Sara Carsten. Judge Lawrence Bishop. One little boy who changes everything.Sara Carsten never planned to become a mother.After her sister's death, she's suddenly raising her infant nephew while struggling to keep her beloved small-town bookstore afloat. Grief is already threatening to overwhelm her when a stranger arrives with devastating news.He isn't just asking questions.He's Brady's father.Judge Lawrence "Ren" Bishop built his life on discipline, ambition, and a spotless reputation. Then he discovers that one unforgettable weekend romance left him with a son he never knew existed—and the woman who could have told him is gone forever.Now the child he never stopped wondering about is living with the fiercely protective aunt determined not to lose the only family she has left.Sara refuses to let Brady become another casualty of privilege and politics.Ren refuses to walk away from the son he never had the chance to know.As custody battles give way to growing pains, shared milestones, and unexpected moments of laughter, old wounds begin to heal. But learning to trust each other may be the hardest fight either of them has ever faced.Because becoming a family was never part of the plan.Falling in love was even less expected.A heartwarming small-town romance filled with emotional family drama, a surprise baby, enemies-to-lovers tension, slow-burn chemistry, and a hero determined to prove that fatherhood—and love—are worth fighting for.Tropes:• Secret Baby• Enemies to Lovers• Slow Burn Romance• Small-Town Romance• Guardian Heroine• Single Father Journey• Forced Family• Emotional Healing• Protective HeroWhat You'll Find Inside:• Secret Baby Romance• Slow-Burn Love Story• Small-Town Setting• Emotional Family Drama• Protective Hero• Dual POV• Spicy Romantic Tension• Satisfying HEAPerfect for readers who love: emotional family-centered romance, surprise baby stories, and the heartfelt storytelling of Susan Mallery, Brenda Novak, and Sherryl Woods.

As a wedding photographer, it’s no surprise that Ashley Murphy, despite her perpetual singleness, is a little in love with love.When she catches a hunky best man checking her out while on the job, her heart all but shouts, “He’s the one”. Until he opens his mouth.Colton Banks is a cocky lawyer with a mean streak a country mile wide. Colton prefers order to chaos. He believes there’s a time and place for everything, so when a lilac haired hottie sends him a flirtatious wink while she’s on the job, he’s less than impressed.When she shows up at his office a week later asking for legal help, his first instinct is to send her packing. But day after day, she returns, finding new elaborate ways to break him down.It’s not until a life-altering surprise shows up on Colton’s doorstep that things start to change. Ironically, the answer to his problem may be his incredibly annoying, free-spirited new “friend.”Complications. Lust. Attraction. Love.As their tenuous friendship grows, the chemistry between them becomes a raging inferno, and everyone knows you can’t deny your rebel desires.

10 year anniversary edition - now in large print size!A midwife returns to her small hometown with a secret.From a bestselling author, a feel-good, sweet romantic comedy involving a midwife with a secret, a hot doctor, and a reunion a long time coming. No shortage of small-town shenanigans, including a matchmaking aunt, and a town far too involved in the outcome of this second-chance, first love romance.Sweet and tender, Heatherly Bell writes romance that will capture your heart. ~ Marina Adair, New York Times bestselling author Heatherly Bell's sweet, warm romances are the perfect escape. ~ Jamie Farrell/Pippa Grant, USA Today bestselling author

I don't do feelings. So why do I have so many of them around her?I shouldn’t be attracted to Sasha Macklin. She’s frilly and pretty. She talks too much. And she’s into things I don’t understand, like clothes and babies and… feelings.But when her life is put in danger by the people who’re supposed to be closest to her, I’m the first one by Sasha’s side. And when it turns out the only way to truly keep her safe is to marry her, I don’t hesitate—I drop everything to make it happen.But the longer we hide out in my hometown together, the more I’m learning protecting Sasha from a dangerous criminal is the easy part. Protecting my heart? It’s going to mess with me.The fifth book in USA Today Bestseller Claire Wilder's Quince Valley Romance series is a small-town marriage of convenience romance with suspense elements. It can be read as a standalone.

Sometimes you have to create your own destiny . . . Christy Knight grew up in Destiny, Ohio, but lately she feels that her future lies elsewhere. Her parents are gone and the beautiful jewelry she creates doesn't pay the bills. Maybe it's time for Christy to grow up and find a guy who's smart, sexy, and solvent. Her rugged handyman neighbor fits the first two categories, but he's all wrong for her. If only he didn't have such captivating blue eyes.Wary of trusting others, Jack DuVall hasn't been entirely honest with Christy. He's not really a handyman. He's not really broke. And sharing the long drive to visit her beloved grandpa isn't just about gallantry—he finds gorgeous, feisty Christy completely irresistible.When secrets are exposed, Jack and Christy struggle to find their way back to one another, but the quirky seaside town of Coral Cove could prove the perfect place to find a red-hot destiny of their own.

USA Today BestsellerA plane crash. A fight for survival. A love that changes everything.Withering Hope is the unforgettable story of a man who desperately needs hope and the woman who teaches him how to love again.When Aimee boards a private jet bound for Brazil, she's counting down the minutes to the life she's always wanted.Then the plane crashes.Stranded deep in the Amazon rainforest, far from civilization and surrounded by dangers at every turn, her only ally is Tristan—the pilot who risked everything to save her life.With rescue nowhere in sight, survival becomes their only goal.Days turn into weeks.Hope begins to fade.Yet in the heart of the jungle, where every sunrise feels like a victory and every tomorrow is uncertain, something unexpected begins to grow between them.As they battle hunger, fear, and the ghosts of their pasts, Aimee and Tristan discover a connection neither of them saw coming—one that gives them the strength to keep going when everything else is slipping away.But some journeys leave you forever changed.And some people become impossible to forget.A breathtaking survival romance about hope, healing, and finding light in the darkest of places.