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It’s a few days before Christmas and despite her efforts to keep her life from crumbling, fate isn’t on her side. Just as she wrangling her five-year-old into her car, the wind picks up and her car door scratches the paint of the Jaguar next to her. The car that just happens to belong to Collin Stewart—the boy who broke her heart years ago.

It was just one date. My friend told me I needed more fun in my life, so I reluctantly said yes. Fun wasn’t exactly in my wheelhouse. After watching my own mother’s love life implode time and time again, it’s only natural that I have a few rules to protect myself. Actually, it’s just one rule: avoid relationships with men so I don’t get attached. This guy was just a warm body in a chair. I was here for the basketball game. I was absolutely NOT here for my date. Or the kiss cam. Or the kiss. Or the impromptu evening with the one man who seems bent on throwing my tidy world off of its axis.

Ellery knows it wasn't a real kiss. He was only practicing so it wouldn't be so awkward when he kissed the girl he was actually in love with. She's nothing but a stand-in...the second-choice substitute. She knows it in her head. Too bad her heart isn't listening.

Ezra's been slinging pizzas since the day Loveless Pizza opened its doors, doing pretty much whatever he wants with permission from the absentee owner. Lacey's the owner's niece...or rather, she's just become the new owner. And she's got a few changes in mind. Friction burns hotter than a wood-fired oven while these two navigate holiday parties and a hundred twenty doughs per day. Will a kiss under the mistletoe change everything?

America's premier wedding destination, Heart's Landing, is abuzz when Weddings Today magazine chooses a young Marine and his high school sweetheart as the winners of an all expense paid Wedding-in-a-Week. While photographers snap pictures, the adorable couple faces the delightful dilemma of selecting every aspect of their military wedding. But of all their decisions, the most difficult is choosing between Ryan Court's meticulously restored Boat Works and the Captain's Cottage, a time-honored favorite overseen by the captivating Evelyn Heart.

Emily Anderson adores romance—both in books and in real life (though her own love life is more ‘tragic subplot’ than ‘happily-ever-after’). As an audiobook narrator, she spends her days bringing love stories to life, convinced that one day, her own perfect romance will come true. Jude Cavendish, thinks romance is a fairy tale for fools. A crime author with a serious case of writer’s block, he’s horrified when his publisher asks him to add a love story to his latest novel. He knows murders, mysteries, and mayhem—not grand gestures and stolen kisses.

Riley Callahan has plans to finally reveal his secret feelings for his best friend (who just happens to be his brother’s ex). But tragedy strikes and derails his plans. Watching the love of his life fall for his brother was enough to send Riley straight to boot camp. But over a year later...

Meet the people who make it all happen—the photographers, chefs, and the writers who have helped orchestrate and document the perfect day for countless couples—as they find their own happy endings in three sweet novellas. Picture Perfect Love: A June Wedding Story by Melissa McClone When...

"Lee Tobin McClain's books make my heart sing."—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author On the Chesapeake Bay, you don’t need mistletoe for the perfect Christmas kiss… Not many women still have “first kiss” on their Christmas list, but somehow Kayla Harris is permanently...

All Haley Bowman has ever wanted was her One True Love. But now, with her cousin getting married and Haley back in her small town, the pressure is on. Good thing she's got a foolproof Kiss List, full of potential OTLs. Her parents knew they were soul mates at their first kiss, so surely Haley will know the same. All she needs to do is...well, kiss each of these guys....

Single mum and nurse-orderly Kelly Adams finds herself swept into a fairytale for one night only at a lavish charity masquerade ball. Wearing a beautiful borrowed gown, her identity concealed, she dances with gorgeous surgeon Tony Grimshaw. But as the clock approaches midnight, with one parting and unforgettable kiss she flees…

Weihnachten in einem beschaulichen irischen Dorf ... Was für andere zauberhaft und gemütlich klingt, ist für Bree ein wahrgewordener Albtraum. Die Kalifornierin willigt ihrer Familie zuliebe trotzdem in die Irlandreise ein und wird gleich am ersten Abend eines Besseren belehrt. Im Pub des Küstendörfchens Shanerra Hill wird gerade die Adventszeit eingeläutet und Bree lässt sich mitreißen. Unter einem Mistelzweig küsst sie den gutaussehenden Barkeeper Rian, doch dieser reagiert, anders als erwartet, entsetzt.

Ethan Penn-Leith is the most renowned poet of his day—his likeness so widely recognized, he is regularly accosted by adoring admirers. Everyone wants something from him—his time, words, charm, torn bits of his kilt . . . Everyone, that is, but Lady Allegra Gilbert. Twin sister to the authoritarian Duke of Kendall, Lady Allegra fights for freedom from her brother's iron-gripped control. She has a plan for her future, after all, one that does not involve her ducal twin. Ethan Penn-Leith with his knee-melting smiles and boyish charm is merely a pretty distraction along the path to independence.

Doctor Isla Cooper is cursed. Each night, at the stroke of midnight she falls into a deep sleep from which she cannot be awakened for six hours. To make it worse, the curse has an expiration date - after a year, she will fall asleep forever. And the year is almost up. In a desperate attempt to find Malette - the witch who cursed her - Isla blackmails her way onto Daniel Pickett's private airship bound for the Caribbean, only to discover she's traveling with three illegal shapeshifters and the despicable Nigel Crowe.

When travel writer Autumn Mitchell blows into Silverbrae, North Carolina, on a quest to uncover the perfect wedding destination, she expects scenic views—not a detour that changes everything. Enter Duncan Finley, a skilled craftsman as steady and rooted as the town itself.

A heartwarming novella in the Sweetwater Springs series from USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains, perfect for fans of RaeAnne Thayne and Debbie Mason. If Lacy Shaw could have one wish, it's that the past would stay in the past. And with her high school reunion coming up, she has no...

Employed at a trendy city centre coffee shop, quirky, pink-haired Star spends her days fantasising about a handsome businessman she serves daily. He's totally out of her league, but a girl can dream. Fin Hunter is exhausted from striving for his father's love and approval and of following a life path of his family’s making. When things go wrong, Fin decides it’s time to stand on his own two feet and follow his own dream. Star is bereft when he stops coming to her coffee shop, but a chance encounter in an unlikely place leaves her wondering if her fantasy could now become a reality?

In einer Kurzschlussreaktion lässt Louisa ihr altes Leben samt Job und Verlobtem hinter sich. Mit dem umgebauten VW-Bus ihres Großvaters bereist sie das Land auf der Suche nach ... Nun, das weiß sie selbst nicht so genau. In der malerischen Kleinstadt Pinewood Bay hat Lou bloß einen kurzen Zwischenstopp geplant. Doch plötzlich streikt ihr Navi und dann versagt auch noch der Motor des alten Vans. Lou strandet - und das ausgerechnet auf dem Grundstück des ehemaligen CEO Jay.

Lass dich nach Pinewood Bay entführen und verliebe dich in die romantische Kleinstadt direkt am Meer! Aubrey Bishop kann es nicht glauben! Der alte Leuchtturm von Pinewood Bay, der bereits seit Jahrhunderten auf den Klippen der Stadt steht und fest mit der Geschichte ihrer Heimatstadt verwoben ist, soll abgerissen werden, damit dort moderne Eigentumswohnungen entstehen können. Das will die engagierte Bibliothekarin nicht zulassen und startet umgehend eine Petition, um den Abriss zu verhindern.

Romance blossoms under the stars in this feelgood love story! Lily Harper is an events organiser, but her neat, ordered world has just exploded. First she lost her job, then she lost her fiancé. Her five-year plan is looking increasingly shaky. Lost and lonely, Lily heads home to her childhood village, and accepts the position of live-in housekeeper at the grand but welcoming Willow Tree Hall. It's not exactly her dream job – Lily is more used to arranging parties than pantries – but at least she's working.