Her heart is wide open. His is sealed shut. Can one dare change everything?Preschool teacher Harley Cole has always viewed life through rose-colored glasses. With a career she loves, friends she enjoys, and a home that is her haven, there’s only one thing missing—finding her soul mate. As the holidays approach, Harley is inspired to help her former high school crush rediscover his holiday joy. It’s just a good deed...until the feelings she thought were gone come rushing back.Fire Chief Becker Lange returns home to River’s Edge with a heavy heart. His divorce has emotionally ravaged him, leaving him more confused than ever about what women want. So to protect himself from another failure, he closes his heart. And then Harley Cole makes him a flirty dare that she can help him overcome the holiday blues. Beck’s not sure he wants to, but Harley’s a hard woman to tell no.Can the magic of Christmas and a sweet stray kitten bring these two lonely souls together?Perfect for fans of Sherryl Woods and Sheila Roberts, The Fireman’s Christmas Wish is a heartwarming, slow-burn romance about second chances, unexpected connections, and the magic of holiday hope.

Mamma Mia meets The Bachelorette after a romance author’s viral dating confession sets off a holiday showdown when three exes crash her Christmas retreat, determined to win her back. From Karen Schaler, a Christmas romance bestselling author and the Emmy Award-winning writer of Netflix, Hallmark, and Lifetime holiday movies.“A wonderful festive setting…The cast is charming and the atmosphere’s enchanting.” – Publishers WeeklyBestselling romance author Riley Reynolds built her brand on love, but lately she’s single, out of inspiration, and her latest books are falling flat. When her agent pushes her to host a holiday fan retreat at Christmas Lake Lodge, Riley’s forced to fake festive cheer.When a live TV interview backs her into a corner about how she can write about love when she hasn’t found “the one,” Riley blurts out that her past relationships inspired her books. The host twists her words into her having one great love. The clip goes viral, and suddenly the internet’s obsessed with finding the mystery man.Riley’s three exes each think it’s them. They all crash her retreat, determined to win her back, sparking a full-blown Bachelorette-style competition, with outrageous Christmas dates and a blizzard of unresolved feelings.How can she choose? Every date feels like déjà vu, every kiss a question mark. For once, Riley can’t write her way to the perfect ending. This Christmas she has to live it, changing everything she believes about second chances.BONUS CONTENT: Christmas Ever After includes an exclusive excerpt from Schaler's royal rom-com, A Royal Christmas Fairy Tale, along with delicious exclusive Christmas recipes and holiday activities.Full of humor, heart, and hope, Christmas Ever After is perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Jenny Hale, Susan Mallery, RaeAnne Thayne, and Sarah Morgan.READERS LOVE KAREN SCHALER'S FEEL-GOOD CHRISTMAS ROMANCE CHRISTMAS EVER AFTER!“Karen Schaler writes stories that are bursting with Christmas charm!” —Jenny Hale, USA Today bestselling author“This is potentially the best Christmas book that I have ever read. It is a Hallmark movie meets the Bachelorette. It has an amazing cast of characters, a sweet romance, a beautiful small town and Christmas magic. I would love to see this as a movie, it is sure to be a fan favorite.” – Denise, NetGalley“Get ready for an explosion of Christmas cheer! Christmas Ever After is an abundantly fun and heartwarming Christmas romance! I loved reading about all the special Christmas activities. Kudos to Comet, the dog who was always there to save the day. I loved this story!” – Margie, NetGalley“I could not have loved this book more. Seriously, go buy this right now if you love Christmas and romance! The characters were amazing, the feel-good Christmas spirit was everywhere!” –BreeAnn, NetGalley“Well this is definitely a 5-star Christmas themed read…It would make a perfect Christmas movie!” –Claire, NetGalley“Christmas Ever After is a funny, uplifting, and heartfelt Christmas romance about finding your Christmas spirit, possible second chances in love, and finding a love "spark", that proves that anything is possible at Christmas.” Stacy, NetGalley“This book was perfect. The setting was magical. A real love story. I loved the traditions, the recipes, and the crazy sweaters. Need a lift? This might help.” – Mary Ann, NetGalley

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of His Jingle Bell Princess, now a GAC Family movie, comes a heartwarming and magical Christmas romance perfect for fans of The Parent Trap. Can ten-year-old fraternal twins work some Christmas magic to bring their mom and dad back together?When her ex-husband, ambitious pediatric surgeon Brock Andrews announces he’s remarrying on Christmas Eve at a winter wonderland resort Mountain Mystic Village in Colorado, quirky cooking show host Kate Andrews can’t imagine Christmas without her twins. Worse, his wedding to the dazzling daughter of the chairman of the hospital board has Kate wondering what might have been.Ten-year-old Scarlett and Sam don’t want a stepmother. They definitely don’t want a mean one who monopolizes their father and only pretends to want them around. She’s changed their dad from a fun-loving man into a serious, elegant stranger. Certain the marriage will ruin their lives, the twins conceive a daring plan to derail the wedding and bring their mom and dad back together just in time for Christmas.First published as Jingle Bells and Wedding Vows Each book in the Sweet Romance Escapes series is standalone:*His Jingle Bell Princess*The Twins’ Christmas Wish*Kiss Me in the Summer

He's the beast, and she's the beauty of his past.
After twelve years in the league, all Zach Murphy wants is a Super Bowl ring. His focus has been on hard hits–not smooth manners; about breaking quarterbacks–not making small talk at cocktail parties. After dumping a tray of drinks on the team owner’s daughter and accidentally feeling up the governor’s wife, his tenure with his team looks perilously short.
Kelsie Carrington-Richmond knows what it's like to fall from grace. A onetime beauty pageant star and former high-school mean girl, she's now destitute and one step from living out of her car. With few real job skills, she focuses on starting her new business, Charm School for Real Men. She's thrilled to land her first clients, the Seattle Steelheads, who have hired her to polish their roughest player.
Except…it’s Zach. The same guy whose broken heart she left in her wake when she was still a mean girl. He’s just the beast she remembers—but she’s nothing like the beauty queen she once was.
Can they get beyond their pasts? Or will they both find themselves offsides?
Previously published as Down by Contact in 2013. This version has been updated, re-written, and re-edited.

Her thermostat was set to frosty, until her Christmas cowboy cranks up the heat Ashley Hughes would love to cancel Christmas this year. Instead of holiday plans, she’s back in her Texas hometown planning her twin sister’s wedding — to her ex! Nothing like small town speculation to make her life cheery and bright. No one believes that she’s over the groom, until a certain cowboy secret crush steps in to be her plus one. Ashley’s tried to friend zone Jennings since high school, because she’s always known kissing the casual charmer would lead to a love she’d never forget. Jennings Hill would be the first to admit that his feelings for his ex-best friend are more likely to land him on the naughty list. When he sees Ashley again, he only wants to help but then a rumor links them romantically and that’s when their lives get complicated. The more time they spend together, the more Jennings worries she's not over her ex, but Ashley starts wishing Jennings was her present wrapped under the Christmas tree. CLAIMING THE COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS is a sweet and sexy standalone Texas romance in a series of standalones! Saving the Sheriff, Resisting the Rancher, Taming the Troublemaker and Claiming the Cowboy for Christmas can be read in any order.