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In a remote mountain village in the north, the men have all left to work in faraway places, leaving behind a group of lonely, yearning women to care for their children.

After his grandfather passes away, Richard Blackwood travels East to collect his stubborn Granny Zinnia and bring the grieving widow back home. When a passionate encounter with a childhood acquaintance ends in a refused marriage proposal, Richard returns to Little Creede with a wounded heart.

I’ve always dreamed of working as a journalist, so when I landed a job as a reporter for Channel One News, I was over the moon with excitement. It was only when I started to research the local baseball team and saw the star player’s name that I realized things might be a bit more complicated than I had first imagined. I had to check the name a few times to believe my eyes. Hunter Brown? The Hunter Brown? The boy I knew so long ago? There’s no denying that we have unfinished business from the past. Most people know Hunter as the star player, but I know him more intimately.

Samuel “Sam” Singleton has set aside his unsavory past, as a riverboat gambler and sometimes hired gun, to take on employment as security for Knight Gleason’s Gambling Galleria in Little Creede. Sam and Knight go back a ways, and Sam figures he owes Knight for some valuable mentorship. Then he meets a stowaway thief in the Galleria kitchen, and it changes the direction of his life.

The night before Cole Jacobs left town for college and a football scholarship, Emily gave him her innocence in the back seat of his Camaro. The hours of passion they shared resulted in heartbreak for Emily, and six years later she's still recovering from the consequences of her actions. Cole didn't see what was right in front of him when he blew out of town after sleeping with the sweetest girl he'd ever met.

As the Sheriff of Little Creede, Joshua Lang, has had his hands full more than once. Trying to remember a certain beautiful, shy, and sheltered young woman is off-limits because she’s the baby sister of his two best friends. Everyone seems to be finding love in Little Creede, marrying and building their families. As Colorado grows larger and richer, will Vivian and Joshua find their way to each other?

The Uber Girl's Diary is a fun listen for anyone who enjoys Uber stories. This pause-resister will give you a glimpse of life as a female Uber driver. Cici Howard shares the most entertaining stories she witnessed while driving around. Uber riders always ask for interesting things that might have happened. This book has a collection of unforgettable Uber stories. So take a seat and see the world through her eyes! Enjoy!

Cat Purdue has come a long way from the days when her father used her as partial payment for a gambling debt to a ruthless man. Reacquiring the saloon Father had lost and turning it into a successful restaurant is only the beginning of her drive for success. Unable to reconcile the new, sophisticated Catherine Purdue from the saloon girl he once dallied with and foolishly spurned, Frank Carter finds himself blocking his growing attraction with sharp words and sarcasm.

An ancient legend spanning eras, continents, and worlds. To some, it's nothing more than a dream. To others, a pretty fairy tale handed down through the generations. For those in critical need of their own happy ending, a gift. For sheltered Lily Kiers, it's all too real. Her escape from danger, straight into the arms of her destiny.

This book is intended to transform your tears to champagne. The author understands that tears are bitter and salty, but with a change of attitude and positive outlook on life one can change the bitter tears to champagne.