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The Heart of the Canyon series…stories about the strength of family, the timeless endurance of friendship, and the unwavering longing for home. This includes: All We Keep - Book 1 Everything We Are - Book 2 Any One Moment - Book 3 All We Keep Mallie Westin was coming home. Ten years ago Mallie Grayson Westin packed up and with her children left the only home they had ever known…that she had ever known. Now she was coming back. The neighborhood was still the same. Very little had changed. It was still a small cluster of only a few homes that were long ago built by her parents and a few ...

The Hendricks family has always believed it’s smart to remember that not everything is as it seems and that even the most carefully guarded secrets have a way of finding their way to the light. Unfortunately, enemies usually aren’t too far behind. Dangerous or not, Logan Hendricks plans on being a lot more involved in his newly-formed detective agency’s current investigation. A brazen crime has already been committed and he wants to be part of finding out who’s responsible. As always, his grandsons have a different view of how things are supposed to work. They want him to sit back ...

Some dreams last a moment and others a lifetime...Matthew Smith made certain his would last long into the future. “He’d looked eastward and seen nothing but the staggering beauty of unspoiled mountains. In contrast, when his gaze shifted to the west the view was filled with buildings that jetted skywards and a maze of roads that could take a person wherever they wanted to go...or no where at all.” From the moment she knew that the so-called family vacation to the mountains was being planned, Jenna was determined to be part of it. They might not know exactly what they were going to ...

The first time they met she fell apart and cried all over him. The second time she pretty much let him know she wasn’t interested in ever seeing him again. She didn’t actually say it in so many words…she didn’t need to. The third time simply wasn’t ever going to happen. Until it did…but the person on the other side of her front door wasn’t him. She was torn between utter relief and bitter disappointment. Beth wasn’t in the mood for the holidays. Her tree was only half decorated and the lights she’d strung along the outside of the house exactly the same as she’d done for ...

When he believed there was little time left, there were only two people he wanted to talk to while he still could. One was the only woman he’d ever loved. And always would. Rendon was seriously wounded…in searing pain, and up until the last hour, exposed as he’d never been before. Getting himself to the little known and forgotten small town in the middle of nowhere had been a risky choice, and taken the last of his quickly dwindling strength. It was the last place anyone would ever think to look. He never expected to survive. Yet after a brazen rescue, Rendon is determined to be part ...

It seemed as if no matter what she did or where she ran, it was only to find herself facing another disastrous situation. Actually, she’d mostly walked. It had been a long and harrowing trip…definitely not her idea of a fun vacation. But from the very beginning, she’d felt certain that if she could just get to her little house in Burlington she’d be safe. She thought she was so smart. She was wrong. She was also unbelievably tired. And now, standing at the front door of her home in the small town by the river, the one place where she should be safe, it turned out that danger had ...

Escape with the Andersen Family...stories about second chances, single dads, strong heroes and heroines, complicated family entanglements, long-overdue reconciliations, life-long friendships, and later-in-life new beginnings. Inspirational and heartwarming women's fiction that will touch your heart. CONTENTS: Book 1- Betrayal, Book 2 – Resolute, Book 3 – Broken, Book 4 – Found THE ANDERSEN FAMILY SAGA This is an ongoing series and best read in order. Book 1 – Betrayal Pamela Andersen is in the lawyer’s office with her twin brother and finds herself uncharacteristically stunned by ...

Christmas stories filled with family, friends, Christmas trees, homemade cookies and candies, small town celebrations, childhood memories, romance, and a couple of intriguing mysteries. This Box Set collection includes: Christmas in the Canyon Leila is on her way home for the holidays. She has a big surprise for her family and friends…only to find out there is a surprise of a different kind waiting for her. Lizzie is so ready for Christmas…she’s also ready to solve the mysterious puzzle Harry found carved into the front of the saloon’s very antique bar. A suggestion from Leila has ...

Family, friendship, sisterhood, the magic of new beginnings and angst of struggling family relationships...mothers, daughters, brothers and sisters, sons and cousins...all finding their inner strength, facing life’s unexpected challenges, and sometimes starting over after tragedy and heartbreak, and every once in a while...finding the one true love of a lifetime. Everyone has a story... Amanda’s legacy was simple and unbelievably complicated...her sons were determined to make it happen exactly as she wanted. Hannah was distraught and in a downward spiral after her father’s death...her...

In the small ghost town of Mae’s Second Chance, where centuries old secrets remain hidden and the surrounding hills continue to guard another woman’s treasures, Julie Engstrom brings her family in search of a place that can become what they had to leave behind…little do they know that they are not the first to come to this valley seeking a place to call home.Julie Engstrom didn’t think twice when she bought the small ghost town of Mae’s Second Chance. Something deep inside her knew the moment she saw pictures of the small single street town that was advertised for sale on the ...

A love story between two people who weren’t looking for love but found it when they least expected, a mystery tragically rooted in their family’s forgotten history, and a heart-wrenching secret… Sometimes…especially when least expected…love is simply meant to be… Mac Cooper is on his way to Spring Falls to meet the family, who according to books and journals filled with his family history, aren’t supposed to exist. He has no idea what kind of reception he’s going to get especially when he informs them that his ancestor was very possibly a reformed criminal who left Spring ...

A library filled with hidden answers and long-forgotten secrets, an unexpected visitor with secrets of his own, and danger lurking around almost every corner. Tobias Blaise never expected to find a woman that he wanted to spend his life with, let alone one who looked at him the way Ellis did. He knew that by allowing her to be anywhere near him made her vulnerable to the constantly-looming danger that surrounded him…but he couldn’t let her go. He’d always believed he was a fair man...she made him better. Family meant everything to Ayden Stratton. It always had even when he didn’t ...

Sophie knew real fear and never more so than now. They had to escape the increasing danger...and that meant leaving their home. And she knew it might not be there to come back to. But their options were few...staying could be deadly. She knew disappearing wasn’t enough...they needed a safe place. Somewhere no one would ever think to look. She’d desperately hoped their grandmother’s house would be safe... That didn’t work out. Caleb was determined to keep his best friend’s widow and children safe. But first he had to find them. And soon knew his life would never be complete without...

Grace had never been more terrified...the pain was relentless. Nothing in her life prepared her for this. She desperately needed somewhere safe...someplace she could hide. Someone she could trust with her life. It was dark...and getting darker. Ronan Hendricks didn’t recognize her voice. Not family...not friends. Probably not an enemy. But he didn’t need the years he’d spent as a detective to recognize what he did hear... Fear. In a desperate moment of hope, a single number saved her life. Then a complete stranger opened his home offering safety yet Grace knew danger surrounded them.....

Some dreams last a moment and others a lifetime...Matthew Smith made certain his would last long into the future. “He’d looked eastward and seen nothing but the staggering beauty of unspoiled mountains. In contrast, when his gaze shifted to the west the view was filled with buildings that jetted skywards and a maze of roads that could take a person wherever they wanted to go...or no where at all.” From the moment she knew that the so-called family vacation to the mountains was being planned, Jenna was determined to be part of it. They might not know exactly what they were going to ...

It seemed as if no matter what she did or where she ran, it was only to find herself facing another disastrous situation. Actually, she’d mostly walked. It had been a long and harrowing trip…definitely not her idea of a riveting fun vacation. But from the very beginning, she’d felt certain that if she could just get to her little house in Burlington she’d be safe. She thought she was so smart. She was wrong. She was also unbelievably tired, which was telling all on its own. And now, standing at the front door of her home in the small town by the river, the one place where she should...

Stories filled with everything Christmas brings...family, friends, Christmas trees, huge meals, childhood Christmas memories, mothers baking turkey, sibling bickering that goes on into adulthood...and knowing no matter where you are...home isn’t always a place…it’s the people who live there. This includes: Home Again for Christmas (part of the Return to Summit Falls series) Years ago four young men left their hometown of Summit Falls. Each of them ready to take on whatever the world had to throw at them. Now, years later, three of them, Jonah Sutherland, Adam Dane, and Nicolas ...

He’d made mistakes...more than a few and probably didn’t deserve the second chance he’d been given. But he was going to do everything he could to prove himself worthy of it. And now with Jansen’s arrival to the canyon...one more person in addition to himself and his grandfather with ties to the island...the stakes were even higher. Ray didn’t have a single doubt that a number of individuals were wondering where he’d disappeared to. With luck it would stay that way...but if it didn’t he probably wouldn’t be around to worry about it. He’d arrived on the island with a ...

Escape with the Andersen Family...stories about second chances, single dads, strong heroes and heroines, complicated family entanglements, long-overdue reconciliations, life-long friendships, and later-in-life new beginnings. Inspirational and heartwarming women's fiction that will touch your heart. Livia Andersen was a woman who held her family together with a quiet smile and an iron will. It’s only been months since her death and her family continues to grapple with the shifting changes in their lives now that she’s gone. CONTENTS: Book 5- Choices Book 6 – Regrets Book 7 – ...

Five wishes...one special place...and a miracle to make it happen each Christmas. The Summers family always chose somewhere special to spend their Christmas holiday instead of at home. Every year their holiday vacation destination was different and carefully determined their Christmas wishes. Hannah and her children loved their Christmas holiday tradition even though it was never easy for everyone to be completely satisfied and this year was no different...or was it? Daniel Summers quickly offered to handle the arrangements for their upcoming Christmas holiday vacation. He knew his mother ...