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CHRISTMAS AT HOLLY WOOD: A single mom and baker looking to prove herself. An ex-hockey player tired of being used for his fame. Is she who he thinks she is—or someone just as fame-hungry as the rest? THEIR CHRISTMAS MIRACLE: A veterinarian who finds herself pregnant after her baby’s father goes missing. A security specialist back from the dead now fighting to keep the woman he loves from walking away. Will love triumph or will fear overpower them in the end? SECOND CHANCES: A single mom with a secret. A photographer trying to overcome a sketchy past. Can they find their way back to each...

A clean and wholesome contemporary second-chance romance from the Make Me a Match world—slow burn, closed-door (only kisses) with a matchmaker setup, a widower, empty-nester hero, and a thirty-something heroine pursuing single motherhood. Expect first-love reunited sparks, found family feels, thoughtful baby/parenthood conversations, and mature, heartfelt chemistry—all building to a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love sweet romance, matchmaking tropes, fertility and family storylines, and feel-good contemporary romance. Thirty-eight-year-old set designer Amelia Parker is on a ...

Sometimes all it takes is one spark, one touch, one brave leap—to turn a slow burn summer into forever... Bronwyn All I needed was a fresh start. A quiet, peaceful place to open my dream bookstore. Space to just…breathe. Carolina Cove was perfect for that. Falling (literally) into the fire chief’s arms? Not part of my plan. Because the truth is, I don’t know if I’m even capable of love anymore. Or if I deserve it… Gabriel Love, for me, has always meant heartbreak and loss. So, duty became my refuge, the firehouse my home. Until her. Bronwyn shined a light into all the dark ...

A small-town contemporary romance with a surprise baby doorstep twist, a ready-to-step-up hero, and a determined aunt. Once a DNA test confirms paternity, Alec Blackwell is all in—single dad stakes, big-family dynamics, grumpy and sunshine sparks, and a slow-burn, closed-door connection leading to a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love single parent romance, found family, and heartfelt, feel-good love stories. Since his parents' death, Alec Blackwell has spent the last eighteen years of his life caring for his eight siblings. With his youngest sister finally off to college, he's ...

PERFECTLY MISMATCHED:
 After a disastrous fall onstage, ballet dancer Victoria Valentine develops Plan B, taking a break from her NYC life to help her father in his business while her body heals. When she gets to Carolina Cove, though, Plan B turns out to be a bust because of all the secrets her dad has been keeping.

 Entrepreneur MacGregor Jones is tired of being the odd man out among his coupled-up friends, so he finally allows his matchmaker sister to set him up. He’s instantly taken with his date until he realizes he’s been perfectly mismatched. Not only is Victoria the ...

A clean & wholesome small-town romance with closed-door (only-kisses) chemistry, wounded-to-healing arcs, and a pulse of suspense-lite. Expect a guarded heroine with secrets, a protective, battle-scarred hero who sees through the walls, emotional recovery, found-family support, and a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love grumpy/protector × wary heroine, trauma-to-trust, and low-spice, high-heart storytelling. Can two tortured souls find solace in each other? Jolie Carter is haunted by secrets from a past she’s never revealed. Her friends know nothing of that time or why she moved ...

A contemporary billionaire romance with an accidental marriage/marriage of convenience, opposites attract sparks between a struggling artist and a self-made billionaire, and slow-burn, closed-door chemistry. Expect forced proximity, second-chance at life and love vibes, class-gap tension, and a feel-good HEA. Perfect for readers who enjoy Vegas wedding gone wrong (then right), rich-meets-real, and sweet, low-angst contemporary romance. When a Las Vegas prank turns into an accidental and very legal marriage, Isabel Shipley is dead set on getting a discreet and hasty divorce. The last thing ...

A small-town contemporary romance with a runaway bride and a protective chauffeur/driver turned unexpected getaway guy—think forced proximity, road-trip vibes, slow burn, closed door (only kisses), and found family stakes as billionaire-family pressure collides with real-heart chemistry. Perfect for readers who love sweet romance, grumpy and sunshine sparks, on-the-run tension, and feel-good HEAs. Every runaway bride deserves a good getaway guy… Quinley Anders is nuts. Or so the press will say when they discover she’s hijacked a limo to escape her wedding. But with her family ...

A small-town contemporary second-chance romance with a military veteran hero and a single-mom heroine, a troubled teen catalyst, and protective hero × wary heart sparks. Expect a slow-burn, closed-door (only kisses) connection, found family support, redemption and forgiveness themes, and a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love sweet romance, second chance at love, single parent romance, and feel-good small-town stories. Their first love might be their last. But only if they don’t ruin it. Again… The last thing Cole Blackwell wanted was excitement. After sixteen years in the ...

A clean and wholesome small-town winter romance with stranded-in-a-snowstorm, pregnant heroine, and friends-to-lovers/forbidden-ish stakes. Expect slow-burn, closed-door (only-kisses) chemistry, found-family warmth, and a protective hero torn between loyalty and love—on the way to a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who enjoy single-parent/expecting storylines, cozy blizzard settings, and low-angst, high-heart feels. Pregnant. Stranded in a snowstorm. Rescued by a tall, dark, and handsome man already snagged by another girl. Due to her pregnancy, Darcy Rhodes' is forced to remain in ...

A clean & wholesome small-town Montana second-chance romance with a secret-son reveal, single-mom heroine, and a reformed hero determined to make things right. Expect slow-burn, only-kisses chemistry, found family, ranch-life healing, and a heartfelt co-parenting arc leading to a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love hidden child/secret baby tropes done tenderly, redemption journeys, protective heroes, and emotional reunions set under big-sky sunsets. Skylar Mathews wants her son, Cody, to get better, and visiting Cody's grandparents in Montana is supposed to accomplish that. But ...

COMMENT PROTÉGER QUELQU'UN QU'ON NE PEUT PAS VOIR ?Emma Wyatt accepte de donner des cours particuliers à un soldat récemment aveuglé et amer à cause du salaire que son frère lui propose. Aveugle elle-même, Emma rêve d'indépendance et de liberté, loin de sa famille surprotectrice. Mais enseigner à Ian tout ce qui concerne la cécité n'est pas facile, surtout quand le plus grand défi est de ne pas tomber amoureuse de ce soldat blessé devenu élève qui pourrait entraver ses rêves de véritable indépendance. Ian MacGregor garde son combat contre la claustrophobie bien caché, ...

Elle fuit son passé. Il se bâtit un avenir qu'il peut contrôler. Mais l'amour ? Ça n'a jamais fait partie du plan… Après une enfance passée à joindre les deux bouts, Gage Blackwell s’est fait une promesse : il ne manquerait plus jamais de rien. Aujourd’hui entrepreneur à succès au cœur de Carolina Cove, Gage a bâti un empire financier grâce à sa ténacité et à son travail acharné. Plusieurs entreprises, plusieurs sources de revenus et un contrôle total. C’est la clé de la sécurité… et de la tranquillité d’esprit. Jusqu’à ce que Sloane Walker débarque. ...

A clean and wholesome small-town beach romance about widower and single mom healing, friends-to-more at the Carolina Cove Inn, and slow-burn, closed-door (only-kisses) chemistry. Expect themes of grief to hope, found family, and second chances during sunny days and breezy coastal nights—all leading to a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love vacation rules vs. real feelings, tourist-local tension, and heartfelt, feel-good summer romance. SOMETIMES THE PAIN OF LIFE BRINGS A NEW BEGINNING... Widower Dominic Dunn isn’t sure what to think of his wife’s pre-planned trip for him a ...

A small-town contemporary friends-to-lovers romance set in Carolina Cove featuring a protective doctor and a trauma-wise counselor who are strictly off-limits. Expect workplace hospital tension, forced proximity at a mountain cabin retreat, slow burn, closed-door chemistry, caretaker and healing vibes, and a heartfelt path to a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love best friends to lovers, protective hero, mental health themes, and feel-good small-town stories. She’s off-limits. That’s the first thing Dr. Logan Davenport thinks every morning before going to work at the same ...

Carter Hayes n'est pas un saint, mais il ferait n'importe quoi pour offrir à sa fille de quatre ans la vie qu'elle mérite. Ce n'est pas facile d'être père célibataire et il n'aime pas se débrouiller seul. Mais en tant que romantique qui s'ignore, il est une cible facile pour les femmes. Surtout les mauvaises. Eliza Bellefonte, organisatrice de mariages, excelle à unir les gens. Elle est également douée pour prédire combien de temps durera ce mariage et, de nos jours, ils ne durent pas longtemps. Peut-être est-elle désabusée, mais elle feindra son optimisme jusqu'à la banque. ...

This boxed set contains books 4 and 5 of the Carolina Cove series. Titles included are: Sea Blue and Loving You: She’s off-limits. That’s the first thing Dr. Logan Davenport thinks every morning before going to work at the same hospital as counselor Zoey Barnes. Officially friend-zoned because he can’t stand the thought of losing her lifelong friendship, his secret crush can never be revealed. But when Zoey is injured by a patient and Logan realizes how close to the breaking point Zoey actually is, the doctor in him—and the man who loves her more than he should—can’t ignore it. ...

Quand Claire Simmons perd son emploi, il est temps pour elle de se ressaisir et d'essayer de renouer avec son fils adolescent. Elle fait leurs bagages et les emmène dans l'appartement au-dessus du garage de son père, à la plage. Là, elle découvre que son père a loué l'appartement à un bel inconnu, et ses projets d'un été paisible deviennent soudainement beaucoup plus compliqués... Après une blessure par balle, Marcus Denz, spécialiste en sécurité, retourne à Carolina Cove pour récupérer. Il ne s'attend pas à se lier avec un vieil homme solitaire, son petit-fils troublé, ...

She’s running from her past. He’s building a future he can control. But love? That was never part of the plan… After a childhood spent scraping by, Gage Blackwell made one vow—he would never go without again. Now a successful entrepreneur in the heart of Carolina Cove, Gage has built a financial empire through sheer grit and hustle. Multiple businesses, multiple income streams, and total control. That’s the key to safety… and peace of mind. Until Sloane Walker shows up. Fiercely independent and hiding secrets of her own, Sloane is used to living in the shadows. On the run from ...

Clean & wholesome small-town slow-burn romance: a grumpy, single-dad sheriff, a big-hearted heroine with a rebellious goth/emo teen, and two girls who become friends—turning opposites attract into found family and a true no-spice HEA. Sheriff Jonas Taggert needs a helping hand with his daughter and Rissa Matthews and her Goth-dressing teen are definitely not it. He can't afford to fall for a woman who doesn't plan to stick around, much less one who can't control her own kid. But the girls become friends and Jonas' perspective takes a hard hit. Of all the people in the world for him and ...