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A small town filled with secrets, a family with more than a few dark secrets of their own, a challenging and suspense-filled escape from unexpected danger, and a love that survives it all. Welcome to Rome Legend’s world. She’s not overly happy with it at the moment, however captivating and intriguing it might be. And she can easily count the reasons for it on one hand…namely her brothers and her father. She’s not the slightest bit thrilled with any of them and doesn’t expect that to change anytime soon. She hasn’t decided about Jackson yet. His magic might actually be stronger ...

She’d known the boy he was and it had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Years later her life depends on the man he’s become. Dark secrets and twisted truths...hidden clues and unexpected danger...a lost island of dreams and mystery... There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a mysterious and threatening danger. But was her heart safe from him...was it ever? Addie ...

A single number saved her life. Grace knew it was only the beginning. She was 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. It was dark...and getting darker. Ronan Hendricks didn’t recognize her voice. Not family...not friends. Probably not an enemy. He didn’t hear animosity in her voice. But he didn’t need the years he’d spent as a detective to recognize what he did hear... Fear. In this first installment of “She’s My Sister” series, Grace reaches out ...

Ronan Hendricks immediately realizes that the message his wife just received says a lot more than it seems. And it doesn’t take long for his entire family to become involved in helping both him and Grace figure out exactly what it means. Logan Hendricks is always ready for Christmas. His grandsons might be grown but he still enjoys spending his Christmas Eve piling presents under the tree for all three of them and the rest of his growing family. By his count, he’s already baked enough cookies and other holiday goodies to feed a small army. There was nothing new about that. When his ...

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.....

A small town filled with secrets, a family with more than a few secrets of their own, a challenging and suspense-filled escape from unexpected danger, and a love that survives it all. Welcome to Rome Legend’s world. She’s not overly happy with it at the moment, however captivating and intriguing it might be. And she can easily count the reasons for it on one hand…namely her brothers and her father. She’s not the slightest bit thrilled with any of them and doesn’t expect that to change anytime soon. She hasn’t decided about Jackson yet. His magic might actually be stronger than ...

There’s really only one thing Fran Wrightmire wants for Christmas…it is also the most unlikely gift that she’ll receive.Her husband, Cade, knows that it’s beyond his power to deliver the one gift he knows would make his wife happiest this holiday season. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t without other ideas of what will make her Christmas one to remember. He’s taking her home to the hills of Burlington for a reunion with family and friends and the yearly tradition of Christmas dinner at the historic Marshall Street house where so many generations of her family lived . On their ...

Jenna Camden knew nothing would be the same again. She felt like a guest in her own home...empty rooms echoed with precious memories, quiet nights filled with shadows of so many cherished yesterdays. Nothing was the same. Not even Christmas.A Christmas love story of hope, courage, and the enduring strength of love… Jenna didn’t have to look around her home with its colorful and shining Christmas decorations, the tall Christmas tree in her front room with the many Christmas ornaments that told in a special way the story of her family, to know that no matter what she did it would never ...

She’d known the boy he was and it had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Years later her life depends on the man he’s become. Dark secrets and twisted truths...hidden clues and unexpected danger...a lost island of dreams and mystery... There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a mysterious and threatening danger. But was her heart safe from him...was it ever? Addie ...

Family meant everything to Ayden Stratton. It always had even when he didn’t always allow it to show. Because of that, he understood the fury in Tobias Blaise’s eyes when they learned that his sister had been dragged out the backdoor of her restaurant despite every effort to stop her from being kidnapped. Fury didn’t begin to describe what he saw in his brother’s face. Cassidy Blaise might be Tobias’s sister, but she was Benjamin’s entire world. Tobias Blaise never expected to find any woman he wanted to spend his life with, let alone one who looked at him the way Ellis did, ...

For the Kilpatrick family of Cranberry Bay, the choice was really very simple. Their family had been torn apart by a heartbreaking tragedy…now they were coming together again determined that nothing else would.A recent tragedy reminds the Kilpatrick family what they have always known…that no matter how dark the future may look, family is everything…especially when so much of what was always taken for granted can be ripped away in a stolen moment. Marcus Kilpatrick and his adult children are learning that some of life’s greatest challenges are not always about the big choices or the ...

She was 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. 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...when the pain allowed her few ...

Tobias Blaise never expected to find any woman he wanted to spend his life with, let alone one who looked at him the way Ellis did, despite that she’d been seriously wounded because of him. Even now, knowing that by allowing her to be anywhere near him made her vulnerable…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 always allow it to show. Because of that, he understood the fury in Tobias Blaise’s eyes when they learned that his sister had been dragged out the ...

Family…however close or distantly connected…is still family. And no one knows that better than the many members of the McAdams family. Few understand the vast and very real and unique implications that come with a large extended family as Drew McAdams does…and especially now. His brothers and sisters are also beginning to understand just how complicated it can be now that the four of them are responsible for the equally vast and extensive McAdams Trust. The headaches have only just begun. Life as they knew it will never be the same. Drew McAdams strongly suspects that if another call ...

Jenna knew her life depended on finding someplace safe. She couldn’t go home. She’d already put her entire family in danger by trusting the wrong person...a criminal who didn’t possess a shred of remorse. She knew where she could go to disappear...literally vanish from sight. She was close...but not close enough. Ray couldn’t count the number of mistakes he’d made in his life let alone the past year...so many that he probably didn’t deserve the second chance he was being given by two men from his past...Jonathan Hansen and Connell Ryan. But he was going to do everything he could...

Dark secrets and twisted truths...hidden clues and unexpected danger...a lost island of dreams and mystery... It had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Then everything changed. There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a mysterious and threatening danger. But was her heart safe from him...was it ever? Addie might have been surprised by Tom’s unexpected arrival at her ...

Cherished family heirlooms, clues to a lingering mystery, and the most precious Christmas gift of all. Jillian had searched through the entire huge house. With Christmas right around the corner, she’d realized something was missing. Even after searching through the entire house, she still had a feeling the missing heirlooms were here somewhere. The only place she hadn’t looked was the basement and she wasn’t thrilled with the idea of going down there on her own. Nic couldn’t quite put his finger on why he wanted to spend every waking moment with Jillian. But wherever she was, it was...

She’d waited years for this moment…for him. You can always go home…but what will you find when you do. Jonathan Hansen is about to find out. For years they’ve hidden a huge secret…an island that was home to their small town, the families and friends who live there, and the secrets they've kept for generations. But danger might be right beyond the water’s edge. Together, two guarded hearts are willing to face the impending threat and the danger it poses to the tranquility of their home. Ainslin O’Cleary wasn’t the type to over-react but she was beginning to feel a little ...

Everyone has a story…and a dream. Jillian was determined to learn more about her family’s history and the mystery surrounding the woman in the intriguing and mysterious painting at Daine’s new home. But she didn’t count on Nic being just as interested in the mystery as she was. But he was, and while they might be amateurs at digging for historical information, they were spending hours together investigating old documents at the township’s church. Its library was almost as old as the town itself. Patricia didn’t trust easily. Her ex-husband had taught her all the reasons not 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 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 ...