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"Scarred tycoon Alex Santos's Greek island estate is a fortress--protecting those outside from the darkness within him. When he needs a wife to secure his business, his discreet, compassionate housekeeper, Milly, agrees to his proposal. But their wedding night sparks an unexpected fire, and the consequences force Alex to face his painful past... Could Milly--and his unborn child--be the key to Alex's redemption?" -- Page [4] cover.

Welcome to Thornthwaite, a quaint village tucked up in England's beautiful but rainy Lake District... where homecomings and surprises await the four Holley sisters... Esther Holley, the eldest in the family, has always had her life firmly in control until a miscarriage knocks her off course. Two months later, still emotionally spinning, she separates from her husband Will, a sheep farmer and man of few words and moves back in with her parents. Life...

Meet the Penryns... an eccentric family determined to keep hold of their castle in the wilds of Cumbria. Sam Penryn, the only son and heir, has returned to Casterglass with deep reluctance. After dedicating his life to far-flung adventures to forget his past, the last thing he wants is to come home and take the reins of his family's crumbling estate. But he knows his duty, and his sisters are doing their best to turn their ancestral ruin into an interactive...

When Laurel West discovers her estranged sister Abby has checked herself into rehab and wants her to take care of her fourteen-year-old son, she doesn't hesitate to step in. Abby was there for Laurel a long time ago, and she longs to be able to offer the same. However, as a single woman who still dreams of the fairy tale, Laurel isn't prepared for teenage Zac's sullen moods or silent rage. When he's expelled from school, she decides to take drastic...

Welcome to Thornwaite, a quaint village tucked up in England's beautiful but rainy Lake District... where homecomings happen and surprises are in store for the four Holley sisters... Anna Holley, the third of four sisters, has always felt a little bit forgotten. A family tragedy when she was a child had her retreating deep into shyness, and social anxiety kept her on the fringes of the cozy chaos of the busy vicarage. After several years away from...

To save Casterglass, all the Penryn children will need to return home, rebuild their lives among the ruins, and find love that has proved elusive … The Penryn family have always been eccentric-living in a dilapidated castle in the wilds of Cumbria with an orchid-mad father and a classicist mother who likes to re-enact Greek myths, who wouldn't be? Penniless and proud, patriarch Walter Penryn resists selling his birthright and family legacy until...

Welcome back to Willoughby Close, with four new residents and happy endings to deliver ... Belinda "Lindy" Jamison has moved to the Cotswolds for a fresh start and to open a dancing school-her lifelong dream. Pushing forty and still looking for Mr. Right, Lindy is determined to no longer wait for happiness but to reach for it with both hands. So she packs up her life and heads south to Wychwood-on-Lea to start up her school. Soon Lindy has a motley...

Welcome to Creighton Falls, New York... a town time forgot where miracles happen... Glamorous city girl Hannah Ford wasn't thinking when she walked out of a Christmas party and drove three hundred miles into a snowstorm; she just needed to escape. Thankfully local carpenter Sam Taylor comes to her rescue, and the unlikely pair are forced to spend a snowed-in Christmas together. All Sam planned for Christmas was to get drunk alone. The holiday has...

England, 1939: When Alice marries twinkly-eyed, kind-hearted vicar David, it means leaving everything from her old life behind and moving into the draughty vicarage in the beautiful but remote village of Goswell, Cumbria. Though homesick, she's determined to make a new life there for herself and her husband. But soon tragedy strikes, and Alice is devastated when war breaks out and David chooses to sign up to fight. But everything changes when she's...

Welcome to Willoughby Close... a charming cluster of cozy cottages, each with a story to tell and a happy ending to deliver... Alice James has been a drifter her whole life, working her way through several foster homes before ending up in Wychwood-on-Lea, feeling anchorless and invisible. When a chance encounter leads to Alice accepting a position as a caretaker and companion to Lady Stokeley, she starts to feel as if she might finally be able to...