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Confirmed bachelor Vince Marino wants nothing more than to win the Clover Park Library project and earn partner in his father's construction company. But a last-minute bid by Sophia Capello, the jaw-dropping daughter of his father's lifelong rival, throws Vince out of the running.

Rachel Miller knows opening a café with coffee and pastries will make her struggling bookstore the place to hang out. But when the bank turns her down and her best friend Shane steps in, she vows business will never ruin their friendship. Gourmet ice cream maker Shane O'Hare knows food, not women. To sweep Rachel off her feet, he secretly sells his beloved '67 Shelby Mustang and becomes a partner in her café. And then she sets him up with a friend.

Exhausted single mom Daisy Garner is shocked when her blog about life with Darling Husband and Baby Delight in their charming Victorian home brings a national talk show to her door. Amazing! Except she made the whole thing up. Panic! Now she needs to borrow a Victorian house and find a man to play her fake husband on TV. Travis O'Hare steps up for the role, as long as she'll marry him for real. He wants their son to have the stable home life Travis never had.

To Katie, life was simple. She wanted a little house in upper Boston, and four kids fathered by her best friend Jason, who she's been infatuated with since she was eight. After a devastating family secret is exposed, all she wants now is to escape the media hype that follows her everywhere she turns. Leaving her family, friends, and Jason behind, she travels to places she's only read about, to find a father she's never known.

Quinn O'Neill gave up being a professional rugby player to help his mam after his dad died, and now she's gone too. All that's left for him in Dublin? Four younger brothers, and elusive dreams to explore. Then he finds a journal revealing family secrets, and heads to Northern California wine country, where his mam grew up. That's when Quinn meets her.... Lilly Parker. She's the baker at the B&B, an amazing gazelle of a woman. Blonde. Curvy. With high cheekbones that give her the look of an old-fashioned pin-up with a naughty side. She's wearing a pink and black apron that reads "Life is Short - Lick the Bowl", and all Quinn can imagine is them: her, wearing nothing but that apron, and him, licking and savoring.

Widow Julia Turner is finally ready to date again after five years of mourning her husband. She confides to her longtime friend Angel Marino that she's signed up for an online dating site and is shocked when it's Angel that shows up at her door on the night of her first date. And the look in his eye is anything but friendly.

Poppy Mellin came to Henderson for one reason and one reason only. To earn a promotion. A big one. She's not interested in making a love match while here in Henderson because her bags will be packed to head on back to Dallas just as soon as the Sports Academy opens its doors. She's here for business. Nothing personal. Although a woman does have needs. Cal Johnson is the hottest pitcher in Major League Baseball. And, yeah, he's about to knock it out of the park with a collaborative album that will no doubt rock the music world. Life is good, right?

McKenna Blakely’s greatest desire is to marry into the Wright family. Neither an absentee boyfriend, nor another woman, nor a hot, confident rock star is going to thwart her dream. Probably. Because, Jagger Yates is not just the lead singer of McKenna’s favorite band, he’s her one-and-only celebrity crush. And he’s just asked her out.

Even when hungover and dejected, Jaxon Wright's head isn't stuck so far up his ass that he doesn't realize the cute-as-shit, wannabe librarian Jinx Davenort has a secret. A big one. And Jaxon is exactly the guy to seduce it out of her. Yes, ma'am. Mr. Wright Now at your service.

After Dallas, Laidey Bartholomew finds Henderson to be a breath of fresh air. Out from under the expectations of her socialite family, she’s happy flying under the radar, until a hot-tempered, masculine work of art roars into town on his Road King and zeroes in on her. All of a sudden, Laidey’s not invisible anymore. Xavier Wright hasn’t lived in Henderson for 14 years. You’d think by now everyone would have forgotten about his juvenile antics. He’s determined to make amends for his bad-boy ways. Unfortunately, a certain little newcomer continually brings out the worst in him.

Missy McReady followed Mr. Right to Henderson and then fell for Mr. All Wrong and his big red truck. Saying no to Thor's sexy brawn and Southern-boy charm has turned into Missy's very own mission impossible. Instead of backpedaling her way out of his arms and out of his town, last night happened. Former Army Ranger Thurgood Watson III zeroed in on his target months ago. From the beginning, The girl had needs, and he's been filling them.

A big, broad, and bold Irishman, Brady O'Neill never thought he'd leave Dublin, but he can no longer live in the city where he experienced his greatest joys and deepest heartaches. Moving to America, he joins his brothers in Forestville, California, to open a family restaurant. What he doesn't expect is the spark he feels when he meets Anna Kincaid, a confident, gorgeous woman with enough sass to sink a ship. Owner of a local eco-adventure tour company, Anna Kincaid is familiar with all that is Forestville.

Quinn O'Neill gave up being a professional rugby player to help his mam after his dad died, and now she's gone too. All that's left for him in Dublin? Four younger brothers and elusive dreams to explore. Then he finds a journal revealing family secrets and heads to Northern California wine country, where his mam grew up. That's when Quinn meets her....

Conor O'Neill, middle child of five Irish brothers, is resisting the lure of adventure by opening a surf shop near Green Valley, California. But when a beyond-gorgeous wedding planner interrupts his surf lesson with a swish of her skirt and barely-there "please", he can't help being drawn to a new escapade: landing the sexy hellcat in his bed.

Financial planner Luke Reynolds has his sights on a new client, but just when he's finally secured a golf meeting with the eccentric billionaire, he's told he must win the game against some upstart competitor named Ken. Unfortunately, Ken is a beautiful woman. And she beats him. Things are about to get down and dirty.

Surgeon Jared Reynolds has always been an adrenaline junkie, which makes him the go-to guy in emergencies. Nurse Emily Maguire works the pediatric oncology ward, a challenging, but rewarding job that suddenly becomes unbearable when the full-of-himself Jared steps in for his sweet brother during the Saturday morning Captain Cuddle visit. She knows his rep for hooking up with nurses and refuses to fall for his obvious charms.

Jazz singer Zoe Davis is facing eviction due to a teensy, ill-advised fling with her landlord, so when Gabe Reynolds offers the apartment over his garage, Zoe knows better than to get involved with her landlord again. No matter how smoking hot he is.

Samantha Dixon is about to confess her most secret, romantic Christmas wish to Santa. Heck, what's she got to lose with her disastrous romantic history? Like that player from her horrible blind date last week arranged by her mother. Only guess who's Santa? Rico del Toro loves women. So one bad date with the beautiful Samantha in a string of many, ahem, successful evenings is no big deal. Then a friendly favor playing Santa unexpectedly lands Samantha on his lap for a romantic confessional.

When Davis Williams, aka Pinks, sets a goal, it's done. Yesterday. His enthusiasm, ingenuity, and "git 'r done" attitude have transformed him from interloper to integral part of Team Henderson, and one crazy-hot night of vigorous out-of-town lovin' has busted him out of his nice, safe, boring persona. Things are really taking shape for Pinks, especially when he encounters the sassy siren he can't forget. His goal now: coax the evasive Red into becoming a real part of his life.

Crain Carraway, Dallas business tycoon and sports fanatic, is not from Henderson. But his wife is. No one knows that though, because she managed to get cold feet after their impromptu Vegas wedding. Hiding out in her hometown, she's sicced her lawyer on him, doing her best to buy his silence and a quickie divorce. Like hell. It's taken him way too long to find the perfect Mrs. Carraway, and now that he's had the fortuitous luck to stumble into Henderson and his bride, he's not about to let her go.