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A Season to Wed: Three Winter Love Stories (A Year of Weddings Novella)
by Rachel Hauck Cindy Kirk Cheryl WyattThey’ve helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now twelve new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection.Love at Mistletoe Inn by Cindy KirkSometimes the road to happiness is paved with youthful mistakes.Ten years after what she thought was her almost-wedding, Hope Prentiss discovers that the ceremony counted—and, as fate would have it, the jilted John Burke has just ridden back into town. After spending some time with John and helping plan a Christmas wedding for a mystery couple, Hope begins to wonder if she really wants a divorce . . . or a real wedding of her own.A Brush with Love by Rachel HauckRevealing the beauty in other women might be Ginger Winters’s specialty—but it will take an unexpected kind of love to help Ginger see the beauty in herself.Ginger Winters will be the “beauty-maker” for the Alabama society wedding of the decade. But when high-school crush Tom Wells shows up looking for a haircut, Ginger’s thinly veiled insecurities threaten to keep her from love once again . . . despite Tom’s best efforts. <P><P>Serving Up a Sweetheart by Cheryl WyattMeadow knows how to serve delicious food to match any wedding theme. But can she accept love when it’s served up on a silver platter?Meadow Larson is having the mother of all Mondays when her roof caves in during a blizzard, right before the most important wedding contract of her career. Renovation contractor Colin McGrath offers to fix Meadow’s roof, even though he knows he is the last person she would accept help from.But the more Meadow gets to know the new Colin, the more she realizes God may have something more permanent in store than a new catering kitchen.
A Season with Her Forbidden Earl (Least Likely to Wed #3)
by Julia JustissStep into 1830s London as a lady gets her second-chance Season!Determined to stay a spinsterFor her second Season! When an unexpected windfall gives Lady Margaret the chance for another Season, she relishes the opportunity to see her friends again, including Julian Randall, Earl of Atherton. She has no need to find a husband, and widower Julian has sworn off the marriage mart, so escorting each other is the perfect platonic arrangement. Until a new, exhilarating attraction simmers between them—one this respectable spinster is forbidden from indulging in…isn&’t she? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Least Likely to WedBook 1: A Season of FlirtationBook 2: The Wallflower's Last Chance SeasonBook 3: A Season with Her Forbidden Earl
A Seasonal Secret
by Diana HamiltonWhen Carl Forsythe bumps into Beth at Bewley Manor, his ancestral home, all he can think about is their night of searing passion years ago. Then he meets little James, her son--his son?--the secret she's been keeping for all that time. . .
Seasoned Just Right
by Renee WynnKnowing that she was the one responsible for her parents' tragic death, Regine Thomas buries her pain and pretends not to grieve. To escape the memories, she moves from her from southern hometown to a small town outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania along with her teenaged sister. Hoping for a new start, she forfeits her plans for law school and opens a small catering business. Her goal is to focus on her business and make sure her sister is taken care of. All that changes when she wins the coveted contract to cater a high society event. There she meets billionaire, playboy Mason Spaulding, a man that makes his own rules when it comes to business and relationships. The fire ignites upon their first meeting. They begin an affair and agree that when it ends they will go their separate ways. But all of that changes when Mason decides he wants more and rewrites the script.
Seasons
by Bonnie HopkinsThis wonderfully-written and compelling book looks at the life of a single woman's seasons, from the raging storms of her life's winters to the sun-drenched days of her summers and how she endures it all with God's love. After graduating from college, Jacetta Winters made the mistake of falling in love with Maxie Jackson, an older married man. But when he discovers that she's pregnant with his child, he promptly dumps her, leaving her alone to raise their child and abandoned by her family and church. When Jaci least expects it, she stumbles upon J.P. Gilmore, a man she has prayed for and who loves God as well as loving her. Now, moments before their marriage, Jaci retraces the mistakes she has made. But even though her life seems to be heading in the direction she has prayed for, Jaci is facing new challenges: Maxie has reappeared and wants to rekindle the relationship they had almost 20 years ago; her fiance is being stalked by his receptionist, Linda, who is in love with him; and Wynola, Linda's sister, wishes Jaci was dead after she lost her job to her. Add an unwanted middle-age pregnancy, and Jaci is praying to God for guidance.
Season's Change (Trade Season #1)
by Cait Nary"This is hockey romance for hockey fans." --Rachel Reid, author of the Game Changers seriesA veteran hockey player and a rookie can't get away from each other—or their own desires—in this sexy, heartfelt opposites-attract hockey romance. Olly Järvinen has a long way to go. He&’s got a fresh start playing for a new team, but getting his hockey career back on track is going to take more than a change of scenery. He&’s got to shut his past out and focus. On the game, not on his rookie roommate and his annoyingly sunny disposition—and annoyingly distracting good looks.All Benji Bryzinski ever wanted was to play in the big leagues, and he&’s not going to waste one single second of his rookie season. Yoga, kale smoothies and guided meditation help keep his head in the game. But his roommate keeps knocking him off track. Maybe it&’s just that Olly is a grumpy bastard. Or maybe it&’s something else, something Benji doesn&’t have a name for yet.Olly and Benji spend all their time together—on the ice, in the locker room, in their apartment—and ignoring their unspoken feelings isn&’t making them go away. Acting on attraction is one thing, but turning a season&’s fling into forever would mean facing the past—and redefining the future.Trade SeasonBook 1: Season's Change
Season's Dragons: Winter
by Toby YuCharlotte Innings is already twenty-one and only getting older with each passing winter as an innkeeper’s daughter when the white-haired, diamond-eyed Aria enters her life. A talented mage hunted by the very organization that seeks to protect her, Aria shows Charlotte glimpses into a world filled with magic and godly forces beyond her comprehension.Or is it that simple? Aria grows closer to her with each passing day. With each trial, she seems to be opening up to more and more. Her connection to the goddess Cestra. Her magic. Her bodyguard Caen.When Aria finally unfurls her wings and professes her love to Charlotte, can Charlotte even hope to match her partner’s stride? What can a single farmgirl do against the dangers that surround Aria ... or the demons plaguing her from within?
Season's Greetings and Other Stories
by Fiona WalkerEspecially for you, Fiona tells us about the special inspiration behind the stories and what they mean to her:Season's GreetingsReceiving the annual round robin from friends is a Christmas tradition I devour with the same indulgent pleasure as the green triangles in the Quality Street box. Season's Greetings tells Holly's story through a decade of Christmas letters.The Nativity SceneI'm now proud to count myself among the ranks of tear-stained parents who hold camera phones wonkily aloft at the school nativity play each year. In The Nativity Scene, the under 9s in home-made wings are not the only ones for whom the day could spell high drama. Dine Out On ItWhen I was moving house a lot in the nineties and noughties, I clung onto spare front door keys as a keepsake. Dine Out On It came from seeing the clutch of Yales swinging on a hook at the back of a cupboard, and wondering what would happen if I ever tried them out again.ElizabethElizabeth was written for a Sunday newspaper at a time my heart regularly came unglued when falling in love without a safety net. I loved the idea of a complete reinvention, and the secret hope that somebody would one day find my leopard's spots beneath the whitewash.Freudian SlipsThis story was inspired by something a friend of mine did, and the image of lipstick on cricket whites was so heavenly, I just had to write Freudian Slips . . .Plus bonus content! This collection contains the first three chapters from Fiona's bestselling novel The Summer Wedding.
Season's Greetings and Other Stories
by Fiona WalkerEspecially for you, Fiona tells us about the special inspiration behind the stories and what they mean to her:Season's GreetingsReceiving the annual round robin from friends is a Christmas tradition I devour with the same indulgent pleasure as the green triangles in the Quality Street box. Season's Greetings tells Holly's story through a decade of Christmas letters.The Nativity SceneI'm now proud to count myself among the ranks of tear-stained parents who hold camera phones wonkily aloft at the school nativity play each year. In The Nativity Scene, the under 9s in home-made wings are not the only ones for whom the day could spell high drama. Dine Out On ItWhen I was moving house a lot in the nineties and noughties, I clung onto spare front door keys as a keepsake. Dine Out On It came from seeing the clutch of Yales swinging on a hook at the back of a cupboard, and wondering what would happen if I ever tried them out again.ElizabethElizabeth was written for a Sunday newspaper at a time my heart regularly came unglued when falling in love without a safety net. I loved the idea of a complete reinvention, and the secret hope that somebody would one day find my leopard's spots beneath the whitewash.Freudian SlipsThis story was inspired by something a friend of mine did, and the image of lipstick on cricket whites was so heavenly, I just had to write Freudian Slips . . .Plus bonus content! This collection contains the first three chapters from Fiona's bestselling novel The Summer Wedding.
Season's Meetings
by Ren GoldShy web designer Kyle Zigler is resigned to living a solitary life as a single dad raising two gifted kids…until a sexy artist at a holiday market gives him a gift with delightful and unexpected consequences. Is he brave enough to open his heart again? Charming holiday vendor Vic Burgess has spent his entire life on the move, drifting wherever the wind blows to sell his handmade creations, when he meets a hunky young father who makes him feel like staying put. What will it take to make him stay? Two lonely lives colliding at Christmas…. Can a festive fling turn into something more? Find out in this heartwarming story of gay apparel, found family, and the magic of unexpected meetings.
Seasons of an Amish Garden: Four Stories
by Amy ClipstonYoung Amish couples tend to a community garden and harvest friendships and love along the way in this new story collection by bestselling author Amy Clipston.Spring Is in the Air: As the young people of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, plant a garden in memory of their friend, Katie Ann begins to worry that her older brother, Ephraim, is dating her best friend. What if she somehow loses them both? But Christian, a new boy in the community, also works in the garden—and falling for him may be exactly the distraction, and lesson, that Katie Ann needs.Home by Summer: Clara Hertzler is surprised when Jerry Petersheim, her old friend, comes to the garden to drop off his younger sister—especially because Jerry has been gone for years, and now seems to be living as an Englisher. As the friends get to know each other again, Clara pushes Jerry to examine why he abandoned his Amish beliefs. Will Clara help Jerry renew his faith in God, and will they find love beneath the summer sun?The Fruits of Fall: Tena Speicher has come to live in Bird-in-Hand after her fiancé left her for an English woman. When a stranger comes to the fruit stand one day and asks for food, Tena is not sure how to respond—but Wayne intervenes and offers to let him stay in the barn. Afraid to trust Englishers, Tena must learn, with Wayne&’s help, that everyone is a child of God and deserving of kindness.Winter Blessings: Ephraim and Mandy have dated for some time and now have plans to marry. But after a series of unexpected events and misunderstandings, they wonder if they should go their separate ways. What will happen when their friends at the Amish garden conspire to bring them back together?Each story in this sweet, contemporary collection can be read as a standalone, but the stories are best enjoyed together. Book length: approximately 95,000 words. Also includes a reading group guide and an Amish glossary. &“One story slides into the next, woven together effortlessly with the author&’s knowledge of the Amish life. Once started, you can&’t put this book down.&” —Suzanne Woods Fisher, bestselling author of The Devoted
Seasons of Chaos (Seasons of the Storm #2)
by Elle CosimanoPerfect for fans of Holly Black and Victoria Schwab, this is the stunning conclusion to a lush, high-stakes fantasy duology, the first book of which New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Armentrout called “flawless and addictive.” As immortal Seasons, Jack and Fleur wielded powerful magic in their roles as a Winter and a Spring. Yet there wasn’t magic strong enough to keep them apart, and they risked everything for their love, for the freedom to live their lives as they choose—together. That choice came at a cost, and Jack had to sacrifice his Winter magic—and his immortality. Although he’d do anything for Fleur, he can’t deny the emptiness he’s felt since. And the world they thought they left behind is still dealing with the fallout of the battle. With Professor Lyon as the new Chronos, Seasons are free to do as they please. But not everyone is happy with the change in leadership. When an old enemy seeks revenge, immense magic runs wild and unchecked, creating chaos everywhere. Thrust into the middle of a new war, Jack and Fleur are again forced to choose between their freedom and saving the world from the storm.
Seasons Of Glory
by Cheryl Anne PorterWith her parents recently murdered and her two older sisters off looking to bring the killers to justice, 18-year-old Glory Lawless is alone for the first time in her life. Glory has difficulty running the family ranch. When her nanny asks Riley Thorne--handsome neighbor and son of the rival Thorne family--to help out, Glory's pride is wounded. Why would a Thorne set foot on Lawless land? Could Riley's family have had a hand in the death of Glory's parents? And lastly, could Glory love the enemy?
Seasons of Gold
by Stef Ann HolmAfter the death of her husband, Holly Dancer is determined to become an independent woman, until gunfighter Jackson Ledgeway Steele ambles into Deadwood Gulch and saves her life.
Seasons of Love
by Sherry Derr-Wille Luanna Rugh Lorna Collins Christie SharySpring's Fling by Sherry Derr-Wille: When Spring Morrison asks the Easter Bunny for a perfect man, she has no idea that her mother will use the opportunity to play matchmaker with Wade Parker. Does mother know best? Summer's Challenge by Luanna Rugh: Summer Woods is starting a new life with a new identity. Can Officer Nathan Lockhart protect her from her past while he’s falling in love with her? Autumn's Blessing by Christie Shary: Young and pregnant widow Deidre feels her life is over until she becomes the patient of Dr. Jeremy Saunders. Can he help her let go of the hurts and burdens that weigh her down and embrace life again? Winter Song by Lorna Collins: To Dan Jensen, life seems hopeless. But when he gets railroaded into performing in a Christmas musical, a lovely young woman named Amy Roberts provides more than musical assistance. She brings hope and the promise of a new life.
Seasons of Love Boxed Set
by Ann HerrickThree stories of young romance and love in the seasons. Sun, surf, sand and Alex--Katie eagerly agrees to pretend she is Alex's girlfriend for the summer, but soon enough she learns that fake romances can get out of hand and lead to complications she never imagined.
Seasons of the Heart: A Novel
by Cynthia FreemanThe New York Times–bestselling saga of love, loyalty, and family: &“A poignant look at an earlier era&” from the author of The Last Princess (Publishers Weekly). In 1941, with America at war, Ann Pollock falls in love. Handsome, charming attorney Phillip Coulter is everything she could want in a man and mate. But soon after they marry, Phillip leaves to fight for his country. When he comes home, he&’s a stranger, his body and spirit broken in a Japanese POW camp. It is only Ann&’s indomitable will and determination to succeed against all odds that keeps her family together. But her newfound career as a real-estate agent takes a toll on her marriage and especially on her daughter, Evie. And then, at an age when such things are not supposed to happen, Ann finds what she had never dared to dream of: the second great love her life . . .
Seasons of the Heart
by Cynthia FreemanThey had been newly weds once, fabulously happy, but that was before the war--before Ann's startling career success and Phillip's long, slow courtship of failure. Yet even without fireworks, somehow their marriage survived. Then, astonishingly at an age when such things were not supposed to happen, Ann met Adam--and nothing had ever felt so glorious--or so complicated. Suddenly whatever the obstacles, it was a time for love... Set against the gaslit charm of San Francisco and the sparkling glamour of New York, here is a dramatically powerful story of heartbreak and triumph. A moving story as timeless as love itself...
Seasons of the Storm (Seasons Of The Storm Ser. #1)
by Elle CosimanoFor fans of Maggie Stiefvater and Laini Taylor, a perfect storm lies ahead in this riveting fantasy duology opener from award-winning author Elle Cosimano.One cold, crisp night, Jack Sommers was faced with a choice—live forever according to the ancient, magical rules of Gaia, or die.Jack chose to live, and in exchange, he became a Winter—an immortal physical embodiment of the season on Earth. Every year, he must hunt the Season who comes before him. Summer kills Spring. Autumn kills Summer. Winter kills Autumn. And Spring kills Winter.Jack and Fleur, a Winter and a Spring, fall for each other against all odds. To be together, they’ll have to escape the cycle that’s been forcing them apart. But their creator won’t let them go without a fight.
Seasons of Tomorrow
by Cindy WoodsmallAs love restores Rhoda, a sudden tragedy is the test of faith she never saw coming.More settled in her heart than ever before, Rhoda Byler feels a newfound confidence living in the Old Order Amish settlement she helped establish in Orchard Bend, Maine. Time has helped to heal the wounds of Rhoda's recent severed relationship, and she finds that even her unusual gift of profound intuition is less of a burden as she continues to seek God's wisdom for her future. She is happy to be working alongside the King family and the love of her life as they tend and nurture the settlement's orchard.Yet when Leah King's involvement with Englischer Landon Olson becomes known outside of the Maine community, her disregard of the Ordnung could threaten all the Orchard Bend Amish are building. In the midst of addressing the discord, a shocking tragedy challenges the young settlement like never before, threatening to uproot Rhoda's peace and the future of everything she holds dear.When several members of Orchard Bend Farms are displaced, the estranged King brother is called upon to return. Can those who founded the new Amish community in Maine unite Or will the lingering pain of past hurts and present struggles result in the end of their dreams?From the Trade Paperback edition.
Seasons of War 3-Book Bundle: Come Looking for Me / Second Summer of War / Run Red With Blood (Seasons of War)
by Cheryl CooperDuring the War of 1812, a young woman with a mysterious past and connections in very high places flees England for new adventures. Book #1 – Come Looking for Me Fleeing England, a mysterious young woman named Emily risks the Atlantic during the War of 1812 for a new adventure in Canada. She never arrives. Deadly sea battles with Americans and a ship's captain hell-bent on revenge make her crossing treacherous, terrifying, and, should her true identity be revealed, tragic. Book #2 – Second Summer of War A tale of life on the sea in the summer of 1813, through England's stodgy salons and horrific prison hulks, and into the bloody battles between the British and the Americans on the storm-tossed Atlantic. Book #3 – Run Red with Blood Disguised as a man, Emily steals aboard Fly Austen's frigate only to find herself up against unpleasant passengers, Atlantic storms, and battles with the Americans.
Seasparrow (Graceling Realm)
by Kristin CashoreMake the harrowing journey home with Queen Bitterblue's sister and spy, in the fifth novel in the bestselling Graceling Realm series. Hava sails across the sea toward Monsea with her sister, the royal entourage, and the world&’s only copies of the formulas for the zilfium weapon she saved at the end of Winterkeep. During the crossing, Hava makes an unexpected discovery about one of the ship&’s crew, but before she can unravel the mystery, storms drive their ship off course, wrecking them in the ice far north of the Royal Continent. The survivors must endure a harrowing trek across the ice to make it back to Monsea. And while Queen Bitterblue grapples with how to carry the responsibility of a weapon that will change the world, Hava has a few more mysteries to solve—and a decision to make about who she wants to be in the new world Bitterblue will build.
Seaswept Abandon: Author's Cut Edition (The\mcclellans Ser. #2)
by Jo GoodmanCourier to the Colonies Becomes Hot Lover and Cold Killer in Seaswept Abandon, by Jo Goodman1781 London, England and the Colonies of Virginia and New YorkWhen the alluring green-eyed Rae McClellan agreed to be a courier for the Colonies, she never dreamed that on her very first mission she'd coldly kill one man—hotly love another—and land on the private schooner of a British sympathizer.Jericho Smith never lacks for a willing woman, but when his gaze locks with Rae's, he knows no other will satisfy him this night. He's also mistaken his contact for a wench, igniting a mutual passion that's about to prove costly for them both.PUBLISHER'S NOTE: For fans of Jo Goodman we bring you one of her earliest books freshly edited by Jo Goodman herself for today's readers. Enjoy!AWARDS:Best Romance 2011 – Library JournalBest Romance, All About Romance 2008 Annual Reader PollRomantic Times Career Achievement Award#5 in the Top 100 Romances of All Time, Dear Author.REVIEWS:“A perfect treat for readers who enjoy smart, sensual love stories à la Amanda Quick.” – Book List“A tender, engaging romance and a dash of risk in a totally compelling read.” – Library JournalTHE MCCLELLANS, in series orderCrystal PassionSeaswept AbandonTempting TormentTHE HAMILTON FAMILY, in series orderMore Than You KnowMore Than You WishedTHE COMPASS CLUB, in series orderLet Me Be The OneEverything I Ever WantedAll I Ever NeededBeyond A Wicked KissTHE DENNEHY SISTERS, in series order:Only My LoveMy Heart's DesireForever in My HeartAlways in My DreamsOnly in My ArmsTHE MARSHALL BROTHERS, in series order:Her Defiant HeartHis Heart's RevengeTHE THORNE BROTHERS TRILOGY, in series order:My Steadfast HeartMy Reckless HeartWith All My Heart
Seaswept Abandon
by Jo GoodmanThis second book of the McClellan family trilogy featuring Rae McClellan is a tale of passion, daring, and revenge set during the American Revolution.
A Seat by the Hearth (An Amish Homestead Novel #3)
by Amy ClipstonPriscilla Allgyer knows she cannot leave the past behind. But can love lead her toward the promise of healing?Priscilla Allgyer left the community to escape the expectations of Amish life. Now, years later, she is forced to return—along with her six-year-old son—to the place she thought she’d left behind forever. Though once estranged from her family, Priscilla is welcomed by her mother, but her father is cold and strict. He allows Priscilla to stay with them provided she dresses plainly, confesses her sins, and agrees to marry within the community. Once again, she feels suffocated, trapped, and alone.As Priscilla reluctantly completes her shunning, she catches the eye of Mark Riehl, a farmer with a playboy reputation. Wary of Mark, Priscilla barely gives him the time of day—while Mark, unused to being ignored by the women of Bird-in-Hand, won’t give up the pursuit of her friendship. Priscilla desperately needs a friend in Mark, even if she doesn’t realize it—and after Priscilla’s father and the bishop catch her and Mark in a compromising situation, their relationship becomes more complicated than ever.As affection quietly grows between them, Priscilla struggles to open her heart and reveal the painful secrets of her past. As Mark works to earn her good faith, can they both learn the hard lessons of love and trust? And can two friends discover a happiness that only God himself could have designed? The third book in the Amish Homestead series, A Seat by the Hearth invites us back to the Lancaster community where friendships are forged and love overcomes all.