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He put me together when I was broken. He loved me when I couldn’t stand on my own two feet. We fought for our freedom. But still, I feel incomplete. Piper Decker might own a piece of me. But Derek Hastings claimed me when I was broken.

On a break between overseas jobs, journalist Asher Gaites returns to his hometown of Chicago - and allows his friends to persuade him to check out a hot new singer. At a downtown jazz club, he's soon transfixed by the lyrical voice and sensuous body of a woman who performs behind a thin, shimmering veil. The veil gives Moroccan American Laila Barek the anonymity she needs since she has never been able to reconcile her family's values with her passion for music.

Brotherhood is what Bull bleeds and all that he knows. Being the king of the Devil's Dust and surrounded by easy women was his everyday...until having his heart broken rooted him to the bottom of a whiskey bottle. Heartbroken and drowning in lost memories, he's unsure of the direction of his life when the answer - consisting of a terrified Mexican girl - nearly knocks him off his feet. He sees Anahi, and he wants her. But she may come with more baggage than Bull is ready for.

In this sweet and steamy bundle of nostalgic romcoms, five found family friends make their mark in the small southern town dubbed the Hollywood of the South, even as they drift apart, fall in love, and come together again.

I thought I was done with Hollywood. Done with acting. Done with scandal. Done with all the lies this industry thrives on. Then I met him...Jude Fisher. A man who doesn’t accept no and demands more from me than I know how to give. It started out as a way to prepare for the role of a lifetime. But as it gets closer and closer to the audition, I don’t want our scenes to end. He makes me want him when I thought I had built an impenetrable wall around my heart. He makes me trust him when I thought there was no one left in our industry to trust. But it’s all just an act...right? It’s all just for the callback.

I like women, and I like adventure. I always have. The last thing I want to do is settle down with the girl next door and live a boring, domestic life. So I have no idea what I’m doing here, posing as a first-grade teacher. It’s the most ridiculous undercover security job I’ve ever had to work. Corralling a bunch of six-year-olds while I try to do my job and keep anyone from knowing how clueless I really am. I manage to fool everyone. Except Kristin. She’s an actual teacher, and she’s determined to find out what I’m really doing here.

I came to this mountain to move on. I’ve been through enough, and so have my six kids. They deserve a Christmas with new memories. When I find a rental house that’s big enough for my brood, that comes with a live-in cook, it feels too good to be true. It’s an undertaking, but the owner Virginia doesn’t flinch. She’s a beautiful woman who has seen hard times. With a gentle ease about her and a depth I long to reach - I know I’ve found more than my equal. I’ve found my Christmas miracle.

Idaho is the last place a man like me would ever expect to find the woman of his dreams. But there she is, running a Bed & Breakfast, with her heart-shaped face and magnetic smile. And she has no idea who I am. Just like me, there is more to Laila than meets the eye - this girl has been broken more times than she can count. She's lost all faith in a man ever helping her piece together her shattered dreams. But she's never met a mountain man like me. The distance between her heart and mine may seem wide, but I refuse to give up because she deserves happiness more than any woman.

It's Grace's turn to find her happily ever after...but she's fallen for the reclusive mountain man named Bear! When a shocking package arrives at the doorstep of her cottage, she knows her world has just turned upside down - times two!

Alpha, beta, gamma, delta… That's just about the extent of Darcie Hayes's Greek before she touches down in Athens, ready to put her troubles behind her and indulge in a little sun, sea, sightseeing and…er…flirtation! But when Nick Costas, modern-day Adonis, saves her from a con man, she begins to think there might be more to Greece than meets the eye…Nick is perfectly happy with his single status, but meeting Darcie makes him wonder if falling in love really would be the worst thing in the world.

Whisked off to Hell, I’m now at the center of a coup to overthrow Lucifer. The one I fell for. The man I love. War is approaching and the line between good and evil has never been so blurry. Who to trust is even less clear. A pact between witches and rogue demons has forced unlikely alliances. There are new players in this game, and they’re fierce. Lucifer will have to put his plans for me aside and rule Hell like he’s meant to. I’m nothing but a pawn for both sides, and that begs the question...who do I fight for? The answer is simple. Me.

Zachary McAllister's entire life revolves around hockey and sex, in that order. When a career-ending injury changes everything, he's left mourning the life that could have been. Now the owner of a rundown local pub, the ex-NHL star finds himself grappling with his "ordinary" existence, trying to come to terms with a very uncertain future. His former team is on track to win the 2003 Stanley Cup Championship without him, and preparations are being made for a victory party at the bar. Enter Avery Brooks.

A mountain brings us together, but our past is determined to keep us apart. She may have been with another man, but she belongs with me. She was my first, and she’s going to be my last. Cherish is my one true love, and I’m fighting for what’s mine.

As America's sweetheart, Brittany is perceived as the "good girl." The sort to bring her Bible to a photoshoot...only to garner the attention of a most unlikely suitor. Until one mistake irrevocably changes both of their lives forever. A model who's fought every battle and obstacle in the industry, Zoe, knows her worth. Until a sex tape scandal rocks her world. She sees no choice but to put her trust in the one man she shouldn't, to make it all go away and help her succeed. Unfortunately, not only is he mired in New York's underbelly, he wants repayment...with interest.

Ten years ago, Noelle made the hardest decision of her life—she left the small town of Winterburg, pregnant with her best friend’s brother’s baby. Nicholas Christian had a bright future at Oxford, and Noelle couldn’t bear to hold him back. Now, she’s back in town with her daughter, Holly, just in time for Christmas. She’s done her best to move on, but when Nicholas returns from England, the past comes rushing back.

When my cousin Jax bails me out after a bar fight, I head to his middle-of-nowhere cabin. I don't mind - I was made to be a mountain man. I’m not the only person staying at Jax’s place. His wife’s cousin, Honor, is here too. Suddenly this mountain is looking a hell of a lot better. When Honor tells me her life is complicated it’s the understatement of the century. Besides having a tender heart and the face of an angel, she’s a sister-wife, on the run from her ex, desperate to give her children a better life.

Bobbi-Jo Barker has been in love with the wrong man for years - a man who doesn't fit into the perfect, controlled life she's created; a man who broke her heart and nearly destroyed her. So the fact that he's back in town shouldn't matter, because he's all wrong for her, or so she thinks....

Broken and unable to bear the violent death of his child, Parrish Adams retreated to a private beach in Maine. Isolated and alone by choice, he’s since avoided connections at all costs. The cold Atlantic Ocean and a bottle of scotch are company enough. Single and fiercely independent, Scarlett Lyon’s life has taken a heartbreaking and dramatic turn after her sister and brother-in-law lost their lives in a fatal accident. Now guardian to her teenage nephew Sam, she’s relocated from Montana to her sister’s home on Martin’s Beach.

Love is not a game Brick Swift wants to play again. Heartbreaking memories have a hold on his heart. The respected sport agent’s clients have become the sole recipients of his time and attention. January Jordan is at the top of her game, negotiating the year’s biggest contract for her Memphis Maverick client. Free as a bird, she’s not looking for anyone to fulfill an already satisfying life. One chance meeting changes life’s direction and ignites a fire that lights the way.

Black sheep and all-around troublemaker Betty Jo Barker is back home and hoping for a do-over. Things are finally looking up until Beau Simon comes to town. The man pushes every button she owns and manages to awaken long-dead emotions she'd rather leave buried. Beneath the surface, she knows she's a wreck - her scars run deep - and she can't help but wonder: Is Beau Simon the one who can fix her?