HIS WOUNDS WERE MORE THAN SKIN-DEEP Scarred ex-cop John Gabriel didn't need anyone else's problems, but he couldn't refuse a request from his former chief. Until John learned what the favor to Chief Kelly entailed: keeping an eye on his granddaugh...
To: Uncle Eli From: Olivia Dear Uncle Eli, I don't think Daddy is getting me what I really want for Christmas -- a mommy. He's been sad since Mommy died, and I want him to be happy again. And ever since Leah, my new nanny, came to stay, he's...
Dreams are like clouds...they change shape over time. At least, that's what my daughter's last summer before college has taught me. See, living in Pritchett, Wisconsin, was not my dream -- I'd wanted to be a model or an actress, living an exciting...
The Davis Landing Observer Page 5 THE GOSSIP GURU ...is back with more news. Seems intrepid reporter Felicity Simmons, at rival newspaper The Davis Landing Dispatch, is being threatened by someone who is not happy with her articles. Your faithful...
To: Rachel From: Andrew Re: I've met the most fascinating single mom... Everyone thinks I'm this high-living playboy.... I wish I could reveal my real mission in life: rescuing missing children. Though right now, helping Miranda Jones is my top prio...
Cynical reporter Connor Lawe discovers that getting youth leader Sarah Kendle to agree to a story about her merry band of carolers is easier said than done--but well worth the effort....
Twenty years and several pounds ago... I was Bernice Strum, hairstylist to the stars. Until I fell for--and got pregnant by--Alex Scott, a handsome actor with a career on the rise. But I gave my baby up for adoption and moved across the country to...
Seeks Solitude... Spending the summer in tiny, idyllic Cooper's Landing sounded wonderful to play-it-safe teacher Evie McBride. She'd read, relax and run her dad's antique shop while he set out on a fishing trip. So how did she end up tutoring nei...
Heather Lowell asked herself this question after moving to Prichett, Wisconsin, to temporarily manage the Cut and Curl Beauty Salon. She's hopeful that this summer she will finally find the love of her life. She even has a list detailing everything s...
All work and no play is just the way Cade Halloway likes it And his family vacation home can't be sold fast enough for his tastes! It's only ever reminded him of his unhappy childhood. Yet when his sister insists on having her society wedding ther...
"Please Make Over My Dad or I'll Lose Him Again." -- Twelve-Year-Old Jenny Walsh Image consultant Caitlin McBride is moved by the preteen's letter. Jenny fears that unless her single father looks more like a "dad," he'll lose custody of his child...
Bundle of Joy Times Three His triplet daughters are what kept rancher Jesse Logan going after his wife's death in the High Plains tornadoes. But three infants are too much work for one man. Nurse Lori Martin loved them from the moment she saw them i...
Who Is Quinn O'Halloran? Well, he's not exactly who he tells Abby Porter he is. Sure, he's the carpenter who'll help turn her run-down lodge into a charming inn. But what he can't tell her is that her worried brother hired him to secretly watch ov...
Julia Windham's country house was her sanctuary -- a quiet place where she could be left alone to grieve her shattered dreams. That all changed when handsome widower Nick Delaney and his precocious daughter, Beth, moved next door. Now there's noise, ...
Seeking a Father Figure Widowed mother Emma Barlow knows her shy, studious son needs a male influence. And where better to find him than in the mentoring ministry at their local church? But when the new chief of police becomes her son's mentor, Emma...
The Troublemaker Returns After ten years away, former "wild child" Zoey Decker returns to Mirror Lake to care for her ill grandmother. It seems no one will let her forget her teenage rebellion -- and the tragic consequences. Except Matthew Wilde, th...
A Family's Christmas Hope With his entire family depending on him, Lucas Clayton reluctantly comes home just weeks before Christmas. Branded "town troublemaker" as a teen, Lucas left tiny Clayton, Colorado, and vowed never to return. But now he's ba...
It seems like the perfect solution: hotel mogul Alex Porter will manage his sister's small-town bed-and-breakfast while she honeymoons. But he gets more than he bargained for when he finds himself clashing with feisty café owner Kate Nichols. Suddenl...
As temporary guardian of her sister's two children, big-city magazine columnist Jenna Gardner is forced to face her past. She isn't in Mirror Lake for long before she realizes that everything has changed. And it's not her past throwing her off-kilter...
When he returns to Texas from overseas, U.S. Marine Carter Wallace makes good on a promise. To tell a fallen soldier's wife that her husband loved her. But widowed Savannah Blackmore, pregnant and alone, shares a different story with Carter -- one th...
You Can Go Home Again The only thing Cole Merrick wants to do with the Mirror Lake property he inherited is sell it. And the sooner the better. The handsome pilot has no attachment to the place where he and Grace Eversea fell in love years ago. ...
Time for Love Dedicating all his time to the family business isn't easy for Brendan Kane. But he owes his foster parents big-time for taking him and his brothers in. And if he has to give up the possibility of a relationship -- so be it. So when...
A year’s worth of novellas from twelve inspirational romance authors. Happily ever after guaranteed. When Annie moves to Red Leaf, she’s ready to call the little town home. But one handsome, suspicious policeman is ready to stand in her way . ...
This handsome firefighter makes a living coming to the rescue, but Gin doesn't need a man to fight her battles. After Raine’s dad walked out, Ginevieve Lightly never lived in one place too long, a rambling lifestyle that defined her daughter’...
Meet the people who make it all happen -- the planners, the photographers, the musicians who have helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples -- as they find their own happy endings in the second Year of Weddings novella collection. M...
Planning and Post-It notes are the epitome of Evie's life. But when she meets Jack, her life gets more than a little complicated. Thirteen years ago, Evie's firefighter-husband was killed in the line of duty, leaving her to raise their young son,...
Two Little Matchmakers Anna Leighton's eight-year-old twin daughters think they've given their hardworking single mom the perfect birthday gift. But the family canoe trip with outdoorsman Liam Kane is far from relaxing. Their rocky shared past --...
He loves adventures… She only reads them…until now! Maddie Montgomery, Castle Falls’ shy librarian, has always played it safe. Enter Aiden Kane, the town’s resident adventurer, on the mend from an accident and in need of Maddie’s help. A...
She could make a little girl’s wish come true. But her secret stands in the way. Family’s all Ellery Marshall wants for Christmas. To connect with her long-lost brothers, she travels to Castle Falls and instantly falls for the innkeeper’s f...
His Assignment. . .When freelance journalist Connor Lawe returns to his hometown to convince his ailing father to sell the family newspaper, he's tasked with finding a warm and fuzzy story for the upcoming Christmas issue. Youth leader Sarah Kendle a...
From USA TODAY bestselling author Kathryn Springer comes a tale of starting over when life takes an unexpected turn. Winsome Lake, Wisconsin, is postcard-pretty, but for chef Jessica Keaton it’s also a last resort. Fired from her dream job, Jess...
USA TODAY bestselling author Kathryn Springer brings holiday cheer in this festive story about fresh starts and unexpected love blooming on a snow-covered Christmas tree farm. It's three weeks until Christmas, and Lucy Gable is not in the holi...
Sometimes it takes one good reason to give love another chance… Single mom Sarah Crosse never expected to see Jace Marshall again, especially at the summer camp where they first fell in love. Jace, who’s returned to make good on a decade-old prom...