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Summer Walsh has barely gotten into her new temp job when she is called back to Atlanta to help figure out who murdered the owner of a daycare center. Not one to say no when someone needs her, she drops everything and goes. It's not easy to weed through suspects that range from a gold-digging, estranged wife and money-grubbing brother to a bunch of daycare workers who each had their own bone to pick with the victim.

Summer Walsh will do anything to avoid going back into law enforcement, so when she has an opportunity to leave Nashville and run a day care center in Atlanta, she grabs it. To her parents' chagrin, she stumbles on another dead body and can't resist the urge to get involved. Over the next several days, Summer encounters several suspects including a man who has threatened to take down the victim's tree that drops fruit into his yard, a nosy neighbor, a man who will stop at nothing to get her car, and the garden club president who thinks the victim is pond scum.

In spite of the fact that David has shown interest in Carly, she doesn't give in to her own attraction for him. She's intimidated by the fact that he's one of the most eligible bachelors in town and adored by all. Besides, her own parents couldn't make their marriage work, so why should she think she'd do any better at romance? After a tragedy strikes, they're thrown together in an unusual way. Is it possible for Carly and David to see what they have between them?

Harmony Smith has taken over her aunt and uncle’s women’s fashion business, and she has little time for anything else. Blake Wyndham is the founder and CEO of an athletic gear company that requires long hours and all of his attention. One Sunday afternoon, they’re the only two people on the high-rise office-building elevator when it gets stuck. And they’re stranded for hours. Their instant attraction grows by the minute, so when they elevator doors finally open, Blake makes it his mission to get to know her better. Most people think that Harmony hasn’t had a romantic relationship ...

When widowed Erica Johnson finds herself face-to-face with her high school sweetheart during the holidays, she has to fight hard to resist the temptation to get involved with him again. After all, she has to protect her son’s heart. Andrew Blakeman knows he made a huge mistake by leaving Erica years ago, and now he wants to make things right. With Christmas coming soon, he pulls out all the stops to make things right. Will these two determined people ever find happiness in love again?

As Ruby and Antonio get ready for their 10-year high school reunion, some of their old feelings rise to the surface. Ruby had a crush on him throughout high school, but he was always with Marla who showered him with homemade gifts, including cupcakes, cookies, and sweaters that she knitted for him. How can Ruby who doesn’t have a domestic bone in her body ever compete with that? Maybe she should take up knitting. It can’t be too hard, can it? What Antonio sees in Ruby is a beautiful woman who makes everyone around her smile. Back in high school, he never got the nerve to ask her out ...

After saving a little boy from a fire at the neighboring ranch, Luke has to deal with his growing feelings for the boy's widowed mother Angela. Until now, Luke didn't know what his purpose in life was, while Angela never dreamed she'd ever find love again after losing her husband in a logging accident. However, as Angela helps Luke as he heals from the fire, she discovers a different kind of flame in her heart. Will these two people let down their guard and submit to the special connection they share?

In this inspirational contemporary romance set in Clearwater, Florida, Jillian Schafer and Dustin Harmon are both on temporary hiatus from their careers when they decide to hang out and go for long walks on the beach to clear their minds. However, as they get to know each other better, their common values and growing emotional chemistry make them think about more than friendship. However, they both have plans that will make a romantic relationship too difficult to maintain. Will Jillian and Dustin be able to see past their old goals and realize it's time to rethink what they want in life?

Injured in a serious car crash, supermodel Shannon McNab's world is rocked by a prominent scar on her left cheek. Shaken by this "imperfection," Shannon's fiancé abandons her. When an old high school friend drags Shannon to a church singles group, she meets Judd Manning, a sweet, down-to-earth schoolteacher who makes her laugh and see what's most important in life. As they grow closer to each other and the Lord, a romantic attraction builds. But when Shannon's scar fades, the lure of her glamorous old life proves too strong to resist. Judd has always known that being in a relationship with...

When Madison Marley is asked to be maid of honor at her childhood best friend's wedding, she reluctantly agrees. It's been three years since she's been back to her hometown of Nashville, and she's not sure how she'll deal with the memories. Not only is Nashville where her family split up, Brock Hammond, the only guy she's ever loved, told her he was too busy for a relationship. She found a job in Atlanta to get away from the place with so many memories. Will she be able to put aside the lingering pain and put on a happy front for the happiest day in her best friend's life?

Stephanie is about to get married to someone who swept her off her feet in college. However, once the music starts playing she realizes that if she goes through with it, she'll be making the biggest mistake in her life. Derrick calls himself a Christian, but he is more interested in what his family's money can buy than his faith. So she changes her mind and leaves the church with her old high school best friend Alyssa. Her parents are furious, but there are a couple of people—her best friend Alyssa and her high school crush Brandon Walker—who understand. Alyssa saves her from messing up...

What is a southern belle supposed to do when a slick NYC attorney turns all his attention to her, even though she plans to go back home as soon as her aunt gets better? Bethann often forgets to see the humor in this romantic comedy. Bethann Russell loses her job, so when her elderly great-aunt needs help, she’s the most logical family member to move up to New York to be the caretaker. When attorney Judd Baxter arrives to help Bethann’s aunt with her legal affairs, the attraction between him and Bethann is obvious. As Bethann gets to know Judd, she discovers some things about him that ...

Bailey Hatcher is flattered when Scott Nixon's great aunt matchmaker brings them together at the Hug-a-Mug coffee shop. However, when Bailey eventually realizes that the woman's scheme is less about romance and more about reconciling something that happened many years ago between their parents, she loses trust. Each time Bailey visits her favorite coffee shop, something happens to make her question her own heart's desires. Is there any way Bailey and Scott can love each other without being disloyal to their parents?

Farm girl Rose Magee is delighted to spend the day with wheeler-dealer Joseph Thompson when he goes into town to sell the fish he purchased from her father. Joseph is intrigued by the girl who can hook a worm, pull in a fish, and clean it without being the least bit squeamish. When she discovers he has never learned to fish, she gives him a lesson. Sparks fly between them, but Rose's father puts the skids on this budding romance because he doesn't think Joseph knows some of the essentials skills that a man should possess. Joseph will do whatever it takes to win the heart of the most ...

After Amelia Sawyer's apartment floods, she moves back in with her parents in their family's Biloxi, Mississippi, estate on Magnolia Lane. Her mother has hired Logan Hawkins's home renovation and restoration company to restore the old family home. Logan sees Amelia as a spoiled, rich girl, and she sees him as a brooding man who is hard to please. She has always resisted the "silver spoon" from her parents. He was raised by a frustrated dad after his mother abandoned them, and he has had to make his own way in life. As they get to know each other, they discover that they have more in common ...

Cindi no longer believes in happily-ever-after, which is a problem since she owns a bridal shop in Atlanta—something she always wanted until her dream of having her own personal love story was dashed when her parents announced their divorce. Disillusioned, bitter, and occasionally confused, she decides to sell her business. And then along comes someone from her past who wants to buy her shop and threatens to steal her heart … again.

Landscaper Molly Bradford is caught off guard when the town matchmaker brings her together with Mayor Sam Maxwell, her sister's former high school boyfriend. As the two of them help decorate the small South Carolina town for Christmas, they're both forced to deal with their feelings for each other. Will romance bloom, or do they have different destinies?

Is it possible for a southern belle to ever trust a man who deceives her in order to get her to work for him? Sunny lets her thoughts be known in some uniquely southern ways in this romantic comedy. After finding out the identity of her boss, Sunny Tatum worries that she won't ever be able to trust him. For New Yorker and restaurant owner Dante Romero to try to pass himself off as a "Bubba" is more of a stretch than she can handle since she doesn't see that he has an ounce of grits running through his veins. However, the attraction is there, and it's something she can't deny. But when she ...

News anchor Carrie Marshall and hardware store owner Jonathan Hanks are going about their daily lives, when Jonathan’s 7-year-old son Evan decides it’s time to play matchmaker after seeing her on TV. It’s not easy, but he’s pretty crafty at coming up with a plan. Jonathan sees through it right away, but it takes Carrie a little longer to realize what’s happening. After both of the adults know what’s going on, is there any chance of them falling for his plan … and falling in love?