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Stacy and Cord Harris had the perfect marriage. Their love, they thought, would see them through any troubles that came along. But a year after he survives a devastating plane crash, Cord is still confined to a wheelchair, bitterly lashing out at everyone around him-especially his wife. No matter how Stacy tries to reassure him, Cord can't accept her love as anything but pity. In a last-ditch effort to reach him, Stacy enlists the help of a physiotherapist.

Shay Brandenberger is raising her daughter in Moose Creek, Montana, on her childhood ranch, nestled against the Yellowstone River. Despite the hard work, she can't seem to keep her head above water - and now the bank is threatening to foreclose. She prays for a miracle, but the answer she receives is anything but expected. Having agreed to play the bride in the Founders' Day wedding reenactment, Shay is mortified to be greeted at the end of the aisle by none other than Travis McCoy, her high-school sweetheart.

She has the touch when it comes to food, but PJ McKinley's dream of opening her own restaurant is one building short of reality. So when a Chapel Springs resident offers her beloved ancestral home as prize to the applicant with the best plan for the house, PJ believes she was meant to win. Contractor Cole Evans is confident, professional, and swoon-worthy - but this former foster kid knows his life could have turned out very differently. When Cole discovers the contest, he believes his home for foster kids in transition has found its saving grace.

I'm a screw-up. Proof? On my first day back in town, I accidentally assaulted an officer, who also happens to be my brother's best friend… and the only man I've ever loved. The thing is, that's only a blip on my record of mistakes. And believe me, the list is so long it could practically be two—one for all my usual screw-ups and the other for all my mistakes involving Hayes.

Sabrina never intended to fall in love with Tucker McCabe, the man she serves coffee to every morning at a Nantucket cafe - especially since he's unwittingly tied to a past she deeply regrets. A past that is so riddled with mistakes, it has separated her from God. But she's fallen hard and isn't sure how long she can hide her feelings.

Claudia Waring has never kissed a boy. Never been popular. Never been to a hockey game. All that's about to change. Assigned to tutor Chris Winslow, a prank-loving, gorgeous hockey player, Claudia's perfectly planned life immediately veers off course. And she kind of likes it. But as fun as Chris is, she knows she'll never fit in his world. After his latest prank lands him in hot water, Chris has to get serious or lose hockey. Not an easy thing for someone as carefree as him. The biggest problem, though, is how much he wants to help his cute, buttoned-up tutor loosen up a little.

With the proverbial "Always a Bridesmaid and Never a Bride" as her mantra, Tricia doesn't know how she's going to survive this year. Six weddings this summer alone! In an attempt to ward off the pity-party, her best friend Sean comes up with the perfect solution: He'll pretend to be her boyfriend. While she's not certain that it'll help, Tricia knows that it also won't hurt. When circumstances beyond Sean's control keep him from coming to Tricia's aid, he sends his brother Ryan in his place.

While he's very rich and very handsome, Colter Langston is not a good or kind man. But he understands that his young daughter, Missy, needs a mother. At the San Antonio Fiesta Parade he runs into a gentle, hazel-eyed beauty who would fit the bill nicely—much better than his current lover, the wild and hot Deirdre. Barely out of her teens, Natalie Crane is overwhelmed by the breathtaking rancher who controls the vast Langston holdings in Texas hill country. When he asks her to marry him, Natalie agrees; beneath Colter's cold, cruel exterior she can sense a beating heart that yearns to love.

Cherry comes off as shy to most, but I know her. She's determined, brazen, and way too young. And she wants me. I turn her away because of her age, but she shows up on my doorstep on her 18th birthday. So I can be her first. She's a virgin, barely legal, but this shy yet fiery little contradiction begs me to give it to her rough.

Erin Weber insists she's not meant for Trent Barrett! He's one Hometown Heartthrob she's going to avoid, but not if Leigh, his matchmaking sister, has anything to say about it. Sure enough, there's soon a mysterious case of puppy love goin' on, tailor-made for one pretty pet shop owner and one handsome devil of a sheriff to solve - with marriage, perhaps?

Nathan Barrett knows what his matchmaking sister is up to but as soon as he spots Emma Montgomery, the unwitting would-be bride, he just can't help himself. He goes along with his sister Leigh and gives Emma a job at his company along with a place to live for the summer - before she leaves to finish her degree. It won't be soon enough, though, since Leigh's put Emma into high gear to fall for this Texas charmer!

Single dad, Wade Jenkins, Magnolia Grove's landscaping hottie who likes to mow lawns without a shirt on is thrown for a loop when his spirited seven-year-old daughter Goldie comes to live with him. While Wade's thrilled to have his daughter full-time, there's one little issue . . .The elementary school principal.

Samantha Owens' estranged stepfather has died, leaving her his cottage in Nantucket - a place she fled years ago, never planning to return. As a single mom, Samantha can't afford to pass up a financial windfall like oceanfront property. So she travels home to fix up the house and sell it...never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two doors down. As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again, Samantha must face a past that separated her from the God of her childhood. And she must tell Landon why she fled the island in the first place - a secret that could tear them apart.

Antonella "Nell" Bennett is having the worst day of her life. Long-term boyfriend broke up with her? Check. Drove through the pouring rain to a small roadside restaurant, only to be told all the tables were reserved for "Couples Night"? Check. Definitely no longer one half of a couple? Check.

Stefanie London presents book 2 in the Kissing Creek series.

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.

Aria has a big heart but bigger problems. Her whole life is a mess thanks to her controlling stepmother. But when she's knocked over - literally - by the hottest man she's ever had the pleasure of tangling up her body with, everything changes. Henry Prescott, second-string rugby player for the Paradisa Royals, is funny, sweet, charming, and oh-so-sexy. He's got a rock hard body and tackles her in bed as fiercely as he tackled her in the park. Knowing nothing about rugby, but absolutely intoxicated by his accent, she finds herself falling for him.

An unexpected trip home to Maple Falls gets even more surprising when I inadvertently become acting mayor. Add a huge crisis and a smoking hot hockey player, and I'm in over my head before I know it. I'm only here for a short time, so I will not fall for Mr. Tall, dark, and adorable. I don't care how helpful and kind he is. Long-distance never works, so the answer is no.

Yoga instructor Jessalyn Alcott radiates peace, calm, and serenity-on the outside. Inside, she still feels like the broken, desperate girl from the trailer park. She's got dark secrets she can't share, which is why she never lets her relationships go beyond the third date. But when she travels to the Whisper Creek dude ranch for a friend's wedding, Jess is enchanted by a cowboy whose deep blue eyes, dimpled smile, and rock-hard body make it tough to remember why she keeps running scared.

Pretend to love, honor, and obey that infuriating Nick Nickerson? Impossible! But policewoman Michele Mallory was stuck with the assignment - and a hunky new "husband".... Disguised as newlyweds, Nick and Michele set out to investigate the Triple Fork Ranch in Rascal, Texas. Acting the loving couple by day, they attempt to ignore their nightly temptation. And wonder what will happen once "Assignment: Marriage" is over.