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There’s always room for one more chance at love… When city girl and workaholic Ella Thompson inherits her grandmother’s enchanting lakeside inn, she expects dust, trouble, and headaches—not doors that open on their own, flowerbeds that bloom out of season… or the town’s grumpy, loyal handyman, Liam Carter. Intent on fixing up the place and selling quickly, Ella soon realizes the Starlight Arbor Inn has definite opinions about her plans. Who should she listen to: her commercial real estate boss or the whispers of the dunes, saying this is home? Room for Magic is a cozy, slow-burn...

Some lights guide you home. Others show you where home has been waiting all along. When photographer Kelsey Winters returns to document a wedding at the magical Starlight Arbor Inn, she's prepared for beautiful shots—not for falling in love with an overworked doctor who makes her want to stop running. But with her next assignment always calling and his future mapped out in another city, how can eight perfect days compete with a lifetime of plans? Room for Light is a swoony, long-distance, small-town romance with: Workplace proximity Opposites attract Long-distance relationship angst ...

She left this island to become someone. Now she's back to save what she left behind—and the competition has never looked this good. Mackinac Island runs on three things: horses, tourists, and fudge. Emma Delaney grew up dusted in powdered sugar at her family's legendary shop, Delaney's Finest. She left the moment she could, chasing a career that didn't smell like copper kettles and maple cream. But when a corporate buyer circles the shop and her grandmother can't fight alone, Emma comes home to an island that hasn't forgotten her—even if she's tried to forget it. Ben Chappell is her ...

She guards the past. He buys the future. Their contract says one year. Sylvia Mercer has seventy-two hours to save her family's crumbling archive before the bank padlocks the doors and auctions a century of history to the highest bidder. She's spent ten years fighting developers, dodging creditors, and cataloging a collection worth more than money can measure. Then Alistair Crowe walks through her door. He's called the Wolf of State Street—a ruthless corporate fixer who tears companies apart and rebuilds them for profit. He's cold, calculating, and worth more than she'll ever owe. And he ...

Stars collide. Hearts explode. Control crumbles under infinite skies. She's an award-winning astrophysicist installing a groundbreaking spectrograph. He's supposed to film her work, not infiltrate her heart. But under the world's clearest stars, in the planet's driest desert, chemistry defies all logic. Maya built her life on her late father's legacy - rigid schedules, meticulous data, zero distractions. Derek thrives on unscripted moments and sees the universe through wonder, not wavelengths. Every sunrise brings another collision. Every observation session creates dangerous proximity. ...

For Izzy "Firestorm" Mallory, life is a riot of roaring guitars and rebellious lyrics—until a heartbreaking loss leaves her with an unexpected inheritance: a baby girl named Sunshine. Suddenly, Izzy’s world is filled with lullabies instead of power chords, and her happily chaotic existence is turned upside down. Thrust into co-guardianship with Graham Reed, the uptight, by-the-book music producer who is everything she’s not, Izzy must learn to navigate midnight feedings and naptime schedules while fighting the undeniable attraction growing between them. As they stumble through the ...

Some people wait a lifetime for their moment. Others wait five years, three months, and seventeen days. Not that he's counting. When artist Katie Carter learns about the lighthouse keeper position—complete with workshop, cottage, and a chance to finally be more than "Liam's little sister"—she sees her last shot at proving she belongs in the art world. Graham Cheever has loved Katie since the day she walked into his bookstore five years ago, all fierce dreams and fired-metal art. As a lighthouse committee member, he should stay objective. Good luck with that. Room for Dreams is a friends...

She constructs perfect crimes. He writes perfect love stories. But the truth is something lost in the coffee grounds. Bestselling mystery author Vivienne Sterling catalogs the world in clues: the sharp angle of a liar's jaw, the cold draft of an empty room, the bitter tang of an unsolved puzzle. She knows how to decode anything—except the infuriatingly quiet man who edits textbooks at her favorite Green Arbor café. But when a spilled coffee reveals the manuscript he’s hiding, Viv unearths a secret that doesn't fit into any of her case files. The alluring stranger is actually "Evelyn ...

He left Hollycrest ten years ago. The town remembered. So did she. Corporate strategist Nate Brewster built his entire life on getting out—out of the small town, out of the traditions, out of reach of the girl who made leaving feel like tearing off his own skin. He's not sentimental. He doesn't look back. And he is absolutely not entering his mother's Christmas cookie competition. Park ranger Evie Connor is Hollycrest's keeper of all things festive. She guards every tradition, organizes every parade, and has spent a full decade not thinking about the boy who chose ambition over her. She ...

This Valentine's Day, a case of mistaken identity leads to a love story she never saw coming. Isla's quiet life as a bookstore owner is turned upside down when she's mistaken for the famous romance novelist Vanessa Valentine at the annual Valentine's Day literary festival. Desperate to save the festival, the charming organizer, Professor Noah Harrison, begs Isla to play along. As Isla navigates book signings, panel discussions, and even gives advice on love, she discovers a hidden strength and a surprising connection with Noah. But when the real Vanessa Valentine arrives, Isla's charade ...

She's a corporate lawyer who never stays in one place. He's protecting his family's legacy. When duty and desire collide in Rochester's historic Highland Park, will love bloom among the lilacs?Emily flies through cities closing corporate deals. But this historic park in Rochester refuses to sell. So does its infuriatingly rooted botanist. Dan's family has tended these lilacs for generations. This wandering lawyer threatens everything. Her beauty threatens more. But Highland Park's century-old lilacs won't surrender. Neither will Dan Sullivan, whose roots run deeper than his heirloom plants....

Fake dates. Real danger. Chicago freezes while hearts thaw. Natasha needs the interview. The reclusive billionaire needs a date. What starts as strategy becomes something neither calculated. Evan melts walls she built after Mom died. Under Chicago's Christmas lights, grief cracks. Love ambushes. Journalist Natasha Giroux doesn't do relationships. She does bylines, deadlines, and keeping everyone at notebook's length. But to land the career-saving interview with a reclusive billionaire, she needs a plus-one who screams success. Tech entrepreneur Evan Adler needs a fake girlfriend to survive ...

Algorithms meet chaos. Data crashes. Baltimore sparks! Zoe codes perfect matches for everyone except herself. The new marketing consultant breaks her app. And her focus. And possibly her heart. Liam improvises everything. This gorgeous tech founder needs his spontaneity like she needs a system crash. Zoe Dahl built DataLove to solve messy human emotions with clean code. Her revolutionary dating app runs on algorithms, not feelings. Structure, not surprises. Data, not desire. Enter Liam O'Connor - improv performer, marketing maverick, professional chaos agent. The board hired him to humanize...

She's the guardian of Yellowstone. He's the city boy sent to shake things up. When their worlds collide, sparks fly... but will they ignite a wildfire or a lasting love? Brooke Harris lives and breathes Yellowstone. As a dedicated park ranger, she's made protecting this untamed wilderness her life's mission. The last thing she needs is some slick city artist coming in to 'rebrand' her beloved park. Enter Monte Warner, a talented graphic designer looking to reignite his passion for art. He thought Yellowstone would be the perfect place to find inspiration. He never expected to find a fierce,...