all my hope on my pregnancy to finally make us a real team. Everything shattered at our massive gender reveal dinner. In front of a room full of high-society guests, his family...

She is at her baby’s gender reveal dinner when her in-laws openly call her unborn daughter a useless drain on the family trust fund. She looks to her billionaire husband to defend them. Instead, with his childhood best friend’s hand on his arm, he tells his pregnant wife: “Stop taking everything so personally and sit down.” Fifty elite relatives hear it. So does she. Tristan Hawthorne expects her to quietly absorb his family’s abuse. He expects her to smile while another woman crosses every boundary. That night, Marianne doesn’t cry. She doesn’t beg. She takes off her diamond ...

I spent three years making myself invisible so my husband could become Hollywood’s biggest star. But when he let his toxic mother and her PR machine erase me entirely, I decided to make my disappearance permanent. SUTTON I managed his sprawling estate and lived in the shadows of his fame because I believed in his dreams. I accepted the forced isolation, trusting his promise that our marriage was untouchable. Then I discovered I was pregnant. I waited at home with a warm anniversary dinner to share the news, only to watch live paparazzi footage of him parading his glamorous new co-star at ...

I called my husband from the emergency room, terrified I was losing our baby. But his pregnant duet partner was more important. He shut me out, pulled her close, and chose her over me. That was the night I stopped being his wife. EDEN I spent years fading into the background of Levi’s massive country music career. I stayed in our empty mansion, perfectly content to be his anchor, with only my senior rescue dog Barnaby to keep me company. His glamorous duet partner always needed his attention. Never me. But I accepted his choice, because I loved him. When I find out I’m pregnant, I have ...

“This season belongs to Nicolle. She is my absolute good luck charm.” Graham Delaney’s voice echoes through the arena, dedicating his Stanley Cup victory to his PR-assigned co-star. Standing on the wrong side of the glass, his wife hears every word. Riley bled in freezing minor-league basements to build Graham into an NHL god. But tonight, the billionaire captain looks his wife in the eye, holds up a finger to make her wait, and turns his back. Then, he takes the sweater Riley hand-knitted for him when they were starving, and wraps it around the other woman’s shoulders. He just gave...

She baked the pies. She delivered the casseroles. She planned his ruin. Dora Hollis is the undisputed queen of her small lakeside town. She has the perfect house, a flawless domestic record, and the unwavering affection of her neighbors. But when a careless text message on her husband’s tablet reveals he’s having an affair with Geena, her best friend of a decade, Dora doesn't weep or scream. She plans. Armed with a mind for strategy, Dora sets out to quietly dismantle their lives. She refuses to hand the town a messy, public confrontation. Instead, she uses a perfectly placed compliment...

A Broody officer, Robberies with my name on them, And two pink lines. This was not in the job description. I came to Magnolia Falls to disappear. Not to get mistaken for a criminal. But here we are… Cole Maddox is the last man I should fall for. He’s grumpy, infuriating, overprotective, sexy as hell, and my new boss. He makes my knees weak and my temper flare. Now he’s my temporary roommate, fake fiancé, and the ridiculously hot father of the sweetest little 6 year old girl who calls me Princess Clumsy. Living with them was supposed to be a cover story. Now it feels dangerously close...