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In the heart of Whispering Pines, where emotions have long been held captive, a tale of rekindled love and hidden family secrets unfolds amidst the magic of Christmas. For nearly half a century, Ava Fisher has carried the weight of unspoken feelings for her childhood best friend. Now entering their twilight years, can they find the courage to mend old wounds and rekindle a love that has smoldered in the shadows? Marcus Duncan has vowed to shun romance to protect his heart after seeing how devastated his father was after his mother’s passing. As he closes out his father’s estate in ...

All she wants for Christmas is a family to call her own... Being alone is especially difficult around the holidays. That’s why, when Rachel Milligan takes in a foster child for the month of December, she’s determined to make this an unforgettable Christmas for Joy. Ex-baseball sensation Derek Rossi blew into picturesque Jackson Hole on a snowy December day. Love is the last thing on his agenda. But Derek’s world is quickly knocked off kilter when he meets the vivacious Rachel and her spunky foster daughter, Rachel can’t deny her life has been a whole lot more jolly since Derek ...

*** Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner from Amazon #1 Best Selling Author *** Lucy Yoder is a young Amish widow who recently lost the love of her life, Albrecht. As Christmas approaches, she dreads what was once her favorite holiday, knowing that this Christmas was supposed to be the first one she and Albrecht shared together. Then, one December morning, Lucy discovers a Christmas card from an anonymous sender on her doorstep. Lucy receives more cards, all personal, all tender, all comforting. Who in the shadows is thinking of her at Christmas? Andy Peachey was born with a rare genetic ...

Stories filled with everything Christmas brings...family, friends, Christmas trees, huge meals, childhood Christmas memories, mothers baking turkey, sibling bickering that goes on into adulthood...and knowing no matter where you are...home isn’t always a place…it’s the people who live there. This includes: Home Again for Christmas (part of the Return to Summit Falls series) Years ago four young men left their hometown of Summit Falls. Each of them ready to take on whatever the world had to throw at them. Now, years later, three of them, Jonah Sutherland, Adam Dane, and Nicolas ...

In Buttercup Bay, love is the sweetest Halloween surprise. Natalie Dawson, a driven city girl, comes to the charming town of Buttercup Bay for a work project, but the last thing she expects is to fall for the local mountain man. Jack Wilder, the rugged and reclusive hero of the hills, has built his life around solitude—until Natalie arrives, turning his world upside down. As the Halloween festival draws near, they find themselves tangled in more than just the town’s preparations. With ghosts of the past haunting Jack and Natalie questioning her future, will they risk it all for a love ...

Holly recently turned fifty years old and was aware that her community considered her to be an old maid. It was never her intention to be an old maid, she had just never met anyone that she wanted to fall in love with. When her parents passed away, they left their large cabin to her. For years she had daydreamed about turning the cabin into a warm and cozy Christmas Inn. She had one large obstacle holding her back and that was her Uncle Mel who lived with her. He was very unpleasant and had not worked for the last ten years. She gives him an ultimatum to either start helping with the daily ...

In Buttercup Bay, happiness is the most unexpected Halloween treat. Scarlett Calloway has finally found her place in the cozy, small town of Buttercup Bay, pouring her heart into her new bookstore. But just when she thinks she’s settled, the town’s elusive mountain man, Wade Grayson, steps into her life—stirring feelings she never expected. Wade, haunted by past loss, has spent years hiding from the world, but Scarlett’s warmth begins to melt the icy walls around his heart. As the Halloween Bash approaches, Scarlett and Wade must face the ghosts of their pasts and decide if the ...

Christmas and romance...newlywed gift buying angst...and single Dad worries rule in this heartwarming small town Christmas story. Christmas more than any other time of the year, is a time for family reunions and joyous gatherings, Home Again for Christmas continues the story of Jonah, Adam, and Nicolas...and their return to Summit Falls and their celebration of the holidays. Four young men left Summit Falls years ago in search of something different…three have returned for the same reason.As the Christmas holiday approaches, theirs lives are filled with weighty decisions, and for a few of...

This box set collection contains all four cozy mysteries in the Dream Droids series. Dream Droids is the premier robotics company specializing in sentient humanoids. Not only can they create the perfect human companion, but they can also create the perfect disaster. From undercover agents to sabotage, there's always a mystery and romance brewing when Dream Droids is involved. Set contains the complete paranormal cozy mystery / sweet sci fi romance series...many of them with a holiday twist that can be enjoyed any time of the year! The four books included in this boxed set are: Built for a ...

Each Christmas retired chemistry teacher Edwina Bopp makes her newest invention of miracle fudge as a fundraiser for missions in her small Southern town Fountain City. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the good lady cooks through the night and then gives the candy away to the fudge-hungry group of people who know this year's newest recipe is coming and line up in front of her store before she ever opens the door of her Main Street candy shop. People receive their portion of this year's fudge and place donations for missions in her jar on the counter, expecting miracles. Some miracles have...

Stay Thirsty Publishing presents A Christmas Hometown Reunion - Book 1 in The Holiday Series. A feel-good, holiday story for the holiday season. Anderson and Molly Wallace are humble apple farmers from a small town in Iowa. They decide to flip tradition on its head and have a Christmas hometown reunion by bringing their whole family to Chicago to be with their youngest child, Ben, whose work made it impossible for him to be home for the holidays. This heartwarming story where country meets city, where new girlfriend meets old, and where Ben relearns the importance of family and small-town ...

A brokenhearted widower with a sad daughter. A secret bodyguard working as a nanny. Can they become an unlikely family this Christmas? Since his wife died, all Conner Strauss wants is a big family, other children who might put a smile back on his little girl's face. His wish might come true when his mother finally tells him who his biological father was. To get close to his new siblings and their children without giving himself away, he starts courting the family nanny. Once jilted, Gwendolyn Meyers concentrated on her career as a bodyguard, eager to prove she's just as good as her late ...

She’s from the wrong side of the tracks. His life is a train wreck. Can they survive Christmas? Natalie Winters grew up believing she wouldn’t amount to much. When her sister gets a new job that will help pay medical bills, Natalie takes her place as a nanny in one of the legendary Ritchie family households. She works hard and doesn’t want to be seen as a charity case, but opening her heart at Christmas is harder than she expects. Camden Ritchie, a widower and single dad, adores his kids, but they’re a handful. When he hires a nanny, she has both Mary Poppins energy and gorgeous ...

They say a full moon on Christmas Day signals a time of new beginnings... Everyone knows that Christmas in Holly Pointe, Vermont, the Capital of Christmas Kindness, is a big deal. The Events! The Traditions! The Tourists! This year Melinda Kelly wants to shake things up. She’ll trade snow for sand and spend the holidays in sunny Mexico. A destination wedding in Mexico is the ultimate Christmas vacation--unless you're Jack McPherson, the groom is your brother, and the bride is your ex-fiancée. While Jack wishes them the best, this holiday has awkward written all over it. When a system-...

Will an uptight college professor find love on a Montana ranch? Raised by parents who didn’t believe in celebrating holidays, Lauren Van Meveren has one goal when she arrives in Sweet River, Montana shortly before Christmas; complete her research project and get back to civilization. Though the attraction between single dad Seth Anderssen and Lauren is hot enough to melt mountain snow, all the rancher wants for Christmas is a temporary nanny for his daughter. When Lauren agrees to help, she finds herself drawn into an unfamiliar world of Cowboys, ranches, and yuletide traditions. She ...

When Andrew’s roommate, Sean, admits to feeling attraction to a guy for the first time, namely to Andrew, Andrew agrees to let Sean experiment with him. This sweet and steamy MM short story features college roommates, first time, gay for you, and guys who love to cuddle.

Parker Colthorpe has arrived unexpectedly in Summit Falls to attend one of Jonah Sutherland’s week long symposiums. Or at least that’s what he’s telling everyone…including himself.Adam isn’t the only resident of Summit Falls who is surprised by the unexpected arrival of his former boss when he shows up. But he knows better than most that Parker has always been more at home in the middle of a newsroom than anywhere else and Summit Falls wasn’t the nation’s capital where there was never any shortage of what to cover next. But there was at least one person in Summit Falls who ...

Christmas is coming – and so is love. Love is in the air this Christmas, and three couples are finding that working at the holidays comes with an unexpected benefit – a soul mate. This holiday anthology includes three previously published novellas, together for the first time in one collection. Each steamy story features a midlife couple, an alpha male, an independent woman, meddling friends, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Dating Santa: A Hot Workplace Seasoned Romance Forty-year-old Samantha has never had much interest in falling in love. Her troubled childhood taught her that ...

Jenna Camden knew nothing would be the same again. She felt like a guest in her own home...empty rooms echoed with precious memories, quiet nights filled with shadows of so many cherished yesterdays. Nothing was the same. Not even Christmas.A Christmas love story of hope, courage, and the enduring strength of love… Jenna didn’t have to look around her home with its colorful and shining Christmas decorations, the tall Christmas tree in her front room with the many Christmas ornaments that told in a special way the story of her family, to know that no matter what she did it would never ...

Kylie’s been crushing on Kole for two years now, but can she get him to see her as more than a friend? For years Kylie has watched her older sisters get asked to every school dance there is. Yet once she’s old enough to go, the invites are in short supply. While getting overlooked has never felt good, it hasn’t really hurt the way it does this year. Because now there’s someone she really wants to go with: Kole Kingston. Kole is charming and funny. Gorgeous and kind. And everything she wants in a guy. Trouble is, he’s also her very best friend. Can Kylie tear herself free from the ...