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For as long as Miranda Vaughn could remember, she’d lived on the run. Her only constants were her brothers, especially her older brother Ellis. When Ellis finds the love of his life in the small beach town of Seaside Oregon, Miranda’s life is on the move again. She would follow him to the ends of the earth. Seaside is like heaven on earth. She has a new family, community, and a new start that finally feels like a real home. Except for her next-door neighbor, the smoking hot cop with a chip on his shoulder and a body she has vivid dreams of wrapping herself around. She doesn’t trust the law—but avoiding him becomes harder and harder as the months of sharing a space drags on. Nick Baker moved to the quiet town of Seaside to put distance between himself and his past. He had a job he loved and a peaceful life. Until he moved into the two-unit apartment above a health food shop, and everything went sideways. The second he laid eyes on the wild-eyed siren with fiery red hair and a body created for sin, he was screwed. Utterly and catastrophically. She was the last woman on the planet he should want, but he wanted her like air. He didn’t trust her. Their attraction is off the charts, and their bickering is the build-up that will make it explode. When their pasts come back to find them in Seaside, can they find the trust to save each other?
Meet Lady Arabella Chester, the spirited and rebellious daughter of a powerful lord, determined to carve her own path. Her world turns upside down when she crosses paths with the notorious Duke of Edinburgh, Alexander Smith. This chance meeting ignites a magnetic attraction that defies their better judgment and societal norms. Experience the thrilling tension as Arabella and Alexander grapple with their forbidden love. Will they choose the luxurious life they know or the passionate connection they feel? Witness the tantalizing dance between desire and duty, where every stolen glance and secret rendezvous pulls you deeper into their world. Will their love conquer all, or will society’s boundaries tear them apart?
Sadie: Holidays aren’t usually a huge deal to orphans. I intended to get ahead of work, and win back my boss’s approval. Then Josh appeared. A gorgeous older man who seems instantly protective of me. Every simple touch of those huge hands makes my heart race, leaving me wanting much more. It’s what I’ve always craved… the feeling of belonging with someone. If my rags to riches, instant relationship, huge borrowed family adventure might only last a week, I’m going to try to throw myself all in. Mind, soul, and especially… body. Josh: A date for Christmas week would solve everything… yet I can’t believe this beautiful innocent angel agreed to come home with me. She has no idea how talented and special she is. Taking her to Holly Valley as a buffer from my overzealous family might be selfish. Yet I need to see Sadie’s bright eyes glow when she sees the snow, the lights, and the massive town tree. When she has her first traditional Christmas. I won’t stick to the unspoken rule, and try to keep our relationship fake. I’m already positive that we belong together.
Maxwell Muggs must face a maniac arsonist and killer while trying to come to terms with a long-buried secret about his past. Years have passed since Maxwell Muggs came under the radar of IRS because of his gambling addiction, and much has changed. Maxwell has controlled his gamble addiction. His work as investigative journalist is gaining him a solid reputation, and he and his younger sister Ruthie have finally come to terms with their parents’ accidental death more than a decade earlier. But his seemingly content life soon becomes the thing of past as an arson case involving a series of ten deliberate fires in a row throws him in the path of a group of powerful enemies. As bodies begin to pile up, Maxwell realizes that finding the truth isn’t just about finishing his professional assignment… it’s about justice, about right and wrong… and it’s also about retribution.
If only I weren’t her boss and trusted friend… War taught me there are things worth fighting for, and Natalie is one of them. I was drawn to her the day I hired her, and keeping my distance has been difficult. We’re total opposites, but after spending days working on this conservation project together, I can’t get enough of her. She’s a free-spirited nomad who fears being tied down, even by love. I’m damaged in so many ways. If she finds out my secrets, I will lose her forever. What I should do is walk away before her life is ruined. I can see my happily ever after in her eyes. But, do I deserve it?
For retired rodeo cowgirl Molly McGuire, life is all about her animals. She’s spent her life around them, and there’s nothing that brings her more joy than being with her horse, Jo, and pet German Shephard, Shadow. When Molly inherits Summer’s End, a fishing resort with plenty of room for her and her animals, she’s ready to settle into her life alone, but fulfilled. Then Bart McKinnon walks into her life. An Army veteran, Bart’s years in active combat have left him with demons he tries hard to hide from the world. When Molly and Bart meet, they are instantly drawn to one another, and the heat rises. But what starts as a fling quickly becomes complicated. The more time Molly spends with Bart, the more she feels for him, but the more questions she has. Where does he live? How does he earn his living? Is she just action on the side or more than that? Can Molly help him fight his demons or will Bart’s PTSD prevent him from living his life to the full? Together, can they create a future at Summer’s End?
Whitney Winters and her sister-in-law Carina are thrust into the limelight when it hits the national news that a number of their former clients have fallen in love after their respective divorces. The rumor goes wild all over social media, and requests for their services skyrocket, raising the eyebrows of the firm’s partners. To keep their jobs, Whitney and Carina must juggle their newfound fame and their clients’ misadventures in love while attempting to preserve the law firm’s reputation. But their efforts aren’t without distractions. Whitney begins to fall for charming artist Matthew McMahon, her complete opposite. Meanwhile, Carina wonders if all the time she’s putting into her career is shortchanging her marriage. Will the sisters-in-law get more than they can handle? Especially when happily-ever-afters aren’t really in their job descriptions…
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