Autumn Barbour was shy, private, solitary–and seemingly content. Yet it was fear that kept her from following her dreams of a husband and a family. Until the day a bold and broad-shouldered widower and his bubbly little boy invaded her isolation…Architect and civic leader Brent Hyatt had found a cause in Autumn. He and his tiny son opened her world to sunshine and puppies. They brought her to a church called Hope and taught her that faith could ...
A FAMILY FOR VANESSALife in Sylvan Falls was picture-perfect for Vanessa McHenry–until her beloved grandmother broke her hip, leaving five troubled teens in Vanessa's care. Vanessa struggled to balance her job with her new family, but without helpful neighbors she didn't have a prayer….A LITTLE FAITH AND A LOT OF LOVERob Corland knew he was taking a chance that his heart would break a second time when he offered Vanessa a supportive ha ...
THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTERNo matter how far she roamed, Melodie Coleman had never quite shaken the dust of her Wyoming hometown–nor the bittersweet memories. Now, widowed and pregnant, she was back in high country for her mother' s funeral. Back to face a charismatic cowboy–and the truth about why she shattered his heart so long ago…For Buck Foster, seeing Melodie again renewed not just the pain of being jilted, but the spark of first love. As t ...
EVERYTHING HAPPENED FOR A REASON….Was there anything worse than going dateless to three family weddings? Matt Wynn didn't think so–until he stumbled upon an armed convenience-store robbery. Thanks to fervent prayers and quick thinking, he saved his own life, and a stranger's. Now she would do anything to repay him….Amy Jenkins believed the Lord had a plan for her–but heaven only knew what it was. The last place this jilted bride wanted ...
Wayside, Oregon, population 17,900, seems like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life, with sixteen churches and a picturesque Main Street studded with cherry trees and flower borders.For caterer Amber Montgomery, Wayside is the perfect place to heal from her past as an abused wife and establish a new identity as the beloved local «cookie lady.» For Police Chief Paul Evans, Wayside is the ideal town in which to raise his orphaned niece and neph ...
A Town in Jeopardy.A window smashed. A local teenager assaulted. The community of Lakeview is panicked when a gang of teens wreaks havoc in this sleepy Virginia hamlet. But Sheriff Jake Reed seems just the man to stop the vandalism.A Woman in Danger.Tiffany Anderson thought the «crime wave» was nothing but a bunch of summer boys with too much money and time on their hands. But when she becomes the gang's target, Tiffany must cling to her fa ...
A TEENAGE FUGITIVE–Youthful master of disguise Fawn Morrison comes to Hideaway seeking refuge. Now that her dangerous game has turned deadly, she must entrust her safety to strangers.A DOUBTING DOCTOR–Karah Lee Fletcher relishes the challenges offered by Hideaway's new clinic, until an unsettling discovery shakes her confidence. Despite self-doubt, she reaches out to Fawn and finds unexpected grace.A LONELY RANGER–Their first meeting leaves ...
It was a tragedy for the entire town: beloved high school principal Edith Potts collapsed and quickly died.For nurse Jill Cooper, it was a crushing loss–and the first of many shocks. Two former sweethearts have suddenly returned to town, reawakening all her youthful traumas, secrets and dreams. Then another death occurs. It appears accidental, but is it? Is everything a coincidence? Or could it all possibly be connected to another murder, three ...
A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN?Determined to marry off her widowed father, concert pianist Cassandra Rowlands had finally met the perfect stepmother candidate–only to find herself falling for the woman's son. Enigmatic, reclusive Antonio Pagliarulo was everything Cassandra had learned to avoid. Yet she found herself helplessly drawn to the passionate tenor, certain her feelings couldn't possibly be mutual….After years of self-imposed solitude, ...
