Recommendations based on "If Only in My Dreams"

Here are New York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas’s two bestselling novellas in the Fall Away Series, together in one volume for the first time. AFLAME All through high school, Jared Trent called the shots. He decided if Tatum Brandt would be happy or sad, fearful or free. He owned her heart, and he played with it like one of his cars. Never again.   Two years ago, Jared left town, and Tate’s life is exactly where she wants it to be. Or that’s what she tells herself... Because two years ago, her heart also stopped beating, and no matter the success in school or the support of her friends, there’s only one time every week she can feel that same rush in her blood: Friday nights on the track.     That’s hers, not his, and to hell with anyone that gets in her way again. Especially him. NEXT TO NEVER Under the close watch of the men in her family, Quinn Caruthers has found it nearly impossible to spread her wings—or even date—without her three older brothers, Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon, jumping in to hover. And when a family friend—several years older—from her childhood still holds her heart, she knows they’re going to be a problem. Lucas Morrow is a man, and knowing her brothers, he may as well be forbidden.   But Lucas left town and shows no signs of returning. Quinn knows she shouldn’t wait for him anymore....   Until a package turns up on her doorstep with no return address and its contents reveal family secrets that threaten to turn her world upside down. She’s never asked about the path of her parents’ romantic history, but she soon learns their happy marriage had a very rocky and passionate start.   As she starts 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.

A Gripping, Exquisitely Romantic New Standalone By New York Times Bestselling Author Mia Sheridan. Dane Was Her First Kiss And The Only Man She Ever Loved . . . Until Their Marriage Crashed And Burned. Now Audra Has Built A Quiet Life For Herself Running A Flower Shop She's Put Her Whole Heart Into. But Audra Is Left Reeling When An Unexpected Circumstance Brings Dane Back Into Her World. He's Still As Breathtaking As He Ever Was, And He Still Affects Her More Than Any Man She's Ever Known. Yet Learning To Trust Him Again Could Be A Matter Of Life And Death . . . When Dane Offers To Fly His Ex-wife From California To Colorado To Help Correct A Wrong, He Never Imagined The Harrowing Twist Of Fate Awaiting Them. When Their Plane Goes Down In The Snowy Mountain Wilderness, Dane And Audra Are Stranded With No One To Turn To But Each Other. Will Their Second Crash End Their Lives—or Save Their Souls? This Is A Stand-alone Sign Of Love Novel, Inspired By Cancer. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due To Strong Language And Sexual Content, This Book Is Not Intended For Readers Under The Age Of 18.

Five starred reviews!From New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned stand-alone tale of queer love, grief, and the complexity of female friendship.Two girls. One wild and reckless day. Years of tumultuous history unspooling like a thin, fraying string in the hours after they set a fire.They were best friends. Until they became more. Their affections grew. Until the blurry lines became dangerous.Over the course of a single day, the depth of their past, the confusion of their present, and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. And the girls will learn that hearts, like flames, aren’t so easily tamed.It starts with a fire.How will it end?

The only way to get what she wants is to let go of everything she thinks she knows.I never planned to live my life in a trailer in a tiny mountain town. Funny how divorce changes your plans for you.And I never planned to fall in love again. After Jack, I figured I was better off alone.But Connor Charles, with his dark red hair and glowering good looks, was as compelling as he was frightening, and I knew I should stay away from him. Especially if the rumors were true.The police were interested in Connor ... but the more I got to know him, the more I realized ...So was I.

From New York Times bestselling author Tracey Lange, a poignant story about the resilience of family, the importance of community, and the magic of middle school hockeyWhen Kyle McCray gets word his father has suffered a debilitating stroke, he returns to his hometown of Potsdam, New York, where he doesn’t expect a warm welcome. Kyle left suddenly two and a half years ago, abandoning people who depended on him: his father, his employees, his friends―not to mention Casey, his wife of sixteen years and a beloved teacher in town. He plans to lie low and help his dad recuperate until he can leave again, especially after Casey makes it clear she wants him gone.The longer he’s home, the more Kyle understands the impact his departure has had on the people he left behind. When he’s presented with an opportunity for redemption as the coach of the floundering middle school hockey team, he begins to find compassion in unexpected places. Kyle even considers staying in Potsdam, but that’s only possible if he and Casey can come to some kind of peace with each other.Full of love and hope, What Happened to the McCrays? takes an intimate look at both sides of a failed marriage and two people who must finally confront the awful pain of their past or risk being consumed by it.

Welcome To Wishing Tree, Where The Magic Of Christmas In July Will Bring You Home In This Heartwarming Story By #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Susan Mallery. Some Heartbreaks Hit Harder Than Others. For Shaye Harper, The Last One Was So Bad She Swore Off Men For Good. Wishing Tree, Washington, Was Supposed To Be A Pit Stop On The Road To A Fresh Start, But Shaye Is Swiftly Drawn In By The Quirky Small Town’s Celebrations—and A Handsome Stranger She Can’t Resist. After Deployments Around The World, Army Vet Lawson Easley Knows There’s No Place Better Than His Hometown. And He’s Determined To Stay Right Here, Forever. Too Bad The First Woman Who Feels Like “the One” Is Just Passing Through. The More Time He Spends With Shaye, The More He Knows That She’s The Piece His Heart’s Been Missing. Swept Up By The Joyful Summer Festivities And Lawson’s Obvious Affection, Shaye Starts To Feel She Belongs. Here, With Him. She Never Meant To End Up In Wishing Tree. Then Again, She Never Meant To Fall In Love…

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!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Mariah Stewart presents a captivating contemporary romance novel in the tradition of Robyn Carr, Susan Mallery, and Barbara Freethy.As the only child of a wealthy investment manager, Ellie Chapman has never known anything besides a life of perfect privilege. But her years of good fortune come to an abrupt end when her father is exposed for swindling billions of dollars from innocent investors in a massive Ponzi scheme. And just like that, Ellie loses everything: money, job, home—even her fiancé, who’s jailed as her father’s partner in crime. With no job prospects on the horizon, no cash, and her family name in tatters, Ellie has only one place to go.   Sleepy St. Dennis, Maryland, is hardly where Ellie intends to stay, however. Keeping her identity a secret, she plans to sell the house her late mother left her in the small town and use the proceeds to move on with her life. Unfortunately, her ticket to a new beginning is in dire need of a laundry list of pricey improvements, many of which she’ll have to do herself. And until the house on Bay View Road is fit to be sold, the sole place Ellie will be traveling is the hardware store. But as the many charms of St. Dennis—not to mention Cameron O’Connor, the handsome local contractor who has secrets of his own—begin to work their magic, what begins as a lesson in do-it-yourself renovations might just end up as Ellie’s very own rejuvenation.Includes a preview of the next book in the Chesapeake Diaries series, At the River’s Edge

Twenty-year-old Camryn has always felt different from everyone else around her - not content to be tied down by life's conventions, she's always known that she wants a life less ordinary. But when tragedy forces her to abandon her plans, she vows never to let her walls down again - and never to fall in love. But one night in the hottest club in town, her world is turned upside down. Desperate to escape, Camryn packs up the bare necessities and boards the next Greyhound bus leaving town, to find the true self she knows is out there. What she finds instead is a young man who is more like her than she knows. Andrew Parrish needs to find himself too, and harbours his own dark secrets ... Zig-zagging across the country together, Camryn finds herself doing things she never imagined, as Andrew shows her what it's like to live by your own rules and what it feels like to give in to her deepest, darkest desires. Before she knows it, he's become the centre of her world. But as the electric love and lust between them intensifies, a dark shadow is looming. Will Andrew's secret push them together - or tear them apart?

Years after one magical summer, a high-powered attorney reconnects with a grieving man from her past -- and learns that the miracles she prayed for could be right beside her. Megan Wright spent one unforgettable summer week with a boy when they were both teens. And despite a lifetime of heartache and bad choices, she has never let go of his magical definition of love, even if she has trouble believing in it. After college Megan settled for a relationship of convenience. Now she's a high powered attorney and, after the death of her husband two years ago, has been looking for help with her lonely young son. Across town, Casey Cummins is still dealing with the tragic loss of his wife. His search for meaning and hope leads him to contact the Manhattan Children's Organization, who connects him with a fatherless child. Life suddenly takes a series of unusual twists, and soon Megan will learn that the teenage boy from all those years ago actually kept his promise, and the miracle she prayed for as a girl is only a breath away.