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Former free spirit Zoe Collins swore she'd never again set foot in Copper Creek or speak to the man who broke her heart. But return she must when her beloved granny dies, leaving the family legacy to Zoe - a peach orchard nestled at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. When Zoe returns home with her daughter and her boyfriend, Kyle, she finds that she's the only person in town who doesn't expect her to give up the life she's established far away from Copper Creek.

Jade returns home to Chapel Springs after years of protecting her fragile heart. Then along comes Daniel, making her long to dance again.

When western novelist Sadie Goodwin must pen a romance novel to rescue her lackluster sales, there’s only one tiny problem: she’s never been in love. Desperate to salvage her career, Sadie accepts an invitation to hole up at her friend’s beach duplex for the summer and devote herself to this confounding genre. After all, where better to witness love than on the beautiful South Carolina shore?

Following his divorce, Noah gave up his dream job and settled at a remote horse ranch in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northern Georgia, putting much-needed distance between himself and the former love of his life. But then Noah gets a letter from the IRS claiming he and Josephine are still married. When he confronts Josephine, they discover that she missed the final step in filing the paperwork and they are, in fact, still married.

Madison's heart has been closed for years. But one summer can change everything. In the years since her twin brother’s drowning, Madison McKinley has struggled to put it behind her. Despite the support of her close-knit family and her gratifying job as a veterinarian in their riverside town, the loss still haunts her. To find closure, Madison sets out to fulfill her brother’s dream of winning the town’s annual regatta. But first she has to learn to sail, and fast. Madison will do anything - even work with the infamous Beckett O’Reilly - to reach her goal.

Josie Mitchell's sister Laurel thinks she's come home to pitch in with the apple harvest and save the family orchard. Her brother-in-law Nate thinks she's there to talk the overworked, very pregnant Laurel into finally selling the family business. The orchard's new manager Grady Mackenzie just thinks she's trouble with a capital T. They're all right...and all wrong. Because no one really knows what drove Josie from home in the first place. Why she's never come home before, even for her own father's funeral. Why she pushes herself so hard...and what she's running from.

After two years of counseling sessions with Daisy Pendleton, Pastor Jack McReady has earned a permanent spot in her life as a spiritual leader - and nothing more. Jack would never risk losing her trust by exposing the depths of his heart, but he’s hopelessly in love with her. Daisy loves her Southern small-town life and her job at her family-run flower shop, but she doesn’t have the thing she longs for most: someone to share it with. Her recent foray into online dating has been a disaster - until she meets TJ.

Fresh off the heels of a bad breakup, Chloe Anderson poured her heart into penning the perfect boyfriend—and the result was an off-the-charts debut beach read that resonated with women worldwide. Now, Chloe’s scripted hero is headed for Hollywood, with her book destined to become a major motion picture.

What started as a whim turned into an accidental - and very public - engagement. Can Layla and Seth keep up the façade in Chapel Springs this holiday season - for the sake of her career…and his heart? Under normal circumstances, Seth Murphy - the best friend of Layla O'Reilly's ex-fiancé - would be the last person she'd marry. But the news of their upcoming (and phony) nuptials convinces a big client that Layla may be high-society enough to work for his agency - a coup that would put her fledgling home-staging business on the map.

Meridith Ward has crafted a carefully ordered life to make up for the chaos that plagued her childhood years. But one phone call upsets all that. Within the span of several minutes, Meredith learns that the father who abandoned her is dead and she's been named the sole guardian of his other three children. She nervously heads to Nantucket to care for the siblings she's never met with plans to stay until their uncle returns from his trip before relinquishing guardianship to him.

The proposed closing of the lumber mill comes as unwelcome news for the citizens of Smitten. How will the town survive without its main employer? A close-knit group of women think they’ve got just the plan to save Smitten. They’ll capitalize on its name and turn it into a tourist destination for lovers - complete with sweet shops, a high-end spa, romantic music on the square, and cabins outfitted with fireplaces and hot tubs. But is this manly town ready for an influx of romantically minded guests?

For lovers of happily ever afters - this collection of three light and sweet romance stories will sweep you off your feet.

Sure, it's romantic up amidst the snow-capped peaks of Wyoming's Grand Teton Mountains, but Hanna Alexander has only one thing on her mind: trying to save the family lodge. That is, she did - right up until she hired mountain-guide Micah Gallagher to help raise revenues. Teeming with suspicion and intrigue, this Grand Teton adventure leaves listeners struggling with the Christian principle of forgiveness in the face of emotional entanglements, fears of the heart, and the inevitable agony of love.

PO TRAGICZNEJ ŚMIERCI RODZICÓW MOLLY BENNETT WRAZ Z RODZEŃSTWEM ŁĄCZĄ SIŁY, BY SPEŁNIĆ ICH MARZENIE, I POSTANAWIAJĄ OTWORZYĆ PENSJONAT W ZABYTKOWEJ RODZINNEJ POSIADŁOŚCI. Adam Bradford jest stroniącym od ludzi pisarzem, który cierpi na zanik weny twórczej. Zdesperowany i ścigany przez terminy wydawnicze, wyjeżdża w poszukiwaniu inspiracji do miasteczka nad jeziorem w Karolinie Północnej, które wybrał na akcję najnowszej powieści. Tam poznaje swoją muzę – młodą właścicielkę pensjonatu, zakochaną w jego alter ego.

Ze względu na zbliżającą się imprezę rocznicową rodziców, Abby i Ryan będą udawać zgodne małżeństwo przez jeden, ostatni weekend. Ryan McKinley usiłował zapomnieć o swojej byłej żonie Abby, a tymczasem kupił dom, o którym ona zawsze marzyła. To był poważny błąd. Mieszkanie samemu w ogromnym, piętrowym budynku przyprawia go o jeszcze większą tęsknotę.

W tej rywalizacji nie chodzi tylko o dom... PJ McKinley ma smykałkę do gotowania, ale do spełnienia marzenia o własnej restauracji brakuje jej jeszcze lokalu. Kiedy jedna z mieszkanek Chapel Springs postanawia oddać swoją rodzinną posiadłość osobie, która przedstawi najlepszy plan zagospodarowania budynku, PJ wierzy, że to jej pisana jest wygrana. Cole Evans jest pewnym siebie, profesjonalnym i godnym zaufania robotnikiem, ale po dzieciństwie spędzonym w pieczy zastępczej ma świadomość, że życie układa się różnie.

Przez kilka lat Jade próbowała chronić swoje wrażliwe serce. Teraz wraca do domu w Chapel Springs, a w jej życie ponownie wkracza Daniel, sprawiając, że znowu chce jej się tańczyć. Dorastając w niewielkim miasteczku nad rzeką Ohio w stanie Indiana, Jade McKinley zawsze czuła się jak chwast w ogrodzie różanym. Wyjeżdżając, była przekonana, że nigdy już nie spojrzy wstecz. Teraz, gdy jest samotna, w ciąży i bez grosza przy duszy, nie ma innego wyboru - musi wrócić.

Madison McKinley straciła najbliższą osobę - brata bliźniaka. Czy można uporać się z taką tragedią? Pomimo wsparcia ze strony rodziny i satysfakcji, jaką czerpie z pracy weterynarza, śmierć Michaela wciąż prześladuje ją w snach. Znała jego myśli i pragnienia tak, jakby były jej własnymi. Starając się odnaleźć ukojenie, postanawia spełnić niedoszłe marzenie brata i wygrać doroczne regaty na rzece Ohio.

There's a secret in Grandma Rose's attic—a forgotten set of dog tags belonging to her first love. But David Hutchins was killed in action and never returned to Smitten. How did the dog tags end up in the attic? The mystery intrigues Rose's three granddaughters—Tess, Clare, and Zoe—and they decide to investigate, though their mother, Anna, warns against meddling. But as the seasons turn and the mystery unravels, the three young women and their mother encounter some intriguing mystery men of their own. Has a 60-year-old puzzle sparked something new for this close-knit family of women?

Five years after her husband's death, Maggie is finally ready to let go of him and the dreams she had for their future. A summer at Seabrook, where she and Ethan first became childhood sweethearts, seems the perfect time and place to find closure. Plus, she gets to spend time with his family, the Reynoldses, whom she loves like her own. Unbeknownst to Maggie, her brother-in-law, Josh Reynolds, has been in love with her since they first met all those years ago. But his brother ultimately won Maggie's heart, and Josh's unrequited love has ruined all his relationships.