Day Town

When rivalry turns sweet, every bite is a confession of the heart... Kandi: In Kings Valley, where chocolate is more than just a treat but a declaration of affection, I, Kandi Hart, pour my heart into every batch. This Valentine's, it's not just about winning the town’s candy competition—it's about proving something to Roman Archer, my ex and the notoriously harsh food critic who’s come back to judge. We were something once, before life and careers got in the way. Now, armed with my finest creations, I’m ready to show him that the girl he left behind has mastered the art of ...

Brooke Cohen thinks this 4th of July is about kicking back, relaxing and spending time with her husband’s weirdly too close family. Boy is she in for a sexy surprise. Elliot has it all planned, the who, the what and the when but even he can’t predict his wife’s immediate need for fireworks. Tommy is home for the parade, sweating his balls off in his dress blues, hoping to catch the eye of Elliot’s sexier than sexy wife and dang, does he ever. And fast. Brooke’s never been as into the action before and it has all of them overstimulated before the fireworks even go off. Hometown ...

While her sister and future brother-in-law prepare for their wedding day, 24-year-old Laney McIntosh is barely holding her life together by a thread. She's been forced to fake a smile for months for the sake of her family, but she isn't so sure she can do it anymore. There are secrets she has kept and they will threaten to shatter the picture-perfect status they've finally achieved since her sister's return. Through the ever-growing darkness in her mind there is one beacon of light that shines brighter than the rest: Benji, one of her sister's best friends.

At 50 years old, Annette feels stung by betrayal. Her husband of 25 years cheated, and now she is alone and afraid. After a short pity party, Annette decides to start over…at her family’s beach house on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Who will she meet there?

“Heartwarming, poignant… a joy to read.” –Writer’s Digest Claire Chastain reflects on her journey of childhood innocence and discovery in small-town Texas in the 1950s. She and best friend Libby share a lifetime of challenges and friendship although Claire is pampered and sheltered in contrast to street-savvy Libby. Claire is blindsided by her mother's devastating illness and ensuing conflicts with her beloved father. Her world of family traditional values crumbles and her lifelong dreams shatter. For the first time, she must make her own way and her own forever decisions. Libby ...

Florist Rose McDaniels is the unofficial matchmaker of Hartwood Falls. Her annual Secret Valentines have brought together more happy couples than she can count. Too bad the only person she can’t seem to help find love is herself. Try as she may, no one holds a candle to the boy who made her first believe in love...right before he left town with her heart.

After receiving a letter from a probate judge requesting his presence, Ryan Walker, a thirty-year-old career minded Bostonian professional, returns to a small town in the southern Appalachians. Brandon Springs, the hometown of his murdered parents, had always seemed to him to be a dull little village. However, little is as he remembers from childhood visits to his Uncle Andrew and Aunt Sally. During his return trip to Brandon Springs, he experiences emotional and mental turns which cause him to doubt his sanity. He is haunted by a mysterious fellow even in his dreams. These volatile ...

“I’m lost and feeling off balance and uncertain of my future. I hadn’t expected to hit this age and not fully comprehend my place or God’s plan for me yet,” she sighed. "The Chalet" is a Christian, rural, coastal resort community where middle to older age adults go to support several summer volunteer projects. These projects include building and improving housing for the needy and serving through the community’s action agencies. Those who volunteer, support each other's spouse losses and other challenges as they work to help the community. Romantic relationships are developed as...

Glorified Rice with a Dollop of Whodunnit.Edie Fisker wants a normal life for her family in 1975 Minneapolis, but her nit-picky mother, erratic husband, and overactive son aren’t making normal easy. Their lives careen in a comical tailspin after discovering she inherited her uncle’s lake resort in northern Minnesota. Turns out her uncle’s death was anything but accidental, and the lakes up there are run by a powerful Norwegian men’s club, the Sons of Gunnar, dontcha know. So on top of keeping her husband and son in line, and only having one decent thing to wear, now she needs to ...

Stella Hardesty dispatched her abusive husband with a wrench shortly before her fiftieth birthday. A few years later, she's so busy delivering home-style justice on her days off, helping other women deal with their own abusive husbands and boyfriends, that she barely has time to run her sewing shop in her rural Missouri hometown. Some men need more convincing than others, but it's usually nothing a little light bondage or old-fashioned whuppin' can't fix. Since Stella works outside of the law, she's free to do whatever it takes to get the job done.

The video stores are dying. But most of you don't care. You've got your Netflix and your Redbox and your DVR, so why deal with VHS tapes or scratched DVDs? Why deal with the grumpy guy at the worn-down independent video store?

A Cricket of a Girl is a historical fiction/coming-of age novel. Set in the tiny, war-stricken Latin American country of El Salvador, in the 1950s and 1960s, it is the story of the unlikely friendship of two women, one American and one Salvadorian, who form an unlikely friendship in spite, or perhaps because of the poverty, sexual abuse and death they have been forced to confront. A Cricket of a Girl is a heartwarming and optimistic tale that will stay with you long after you put down the book.

He was the one who got away. And she let him. When he returns to their small town, she must decide if she is finally ready to risk her heart again with the man she once loved. After finishing his veterinarian training, Tye Prescott is back in Colorado and ready to give his relationship with Beth another chance, only she's made it very clear she wants nothing to do with him. Beth Walsh is a hopeless romantic, except when it comes to her own love life. In her opinion, love is best left to the storybooks. But when a few nosy octogenarians decide to play matchmaker, she grasps for the only ...

Sometimes the future needs a little help from the past... They fell in love at Christmas. Time to take the next step. Eliza Jones and Tom Piper are destined to be together. Last year, thanks to fate, a snowed in train, and a little Christmas magic, they fell in love. A year has passed, long enough for their love and their careers to grow. Unfortunately, Pine Ridge is still no closer to LA than it was last year. Tom's tree farm in Pine Ridge isn't portable. Not to mention, he's getting used to being mayor, and has the opportunity to make lasting positive changes for Pine Ridge. Likewise, ...

HE WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD. SHE WANTS TO SAVE HER HOMETOWN. THEY MIGHT JUST SAVE EACH OTHER. Dr. Pete Shipley is on a mission to save lives around the world. City Councilwoman Angela Ruiz is a single parent fighting to hold together her hometown after Hurricane Hope tears through Port Provident, leaving destruction across the community she has sworn to serve. Together, they team up to found The Grace Space, a community gathering spot in the heart of Angela's district, where residents can get food, household goods, and basic medical care in the aftermath of the storm. It becomes a place ...

Down on his luck, a writer finds himself in a mysterious place where his fortunes are about to take a turn with the help of some unlikely new friends.

Enjoy the first novel in this sweet cowboy series by small-town romance author Erin K. Wright… He’s a rancher, not a bookkeeper… When cowboy Stetson Miller inherits his father’s farm in small-town Idaho, the next thing he knows, he’s got a stack of unpaid bills, and the bank is threatening to foreclose. Worse still, the auditor who’s come to examine his accounts is a city girl, just like the last one who left him at the altar. But despite doing everything he can to guard his heart, she’s far sweeter than he wants to give her credit for. She’s checking him out, and it ...

I never planned to fall for the spontaneous, sometimes chaotic baker across the street. As Balsam Ridge's most reliable florist, I have routines, systems, and perfectly arranged days—the complete opposite of Eli Mitchell with his impulsive decisions and flour-dusted clothes. When we're forced to co-chair the Valentine's Day fundraiser, I expect disaster. Instead, I discover the man beneath the charming smile—someone thoughtful, dedicated, and surprisingly complementary to my organized nature. Working together on heart-shaped booths and matchmaking questionnaires leads to late nights, ...

Enjoy this sweet cowboy novel by small-town romance author Erin K. Wright… The last thing on his mind is romance… When Gage takes over the family bakery, he knows it’s not going to be easy. But his business plans didn’t take into account a five-foot-nothin’ spitfire buying the shop next door and promptly beginning what has to be the longest and loudest remodeling project. Ever. It’s soon plenty clear that Little Miss Trouble is intent on upending Gage’s well-ordered life. He’d be good and riled up, if only his new neighbor wasn’t so pretty… She’s looking for a fresh ...

Veronica Beecham's cottage is the neatest house on Mapleberry Lane. A place for everything, and everything in its place—that's her motto. But within her wisteria-covered walls, Veronica has a secret: she's hardly left her perfect home in years. Then her teenage granddaughter, Audrey, arrives on the doorstep, and Veronica's orderly life is turned upside down.