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B&B owner Christian Cauthen Hambrick thinks she probably fell in love with Beau Beauford when their mothers first put them down for a nap in the same crib-and it's been a study in pain ever since. In high school, he was the good-looking charmer who never failed and she was his awkward friend he never saved a dance for. But now, after ten years as an Army Ranger, Beau returns home injured and deflated. Claiming he needs some distance from Beauford Bend and his family, he asks Christian if he can stay at Firefly Hall. No was never going to be part of that conversation-but it never has been where Beau was concerned.For all his sports trophies, high test scores, and military medals, Beau Beauford has never been anything but a screw up. If he hadn't sneaked out of the beach house to camp with his brothers twenty years ago, his parents would have gotten out of the burning beach house instead of searching for him. If he had been honest about his intent to join the military instead of letting his brother think he was going to college, he wouldn't have been such a disappointment. If he hadn't landed wrong when he jumped out of that plane, he wouldn't have ruined his back and his career. And now, he's really done it-he has impregnated his best and oldest friend. He'll marry her, of course, and do the best he can, which isn't saying anything.Christian might have to take on the whole Beauford clan when she wages full-scale war on the past, but she won't stop until sees Beau at peace and free to love or destroys any chance they have for happiness. And that's all right because, as far as Christian is concerned, there is no in between.

It's easy to live in the moment while on the back of a bull, so professional rodeo cowboy Rafe Beauford seldom dwells on how his fear caused the fire that killed his parents and Camille-the baby sister who worshipped him. To the world, Rafe is a happy man who always has a joke and a smile but inside, he's dead serious about two things: fear cannot be tolerated and he'll never care about another child. But when a buckle bunny he knew back in Odessa dies in a motorcycle accident, Rafe is summoned for a paternity test and his jokes and smiles run out.Since there's not much call for a Chaucer scholar in Beauford, Tennessee, widowed single mother Abigail Whitman doesn't have many earning options. She doesn't want to return to Boston with its cold weather and her domineering mother, but waiting tables isn't paying the bills. She's set to give up and leave when big blond Rafe Beauford rides into town with a set of twin babies who look just like him. He needs a nanny and he's willing to pay generously-and Abby and her son can live at the family plantation, Beauford Bend. But he has no plans to stick around and no inclination to bond with his girls. Determined to see Rafe give parenting a chance, Abby's agrees to take the job, provided that he stays home for a month.There aren't any bulls at Beauford Bend to distract Rafe so he's living with fear every moment-fear of his secret baby girls, not to mention Abby's toddling son who seemed to love him on sight. Even worse, there's Abby with her classy ways and heart stealing eyes.And that was just the first day. What's a cowboy to do?

Love's crossroads converge when Beauford, Tennessee, meets Merritt, Alabama, in this charming new series by USA Today best-selling author Alicia Hunter Pace. Dr. Maxwell Ellis Buchanan IV had wealth and privilege, a flourishing career, and perfect parents. Then his life suddenly skidded into a tailspin, and his lead foot landed him in hot water. Too many speeding tickets means Max must volunteer his time at Merritt's local arts center. Even worse? He'll report to Audrey Evans, the gorgeous new woman in town who just flat out turned him down for a date. Audrey's fought hard to rise above her rough childhood and achieve her dreams. When a terrible attack robbed her of her job as an ESPN reporter, she retreated to Merritt, with its slower pace and kindly townsfolk, to figure out her next path. The last thing she expects is for it to lead to an arrogant golden boy like Max. Yet as they work together to support their new community, Max and Audrey find surprising common ground and a chemistry that leaves them breathless. They soon discover that starting over might just be the best way to get to where you always belonged.

Bennett Pontellier Watkins and Helene-Louise Soileau had a secret, youthful love affair--until their mothers found out. Helene-Louise, the housekeeper's daughter, was sent to France to study lacemaking while a bereft Bennett drowned his sorrows on the beach with beer and sorority girls. Eight years later, Helene-Louise, now a master craftsman, owns a shop in Beauford, Tennessee, and teaches a series of workshops at the Cultural Arts Center in Merritt, where Bennett is the director. It isn't long before they fall into each other's arms once more. But old patterns begin to re-emerge, and despite Bennett's declarations of love, it's clear to Helene-Louise that he still has no intention of coming clean with his upper-crust parents about their relationship. Is she willing to give up everything she's built for herself in Beauford for a man who may never see her as more than the hired help's daughter? Or will Christmastime in Merritt reveal love to be the greatest present of all? This book was previously released with the same title and content but with a different cover.

As personal assistant to the rich and famous Beauford brothers, Sammy Anderson spends his days catering to his employers' needs--and his nights with the beautiful women who don't mind using his bed as a stepping stone to his bosses. His life may not be glamorous, but he's happy enough--until he meets interior design assistant Pam Carson and realizes what he's been missing. Surrounded by her glamorous, accomplished family and talented bosses, unassuming Pam tends to blend into the background. She wouldn't expect Sammy Anderson to look at her twice, so why is it this gorgeous errand boy can't seem to stop staring at her? When they join forces to make sure Jackson Beauford's benefit concert goes off without a hitch, Sammy tries to make Pam see that this connection they share is special. But she's convinced her ordinary existence could never be enough to make him give up his sparkling life in Beauford. During a star-studded week in Merritt, will these two underdogs finally step into the spotlight to find their own fairy tale?

Two deeply scarred souls struggle with forbidden feelings in this heartfelt second novel in the Nashville Sound series.Life has taught defenseman Bryant Taylor never to look back and never to get serious about a woman. His ill, pregnant wife died while he was off playing an away game, leaving him—and both their families—heartbroken. Jokes and puck bunnies are his style now, and he’s sticking to it. Gabriella Charbonnet has idolized her brother Emile since he rescued her from their violently abusive father when she was eleven—and he’s supported her ever since. He even agreed to play for the Sound so that she could apprentice as a pastry chef in nearby Beauford, Tennessee. When Bryant and Gabriella find themselves thrown together at a society fundraiser, sparks fly. But Gabriella wants nothing to do with hockey players, aside from her brother, who just so happens to be Bryant’s best friend. The first rule of the bro code? Don’t mess with sisters. There are plenty of reasons why starting a relationship would be all kinds of wrong, yet walking away from each other doesn’t prove to be as easy as they thought. Sensuality Level: Sensual

USA TODAY bestselling author Alicia Hunter Pace launches a brand-new sports romance series, Nashville Sound, featuring some fan favorites finding true love.Emile Giroux has vowed he will be everything his stepfather is not: cultured, charming, sophisticated, and—above all else—a rich, successful NHL star. One of the top goalies in the league, the French Canadian strives for more, still haunted by his troubled childhood. Amy Callahan was a freelance professional organizer until an ambitious, domineering boyfriend took over her life and cleaned out her bank account. Once indispensable to the stars, Amy now finds herself with no money, no house, no phone, and nowhere to go. When Emile finds Amy literally kicked to the curb, he seizes his latest chance to rescue a damsel in distress—only Amy doesn’t want to play that game. In fact, she’s determined to put men on ice in her life permanently. Can they find a way to let love win? Sensuality Level: Sensual