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He'll never forget her. She's escaping a shattered marriage. Will she turn away from the cowboy who offers her more than love, or will his tenderness heal her broken heart? Belle York takes her kids to her family’s mountain retreat to help them heal from their father’s abandonment. When a fire drives them from the peaceful oasis, Belle’s surprised her salvation is the cowboy she was afraid to love. As a volunteer first responder, the last person Aaron McSweeney expected to see huddling near the blazing cabin was the woman who captured his heart fourteen years ago. Everyone warns him ...

He's the Black Knight of Wall Street. She never forgot her first crush. Can her tender heart remind him he once believed in love? Zach Lowe lives his life without relationships in business and personally. Getting involved doesn’t work well when you’re a corporate raider. . Ellora Duvall, the sweet kid who crushed on him in high school, waltzes into the business world with the same wide-eyed innocence she had in chemistry class. He hadn’t expected her to affect him the way she did, but he’s in control. Long-term relationships are not his thing. She’ll understand. He should, too. As...

She's always crushed on her brother’s best friend. He never got her out of his mind. Will their plans tear them apart, or will they follow their hearts? Rachel Bonneville works to hide her love for her brother’s best friend, but now he’s back in town with a little girl who’s in Rachel’s first-grade class. When the child struggles with a learning disability, Rachel knows she can help, but being close to the child means getting close to Levi. Is she strong enough to bear that much damage to her heart? Levi McSweeney controls every decision he makes, and that includes his emotions ...

A pregnant, single mom. A cadet whose future hangs in the balance. Will their secrets tear them apart, or will they open their hearts to a powerful love? As the top-ranked student at Charleston’s military academy, Preston Lowe excels in class, in sports and with women. Only Willow Dockery, a barmaid at the city’s trendy nightclub, sees the pain in his eyes when he’s out with friends having a good time. But Willow doesn’t know how Preston inwardly struggles to forget a past that could derail the career he’s worked hard to achieve. Willow wrestles with her own secrets. After a ...

She doesn’t believe in second chances. He's wondering why God called him to Crystal Creek. Can she convince him to walk away, or will he prove his love is everlasting? Pastor Trey Channing is lost in grief when he answers God’s call to travel to a small town. He and his teenage children struggle to let God heal the loss that led them on a cross-country journey. As Trey gets to know Crystal Creek, he’s drawn to Hannah McKean, a friendly waitress whose smile doesn’t hide the pain in her eyes. Hannah knows God never forsook her even when she turned away from Him. In a weak moment, she ...

A past she can’t remember. A memory he longs to forget. Will a madman bent on revenge tear them apart or make them strong? Dr. Eli Merrick’s day off turns into a trauma induced morning that drags him to the emergency room to save an unconscious woman and her baby. Though she’s been identified as Janet Jones, Eli senses that isn’t her name. When Janet’s life is threatened, Eli’s need to protect her and her baby kicks in. He takes her to his home at the Crystal Creek Ranch. Janet gains consciousness but is puzzled by the people who call her this unfamiliar name. As she struggles ...

Follow the lives and loves of the Whitlochs of Crystal Creek! Guarding Her Heart - Book 1 When a serial killer stalks Victoria, only Garrett can solve the mystery - Garrett, the man who broke her heart ten years ago. Crystal Creek Christmas - Book 2 During a blinding snowstorm, Jake finds an unconscious woman trapped in a snowdrift - a woman he can't forget, a woman wearing a wedding ring. A Ring Around Her Heart - Book 3 Giselle inherited the ring from her great grandmother. What deadly secret is Niccolo hiding that forces him to claim the ring? If you like sweet sizzling romance with ...

A billionaire who plays the field. A mystery woman determined to make it on her own. Can they fight the temptation to fall in love? Stella Duvall is excited when she thinks her boyfriend is about to propose. When he doesn't show at the exclusive club where they had planned to meet, Stella drowns her disappointment in an evening of dinner and dancing with a charming mystery man. Beau Wallis is proud he’s avoided that walk down the aisle. The billionaire bachelor lifestyle suits him. He’ll never change it―until he meets the mystery woman who takes his breath away. But when she leaves ...

He’s always in control. She holds onto her dream. Can they open their hearts for a chance at love? Studio head Quint Fairchild knows everything in Hollywood everything’s make-believe, including love. So why can’t he resist the small-town innocence of struggling scriptwriter Chrystelle Bach? She’s entirely too fascinating, but he can convince himself he doesn’t want her. He wants her script. Chrystelle’s determined to make it in Hollywood … her way. Then Quint offers her a contract to produce her TV series. She believes this will be the best Christmas ever until she reads the ...

She’s searching for answers. He wants to be left alone. If he joins her quest, can he risk the damage to his heart? When military author Delanie Jonnson loses her father in the Mid East conflict, she writes the book that will explain the withdrawal and give her peace. As she delves into her research, she discovers a military chatroom and meets Mad Dog who challenges her motive. Zane Gallivan believes moving to a small town will give him the solitude he needs to come to terms with his war injury. What he hadn’t expected was his attractive neighbor Delanie to be concerned about his ...

She needs a date. He wants to take over her company. Will the sparks flying between them derail their chance for love? Alia Nash agrees to take a Christmas vacation to visit her family, but when she learns her sister will celebrate her engagement to Alia’s ex-boyfriend, she needs a plan. Because her company auditions actors for commercials, she has the perfect plan—audition a boyfriend. Hollywood producer Dru Kassandros knows that startup production company in New York has the technology he needs for his new sci-fi feature but getting the owner to make a deal proves more difficult than ...

He’s sidelined with a football injury. She’s desperate to keep her school open. Until he heals he can help her, but at what risk to their hearts? River Jackson’s riding high as the Denver Flyer’s starting quarterback, until an injury sidelines him. When Coach needs a volunteer to deliver donated football uniforms to the learning center in The Grid, River’s glad to go. What he hadn’t expected was the tiny woman with sparkling dark eyes and dreams bigger than the old schoolhouse she’s renting. He has no intention of falling for her, especially with his career on the ropes. After...

The corporate axe hurt her and those she loves. His secrets lead to sleepless nights. Will the truth make them enemies or lead them to forgiveness and a chance to love? When Tessa Carlisle loses her job, she jumps at the chance to spend the summer at her friend’s beach house. Her plan is simple—she’ll work at the local bakeshop until she’s ready to rejoin the corporate world. Dillon Lowe is on the fast track at his company until the board makes a decision that makes him reevaluate his life goals. What better place to make that decision than the family beach house no one uses anymore...

She’s recovering from a broken engagement. He plans to turn her small town into a commercial success. Can she battle him to save her town and still protect her heart? A broken engagement sends Leah Rendell home to Mardale, Colorado, where the stability of family and friends keeps her balanced. Until billionaire Bryg Winslow blows into town with promises to revitalize the aging farming community, something that even captures her parents’ attention. Change the town where Leah grew up? She can’t bear the thought of this golden boy’s guarantees altering her safe haven. Determined to ...

A struggling actress. A jaded Hollywood star. Will they deny their attraction or open their hearts to everlasting love? Struggling actress Addison Duvall hustles background acting jobs at the Hollywood studios in hopes of her big break. When she’s cast as the stand-in for the lead actress in a blockbuster spy film, she can’t believe her luck. The surprises rush in―her first test shot is with Hollywood heartthrob Spencer Kingsley. Her even bigger surprise is when the director yells, “Action!” and Spencer presses his lips to hers in a kiss. Behind Spencer’s Hollywood façade hides...

He wants her back. She’ll never give in. Will a five-year-old secret drive a wedge between them or will they open their hearts to love? Dayton Montgomery's surprise visit to his college sweetheart gives him the shock of his life. He has a five-year-old daughter. The discovery gives him hope he’ll get a second chance with the woman he’ll never stop loving. When Merrie Denson finds Dayton standing in her doorway, her buried emotions surge to the surface. She shouldn’t have kept their daughter a secret, but her life has changed. She won’t sacrifice her faith for a relationship that ...

He wants the woman he left behind. She wants a fresh start in her hometown. When their secrets are brought to light, does love stand a second chance?Abby Baites is ready for a fresh start. After a horrific tragedy leaves her questioning her future, she's eager to return to Crystal Creek with her 5-year-old granddaughter to help a friend run her ranch. But her world is once more shaken when she finds the new ranch owner is her high school sweetheart--the man who broke her heart. Chet Hancock wants a second chance. He fled Crystal Creek at nineteen to become a country-western singer. But when...

She's running from her past. His scarred face makes him hide. Will the secret they share open their hearts to love? Her marriage in ruins, violinist Teagan Whitloch Munroe escapes into her music and the solace she finds at the Crystal Creek Ranch. Practicing in the woods helps her piece together her life, but she isn’t alone. When she hears someone hiking nearby, she demands he reveal himself, but the only revelation she gets is a soothing voice that heals the pain in her heart. Maimed by a crushing accident, the once famous architect Phineas St. Cyr protects the world from his ...

A cowboy haunted by his past. A woman stalked by a deadly secret. Will helping her deliver him from his nightmare, or will her secret tear them apart forever? Pregnant and on the run, Lily Harkin will do anything to protect her unborn child, but no one can know her secret – a secret so horrific it could destroy her and anyone she meets. Bronc rider Josh Merrick can’t forget the mistake that cost a woman her life. When he finds a frightened, pregnant woman hiding in an abandoned horse trailer, he doesn’t just want to shield her. He sees this as his chance to right the wrong that haunts...

He needs a wife to inherit his grandmother’s estate. She needs cash to save her family’s lodge. Will a fake marriage solve their problems, or uncover hidden emotions? Carter Haines is declared the heir to his grandmother’s estate, provided he satisfy one requirement--stay married for two years. He can fulfill the request if he can find a woman as anxious as he is to enter a temporary marriage. When Emma Waite’s grandmother dies, she’s stunned to learn the family lodge is on the verge of ruin. Her disappointment increases when the bank refuses her a loan. Carter, the bank president...