Sometimes you find that love was never lost Though amicable, Ray Stewart’s failed marriage weighs heavily on his mind, especially when his children are with him every other week. He was the one to have walked away, but now that his ex-wife Kelly is seeing someone new, he’s not sure he can handle that. Kelly Stewart didn’t fight for her marriage, and now she has a second chance at starting something new. But now she’s juggling a career, kids, and an ex-husband. How is she supposed to move on with all of that on her plate? When tragedy strikes Ray’s family, he turns to Kelly for support. What they find while spending time together is that their love was worth fighting for, and maybe it’s time to try again. But new relationships and unexpected twists of fate will have them questioning everything they thought was possible. Don't miss any of the books in the Funerals and Weddings series: Book 1: Something Lost Book 2: Something Discovered Book 3: Something Found Book 4: Something Forbidden Book 5: Something New
Sometimes love shows up when you’ve stopped looking Work was Toby Maxwell’s lover, and there wasn’t time to even consider a relationship, even though all of his friends had paired off, gotten married, and had kids. But he was content to wander the halls of his luxurious home alone. Bridal consultant, Laura Torres, had driven by the enormous house in Boulder at least a thousand times wishing she could get an invitation inside. The possibilities of using the house for a wedding venue had dollar signs going off in her head. But the owner wasn’t one to make friends outside of a close knit circle he kept. Wasn’t it her luck to pick up a pair of clients that were part of that circle? When Laura convinces her clients to have their wedding at Toby’s house, she knows she can make him a proposition that will net her a windfall. What she doesn’t expect is to fall for the lonely millionaire who thinks she’s only out for his fortune. Don't miss any of the books in the Funerals and Weddings series: Book 1: Something Lost Book 2: Something Discovered Book 3: Something Found Book 4: Something Forbidden Book 5: Something New
Sometimes coming home opens the door to discovering something new. After Coach Diaz’s funeral, Alex Burke realized there was nothing left for him in Boston, especially after he found out his girlfriend had moved on. Moving back to Colorado, and bonding with his college friends, is what Alex needed to get his life back in order. Catherine Anderson grew up in the shadow of Coach Diaz’s daughter. The best friend that was always overlooked, Catherine had reservations about the men who had been Coach’s Fabulous Five, especially Alex Burke who always had eyes for Rachel, and didn’t even know Catherine existed. Coming together to mutually help Rachel through hard times, Catherine and Alex realize they’d had eyes for one another back when. Perhaps now that Alex was home, it would be a good time to explore an adult relationship. But when news out of Boston rocks his world, it just might be more than Catherine can handle. Don't miss any of the books in the Funerals and Weddings series: Book 1: Something Lost Book 2: Something Discovered Book 3: Something Found Book 4: Something Forbidden Book 5: Something New
Saying goodbye is sometimes the beginning. Craig Turner was Coach Diaz’s star player, back in the day. He was held in high regard, until he broke the rules and dated the coach’s daughter. Young and stupid, his affection for her lasted until graduation, and then it was time to face the real world--but his love for her would never leave him. Rachel Diaz became who her father wanted her to be, a well educated, well traveled, successful woman, but she holds a well full of secrets from the outside world. As a high school therapist, she uses her past traumas to help others overcome their own. When the Fabulous Five arrive at Coach Diaz’s funeral, to pay their respects, a rekindling happens between them all—and between Craig and Rachel. Is Rachel woman enough to face her demons and is Craig man enough to accept them? Or will their encounter be as brief as the affair they had a decade ago, behind her father’s back? Don't miss any of the books in the Funerals and Weddings series: Book 1: Something Lost Book 2: Something Discovered Book 3: Something Found Book 4: Something Forbidden Book 5: Something New
Sometimes you have to break a promise to find true love As far back as he could remember, Bruce Griffin had a crush on his best friend Alex’s little sister. But when a best friend knows all the good and bad about you, sometimes the bad parts mean he forbids you from having anything to do with his sister. Sarah Burke was brought up on the basketball courts, just like her brother was. Though he was a superstar, she was better. She could handle herself in any situation, so she wondered why her brother found it necessary to forbid her from having anything to do with Bruce Griffin, someone she’d had eyes for since she was a little girl. When Bruce and Sarah find themselves in a questionable situation after a wedding and a few too many drinks, they will have to decide if they should leave it as a one night stand, or explore the feelings that they’ve had their entire lives--but doing so might bring an end to the friendship Bruce and Alex have. Then again, it might be worth it. Don't miss any of the books in the Funerals and Weddings series: Book 1: Something Lost Book 2: Something Discovered Book 3: Something Found Book 4: Something Forbidden Book 5: Something New
Sometimes love needs a little shove. At the Happily Ever After Bookstore, happiness is always found within the pages of the books on its shelves. Its owner, Leona, revels in finding each reader just the right book to bring them joy. She also enjoys meddling just enough to bring readers together who might not know they are destined for one another. In need of a holiday pick-me-up, Sadie seeks out Leona’s advice for a good holiday romance. While scanning the book selections, she knocks into Charlie McGowan, who is certainly out of his element. When they learn that Leona “accidentally” gave them the wrong bags at check out, Sadie and Charlie set out to find one another, only to fall for Leona’s matchmaking tactics. When author Fiona Gable and her ex-husband Price Richter end up in the same town, leave it to Leona to put them in one another’s paths. Decades of marriage couldn’t keep them together after love and loss, but could finding one another under new circumstances change everything? Though skilled at pairing people together, Leona’s ability to find love eluded her. Her true love was her bookstore. When the bookstore is in need of repair, Jon Ford is sent to fix it. Leona wonders if she might have finally found her happily ever after. But, as fate would have it, Jon comes with baggage—ages three and four. Does Leona have it in her to take on a store, a man, and a family just to have a happily ever after of her own?
When Will seeks to rekindle a flame with his ex-girlfriend, his best friend Monique reluctantly suggests a plan involving secret admirer notes to divert his ex’s attention. In a surprising turn, Monique finds herself infatuated with her new boss, prompting Will to reciprocate with anonymous tokens of affection. However, as the deceptive game unfolds, both Monique and Will come to realize that the heartfelt sentiments expressed in the secret admirer notes were their own true feelings. So, what happens if the plan works? What happens if it doesn’t?
Where one life ends, another is revealed. Liz Evans is setting out on a cross-country road trip, with her grandmother’s cat, to carry out her grandmother’s final wishes. However, she’s about to learn that the coupon clipping woman who raised her was actually a wealthy, Hollywood icon who had her share of international lovers. Mark Watts is only one of the secrets Liz’s grandmother kept from her. A biographer, he resides in Liz’s grandmother’s Palm Beach home, which Liz knew nothing about. As her guide into her grandmother’s past, Mark becomes a confidant, a friend, and more. Though Liz’s journey is to learn about her grandmother, she finds these lessons turn inward. Content with her life of solitude, Liz is challenged to live a big fat life with no regrets--which just might include a crazy cat, a house in Palm Beach, and a man.
Chandra Chavez didn't buy into the whole falling in love thing since she didn't seem to be very good at it. She certainly didn't see where opposites could attract, until the day that Mike Cavanagh set foot into Maguire's, and sat at the bar. When the seemingly lost software developer fell short on luck, Chandra, the tough and tattooed bartender, thought she was only taking pity on him by giving him handyman work. What she never saw coming, was the change he brought out in her, and her willingness to try love with someone who wasn't like her at all. It seemed too perfect until her ex-husband showed back up and threatened what might have been a perfect relationship. Then again, true love can withstand a shakeup--or can it?
Seeing the future is a curse that Abigail Weston has carried her entire life. Knowing how and when someone will be hurt, or the whereabouts of missing poeple, haunts her enough to move away from the town that no longer trusts her. When real estate developer Carson Stone meets the intuitive Abigail, he can't help but feel the connection to her and wonder if love at first sight is possible, especailly since they share a passion for old buildings. She believes they all should remain, while he builds new ones in their place. No matter Abigail's feelings for Carson, knowing that their future is to be together does not ensure them a happily ever after, especially if she can't figure out what the other side is trying to show her--because in her visions Carson's future is dark and cold.
Regan Keller fell in love with a wealthy and powerful man once. He was her boss. When that turbulent relationship ended, she swore she’d never again date someone she worked with. That was before she literally fell into her new boss’s lap. Zachary Benson is the head of a successful empire and used to getting what he wants in the boardroom and outside of it – and what he wants is Regan Keller. He’s determined to convince Regan that even though he’s her boss, they can share a life together. However, when Regan’s past threatens to destroy the architectural firm Zach has invested his entire career in, he has to make an executive decision whether to choose his business or fight for the woman he loves.
Rebecca Webb’s best friend wins a tropical vacation of a lifetime, and then breaks up with her fiancé and refuses to go, so Rebecca becomes the recipient of her best friend’s trip. Noah Harper’s boss surprises him with a tropical vacation for Christmas—out of the blue. With no ties to anything or anyone, Noah sets off for the vacation of a lifetime. When Rebecca and Noah arrive at the hotel to find that they, two strangers with nothing in common, have to share their room and vacation plans—the adventure begins.
Sometimes the only person you can trust to help you move on from tragedy is the one that you’ve pushed away. Lydia Morgan spent the better part of fifteen years avoiding Phillip Smythe out of resentment. Through her therapy, after a brutal attack, she now realizes he’s the only person who can help her move on. Having Lydia's full attention was something Phillip wasn’t used to—and neither were the rest of their friends—but never having given up on her, he wasn’t about to walk away when she said she needed his help. Could the years of resentment simply be shrugged off, or would the deep secrets that Lydia still carries force Phillip to finally step away?
Chloe Richardson had just landed the biggest client of her career. A promotion was in her future, or so she thought until the handsome Jason Mitchell walked into her office with his gorgeous smile and searing blue eyes—and took her job. Losing her job so close to Christmas, Chloe’s only choice was to go back home to Aubrey Heights, where the Christmas spirit is celebrated in a tourist loving, wonderland. Perhaps she can pull herself together before the new year—before her new career search. However, Jason follows her to Aubrey Heights—with a mission of his own. First he stole her job—now he wants to steal her heart. Is the spirit of Christmas alive enough in her to let that happen?
Tiffany longed to have the kinds of relationships she'd watched her best friend's family create over the years. The Keller and Benson families forged long lasting-true love relationships that come once in a lifetime. Unfortunately, her romances were a little more on the freestyle side. That was until she met country music bass player Blake and it turned out to be the best Christmas ever.
Max Devereaux, owner of Devereaux Construction, chose to build his business and stay rooted in the town he grew up in when the woman he loved got the opportunity to move to New York and chase her dreams. He never regretted his decision, but when cooking show star, Meghann Carr, comes back to town to take care of her ailing mother, she seeks out Max to help her fix up her mother’s house, and the pain of letting her go is fresh again. The only way to save his heart is to turn her away, but does he have it in him to let her go again?
Chase Devereaux, owner of Devereaux Limousines, is happy with relationships that don’t last more than a night. ‘No strings attached’ is how he prefers to operate, until he spends a night with his sister’s best friend, Hillary. Since they were teenagers, she’s had a hold on his heart--how is he supposed to go on like normal when she’s all he can think about? He has to move on altogether. Hillary Mills knew that getting tangled up with Chase Devereaux would be a mistake. Only now she’s in too deep, keeping a life changing secret from everyone, including Chase and his family, which could destroy her relationships with all of them.
Happily ever after doesn't always start with "first comes love." Gabriel Maguire thought he'd buried his past until the night he met Holly, only to lose the woman he cared about, again. Holly Jacobs has always put the cart before the horse. A prodigy who shot to stardom in textile design, she never knew a normal life-and there's nothing she longs for more than to be normal. Pregnant before she even knows the name of her baby's father, Holly has put the cart miles ahead of the horse this time. But when she and Gabe meet for the second time, they decide to have their baby together. Holly finally begins to accept her unique way of doing everything backward, but Gabe's very normality drives her up the walls. Then his tragic past rears up; pain and loss threaten to destroy forever the fragile bond that has blossomed between him and Holly. Sometimes the only way to get where you need to be is to put the cart before the horse.
Tyler Benson's world was shaken with the news that he had a sister-one he never knew he had. Though he loves his sister, and his family remains a tightly woven unit, he simply can't shake the feeling of betrayal from his mother. After a sabbatical from his family to find himself it is time to head back home and try to pick up the pieces of his life. Courtney Field has learned to deal with many tragedies. Losing her sight at eight-years-old was only a challenge that gave her many other skills. Now dealing with the loss of her brother in combat will no doubt teach her new lessons in life. When Tyler meets Courtney on a South bound flight to Nashville he couldn't possibly have expected that she'd be his lesson in accepting the things he cannot change or control. But can he reciprocate in helping her accept the loss of her brother when she learns the truth of his death?
Business minded Spencer Benson only sees the bottom line getting bigger when he begins merger talks with another family owned company, however, headstrong lawyer, Julie Jacobson, is determined to be very thorough with the merger, which throws Spencer off his game. Spencer makes no qualms of his dislike for Julie, but when she comes to him for help he finds that perhaps she's not quite the menace he thought she was. In fact, his feelings for her change completely. But when he finds that someone has used the merger to stab him in the back, where can he turn when Julie's name is associated with the deceit?
Snow Child is a novel written in typical Marie-Bernadette Dupuy style, complete with all the successful tools she has mastered over the years with Les Éditions JCL: family secrets, child orphans, unexpected coincidences, impossible and unlikely love situations, etc. This renowned author has mastered the art of breathing life into her novels and of constantly generating interest. The distinct French flavor she lends to her writing as well as the postcard images she conjures help to guide readers who are passionate about times past to Lac-Saint-Jean, Val Jalbert and its surroundings.
Kennedy Devereaux, owner of Kennedy Devereaux Designs, is a sight to behold in her signature pink colors, accented with custom designed jewelry. Intriguing enough that Joel Kingsley, the man building the new business next door, can’t help but keep coming around, just to get to know the woman in the designer clothes. He finds she’s not such a mystery, and his charm easily wins her over--until she finds that he’s forgotten to let her in on the secrets of his past.
Family is everything.The two branches of the Walker family couldn't have stemmed from more diverse men. Everett Walker's sons have a sense of stability and know what it is to be loved and cherished, while Byron Walker's children fight the battles of their upbringing on a daily basis. However, the children of both men believe in family first, and the ten of them create a bond that no man, woman, or force of nature could break. The Walker Family series follows the lives of a generation of Walkers, as well as their dear friends Lydia Morgan and Phillip Smythe in this eleven book series. In this volume, you will find books 8-11. Beginnings (Ben Walker's story,) Walker Defense (Gerald Walker's story,) Masterpiece (Todd Walker's story,) and the finale, At Last (Phillip Smythe and Lydia Morgan's story.)
Everyone deserves one last goodbye. As far back as Grace Carter could remember, she'd been able to communicate with the deceased. Of course, working in her family's mortuary put her in constant contact with those who had crossed over, if she didn't take steps to block them out, which she preferred to do. However, some spirits are stronger than others… Nora Campbell had nearly been ready to die, but she still had some unfinished business. From the other side, she found the woman she wanted her grandson to fall in love with, and she put her matchmaking plan in motion. Nora was insistent that Grace get a message to her grandson, TV reporter Matthew Campbell, and together they could pass on the last goodbyes of those who had passed. Only now Grace must convince Matthew she is in touch with his grandmother and not some crazy woman who spends all her time with the deceased.
Paige Devereaux, the owner of Paige Devereaux Yoga, is eagerly starting her entrepreneurial journey, following in the footsteps of her older siblings—without their input. Oliver Westcott has worked with Paige’s brother-in-law for years, as a partner in his tap house, but he’s intrigued by the yoga instructor’s quest to create something for herself—and the attraction between them is searing. But bad luck has a way of following Oliver around, and this time it might destroy everything Oliver and Paige have worked so hard to build—including their budding romance.
From loss breeds new opportunity. Amelia Monroe had felt the sharp pain from the loss of a soldier before—Adam Monroe’s death didn’t have that same effect. Sam Jackson had one job—deliver Adam Monroe’s revised will. Even he couldn’t have anticipated that he’d be entangled in the web of lies his client had woven. Doing what is right had been inbred in Amelia. She’d planned to say her goodbyes and start fresh. Staying in Adam’s small town with his other lies, that wasn’t part of her plan.
Family is everything.The two branches of the Walker family couldn't have stemmed from more diverse men. Everett Walker's sons have a sense of stability and know what it is to be loved and cherished, while Byron Walker's children fight the battles of their upbringing on a daily basis. However, the children of both men believe in family first, and the ten of them create a bond that no man, woman, or force of nature could break. The Walker Family series follows the lives of a generation of Walkers, as well as their dear friends Lydia Morgan and Phillip Smythe in this eleven book series. In this volume, you will find books 1-4. Walker Pride (Eric Walker's Story,) Stargazing (Bethany Waterbury (Walker's) Story,) Walker Bride (Pearl Walker's Story,) and Wanderlust (Dane Walker's Story.)
Five friends come together to say goodbye to their mentor, only to rekindle their brotherhood and open their hearts to find love with the women that come along. Includes the titles: SOMETHING LOST SOMETHING DISCOVERED SOMETHING FOUND SOMETHING FORBIDDEN SOMETHING NEW
Audrey Walker, in true Walker spirit, is embarking on a new adventure as an entrepreneur and isn’t looking any further into the future than opening her own salon. When Gregory Bishop, one of the hottest actors in movies, crosses her path, it’s not hard to fall head over heels for the sexy movie star who is infatuated with her. But when his fame and fortune causes someone to go after them, destroying what Audrey has invested everything in, she will have to decide if it’s worth loving Gregory at the risk losing everything that she’s built.
From loss breeds new life. Penelope Monroe married on impulse and her heart had been broken by Adam Monroe's lies. Pregnant she wonders how she will survive, alone, with her baby. Brock Romero held Adam Monroe when he died in combat. Now released from the Army he makes it his priority to find Adam's wife and share with her his last words. On the verge of making the same mistake twice, Penelope must trust her heart-especially when new lies are uncovered.
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