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Amelia Brooks didn't plan to scatter her novel pages across Main Street like literary confetti. But that's what happens when you finally decide to write your story and the mountain wind has other ideas. Now she's camped out in Cole Anderson's bookstore-café, writing about love and loss, and falling for the man who hosts her writing group and makes her believe her words matter. As deadline approaches and her heart opens, Amelia has to decide if she's brave enough to share the story that might heal them both—and write a new chapter that includes forever. Tropes: Small-Town • Widowed ...

Iris Patel didn't think inheriting a mansion meant getting stuck upside-down in a window while a grumpy contractor watched. But that's what happens when you trade designing for the wealthy to creating spaces for your community. Now she's covered in paint, learning that beautiful doesn't have to be expensive, and falling for Rowan Brennan—the builder who creates magic with reclaimed wood and believes her vision can transform their town. As the community center takes shape and her heart opens, Iris has to decide if she's ready to build something lasting with a man who sees the home she's ...

Returning to Cupid's Corner after being left at the altar? Not on Neve Gallagher's bucket list. But when her grandmother needs help at the flower shop, she can't say no. She can, however, say yes to her brother's best friend Rafferty Marchetti—yes to pretending they're dating so she doesn't have to face Valentine's season as "Poor Neve, the Almost-Bride." The problem? Raff's been secretly in love with her for years. And Neve's starting to wonder if the best relationships aren't the ones you plan—they're the ones that surprise you. Tropes: Fake Dating • Brother's Best Friend • ...

Tatum Lindquist writes a wildly popular anti-Valentine's Day blog. Her editor's genius idea? Spend the holiday at the most romantic inn in America and write an exposé on manufactured romance. She didn't plan for the blizzard that strands her there. She definitely didn't plan for Griffin Ashby—the frustratingly charming sixth-generation innkeeper who needs her help preparing for the festival or his family loses everything. Now she's stringing twinkle lights, taste-testing chocolate, and trying to remember why she hates Valentine's Day when Griffin keeps looking at her like she's the best ...

Thea Valdez didn't expect her great-aunt's pottery wheel to launch clay like a medieval catapult. But that's what happens when you trade spreadsheets for ceramics and have no idea what you're doing. Now she's covered in clay, learning to live without Wi-Fi, and falling for Knox Sterling—the carpenter who builds furniture like poetry and fixes her disasters without making her feel foolish. As the mountain snow settles and the town's curiosity grows, Thea has to decide if she's brave enough to stay messy, stay vulnerable, and stay in Pine Bluff with a man who sees the artist she's always ...

Olympia "Liv" Saintclair left her pastry chef career in Manhattan after a spectacular meltdown on live television. Now she's in Cupid's Corner, ready to prove she can still create magic, starting with winning the Valentine's Festival's legendary Best Sweet competition. One problem: Beckett Crane, third-generation owner of the town's beloved candy shop, thinks newcomers shouldn't even be allowed to compete. As they trade barbs and baking disasters, Liv starts to wonder if the best recipe for happiness might include the one ingredient she never expected… him. Tropes: Competition Romance •...

Festival consultant Saoirse "Shay" Brennan has saved fourteen failing festivals. Number fifteen, Cupid's Corner's legendary Valentine's celebration, should be a piece of cake. Enter Dashiell Kincaid, the town's annoyingly handsome treasurer who controls the festival budget and thinks every one of her ideas is "fiscally irresponsible." He wants spreadsheets. She wants sparkle. And somewhere between budget meetings and borrowed moments, they both start wanting something neither planned for. Tropes: Opposites Attract • Working Together • Grumpy/Sunshine • Workplace Romance • Forced ...

Katie Murphy didn’t come back to Evergreen Falls to fall in love—she came for a magazine assignment, a few charming photos, and a quick exit before the town’s memories caught up with her. But that plan goes sideways the moment she wanders into a Christmas tree maze… and gets rescued by the man who built it. Kasen Brooks is a third-generation tree farmer with flannel sleeves rolled up to his forearms and a hot cocoa recipe capable of melting defenses Katie didn’t know she still had. He rescues her with a flashlight, a thermos, and a smile that feels like coming home. All she wants ...

Jazz Blackwood didn't expect to harvest half the neighbor's corn field with a runaway tractor. But that's what happens when you trade food blogging for actual farming and have no idea which end of a vegetable is which. Now she's knee-deep in heirloom seeds, learning that growing food is about more than pretty photos, and falling for Trevor Mitchell—the agricultural expert who sorts vegetables with her and believes her passion can save the family farm. As harvest season arrives and her confidence blooms, Jazz has to decide if she's ready to dig deep with a man who sees the farmer she never...

Meredith Sinclair came to wrangle the Worthington wedding into perfection, survive four days of impossible demands, and escape back to New York with her professional reputation intact. But that plan shatters the moment black ice sends her flying straight into the arms of the man who owns the inn. James MacLeod is steady, warm, and far too charming for Meredith’s carefully guarded heart. He’s the kind of man who fixes heating systems before dawn, digs antique chandeliers out of storage just to make a demanding mother-of-the-bride happy, and quietly sees through every defense Meredith ...

Ryleigh Miller didn’t plan to get stranded in a postcard-perfect Vermont town—or to face-plant into a snowbank in front of the local bookstore owner. But that’s what happens when your GPS gives up and fate decides you need rescuing by a man with kind eyes and a killer coffee recipe. All she wants is to settle her late aunt’s estate, survive thirty days of small-town living, and get back to her real life as a globe-trotting travel writer. But Evergreen Falls has other plans—including Alexander Turner, the grumpy-sweet bookseller who keeps showing up with caffeine, comfort, and the ...

Claudia Williams didn’t plan to fall through the stage floor during her first Christmas play meeting—or into the arms of the man fixing it. But that’s what happens when the universe decides you need rescuing by a man with a tool belt. Now she’s juggling a classroom full of third graders and inconvenient feelings for Phillip Maddox—the town handyman who builds things that last and looks at her like she’s worth staying for. As snowflakes fall and the town’s matchmakers close ranks, Claudia has to decide if she’s brave enough to rebuild more than just a stage. Because in ...

Kenna Vargas didn’t plan to explode a forty-year-old sourdough starter all over the new town vet. But that’s what happens when you move home to save your grandmother’s bakery and the yeast has opinions. Now she’s up to her elbows in flour, Christmas deadlines, and unexpected feelings for Dr. Ben Matthews—the man who rescues kittens, fixes ovens, and makes her forget every corporate goal she ever chased. As the snow piles high and the small-town gossip flies higher, Kenna has to decide if she’s ready to risk her heart on a man who might just believe in her more than she believes ...

Becca Castillo didn't mean to flood the flower shop on her first day. But that's what happens when you're running from a marriage that taught you to doubt everything you touch. Now she's drowning in wilted roses, learning to trust her green thumb, and falling for Daniel Foster—the steady emergency responder who grows heirloom tomatoes and believes she can make anything bloom. As the greenhouse comes back to life and her confidence grows, Becca has to decide if she's ready to plant roots with a man who waters her dreams instead of withering them. Tropes: Small-Town • Starting Over • ...

Four heartwarming holiday romances that prove love is the best Christmas miracle! Welcome to Evergreen Falls, Vermont—where the mistletoe is always perfectly placed and second chances come wrapped in Christmas magic. A teacher who falls through floorboards into the arms of the town's most eligible handyman. A travel blogger trapped by her aunt's will and a bookstore owner's irresistible smile. A photographer who's forgotten how to see magic until a tree farmer shows her wonder still exists. A wedding planner creating everyone else's happy ending while falling for the innkeeper whose heart...