Magnolia Beach

Rose Collier refused to let them see her crumble as she sprinted across the lobby, the big white dress billowing out of the convertible as she fled. In a daze, she left the city behind, only stopping for necessities, until she found herself staring at the ocean, inhaling deep lungfuls of clean salty sea air. The vintage car sputtered and died as she coasted into Magnolia Beach.

Big city. Big lights. Big changes. Amanda Smith doesn't have time for marriage. She loves her career in the city, the excitement, and the opportunities for advancement. So what if she never has time to date, she's perfectly happy without a man in her life. But when her grandmother passes away, her only remaining family in all the world, the news turns Amanda's world upside down. Not to mention the little bit in the will where gram has the last word. Amanda has one month to marry or she won't inherit.

Christy Evans is tired of being judged by her looks. Escaping to a sleepy beach town, Christy decides it’s time to get serious. She wants someone to love her for who she is, not what she looks like. If she can change her looks maybe she can find one of the good guys the songs on the radio are always singing about. Secrets never stay secret in a small town.

When her picture-perfect life comes crashing down, Elizabeth Charles finds herself out of options. After the local news drops the bombshell that her husband was unfaithful, the former strawberry queen, three years running, packs her bags, tail between her legs, and heads home to the place she swore she’d never return…Magnolia Beach. News, especially juicy news, travels fast. Everyone in the small town where she grew up knows exactly how her husband died. And of course, the one person she wants to avoid is the one person she keeps running into...though technically, she ran over him.

When the town golden boy falls in love with a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, sparks fly. Liam was the perfect son, always going along with what his parents wanted, even when it cost him his first love. Olivia never stopped loving Liam, even after he smashed her heart to bits. Now after eight long years, Liam is back, and wanting a divorce so he can marry someone else, but when he finds out what Olivia’s been hiding, it changes everything.

In the charming small town of Magnolia Beach, Ryan Forrester stumbles upon a teenage runaway in need of help. As Ryan helps Mia figure out what makes a family and what it means to belong, he discovers a long-lost sense of purpose and hope.