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Hannah Orwell has returned to her hometown to take a new job as the host of a local morning show. Her childhood nemesis, Cameron Miller, has remained in Cool Springs all these years and is now the town’s head middle school football coach. Hannah and Cameron’s longtime pastor’s wife, Maureen (who is well known for her matchmaking), has asked Hannah and Cameron to both help her with this year’s children’s Christmas play. Can Hannah and Cameron forgive and forget the past, or are they doomed to repeat the patterns of their past?

Dealing with a controlling, manipulative, and self-absorbed mother-in-law can be a challenge. But when your child brings home a fiancé who’s completely unworthy, and the shoe is suddenly on the other foot, do you take the high road, or get down and dirty? It's been five years since Allison Montgomery's beloved father-in-law, George, passed away and her cantankerous mother-in-law, Margaret, moved in. After nearly killing each other during their initial adjustment period, Allie and Margaret have finally buried the hatchet and have even launched a thriving home staging business together.

Left alone with her tiny daughter after her husband dies, Adaline is desperate to escape her grief. And so she answers an ad for a mail order bride, hoping to at least find some security for her small family. But is she really ready for a life on the frontier—and for a life with the cold and withdrawn Deputy Holden Smith?

When Sofia sets out from South America to start a new life in the States, she is forced to leave young Manny and Isobel behind until she can afford to send for them. To her disappointment, Sofia soon discovers evil is just as prevalent in her new country as it was in her home country. Working at a hotel, Sofia sees numerous children she suspects are being held there against their will. After Sofia meets Hector, the hotel’s maintenance man, she devises a plan with him to help the most vulnerable. But will she jeopardize her own citizenship status? Will her own children ever be able to join her?

"Sounds like our moms are cooking up a scheme for Mother's Day. Did Evelyn tell you to bring a date and if you didn't, she could set you up?" "What? Yes, did Lois give you the same challenge?" The two old birds must've come up with the idea over a pot of their chamomile tea. "Yep, of course she offered it up with a big dollop of guilt on top so I couldn't refuse."

Megan Turner never intended to return to her small hometown. But when her mom got sick, everything changed. So, she’ll make the best of the situation and oversee the restoration of the building that will become her bakery. She will not, however, make the mistake of falling for her annoyingly attractive contractor. Not again, anyway… Jake Sullivan lost the love of his life when he screwed up and broke Megan’s heart. But that’s in the past now. These days, being the best single dad he can be requires all his focus.

Experience the magic of Christmas, any time of the year. Sam Barlow, a man familiar with heartache and loss, is determined to skip the holiday season. But when his mother falls ill, he finds solace in Allyson, a compassionate nurse who has also given up on love. Amid the twinkling lights and red and silver decorations, they discover shared pain and unexpected joy. Can the magic of the holiday season bring Sam and Ally closer together?

EVERWOOD FALLS, a small supernatural community tucked up in the Colorado Rockies where witches, werewolves and vampires can live without fear of discovery, and those with curses they can't control are sent to keep the existence of magic from being revealed to Mundanes.

Retired English teacher Myrtle Clover is frequently asked to proofread for friends. So she wasn't totally surprised when her friend Pearl asked her to take a look at her memoir and polish it up. But before Myrtle could pull out her red pen, Pearl was found murdered.

Abby is desperate to get away from her stepfather when she loses her mother, terrified of what he will do to her. A marriage of convenience to rancher Samuel in Oregon is her only way out of a dire situation. Samuel is raising his friends' daughters and needs a wife to help him care for them.

Left alone with her baby girl after her husband is killed—and with winter on the way—Beth Fletcher is out of options. And so she joins a wagon caravan, leaving behind the cold streets of Virginia to forge a new life as a mail order bride in California. The trail is long and dangerous, but with the help of Mr. Jackson, the caravan’s scout, they make their way through the western wilds.

Desperate to find a new life for herself and her daughter, Jenni Lee McMullen heads west to marry a man she’s never met. But fate has other plans for Jenni, and a terrible blizzard leads her to Collin Riddell, the owner of the Dovetail Inn.

Linden knows it’s only a matter of time before Mordahn’s army attacks her nation. Everyone agrees with Linden’s plan to take the fight to Mordahn—everyone except the handsome, obstinate Chief of Arrowood. Linden and the clan chief part on bitter terms.

I’ve spent my entire life telling anyone and everyone who would listen that I’ll never get married, that I’ll never even date. My mother made marriage and dating look completely unappealing, so romance is not in the cards for me. What I never counted on was Sam Holland. He was my brother’s best friend first, but somewhere along the way, he became my closest friend, the person I told all of my news to, the one I wanted by my side through it all.

After spending a blissful few weeks with her husband, Michael, in Bern, Switzerland, Monika is assigned to return to Berlin, the most dangerous city in the world. Her mission for the OSS is to meet and collect information from the asset she cultivated, a man with access to a treasure trove of confidential Nazi documents. Sarah volunteers to go with her, and despite Monika’s protests, the two cousins travel to the heart of the Reich together.

Mona Lisa DeMaris is a witty mermaid who loves to travel and never got over that one guy from high school. She’s on temporary leave from her cruise director job to help her ailing father run Mooncrest Inn, the only five-star resort in Wisconsin designed for supernatural guests. Jake Grayclaw Spellman is a werewolf alpha who’s afraid of commitment and never got over that one girl from high school. He’s also the fire chief and mayor of Riddle Hill, a supernatural village in Door County.

Jonah Walters used to have the perfect life, but he ruined it with his self-centered ways. Brooklyn Lee once had big dreams, but an unexpected heartbreak made those dreams impossible. Now all Jonah and Brooklyn can do is lead lives of lowered expectations. After all, what's the use of getting your hopes up when there's no chance of your dreams coming true? The nosy pastor's wife, Maureen, is determined that Family Chapel's annual Mother's Day Tea will be better than ever this year. She's also determined that her nephew Jonah and little "Brookie" Lee will start to dream again.

Kincaid Ranch’s lead cowboy, Ted Stirling, isn’t looking for romance or entanglements. He settled in Herd, Montana over a decade ago after a devastating loss. He’s seeking comfort and friendship. Nothing more. If he was going to try for love again, he would pick someone sweet and sunny, exactly like kindergarten teacher, Stephanie Patricks. But she’s too young for him. Stephanie has nursed a crush on quiet, handsome Ted for years. Unfortunately, every time she’s around him, she gets tongue-tied.

Emily Quinn enjoys her life in New Haven. She’s grateful for the flexibility her job allows for studying part-time and in a place where she knows her secret’s safe. Attending church with Charlotte, her employer is a blessing. If only meeting Henry—Charlotte’s boyfriend’s best friend—hadn’t ignited fireworks of attraction. But the man’s a player, too good-looking and so charming he could melt ice with his smooth, warm voice. She’ll keep her distance.

My heart thrusts with a force that takes me by surprise. Telling me something I don’t understand. A splitting pain, a longing to slip back under. They tell me I was in a hit-and-run, but I can’t remember what happened that night. All I know is that I woke up with pictures in my pocket, a card from one of those photo booths in the mall. And I’m in the pictures. Cody Rush, me, and…Julianna.