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Rose jumps at the chance to be the architect of a big project in the only town she’s ever dreamed of living in. She thinks this could be her chance at happiness, until she realizes that the Jordans have put Jacob in charge of the project. Why did the man infuriate her? It couldn’t be the fact that she’s been secretly crushing on him all her life.

Cindy Crews is everything I never even knew I dreamed of. Winning the championship used to be my number one goal in life, but one look into Cindy's pretty golden eyes, and I see my future. But Cindy is a feisty little thing who's fighting me every step of the way. I know she feels this electric current zinging between us, but she's put up walls so thick it's going to take a bulldozer to knock them down.

One look. That's all it took for me to fall hopelessly in love with Rachel. My Rachel. I'll do anything for her. The pretty little barista doesn't even know me. But I make it my mission to know everything about her. When circumstances force me to come out of the shadows, she's even more perfect than I ever imagined. But keeping my obsession under control is impossible, and it could ruin everything.

Life it seems is hell-bent on crushing Eva Chapman. Starting with the tragic loss of her brother, for which she is solely to blame, to the unfortunate turn of events that have landed her where she is now: on her knees, hiding behind the counter at a hole-in-the-wall bookstore, in a small town in the middle of nowhere, with local police in hot pursuit. This was not the life she’d imagined for herself. And no amount of imagination or self-destructive behavior could ease this pain. Running is all she has now.

Riley was living the dream. Running her own business, being her own boss, and finally moving into her own place. Things couldn’t be any better, well, with the exception of catching Carter Miller’s attention. If only the sexy man next door would ever make his move. Maybe she’ll just have to nudge him along? Carter was in deep. Holding in his feelings for Riley was becoming too difficult. Especially when his brother’s wedding was less than a month away and he was forced to work one-on-one with the woman who made his body, mind, and heart betray his better judgment.

Lilly Stevens didn’t have time to flirt anymore, and that was a real shame because the man of her dreams was right next door. Opening a boutique, Classy and Sassy, with her cousin has taken all of her free time, and her spending money. Still, it was hard to say no to the blond-haired man with sexy green eyes and a killer smile. Not only was he gorgeous, but the man could make her laugh, and that was one of the most important items on her list of must-haves for potential loves of her life. Corey and his twin, Carter, have finally achieved their lifelong dreams of being on their own.

It’s time Matthew admitted he has bitten off more than he can chew by purchasing the old house on the hill. After all, it was just going to be a side project. Having his new brother-in-law fix up the place had been easy enough. Spending the first night in the old place, he’d gotten a little more than he’d bargained for, and now the interior decorator he’d hired was the only one who could corroborate his crazy stories. Blake Shelby was hired to fit what was going to become one of the best projects in her new career. The old place was a perfect setting to show off her skills.

A snippet about me? Let’s see...I’m Skeet Lopez, Mom’s from right here in Comfort, Alabama, and Dad’s from Mexico. I love to bake and clog in that order. Did you know that clogging for one hour can burn up to 400 calories? Think about how many chocolate chip cookies that will allow me to eat! I’ve got my plan firmly fixed in place—save up to purchase the bakery I manage. Falling for Jasper is not part of the picture. Why did I have to see him shirtless out washing his car? Good goody do. It should be against the law for that man to go shirtless.

They say "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", and Israel isn’t a man you want to challenge. For now, we are allies, but our tenuous agreement could change at any moment. I can’t lie. Israel is a powerful distraction from the pain raining down on me. He’s dominating. Strong. Fierce. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man, and that’s more dangerous than the bounty on my head. This marriage may be fake, but the passion we share is very real. And even after all the lies and betrayals…there might still be a chance for us.

Finally moving on, Carrie has her eyes on a newcomer to Pride, but just when things are starting to heat up, Josh strolls back into town. No longer a boy, but the man of all her fantasies. She knows she must play it cool or risk losing her heart again. Josh left Pride to try and find himself, but after two years of searching the world and himself, he returned back home a little wiser and with a new mission. Seeing Carrie again had been a shock to his system, but watching her hang on the arm of another man had been an even bigger shock.

Growing up in a secluded area of Alaska has its perks, but the ability to find a mate isn’t one of them. Bear shifter Jake is convinced a dude ranch in Wyoming that caters to shapeshifters is the perfect place to start looking. Though his plan to find his match is a success, things don’t go as he’d expected. Instead of welcoming him into her arms and her heart, Fred, the most beautiful fox he’s ever seen, does everything possible to avoid him. Circumstances in Fred’s life forced her into a life of hiding.

What person in their right mind goes into the Piggly Wiggly to get bread and milk and comes out engaged? It all started when the deal of a lifetime came knocking at my door. I never imagined that my shot at fame and fortune would come with such outrageous conditions. I’ve been dreaming of a music career ever since I was old enough to hold a guitar. I have no idea what to do. Oh, did I mention that things aren’t so great with my boyfriend and manager? Alden thinks I’m a moron for even questioning the music label’s demands.

There’s a thin line between devotion and obsession, and crossing it is deadly. Danielle Madison has spent the eight years since her ninth birthday channeling the devastation of her best friend’s murder into catching pedophiles online. Being the one to have found Kira’s body, she can’t forget the brutality of the crime. Worse, she’s sure Kira wasn’t the murderer’s first victim. Since he was never caught, she’s also sure Kira wasn’t his last, and she’s dead set on figuring out his identity.

Living in a secluded area of Alaska isn’t exactly conducive to finding a mate - not when Braden’s bear has no interest in any of the local females. Resigned to living the rest of his life alone, he spends his days fishing - his greatest pleasure - and working at his family’s tackle shop. His content-enough existence is disrupted when his cousin, a male intent on searching for his mate, tells him they’ll be spending their next vacation at a dude ranch in Wyoming. One that caters to shapeshifters.

Penelope Primrose has worked tirelessly to create her picket-fence bliss. After dreaming of a beautiful home and an idyllic small-town lifestyle, the would-be Southern belle perfected impeccable grooming and manners to land her childhood sweetheart. But her visions of a rapid ascent up the social ladder shatter when she finds her ideal husband with another woman. Thrown into a divorce-driven spin and desperate to reinvent herself, the plucky Alabamian is totally confused by the chemistry she feels with the motorcycle-riding, guitar-playing cowboy next door.

I may be the bride - but this isn’t my wedding. You see, I’m pretending to be someone else and marrying the stranger that she was promised to. My future husband is a ruthless man, and if he discovers my secret, I’m dead. I have no choice but to succeed in my task. Earn his love, his trust, and when he least expects it…kill him. It was supposed to be easy. I’d spent a year planning for every scenario. Every possible issue. But then I made the biggest mistake of them all....

Welcome to Comfort, Alabama, where life is anything but comfortable.... Moving back home to live with her parents was not part of Albany’s plan. Neither was doing the alterations on the wedding dress of her high school nemesis, who happens to be marrying the man who broke her heart. She’s going to need ice cream to drown her frustrations. Lots of it! Oh, and a Netflix binge session might help too.

For the past five years, I’ve been dishing out dating advice to anyone who’ll listen. But if you write to Ask Adelaide expecting syrupy words or fairy tale musings, you’ll be sorely disappointed. I prefer to slap you with a dose of cold, hard truth, minus the sugar. You can thank me later. Not to be a hypocrite, of course, I follow all the rules I preach: no second dates, no sleepovers, no exceptions. No one has better control of their heart than me. Until Nash Evans strolls into my life all strong but silent and gorgeous as sin.

Alice McKinney was supposed to be home for the holidays. Instead, she’s trapped in a blizzard, held up in a small cabin somewhere on the coast of Oregon. If that wasn’t bad enough, her brother had sent his best friend, Eric, to drive her home instead. The man of her childhood dreams. It was supposed to be a simple road trip for him, too: Go down to Cali, grab Alice, and bring her home to Portland. But spending 15 hours in a car with the girl he’d always wanted - but couldn’t have - was punishment.

Dr. Lea Val has no time for cocky cops who continuously put themselves in harm's way. She's been trying to open her own practice and still find time to help her friends out at the swanky adult summer camp. Everything was going great until tall, tan, and sexy decided to turn her life upside down.