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One fake date. One small-town festival. One chance to turn sparks into forever. Scarlet The plan was simple: win the Sweetwater Summer’s End hot sauce contest, impress a few key investors, and prove to my grandmother I’m ready to take over the family business. What I didn’t plan? Small-town gossip running hotter than my habanero honey glaze after I showed up solo. Enter Burke Tate—quiet, steady, devastatingly handsome. He’s the type of man who calculates risks, not takes them… except now he’s agreeing to fake date me for the festival weekend to help me save face. But as we “...

CAT: Thirty seconds. That's all I had to choose between marrying a man who saw me as property or jumping into the unknown. So I ran—$30,000 wedding dress, bare feet, and all—straight through Miami's marina and onto the first yacht pulling away from the dock. I never expected to land in the arms of Rafael Rivera, the sexiest captain to ever sail the Keys. Seven days in paradise was supposed to be my perfect hideout. Instead, Rafe's becoming my perfect undoing. Every smoldering look, every accidental touch, every night under the stars is breaking down my defenses. I escaped one man who ...

When Juniper returns home for Christmas, will the magic of the season turn what starts as a fling into something more? Coming home for Christmas wasn’t part of my plan, especially not after my ex, Troy, dumped me like a hot potato for another woman. But my mom’s guilt trips are as relentless as ever, and with no flights available, I find myself on a twelve-hour drive back to the small town I left behind. Just as I’m about to reach town, my car gives up the ghost, leaving me stranded with a snowstorm approaching and no cell service. That’s when he shows up. Mason Knight. The high ...

🍂🦃🍂 𝑨 𝒗𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏, 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒘𝒃𝒐𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑... 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘: I'm a vegetarian public defender who accidentally committed grand theft turkey. Now I'm fake dating my ex's older brother—the one who caught me red-handed trying to stuff his prize breeding tom into my Prius at 2 AM. Heath McGraw is six-foot-three of surly cowboy who's making me pretend to be his ...

How many pumpkin patches does it take to fall in love? SAM: I've planned a hundred perfect weddings, but this Halloween event for reality TV royalty might kill me. The Evergreen Inn is gorgeous, the bride is a nightmare, and the inn's new head chef? He's arrogant, temperamental, and refuses to follow my timeline. When the locals convince him to drag me to every pumpkin patch and haunted house in town, I want to hate it. I want to hate him. But August Ramsey has a way of making me forget my schedules. And when he looks at me like I'm more delicious than his food... I'm in trouble. GUS: ...

Her candy isn’t the only thing he wants to taste this Halloween... CINN: Opening my candy shop in Woodbridge Falls was supposed to be my sweet new start. Winning the Halloween candy competition could finally put me on the map—if I can get my hands on the one ingredient that makes my grandmother’s recipe shine. Trouble is, the only man who makes the syrup I need is a grumpy mountain recluse with shoulders as broad as his scowl. My solution? Show up on his doorstep and dare him to say no. SAWYER: The last thing I need is a candy maker barging into my sugar grove. But Cinnamon Moretti ...

Thirteen men must die for her to rule the sea… but will the last man claim her heart instead? In the hidden realm beneath the waves, siren princess Selene must lure thirteen human men to their doom in order to earn her father’s Royal Trident—and with it, her ascension to the mermaid court. But when her song fails to claim the thirteenth man, Prince Eirik—whose life is guarded by an ancient sea pact—Selene is cast out of the ocean and cursed to walk among the very mortals she was raised to despise. Now stripped of her fins and forced to live on land, Selene has no choice but to ...

A grumpy coach, a free-spirited yogi, and one summer to find their rhythm… CHLOE: Teaching yoga in tiny Kings Valley has been my sanctuary since a messy breakup. Guiding neighbors toward balance is easy—letting love back in, not so much. The absolute last thing I need is a scowling high-school football coach stomping onto my mats and rolling his eyes at every pose. Yet when Jake Weston signs up for class with his daughter, I’m stuck with his rigid attitude and refusal to breathe outside a playbook. What I never saw coming? That beneath the tough exterior is someone I might actually ...

Can a bad boy with a past win the heart of the girl next door? CAROLINE: I never thought my quiet life as a middle school teacher in Hope Peak, Montana, would be shaken up by the return of Knox Slater—the town’s notorious bad boy and my high school crush. Tasked with caring for his troubled younger sister, Knox is rough around the edges but surprisingly determined to do the right thing. The more time we spend together—planning Valentine’s Day events, helping his sister, and sharing stolen glances—the harder it is to remember why my parents warned me to stay away from him. ...

👻 He ghosted her once. This Halloween, he’s back—and hotter than ever. RAINEY: Midnight Springs is my home, my sanctuary, and the stage where I’ve built a life after heartbreak. I manage my grandmother’s antique shop, I act in our theater, and I don’t look back. Not since Ransom Hollis vanished without a word ten years ago. But now he’s back—cast as the “ghost cowboy” in our Halloween festival—and suddenly I’m face-to-face with the man who once shattered me. Every stolen glance stirs old wounds…and dangerous new desires. And when sabotage threatens both the ...

Will Valentina find her locket and maybe even a love of her own this Valentine's Day? Perhaps Romeo the rescue cat can help! Valentina De Luca’s matchmaking service is the best in town. However, despite her ability to make successful matches for even the choosiest of clients, finding love for herself is another matter. The antique heart-shaped locket she wears given to her by her grandmother reminds her of the love her grandparents shared and gives her hope of one day finding her own true love. Valentine’s Day is coming up, and Valentina is busy collaborating with Paws-N-Pastries to ...

When she goes on the run with a man she just met to rescue eight cats, six dogs and a tortoise, what could possibly go wrong? Or perhaps...just right? Monica Wilkins loves nothing more than her job caring for homeless pets at the local animal shelter. However, when she’s told the shelter is closing and all the animals will be sent over the rainbow bridge, she knows she has to do whatever it takes to prevent that from happening. Even if it means taking desperate measures that might get her in a little trouble. Or a whole lot of trouble. Especially since they involve a dangerously handsome ...

Can forbidden fruit lead to sweet romance? After standing up to the wrath of the owner of a private apple orchard where her daughter picked some of the tantalizing, but off-limits, fruit, will Skye Palmer allow the handsome cowboy to atone for making her little girl cry? New owner of Humble Tree Orchards Troy Sutton feels terrible - he shouldn't have come down so hard on the child for taking some of his ripe produce - even if the farm's profit margin is in the red zone. Can he find a way to make it up to her and her gorgeous angry mother? And can they come up with a plan to save the apple ...

Sometimes it takes a second time around… It’s Thanksgiving at the Sweet household, and Grandma Nettie’s on her last nerve trying to wrangle both the turkey and her family members what with all the whining and bickering going on. So what’s she to do but have herself a nip of eggnog and promise to tell an exciting tale of romance and suspense if everyone settle downs and behaves? Little does Grandpa Duncan know, Grandma Nettie’s about to recount the story of another Thanksgiving from not-so-long ago… one that involved a runaway bride and an old flame she never thought she’d lay ...

Five years ago, Ginger Carlyle turned down a marriage proposal that everyone, including Jacob Noble, thought she would agree to. Five years ago, Jacob Noble took a job in a northern California mining town that he hoped would help him to forget the love he’d left behind in Ashton. But there was no way he could forget Ginger, or his own broken heart. Back in Ashton, Ginger has been beset by tragedy after tragedy. After her father’s death, she is the only one who can care for her ailing mother and manage the family house and land. But hard work isn’t enough when the bank comes looking ...

1892, Green Timbers, WA Elin Kristiansen has her hands full as a single mother following the tragic death of her husband in a shipwreck off the rocky coast of the Pacific Northwest. Thankfully, the U.S. government has recognized the need for a lighthouse at Bluff Point, and Elin couldn’t be more pleased when her father accepts the position of Keeper. However, she just can’t seem to bring herself to accompany him on his weekly rowboat trips to the station to tend the lamp – and what’s more, the mere thought of Finn, her son, setting foot on board sets her insides churning. Elin knows...

Two worlds collide on the rugged terrain of an Oklahoma ranch… Eden: I’m a corporate attorney who’s never had a vacation until my well-meaning assistant sends me packing to Iron H Ranch for a vacation I never wanted. The last place I expect to find myself is face-to-face with the ghosts of my past—namely, the ex-fiancé who left me heartbroken and alone at the altar. Determined not to show my cracks, I find myself making a deal with the most captivating cowboy I’ve ever laid eyes on. Anders, with his sexy drawl and a smile that makes me weak in the knees, agrees to be my fake ...

One bite of temptation, and now I'm navigating a world of candy, curses, and second chances... Slipping after getting out of the bathtub and hitting my head on the toilet seat wasn’t exactly the way I’d imagined ascending to the pearly gates, but nevertheless, there I was, Bethany Snow, knocking on heaven's door. Looking back, I should have suspected something when I spied the freshly baked devil’s food cake next to the manna on the buffet. I would have blamed my choice to go for the devil's chocolate on PMS if I’d still been alive; however, after one bite of sweet temptation, I was...

When two lonely hearts collide, will the high-stakes world of fame and fortune keep them apart? ANGIE: My life changed the day a record executive heard me singing to myself while doing my job. I went from being a nobody in a small town to a name the world recognizes. Only, they will never know my face. Not with the secret it is hiding. When the pressure of fame becomes too much, I like to escape to local bars and blend with the people. It’s in one of these bars that I meet Bowie. He speaks about my alter ego, Angel, as if he knows her. His judgments are swift and cruel. When my past comes...

A spring fling that might just blossom into forever… DAISY: I traveled to Wintervale for one reason: to dazzle the annual Flower & Garden Market with my boldest floral designs yet. Turning heads with my arrangements should be simple enough—if only the memory of one unforgettable fling last year didn’t linger in every drift of spring air. The minute I set foot in the cozy Evergreen Inn, the last person I expect to see is the man who made me believe in magic for one wild night. A heated glance across the lobby, and I know our connection is still very much alive. I’m here to make my ...