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In the second standalone book in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Molly McAdams’ Thatch series, Knox Alexander must convince his long-time love Harlow Evans that they’re meant to be together.He promised to wait for her.She told him he was wasting his time.Not waiting for him ended up being the biggest mistake of her life.When they were younger, Knox Alexander swore to Harlow Evans that he would wait for her to turn eighteen so they could be together. But that was two and a half years away, and Harlow couldn’t ask him to give up all the fun and thrills of going away to college for her. As the years passed, Knox remained a constant in her life but when her eighteenth birthday came around, Harlow’s heart belonged to someone else.Every day for the last four years, Harlow has been haunted by that fateful choice. And though he may appear unaffected by what happened in their past, Knox has always tried to fill the void Harlow left. But when he comes stumbling back into her life and refuses to leave, will Harlow finally let him into her heart…?

New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas introduces Quinn, younger sister to Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon, in this captivating novella in the Fall Away series. Quinn Caruthers has several problems: her father, Jason, and her three older brothers, Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon. Under the close watch of the men in her family, Quinn has found it nearly impossible to spread her wings—or even date—without them jumping in to hover. And when a family friend—several years older—from her childhood captures her heart, she knows they’re going to be a problem. Lucas Morrow is a man—experienced, sophisticated, and important. And knowing her brothers, he may as well be forbidden. But Lucas left town years ago and shows no signs of returning. Quinn knows she shouldn’t wait for him anymore.      Then a package turns up on her doorstep with no return address and its contents reveal family secrets that threaten to turn Quinn’s world upside down. She’s never asked about the tumultuous path of her parents’ romantic history, but she soon learns their happy marriage had a very rocky and passionate start.   As she begins to see things around her with new eyes, Quinn will have to make tough choices about whether she’ll keep waiting…or finally go after what she really wants.

Secrets go up in flames when a small-town firefighter's response to a city girl's call for help sparks a connection they were never supposed to uncover. Firefighter Ethan DeLuca would rather leave memories where they belong-buried under ashes. But when a scare puts Nonna's life on the line, he can't avoid returning to the town that had almost destroyed him. Helping to renovate the camp down the road seems like a good solution until his new redheaded boss ends up being one fire he has no idea how to put out. Cassidy McAdams is running out of time. If she can't turn enough profit from selling the camp Grandpa left her, Mom will have to foreclose on their flower shop. She's been burned enough times to know when to turn down help from a charming distraction. But with unexpected complications jeopardizing her chance of getting the camp ready to sell, Cass is forced to choose between guarding her heart and saving her mom's. When escalated attacks threaten to upend all their hard work and challenge Ethan's motives, his only option for protecting the girl he's fallen for means confronting the past that still haunts him. But as they're thrust into a fight to save the camp and their faith in each other, neither's prepared for the unforgiveable secret from their past waiting to burn their future to the ground. For fans of Alexa Verde and Kimberly Rae Jorden, let Write Me Home be the next inspirational romance you can't put down. Buy Write Me Home, Book One in the Home In You series, today and be swept into a heartwarming love story full of hope and healing.

"[A] beautifully crafted, exceptionally poignant love story.''--Library Journal Can she ever trust another "bad boy"? India Sommers once had the perfect family--until an ex-boyfriend broke in and shot her husband. Not only did that cost her the man she loved, a respected heart surgeon and the father of her child, but she also feels responsible. Charlie died because of the people she hung out with before she had the strength to change her life. Just after moving to Whiskey Creek with her little girl, Cassia, to start over, she's learned that her ex-boyfriend's trial ended in a hung jury. He's getting out of jail; he could try to find her again. And that's not all that scares her. She's extremely attracted to her next-door neighbor, but Rod Amos is the handsome "bad boy" type that's given her so much trouble in the past. If she got involved with him, her in-laws would sue for custody of Cassia. India has to keep her distance from Rod--but the more she gets to know him, the more difficult that becomes. Previously published

"Lee Tobin McClain's books make my heart sing."—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Time bestselling author   "Lee Tobin McClain dazzles with unforgettable characters, fabulous small-town settings and a big dose of heart."—Susan Mallery, #1 New York Times bestselling author Friendship, healing and love are all waiting on the Chesapeake Bay. Despite the charms of Pleasant Shores, coming home is a last resort for William Gross. The few happy memories he has here all revolve around Bisky Castleman, and she’s still every bit as kind and strong-minded as he remembered. But William is reeling from loss, and seeing Bisky with her daughter is a painful reminder of his mistakes. Between running her family’s fishing business and being a single mom, Bisky finds her days are full. Yet there’s always been room in her heart for William, her one childhood friend who never teased her about her height or her toughness. Through their shared volunteer work with local teens and rescue dogs, their feelings deepen into something much stronger. But is their growing bond strong enough to heal the past and forge a new beginning…together? Don’t miss Forever on the Bay, the next book in The Off Season series by Lee Tobin McClain, where safe harbor and new beginnings await on the Chesapeake Bay. The Off Season Series Book 1 - Cottage at the Beach Book 2 - Reunion at the Shore Book 3 - Christmas on the Coast Book 4 - Home to the Harbor Book 5 - First Kiss at Christmas Book 6 - Forever on the Bay

How can a single night haunt you for the rest of your life? Cole I came here to escape, to lose the last remnants of myself. I had no idea that running from my ghosts would turn into a sprint toward my future. A future I simply can't allow myself to hope for. Helping her fix up her run-down cabins and keeping her safe from an invisible threat has opened the door to so much more than I was prepared for. But Charlie deserves the world, and my shriveled up excuse of a heart is all that's left of me. The thing is, I'm beginning to think she might just be the only one to bring it back to life. Charlie I bought this place to escape, to reinvent myself and start over somewhere new. Too bad it's falling apart at the seams. That is, until a sexy, albeit grumpy, FBI agent lands on my doorstep complaining about his lodgings. His selfless offer to help me whip this resort into shape is a lifeline I can't afford to drop. But spending so much time together and getting to know the man inside the broken shell, has me wishing he'd never leave. When the waking nightmare I left behind comes back to haunt me, it's time to make a choice. Fight and take back control of our lives, so that we may both heal. Or let the monsters of our past consume us. Note: This is book one in a trilogy of interconnected standalones and is intended for mature audiences. Please check the author's website at www.nomijavery.com for a full list of content warnings.

Tension and passion collide in the latest Flirting With Trouble novel from the author of Until Tomorrow. She wants to break out... Unlike her older sisters, Rainey Wallace is determined to stop relying on the family fortune—in fact, when she tells her parents her intentions of going into social work, they cut her off. Now the only stable forces in her life are her friendships and the recreation center where she runs an after school program for disadvantaged youth. Nothing, however, has prepared her for the risks of the workplace. He makes her want to give in... When newcomer Owen Marshall is appointed by the county as the new program director, he decides to restructure programs and reevaluate staff, including Rainey. And it doesn't take long for their arguments to turn exceptionally heated—and steamy. But their scorching hot fling comes to a halt when she discovers that the county is threatening to cut the center’s funding. With the fate of those depending on her up in the air, Rainey needs to decide whose side she’s on——the children she’s come to love or the man who’s turned her whole world upside down...

In one evening, Indi's world falls apart. Enter the shy professor her family mistakes for her fiancé . . . Make that ex-fiancé. Professor Philip West never wanted to return to Maine . . . or his grandfather's miserable old house. But after his mother's death, he's now the guardian of a teenage half sister he barely knows-one who doesn't want anything to do with him. He longs to help her heal, but he's exhausted and numb, desperate for relief of his own. Maybe that's why he's so easily distracted when he happens upon the little shop with a name on its storefront window that sounds familiar, a hint of a mystery nudging him inside.More than a decade has passed since Indi Muir made the heartbreaking decision she's never recovered from-though she's certainly tried. She has a full life running her shop and creating the artsy pieces that fill its shelves. If she can just stay busy, she'll keep her hurt and regret at bay. But when her ex-fiancé returns to Muir Harbor, he brings news that shatters her carefully built walls. Things only get worse when lurking danger comes calling at her childhood home.The one bright spot amid Indi's turmoil is the shy stranger who wandered into her shop months ago and his moody but lovable sister. As she confronts her past and the mysterious threat facing her family, she's intent on helping Philip win over his sister. He just might win over Indi, too, if they can overcome old secrets and wounds, outrun rising peril . . . and take a chance on love.Breathtaking romance, a captivating mystery, and an enchanting wintry seaside . . . return to Muir Harbor in bestselling author Melissa Tagg's latest.

Last To KnowHe was just a boy. And I was just a girl. But if that's all there was to the story it wouldn't be very interesting, would it?Never Too LateI'd never met anyone quite like Mathias Wade. He was brooding and arrogant, but I loved him anyway. Together we were wild and uncontained--a hurricane raging. Then I had to leave, and words were exchanged that could never be undone. But now I was back, and Mathias better watch out, because this bitch wasn't finished with him. Game. Set. Match. All is fair in love and war, right?In Your HeartI thought I had found love. I thought I had found my forever. I'd never been more wrong in all my life.Take A ChanceI had life all figured out. Married with a baby on the way I stupidly believed that things were perfect. But then the good guy I fell in love with turned out to not be as good as I thought. I was left alone to pick up the pieces of my life and provide for my daughter. And then I met him. Hayes. The bad boy that just might not be so bad.Also includes 26,000 words of EXCLUSIVE bonus material

For a split second, Katie feels certain she's about to receive everything she's ever wanted. . . Twenty-year-old Katie Brenneman has always quietly fancied Jonathan Lundy. So when the brokenhearted widower asks her to help him take care of his two young girls, Katie knows it will be a trying time—yet she cannot pass up a golden opportunity to get to know this man better. Just as she's settling into her new life, a message arrives from Katie's past, threatening to expose her darkest secrets. During her Rumspringa, her running-around years, she experimented with activities forbidden in the Amish way of life. Frightened by how far she'd strayed from her values, Katie ran back home, vowing to cut all ties with the outside world. Now her transgressions are coming back to haunt her, just as Jonathan seems willing to welcome her into his heart. Will the past destroy Katie's chances for love? Or will Katie allow herself to accept God's love, forgive her past, and receive everything she's ever wanted?