Can one perfect day turn into a lifetime love? Ten years ago, Hattie Stevens spent just twenty-four hours with the charming, creative, slightly chaotic writer Ed DeArmas. The timing wasn’t right—but their connection was unforgettable. Three years ago, she tried to find him again. He didn’t even remember her. Now, approaching thirty, Hattie’s life looks nothing like the dream list she once made. Divorced, out of a job, still unpublished, and nowhere near owning the cozy bookstore she’s always wanted, she’s ready for a reset. When her best friends invite her to spend the summer in Fortune Falls , a picturesque town on the Oregon Coast, she jumps at the chance. What she doesn’t expect? Ed—her Ed—will be there too. Thrown together for the summer, both working on new novels, both single, both undeniably drawn to each other again. But while Hattie begins to fall for Fortune Falls—and for Ed all over again—he’s made it clear he’d never live in a small town. When a local bookstore goes up for sale, Hattie must decide: chase the dream she’s always wanted, or risk her heart on the man who might finally be ready for her. ? Perfect for fans of : Tarah Dewitt’s cozy PNW vibes, Carly Fortune’s Meet Me at the Lake , and nostalgic nineties romances like Before Sunrise. Tropes you’ll love: Right person, wrong time Second chance romance Forced proximity Small town charm Grumpy/sunshine Found family

He’s loved her for years. She refuses to be rescued. One proposal changes everything. For rancher Chance Braxton, Josie Monroe was the classic girl next door. He’d fallen early and hard, but because her heart had belonged to his careless and indifferent brother, Chance had been permanently friend-zoned since Josie was a teen. Now Josie’s running her failing ranch all alone, and it’s time for Chance to step up and keep a promise he made to her dying mother – marry Josie and combine their ranches. Josie Monroe doesn’t want help or need to be saved by anyone – especially her wealthy ranching neighbor and forever thorn in her paw, Chance Braxton. The serious, way-too-handsome cowboy has starred in too many of her fantasies, but he still sees her as a heart-broken girl. She’s a woman now, and she’s determined to prove everyone wrong: She can save her ranch and rebuild her father’s legacy…alone. When Chance proposes, Josie’s problems are just beginning. So why does her pulse kick up every time he rides by and tips his Stetson? Marriage of convenience. Lifelong pining. Protective cowboy. Stubborn small-town heroine. Slow-burn ranch romance with heart, heat, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

The Brass Anchor Inn is about to host a bicentennial celebration when its grumpy new owner arrives on the island, making the inn’s sunshiny manager wonder if it will still be a festive occasion or a farewell party. Josie Turner loves managing the Brass Anchor Inn. And so when the inn’s owner unexpectedly passes, she keeps it running until the future of the business is resolved. Real estate agent Lane Johnson has just inherited half of the inn. His goal is to sell it to the highest buyer as soon as possible. But when he meets the beautiful yet determined general manager, he knows this is going to be far from an easy transaction—especially when he learns that Josie has inherited the other half of the inn. When the negotiations begin, lines get blurred and hearts get tangled. Includes a recipe for Josie’s giant chocolate chip cookies! 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)

What if your first love was meant to be your last? Noelle Brevard can’t remember a time she didn’t love Hawkley Bennett. It didn’t matter that he was her brother’s best friend. She had to tell him. He chose someone else. And she left home with a broken heart. Tucked away in his cabin in the woods, Hawkley Bennett struggles to cope with the sins of the past. His only comfort and greatest heartache is the fact he denied himself the love of his life. After ten years, Noelle’s home. And stranded at the bottom of his driveway in a snowstorm. Locked away from the rest of the world, sparks fly and truths come to light. Until only one secret remains. And it’s tearing him apart. She’s got a choice. Protect her heart? Or give everything she has for his. A Lifetime of Afters is a small town, friends to enemies to lovers, grumpy-sunshine, surprise pregnancy, forced proximity, family saga hybrid of steamy contemporary romance and deeply emotional women’s fiction perfect for fans of Virgin River and This is Us . CW: Grief. “Hold on to your heart, reader friend, because Noelle and Hawk's story is a wildly emotional ride.” BookAddict, Amazon Reviewer.

His life only makes sense in the sky. Loving her would mean landing for good. Captain Judd Harlow is happiest in the air. It’s only when he’s flying that he can leave his childhood memories behind. But when he and his brothers find themselves the guardians of their 12-year-old half-sister, he knows moving back to the small Montana town where he grew up is the right thing. When Savannah Casteele learns that a local pilot has agreed to fly her and her little boy to Chicago for a long-awaited surgery, she’s overcome with gratitude. A young, single mother, her first priority has always been raising her son the best way she knows how. But when she sees Judd for the first time, she’s unprepared for the affect he has on her heart: He’s stoic, guarded, and a little out of reach, reminding her that she’s not the only one who’s trying to put aside a broken past. As they begin falling for one another, brought together by the children in their lives, they start seeing family not just as something you’re given, but something you create. And that the heart, no matter how scarred, is always capable of a tender, new beginning. But are they both willing to take a leap of faith to get there?

Only one word can describe Chef Jameson Fury... SHAMELESS . He parades around with that sexy smirk and those fabulous abs like he’s the king of the kitchen. Of all the places he could choose to open his new restaurant, why does it have to be right next door to mine? It’s hard enough trying to get my place up and running without having him hovering around and disrupting my business. Not to mention the way my body betrays me every time he’s close. I should despise him. But with every prank, every act of sabotage we take against each other... The tension growing between us inches closer to personal and away from professional. Things are heating up, and not just in our kitchens... All because of this shameless chef. Sinfully Shameless Chef is the third book in The Fury Family Series from USA Today Bestselling Author Gwyn McNamee. Grab this steamy enemies to lovers romance about two chefs competing to open restaurants next door to each other who are willing to do anything to win the race but aren't prepared for what the heat in their kitchens does to their hearts.