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He's content with "just friends." Barrett "Bear" Stanford doesn't do relationships anymore. Not since losing his high school sweetheart to leukemia and another girlfriend to a car accident. A former SEAL, these days he's satisfied driving a fire engine and volunteering at the children's hospital with his therapy dog, Jammer. His fellow firefighters are his family now, and he won't let them down. She craves a "forever love." Pediatrician Brinkley Collins is totally smitten with the handsome firefighter. It's not just the kids who adore him and Jammer. For two years, she's pushed the ...

From Combat to Cowboy… After his discharge from the Marines, Ryder Jenson arrives home in Montana armed with a business plan and…his niece. To activate his Combat to Cowboy program, though, five-year-old Sophie needs a nanny and he knows just the person to fill that role. Eden Milano…the girl next door. The woman he's never forgotten. The memories of her golden hair and sweet smile were what kept him alive during the darkest seasons of his career. She's never fit in…until now. Eden never knew what a real family was until Ryder hires her to care for his adorable niece. The handsome ...

Will autumn's majesty breathe new life and new love into these parched and lonely souls? After his wife died, Ross Kerrigan took a sabbatical from his job as minister to the senior souls at Apple Blossom Fellowship. How can he minister to them when he's only living for the day he can join Lizzie in heaven? But when he gets roped into volunteering for the town's first Autumn Festival, the meetings are the highlight of his week, and he looks forward to seeing the beautiful florist, whose smile brightens up the room better than any flower. It hurts Mallory Shannon to see their beloved pastor ...

Another Valentine’s Day and Quinn Randolph is dateless again, but that’s all right by her. She prefers the company of her sweet lab Rosie to men and their broken promises. Especially Pierce Karson’s! How dare the man show up now and try to steal the perfect piece of property she already claimed to expand her floral shop! When he chose to become a lawyer rather than a doctor like his father and older brother, Pierce’s family cut him out of their lives. New York offers him what he lacked growing up, respect. But when he inherits the family house in Cider Lake and runs into Quinn again...

Will pulling weeds in Sloan's beloved garden help her see that she can trust the attorney with her heart? Especially since he represented her ex-husband in the divorce… Sloan Lindscott has always loved plants. Gardens and flowers speak to her heart much stronger than any person. But right now—after her husband of nearly forty years left her for a younger woman—even her nursery doesn’t offer much solace, and her faith is floundering. With the help of her two longtime friends, her sons and their families, and her nursery, she’ll pick up the pieces eventually, but she’ll never ...

A homebody. A lawyer stuck at home. Will God work a holiday miracle and bring them together on UNcommon ground? Raney Mayhall's career stalled before it ever started. Stuck back in her tiny hometown during the pandemic, she's forced to wait until her D.C. law firm reopens to begin her new life. So instead of decorating a fancy row house for Christmas, she's living in her childhood home with her mother and brother. With a looming six-digit tuition loan and no salary, what choice does she have? And how exactly can she protect her heart with her brother's best friend turning up everywhere like...

Will their reunion reignite a spark or will Harper's secret destroy their second chance at love? The space transportation services company Denton Parker founded with his longtime buddies has literally skyrocketed into success, and a popular business magazine just published their names among the country's billionaires. But money doesn't buy what Denton really wants…a second chance with Harper, the woman who vanished from his life without an explanation five years ago. When a vicious attack left her twin sister broken, distraught, and pregnant, Harper Robyson abandoned everything--her ...

Autumn Season has no plans to stay in Willow Valley, North Carolina. Too many bad memories, and she doesn't need to reignite the terrifying flashbacks by sticking around the small town that was never really home to her. She's only back because her oldest sister called an emergency family meeting, and she has big news of her own. But she's still reeling from that revelation herself, and it may take some time before she's ready to share. Besides, it would be nice to have a soft place to land for a while. Just until she knows what to expect, even if it is the unexpected. Like seeing Riggs ...

THREE deliciously sweet romances with hunky cowboys, sassy heroines, adorable kids and oh-so-sweet kisses! Roping the Cowboy: Environmental Engineer Darby Brewster only plans to visit Kester Ranch long enough to get a signature on the contract allowing Brewster Oil to drill on their property. Then maybe her father will finally grant her the Vice President’s role after years of trying to prove herself worthy. But the stubborn cowboy refuses, forcing her to stick around the ranch. It doesn’t take long for the peaceful surroundings to soothe her weary spirit, and the handsome cowboy and ...

Firefighter Karley “Nic” Nicolas intends to win Merriville's Police vs Firefighter Basketball game this year. Victory means a huge check for her beloved charity, the group home where her twin brother lives. Losing is not an option…until the reclusive detective flashes his rare smile and makes her forget why she’s even on the court. Still reeling from his ex-wife's abandonment two years ago, Detective Gray Newnan has just now found a fragile balance between the demands of his job and raising his autistic son. Travis takes priority over everything and everyone else, and Gray refuses ...

For the last year, Beryl Rimerly locked herself in the kitchen, creating and testing recipes, so that she could enjoy this month in Butterfly Bend, relaxing on the beach with her sisters. But a call from her agent dashes that dream, and now she's back to page one. With stinging reviews like "outdated" and "something my grandmother would make" along with declining sales over the last couple of releases, Beryl must deliver recipes that attract a younger demographic or the publisher's dropping her. She can't afford any distractions, even ones as handsome and delectable as Ford Lewiston. ...

Can the high school coach convince the city manager that small town love is better than big city stress? Sedona Letts had bigger plans for her life than Reunion Ridge. She left the small town and never looked back…until now. After her doctor warns her about potential dangers of the constant high pressure of her City Manager’s job made even more stressful with the recent election of new council members, her sister’s broken leg presents Sedona with the perfect opportunity to take a breather and return to Reunion Ridge to help with the family's B&B. But when she reconnects with old flame...

A lifetime of dreams hinges on a coveted magazine feature, but the chopper cowboy jeopardizes everything. Kierra Kester needs the feature in the Amazing West magazine to hang onto their family ranch. After their father’s death left them clear up to the barn rafters in debt, Kierra convinced her mother and skeptical brothers to use their ranch as a special events venue. An article in the prestigious magazine essentially guarantees an influx of new clients and a steady stream of income beyond the loan. Then maybe her brothers will see that she’s just as capable at running a business. ...

A leaky sink. An orphaned puppy. A naval officer who wants a second chance. Will love and faith win Arden's heart? Or has that ship already sailed… Arden Mayhall doesn’t know what to do with her life anymore. Approaching sixty, it’s not as if she can go out and find a job to fill the time she used to spend caring for her beloved husband. Her degree in early childhood education was helpful for raising her children and nurturing her family, but now her adult children and adorable grands don’t need her as much. So, what now? Since her husband’s passing, time, once a precious ...

Will old insecurities tear them apart again? Or will God pave the way to a summer’s redemption? Trace Tomlinson has made his share of mistakes, but his sixteen-year-old son Trip isn’t one of them. The biggest? Letting Bristol Owens slip away two years ago. But Trace had learned the hard truth—that loving a woman stripped a man of his choices—eons ago. So, when the beautiful counselor slipped past a chink in his armor, he broke it off. Besides, with custody of his son now, relationships are off the table until Trip graduates. Bristol Owens loves her job of shaping young lives on the ...

Will his summer's return set her secret free? Moondust Cove holds too many memories and too much pain to keep Gentry Tomlinson grounded, but the small town does have one thing he wants. No, make that two. Everlee Armstrong, his longtime neighbor, and his family. What's left of them, that is. Staying away eases the pain and allows him to forget--at least for a little while--his guilt over the tragic deaths of his parents and sister. But when his friend and business partner dies and Gentry returns home for Gramps's summer wedding, the tug to stay and grow roots is stronger than the pull to ...

A forbidden romance. A secret child. Will deception crush their love…or will truth and faith prevail? A forbidden romance… Bryce Kinnerly was everything Tristyn could want in a husband. Attractive. Kind. Thoughtful. Attentive. Everything her husband isn’t. Rich abandoned her shortly after Maisie was born—seven years ago—but she never filed for divorce and remained faithful to her vow. Until Bryce. He makes her feel treasured and alive again, fills the lonely spaces in her heart. Every stolen moment buries the truth even deeper. Until the day she knows. That one more sweet kiss ...

Will theirs be a summer reunion or a summer to forget? After losing his parents and twin sister to a tragic accident, Mannix Tomlinson hit bottom. Beer and bitterness destroyed his marriage to his high school sweetheart, but he’s a changed man now. Solid, stable and sober, he’s finally ready to start a family of his own. But the only woman he can imagine spending his forever with filed divorce papers on him eight years ago. When Rowan Albright faces her groom at the end of the aisle, this time they’re not the ones getting married. She never stopped loving Mannix, but his weekend beer ...

A snow storm. A warm cozy fire. Two hearts that desperately need grace and healing and a Christmas miracle. After college, Kane Kirkland returned home to Mistletoe Mountain a changed man, fifty pounds lighter and a new Christian. Six years later, with a successful real estate career and a fresh boost of confidence, all he wants for Christmas is a chance at love with longtime crush Sydney. Something happened to his sweet friend while he was away. Something dark and life-altering ripped the joy from her spirit. And he intends to find out what… After a disastrous relationship unraveled ...

After her divorce, Summer Kyleson moved to Texas to put a little distance between her and her abusive ex-husband. The freelance photographer sets her heart on marrying a cowboy. Someone kind and hardworking, a family man who'd be a good daddy to her son Logan. All things her ex-husband wasn't. And another law enforcement officer hubby ranks dead last on her list of potential candidates. Deputy US Marshal Maverick Kester knows he disappointed his father when he chose a career in law enforcement over ranching, but Maverick wasn't cut out for long hours on the back of a horse. Now, with ...