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Everyone needs a second chance. At Redemption Creek Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love, forgiveness, and family. Jax Armstrong has always lived in the shadow of his big brother, Logan. But that was never more obvious than when his brother stole his girlfriend right out from under him. Izzie Sutton has a bitter taste in her mouth when it comes to the Armstrong family. But one of the family members is hiding secrets, and Izzie knows exactly what those secrets are. She has a reason for easing her way back into the Armstrong family, and that reason will become clear all too soon. ...

A kiss under the mistletoe reminds them of what they once had. Charity Ardmore never left Misty Mountain. All her friends are gone, but here she sits. She’s shocked to see her ex-boyfriend at the town Christmas tree lighting. Even more shocking? He kisses her under the mistletoe. Nic Winters thought he got over his high school girlfriend. He’d moved away to college and never looked back. But when they found themselves under the mistletoe, he gave in to the urge to kiss her, telling himself it would prove to both of them that he was over her. But Nic isn’t over her. And she has some ...

Everyone needs a second chance. At Redemption Creek Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love, forgiveness, and family. Nash Bryant took the job as ranch hand because of the pay. But managing events barns and horseback riding trails doesn’t bring the challenge he’d hoped. So when a disaster happens on the property, he sees his opportunity to prove himself by saving the day. Amelia Armstrong has long lived in the shadows of her brothers. But she’s tired of her voice not being heard. Working with Nash, she starts to see that she doesn’t get enough credit for all she contributes to...

She’s his gaming rival, and now she’s working for him. Can they work past their competitiveness to realize they’re perfect for each other? Denver Wilson is a fairly easygoing guy. But there’s one woman in town who drives him mad, and her name is Maddie. For years, the two of them have battled for the top leaderboard spot on the arcade game at the local pizza place. Now that he knows the person behind her player name, he’s infuriatingly intrigued. Maddie Howard has been out of work since the boutique that employed her closed. Through a set of circumstances, she ends up helping out ...

Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season. Tatum Parks is known as Reindeer Ridge’s premier baker. But this year, she has company. Reindeer Ridge is hosting the state’s first-ever gingerbread house competition. Bakers from all over North Carolina will be traveling to the area to compete. There’s only one thing more important to Ian Holiday than being a baker: running a successful business. Unfortunately, Sweet Treats is struggling. This gingerbread competition is an important first step in Ian’s quest to save his bakery. He just has to beat...

Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season. Christmas Gray didn’t plan to take over the small coffee shop in Snowcap Village. And she certainly didn’t expect to be thrown into the fire during her short visit to her hometown. But Reindeer Ridge still feels like home, and the owner of the coffee shop needs her help. Police officer Slade Allen never thought he’d see Christmas again. She ran out on their wedding seven years ago, leaving him to pick up the pieces. As if being back in town wasn’t enough, his work patrolling the festival puts him ...

Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season. As an animal lover, the last thing Annaliese Bennett needs is a trapped bear in the shop across from her pet clothing store. But that's exactly what she finds when she returns from being out of town. Worse, the bear has been deliberately trapped by the shop's owner, Will Parker. Will is starting a new life in the town of Reindeer Ridge. His shop, The Big Bear, sells novelty items while also providing guests the chance to see a live bear kept humanely in the back of the store. Unfortunately, the shop owner ...

Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season. In Reindeer Ridge, nobody does Christmas better than Ivy Walsh. She owns the town’s only Christmas shop, after all, which sells ornaments and other decorations year-round. So when the town’s wealthiest resident needs someone to make the best Christmas ever for his beloved son, he naturally turns to her. Noel Jordan seems to have it all. He owns a thriving ski resort in a beautiful mountain town. His son is a thriving eight-year-old who seems happy. But this is his son’s first Christmas without his ...

Misty Mountain’s Scrooge has met his match. Noelle Yule loves Christmas. She was even named for the holiday. But her hometown of Misty Mountain seems to have lost the Christmas spirit. She comes up with a brilliant idea—sprinkle a little Christmas all over town in the form of her hand-crafted decorations. Enzo Reeser has earned his nickname of Scrooge. He heads up the town police force, which means he has to take a certain persona. The recent vandalization of town structures is an example of that. Festive or not, he has to do something about it. But when Enzo tracks down the vandal, ...

She needs to protect her ranch. His only hope is to take it. But love just might conquer all. Bobbie Ludington never thought she’d love again after her husband died. But when a legal complaint threatens to destroy her dude ranch, she has to take action against the family who owns the ranch next door. That means sitting down with them to try to iron everything out. Gus Knott lost his wife several years ago, but nothing has been the same since. In his wildest dreams, he never would have imagined a romantic attraction to Bobbie Ludington, but that’s exactly what he’s experiencing. The ...

Everyone needs a second chance. At Redemption Creek Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love, forgiveness, and family. Memphis Sutton only wants what’s rightfully his. Unfortunately, Logan Armstrong has gotten in the way of that. When his attorney is slow in getting answers, Memphis takes matters into his own hands, showing up at the ranch during one of the town’s biggest festivals. Rachel Kent has long avoided crushing on Memphis Sutton. It seemed, growing up, every girl in town had her sights set on the gorgeous older guy. But when Memphis asks her to help him find out the truth ...

He has no time for love, but a beautiful woman may change his mind. Unfortunately, for her, time is running out. Wes Calhoun is ready to take a stand. All around him, his siblings are settling down, but not him. It's time to travel and enjoy life. But first he needs to work with his brother on a new venture. Kyndall Morrison is on a deadline. Due to a medical situation, she’s been told she needs to have children in the next couple of years. She really wants a family of her own, but she always seems to end up dating men who aren’t ready to settle down. So when circumstances force her and...

A mother's dying wish gives six battling cousins a chance at family, forgiveness, and love. Delta Lucas once had dreams of leaving her small town of Weeping Willow, Texas. Her mother’s terminal illness brought her back home to help out with the family business. Now she runs the diner while her brother manages the family steakhouse. But when a stranger arrives in town, her world is shaken up. Everett Bloom came to town on a mission. He was sent by his law firm to deliver Lorraine Lucas’s final request before dying. Delta’s mother left the family diner to Delta, but the steakhouse will ...

Everyone needs a forever home. At Double Dog Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love and family where they least expect it. Isaiah Kent has a secret. To the Tate brothers, he’s the new manager of operations of Double Dog Ranch—the perfect candidate for the job, thanks to all his ranch experience. But secretly, he’s been sent to spy on things and report back to his longtime employer at a neighboring ranch. Lauryn Ashbrook can’t take it anymore. She walks away from her job at her father’s mill and heads toward Double Dog Ranch, where her sister works. She just needs to get ...

Everyone needs a forever home. At Double Dog Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love and family where they least expect it. Dylan Tate grew up on Double D Ranch, named for him and his twin brother, Dallas. As the ranch has started to fail, though, he and his brother have been increasingly at odds. Dallas wants to turn the property into an animal rescue, while Dylan wants to boost the ranch’s earnings by marketing their cattle as “grass-fed beef.” London Kelly is outraged to learn one of the rescue animals from her Galveston pet rescue has ended up at one of the cattle ranches in...

He's struggled to stand out, and so has she. Together they might have a plan to change that. Chase Knott feels like he’s always proving himself. He’s worked hard to stand out from his siblings, but having a twin means he’s always seen as “the other one.” There’s only one place he feels at home—the town diner. Lauryn Todd has her hands full as diner manager. Every morning, she opens the diner to Chase’s smiling face. Lately, she’s found herself looking forward to their interactions. Like him, she always feels like nobody really sees her. So when he comes up with an idea to ...

They have it all...except the one thing that matters most. Jesse Fulton has just moved into a suite in one of the most prestigious high rises in Nashville. When Kimmie Hart shows up at his door with an offer, he’s intrigued. But he’s more intrigued by the messenger than the actual message. Kimmie Hart needs a big sale to keep her job. Interest in Lyric Tower has waned as more and more options become available. A top country music star has shown an interest in buying, but he wants space they don’t have. To win his business, Kimmie has to talk Jesse into selling his condo, and the only ...

He has an ax to grind with his high school nemesis, and dating that nemesis’s younger sister might just be the revenge he needs. Cassady Knott vowed a long time ago that she would never date a cowboy. It wasn't a tough promise to keep, considering there are only seven cowboys in her town, and she's related to three of them. It hasn’t come up all that much since she’s never seen a cowboy she found attractive. Until now. Tucker Trotter left Cupid Ridge behind fifteen years ago. After a decade of traveling around the West as a wrangler, he’s forced to come home temporarily. Within ...

A mother’s dying wish gives six battling cousins a chance at family, forgiveness, and love. Jonah Lucas knows this should be the most exciting time in his life. His steakhouse is thriving, his sister’s wedding is days away, and he’s surrounded by people he loves. But there’s one thing missing from his life. And the key to finding it has just walked through the door of his restaurant. Whitney Sanders is in town to help her friend, Everett. He’s getting married, and his future brother-in-law, Jonah, wants information. As an adoption intermediary, she can help Jonah track down his ...

She’s losing her bookstore, and he’s the one taking over the space. Soon, he’s taking up space…in her heart. Sam Wolf is a local hero. As coach of the high school football team, he’s riding high on two winning seasons in a row. But when he’s told he’ll be teaching art classes during the coming school year, he immediately thinks of the beautiful woman who taught those very classes until the school did away with them. Lauralie Kimball isn’t sure how to feel about Coach Wolf taking over art classes. When he asks for her help, though, she finds herself jumping right in. It has ...