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All I want is a low-key Christmas in Alabama with my family. Well, that and the snow I believe is coming. My perfect holiday is ruined the moment Collins shows up in my mama’s kitchen…escorted by my county sheriff ex-boyfriend. Collins might be a successful surgeon in Atlanta, but I doubt he can last a few days in the small town of Wisteria, Alabama. However, if our love can withstand my gun-slinging, hog-killing family, then I’m sure we’re destined to be together. We just have to make it through Christmas.

Nestled in the mountains of Courage, Colorado, is a quaint tourist town. The main attraction, Patriot Peak resort, not only hires military veterans, but is constantly trying new ideas to bring the community together. When they host a Valentine's Pairing Dance, Dougie thinks he might finally have a chance to see if his feelings for Holly are real. Unfortunately, she gets paired with someone else—someone from her past, and Dougie is forced to take a step back again. That is until he finds out something about the man that could harm Holly and change her life forever.

Rose Bloom has never wanted anything more than to take over the family farm and care for the animals she loves. The goats make better company than men in her experience, anyway. She’s determined prove to her father that despite being the youngest, she’s the best person for the job. Tate Russell left Montana desperate to buck his own family’s expectations. Landing on Bloom’s Farm four years ago was a stroke of pure luck. He knows more about animals than farming, but he’s learned to love it. Plus, Rose lets him exercise the horses whenever he needed time to think.

Ivy thought she was just going on a date with Luca, but when they find a baby on the side of the road on the way to the restaurant, her life changes forever. Whose baby is it? And why did they leave it? Though Ivy fights to take care of the baby, CPS places her with a foster family, breaking Ivy's heart. When the baby is kidnapped from foster parents, Ivy and Luca decide to disappear to protect the baby, but will they ever get to come home? And what will happen if they fall in love along the way?

Charlotte LeDoux's nine-year marriage to bootlegging kingpin Gus "Lucky" LeDoux is falling apart. The same day Char learns she is pregnant, she catches Gus in the act of adultery, and it's clear he has no intention of ending the affair. Soon after, their night club is raided by federal agents. As she flees from the chaos, Char is separated from Gus and faces a choice: search out her fugitive husband or change her identity and disappear. With her life in shambles and her future in doubt, she knows what she must do to protect her child.

Lily Bloom is confident, capable, and better off alone. She experienced true love once, and she thinks she’ll never find it again. Instead, she throws her energy into building her event business at Storybook Barn, helping others take the dive into happily ever after.

The second collection of the best-selling Texas Tornado series includes Touchdown on Love, Second Chance Reception, and A Divine Interception.

Ever heard of love at first sight? What about love at first push? Because I may have hurtled Christopher to the ground so that car wouldn’t hit him, but I’m pretty sure I’m the one who fell that day. It’s not just that he’s drop-dead handsome. Or that he talks in a delicious British accent and calls me “love”. Or that he’s impeccably dressed all. The. Time. He’s also mysterious. And I feel like he really gets me, even though we’re so different. Like he...sees me. Which is kind of terrifying for a girl whose past keeps her off social media and out of the public eye.

This phenomenal four-book set begins with The Still Small Voice where we meet Kat, a woman who begins seeing lights after the death of her friend, and Jordan, a crossover character we first met in The Heartbeats series book, When Hearts Collide. Can Jordan help Kat see that God is trying to talk to her before it's too late?

Lavender Bloom is a social marketing expert and influential fashion blogger. Always focused on the perfect image, she shows the world a flawless version of herself, except to her family and her nameless online best friend. Her broody new client certainly doesn’t understand her or why she prefers to hide behind her computer. Reclusive author Emmett Drake spends his days writing his award-winning fantasy saga and his nights chatting online with the woman of his dreams. When he is forced to hire an image consultant to please his publisher, he despises everything the woman stands for.

I like rules. Rules make me happy. Rules keep me in control. Most importantly, rules keep my heart safe. But when I suddenly find myself out of a job and blackballed by my wicked ex-boss, the rules of the game change - and now I'm opening shop as a dating coach. Local coffee shop barista Josh Gregory agrees to be my guinea pig, and I jump at the chance to help him land the woman of his dreams. But as Josh and I work together to improve his dating game, I start to wish that woman was...me.

Ashley Carlson never expected to be a single mother - or a widow - but losing her husband derailed everything. When her grandfather invites her to help him at his vet practice, it sounds like just the fresh start Ashley and her son need. If only her appointments at Dixon Ranch didn’t involve the infuriating presence of Blake Dixon questioning her every move. They’ve both got their walls up, but when the ranch is on the line, they are both on the same team. Putting aside their differences and their pasts, Ashley and Blake must decide if the risk of love is worth the reward.

Carter is new to the Tornadoes, but he's already created a reputation for himself - the playboy player who brings a different woman to each game. However, when God gets a hold of his life, will he finally settle down? April knows that she and Carter could work if he would just give her the chance, but when life throws her a curveball, will she turn to God or continue trying to forge her own path? This touching romance will rebuild your faith in God and in humanity as it steals your afternoon.

Harrison Coulter is in the spotlight. Rumored to be the next candidate for governor, there is just one problem - the people won’t elect the most eligible bachelor to the state’s highest office. He needs a wife, but he isn’t looking for love. Poppy Bloom has roots as deep as the produce she grows on Bloom’s Farm. When her livelihood is threatened and she finds herself helpless to make a difference, Poppy agrees to a proposal she never saw coming. How will God use this marriage that was strategized instead of starry-eyed to open them both to the power of love?

Cowboy Tyler Hall never thought he’d be a contestant on a reality dating TV show, but after his latest breakup, he decides to audition. At best, he finds the woman of his dreams. At worst, he spends some time away from his ranch and meets some new people. But what he hadn't bargained on was falling for the one woman he can't have.

Jade Smith has always dreamed of teaching abroad. While she waits for her chance, she takes a nannying position at Blackwater Ranch. It’s supposed to be temporary, but she soon learns that this devoted single dad and his boisterous five-year-old won’t be easy to leave when the time comes. Aaron Harding was wrecked when his ex bailed on him and their son, leaving him to raise Levi alone.

He thinks she’s the captain of the Hot Mess Express. She thinks he’s rigid and wound too tight. And this renovation is about to get complicated. Daisy Bloom is determined to turn her 100-year-old house into a bed and breakfast. The only problem? She knows nothing about renovations. Enter Lance Matthews, construction guru and business owner. When sparks fly between these wildly different personalities, will they find common ground? Or does God have other plans for each of them?

Israel Martinez was attracted to Tiffany the first time he saw her, so much so that when he gets out of the military, he decides to make Courage, Colorado, his home. But will she return his feelings, or will he be forced to look elsewhere? Tiffany's only desire has been to be a mother for as long as she can remember, but none of the men she's dated have supported her desire. When she meets Israel, she wonders if finally she's found the right man, but when she receives news that throws her world upside down, will she throw it all away?

Hawthorne Bloom is living for the moment, until a beautiful stranger with intriguingly familiar eyes gives him a tongue lashing he'll never forget. When she shows up again at a family event, Hawthorne finds himself trying to dig a way out of a hole he didn't realize he was in. When Avery Chase returns to Indiana, the last thing she expects is to run into her childhood crush, let alone to realize in the years since she left, he's turned into a complete jerk. Hoping for a man to change is a mistake she's made once before and is determined not to make again.

Can she save her sister in a race against time? Detective Al Parker hasn't spoken with her sister in weeks, but when she finds out Nicole has gone missing, she'll do whatever it takes to find her. However, she didn't plan on having to team up with the man she thought was out of her life forever. Grant Dickson thought he'd left his past behind and it would never resurface, but when he's forced to return to the place that broke his heart, will he be able to do his job?