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Nicole wanders the ancient halls of Château Chenonceau, stirring up whispers from the secrets of a queen. Craving the wisdom of the philosophers of the day, Nicole straddles the line between servant and high society. Will acting as one of higher status bring her closer to her dreams? Perhaps not, but a treasure hunt with the knight in the tower might fulfill her longing for a while.Pierre would avoid the senseless salons full of manmade wisdom, throwing every pamphlet aside. Yet, he journeys to Chenonceau to glean knowledge from the estate manager. His goal reaches beyond the glittery, false, societal affairs to the fields of wheat, vineyards, and orchards. No fairy tales or treasure hunts for him. Not until his encounters with Nicole invade his practical world.Whispers and secrets conjure a treasure hunt, involving the heart as well as the mind.

Fay is about to lose her business......to the only guy she's ever thought might be good for her.Fay Ravven has spent years building a floral business on Mimosa Island. Too bad a chain florist has moved in right down the street. As her business wanes, she realizes her rival is none other than Corbin Lowel, the very man who swept her heart away at her friend's wedding.Corbin knows he's not good enough for Fay. His friends remind him all the time that, as a florist, he's not really man enough for anyone. That doesn't stop him from stepping out of his comfort zone and going to Fay's store to see if she remembers him. That's when he discovers that his business is killing hers.What are rivals to do when they can't stop thinking about each other? Plan the flowers for someone else's wedding, of course.When Corbin and Fay must see each other and work together, will they dive through their pain and reach for the stars? Or will the roses be too prickly for two hurt hearts?Read the next Sparrow Island novel in the Independence Islands Series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters.The Independence Islands Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.

Held prisoner by all she's lost, Katarina's about to lose all she has.Grand Duchess Katarina Volstova barely escaped the Russian revolution, arriving in Paris just before the birth of her twin daughters. With her heart still captive in her homeland, she haunts the Louvre each day, spending hours gazing at one painting, lost in her pain.Not the man he once was, Timothy Smythe never returned home to England after the Great War. Instead, he hides himself away doing maintenance in the Louvre and watching the beautiful woman whose pain seems riveted on one painting.When Katarina returns home to find her daughters and their nanny missing, the loss opens her eyes to all she has to lose now.Frantic to find her girls, her distress causes Timothy to offer his assistance. Together they put together clues to a puzzle they must complete before the kidnapper ensures Katarina and her daughters are never reunited.Slashed Canvas offers a retelling of The Lost Princess that mingles self-centered grief, spoiled little girls, and proof that nothing will stop a mother from saving her children.

He loved her then. Will she love him now? When Mallory Barrows finds an old diary in a box of books, the story she finds within sends her on the hunt for the owner-and maybe more. Theirs is a story ripped from a country song. A wedding, a former love presumed dead, her new love stepping aside. And over forty years later, their story is one few remember. With Mallory determined to find the people in the pages of that diary, one couple is offered the second chance of a lifetime. This "second-chance / seasoned romance" novel introduces the next island in the Independence Islands Series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters. The Independence Islands Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.

He's saving the world, one animal at a time.Trent Raines' opinion, happily ever after has four paws and doggy breath. He spends his days isolated at the shelter, taking care of animals. Especially now that romance seems to be spreading across the islands faster than fleas in summer. She lives a safe life behind the camera lens.Kara Parker's job at the animal shelter keeps her too busy to worry about romance. Sure, the boss is cute and all, but her introverted nature is perfectly happy as a photographer and website designer, thank you very much. Even a quick trip to the mainland to retrieve a truckful of animals won't change their minds. Or so they think. As Trent comes to understand Kara, he discovers there's more than meets the eye in his quiet employee. Together, they plan a Christmas adoption festival that's certain to empty the animal shelter in record time. Until a blast from Trent's past puts all the animals in danger.Sure, Trent and Kara are fine on their own, but they're even better together.What will it take for these soulmates conquer their fears and rescue the animals before it's too late?Footprints on Her Heart continues the Hooper Island stories of the Independence Islands Series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters. The Independence Islands Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.

In 1923, there aren't many pilots, but Willie Labeau didn't let that stop... her.A bear of a man, Hugh Taylor, needs a stunt plane pilot, and despite their rocky introduction, Willie sets off for golden California and a new life as his pilot. There's just one little thing she has to do in addition to flying.Leave his past alone. Period.When the flame of her own curiosity becomes fanned by encouragement from Willie's sister, the feisty pilot can't help but do just a little investigating.And Hugh vanishes.Friends rally around her, and with all the information she can find in hand, Willie sets off to rescue Hugh and battle the evil family holding him hostage.A fierce air race, a sincere act of humility-are they enough to free Hugh and give Willie a chance to be with him... forever?Find out in this next book in the Ever After Mysteries, combining beloved fairy tales and mysteries. When the Pilot Falls offers a retelling of "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" that will keep you gripped to the edge of your seat as you watch hearts soar and daring dos.

Harbors should be safe havens, but what if you're harboring secrets?When Alicia Roberts accepts a job with mobile veterinarian, Kendall Mulligan, she hopes the Independence Islands will give her a safe place to start over. And as much as she appreciates the Mulligan girls' offer to stay with them while she gets settled, Alicia knows she needs her own place. ASAP.Hooper Ear Cove Apartments on Hooper Island offers a beautiful ocean view as well as one of the landlord's hunky son-all at an affordable price. Just what she needs to start a new life. Isn't it?When life knocked Jace Young in the head with a literal curveball that ruined his major league chances, he was forced to return to Hooper Island and a job as the maintenance guy at his father's apartment complex. On the side, he leads the contemporary song service at church as his heart heals. When Alicia moves to Hooper Island, Jace is drawn in by her sweet personality. However, something hides deep beneath the surface, and Alicia resists any discussion of God. What will it take to convince her to anchor her heart to God and to confide the secrets she harbors? Hooper Safe Haven continues the Hooper Island stories of the Independence Islands Series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters. The Independence Islands Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.

How many near misses does it take not to be a coincidence anymore?Melanie Thompson has spent her entire adult life trying to overcome the mistakes of her youth. Just as everything is looking up, it all begins to unravel as one problem after another piles on top of each other, each with one goal in mind. Get her out of the way.Determined to make a better life for herself and her daughter, and with the help of her father, Melanie looks at alternative ways to make her dream of owning a storefront for her bridal business come true. Complications with her ex-husband, the new business, and a threatening landlord all conspire against her, and everything seems lost when tragedy strikes not once, but twice.What will it take for Melanie to accept the alternate path the Lord has laid out for her?Revived Hope, the prequel to the romantic suspense Bay Town Series, paves the path for Melanie and Lacey's move from Orange County to the Mississippi Gulf Coast and a new life in Bay Town.

Whoever said beauty is only skin deep lied. Beauty begins from within.Jazzy is comfortable in her own skin, but the world cringes at it. Her personal armor since her teen years, makeup hides the scars that make anyone who sees them wince. The true test of any friend is: will they accept her without it?Chris races to Hooper Island to escape a life-altering situation. The only person he knows and can trust there is a woman he met once. It wasn't a good meeting. Lost and lonely after being the center of attention in Hollywood, he won't risk losing the one friend he has.Befriending Chris poses a risk Jazzy is loath to take. If anyone will reject her for her scars, it'll be a guy whose life is focused on beauty. But as she helps him work through his own problems and his struggles with faith, will she gather the courage to pluck the plank from her own eye?Once alone and vulnerable, will Jazzy and Chris rely on one another? Or will the force of their polar opposite lives push them apart-for good.More Than a Heartthrob continues the Hooper Island stories of the Independence Islands Series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters. The Independence Islands Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.

You can run from your past, but you can't escape it.Though he disappeared that day, Raylin McReynolds never believed her father died at the World Trade Center on 9/11.So, when a mysterious letter arrives from Breakers Head, informing her that she would find him on the Independence Islands off the coast of Georgia, she has no choice but to find a job, get there, find her father.As mainland troubles encroach on Hooper Island, Sean Anderson devises a plan and presents it to the island pastors and his cousin, Scott. The result: Grace Mission-a place where those struggling can find the help they need.What he didn't need was a distraction in the form of a newcomer to the islands-a mission volunteer, no less.Others at the mission, Beth and Scott, see more than just frustration brew between Raylin and Sean. What will it take to convince Sean and Raylin to stop bickering long enough to see what's obvious to everyone else?Raylin's on a mission to find her father and protect her heart, but neither seem willing to cooperate.Seasoned Grace continues the Hooper Island stories of the Independence Islands Series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters. The Independence Islands Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.

When a hurricane rips through Hooper Island, a tidal wave of TV crews follows and upsets the locals.Brooks Crawforth agreed to volunteer crews helping to clean up and repair things on the island, not a whole home and garden series on the total renovation of several houses and a bit of cleanup on the side. He's furious, and the show host is spitting nails at the person who blew it in the first place.His and his father's jobs are in jeopardy, the islanders are about to kill him, and that crazy show host blames him for her assistant's last-minute, "you've-got-to-sign-this-now-or-we-can't-come" contract.One more thing. Did she have to be so cute?He's got even more trouble, though. Islanders are starting to blame Mallory Barrows for the invasion. Not only that, there are rumors of dismantling the association and allowing tourism on the islands. How's he supposed to fix this mess?They can't stand each other, but if they can manage to flip off the enemy switch and flip on some cooperation, maybe their hearts'll get flipped, too.This "enemies to romance" novel introduces the next island in the Independence Islands Series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters. The Independence Islands Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.

A mom ready to do anything for her son. A man determined to win the woman he loves.Going on Love at First Glance had seemed like such a good idea. She didn't care about finding Mr. Right. No, Mindy Murray chose the reality TV show for more mercenary reasons. A mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do when it comes to feeding her son.When Mindy returns to Elnora, the girl from the "wrong side of the island" just wants a chance to rebuild her reputation. Too bad the folks at church don't practice what the preacher preaches.Enter Dermott Reilly. The interim boss at Greener Gardens has always had a soft spot for Mindy and her son, but with his new responsibilities, an important garden competition, and a few other concerns, he finds it difficult to prove himself to her.A tropical storm and a missing child prove that sometimes grace appears in the most unusual ways.Regaining Mercy concludes the Elnora Island romances of the Independence Islands Series, featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily ever-afters. The Independence Islands Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.

When they told her about Southern hospitality, no one mentioned human trafficking.The move to Bay Town, Mississippi was supposed to be a fresh start for single-mom Melanie and her daughter, Lacy. The quiet Southern town offers a nice relief after the frenetic-paced life of Los Angeles, but something sinister lurks beneath the surface.Her bridal business struggles to take off, and instead of turning to the Lord, Melanie makes a desperate plea for help--from her ex-husband. Lacy is attacked, and while she is hospitalized, her friend goes missing-a victim of human trafficking out of New Orleans.With her ex-husband showing true signs of repentance, the pastor she'd begun to fall for taking a step back, and her daughter's friend lost to the animals who stole her, Melanie goes on a desperate, dangerous mission to rescue the girl and get their lives back.And she'll do it with or without the Lord's help.How can Melanie find the girls and rescue them without getting caught herself? Why can't she trust the Lord to keep them all safe, and which man in her life is the right one--if either?Read this heart-gripping, pulse-racing novel and see how the Lord's hand is on us, even when He seems so very far away.

Love hurts, or so the songs say, so who wants it?Taking on her ailing father's gardening business on Merriweather Island, Samantha Green only wants to escape her ex and to make her father proud.But Sam gets more than she bargained for when Greener Gardens accepts the job of restoring the gardens of a reclusive writer, Max Fairhaven, whose historical novels about romance and unrequited love litter bookstore shelves and movie marquees all over the world.Max much prefers the fictional world to the real, and the gardening girl's interruptions means he's driven from his writing cave far too often for his liking.How's he supposed to craft stories with her distracting him all the time?Things change when he learns something of Sam's family challenges, and his admiration slowly kindles. With his secretary's goading, he's forced to confront the past, while facing the fact that he needs to change in order to avoid a lonely future.Gentle pruning and a whole lot of banter forges a friendship between this not-so-Southern belle landscaper and the half-British author. But is their budding attraction enough to grow into a flourishing happily-ever-after?Restoring Fairhaven is the final "Merriweather book," but don't forget to embark on a tour of the next island in this series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters.The Independence Island Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.

Sometimes, happily ever after is as elusive as a pirate's treasure.Darcy Riggins dove headfirst into the online dating pool and sank. Every time.Her lifelong dream of becoming a wife and mother becomes more elusive every year. So, taking the lack of a Mr. Right in her life as a decided "No!" from God, Darcy gives up altogether.Single and happy is not an oxymoron. Right?Nigel Jones has loved Darcy for ages, but her father (his boss, of course) ordered him to keep his feelings to himself, thanks to a stupid mistake that Darcy (thankfully) doesn't know about. Too bad her dad does.Being single and content turns out to be tougher than Darcy imagined, and when she begins doubting everything she's ever known, Nigel decides it's time to admit his mistakes, tell the truth, and trust God for the outcome.In this "forbidden-love-meets-friends-to-more" novel, Stealing the First Mate continues the Elnora Island romances of the Independence Islands Series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters. The Independence Islands Series: beach reads aren't just for summer anymore.