A whirlwind romance amidst the natural splendor of Yosemite National Park. A spur-of-the-moment wedding. A young bride who awakens the morning after to find her new husband gone with the mountain wind. Songbird Vanna Taylor supports the child born of that ill-fated union by singing in a dinner lounge. Her dream of someday owning the elite establishment and turning it into a venue more suited to her Christian values is shattered when an unexpected transaction places it in the hands of Grant Holman, the handsome biker who abandoned her in their honeymoon suite. Ensuing sparks fly high, revealing buried secrets and forgotten pasts. Seeking to find peace, Vanna returns to Yosemite, only to have Grant show up hard on her heels. Back where it all began, she finds herself in danger of losing her heart yet again to the man who shattered it the first time around.
A whirlwind romance amidst the natural splendor of Yosemite National Park. A spur-of-the-moment wedding near Bridalveil Fall. A young bride who awakens alone the morning after, her new husband gone with the mountain wind.Hundreds of miles from family and friends, Hannah Johns supports the child born of that short-lived union by singing in a dinner lounge five nights a week. She dreams of someday owning the elite establishment and turning it into a venue more suited to her Christian values. That dream is shattered when an unexpected transaction places the lounge in the hands of Brock Ellis - the handsome biker who abandoned her in their honeymoon suite.Ensuing sparks fly high, revealing buried secrets and forgotten pasts. Hannah returns to Yosemite in a desperate attempt to make peace with what happened to her there. When Brock follows, seeking answers of his own, Hannah finds herself in danger of losing her heart yet again to the man who shattered it the first time around.
Gypsy Lovell stands to inherit an enormous amount of money from a father who never gave her anything but a ridiculous name. Even now, he doesn't make it easy. A stipulation in the man's will demands that Gypsy be married in order to claim what is hers. Desperate for the monetary windfall that could save her ailing mother's life, Gypsy visits a Christian dating agency, hoping to find a temporary husband-Someone easy to handle for the required six months and easy to get rid of when she no longer needs him. Jal Garridan is neither of those things, but he's willing to take on the challenge presented by the beautiful stranger-on his own terms. What Gypsy doesn't know is that Solomon's Gate is a dating agency with a Divine connection. What she finds there may save more than her mother's life. It may save Gypsy's soul.
The Getaway Of A Lifetime...Kinda.Summer Callahan isn’t in Cambria for the beach or the ocean or the pine-scented air around Paradise Pines Lodge. She’s there as a companion to her flighty cousin, Deah--with the understanding that they will have separate agendas the entire time. Summer just wants to be left alone to dream up the romance novels she writes under a pseudonym.A Real-life Hero Who Rivals a Romance Novel...Really!But never in Summer's wildest writer's imagination does she dream of being caught in an undertow and almost drowning, only to be rescued by a wealthy artist. And when Logan Bullard proves hard to shake, Summer fears for her heart--especially when Deah sets her sights on Logan.A Cupid to pull it all together...?But at Paradise Pines Lodge, what's meant to be has a way of happening...at the best time and in the best way. Miss Angelina Love--who may or may not own the place--has an "in" with Heaven's own "department of romance." And she's determined to see Summer and Logan together.
Katie Knowles's life is going as planned. Even her long-time crush on Cameron Hilliard has fallen into place. Katie knows Cameron cares for her. Deeply. But something keeps him from committing completely. Cam Hilliard is thirty-two years old before he finds himself wading the murky waters of true love. At twenty-four, Katie's so young. So pure. So innocent. Although he's found Christ and is at peace with his past, Cam can claim none of those things. Is it fair to ask such a special woman to tie her future to his? Then Katie comes face-to-face with a ghost from a part of Cam's past, and he is forced to acknowledge the very real possibility of losing her. Suddenly their differences no longer matter. He has to find a way to set the situation right, accept the consequence of his most shameful secret, and win back Katie's trust and love. But when the clock strikes midnight on Christmas day, it'll be too late. Is their faith and love strong enough to bring them a real-life Christmas miracle?
An uncharacteristic, last-minute decision to do something "wild and crazy" before entering the stressful world of forensic science sends Raine Presley to Cambria, California. Against a cloud of disapproval from her slightly manipulative, over-protective parents, she signs a seasonal lease at the beautiful Paradise Pines Lodge...and winds up over her head in life and love.Declan Keller's just minding his own business—literally—when Raine drops into his world and turns it upside down. He's far too busy carving beautiful shapes out of chunks of wood to be babysitting a gal from Pasadena. Even so, his father’s promise to an old friend obligates him, despite a looming deadline that could make or break his career in the art world. He’s praying for anything but Raine when she comes along.Neither Declan nor Raine is prepared for the seemingly divine influence of Paradise Pines—and Miss Angelina Love. A mysterious lady who may or may not own the lodge, Miss Angie possesses an amazing talent for mending ruffled feathers, spouting proverbs, and somehow bending even the most determined of hearts to the power of love.
On a dare, Kylie Matthews lands smack in the middle of Solomon's Gate-Castle Creek's new Christian dating agency-and she finds herself revealing exactly what she's waiting for in a relationship: "The kiss that steals my breath away." What she doesn't reveal is her lack of self-esteem or her irrational reaction to facial disfigurement. Neither is applicable to her quest to find the perfect match. But that seemingly superficial malady becomes all-important when her first agency-arranged date is Rick Dale-a man who is everything Kylie is searching for. He's handsome, smart, fun. Rick has it all...including an angelic six-year-old daughter with severe scarring on one side of her face. Hard at work founding a therapy camp for young female victims of deformity or disfigurement, Rick wants Kylie to be a part of those plans. She'd love to say yes...but how can she, when every contact with the facility's guests-and Rick's own daughter-will make her violently ill? Kylie is ready to admit their relationship doesn't stand a chance, but she's forgotten that God makes a way where there seems no way.
Ellie (Winter) Wonder has much bigger plans than being a local news anchor. National plans...maybe even international. She certainly won’t be stuck in Ojai, California for the rest of her life. She’s going places—faraway places, grand places she’s only dreamed of so far. Then her brother’s little puddle-jumper plane crashes in the Cambria pines, leaving them stuck in lovely old fishing lodge with a strange lady who has a knack for making Winter’s mind go places it doesn’t want to go. Places like Heaven, and God...and love.Brady Merckle leads a quiet life, far from the one he led as a youth—and he likes things just the way they are. Then Winter Wonder lands in Cambria, and Brady can’t help enjoying her company. But she’s a driven, determined journalist, and the last thing Brady needs is for some over-curious reporter to dig up his past. He’d best stay a whole village away from Winter.But then the saucy visitor extends her stay, and Miss Angie suddenly decides to spruce up the lodge...using Brady’s plentiful brawn. He and Winter find themselves thrown unrelentingly together. Winter has landed, and a Miracle is about to happen.
Autumn Warren and her friend Cecily determine to have one last hurrah before the crazy whirl of planning Cecily’s wedding. Autumn reluctantly agrees to lay off the barbed comments about her friend’s imminent move to Italy (for no better reason than that Cecily fell in love) and the girls rent an apartment at Cambria’s Paradise Pines Lodge for the entire fall season.Autumn’s reluctant agreement to remain silent regarding her friend’s upcoming marriage, in no way indicates a change of heart about letting a man into her own life. She’s watched enough friends get married and divorced to sour her on the subject of love and the sanctity of marriage. (Autumn isn’t exactly a religious person, but she doesn’t believe in divorce, and seriously...given the current divorce statistics, why even risk it?)But when she meets Russ Amundsen and his adorable daughter, Dalynn, she finds herself in danger of losing her carefully guarded heart. And what is it about the mysterious Miss Angelina Love—who may or may not own Paradise Pines—that makes Autumn believe her heart never stood a chance once she set foot inside the lodge?
Noelle Joy stopped celebrating Christmas ten years ago, when Trevor Holden skipped out on their long-planned Christmas Eve wedding. He destroyed her trust in men, crushed her belief in God, and left her cynical about love. Gone is the bright, cheery spirit of the girl she thinks of now as &“the first Noelle.&” Stronger and savvier, the new Noelle would never be found waiting at the altar for a groom who didn't show.When a famous-but-mysterious architect commissions her to decorate his mansion for a holiday event, Noelle finally returns to her hometown. Even as she finds an unexpected peace in facing ghosts from the past, her fiercely private client disturbs her. Michael Holliday is kind and considerate, but far too handsome...and hauntingly familiar.Holliday didn't choose Noelle to make his home a Christmas wonderland by accident. She's the only one who can do the job he has in mind—and once she's in his mansion, he never wants to let her go. But he's hiding a secret that could destroy any chance of a relationship with the beautiful decorator.A false persona. A shattering secret. Can love break down these insurmountable walls?
Ballroom dancer Teela Vincent abandons a promising career to raise the child her lifelong friend leaves behind when she's killed in a tragic accident. Two years later, Teela is happy teaching dance, leading a praise dance team at church, and loving little Kinsley. On a rare vacation with the child she now considers her own, Teela visits Hummingbird Hollow, expecting only to stop for a day or two of rest before continuing the cross-country road trip she has planned for the two of them. But Inn the Hollow isn't just any bed and breakfast...and the man she meets there isn't just any man. Still, Teela has vowed to focus all her energies on her daughter, and she won't let a handsome face and charming manner sway her resolve.Booth Meadows-successful therapist to Hollywood's rich and famous-is fed up, worn down and burnt out. On a spur-of-the-moment break, he trails a friend to Hummingbird Hollow, and is delighted to find one-time celebrity Teela Vincent staying at the same bed and breakfast. Booth has admired the beautiful dancer since he spotted her on a television competition dance show a couple of years ago. But he must do so only from a distance. She needs a husband who can be a good dad, and Booth has a long bloodline of reasons to never be a dad.What will happen when these two burning stars collide?
Hollywood agent Cass Townsend makes a more-than-satisfactory living helping talented, "wannabe" actors become stars. Thanks to a younger brother who made it big in Hollywood and then estranged himself from his family, rugged Texas horse rancher Ryder Hayes sports oversized chips on both very broad shoulders toward celebrities. He's not convinced any good at all can come out of Hollywood. She's prim and proper to a fault. He's laid back and fun-loving, with a streak of pure mischief. Ryder's a good man, but not a Christian-not by a Texas mile. Cass can't remember missing a single Sunday service since childhood. They're the epitome of polar opposites, and never the twain shall meet...or so the saying goes. But things don't always happen quite as one might expect in Hummingbird Hollow.
Amanda's not good at sharing and not very nice to her friend, Ellie. But with the help of a baby doll, a stuffed teddy bear, and a forgiving guest, one little girl finds out what it really means to be a friend.
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