Recommendations based on "Fragile Hearts by the Loch (Loch Lannick)"

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…?

Iris Garrigan Has Nothing. Well, That's Not Entirely True. She Has Her Trusty Doc Martin Boots. She Has Her Bowie Obsession. And She Has The Stray Cat That Sneaks Into Her Bed And Keeps Her Company At Night – It's A Quid Pro Quo Relationship. The Cat Gets A Warm Body And She Gets Something Alive Beside Her When She Would Otherwise Be Alone. She Also Has A Job. Sure, Washing Dishes Hardly Has Her Rolling In Dough, But With No Permanent Abode It's The Best She Can Do. She Knows Her New Boss Only Lets Her Work In His Restaurant Out Of Pity, But She Isn't Above Cashing In On A Little Human Compassion If It Means She Can Survive To Live Another Day. Everything Is Going Fine Until Liam Cross Starts To Take Notice Of Her, Poking His Newly Minted Police Badge Where It Doesn't Belong. And If He Doesn't Quit Soon Her Not So Legal Living Situation Could Find Her In Hot Waters. Little Does She Know, Liam Isn't Just Being Nosy, He's Trying To Help. Iris Has No Idea That He's Been Watching Her For Months, And That He's Completely Enamoured With Her Strange And Peculiar Ways. When Liam Discovers Her Secret Iris Has Two Options: Stay And Face The Music Or Run For The Hills.***cross My Heart Is A Contemporary Romance Novella And Tells The Story Of The Youngest Cross Brother, Liam Cross. It Is #5.75 In The Hearts Series.***

www.BrendaNovak.comFirst love. Second chance?As the daughter of a hoarder, Phoenix Fuller had a tough childhood. So when the handsome, popular Riley Stinson became her boyfriend in high school, she finally felt as though she had something to be proud of. Phoenix was desperate not to lose him—especially once she found out she was pregnant. Yes, she might have acted a bit obsessive when he broke up with her. But she did not run down the girl he started dating next.Unfortunately, there was no way to prove her innocence. Now, after serving her time in prison, Phoenix has been released. All she wants to do is return to Whiskey Creek and get to know her son. But Jacob's father isn't exactly welcoming.Riley doesn't trust Phoenix, doesn't want her in Jacob's life. He is, however, ready to find someone to love. And he wants a good mother for his son. He has no idea that he's about to find both!

Sometimes you have to look beneath the surface to find the treasure withinAfter years of searching, Bren Ryan has found her place in Hope Harbor. Working as a barista suits her to a T, as does the laid-back vibe of her adopted town. Nothing is lacking in her life--except romance. But that's okay. Men are a complication she doesn't need. Buttoned-up CPA Noah Ward isn't looking for love, either, when he arrives in town on a mission to convince his father to move closer to him. And he certainly doesn't intend to fall for the quirky, free-spirited woman who's taken up residence in his father's guest cottage. But when Noah finds himself sucked into Bren's quest to help a struggling teen, might the two of them discover there's more to each other than meets the eye?Come home to Hope Harbor--where hearts heal . . . and love blooms.

From the moment Gavin Blake set eyes on Emily Harris he knew she would never make it in the rugged high country where backbreaking work and constant hardship were commonplace. She would wilt there like a rose without water. He'd be sending her back to Boise before the first snows. He'd be willing to bet on it. She could say what she wanted. Emily Harris didn't belong in the hard life of the Blakes. Beautiful and refined, she was accustomed to the best life had to offer. Heaven only knew why she wanted to leave Boise to teach two young girls on a ranch miles from nowhere. He'd wager it had to do with a man. It always did when a beautiful woman was involved. Emily wanted to make some sort of mark on the world before marriage. She wanted to be more than just a society wife. Though she had plenty of opportunities back East, she had come to the Idaho high country looking to make a difference. Gavin's resistance to her presence made her even more determined to prove herself. Perhaps changing the heart of one man might make the greatest difference of all.

Can These Two Friends from Opposite Worlds Find Love? They've been best friends for years, but as high school ends, Zane Beck can't help but look at his Amish neighbor, Lila Lehman, with different eyes. Her controlling father sees only one future for Lila, though, and arranges for her to be courted by an upstanding young Amish man. When Zane sees the two together, his plans for the future crumble, and he impulsively enlists in the Army, following in his father's footsteps.However, the passing of years and the distance between them isn't enough to halt their now hidden feelings for each other. If being together used to be difficult, it's now impossible, especially with the Amish opposed to war. Zane's service takes a dramatic turn when he's sent to Afghanistan. Being on the front line and the reality of taking a life has him questioning whether he can continue to serve or not. But all choices have consequences--both his and hers. With Lila preparing to marry another, will these one-time sweethearts ever find the life together that they both still long for?

Going home could mean risking her heart... She needs help to start over... But can she ever trust again? Widowed, pregnant and under her controlling mother-in-law's thumb, Charlotte Tremaine needs help--but she doesn't expect it to come from her estranged childhood best friend. Yet after a fainting spell lands her in the hospital, Sheriff Logan Carter whisks her away to his foster mother's mountain home to recover. But when her secrets follow, can she face her painful past with Logan at her side? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Witemeyer Returns with Her Trademark Blend of Adventure, Romance, and HumorGrace Mallory is tired of running, of hiding. But when an old friend sends an after-hours telegraph transmission warning Grace that the man who has hunted her for nearly a year has discovered her location, she fears she has no choice. She can't let the villain she believes responsible for her father's death release his wrath in Harper's Station, the town that has sheltered her and blessed her with the dearest friends she's ever known.Amos Bledsoe prefers bicycles to horses and private conversations over the telegraph wire to social gatherings with young ladies who see him as nothing more than an oddity. His telegraph companion, the mysterious Miss G, listens eagerly to his ramblings every night and delights him with tales all her own. For months, their friendship--dare he believe, courtship?--has fed his hope that he has finally found the woman God intended for him. Yet when he takes the next step to meet her in person, he discovers her life is in peril, and Amos must decide if he can shed the cocoon of his quiet nature to become the hero Grace requires.

Roxie Chandler might have found the place where she belongs, but will one mistake mean leaving her new life-and new love-behind?Roxie has hit rock bottom. No job. No home. Even her family is done with her. An unplanned visit to an older cousin is her only option but stuck on a remote island is the last place she wants to be.Alex Fielding has never been happier. As the village doctor, he has the small-town life he's always wanted, living in peace and helping his neighbors. Except life isn't so peaceful once the city girl with a chip on her shoulder moves in with his neighbor.To her surprise, Roxie likes Anchor Island and the people on it. Especially the hot doc next door. They're opposites in every way, yet Alex is turning out to be the good guy she never knew she wanted. But when Roxie's mistake puts two of his patients in jeopardy, will he turn his back on her like everyone else in her life? Or will he show her what true love really means?

We longed. We lost. We loved. Desperately. I thought I had my life all figured out. But after a college football accident leaves me deaf, I was learning how to live all over again.I expected the anger, the frustration, and the struggle to readjust, but what I didn't expect to happen amongst the chaos, was to fall in love.Especially not with two men. Rough-edged puzzle pieces, Rhys, Samuel, and I were nothing but aching memories, painful realities, and hidden scars.We were products of our pasts, abandoned and unloved, messy and complicated. Individually we had baggage; together we had mountains to climb.But when the three of us were tangled up in one another, spilling secrets in the dark, hearts beating in sync, nothing else mattered but them.We needed to break the cycle, because they deserved love... And who knows, maybe I finally did too.