 Author: Nicole Deese Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: April 5, 2022 When the ever-cautious Val Locklier moves cross-country with her son for a secure job, everything she'd planned unravels within the first week. After Val reluctantly agrees to rent an apartment from her best friend's brother, an unexpected chance at an elite filmmakers' mentorship ignites fresh hope for a dream career. But as Val's community begins to expand, so do her insecurities, especially those heightened by her growing attraction to a certain friendly landlord. Pastor Miles McKenzie returns home from a short-term mission trip to discover that not only does he have an intriguing new tenant living upstairs, he's also been reassigned to a local ministry on life support. Disillusioned and restless, he distracts himself by throwing his energy into a host of new projects--not the least of which is pursuing Val--without stopping to consider the future. As Val struggles to stop hiding behind the camera and Miles wrestles with shattered expectations, they'll find that authentic love and sacrifice must go hand in hand.
5/20/2022 The Sweet Life Author: Suzanne Woods Fisher Genre: Contemporary Romance Series: Cape Cod Creamery #1 Release Date: May 3, 2022 Welcome to summer on Cape Cod--a place where the sweet life just might be possible Dawn Dixon can't believe she's on a groomless honeymoon on beautiful Cape Cod . . . with her mother. She was supposed to be here with Kevin, the man she loves. Still, Mom was the right choice. Dawn's heart may have been broken, but Marnie Dixon is in need of mending as well. But Mom--being Mom--creates a mess when, on a whim, she buys a run-down ice cream shop in the town's tightly regulated historic district with big plans to fix it up. She's never remodeled anything. And she's never even made ice cream! Dawn knows she has to stay and fix this fiasco. But her mother's money pit ice cream shop may have created a chance for a happy ending . . . one Dawn could never have expected.
5/17/2022 One Fine Day Authors: Rachel Hauck/Carrie Padgett Genre: Contemporary Romance Series: Hearts Bend Collection #1 Release Date: May 24, 2022 All she wants is a fresh start... Chloe Beason LaRue left Hearts Bend after high school, determined to never look back. She shed her unrequited crush on Sam Hardy, moved to Paris, went to pastry school, found a good job, fell in love, and got married. She was happy in France. Then her husband tragically died. Now, Chloe just wants to move forward…but when her mom’s health is in jeopardy, Chloe heads right back to Hearts Bend where she’s hired as head baker for Haven’s, the premier bakery in town. She has no idea that moving home will push her right into the arms of the man who broke her heart. He's not looking to fall in love... Nashville Titans quarterback Sam Hardy has too many broken memories in Hearts Bend to Return. But when he’s sidelined by an injury, he desperately needs to invest in something to safeguard his future. Haven’s Bakery is up for sale—and his business partner believes the deal is too good to pass up. He has no idea that the owners have hired the one girl he can’t seem to forget…and the last thing he expects is to be her boss. But it’s a recipe for romance… Back in Hearts Bend for the first time in ten years and thrown together at Haven’s Bakery, Chloe and Sam have a second chance at first love. Indeed, the more time Sam spends selling donuts, the more he sees a new future. But when Paris beckons Chloe back, where does her heart belong? Can they find the recipe for leaving regrets behind and start something new? Escape to Hearts Bend for a sweet story of romance, faith, and an unexpected happy ending!
4/25/2022 Love Under Construction Author: Penny Zeller Genre: Contemporary Romance She builds websites. He builds houses. Together, can they build a family for two orphans? Irelynn agreed two years ago to help raise her best friend’s twins should anything happen. When she is called upon to fulfill that agreement, there is only one problem: Irelynn must share the responsibility with the arrogant but handsome Quinton Gregory. Quinton takes the role of raising his niece and nephew with all seriousness. He will do anything for the twins, even if it means putting up with the beautiful but stubborn Irelynn Brady. When forced to be in each other’s presence far more often than is comfortable, things slowly begin to change. Will the unexpected attraction between Irelynn and Quinton become a love under construction?
4/14/2022 Sea Glass Cottage Author: Irene Hannon Genre: Contemporary Romance Series: Hope Harbor #8 Release Date: April 5, 2022 When painful pasts collide, can love overcome heartache--and triumph despite the odds? Christi Reece is desperate. The one-time golden girl's life has tarnished, and a cascade of setbacks has left her reeling. She needs help, and she's certain Jack Colby is in a position to provide it. When she shows up in Hope Harbor, however, Jack wants nothing to do with the woman who betrayed him. He's built a new life on the Oregon coast--and there's no room in it for Christi, even after she takes refuge in a charming but mysterious cottage nearby. Yet it soon becomes apparent his opinion of her may need revising . . . especially when he ends up needing her help. Can these two hurting souls open their hearts to a new beginning? Come home to Hope Harbor--where hearts heal . . . and love blooms.
4/2/2022 A Time to Heal Author: Erin Stevenson Genre: Contemporary Romance Series: Canadian Meadows #3 He’s Rand Kingston, internationally acclaimed award-winning actor who left Montana when he was eighteen and landed in Hollywood. Everything he’s touched has turned to gold and he’s never looked back, until one phone call brings him home and causes him to rethink everything he’s done, everything he is. He wants his life to change but has no idea where to go or how to get there. Inspiration will come from a most unlikely place. She’s Julie Collins, widow and mother of a six-year-old. All she wants is to finish her master’s degree in Library Science, take over the town library for the retiring head librarian, and live a quiet life with her son in Canadian Meadows. The last thing she wants or needs is a wildly wealthy, famous, handsome, sexy party boy. But there he is, hiding out in her library, and for all the things she despises about Rand Kingston, whenever they’re apart, Julie finds herself dreaming of the next moment they’ll be together. Rand has fences to mend with his family, and big decisions to make about his career. Julie has deep insecurities to overcome, and doubts that she can ever be the kind of woman that Rand could love. What will it take to find their happily ever after? Set against the stunning backdrop of northwestern Montana, the third book in the Canadian Meadows series is about the wonder and power of the love of family.
3/15/2022 Eight Cats of Christmas Author: Erin Stevenson Genre: Contemporary Romance Mia Donovan isn't interested in a relationship, she's too busy opening her cat shelter and rescuing floofy balls of fur. Being a bridesmaid is just a blip on her horizon. Bryce Murphy has no plans to change his bachelor lifestyle, but is willing to stand up as the best man for a good friend. In the chaos of plans gone awry, it's up to the bridesmaid and the best man to come up with a strategy to get it all back on track. In the midst of disaster, love strikes two hearts. Can eight cats, a feline allergy, and a photo shoot gone wrong bring Mia and Bryce together forever?
2/16/2022 Looking for Leroy Author: Melody Carlson Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: March 1, 2022 It's official: Brynna Phillips is done with men. They only break your heart. But just when she makes this declaration, her friend Jan convinces Brynna to join her on a camping vacation in Sonoma Wine Country. As they wind their way toward their destination, spanking-new mini camper in tow, Brynna recalls her teenage camp romance with a boy named Leroy. How can it have been nearly thirty years ago? All she remembers is that Leroy was a genuinely good guy and that his family owned a vineyard--in Sonoma. She doesn't even remember his last name. Undaunted, Jan insists they look for him . . . and the search for a second chance at love begins.
1/31/2022 The Valentine Proposal Author: Beth Pugh Genre: Contemporary Romance Series: Pine Valley #1 Release Date: February 1, 2022 Can Love Be 10 Years in the Making? Award-winning photographer Mason Montgomery is back in Pine Valley, Kentucky. Hopefully, for good, if his business proposal is accepted. On paper, he’s the perfect buyer for Forget-Me-Not Photography. Too bad the seller, Ol' Man Rowe, doesn't see it that way. He's looking for a family man to take over, and Mason's bachelor status doesn't fit the bill. For shy Lily Anne Dawson, life has not turned out the way she'd hoped. Working at her mother's bakery and editing for the local newspaper is a far cry from her journalistic dream. She's a failure. A lonely failure worrying about infertility with no romantic prospects in sight. That all changes when a decade-old promise to marry on Valentine's Day pushes the two together at their high school reunion. The impromptu proposal offers a solution to their problems. But marriage requires honesty―and both have secrets. Secrets that could make or break their budding love.
 Author: Erin Bartels Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: January 4, 2022 The best fiction simply tells the truth. But the truth is never simple. When novelist Kendra Brennan moves into her grandfather's old cabin on Hidden Lake, she has a problem and a plan. The problem? An inflammatory letter from A Very Disappointed Reader. The plan? To confront Tyler, her childhood best friend's brother--and the man who inspired the antagonist in her first book. If she can prove that she told the truth about what happened during those long-ago summers, perhaps she can put the letter's claims to rest and meet the swiftly approaching deadline for her next book. But what she discovers as she delves into the murky past is not what she expected. While facing Tyler isn't easy, facing the consequences of her failed friendship with his sister, Cami, may be the hardest thing she's ever had to do. Plumb the depths of the human heart with this emotional exploration of how a friendship dies, how we can face the unforgivable, and how even those who have been hurt can learn to love with abandon.
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