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If you found a cougar lounging in your living room, would you run? Or would you hang out with it peacefully? The way you answer this question may be the difference between being generally happy or generally miserable. How do you find happiness in your current life? It’s a choice, and it starts with you. You taking care of yourself. You doing the work. You trying something and if what you try doesn’t work, trying something else. Self-care isn’t selfish, it’s essential. Forget trite self-help advice about bubble baths and smiling, this is self-care for the real world. “What to Do If...

She’s not interested in a second chance romance, so he’ll have to convince her that he’s really changed… Twenty-five years after Dawn’s husband abandoned her and their baby daughter, Griffin is back in town. He’s older, buffer, part of a motorcycle club, and nothing like he was in his youth. He says he wants to get his family back, but Dawn’s been burned by him before. No matter what her friends say, she’s determined to stay away from him. Besides their “friends with benefits” arrangement, that is. After his father’s death, Griff is facing his own mortality and ready ...

They’re supposed to be building a library, but instead they’re falling in love. When fitness teacher Olivia and developer Seth are asked to chair the Silver Falls library project they’re both thrilled to give back to the fifty-five and older community where they live. Even more thrilling – the way it feels when they’re together. Soon construction planning turns into stolen kisses and long nights in each other’s arms. At their age, they didn’t expect to find romance again but sometimes love comes when you least expect it. Will their past losses keep them from taking a chance on...

He’s just the demon to bring out her magic powers… Raised as a “normal”, it was easy for Jane to forget that she came from a long line of witches. Her mother always told her that the magic skipped their branch of the family tree but lately Jane’s starting to wonder if that’s really true. Her fortieth birthday is coming up on Halloween, and a lot of really weird things have been happening. A black cat starts following her around. She pictures her ex-boyfriend as a toad and suddenly he’s croaking and eating flies. Oh, and there’s the pesky little problem of accidentally ...

His daughter’s medical emergency will lead to love… When his teenage daughter winds up in the Emergency Room, Ed is worried sick, but not too worried to notice how beautiful the E.R. doctor is. He’s never believed in love at first sight, but even after he butts heads with the stubborn doctor, he can’t get her out of his mind. Joy is content with her single life, but there’s something about her patient’s father that makes her long for more. When her friend schemes to get her out on a date with Ed, she realizes that despite their apparent differences, she and the grumpy contractor...

When you’re an introvert who works on a ranch, it’s pretty hard to meet women. Unless they fall from the sky… Peter Jeffers spent his entire life working on his family’s ranch. His friends joked that he could have been a grumpy mountain man if Texas wasn’t so flat. But the truth is, the peace and quiet of working on the land suits him. Even if it gets a bit lonely… Dr. Abigail Southerland has a job to do. There’s been a report of animal abuse on the Jeffers ranch, and as the county’s lead animal cruelty investigator, she’s obligated to see if the reports are true. She ...

Twenty-five years ago David Macetti humiliated her in the worst way imaginable, and it's something she'll never forget. When Jenny Rizzo agrees to attend her high school reunion, she’s hoping to find out that her fantasies have come true and that the boy who hurt her is now a fat, bald, miserable convenience store clerk. She’s disappointed to see that David is rich, has a full head of hair, and looks even better than he did in high school. Dave never stopped loving Jenny, and he wants to make things right. He's not the same selfish jerk he was in high school. It’s hard to resist him ...

Twenty-five years ago their friendship ended over a misunderstanding, but now that they’ve found each other again, he wants more than friendship. But can they forget their painful past? Lainie Halverson always had a crush on her super-hot friend Mark Barone, but she knew that he didn’t see her as more than a friend. When Mark invited her to the prom after she was humiliated by another guy, she assumed it was a pity invite. Little did she know her refusal would lead to an ugly fight and the end of their friendship. Mark Barone has just realized that he made a big mistake all those years ...

Growing up as the only lion in a family of bears, Bowie always felt a little bit different. A lion with distinctive bear traits, Bowie has the kind of personality that helps him get along with everyone. It’s an asset in his work as a police officer, but it hasn’t helped him find his true love. His siblings have all found their mates, but so far no female has piqued his lion’s interest. Just when he’s resigned himself to a life of bachelorhood, he gets a job offer that will change his life… After Becca’s father was murdered by hunters, her family was plunged into poverty. It took...

He’s the right wolf at the wrong time… Connie Lucero has just turned eighteen and is looking forward to escaping her small-town, going to college in the big city, traveling the world, and having adventures. When she meets her fated mate at a party, she knows she had no choice but to reject him before she ends up mated and pregnant. Andy Galina moved to the shifter town of Greysden for a new job, but it’s not long before his wolf locks onto the beautiful younger woman they’re meant to be with forever. He’s stunned when Connie tells him she has no interest in being his mate. He ...

They both believe it’s too late for love, but is it? Now that she’s in her fifties, Stacy Roberts has given up on love. She’s been divorced for ten years, her kids are all grown up, and dating seems like too much work. She’s ready to just enjoy her life and do precisely what she wants, as soon as she gets through her daughter’s wedding… Dave Harkin has just retired from the military. After years of being separated from his kids, he’s looking forward to reconnecting with them and transitioning into a quiet civilian life, starting with attending his son’s wedding. Thirty years...

She’s supposed to be teaching him about healthy cooking, but instead, he’s going to learn about love… After Rob nearly dies from a heart attack, his daughters give him an ultimatum: get healthy or else. To help him along, they hire a personal chef to teach him how to cook and change his diet. Renee specializes in heart-healthy vegetarian food, but her new student is a little stubborn. The grumpy military veteran doesn’t want to replace his bacon with tofu, and he really doesn’t want to give up his fast food habit. But she’s got a few tricks up her sleeve and she’s not giving ...

She hates the holidays. He’s determined to make her fall for Thanksgiving—and for him. Lana Lewis has two rules: no romantic relationships, and no sentimental holidays. Family holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas bring back bad memories she would prefer to forget. She’s perfectly happy being single, thank you very much, and she’d rather binge spreadsheets than stuffing. So when her company hires a charming British marketing consultant, she’s less than thrilled to be stuck working so closely with him. But Ian Sherman isn’t just good at branding -- he’s handsome, relentless,...

A witch looking to rekindle her powers. A wolf shifter in search of a mate. When their worlds collide, it’s magic! After losing her job and getting divorced, Tabitha Kessler is ready for a fresh start. She moves to the supernatural town of Greysden where she can practice her magic in the open and finally begin living her life on her own terms. At least until a silver fox starts coming around claiming she’s his fated mate. Wolf shifter Archie Grey has spent the last forty-two years searching for his mate. When he meets Tabitha, he knows the wait is over – or so he thinks. The stubborn ...

Sometimes, it takes stitches to mend the past… When an accident sends writer Janna Frazier to the emergency room, it’s not just the blood loss that’s making her woozy. She is shocked to learn that her doctor is the man she fell in love with at a New Year’s Eve party twenty years ago. The one who disappeared without a trace, leaving her pregnant and humiliated. Dr. Steve Jacobs had almost forgotten the woman he fell for all those years ago. Now he learns that taking Janna’s virginity and then losing her phone number had more serious consequences than he ever imagined. Having found ...

Marie’s new boss is a bear. Literally. Marie Caldwell has watched all of her best friends find their fated mates, and despite their best efforts to reject their soulmates, they’re now all living their own version of “happily ever after”. But not Marie. She’s stuck in the same job she’s had for twenty years, slinging cocktails for the shifters of Greysden and worried that life has passed her by. When her boss dies, the wolf shifter thinks it may be a sign to leave town and find something new. She agrees to stay just long enough to help the new owner learn how to run the bar ...

Every shifter has a fated mate, the one being who's a perfect match. Unless fate makes a mistake? All her life Gina Grey has dreamed of meeting her mate, but she never expected that fate would bring her someone so horrible that she can’t stand to be in the same room as him. The clothing designer and entrepreneur also didn’t expect that her mate would be the person who stole her new retail location right out from under her! Drew Galina is back in Greysden and ready to open his new law practice in the small town where he grew up. His new neighbor Gina hates him, but that’s nothing new. ...

Falling in love with billionaires is only something that happens in romance books, right? Nurse Emma Edwards is known for her bedside manner. Her quiet confidence and sunny personality can cheer up even the grumpiest patient. But her latest patient isn’t just grumpy, he’s successful, rich, and incredibly handsome. Wyatt Simmons made a fortune in business, but the widower is also quite lonely – at least until his daughter insists on hiring a nurse to care for him after emergency surgery. He might not want a nurse, but he does want Emma – for the rest of his life. They come from ...

Sometimes you need a bump on the head to help you see what's important. Claire and Jonathon have been engaged for two years, but she has been hesitant to actually set a date for the wedding. When she’s involved in a freak accident, Claire decides that it is finally time to stop dragging her feet and plan the romantic beach wedding they've always dreamed about. She’s ready to spend the rest of her life married to the man she loves, but Claire soon learns that life doesn't always turn out like it’s planned. Beach Wedding is a sweet and unconventional story about second chances, loss, ...

She moved to a fifty-five and older community intending to enjoy an early retirement – instead she found love! Julie My kids think I’m crazy moving to the Silver Falls Active Living Community after my job offers me a buyout to retire early. They don’t understand my need to downsize and enjoy a simple, uncomplicated life. After a lifetime of working fulltime and taking care of my kids as a single mom, I’m ready for some “me time”. I soon learn that Silver Falls is nicknamed “Silver Fox Falls” due to the abundance of handsome older bachelors. But I’m not interested in ...