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Wannabe matchmaker Nana Vancy has donned her Cupid wings once again - this time for Dr. Della McGraw, the distant cousin of her pal Annabelle. Together with her partners in crime, Annabelle and Isabel, she concocts a clever plan to find Della her knight in shining armor. Their first stop? The local dog shelter.

Eve is coming out of a bad relationship and longs for a little quiet and order. That's definitely not in the cards with Nana Vancy around. And it's even less possible when Nana tries to hook her up with TC Potter, a boy who broke her heart in kindergarten when he told her there was no Santa Claus, and then broke it again in ninth grade when he stood her up for a dance. Eve's heart is still healing from her last bad relationship she doesn't need it broken by TC for a third time.

Every Hungarian grandma knows that words have power. Nana Salo never meant the words she said in anger to become a family curse, but that's just what happened. Her granddaughter Vancy is just the newest victim. Vancy's fiance has left her at the altar, and now the press is after a hot grandma-curses-granddaughter's-wedding story.

Malcom has always known what he wants. But now as Christmas approaches, he’ll have to discover a way to show Kennedy that she could find the only thing she’s ever really wanted - a true home - with him. Convincing her will take the help of Cupid Falls’ quirky residents… and a bit of holiday magic.

Nana Salo never meant the words she said in anger to become a family curse, but that's just what happened. She thought she had a good chance of undoing it at her granddaughter's wedding, but when things went awry, she pinned her hopes on her grandson Noah's wedding. Noah's fiance called things off at the stag, but when his ex's younger step-sister and long time friend, Callie, tries to cheer him up, Noah finds the lines between friendship and love blurring.

Every Hungarian Grandma knows that words have power. Nana Salo never meant the words she said in anger to become a family curse, but that's just what happened. Two grandchildren have found love, but not managed to break the curse. Nana's last hope is Dori, who promises to help her break the curse when she marries...if she marries. Okay, so Dori doesn't plan to ever marry. So there's no worry about not being able to keep her promise.

In her journal, writer Piper George notes the change of seasons. Each entry marks the passage of time since she became a teen mother and put her baby up for adoption. Her words flow together, painting a picture of loss, hope, and enduring love for the daughter she's never forgotten. But one autumn, a new presence appears in its pages and in her life: her neighbor, Edward "Ned" Chesterfield.

Artist Lexie McCain spends her days literally weaving the story of her life into a gorgeous tapestry. But on Monday nights, she walks to the Corner Bar, drinks a Killian’s, and answers the same question every week from Sam the bartender: “One thing?” She starts with her name, then her cottage, slowly moving on to the devastating tragedies that tore her life apart.

A story of a lifelong friendship that becomes so much more as two friends reunite for a common goal in this heartrending Holly Jacobs Classic Romance Carolyn Kendal and Stephan Foster were inseparable every summer when they ran along Lake Erie's rocky beaches. They grew up together, they were best friends until that magical summer when they were more than friends. That was years ago. When Carolyn's daughter lies in a hospital bed fighting for her life its Stephan who races to Carolyn’s side. And maybe this time, he’ll stay. Fans of Jacobs’ Just One Thing and Words of the Heart series ...

Three isn't company—it's an invasion! That's what Lee Singer thinks when her parents park their RV behind her home on an extended visit, and do what they don't do best—meddle in her life! On the other hand, the man who arrives in town with an adorable infant in tow is infinitely more intriguing. A mature and quite handsome Adam Benton is nothing like the adolescent boy Lee remembers. As Lee helps Adam raise his one-year-old, she realizes it's more than an old friendship she feels for Adam. Suddenly three is infinitely better than one—as long as Adam is part of the equation!

Sometimes you have to leave in order to learn how to stay. Doran Anders is a traveling nurse. Every thirteen weeks she packs her two bags, her cat, and moves on to her next assignment.. Moving from place to place comes naturally to her. Leaving is what she does best. Until she meets Paul Stanton. Deeply rooted in Erie county, Paul still live in the house he grew up in. He's as solidly planted in the town as the old elm tree in his backyard. When Doran and Paul must reconcile their differences Paul wants everything to remain the way it was, will Doran be able to help him move forward after ...

Listen With Your Heart Libby has one great love in her life…her daughter. As a business owner and the mother of a hearing impaired daughter, her life is busy. She doesn’t have time or any interest in romance. But when she’s teamed up with a new business neighbor, Josh Gardner, to plan a Christmas party, she finds herself reconsidering. Can a woman who doesn’t believe in happily-ever-after and a man who’s given up on love listen to their hearts?

Starting over is never easy. Addie and Graham "Gray" Grayson should know: they are a couple on the brink. But they weren't always. Childhood friends who fell in love, they complemented each other perfectly: her sunny, gregarious outlook was an ideal foil for Gray's quiet, careful personality. But when an unexpected heartbreak sweeps them into grief, they're forced to question the fraying bonds that once held them so tightly.

Cara has watched her friends find love...under regal circumstances. As a tried-and-true bookworm, she believes in love and has cheered on Parker and Shey in Royal in Hiding and Monarchs in Flight. Now it’s her turn to take a journey of the heart as she leaves the Square and travel to Eliason to plan Parker and Shey’s secret double wedding. There she meets her own Prince Charming. Well, not exactly meets. One night, three months ago she found, then lost, the man of her dreams. But Cara never imagined her mysterious Prince Charming was in fact a prince! And she's not anxious to share her ...

After attending TC and Eve's ( Everything But a Christmas Eve) wedding, Nana Vancy and her cohorts, Isabel and Annabelle, are looking for two more unsuspecting victims - er friends - to play matchmaker for. It just so happens Isabel's nephew, Henry Hanson, is visiting Erie with his daughter. Her single nephew.

An Engagement of Convenience? Donovan’s next in line for a partnership at his law firm. The one thing he’s missing on his resume is a significant other…someone who will make him seem settled and ready for the increased responsibility. Sarah is trying to get her new shop off the ground She's looking for an attorney to help recoup the money she's owed…money that will keep her business solvent. She is absolutely NOT looking for a husband, or even a fake fiancé but she’s running out of options Donovan and Sarah both discover when love enters the picture, their engagement-of-...

Dear Reader, I just want to be clear…THIS IS NOT A ROMANCE. Heck, this isn't even a book blurb. It’s not a rom-com. It’s not a family drama. It's not a cozy mystery. That’s a lot of what it’s not. So what is Story Magic? It's about a girl who needs help. Every now and again I write a book because it nags me. The characters won’t let me not write them. You’d be right to be concerned about someone who has imaginary people nagging them, but I’m a writer so it’s okay. In fact, it’s magic. Story Magic, if you will. I guess if you were going to label this novella it would be ...

PRINCESS ON THE RUN! Parker Dillon, aka Princess Marie Anna Parker Mickovich Dillonetti of Eliason, came to Erie, PA to go to college. Anonymity suits her. so even after college ends she doesn’t return home. She opens a coffeehouse and bookstore and with her two college friends, Shey Carlson and Cara Phillips instead. Monarch’s and Titles are doing well until her father sends her unwanted royal fiancé to bring her home. She wants nothing to do with the prince, but she does like the looks of the PI her father's hired to watch her. Jace O’Donnell’s life is chaos. His sister is ...

Mia loves everything about her job...everything except Larry Mackenzie. But sometimes fate makes unlikely allies. When Mac inherits a baby, Mia helps out with Katie O'Keefe until Mac can find the baby a forever home. But the more time they spend together, the more Mia discovers that maybe she was wrong. Something about Mac is pulling at her But if he can't open his heart to Katie, how will he ever let Mia in? Mac needs to discover that family isn’t something you are born into, sometimes it’s something just waiting for you to discover. If you listen, your heart can show you the way to ...

Second Chances Can be Sweet Louisa Clancy left home with a big check and an even bigger secret. She put the past behind her, until one day when it walks in her store. When she sees Joe Delacamp she suspects her life will turn upside down. Not just her life...but their son's life as well. Dr. Joe Delacamp landed dream job in Erie, Pa.. When he was young, he and Louisa had sworn they'd move somewhere where no one knew them and their dart landed in Erie. They laughingly swore they'd move there someday. Even though she'd left him, he was drawn to the city by the lake, but he never expected to ...