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Laila Byrne made a final promise to her friend. She will travel more and work less. After sticking a pin in a map of the world, she heads off to Ireland. Laila's trip doesn't work out as planned, but the mix-up results in a chance encounter with a handsome Irishman, Alasdair. Alasdair spends all his waking hours trying to figure out how to keep his family's century old pub, The Empress of Ireland, open for business.

At Christmas, Kara Hayward made a pact with her girlfriends. She would be wearing a headband of mobile mistletoe until a man kissed her. The problem is it's now Valentine's Day. Will Kara be stuck wearing the headband of shame the rest of the year, or will she find Mr. Right in a place she never expects?

Christmas chaos hits Josiane. All she want to do is get to her family's Christmas Eve dinner for once on time. Instead, she gets stuck in her office's elevator with a tall stranger in the dark. When she meets Carsten will Josiane find that holiday romance may come in the strangest places?

To help three coworkers coordinate their weddings, Skye Wilson must act as a bridesmaid for them. Skye dreams of becoming a wedding planner and needs to start somewhere and reluctantly agrees. Just when the wedding arrangements and plans start going wrong, and she meets Chasen Dantrell, a handsome limousine driver.

Willa Rayne’s spent her life doing what's expected of her. Now she has a great job and a house of her own, but where's the romance in her life? All of that changes when she bakes cookies for a soldier. Eben Yates has an important decision to make. Should he stay in the Army? He's been on three deployments, and he misses the States. When he finds a stray in a nearby village and discovers he can bring Hero back, the dog, and Willa, give him reasons to start a new life and come home. Eben and Willa's Internet relationship deepens. Will they find the family they both want for Christmas?

Zoe and her best friends make a pact to wear a Christmas mistletoe headband until a man kisses them. It worked for Kara, and Zoe's next in line. Now it's Saint Patrick's Day. Zoe's met handsome Irish businessman, Carrick Kelly, but can she lay her heart on the line for someone who may be gone in a few days. Her job depends on Carrick signing a contract with her advertising agency, but he doesn't think much of her boss's ideas.

With her pyrokinetic powers, Mia Koda has always thought she was a freak. Since she was young, she could start fires with her mind. These powers are now growing out of control. Firefighter Cy Brennon's main goal is to make sure everyone caught in a fire comes out safely and alive. When he breaks into a burning house, the last thing he expects to find is a beautiful young woman, untouched by the flames, in what he can only describe as a "fire-free zone".

As a plant chemical biologist, Aiven, always has her mind on her work. When her co-worker talks her into going out for a night of fun, Aiven reluctantly agrees. Coleman just wants to spend the night with a pretty girl and forget about the brutal underworld where he's an undercover cop. Neither expect death to be waiting around the corner.

Three Christmas stories of love and whoofs from best-selling author Jennifer Conner. Christmas at Central Bark: When Tennyson's boyfriend left her for her best friend from high school, all Tennyson received in the breakup was her dog. She's sworn off men and now is rebuilding her life. The only thing Par does is work. He barely has time to do anything he wants for himself other than take his dog to the dog park.

Kyra can't believe that things can get any worse. The first guest has arrived at the Sunset Beach Resort, and they aren't even open for business. Someone's hacked the resort's website. She has to make things work for their guest - it's not his fault. She also has to make sure to stomp on the feelings she's having for him. He's going to be gone in a few days, and she has too much work to do to prepare for the resort's opening.

Every night Detective Devan Burke drives through the Naughty Latte espresso bar. Bikini barista Luci Lombart gives him what he wants, coffee poured into a rich fantasy life. Her innocent smile reminds him of a time before he used a cane to walk. When her latte stand is robbed, the suspect escapes but takes her purse with her personal info with him. Devan fears he may come after Luci and complete the interrupted attack.

At Christmas, Kara Hayward makes a pact with her girlfriends. She's wearing a headband of mobile mistletoe until a man kisses her. The problem is, it's now Valentine's Day. Will Kara be stuck wearing the headband of shame the rest of the year, or will she find Mr. Right in a place she never expects?

Amidst the devastation of World War I, a young American woman named Abigale Belorman discovers a profound calling: to restore hope to the WWI wounded soldiers. In France they were called ‘Gueules Cassees’, or ‘Broken Faces’. Using her sculpting skills, she begins crafting intricate masks that conceal the scars of war, offering a semblance of normalcy to those who have endured unimaginable suffering. Colm Harp, a skilled metalsmith, is driven by his own wounds and a personal tragedy to join Abigale's mission. His younger brother, Danny, has returned from the war with devastating ...

Laura left Jon for New York five years earlier to become a dancer. Jon told himself he was over Laura, and he definitely no longer loved her. When Laura's horse is spooked by a siren, he falls in the neighbor's pool and Jon saves him. How far will this matchmaking Christmas horse have to go to bring Jon and Laura back together?

After Joel splashes mud from his utility truck on a pretty woman who works at the mall, he wonders how he can ever make it up to her. Holli Segal can't wait for her first big break to design the Christmas display window for Schroder Toys. But when a circuit breaker blows, she's sunk. Will Joel be able to light up Holli's Christmas in more ways than one

This Valentine's Day, Everett Benedet is desperate to make her boss fall in love with her. When she spots an ad for a local fortune teller, who makes love potions, she's willing to try anything to bring blond Adonis, who she admires from afar, into her arms. But when a misunderstanding occurs, Everett finds herself at the symphony with her coworker, Royce. Dressed in a funky purple jacket with a grey shirt and bow tie, Royce is sexy as hell. Torn between two men in this workplace romance, Everett begins to wonder if she gave the love potion to the right man.

The last thing Nadia expects to find while doing a Christmas cater is Santa with a concussion in the office kitchen. After bringing him home to care for him, Nadia finds that there's nothing on Sean Murphy that shakes like a bowl of jelly… in fact, he's pretty much rock hard. Nadia has spent too much time getting over her ex and working herself into the ground. What she needs is a hot fling with a six-foot three Christmas package named Sean.

Dog tags for Christmas and Christmas at Central Bark Christmas short stories to warm your heart this holiday season, Dog Tags for Christmas Willa Rayne’s spent her life doing what’s expected of her. Now she has a great job and a house of her own, but where’s the romance in her life? All of that changes when she bakes cookies for a soldier. Eben Yates has an important decision to make. Should he stay in the Army? He’s been on three deployments and he misses the States. When he finds a stray in a nearby village and discovers he can bring Hero back, the dog and Willa give him reasons ...

Tegan Taylor is the owner of the Que Syrah Syrah wine shop in Vine grove, the heart of wine country. After her plan of starting a book club to meet single, local men falls flat, her new found friends come up with the Love List. Each dropped a name of a nice guy their friends may like but just not a guy they'd date. Or think of romantically.

Christmas has not been filled with happy memories since Emilyn Owens left her small town of Berry Grove. She comes home to visit her sister, who has taken over the family’s bakery, Sugar Street Treats. Thary Murray has been riding across country to outrun the tragic memories of his past. He’s taken a short-term job at the bakery and makes the best pastries anyone’s ever eaten. When Emilyn’s sister becomes ill, she and Thary must work together to finish a gingerbread village promised as a fund-raiser for a children’s home.