Автор: Cynthia Thomason

You can’t live a lie foreverOne magical summer: that was all it took for Alexis Foster to fall deeply in love with Daniel Chandler. And then she gave him up to keep Daniel from sacrificing his own dreams. But the passionate bond they shared is rekindled when Alex returns to her family’s farm…with a powerful secret.Ohio’s youngest state senator, Daniel’s star is on the rise. He’s also discovering a kindred spirit in Alex’s seventeen-year-old daughter. Alex has to tell him the truth even at the risk of his political future…even if it costs her the two people she loves…

It takes courage to fall in loveTo everyone in her rural Ohio community, Jude Foster O’Leary’s dead husband is a war hero. Yet how can she forgive him for choosing the military over his family when they needed him most? And now the charitable foundation she established in his name is in danger of going belly-up, until Liam Manning comes to the single mother’s rescue. But the financial adviser’s arrival in Dancing Falls wasn’t happenstance. Despite her attraction to the driven professional in his three-piece suit—and Liam’s winning way with her young son—Jude has to protect…

He’ll always love Miranda Jefferson…But this cop has a job to do.Seeing his high school sweetheart after fourteen years fills Holly River police chief Carter Cahill with so many conflicting emotions. One thing hasn’t changed—the love that brought them together in the first place. But the single mother’s asking something Carter isn’t sure he can give. Is he a man who follows the law… or his…

Fast Fiction Romantic – short stories with a Happy Ever AfterBobbi Lee Blanchard has scrimped and saved for years as a waitress to buy Bayberry Cove’s favourite restaurant and give her two sons a good life. Zach Martingale is everything Bobbi Lee isn’t: successful, refined, handsome. But he wants the restaurant too. Bobbi Lee is giong to have to resort to drastic measures, including getting a…

If he discovers the truth, all bets are off… When Brady Carrick bets he can turn Molly Davis into a professional poker player, he has no idea the widowed mother has a grudge against him. Accepting Brady’s challenge is a way for Molly to start a new life – and punish Brady for destroying her old one…All she has to do is keep her real identity from Brady until she earns a seat at the big poker tournament. That, and steel her heart against him. Because the closer they get, the harder it is to believe that this serious, protective cowboy is the right target for her…

He’s more than her protector… Being a cop in a small Georgia town is a pretty peaceful job, and one that Boone Braddock takes pride in. Babysitting the governor’s daughter, however, isn’t Boone’s idea of police duty. Especially when it’s Susannah Rhodes, who has an impulsive streak a mile wide.Boone was Susannah’s crush in high school. He’s still unmistakably handsome. Worse yet, it’s impossible to keep anything from him–like the real reason she’s returned home. And it’s more impossible still to keep her distance. Because a long…

This time the teacher’s learning the lesson…in loveBrenna Sullivan has a strict policy about not getting emotionally involved with her students. Yet there’s something about the new student, Carrie, and her father that has Brenna breaking all her rules.Mike Langston’s parenting methods may be more than a little outdated, but Brenna is struck by the brave and honourable man he is and, despite her better judgement, she’s falling deeper and deeper for him.But how can she cross the line when their feelings start to…

Louise Duncan has been passed over for a promotion because–according to her boss–she’s too intimidating. A useful quality in court, he admits, but she scares her own clients. «Take some time off to work on your people skills» is his advice.Louise heads for Bayberry Cove, North Carolina, and a visit with her best friend. Just as she begins to relax–thanks in part to the intriguing Navy commander who’s living in the cottage she wants to rent–she meets a group of women who need her legal expertise and her take-no-prisoners attitude. So Attorney Louise Duncan gets ready to…

Armed with a can of mace and fuming mad, Dorie Howe is determined to get what’s hers from the old con man who fleeced her. Even if she has to cut a deal with his ex-cop son, Bret Donovan.With her brother in jail and no way to pay his lawyer, she’s desperate enough to agree to Bret’s terms. Desperate–and intrigued. Helping Bret get his mountain retreat in order wouldn’t be the worst job she’s ever had. The spring air is fresh and the scenery is gorgeous. As long as Bret can keep his policeman’s instinct to snoop in check, she just might get away unscathed. All she has to do is…

Helen Sweeney is driving Ethan insaneFirst she nearly runs him down with her truck, then she’s taking potshots at a sailboat with empty beer cans and leading him on a wild-fish chase! She’s the craziest–and most interesting–woman he’s ever met.What Ethan doesn’t know is that Helen has a reason for her behavior. She needs his business savvy to help save her fishing charter company so she can provide a secure future for herself, her father–and the little «Bean,» her unborn child. Instead she finds herself falling for him–a definite complication, given her…

Hogan. Jack Hogan.The cocky ex-Secret Service agent is determined to point out the security risks in this eccentric little beach town. Mayor Claire Betancourt’s town.Claire is just as determined to protect Heron Point and its free-spirited citizens-however quirky they may be-from his interference. No way are Jack’s take-charge attitude and dangerous good looks going to sway her.But Claire gets a shocking reality check when her nine-year-old daughter is kidnapped and Jack is the only one who can save her. And he’s surprised to discover that what started out as just a job has…

The road she’s meant to be on Hoping for a fresh start, Kitty Galloway packs up her son and a few bare necessities and hits the road. Only now they’re stranded in the Blue Ridge Mountains and at the mercy of small-town justice. But it’s the temporary gig she gets caring for an injured pilot that makes her start believing in second chances.After completing his tour of duty, Campbell Oakes came home a hero to his North Carolina town. Until a freak accident forces the decorated soldier to accept the help of the down-on-her-luck single mother. Quirky and far too appealing,…

Single dad – sexy cop!Billy’s a dad who knows he’s in over his head – and has been ever since his daughter was dropped on his doorstep. Despite his attraction to newcomer Evie, he resents her interference…until Gemma faces a real threat, and Evie is the only one who can help.She’s only just arrived at this seaside tourist town as the new principal and Evie’s already heard about the area’s biggest troublemaker – nine-year-old Gemma Muldoone. If having a cop for a father hasn’t turned this kid around, it’s going to take all of Evie’s educational training, streetwise wit…

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Dare to dream… these sparkling romances will make you laugh, cry and fall in love – again and again!When it comes to love… he’s playing for keepsBryce is living in his small hometown; back coaching his old team; and back in love with his high-school sweetheart. But this time around, he’s determined not to lose Rosalie’s heart ever again. Only problem is, Bryce’s first love has been keeping a big secret from him all these years.And when he discovers the son Rosalie never told him about, the betrayal may just be too painful. Then again, true love can change everything. And if…

Home is where the heart is…The quirky Victorian may be old and dilapidated, but it’s the house at the center of the dreams Meg Hamilton has for herself and her little boy. And it’s rightfully hers, thanks to the deed Aunt Amelia signed four years ago. So when Meg arrives in Mount Esther, she’s shocked to find it’s been sold–to the town’s very arresting deputy sheriff.Wade Murdock bought Amelia’s house fair and square. His wife’s tragic death ripped his family apart, and this house is where he hopes they’ll build their future.One house, two…

When Sara Crawford arrives on Thorne Island, she discovers that her inheritance is nothing like the photo in the glossy brochure the lawyer presented. For a start, the dock’s about to collapse into the lake. And The Cozy Cove Inn, so charmingly depicted in the pamphlet, is in desperate need of a paintbrush and a vacuum.Another detail–not mentioned in the advertising or in her aunt’s will–is the fact that the island has four longterm inhabitants, each with an unbreakable lease. Three intensely private, cantankerous recluses who want no part of Sara’s improvement plans.…

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