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Getting without earning makes you lazy and ungrateful. That was what Gramps always said. He believed it so much he decided to put it into action in his will. His family would have to earn their inheritance, no freebies. He painstakingly made a plan for each one of his family members, picking what they needed to work on the most. But how would they take it when they found out? No doubt some of them won’t be happy. But if they want their inheritance, they’ll just have to suck it up and do it anyway. They weren’t getting it for nothing. He was found, survived certain death. Thanks to his...

A letter from my mom, I was so overwhelmed by this new discovery. And I have so many more memories that I lost than I even realized. It breaks my heart to realize that. I really hope that Cameron and Rebecca can help me remember them. Then there's my fear of going back to Bakersfield. I really need to defeat that. It terrifies me, but I know it's something I need to get past. But first I need to read that letter from Mom. What could she have wanted me to know if she were killed with my father? I'm afraid to find out, if I'm honest. What if I didn't live up to her desires for my life? What ...

Montana, my favorite place. I didn't purposely find the building there, honest. But man, am I glad that I did. Billings is a great place to open an authentic Italian restaurant. My siblings will get used to the much smaller city, at least it's not a tiny town like a lot of the other places in Montana. We're opening a restaurant because it's been our dream since we were little kids. We all loved cooking with Nonna every afternoon. She taught us how to make all her authentic Italian recipes. We've been saving every penny since we were old enough to earn money and we're finally ready. I was ...

We're so busy, there's always something going on. We have a wedding coming up, and I couldn't be happier for Abby and Jordan. They're just so perfect for each other, and absolutely as cute as can be together. I'm also very curious about Jordan's family. They have to be pretty great for Jordan to be the great person that he is. I'm so excited to meet them at the wedding, it's going to be a fun adventure. We have Mother's Day right after the wedding, which is very bittersweet for me. Man, I seriously miss my mom. But I have Patricia now, and I'm excited to celebrate her. She's an amazing mom,...

I wasn't too happy when Billings, Montana ended up being the only place that we were able to find a building. But I quickly realized how awesome it was here once all my siblings started finding their special someone. Nico and I are the only ones left. I made the mistake of getting my hopes up when my sisters kept telling me that it was my turn. I refuse to do that again, so when Tasha announced that her friend was moving here, I immediately talked myself out of getting excited. She's likely not mine. She has two kids, she'd better suited for someone in her same situation. Being a stepdad is...

I’m Brett Hammel and I own the rental shop next door to my best friend’s candy shop. Sunny Morning and I have been best friends for as far back as I can remember. Our moms have been friends most of their lives as well. I’m pretty sure Sunny and I have been hanging out together since before we were born. I’ve been told that when you meet ‘the one’ it’s an instant thing. You just know right off that it’s right. I’ve never experienced anything like that, but I guess that’s how it was for Sunny and Cali. Apparently Sunny’s sister, Windy, had a similar experience with her ...

All of her siblings got married and had honeymoon babies around the same time, leaving her the only single one in the family. Then she was in a major accident that nearly took her life. It took her months to recover and learn to walk again, but she did it. Now it's time for the next step in her life, marriage and family. It's calling to her and she's ready to listen. Willow's the fastest, easiest path to that goal. But what happens when a big ugly surprise is waiting for her when she meets her match's family? Can she get past it? Or will she have to step away and lose the match she's ...

Willow has a secret ability to know if a couple should be together, but with Chris she ignored her gut and set him up with her twin. It's her one big mistake, and she fixed it right away. Will she fix her mistake? Will Chris be matched correctly this time? And will his match accept him for who he is? And what happens when things get scary at work? Will she follow him anywhere? Will she blindly trust him? If she does, she's in for a wild ride.

Welcome back to Sunnyville! In this book we will follow our Livy on her adventure to find love. Will her refusal to go out on more than one date ruin things for her? Will her fear to hurt someone keep her from allowing herself to fall in love? Will Renee's intuition finally be wrong? Let's see where her adventure leads.

Alexa and Joshua are twins. They've been inseparable all their lives. Will this get in the way as they get into relationships? Will Joshua be overprotective and drive Alexa crazy? Will their partners pull the two of them apart? What are Felicity's youngest up to anyway? We haven't seen much of them, let's find out their story.

His wife was murdered, while his son watched. He got his son back, but he was just a shell of his former self. It was all too much to deal with, how do you get past that? Depression hits hard when something like this happens. It ravaged him for decades, but his boys never gave up trying to help him. Will he finally get past it? Will his sons finally give up on him? Will his alcoholism and depression finally kill him?

She's been hurt, and trusts no one. He's been through some things himself, but nothing like his brother. Her best friend's back, finally. He's been lonely, and wants what his brother has. Will she learn to trust him? Can he convince her she's safe with him?

She's been hurt, lost her first love. Will she ever be able to find love again? Will Willow be able to help her find a second love? He's been single a long time, waiting for the right woman to come along. Will he be able to be enough for Kari? Will she be able to love him like she loved before? And when tragedy strikes, will it push them together, or scare him off?

She's been brought to Idaho to be matched, and everyone's waiting to find out who it will be to. He's disappointed when it's not immediately revealed that he's the one. Why doesn't Willow declare they're a match? Will she? Is it because they're not that right for each other? Will they fail because of it? Then when her brother starts causing problems, does that ruin everything they'd gotten started?

She did it, she's made all her career goals. Now it's time to find a husband, finally. The matchmaker worked for her bestie, it'll work for her, too. Right? He's so tired of dating, he could just scream. how many girlfriends will it take to finally find the one that'll stick? There's got to be a better way. Maybe a matchmaker will do the trick, it's worth a try at least. But when things get scary, will he stick it out or run scared?

She so sick of men and their dating games, ugg! She wants a man that's ready for marriage, and won't date other women behind her back. Maybe if they're under contract, they'll stay true to her. He's so lonely, and dating around just isn't working at all. his friends have been pestering him for years to let Willow set him up, maybe it's time to finally let her. He's ready for a wife and family of his own. Family, a foreign concept, but a very appealing one too.

She's been hurt in the worst possible way by the one person that was supposed to love her forever. How do you get over that? How do you trust anyone again? Her mom didn't get it, but if she'll leave her alone if she tries one more time it would be worth the trouble, wouldn't it? He's been looking for years, and just can't find the one. He thought his sister was crazy getting matched, and was so relieved when she gets a lucky break and it works out. But then his brother does it, and it works for him, too. Maybe there was something to this matchmaker thing...

Getting without earning makes you lazy and ungrateful. That was what Gramps always said. He believed it so much he decided to put it into action in his will. His family would have to earn their inheritance, no freebies. He painstakingly made a plan for each one of his family members, picking what they needed to work on the most. But how would they take it when they found out? No doubt some of them won’t be happy. But if they want their inheritance, they’ll just have to suck it up and do it anyway. They weren’t getting it for nothing. Leslie was shocked when she heard what Gramps ...

I’m Emmy Brittle and I’m one of Rainy’s best friends. Brielle’s our other bestie. I’m the new member of the group since they’ve been besties since they were born and I joined them in the fourth grade. I was placed in their group with a guy named Hank Martin. They apparently hate Hank because he terrorized Rainy the year before. He always seemed like a really sweet guy to me, but they were adamant that I needed to stay far away from him. They made it their mission to protect me from him. I never did understand why, but I went along with it. Hank disappeared from town right after ...

She finally talked her friend into calling a matchmaker, and her friend was matched right away. But she wasn't. She let go of her job and her apartment, moved into her parent's home, and waited. Then Willow finally calls months later with her match. She could hardly wait a second longer, until she got on that plane. Now she couldn't be more nervous. She was shy, will she even be able to talk to him? Will he be able to accept her tendency to disappear for hours, sucked into her hobby? Would he be upset that she'd rather stay home then go out and socialize? She'd always dreamed of a husband ...