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Jenny Kearns has loved Matt Thompson since she first laid eyes on him. But when a silly bet leads to their first kiss, Matt rejects her. Hard. Heartbroken and humiliated, Jenny turns to the last person she should: Matt’s older, cocky, and completely off-limits brother, Kyle. What starts with driving lessons turns into stolen glances… and one night that changes everything. But secrets never stay buried and when Matt decides he wants Jenny after all, things get even messier. Especially when his ex turns up pregnant. Now Jenny’s stuck between the brother who broke her heart… and the ...

When Jenny grows close to her childhood best friend, Matt—a newly divorced single dad—she allows herself to imagine a future without Kyle at last. As their bond deepens into something tender and unexpected, she believes she’s finally moved on. But fate has other plans. A chance run-in with Kyle uncovers the truth behind his long-ago departure, unraveling everything Jenny thought she understood about love and loss. With old flames flickering and danger closing in, Jenny, Kyle, and Matt must face the past together to survive what lies ahead. Sometimes, the second time around is even ...

She wanted a summer to remember. He gave her one she'll never forget. Wilder Cox has always been the grumpy third wheel in Ingrid and Cash’s swoony, star-written love story. But when Cash bails for Europe—leaving behind a girlfriend and a best friend—Ingrid finds herself abandoned... and adrift. Enter: Wilder. Hot. Broody. Off-limits. With nothing to do and a whole lot of heartache, the two agree to tackle a Lonely Summer Bucket List. Skinny dip. Get tattoos. Sneak into a movie. Break every unspoken rule. What starts as a last-ditch effort to feel something again quickly turns into ...

As Jenny and Kyle settle into newlywed life with a newborn in their arms, single dad Matt believes it’s finally his turn for a happily ever after. But love, it seems, has other plans. Fallon—the woman who once captured his heart—still keeps him at arm’s length. When she makes it clear their brief romance is firmly in the past, Matt turns his attention to someone new: Angela, a compassionate animal rescuer who checks every box and feels like everything he’s been searching for. So why does Fallon’s name still echo in his thoughts? And why does the future he’s building feel ...

First love can be hard to manage. Ace Patterson has always been a big part of Mia Thompson's life. From the moment she first learned to walk, she's been glued to Ace's side, and they've been doing a flirtatious dance ever since. But when Mia tries to move things towards a romantic relationship, it gets a little messy. And Ace and Mia are forced to consider what life would be like without the other one in it. When they finally decide to pursue a summer romance before Mia heads off to college, they find that first love and first experiences are more complex than either of them ever expected.

Liam Thompson doesn't know the meaning of the word 'no'. Whatever Liam wants, he gets. Both on and off the slope. But that comes to a grinding halt when a reporter begins sniffing around at his latest competition. He's flung into the spotlight as doping accusations surface, and his snowboarding career is jeopardized. In a race to prove he's clean, Liam enlists the help of his friends and family to clear his name. The one hiccup: he falls for the reporter. Maggie Cooper takes her job very seriously. She's an ambitious, career-driven workaholic who doesn't have time for bad boys, games, or ...

A heart-tugging second-chance romance about love, loss, and finding your way back home. Two years after their divorce, Jules Banks has finally built a life she can live with—balancing single motherhood with running a successful coffee shop, and pretending she's moved on from the man who once shattered her heart. Corbin Banks tells himself he did the right thing when he let Jules go. But when one unexpected night reignites what they thought was lost, and their son, Tate, begins to crave the one thing he’s never had—a united family—Jules and Corbin must decide whether love is enough ...

When tragedy strikes, Ava Thompson finds herself grieving in her dad's basement. That is, until he reminds her fate's given her a second chance at life. Determined not to waste whatever time she has left, Ava packs her bags for sunny San Diego to finish off her final semester of college. There she befriends charismatic Jack Miller, who’s dealing with his own grief. Ava and Jack soon discover they have far more in common than meets the eye, even down to the date their grief began. As the past slowly catches up to her, Ava accepts Jack’s invitation to a grief support group. Surrounded by ...

Taylor Thompson is ready to pop the question to his long-time girlfriend, Sarah. But when he finds her in a compromising position with his roommate, all his best-laid plans go out the window. Resolved to help him get over his heartache, his mom suggests he reconnect with an old childhood pen pal by writing a letter to her. When he receives her response in the mail, Taylor spends his days anxiously waiting for their next correspondence. He also spends his days working a dead end job at his parents' store with the infuriatingly quirky Elle Hampton, who manages to constantly get under his skin...

"Sometimes, the hardest story to write is your own." On the eve of her latest book launch, struggling romance author June Nelson is unexpectedly transported back to her 17-year-old self after a freak accident. Suddenly, she's back in high school, facing the challenges of teenage life all over again. As she reconnects with her former best friend, first love, and her late father, June realizes that the key to finding her way back isn't about changing the past, but embracing it. In this heartfelt journey of second chances, June discovers that the most important love story is the one she writes...

Honors student Katherine "Kit" Clark is looking forward to senior year as the new Editor-in-Chief of her high school newspaper, The Buccaneer Bulletin. Determined to hit the ground running with a ragtag team of writers, she wants to break a huge story. The biggest story the Bulletin has ever seen. There's just one problem: Principal Mayweather keeps stepping on her toes and thwarting her attempts to uncover the story of a lifetime. But that's not the only obstacle in her way. After Rafe Cabey, star Varsity baseball pitcher, decides to add one more extracurricular to his college applications...

Colin Jacobs knows the best way to deal with a hangover is more alcohol but when a cheerleader knocks on the apartment door next to his, he finds himself instantly falling in love. Rowan Randolph spends her days and nights in survival mode, trying to shield her younger sisters from her abusive stepmom. Life seems hopeless until she meets her addict mom's next-door neighbor. Their unlikely friendship changes the trajectory of their lives forever. But are they only destined to be friends? Or so much more?

Divorce. It sucks. Especially for Izzy Thompson. The last place she ever expected to return to was the mountain she grew up on. But when she and her husband, Steve, decide its best for their daughter if they go their separate ways, she finds herself living with her parents. It isn't an ideal situation, but Izzy needs a steady place to land until she can get back on her feet. And she knows her daughter could benefit from some much-needed time with her grandparents. When her ex, Brady, offers her a job, she can't refuse the pay or the perks that come with it. Determined to keep their ...

Lacey Carr is obsessed with her own happily ever after until she stumbles upon it by accident. When she marries Brock Young two weeks after their first meeting, he whisks her away from her chic life in Los Angeles to small town, rural Oklahoma. But being a rancher's wife isn't the fairy tale Lacey hoped it would be. Ranch chores, quirky townsfolk and a mother-in-law hell-bent on destroying her marriage force Lacey to re-examine her choices and her heart. Is this what really happens after happily ever after?

After graduating summa cum laude from Kansas State University, Kit Clark thought she was ready to dive into the world of investigative journalism. But when she and her high school sweetheart, Rafe Cabey, team up to investigate a murder, Kit finds herself caught in a complex web of deceit and lies. As Rafe, a professional baseball player avoiding a fiancée and spring training, and Kit work together, they're forced to confront their unresolved issues while navigating the untimely death of their former classmate, Susie Bobkins', little brother, Rex. With a murderer on the loose, Kit and Rafe ...

Elizabetta (Lizzie) Lombardi has one semester left of college before she's forced to abandon her dream of being an artist and marry her crime boss father's right hand man, Antonio Deluca. That is, until she falls for one of her classmates, Declan Donnelly, and feels herself being pulled in two warring directions. Will she find a way to be with Declan? Or will Lizzie succumb to her deepest, darkest desires and marry Antonio, the man who saved her life against his will, then bought her hand to torment her? A shared dark past, unraveling secrets and a looming wedding threaten to destroy Lizzie...

Antonio Deluca won the lottery. Not just his dead father-in-law's shady business dealings, but the woman he's spent years lusting after. Now that Elizabetta is his wife, he wants to give her the life she's always wanted. And that includes the daughter she thought died in childbirth. With the help of his new right-hand man, Mickey Moretti, Antonio and Elizabetta set out on a quest to find Caterina and bring her home. There's just one problem: Declan Donnelly. The man who murdered Elizabetta's father and, with him, the location of her daughter. As the search for Caterina continues, Antonio ...