She's been fired. He's bought a bookstore. There's no room for romance, but a flare of hope lights up when they meet.Annie Gerhard had her life figured out. The single mom has a steady job and her teenage son is almost through the hard part. Then her company hands her a layoff notice instead of the bonus she was counting on. With no plan and fewer options than she'd like, Annie spends time in the local bookshop overlooking the coast.John Johnson lo...

She's finally free. He's finally ready. Neither of them saw this coming.Zoe Norton gave the best years of her life to everyone but herself. Now, with an empty nest and a fresh start she fought hard for, the last thing this high school science teacher needs is a distraction. But Ben O'Reilly won't stop being one.He's too charming. Too persistent. Too good at making her laugh when she's trying so hard to be sensible.Ben knows what it is to lo...

A windy Montana hilltop. A Cheyenne man on a mission. And the small-town girl who crosses his path.Becky Thorberg wants a career, but her traditional family expects a wedding gown and babies. Desperate to break free from her predictable small-town life, she seeks clarity on a windswept ridge, only to find an instant, undeniable connection with a handsome stranger.Travis White Crane is determined to bring clean energy to his reservation, but a corru...

If you enjoy strong characters successfully overcoming real hurdles: job loss, widowhood, becoming a single mother, enduring a Hollywood-crazy mother, and finding help for a floundering child, then you'll enjoy this set of five full-length romance novels set on California's Central Coast.California Sunshine: She dedicates herself to raising her daughter and fighting for her beliefs. He pursues a quieter, conservative path. Once they were in love.

She's a Montanan to the core. He's a pro tennis player from New York City. Will a white Christmas have enough magic to open their hearts to love?Julie Thompson has put everyone else's needs first, but now that her friend's chocolate shop is a success, it's time to restart her art career. She loves Montana's landscape and wants to recreate it on canvas. But she does one last favor and brings chocolates to a beloved customer's funeral so he can take them with him to ...

A strong-willed woman determined to live. A fatal disease threatening to end her. An army of friends ready to do battle.Casey Dawes's world stood still. Living, loving, and working on the road, the full-time RVer and her husband eagerly anticipated what was around the next bend. But in a cold, sterile room their lives ground to an abrupt halt with a single sentence: You have cancer.Shocked by the news, Casey struggled to deal with this giant ogre that wanted to des...

Three charming new adult Christmas stories for you to enjoy this holiday season!Sweet Montana RomanceShe's building the best chocolate shop in Montana. He's looking for a career at a bigger airport. Can their attraction be more than a romantic fling?This chocolaty offering pairs a man who's only looking for a short-term fling with a woman who believes in long-term and a white picket fence. Can her chocolate confect...

I thought everything would make sense when I grew up. But the adults are falling apart, my friends are being weird, and I might not make it to 13.The Buena Vista RV Resort perches high on a hill overlooking Flathead Lake in Montana. Every day, as long as the weather is nice, I can see rigs of all shapes and sizes crawl up the hill to our entrance. They pause for a moment while the owner's check in with my mom, then rumble to their site behind a golf cart driven by ...

Struggling entrepreneur Clara Misowski believes in Christmas hope. Artisan cheesemaker Sam Richards hasn't celebrated in a decade. Will her determination be enough to make him believe in Christmas romance?Three failed businesses and an abortive marriage have made Clara doubt her ability to make a success of anything. Her latest venture—a tasting party and culinary road trip business she'd named The Perfect Plate—is her last chance at independence. She's gambling it all on a Christm...

She can't trust anyone, including her ex-boyfriend. Someone is out to get her. The problem is figuring out who before it's too late.Findley Callahan has until Christmas to prove to the court she's a better parent to her learning-disabled child than her philandering ex. She takes the first job offered—unaware that it's at a firm run by a man who destroyed her family and drove her father to suicide.When he was a senior in high school, Reese Moore was...

Eleven-year-old Alex is shipped off to her grandparents in Montana … again.With her father in jail and her mother in a drug rehab program, Alex feels alone and unwanted. She hates being the new kid in school. And when another tragedy strikes, she fears she'll be sent somewhere else to live. Or will she be able to come up with a better plan?She collects the eggs from the chickens early every morning and does the best she can in school. But a new tragedy stri...

Explore five short stories in this sweet romance collection.This collection contains:"Love on Willow Creek": Desperate to overcome her past, Bridget returns to her home town. But will her high school enemy crash her business and doom the second chance love that's possible?"California Sunshine": Santa Cruz, California is the perfect place for Sunshine to hang on to her hippie, activist ways. But will clutching to her causes prevent h...