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For Beck and her mother, Lovely, the serene island life they've carefully built is about to be upended. Plans for a quiet holiday with no guests at their popular Coquina House Bed & Breakfast are disrupted when they agree to host a trio of last-minute guests. These unexpected arrivals stir up more than just the peaceful waters of Coconut Key, leading to revelations that will transform the family forever.

Gloria's life is upended when her son, once a promising college athlete, returns home to Florida after dropping out of school in Boston. Desperate to get his life back on track, he's a shell of the confident young man he once was. As Gloria works to rebuild their relationship and help him heal, she's forced to confront her own desires for the future—and whether she's ready to rebuild her own life as well, and finally leave the past behind her.

With Noah back in town, Emily is now getting to know her biological father, bringing on a fresh set of challenges and excitement as her new life with her birth parents unfolds. Gloria and Daisy's once-tight bond as mother and daughter reaches a breaking point with Daisy's wedding looming. Gloria struggles to save the fragile relationship and protect her daughter from making a tragic mistake. All the while, Vanessa and Gloria dig deep into the truth about their mother's mysterious death, uncovering shocking revelations and secrets that could change their lives forever.

Gloria's life takes a sharp turn when she learns that her son, a star college athlete, is entangled in a dire situation. Torn between her duty as a mother and the echoes of a past love, Gloria finds herself facing her ex-husband, who has reappeared with an agenda of his own. As Gloria grapples with old emotions and the urgency of her son's situation, she must confront whether her heart has truly healed or if some ties are destined to remain unbroken.

Downsized from her stellar career at a big-city ad agency, Melinda is already at a crossroads when a phone call brings her back to her rural roots. It’s not long before she moves to the country, takes on a rundown farm and its headstrong animals, and lands behind the counter of her family’s hardware store in the community of Prosper, whose motto is "The Great Little Town That Didn’t."

Friendship and inner strength bind four women together. Whenever one struggles, the others are there to lift them up. They know they’ll come out of these trials stronger, better, and happier—and with lifelong friendships to treasure.

Eliza Jacobson has always been the black sheep of her mega-successful family. She loves volunteering to work with the dogs at Pretty Paws, especially Athena, a Great Dane whose high-anxiety habits make her nearly unadoptable. She thinks she may have finally found her Prince Charming and the fairytale life she’s always dreamed of. But when he adopts Athena to use as a mascot, Eliza finds herself shielding the dog from Tony’s temper, and the Great Dane’s anxious behavior mirrors Eliza’s own growing unease. Will Athena’s friendship give Eliza the courage to stand up to Tony?

Life coach Tara's situation certainly seems perfect—she enjoys a booming career, great house, exotic vacations and flashy sports car to match. But most important of all, a happy home with Glenn. Glamorous London PR specialist Natalie has achieved success in everything she's ever set her mind to—except relationships. When the two strike up an unlikely friendship during a stay at the same tropical beach resort, Tara agrees to coach Natalie toward landing the man of her dreams.

Contains books one, two, and three of the Soul Mutts series: Baker's Dozen, Reign of Terrier, and Chocolate-Covered Chaos, book three.

Tessa's dream of becoming a veterinary tech crashes after her fiercely supportive fiancée dies in a tragic accident. Mourning her loss and desperate to move forward, Tessa must prove she can handle the pressures of working in a real-life clinic. Princess doesn't mean to be high maintenance, but trust comes hard to the brokenhearted. Tessa is the only human who's ever made Princess feel safe enough to come out of her shell. When a mysterious illness breaks out at Pretty Paws, can this heartbroken dog and grieving human team up to save the shelter's sick dogs?

Abused and abandoned by her former owners, the unadoptable boxer, Baker, finds a safe haven at Pretty Paws, the only no-kill shelter in town. But when she's scared, she can't help defending herself, even from the people who want to help her. Dumped by her cheating fiancé and mourning the loss of her mother to cancer, Maeve dreams of opening a bakery. But the only way she can afford that is to win a baking contest. Too bad her high school nemesis has entered, too, and is using her rich daddy's money to stack the deck against Maeve.

Eliza Jacobson has always been the black sheep of her mega-successful family, who runs the HealthNut Corporation. She’s not as pretty, talented, or business-savvy as her older sister, but she loves volunteering to work with the dogs at Pretty Paws, especially Athena, a Great Dane whose high-anxiety habits make her nearly unadoptable. After her last-chance opportunity to become a vet tech collapses, she takes a job at the call center of HealthNut’s competitor, Thetalife Supplements, where she meets the dashing, charming, sweep-you-off-your-feet CEO, Tony Costos.

Meaghan Jones is America's sweetheart—until a Hollywood scandal sends her seeking refuge in a small coastal town at her best friend's charming beach house on the Delaware shore. She's sworn off romance, but the magnetic local restaurateur she's never forgotten keeps testing her resolve—stirring feelings she thought she'd buried forever. Palmer Harding has the perfect life—until her husband drops dead. No one knows they haven't spoken in weeks. No one knows she kissed another man just days before. And no one can know the secret she's carrying now.

Delores "Lawrence" Franklin is a failed capitalist and a runaway headcase. Following a corporate meltdown, she decides to start fresh in Mistaken Point, a small town known for two things—Mistaken Point University, where she and her best friend, Anastasia Lanes, are now enrolled, and the grisly murders of countless young women. At her new part-time arcade job, Lawrence meets Francesca "Franky" Delores—gritty, off-putting, and chronically serious, as opposite to Lawrence as her name would suggest.

In their twenties, Charlotte and Sam anticipated a bright future together. Just out of university, they had big plans. But fast-forward a decade, and things haven't gone as they intended. They've both put on weight, their income is paltry, and their relationship is fizzling out.

In the little town of Prosper, the holidays are merry and bright! As a reflective hush falls over the harvested fields surrounding her farm, Melinda packs away her memories of city life and turns her thoughts toward Thanksgiving and Christmas. She's not only home for the holidays, but truly home at last. She has a list of projects that will make the season perfect, and she's checked it more than twice: Insulate her acreage and animals against the coming winter, fill her farmhouse with festive decorations, and plan the perfect menu for her family's Christmas dinner

Tricey, Vic, and Lyric are three friends from the Southside of Chicago fighting in the tumultuous war to find the one amongst the chaotic sea of Mr. Wrongs. After breaking up with her baby's father, Memphis, Vic is in the arms of one new beau after the next, turning her heartbreak into a life filled with bald-headed h*e shenanigans. Vic's new approach to love terribly clashes with Asa's uncontrollable need to be more than her next sneaky link.

As late summer fades into fall, Melinda's efforts at her rented farmhouse are starting to bear fruit. She's learned to preserve produce, outsmart some stubborn chickens, and wrangle a flock of spoiled sheep. She revels in the peace she's found in the country, where time is marked by morning-fresh eggs and stunning sunsets. But even in the small town of Prosper, nothing stays the same. One member of the hardware store's coffee group shares a startling announcement, and a trip back to the city makes Melinda realize how deep her roots run in rural Iowa.

Settling into the rhythms of married life with her blended family, Emily finds herself at the epicenter of a storm—juggling the intricacies of managing a distant division following a promotion, navigating the unexpected challenges of a dear friend's pregnancy, and orchestrating the delicate balance of her children's burgeoning lives.

The first blush of spring finds Melinda filled with great expectations and high-flying goals. She's officially taking the reins of her charming farm, the lambs and rescue kittens are thriving, and new life is popping up in unexpected places. But as the songbirds return and the garden's soil is turned, not everything's coming up roses: A no-nonsense housing inspector claims Melinda's sweet deal with Horace could come at a high cost, and a plan to help the cats in her rural community draws skepticism from some of the locals.