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Brynn Powell had a tough childhood, and after her husband died in the line of duty, she leaves the city for the small town of Hawk Ridge Hollow to start over as a teacher. He isn’t looking for anyone to replace his ex-wife, especially not the pretty kindergarten teacher. She needs a room parent, and he’s perfect. He needs someone to look after his little girl because he works the night shift. The arrangement suits them just fine, until they start turning to each other for laughs, for friendship, for something more...

Kayla Cartwright learned that being independent was safer than risking a relationship again. Dallen Hawkins is known for his wild ways on and off the ranch, but he learned long ago to trust horses more than women. Neither wants to be in a relationship, but a chance meeting at the same wedding prompts them to decide they, too, could say I do. Can she tame the handsome, wealthy, and wild cowboy? Can he win her heart? Only if they don’t allow mistakes of their past to dictate the future.

Tripp Hawkins returns to Hawk Ridge Hollow after several years to find much is the same in his hometown: the quaint village, good friends, and the world-class ski resort owned by his family. Almost everything is the same, except the girl he’d once called his sweetheart. Sadie plans to spend Valentine’s Day alone. She has enough responsibility as it is. A romcom, plus some chocolate, sounds like the perfect date. Tripp wants nothing more than a second chance with the girl who stole his heart, and he’ll do anything to win her back. But it might be too late. Has she moved on?

Since the death of her husband in a snowmobile accident two years ago, her family has filled the void left by Josh’s passing. Returning home from a business trip on December 23, Katie finds herself trapped by a blizzard in Alexandria, Minnesota. Stranded travelers have filled the hotels, leaving her no choice but to take an executive suite in the same resort where Josh died.

Telegraph operator Willow Graham benefited from a unique lifestyle growing up with her grandfather. She’s independent and loves spending time riding and training animals. With her 21st birthday approaching, her family pressures her to return to the city and take up the lavish lifestyle her uncle has planned for her. But another option piques her curiosity –a matchmaking agency’s recommendation that she begins a correspondence with a handsome farmer.

Sophie Lillie is looking forward to spending the holidays in Hawaii with her family on their annual Christmas cruise. It won’t be the same this year, however, without her mother. Maggie’s death has drawn the family closer together, but when Sophie’s father shows up with his new fiancée, their fragile reunion is torn apart. Sophie turns to an unlikely stranger for comfort, a man who is dealing with a betrayal of his own.

Rock Henderson needs a wife - and fast. His dying mother's last wish is to leave this world knowing her son is blissfully married...and producing grandchildren. It's just a small lie to make her eternally happy, one he doesn't think he'll have to make good on until Zelda shows up the week before Christmas with her nurse and her 20-pound tabby cat. With his ex-fiancée long gone and his wheelchair-bound mother sitting in the living room of his penthouse demanding to meet his wife, he's desperate - and hard-pressed - to find a stand-in on such short notice.

Leah Manning is working to get back on her feet after her ex-husband disappeared one night, leaving her to raise their infant daughter alone. When a trip to a hardware store has her literally falling into the arms of its handsome owner, his charms are hard to resist. But he’s a stranger, and, to her, that means he can’t be trusted. Can she learn to let her faith be stronger than her fear? Brian Matthews has never met a stranger. A friend to everyone he meets, he can’t understand why Leah is determined to keep him at a distance.

Four Christian small town romances sure to steal your heart! Star Lake may be a fictional town, but once you visit, you'll feel like you've made friends. Begin the journey with Max and Layla. He's loved her forever, but will he ever get the chance to tell her? Then continue with the story with Brandon and Presley in When Love Returns... Journey to Star Lake with USA Today best-selling author Lorana Hoopes and enjoy these heartwarming stories of second chances and true love.

Philomena Black has decided the next step of her life includes being a bride. When she finds out that she’s been placed as a mail-order bride much more quickly than she expected, she’s off to Nebraska and her new life. Unfortunately, upon arrival, she finds that her new life isn’t going to be what she expected. But Lewis Meyers has no desire to marry.

Adam Harding has gotten a new start on life. He’s moving past the reality of his criminal past and getting settled in West Oak with dreams of his own ranch and a wife, too. Tiffany Sikes is done living under her cruel father’s roof. Pushed by her mother’s death, she goes to a bridal agency and becomes a mail-order bride.

Sheila Evans sets off to the West in search of a teaching position. Her plans are halted when Jude Fist captures her en route in an attempt to gain a wife for his older brother. By the time she reaches the house, Sheila is already planning her escape, but an unexpected elderly resident in the boy’s household somehow changes her mind. Cade, Jude’s brother, is shocked that his brother kidnapped Sheila, and even more shocked when she agrees to stay. Cade also hides a heartbreak that has held him captive for many years.

Hanging out with a bad crowd in high school cost Ashton her reputation, her boyfriend, and her relationship with her parents. Determined to start over, she has moved far away, but can't escape the loneliness that shrouds her heart. When she receives an offer to return to the small tourist town of West Loon Bay to revive The Ramblin' Rose bar with her sister and her cousin, she accepts the challenge, hoping to repair the bond with her family, as well.

Merry Connor is struggling to feed her two children, pay heat bills, and fix her secondhand car. Though she’s barely making it financially, life is good. That is, compared to two years ago when she lost everything — thanks to her lying, deceiving ex-husband. She’s come a long way since then and doesn’t intend to look back. Even so, it’ll be a long time before she trusts anyone with her heart again.

It sounds too good to be true.... The invitation from “Perfect Match” offers Ava Godfrey an all-expense-paid week on Enchanted Island with the man of her dreams. Seven days of Caribbean sunshine, tropical beaches and candlelight dinners sounds like heaven. The only catch - she can’t meet her Prince Charming until she arrives on the island. The scenario sounds risky, yet she finds the prospect intriguing. Will she find her “perfect match” or will she encounter the perfect scam? They send him to deal with the diva.

Camille Vanderbilt is headed back home to Wyoming with one goal: find her old best friend and give him a piece of her mind for ghosting her six years ago. She won’t let anyone stand in her way… until a car crash causes her to forget almost everything. Noah Harding let the love of his life slip away, but what choice did he have when her father threatened to destroy his family ranch? When Camille crashes back into town, he’d better brace his heart for impact.

Emmitt Brown's demons are even bigger than he is, and as a defensive lineman for a pro-football team, that's something. When the team captain tasks his defensive line to go home for Christmas and get rid of their biggest past regret, Emmitt finds himself returning to the small town he grew up in to find the woman he never should have left. Too bad she hates him and tells him to go away.

Matchmaker Meg Austen is focused on one thing - finding the financial backing to create the app for her company Love, Austen. When the investment firm tells her she needs a boyfriend to prove her faith in her matchmaking process, she fears her dreams might never become a reality. Sure, she can match up other people, but love for herself? She's not interested.

Is it possible to find true love through a message in a bottle? Spending a week on a Caribbean island with the members of the Romantic Hearts Book Club is like a dream come true for Lisa Kaye. On their last night, each woman writes a personal message to her “dream hero”, stuffs it in a bottle and tosses it out to sea. Lisa’s real dreams crash, however, when she returns home and loses not only her job but her boyfriend in the same day.

A seemingly perfect quarterback. A designer with a celebrity crush. What happens when you stumble across something you were never supposed to find? Blaine Hollis, quarterback of the Tornadoes, appears to have everything together, but no one knows the secret he's been hiding. He's enamored by Kenzi when he meets her at the center, so he lets her into his life - something he rarely does. But when she finds out his darkest secret, will he open his heart or turn her away?