When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

Living in a year around Christmas town has its drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It's why I like to hibernate away in my cave - I mean housekeeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits. And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determined to win.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel - The Vipers. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant.

Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.

Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.

Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.

Nina and William are underpaid adjunct professors at the same university, where winter break is no break at all: ’tis the season to make extra money. When their holiday side hustle has them stranded by a blinding blizzard in the middle of nowhere, there’s nothing to do but cuddle up for warmth and play a game of Never Have I Ever to pass the time. But in the game of love, secrets never stay secret for long…

Can love overcome danger? Remaining in her Virginia hometown won't mend Clara Brown's broken heart. Determined to set her life back in order--and go somewhere she won't have to see her former beau--she answers an advertisement for a mail-order bride. Before she knows it, she's arrived in Crest Stone, a rugged new railroad town nestled between the mountains in Colorado. And when she meets her intended, he's better than she ever could have dreamed--handsome and kind, even if he does seem preoccupied. Roman Carlisle is a cowboy turned livery owner. More than anything, he wants what his ...

Can a mistaken identity lead to love? When Matthew Canton's mail-order bride is kidnapped from her wagon train, he doesn't hesitate to rescue her. But he didn't expect to have to bargain for her--and he certainly didn't expect her to be someone entirely different. Sophia Zane needed a quiet, quick way out of Kansas City with the money she inherited. Opting to join a wagon train headed west, she doesn't correct the wagon master when he assumes she's someone else. It's safer to leave under a different name, and her way is now already paid. When outlaws kidnap Sophia from the wagon train, she ...

His mail-order bride is his best friend . . . When Jeremiah Wiley advertises for a mail-order bride, all he wants is a lady who can impress his parents. If he succeeds, he’ll secure the loan he needs to buy into the livery stable where he works. But he doesn't expect for the woman who answers his advertisement to be someone he already knows—much less his closest friend. Deirdre Hannan is certain Jeremiah is the man for her. But the only way she can seem to convince him is to marry him. She secretly responds to his advertisement under a name he won’t recognize, but worries he’ll turn...

The man she wished for has a dangerous secret . . . After losing her husband, all Rebecca O'Neal wants is to feel safe again with her five children. She arrives as a mail-order bride in Crest Stone with her sister, only to find her intended is deceased. His brother, Levi, immediately offers to marry her instead, and Rebecca reluctantly agrees. Levi Whiteside is determined to make his late brother's farm a success and to take care of Rebecca and her children. He didn't expect to fall in love with Rebecca, especially not when he has to keep the real reason for his presence in the mountain ...

Can a rancher and a socialite put their differences aside to find love? Jacob Fletcher's ranch has always been first in his life. But after seeing his sister happily married, he can't get the idea of a wife and a family out of his mind. With few women nearby, he places an advertisement for a mail-order bride--one who is strong and capable, and able to care for the house while he spends his days tending to the ranch. Susannah Hughes is on the verge of spinsterhood. With an uncle who refuses to let her marry, she sets her sights West after a dear friend finds love in Colorado. Surely a ...

Running from the law . . . into the arms of a sheriff. All Annie Stone wants is a new life, far away from the drudgery of working as a maid in St. Louis, and far away from the sour memories of her previous marriage. She's overjoyed when a sheriff in Colorado chooses her as a mail-order bride. But as she's making plans to leave, the unthinkable happens. She needs to leave town--fast. Sheriff Caius Hunt has more work than he can handle, an uncooperative town marshal, and a family waiting for him to give up and return home. To prove to the town--and himself--that he's settled and dedicated to ...

Can she trust the man who broke her heart? Sterling Matthews is done with the danger and uncertainty that came with being a bounty hunter. It's just as well, since he's suddenly found himself responsible for his most recent quarry's ten-year-old son. Sterling can't suss out why he volunteered for the job, but something wouldn't let him allow young Noah to be shipped off to the nearest orphanage. Taking on an assumed name to protect both himself and the boy from anyone still bearing a grudge, Sterling settles in out-of-the-way Crest Stone, Colorado. All he needs now is steady work--and a ...

When he inherited a ranch, he didn't expect a bride to be part of the deal. When Cade Harris receives word that his older brother has passed away and left him a ranch, he pushes aside his grief and decides to take on the ranch himself. But when he arrives at the plot of land outside Crest Stone, Colorado, he finds a half-built house and cattle that have long since run off. And if that wasn't enough, his brother's bride-to-be arrives. Jolie Taylor always preferred studying the stars in the sky and the plants on earth to making the rounds of society. But when she loses her father and every ...

“The west is too wild for an unwed woman. If you want to ride on my wagon train and make it to Oregon, you’ll need to find yourself a husband.” THE RELUCTANT WAGON TRAIN BRIDE ~ Twenty brides find themselves in a compromising situation. They have to get married in order to travel to Oregon on their wagon train. Each story in the series is a clean, standalone romance. Will the bride end up falling in love with her reluctant husband? Or will she get an annulment when they reach Oregon? Each bride has a different story ~ Read each one and don’t miss out! A JOURNEY FOR LILY When Lily ...

He didn't need a wife . . . until he met her. With nothing left for her at home, Hazel Hart takes a chance on becoming a mail-order bride to a rancher in the Colorado Territory. But her dreams of love and family are dashed when she meets her stoic, work-driven husband-to-be. Wade Pierce has neither the time nor the inclination for romance. Love made a shell of a man out of his father, and so Wade's only reason for sending for a wife is to have someone to cook and keep up with the house. But instead of getting the woman he imagined, he finds himself wedded to Hazel--who seems bent on making ...

A life-altering betrayal leaves Donna Grace alone, unmarried, and pregnant. She's desperate to leave St. Louis, Missouri, and return to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she grew up, and the only way back is by wagon train. The wagon master refuses to let a single woman drive a wagon without a male escort. Donna knows she can't trust men, but it seems she's going to have to partner with one if she wants to get back home. Luke Russell failed to protect his fiancee. Because of his neglect, she was murdered. When he overhears Donna Grace's predicament, he offers her a marriage of convenience.

A mail-order bride schemes to make her new husband fall deeply and desperately in love with her in this sweetly suspenseful historical romance! Jameson Ford’s dream is to turn the remote mountain community of El Vaquero into the biggest cattle town in Texas. When he submits an application for a mail-order bride, he’s not looking for love. To him, acquiring a wife is simply one of his duties for pioneering a town. An impoverished debutante and former life of the party, Penelope Copeland carves out a new life as a working-class girl in post-war Atlanta — that is, until a gang of ...

A mail-order bride struggling to overcome grief, and the cowboy determined to help her heal by lassoing her heart... Eliza Jane Ferrell can’t bear the thought of marrying any man besides the beau she lost in the war. Poverty, however, along with the pickpocket who’s been hounding her, ultimately convince her to become a mail-order bride. The letter from Rancher Keegan Ford's sassy bride-to-be sounds promising, with one exception. She makes it clear from the start that her heart will never belong to him. It’s a challenge he can’t resist. How hard can it be for one hat-wearing, horse-...

A spinster teacher...a grieving widower...a marriage of convenience and a second chance with the man she's always loved. When Samuel Walker proposes a marriage of convenience to Rose Hatfieldso soon after the death of his wife, she knows he doesn't love her. She's loved him since their school days. Those long-suppressed feelings spring to life as she marries him. She must sell her childhood home, quit her teaching job, and move to a new city. Marrying Rose is harder than Samuel expected, especially with the shadow of his deceased wife everywhere in his life. And he has two young children to...

Charlie Ryan’s cheating fiancé left her with a broken heart and even broker bank account. She’s hit rock bottom, but everything is about to change. Suddenly, she’s inherited a Montana farm named Tucked Away from a grandmother she never knew existed. A fresh start is just what she needs - and no men in her future this time, even if the local vet is as hot as a Montana summer.