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Nate Wilde is ready to leave Birch Bay. The family orchard is on the brink of collapse, and they’re relying on him to help. But he’s falling for his brother’s ex - and she wants someone willing to stick. Megan Manning, ex-girlfriend to Nate’s youngest brother and manager of the Wilde family’s cherry-themed gift store, intends to settle permanently in her newly adopted town, as she helps to save the Wilde family's orchard. Will Nate be able to handle their constant contact and spiking chemistry? Or will he walk away, exactly as her family always has?

Git O'Rourke is from the wrong side of the tracks - even if, in the depressed Rust Belt town of Baxter, it's not always clear where that designation begins. A single mother, she works hard to support her daughter, Charlie, but still finds time to cut loose every once in a while, to go to a local bar, drink martinis, and find a companion for the night. Which is exactly how she ends up in a hotel room with a strange man passed out on heroin and how she comes to possess the bag of money and guns that he left open as he got his fix.

He says we never had a proper honeymoon. So, instead, he’s giving me...a prepper honeymoon? Who knew billionaire preppers were a thing? I guess I’m about to find out.

Sandra Crawford has worn many hats—devoted mother, two-term mayor of Wishful, and the woman who built a life from the ground up. With her son’s wedding to the town’s favorite sweetheart just days away, she’s focused on saving the celebration after a storm destroys the venue. The last thing she expects is to walk into a dinner meeting with the man whose heart she broke in college.

Mary Alice Reed is done with heartbreak. After a quiet breakup turned very public when her ex proposed to his best friend just weeks later, she’s determined to move on with grace—and maybe a little extra eggnog. Organizing Wishful’s beloved holiday charity is the perfect distraction. No romance. No drama. No problem. Until Dr. Chad Phillips volunteers to help.

Misty Pennebaker came to Eden’s Ridge to escape a painful past and find a new beginning. She’s built a life surrounded by beauty, with her gift shop showcasing local artisans and her work as the only florist in town. Contented with her shop and her dog, the last thing she’s looking for is a relationship. Especially one with the gorgeous, tattooed biker who works at the tavern down the street.

Corinne Dawson knows what everyone in Wishful thinks of her—and she’s worked too hard rebuilding her life to let their whispers slow her down. Single mom, nursing school graduate, and walking proof that people can change, she’s laser-focused on her future. Romance? Not on the to-do list. Tucker McGee is the last bachelor standing in his crew of happily-ever-afters, and he’s fine with that. Mostly. Helping organize a hometown Dancing With the Stars fundraiser seemed like a harmless distraction—until Corinne ends up as his partner.

Robert and Charlotte, now newly married, were looking forward to their future together in the house Robert had lovingly restored. Unfortunately, visions of a distant past, one unfamiliar to Charlotte, and an unexpected visitor places their future together and Charlotte's life in great danger.

AJ is a buttoned-up, responsible student attending a high-achieving high school in Michigan. She lives with her mother, stepfather, and two younger half sisters. Della spends every summer with her father in Florida. A free-spirited wild child, she spends as much time as possible on the beach with her friends and older siblings. But there's a catch: AJ and Della are the same person. Adelaide Beloise Jepsen to be exact, and she does everything she can to keep her school and summer lives separate. When her middle sister crashes her carefree summer getaway, Adelaide's plans fall apart.

In Ansible, 25th-century Islamic explorers transfer their minds across space and time to make first contact...and get marooned in alien bodies on alien worlds. Along the way, they encounter the most dangerous predator humanity has ever faced. Now a Syrian refugee, a 13th-century librarian, and a hijabi shape-shifter from the far future must travel across space and time to defend humanity from this intergalactic and devouring evil.

The pneumavores ("soul eaters") have taken the Earth and have spread to every planet humanity has ever touched. Now, a Syrian refugee, a 13th-century librarian, and a hijabi shapeshifter from the far future must travel across space and time to defend humanity from this intergalactic and devouring evil.

Photographer Lexi Morales never planned to come back to Wishful. But when her mother’s injury brings her home, she’s thrust right back into the orbit of the boy she never quite got over—her best friend, Zach Warren. Only he’s not a boy anymore. And the feelings she thought were long buried are stirring to life all over again. Zach doesn’t understand why Lexi pulled away all those years ago, but now that she’s back, he’s determined not to waste the second chance fate’s handed him.

“You know what people really need? Somebody who will listen hard and then find a way to tell them, ‘It’s not all your fault. It’s going to work out fine. Don’t give up.’” So advice columnist ‘Dear Lily’ Brown deeply believes. But Lily could write a letter to herself, asking what to do about an ex-husband who still wants her dating advice, how to redecorate the family home she’s kept exactly the same since her parents died tragically young, how to move on with her strangely becalmed life...and what to do when your wild-child estranged sister storms back into town.

Reluctant necromancer Katy Lindstrom is worried about mixing business with pleasure. All she wants is a few hours alone with her more-than-a-business-partner, Malcolm Armand. Before they can sort through their feelings over a cup of Kona blend, another necromancer lands on Katy’s doorstep. Malcolm’s father. He brings with him tales of old betrayals and fresh lies. But a bigger danger lurks in Springside - a powerful ghost sent to destroy Malcolm’s brother. This is just the start.

Something old. Something new. Something deadly. When Christmas brings both strangers and ghosts of the past to Springside, ghost-catcher, and expert coffee-brewer Katy Lindstrom fears her new business, new relationship, and quiet hometown will never be the same. She’s right. The ghost of a jealous dead husband. A sexy siren of a spirit who has a claim on Malcolm. It will take more than some excellent Kona blend to permanently rid Springside of both the unwanted ghosts and the necromancers who brought them to town.

Come for the coffee, stay for the supernatural adventure. There's more than one way to catch a ghost, and it's never been this fun! Katy and her grandmother have always used coffee to catch ghosts. It pays the bills and keeps them in high-end beans. But after her grandmother dies and a rival ghost hunter moves to town, Katy fears things will never be the same. She's right.

Mina is single and young and has been diagnosed with breast cancer. This audio presentation follows Mina and her journey to explore society’s emphasis on breasts as she makes a difficult decision regarding her treatment.

Tara Honeycutt doesn’t have time for romance. Not when she’s raising her two younger siblings, juggling part-time jobs, and trying to give them the kind of Christmas they deserve. She’s long since buried her dreams of dancing professionally—and love? That’s a luxury she can’t afford.

Piper Parish doesn’t do impulsive… usually. But when the man she’s been waiting for finally calls, it’s not for a date—it’s a proposal. A fake one. Myles Stewart needs a wife to access a trust and save his beloved newspaper, and Piper is all in. What starts as a practical solution soon feels anything but platonic. Myles never expected his pretend marriage to come with real feelings. But as cozy domesticity blends with simmering attraction, the line between fake and forever blurs. Now the only thing more complicated than keeping their secret… is wanting it to be real.

For fans of Megan Abbott and Chris Bohjalian comes a novel of moral complexity about friends who must choose between self-preservation and doing the right thing in the wake of a fatal boating accident. Set in the moody off-season of Martha's Vineyard, Everything That Follows is a plunge into the dark waters of secrets and flexible morals. The truth becomes whatever we say it is. Around midnight, three friends take their partying from bar to boat on a misty fall evening. Just as the weather deteriorates, one of them suddenly and confusingly goes overboard. Is it an accident?