I knew Mia was in trouble the moment she came running back to Haven Brook—the home she swore she would never return to. It wasn't just the terrified look in her eye or the constant watching over her shoulder that told me she needed my help. It ...
I had one job. One responsibility. Lust wasn't a distraction I had time for, and love was even further off the table. My career was demanding and required my undivided attention, which left little time for romance. But when my sister went missing aft...
A fun, flirty novella that will melt your socks off!Hailey Rose writes the love stories that people fantasize over but when complications in her personal life make it impossible to write the steamy scenes she needs, she finds herself desperate for so...
One night changed everything. A moment of pleasure turned into months of stress after a one-night fling showed up, claiming to be pregnant with my child. Even with regret weighing heavily on my shoulders, I wanted to be a good man and do the right th...
They say that you find love when you're not looking, and I definitely wasn't looking. My only focus was on raising my son and giving him the life his mom would have wanted him to have before she passed.When a woman came crashing into my life— l...
Christmas has always been my favorite time of year, but when my Grinch of a landlord decides to raise the rent on my bakery and a new candy shop opens directly across from me, I'm anything but jolly. The problem is that it's not just ANY c...
Life is full of secrets, so it shouldn't be any shock that I had a few of my own. Being a single mother to three— technically four if you count my son's best friend— overly protective men made it hard to share the big news with them.Chris...
Being a single mom of four kids has never bothered me. However, after getting married to their dad at a young age, I quickly learned that I was better off taking care of things myself. As long as they were happy, that was all that mattered.But when a...
There were three things in life that I truly loved: baseball, women, and my family. Not necessarily in that order. The funny thing about life is that it can change in an instant, and the things you love are taken in a heartbeat.It was a new year, a n...
Sometimes, one last wish is all that we get... It should have been me. I was supposed to be the one who died in the car accident that day. Not my best friend who had a family to leave behind. But like most things, life is u...
All I wanted was a dreamy, winter wonderland to myself...It was supposed to be an escape from the stress back home. A Christmas spent by myself, snowed in somewhere in the middle of nowhere. What I got instead was an unexpected roommate and a chance ...
I'm rarely a man who mixes business with pleasure but when I find myself hypnotized by a beautiful woman at the nightclub, I make the time to enjoy the finer things in life. Like having a quickie in the linen closet. Fast forward two weeks when that ...
Pumpkin spice has never been my thing. But you know what is? Doctor Tanner Hayes, the new gynecologist in Stone Creek who's so good looking that he has all of the women in town ready to drop their pants.I wasn't planning on staying in town long after...
All I needed was a date.One measly date to go with me to my company's Christmas party to show my ex— and current boss— that I was over him and had moved on. It wasn't like they had to love me— heck, they didn't even have to like me....
History is repeating itself in the most horrific way. I never wanted to hurt Elena. Being my best friend's little sister, I knew falling for her would be life-changing. Yet the first time we kissed, something shifted inside of me. I knew w...
There are worse things than turning forty. However, I can't seem to evade my worry of my biological clock, and my fear that time is running out. I've always wanted to be a mother, and with each passing day, there is a greater chance that m...
She was my best friend's sister. I was supposed to protect her, not fall for her.I wasn't Prince Charming, but I wasn't a bad guy, either.I've killed people. I've sat there patiently, knowing I would be responsible as they took their last breath. I'v...
It all started with a competition. If he won, I'd agree to go on a date with him. If I won, he'd leave me alone. Miles Sexton was the kind of guy I avoided at all costs. The man's confidence and good looks screamed heartbreaker, and I'...
I love love. I believe that everyone is destined to find their one true love, their happily ever after. That's why I run a relationship advice column to help those who need a little guidance. Granted, I'm by no means an expert, but it is my favo...
When my boyfriend asked me to go on a weekend getaway to his family's cabin, I pictured evenings cuddled on the couch by the fireplace and candlelit dinners. Time for us to reconnect, and if I was picking up on all of his mixed signals, maybe he was ...
Being a single mom was hard, but celebrating our first Christmas without my girl's father, in the Christmas-obsessed town of Sugarplum Falls, was even harder. I knew they needed me to be there with them, but I was sinking quickly, barely keeping my h...
Being Sugarplum Falls' most sought-after nanny was something that I prided myself on. I was great with kids, and I hadn't met a parent who I didn't have a great relationship with. That was until I met Elliott Weston.He was new to town and as grumpy a...
The first rule of dating as a single mother should be: Don't date your son's teacher.The second rule should be: Don't let your past hold you back from your future.But when the gorgeous, much-too-young-for-me single dad moved to town, I found it impos...
What's tall, handsome, with a devilish smile and piercing blue eyes? My best friend's older brother that was completely off-limits.It wouldn't be such a problem to avoid Jack (and the butterflies he causes to swarm in my belly), except that he w...
What's worse than getting snowed in with a sexy stranger? Having it be the one person you can't stand— and there's only one bed.I don't hate Preston Roberts, but I also don't see what all of the craze is about with the women in Whiskey Creek pr...
Have you ever met someone and immediately knew they were meant to be yours?If someone had asked me if I believed in love at first sight, I would have said no. But that was before I met Calli.It's not just that she's the new girl in town and everyone ...
Two authors walk into a bar…Only it wasn't a bar. It was a hotel in the small town of Sugarplum Falls, and it was completely booked.Of course fate couldn't be satisfied with leaving us stranded during the worst blizzard on record. No, it had to...
You have to kiss me! Those were the words I blurted out to my employee seconds before asking him to be my fake boyfriend. When my parents told me they were coming to Sugarplum Falls earlier than expected and asked me to attend t...
I wasn't dreaming of a white Christmas, nor were my troubles out of sight. I had a demanding job and pressing deadlines, which meant it was far from being a silent night. When I asked my grandma if I could stay in her cabin over the holida...
When I stood at the altar, saying vows to my fake husband, I didn't expect them to feel so real.Jones and I hadn't been dating long enough to throw the L word around, yet it flowed off my tongue so easily, just like everything when it came to him. Ou...
Slipping in the shower and breaking my ankle wasn't the worst thing that could have happened to me. No— that would have to be reserved for being rescued by none other than the one person in the entire world I cannot stand. I thought it was...
Maverick Thompson is downright infuriating.It doesn't matter how incredibly good-looking he is or how his dimpled smile makes my panties melt. He can turn the charm all the way up, but he'll never thaw the icy walls I put up after the last time he ca...
When my music career took off six years ago, I had to leave my small-town life and the man I was in love with behind. But when my mom called, asking for my help, I couldn't say no. Singing was what I loved, and helping the Sugarplum Sweeth...
What's worse than a man who hates Christmas? A Christmas-hating man who won't let me borrow his reindeer. Living in a Christmas-obsessed town while being a self proclaimed Christmas enthusiast means that I take my role as coordinator ...
Rule #1 for newly divorced single moms:Don't fall for your best friend's brother.Even if he is as handsome as he is kind and makes the most addicting lattes. Add in how great he is with your daughter and how he rushes to offer both of you a place to ...