He never touched another woman. Never wanted to. She was always his—even when she didn't know it.He came home from the Army broken and full of regret. She came home a widow, exhausted and starting over.Lily never planned to return to Sweetbriar, Oregon. But at thirty, widowed with a six-year-old and a baby in tow, home is the only place left to go. She's made peace with the life she built—and with the hole left in her heart since Luke walked away.Luke never stopped loving her. Not when he left to protect her from himself. Not through years of silence, unopened letters, and the kind of grief that hollows a person out. Coming home meant facing everything he'd lost—and everything he'd done wrong.Now they're back in the same small town, tangled up in the same close-knit family, and the feelings neither of them could ever completely bury are rising to the surface.But Lily's been through too much to risk her heart on hope.And Luke knows that this time, love won't be enough—he has to earn her trust back, one careful step at a time.In My Heart is a slow-burn, emotionally rich second-chance romance about two people who never truly let go and the courage it takes to choose each other again.

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: Welcome to Pajaro Bay.Aspiring chef Bree Taylor thought she'd found a home at last, in the kitchen of Lassiter's restaurant. Chef Henry Lassiter was not only her mentor, but a dear friend who regaled her with stories of his childhood home in Pajaro Bay. Henry's sudden death shattered her world, leaving her as lost and grieving as his beloved old dog, Maisy. Now Bree has only one last task to complete for Henry: she will deliver the dog to Henry's twin sister in Pajaro Bay. Then she can move on, and find some way to start over, as alone and adrift as ever.But what she finds when she arrives is not the happy, cozy little village Henry had described, but a town full of mysteries she can't understand, from his sister's odd behavior, to the handsome doctor with eyes as rich as bittersweet chocolate who can't seem to decide if he is attracted to her--or just wants her to leave him alone.In the end, she'll have to use everything Henry taught her, about faith and trust and believing in herself, to find a new path, with new friends, a new community, and the happily ever after Henry had always promised was waiting for her, whenever she was ready to take a chance.Get away to the little California beach town where the cottages are cute, the neighbors are nosy, and it's always possible to find your personal Happily Ever After.The Pajaro Bay novels can be read in any order. Collect them all:Little Fox CottageBoardwalk CottageHoneymoon CottageLighthouse CottageRum Cake CottageSongbird CottageSunshine CottageRiverstone CottageHarbor View CottageAnd don't miss the Maggie & Jasper Capers, set in the little beach town of Carita Cove, California:The Inconvenient CorpseThe Mourning BeadsThe Empty NooseThe Hidden HomicideThe Whiskered WitnessThe Serpentine ScriptThe Rattled RakeThe Wedding Wipe Out

A heart-tugging, laugh-out-loud small-town romance about second chances, family, and the love you thought you'd never find.When Grier McAllister teeters back into Timbell Creek, Virginia, in red-bottom stilettos, the last thing she expects is to fall for Bobby Jack Randall—the infuriatingly irresistible brother of her high school boyfriend. And she certainly doesn't expect to be drawn to Bobby Jack's hound dog Flo, or his spirited daughter Andy. But second chances have a way of arriving in the most unexpected packages.Now a successful image consultant in New York City, Grier has worked hard to bury the bad memories she left behind in Timbell Creek. Coming home was never part of her plan. But when a dream opportunity requires her to host a contest for the perfect "Jane Austen Girl," she reluctantly agrees—determined to do her job and disappear again.But she never realized the town she wanted to forget was the one place her heart was always meant to come home to.Down a Country Road is a heartfelt, page-turning story of love rediscovered, family ties, and healing old wounds—the kind of romance that makes us believe in happily-ever-after all over again.If you love stories that make you laugh one moment and wipe away tears the next, you'll fall for Grier and Bobby Jack's journey home to love.Perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, Robyn Carr, and Kristin Hannah—grab your copy of Down a Country Road today and begin the journey back to love.

The Bell Family of Bluestar Island series concludes with a charming second-chance romance!As summer winds down with the promise of a long-awaited wedding, the island’s new yoga instructor is drawn into an arrangement with the one man who wants nothing to do with her.In this summertime novella, Summer Turner has returned to Bluestar Island and opened the Beach Love Yoga studio. Anxious to expand her clientele, she is not expecting her former friend Greg Hoover to be one of her students. Their friendship was already in tatters after an ill-timed kiss. But when a family emergency draws them closer, their relationship is tested. Maybe this summer will be the season for forgiveness…and love.Includes a recipe for Summer’s buttery blueberry pound cake!Bluestar Island series:Book 1 – Love Blooms (Hannah & Ethan)Book 2 – Harvest Dance (Aster & Sam)Book 3 – A Lighthouse Café Christmas (Darla & Will)Book 4 – Rising Star (Emma & Noah)Book 5 – Summer by the Beach (Summer & Greg)Book 6 – Brass Anchor Inn (Josie & Lane)Book 7 – Summer Refresh (Sara & Kent)

She's the town's sheriff. He's the local doctor. When a baby lands in his arms, their lives—and hearts—are about to change forever.U.S. Marshal-turned-Sheriff Taylor James can trace her family back to the original thirteen Marshals appointed by George Washington. She's good at her job, but once they find out she's the local law, she can't get even one of her dates to stay past the appetizers. Her plan? Convince good friend and hot neighbor Dr. Gabriel Adams to give her dating lessons since his dance card is always full.Gabe lives by two rules: Don't get emotionally involved and don't let his well organized life spiral out of control. A childhood leukemia survivor, he lives each day like it could be his last. But when he's given a baby, with his name on her birth certificate, his world is turned upside down. He needs help. She needs a date. What begins as a simple exchange soon becomes something neither expected. Will this baby bargain lead to happily ever after?Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and RaeAnne Thayne, this heartwarming romance is the first in the beloved Angel Point series.

Cammie Laroux is back in Alabama—again.Dragged back to her small town to help her mother recover from surgery while rescuing the family event planning business should be a cinch. Even for a disgraced television chef, right? Wrong.Among the many secrets Cammie’s family’s been hiding is the fact that their historic home is falling down. Oh, and the man hired to restore the house, Grey Harrison, is the same high school and college love of her life who thrashed her heart and dreams ten years ago. Yeah, that guy.Grey, a widower with a young daughter, has never stopped loving Cammie, and when they are face to face once again, the chemistry is off the charts. Cammie may be in full-blown denial, but letting go is no longer in Grey’s vocabulary, even when winning Cammie’s forgiveness and renovating their love may seem like an impossible build even for a master architect and carpenter.As Cammie finds herself forgetting all the reasons she can’t trust Grey or love again, he finds himself remembering all the reasons he wants her to stay with him in Alabama… forever.