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He broke a promise to save her life. Her shattered heart will never let her trust. Will a stalker force her into the arms of the man who abandoned her or will her dead father's secret tear them apart forever? Hunter Whitloch’s Wall Street career is on the fast track until he learns about his boss’, Egon Gregory, underhanded dealings. Hunter’s and Egon’s confrontation means Hunter must turn a blind eye or return to Crystal Creek and walk away from a lucrative career and the only woman he’s ever loved—Egon’s daughter, Bryce. Hunter won’t let Bryce make a choice between him and...

He’s desperate to change his image. She swore to hate him forever. When they strike a deal, is love part of the bargain?Gabby Adams believes she’s finally put the past behind her and heads to the mountains for a ski vacation. That’s ruined when she literally runs into Ryan Knight, the billionaire who wrecked her life. Now laid up with a broken leg, her vacation gets worse when she sees him at a party and can’t get away. Ryan can’t forgive himself for breaking up his brother’s engagement to Gabby. When he sees her at a party and tries to explain, a business associate confides to ...

Her heart can't be conquered. He refuses to love. Will the fight for their lives open their hearts? Giselle Whitloch has no time for love. As a college grad, she’s on track to land her dream Wall Street job. Her great grandmother’s ring gives her strength to pursue her goal. When she doesn’t get the job, she flees to the Crystal Creek Ranch to regain her courage to step back into her job hunting mode. Niccolo di Saluzzo has been searching for the ring that will save his family--the ring that disappeared from his family’s possessions one hundred years ago. He will pursue the ring ...

He’s striving to reach the top. She’s standing in his way. Is taking a stance worth saying no to love? Maria Ferraro ignores her family’s attempts to find her a husband. With a job she loves and surrounded by nieces and nephews, her life is full. A chance meeting with Rudge Garland makes her wonder at the possibilities until she realizes the real reason he’s visiting her New York neighborhood. He wants to change it and not for the better. Rudge knows one day he’ll take over his father’s company. To prove himself worthy, he leaves no time for relationships. When he meets Maria, ...

Love isn’t meant for him. Her life is filled with regrets. Can they fight the attraction or will they open their hearts to more? Savvy New York techie, Savannah Thompson, is on the fast track with no time for love. When she flies to El Tesoro Ranch to take care of her late sister’s effects, she’s shocked to meet Asher Sterling, the powerfully built cowboy who makes her struggle to keep her heart safe. Asher’s vow to deny love is challenged when he meets Savannah. His feelings in check, he helps her take care of her sister’s effects. Inwardly, he fights the desire that threatens ...

He wants her back. She’ll never give in. Will a five-year-old secret drive a wedge between them or will they open their hearts to love? Dayton Montgomery's surprise visit to his college sweetheart gives him the shock of his life. He has a five-year-old daughter. The discovery gives him hope he’ll get a second chance with the woman he’ll never stop loving. When Merrie Denson finds Dayton standing in her doorway, her buried emotions surge to the surface. She shouldn’t have kept their daughter a secret, but her life has changed. She won’t sacrifice her faith for a relationship that ...

A struggling actress. A jaded Hollywood star. Will they deny their attraction or open their hearts to everlasting love? Struggling actress Addison Duvall hustles background acting jobs at the Hollywood studios in hopes of her big break. When she’s cast as the stand-in for the lead actress in a blockbuster spy film, she can’t believe her luck. The surprises rush in―her first test shot is with Hollywood heartthrob Spencer Kingsley. Her even bigger surprise is when the director yells, “Action!” and Spencer presses his lips to hers in a kiss. Behind Spencer’s Hollywood façade hides...

He'll never forget her. She's escaping a shattered marriage. Will she turn away from the cowboy who offers her more than love, or will his tenderness heal her broken heart? Belle York takes her kids to her family’s mountain retreat to help them heal from their father’s abandonment. When a fire drives them from the peaceful oasis, Belle’s surprised her salvation is the cowboy she was afraid to love. As a volunteer first responder, the last person Aaron McSweeney expected to see huddling near the blazing cabin was the woman who captured his heart fourteen years ago. Everyone warns him ...

To her, he’s a friend. For her sake, he’ll hide his feelings. Will a marriage of convenience provide safety or break the shackles binding their hearts? For years, Seth McSweeney buried his longing for CeCe Matthews, his late best friend’s wife. When he learns she struggles to keep her son safe, he offers a solution. Marry him and live at Sweet Mountain Ranch. The bigger problem is pretending friendship when being close to CeCe and her son only deepens his desire for the woman who belongs to another. CeCe has spent her life enduring hardship, but Seth’s compassion gives her a glimpse...

She needs a date. He wants to take over her company. Will the sparks flying between them derail their chance for love? Alia Nash agrees to take a Christmas vacation to visit her family, but when she learns her sister will celebrate her engagement to Alia’s ex-boyfriend, she needs a plan. Because her company auditions actors for commercials, she has the perfect plan—audition a boyfriend. Hollywood producer Dru Kassandros knows that startup production company in New York has the technology he needs for his new sci-fi feature but getting the owner to make a deal proves more difficult than ...

His loss made him a recluse. To protect her heart, she can no longer trust. Will they let the past steal their future, or will they risk their hearts in the season that promises everlasting love? After a recent breakup, Madison Grant accepts that her most attractive asset is her family name. Despite her broken heart, she flies to the Caribbean to be maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding and determined to have a good time. After the loss of his fiancée, Oliver Smith closes himself off from family and friends and focuses on his company. When his best friend asks him to be best man at ...

The corporate axe hurt her and those she loves. His secrets lead to sleepless nights. Will the truth make them enemies or lead them to forgiveness and a chance to love? When Tessa Carlisle loses her job, she jumps at the chance to spend the summer at her friend’s beach house. Her plan is simple—she’ll work at the local bakeshop until she’s ready to rejoin the corporate world. Dillon Lowe is on the fast track at his company until the board makes a decision that makes him reevaluate his life goals. What better place to make that decision than the family beach house no one uses anymore...

He wants the woman he left behind. She wants a fresh start in her hometown. When their secrets are brought to light, does love stand a second chance?Abby Baites is ready for a fresh start. After a horrific tragedy leaves her questioning her future, she's eager to return to Crystal Creek with her 5-year-old granddaughter to help a friend run her ranch. But her world is once more shaken when she finds the new ranch owner is her high school sweetheart--the man who broke her heart. Chet Hancock wants a second chance. He fled Crystal Creek at nineteen to become a country-western singer. But when...

Olivia St. Claire's story doesn't begin with Prelude and Fugue. It begins in Aberdeen, Colorado. Once upon a time Olivia made a choice.

No one knows that concert pianist Cayden Kincaide’s musical career began in an impoverished shack in the Indiana woods. To have a career in music is beyond his wildest dream. Still there is a hole in his heart that he longs to fill. With Deneen, the teenaged beauty queen? With Rachel, the brilliant composer? With Linda, dedicated mother and teacher? A struggle churns within Cayden. He can no longer ignore the voice in his soul that keeps calling him back to Indiana. But the person who made Indiana whole is gone. Without her, Indiana is nothing.

When Alice’s husband, Chuck, dumped her for a beautiful, richer version, Alice wanted revenge. She had the opportunity, but she never acted on it. Now, Todd’s time machine gives her a chance to correct the past. Will she take it? And, if so, what are the consequences?

A reclusive billionaire. A woman scarred for life. The child they both love. When a plane crash takes the life of Alexander Ross’ ex-wife, he gains full custody of their nine-year-old daughter, Poppy, but he’s at a loss as to how to fit her into his life of corporate mergers and acquisitions. The solution? Hire a nanny to look after Poppy until after the holidays when she’ll be enrolled in boarding school. Felicity Holden can’t remember her life before the accident that scars her face forever. Knowing this unsightly flaw stands in her way of marriage and having a family, she accepts...

He longs for peace. She stirs things up. When the past comes calling, will he risk it all to come to her rescue? JT Whitloch can’t close his eyes without seeing the body of the woman who drowned in his swimming pool two years ago. Though he doesn’t remember that night, he blames himself for her death and walks away from a life that gave him everything he ever wanted…almost everything. His move to Crystal Creek gives him the solitude he longs for, but still he can’t find peace. Then Gretchen Moore moves to town, and she doesn’t just stir up his desire. She stirs up his past, a past...

His need for speed cost him his sight. She’s struggling to forget her past. Will their bond help each other or unearth a love neither is prepared to face? A violent attack costs Claudia Temples everything including her faith. Determined to heal physically and emotionally, she accepts a position to help snowboarder Brock Amwell. Because he’s blind, her flawed appearance won’t shock him as it does others. A loner at heart, Brock never depended on anyone including God. Grudgingly, he hires Claudia to assist him, but what is it about this woman he can’t resist? As Claudia struggles with...

He wants another chance. She harbors deep guilt from the secret she guards. Will embracing forgiveness pave their way to love? Zara Radisson's pleas for her husband, Trek, to step back from his corporation and bond with their teenage daughter falls on deaf ears. Their daughter’s broken heart breaks her own. Believing their marriage is a lost cause, Zara packs up and drives their daughter to her hometown of Sweet Mountain. Too late, she learns of the secret Trek has a right to know. Trek is baffled by Zara’s sudden departure. After he explained his corporate obligations, she said she ...