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Angela Haddon can drag a grown man out of a burning building and rescue a kitten from a tree, but keeping her hands to herself is getting old when it comes to Stefan Trevino. He's sexy as sin, a billionaire, and absolutely off limits, according to her brother. Stefan doesn't do commitments or clingy girlfriends, though Angela is up for the challenge. She isn't the same teenage girl she used to be, and judging by the biceps stretching the sleeves of his shirt, Stefan has grown up too.

When Gemma left her hometown of Haven Ridge, Colorado, she swore she'd never return. And she's kept that promise, leaving old shadows behind and building her reputation as one of LA's preeminent family law attorneys. But when her lifelong best friend begs Gemma to come stay with her teen stepdaughter while she's on a business trip, she doesn't have the heart to refuse. She'll simply keep a low profile, do her honorary aunt duties for Taylor, and be gone before anyone notices.

Former beauty queen Sheila Tremayne looks dainty, but she’s tougher than she seems. The hard-as-nails business woman is determined to bring down corruption among Lantano Valley’s rich and powerful. Her latest scheme to get technology tycoon Chadwick Oliver is going perfectly until a distraction arrives in the form of Malcolm—the man who broke her heart and who happens to be Chadwick’s son…

Tempest Swan is out for revenge. Billionaire Leonard Allred's software program has put her out of a job. She makes a bet with a friend that she'll get Leonard to take her on a date so she can get retribution, but a fortuitous accident with an adorable nerd might just derail her vengeance. Leonard has reasons for hiding his identity from the public. It's worked well for him so far, until he starts falling for the honest and witty Tempest. But how can he destroy their budding romance by admitting he's actually the guy she hates?

Crash-land on an alien barbarian planet and told there’s no way home? Anyone else might have a nervous breakdown, but I was abducted with my besties! Between us, we have fifteen PhDs. We will be getting off this planet. Trust. Two liquid hydrogen rockets and a smidge of deep-space travel later, and we’re back home on Earth. Except that our spaceship had stowaways. Now there’s a seven-foot-tall alien named Cassius in my Los Angeles condo. He’s calmly explaining that, according to the ancestors, we are to be eternally mated and have a litter of children.

Knox Channing has everything he could have asked for in life—after a career in the Navy SEALs, he’s now running a security firm with his best friends. The only thing that would make it better is if he wasn’t the lone single guy in his friend group. But after having his heart broken once, he’s not looking to go back. Or at least that’s what he thought before Maddie showed up. He swore that he would never let himself fall for anyone again, much less the woman who broke his heart. But sometimes you fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time. Twice.

Getting cursed out in the middle of the airport isn’t exactly how I pictured meeting the man of my dreams. Then again, fate doesn’t seem to care much about my plans. Thanks to my failing health, I now have a lifetime of things to do, and a limited amount of time to do them. Rhys helps me live a little...and one by one we check off my list. From nude beaches to snorkeling to wedding crashing, I find myself falling for the outspoken stranger hard and fast.

I never thought the love of my life would turn out to be - a mall Santa. What has happened to Mack McAllister? We were law school rivals. Absolutely insane in bed. Our two-year fling ended when we graduated. He had his ambitions. I had mine. We were going to slay the competition. Now he’s sleighing it? When I stalk him at Riverside Mall, he looks like Santa in every way. White beard. Rosy cheeks. Kid on his knee. But I know better. That bowl full of jelly is hiding ripped abs. I’ve been inside that suit.

When your last name is Baker, it’s really only a matter of time before it also becomes your job title. Some might see it as a self-fulfilling prophecy, but for Leanna, being the go-to baker for Meet Me at the Altar is a dream come true. There’s nothing she loves more than creating perfect desserts that help couples celebrate their big days. But despite what they say about the way to a man’s heart being through his stomach, she has yet to lure her perfect man with her sweet treats.

Everything has a reason for being, and you are mine. Without you, there is no me. Every love story has a beginning. Some are dark and painful. Some are bright and beautiful. And for some, fate intervenes, setting two people on the right path. Our love has no ending. It's forevermore and everlasting. This is our story.

Wyatt Galloway has a lot of things going for him in his life, but a woman is not one of them. He is focused on his career as a sheriff, setting his goals high for promotion. He has zero intention of falling in love with a woman; that is until he meets Breigh. Sweetness and beauty are not something he normally falls for, but she has him weak in the knees despite his resistance. Having had her heart broken, Breigh‘s sworn off men and wants to concentrate on being happy. Until she is in the right place at the wrong time.

After a dinner with friends, psychologist Phil Stanton and his wife Cathy are followed by a white pickup truck. Phil thinks he loses their pursuer, but when they reach their remote home, the pickup truck is right behind them again. The stalker knows where Phil, Cathy, and Megan live now, and over the next few days, the terror escalates. Dark things are beginning to turn up from Phil's past...and his stalker is just getting started.

A modeling contract with got this Miss Rodeo Wyoming a first-class ticket out of town, but somewhere along the way, Jodi Brand lost her soul. When she returns to her hometown after six years, her childhood friend's rugged cowboy charm hits her like a ton of bricks. Teague Treadwell is convinced Jodi's success lifted her out of his reach, but he's spent the past six years working to shed his bad-boy image. Now that Jodi's back in town, he's determined to prove himself worthy of the girl next door. But whoever heard of a beauty queen settling for a down-and-dirty cowboy?

Look, I didn't go out of my way to sleep with my next-door neighbor. It just happened. On the counter. Over the counter. Probably under it, too, if we hadn't moved it to the bedroom. But take it from me: a one night stand with your neighbor? It's not all it's cracked up to be....

Stefan Navaldi is trying to live his best life in New York City for Christmas, but one phone call from Amanda disrupts it all. He travels back to Grapevine, Texas to be with the Wilson's in their time of need, but things are bigger than they seem. Amanda has never gotten over Stefan. He is the guy that got away, and she's tried to move on, but no other guy compares. She knows he isn't back forever, and nothing good can come from her telling him how she feels, but she might not have to....

Straight out of a ten-year relationship, Vanessa tries to get used to being by herself again. It's difficult with an eight-year-old in tow asking all kinds of questions. Her fears about being able to provide for her daughter on her own scare her, but she's determined to make it happen without having to ask for his help.

I thought being forced to start over in my career was the worst thing that could possibly happen to me. That is, until that same night when I met a stranger in a bar. He was only meant to be a distraction from my spiraling mental state. Little did I know, he would unintentionally set me on a new path in life—before I disappeared, at least. I left, immediately regretting that I didn't get his name and would probably never see him again. Less than a year later, my new mentor passed away, leaving me nervous about what the future held once more.

The toll of fighting fires day in and day out leaves Leslie Haddon emotionally drained, exhausted, and burnt out. She needs a big change, fast, or she won't survive another year. After losing his wife, the only thing going right for Noah Mills is his career as an English professor. He's given up on failed dates and lonely nights swiping left. None of the women he's met have the depth and complexity he craves.

Maddox: Coming back home after being gone for twelve years was easy. But seeing my high school ex-girlfriend definitely wasn’t. There was a time when I thought we’d be together forever. Until she wasn’t there for me when I needed her the most. And now, she acts like I’m the one that hurt her. Addison: I never thought I’d see Maddox again. And I never thought he would’ve lied to me about where he’s been all these years. But he’s no longer the boy I fell in love with. And I'm no longer the girl who gave him her heart. Everything’s changed between us.

Ever since Olivia Quinn lost her husband to a plane crash, she's been focused on one thing—making a stable life for her teen stepdaughter, Taylor, of whom she's the sole guardian. But when she loses her job as a children's book editor because she refuses to relocate to New York, three years of hard-won stability are shattered. Then the opportunity arises to open Liv's dream bookshop in Haven Ridge.