The Heart of Holiday — Michele Paige Holmes

Sometimes the best-laid plans are turned completely upside down. Welcome to the small town of Holiday, Alabama, population 765. In Holiday everyone knows their neighbors-and their business . . . Caroline Whittaker has loving, supportive parents, she's embarking on a promising career as a cardiac surgeon-her lifelong dream-and her boyfriend is about to propose. Nothing could be farther from her radar than a visit to Holiday, Alabama, population 767. Tired of living in his father and brother's shadows, Charlie Armstrong has moved from his hometown and is living the bachelor life, indulging in his love of sports and putting all of his resources and passion into his boys, the high school football team he coaches. He doesn't see a reason to ever move home again-until a stranger beats him to it and an odd series of events leads him straight there, to his father's house in the heart of Holiday, with some of the town's quirkiest residents settled in for an extended stay as well. Charlie has long since given up figuring any of them out, but the new woman in town is another matter. She's a mystery worth solving, and he'll do whatever it takes to unravel Carol's secrets, help her heal, and prove that he's as good at love as the rest of his family. Holiday Harbor Series: A Holiday AffairHome Sweet HolidayThe Heart of Holiday