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It’s been a year since Hannah’s husband, Brian, lost his battle with cancer, just days before his 30th birthday. Over and over again, Hannah has been told it’s time to move on. Trouble is, she’s not sure how. When her company downsizes and Hannah finds herself out of work, she moves back home to GraceTown, Maryland. Hannah isn’t sure exactly what she’s hoping to find in GraceTown, but a mysterious pink house no one but her has ever seen isn’t it. Nor does she expect the woman living in the house—someone unknown yet still familiar to Hannah--to present her with a gift.

Amaryllis "Ami" Bloom's cheerful smile greets everyone in Good Hope, Wisconsin. But her merry façade hides a dark secret she won't ever forget. Still, she throws herself into celebrating Christmas - and convinces her handsome, and stubborn, new neighbor to join her.

A doctor who placed her child for adoption years before gets a second chance to be a mother… I chose adoption for my baby girl because I knew it was best for her. For eight years I lived for the yearly letters I received from her parents. When the letters stopped, I feared something bad had happened. When detectives located the now motherless child and her dad, I relocated my practice to Jackson Hole to be near. I vowed to keep my distance but staying away from Chloe and her hunky contractor dad proved impossible. Right now, I’m living the fairy-tale. But I can’t keep lying to my ...

Social media maven Britt Appleton is great at what she does. But getting her dream job with the Colorado Grizzlies takes more than a stellar resume. When Britt learned that wealthy businessman JR Driskill would be at the same Good Hope wedding she was attending, she couldn’t believe her luck. His name practically guaranteed she’d get an interview with the football team his family owns. Certain she’d make his acquaintance sometime between canapes and cake, Britt boldly added his name to her application.

When life threw her a curveball, Abby did the only thing she knew how to: the right thing. Her life might look a whole lot different than she imagined, but she wouldn't have it any other way. Now, five years later, the past has come calling. Life has presented Abby with an even bigger challenge: one that will test her capacity to forgive...or force her to close her heart forever. But Abby and Jonah just might discover there are no bounds to how wide her heart can open or how deep his love can run.

Who could forget those blue eyes? Emotions run high when July Greer finds herself giving birth in the ER and the doctor delivering her son is her one and only one-night stand. July had told herself they’d both moved on. But seeing David again awakens all kinds of new feelings. David Wahl had been going through some tough times after the death of his wife when he met July in Chicago last year. Try as he might, he hasn’t been able to forget her. Now, here she was in Jackson Hole delivering a baby. His baby? She says no, but his heart says yes. It’s not long until they realize they’ve ...

The right woman…was right under his nose! As far back as she can remember, Betsy McGregor has crushed on Ryan Harcourt. Unfortunately, Ryan views her only as a friend. When she gets a job working for the handsome attorney, Betsy sees this as her opportunity to turn friendship into love. The stakes are high, but she’s used to overcoming obstacles. She's not sure how she ends up agreeing to play matchmaker for him. Or him for her! As Ryan attempts to find Betsy the perfect man for her, the friendship between them builds into a powerful chemistry. Will Ryan discover his perfect match has ...

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… Patty Bradley learned early what happens when love is blind. Back in high school, Patty treasured her late-night talks on the front porch steps with neighbor, Jack Krieger. She told herself it didn’t matter that at school they were strangers. She understood. After all, he was popular and she was ‘Fatty Patty.’ Handsome, athletic and a friend to many, Jack Krieger bore the weight of everyone’s high expectations with a smile. Only around Patty could he let down his guard and be himself. When an incident the night of prom shatters their ...

A widow at twenty-six, Primrose Bloom returns to idyllic Good Hope, Wisconsin, with her two rambunctious young boys, seeking the beauty of the lakeside landscape and the comfort of home. After the loss of her husband and her job, all she's looking for is peace. Prim is resolved not to date again until her boys are in college, but her will starts crumbling whenever she's around her former high school debate partner, Max Brody.

How far would you go to fulfill a promise to a friend? Physical Therapist Margaret “Meg” Fisher takes her responsibilities seriously. When her friends died in a car accident, she flew to Jackson Hole, knowing that when she returned home, it would be with her godson, Charlie. She didn't expect to see her old boyfriend, Cole Lassiter, walk into the attorney’s office like he owned the place. She hadn’t seen Cole since high school when he broke her heart. The shock of seeing him was nothing compared to hearing the attorney say they were to be Charlie's co-guardians, with the stipulation...

Neither Kyle nor Eliza is thrilled at the idea of sharing the house, but it's the only sensible solution. Now if they could each just stop fantasizing about their new roommate this crazy plan might just work. And if they're lucky, what started out as playing house could end up giving them the home and family they've both desperately yearned for.

In high school she’d been convinced he was her forever love… Never-married Christy Fairchild has built a career telling others how to keep their marriages together. She isn’t impulsive and getting married by Elvis in a Las Vegas wedding chapel to a guy she hasn’t seen in ten years isn’t how she rolls. Despite the unorthodox beginning to their life together, Christy is determined to make her marriage to David Warner work. David needed a bride and running into Christy after all these years seemed to be a sign. Yet he couldn’t help but wonder if she could love the life he desired. ...

Aided by an enchanted music box, a young woman learns valuable lessons about life and love as she sees her life as it was, as it is, and, as it could be. Successful businesswoman Annie Laggett's life is forever changed when she impulsively picks up a vintage music box that had been tossed to the curb. At home, as strains from the music box fill the air, Annie is transported back to first observe the past, then the present from the role of an observer and finally to see what her future could hold depending on what course she takes.

Love isn’t on her list… Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mitzi Sanchez has always had a plan for her life. Through hard work and self-sacrifice, she fulfilled her dream. Mitzi has a thriving practice, and the spacious home she’s building in Jackson Hole is a far cry from the tiny apartment she grew up in East Los Angeles. Now, she’s ready for a husband. She’s got a plan for that, too. The trouble is pilot and local handyman Keenan McGregor doesn’t meet any of the criteria. After taking the blame for someone else’s actions, Keenan is in the process of rebuilding his life from the ground ...

In the fourth installment of Cindy Kirk's beloved Good Hope series, a ruse with an old flame grows into romance. Delphinium "Fin" Bloom returns to her hometown with one goal: get the mayor - her former flame - to approve a location shoot in Good Hope. But business turns personal when the two become entangled in a fake engagement to comfort his ailing grandmother.

In 1919, when doors were locked and windows were shuttered against disease, an angel came to GraceTown. She moved from house to house, nursing the sick and breathing life into the community—and then she disappeared. The only evidence of her existence is a stone angel in her likeness in the town square....

Sophie Jessup has a good life. Staying in GraceTown keeps her close to her parents, and running her antique shop lets her uncover forgotten treasures, like an unusual gold coin romantically inscribed with "Love Be Yours, Love Be Mine." Her own love life isn’t perfect, but passion is overrated.

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 ...

She can handle anything...except her sister marrying her ex. In Good Hope, Piper sees herself as a woman totally in control. That control frays when her sister becomes engaged to her ex. Not only is she asked to be the maid of honor, her sister wants Piper to make her wedding dress! Piper thought she was doing the right thing, keeping the real reason for that long-ago split a secret from her family. She now sees her mistake.

~"This trilogy was like a bag of chips, you can't read just one because they are so enjoyable that you have to continue reading to find out what happens next"~ Amazon reviewer Love heartwarming romance collections that keep you turning the page with stories that seamlessly flow into one another? Then this is the collection for you! Three closely-related love stories about the lives and loves of a family who stands united even when things get tough. Just Say Yes- When a social media maven intent on getting her dream job puts down the name of the business owner's son as a reference and THEN ...