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Sunday Landry suffers the most painful loss possible - the loss of her son. She closes her candy shop and moves back in with her mother, barely able to get out of bed. What's the point in living?Noah Emery had a crush on Sunday in high school, but she didn't notice him, choosing someone else and eventually having his baby. Now that Noah is back in Strawberry Sands, Sunday again has too much on her mind to notice him, and he can't blame her. He can't imagine losing a child. He wants to help her overcome her grief, so he starts to write to her.Sunday needs a purpose, and the letters she's been getting give her a reason to get up each day. She's able to pour out her grief, and her anonymous pen pal has some wisdom that helps her pull out of her depression. If only she knew who he was, because she thinks she's falling in love...
With her family and life spiraling out of control, Pam Corrigan needs an escape from the stress of her day job and decides to purchase the old inn just south of Strawberry Sands.Her mother will give her half of her inheritance when she remarries, but Pam isn't the slightest bit interested in another failed relationship. So she asks her best friend and neighbor, Mark Shields, to fake a relationship with her in the hopes that she can convince her mother to help fund the repairs of the inn she just purchased.Mark wants to help his friend, but a fake relationship is a bit much, until his sister insists that he needs to "host" her best friend for the summer. Suddenly a fake relationship is looking much better than spending another minute with the woman who killed all of his plants and took his dog to the pound.But as Mark and Pam juggle their respective families and their issues, they just might discover an attraction they hadn't anticipated. Will their friendship survive the chaos?
Sally Curtis is all about numbers, details, and the crisp pages of accounting ledgers at the inn. She isn't interested in messy human interactions or anything that doesn't compute in a spreadsheet.But when Peter Slessing, the farmer with a contagious laugh, requires her skills, she's thrust into a world where calculations meet chaos.Peter, always ready with a joke, suddenly finds himself laid up and struggles to remember that everything happens for a reason and that happiness is a choice.As Sally and Peter are unexpectedly stuck together, will their differences bring out the best in each other and can they help each other choose happiness?
On the shore of Lake Michigan, just up the road from Blueberry Beach is another small town. Strawberry Sands.A place of comfort.A place of rest and peace.A place where divorcee and single mom, Kim Tinsley, can go to try to make a new life for herself, raising her baby, while praying for her older child who has left the faith of her childhood and is questioning everything she'd ever taught her.She's not looking for romance. Only a safe place to heal and protect her children. To raise horses and rent them out to people like her - looking for an idyllic time along the shores of Lake Michigan.But she hadn't expected the house she inherited to already have a renter.A man of character and conviction.A man she's ashamed to admit her miserable past and failures to.But, as they work together to build a close-knit community in their idyllic lake-side beach town, she finds herself wondering if God had opened a door that she had thought was closed forever.Maybe love really is more than buff bodies and passionate encounters, betrayal and heartbreak. And maybe Kim will find it where she least expects it - in Strawberry Sands.
Luke Landry will avoid the matchmaking Miss Heather at all costs. Miss Heather will do anything to get her granddaughter hitched, and Luke seems to be her favorite target. If Kristen were such a catch, she wouldn't need her gram to find a husband for her. Every time Luke runs into her, sparks fly, and one or both of them leave angry. Why can't Miss Heather see Kristen and he would never be any good together?Kristen Shower knows people avoid her because of her gram. But family is family and blood is blood and despite her flaws, Kristen loves her gram. And she doesn't appreciate Luke Landry's negative attitude toward the one person in the world who loves her and wants the best for her. So she avoids Luke at all costs, until they are tapped to plan the annual Strawberry Sands Christmas parade together. That put a huge damper on the joy of the Season for Kristen.But after working with Luke for a few weeks, Kristen realizes that maybe joy could be found where one leasts expects it - right in front of her.
Luke Landry will avoid the matchmaking Miss Heather at all costs. Miss Heather will do anything to get her granddaughter hitched, and Luke seems to be her favorite target. If Kristen were such a catch, she wouldn't need her gram to find a husband for her. Every time Luke runs into her, sparks fly, and one or both of them leave angry. Why can't Miss Heather see Kristen and he would never be any good together?Kristen Shower knows people avoid her because of her gram. But family is family and blood is blood and despite her flaws, Kristen loves her gram. And she doesn't appreciate Luke Landry's negative attitude toward the one person in the world who loves her and wants the best for her. So she avoids Luke at all costs, until they are tapped to plan the annual Strawberry Sands Christmas parade together. That put a huge damper on the joy of the Season for Kristen.But after working with Luke for a few weeks, Kristen realizes that maybe joy could be found where one leasts expects it - right in front of her.
Dakota Esenwein's life took a turn she never expected after a heartbreak and a whirlwind of bad decisions led her away from her one true love. Now divorced, she's back in the picturesque town of Strawberry Sands, seeking a fresh start as she reopens the souvenir shop she inherited from her grandmother and struggles with the challenges of single motherhood.Ryan Landry, with the echoes of the rodeo still haunting him, is drawn back to the town he grew up in and where his family still lives. He's restless and unsettled, even as he takes a job fixing up the old souvenir shop which he does around his true love of training horses.As the waves gently lap the shores, the two are thrown together, their past mistakes hanging in the balance. Can Strawberry Sands, with its tranquil beaches and faith-filled community, offer them a second chance at love? Dive into a poignant tale of forgiveness, redemption, and rediscovered love set against the backdrop of golden sands and sunlit horizons.
Chi came to Strawberry Sands to escape her past. There were a lot of things to be ashamed of there. Maybe that's why she's so eager to catch the eye of the big-name lawyer who hangs out at her diner. It will prove she's not as worthless as she feels.At a big gala she wasn't supposed to attend, she discovers the lawyer is not only cheating on her, but married as well. She might have done more to embarrass herself, but Griff, her co-worker showed up on his bike and whisked her away. Almost like a heroine in a fairy tale, except her life is anything but a fairy tale. And Chi is far from a heroine.Griff has done his share of things he regrets, and he can see the signs of self-destruction loud and clear in Chi. Maybe that's why he followed her to Blueberry Beach when she chased the fancy lawyer. Regardless, he was there to save her from herself, and to his surprise, she held on tight as he rode away. So far so good. Now all he has to do is convince her that appearances aren't everything, the past is under the blood, and it's what in her heart that matters.Simple. And he has to do all that without allowing her to see how much he loves her. Because, despite his tough persona, his heart can't handle another rejection
Chi came to Strawberry Sands to escape her past. There were a lot of things to be ashamed of there. Maybe that's why she's so eager to catch the eye of the big-name lawyer who hangs out at her diner. It will prove she's not as worthless as she feels.At a big gala she wasn't supposed to attend, she discovers the lawyer is not only cheating on her, but married as well. She might have done more to embarrass herself, but Griff, her co-worker showed up on his bike and whisked her away. Almost like a heroine in a fairy tale, except her life is anything but a fairy tale. And Chi is far from a heroine.Griff has done his share of things he regrets, and he can see the signs of self-destruction loud and clear in Chi. Maybe that's why he followed her to Blueberry Beach when she chased the fancy lawyer. Regardless, he was there to save her from herself, and to his surprise, she held on tight as he rode away. So far so good. Now all he has to do is convince her that appearances aren't everything, the past is under the blood, and it's what in her heart that matters.Simple. And he has to do all that without allowing her to see how much he loves her. Because, despite his tough persona, his heart can't handle another rejection.
Sunday Landry suffers the most painful loss possible - the loss of her son. She closes her candy shop and moves back in with her mother, barely able to get out of bed. What's the point in living?Noah Emery had a crush on Sunday in high school, but she didn't notice him, choosing someone else and eventually having his baby. Now that Noah is back in Strawberry Sands, Sunday again has too much on her mind to notice him, and he can't blame her. He can't imagine losing a child. He wants to help her overcome her grief, so he starts to write to her.Sunday needs a purpose, and the letters she's been getting give her a reason to get up each day. She's able to pour out her grief, and her anonymous pen pal has some wisdom that helps her pull out of her depression. If only she knew who he was, because she thinks she's falling in love...
Dakota Esenwein's life took a turn she never expected after a heartbreak and a whirlwind of bad decisions led her away from her one true love. Now divorced, she's back in the picturesque town of Strawberry Sands, seeking a fresh start as she reopens the souvenir shop she inherited from her grandmother and struggles with the challenges of single motherhood.Ryan Landry, with the echoes of the rodeo still haunting him, is drawn back to the town he grew up in and where his family still lives. He's restless and unsettled, even as he takes a job fixing up the old souvenir shop which he does around his true love of training horses.As the waves gently lap the shores, the two are thrown together, their past mistakes hanging in the balance. Can Strawberry Sands, with its tranquil beaches and faith-filled community, offer them a second chance at love? Dive into a poignant tale of forgiveness, redemption, and rediscovered love set against the backdrop of golden sands and sunlit horizons.
With her family and life spiraling out of control, Pam Corrigan needs an escape from the stress of her day job and decides to purchase the old inn just south of Strawberry Sands.Her mother will give her half of her inheritance when she remarries, but Pam isn't the slightest bit interested in another failed relationship. So she asks her best friend and neighbor, Mark Shields, to fake a relationship with her in the hopes that she can convince her mother to help fund the repairs of the inn she just purchased.Mark wants to help his friend, but a fake relationship is a bit much, until his sister insists that he needs to "host" her best friend for the summer. Suddenly a fake relationship is looking much better than spending another minute with the woman who killed all of his plants and took his dog to the pound.But as Mark and Pam juggle their respective families and their issues, they just might discover an attraction they hadn't anticipated. Will their friendship survive the chaos?
Sally Curtis is all about numbers, details, and the crisp pages of accounting ledgers at the inn. She isn't interested in messy human interactions or anything that doesn't compute in a spreadsheet.But when Peter Slessing, the farmer with a contagious laugh, requires her skills, she's thrust into a world where calculations meet chaos.Peter, always ready with a joke, suddenly finds himself laid up and struggles to remember that everything happens for a reason and that happiness is a choice.As Sally and Peter are unexpectedly stuck together, will their differences bring out the best in each other and can they help each other choose happiness?
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