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The world has gone to hell after a terrorist attack sends the world back to nineteenth century technology. But on an island off the coast of Oregon, Eden McKay's small town is safe and sound. But when Eden's ill mother wants to see her other daughter before she dies, Eden must leave the safety of her home to find the sister she hasn't seen in four years. The only one to help her is Aaron Jenkins, the Navy SEAL who's just made his way to the island after months of fighting his way across the mainland. After what he's seen on the mainland, all he wants is the peace of his family's home. He doesn't want responsibility for himself, much less another person. But he can't let Eden go on her own. She's determined, but she'll never survive on her own. Together they set off for the mainland, where wild dogs and mercenaries are the least of their problems, where they have to fight a mad man and search for a needle in a haystack, where the danger is not just to their well-being, but to their hearts.

An isolated island off the coast of South Carolina, a cursed Celtic symbol, a ghost tour led by a handsome charlatan, and a reporter determined to debunk anything supernatural come together in A Ghostly Charm.Maddy Saunders has come to McDavid Island on assignment for a new magazine, wondering how she'll ever rebuild her ruined reputation by writing about ghosts.Mal Sheridan leads a ghost tour to bring business to the island for his sister's New Age shop. Business is good as long as no one is looking too closely. When his creative stories start to come true, he has to figure out why there are ghosts where there weren't before.Maddy decides to help Mal figure out why this is happening, while fighting her attraction for this inappropriate man. She has to put her faith in Mal, in something she never thought she could believe, to break a curse.

When a work incident pushes Detective Aubrey Cavanaugh back to her family's ranch in the Hill Country, all she craves is solitude with a trusty bottle of vodka-a remedy for her guilt and a respite for her mind. Family, friends, and especially her ex-lover turned ranch foreman, Erich Harlan, are the last things she wants to confront. Erich's plate is full managing the ranch in Aubrey's parents' absence, yet he can't ignore her obvious pain. Though she'd probably look anywhere else, he's determined to uncover the cause of her suffering and help her find relief. Over a decade apart hasn't dimmed his ability to truly understand Aubrey. As they navigate her past and present struggles, Erich remains a constant support-the one who sees her, unfiltered.

He's been her best friend as long as she can remember-can she risk that for something more? Lauren Stokes put a lid on her attraction toward her best friend Seth Escamilla years ago. She'd never be his type of woman, so why torture herself? When sexual awareness strikes during a friendly football game, she's stunned. He's guilty for injuring her and looks after her, but Lauren resorts to wisecracking to distance herself from him. Seth's confused by the new emotions swamping him. This is Lauren, his best friend, someone he has fun with, not someone he has fun with! He doesn't plan to settle down, and he won't risk their friendship when they have no future. They resist the new attraction, and the efforts of their families to push them together. When a wedding loosens their inhibitions, keeping the new aspect of their relationship a secret is harder than they would have thought.

When you're trying to stay below the radar in a small town that thrives on gossip, you probably don't want to break up with your football coach boyfriend and fall in love with your best friend's widower within the same month. And heaven help you if you befriend the psychic who's just moved nearby and your AWOL mother returns after a fourteen-year absence.Ellie Morgan is tired of playing second string to the football team coached by her boyfriend of three years. She ends their relationship, much to the dismay of the town's citizens, who worry a heartbroken coach will ruin their chance for a championship team. Rumors of a romance with Noah Weston, her best friend's widower, buzz when an accident on the beach causes him to bring her to the local clinic in his arms. The rumors disturb her, but also make her think about Noah in a way she hasn't before. Even comments that she's trying to slide into the void left by her best friend's death can't kill her fantasies, now as rampant as the rumor mill.Noah Weston is emerging from his grief a year and a half after his wife's death. Ellie Morgan draws him with her energy and positive attitude. As their friendship progresses, though, he wonders if he can risk loving and losing everything again, and she wonders if she can handle taking second place, this time to a ghost.

Keeley Littleton's love for Christmas knows no bounds. Landing a dream job as an assistant set designer at a company that produces holiday movies fills her heart with pure joy. With the promise of a year-round festive atmosphere, Keeley believes she has found her own personal winter wonderland.On the other hand, Finn O'Connell is a weary veteran of the Christmas movie industry, having already churned out three films this year alone. The once-charming holiday has lost its sparkle for him. Yet, the steady work and the opportunity to care for his younger sister in a stable environment keep him going, despite the monotony.Bad enough his costar in this movie is one of his least favorite people, but the new set designer with her boundless enthusiasm grates on his nerves like a persistent jingle bell.But when they are forced to work closely together, Keeley's infectious enthusiasm gradually chips away at Finn's cynicism. Can he learn to love Christmas...and Keeley?

Peyton Michaels expected her assignment to be simple--write an article about everyday heroes. Heroes like Hot Shot firefighter Gabe Cooper. She never expected to find herself running up a mountain, a wildfire nipping at her heels, her life in his hands. And she never expected to be drawn to Gabe. After the loss of her husband in the line of duty, the last thing she wants is to fall in love with yet another man who routinely puts his life at risk. Gabe has had enough of women who want to make him into someone he's not. Women like his ex, who couldn't handle the heat of his job. Like Peyton, who sees him as a hero when he's just a man doing a job. Except time after time, the pesky reporter proves her mettle. And gets deeper under his skin. But there's an arsonist at work, and danger is closing in with the speed of a raging brush fire. Peyton and Gabe have to dig deep for what it takes to be a real hero--to find the courage to reach out and grab a forever kind of love. Before it's too late.

Ten years after winning a gold medal in ice dancing, Declan O'Hare has a successful business, running an ice skating rink and coaching a promising young pair.A promising young pair needs a choreographer, but he never thought their parents would hire Colby Martin, his ex-partner, his ex-best friend.His ex-wife.Seven years ago, Colby had been a media darling, talented, married to her best friend.And restless.She walked away from Declan, from ice dancing, all in the pursuit of fame in Hollywood. She'd been young and foolish.Now she had to swallow her pride to return to the place she'd grown up. To the life where she'd known success.To the man she'd left behind. Now they have to work together to raise another team to the top of the sport, overcoming resentment, broken hearts and broken dreams.

Jessamy Dawson couldn't wait to get away from Avalon Island and start living her life. Nine years later, a political scandal chases her from that life, and the only place she can find sanctuary is the home she couldn't wait to escape.Logan Marlowe is a hardworking single dad, working two jobs to pay child support. His son is the most important person in the world to him, and he hasn't dated since his divorce. But when Jessamy walks into his life, her own a disaster, he knows she's the one.She doesn't want to get involved after her affair with a senator exploded so publicly, and she certainly doesn't want Logan to know of her failure. He's sexy and sweet and makes her feel good--and she can't stay away.Until his ex recognizes Jessamy, and her secrets, and her sanctuary, are exposed once again.

Sebastian Guenther loves his life. He gets to meet new people all the time in the tasting room of his family's Hill Country winery, Cascade Encantada. He loves his town, and is involved in several committees. And his family is mending after the scandal that nearly tore them apart.The one thing not in his life right now is love. It's not easy finding a partner in a small town, where the only other gay men are taken.Until the rodeo comes to town.Brody Williams has been with the rodeo since high school. He doesn't ride anymore-he's too practical to want to risk the injury. He's become the manager after years of experience. His one problem-the rodeo, with its intense atmosphere of masculinity, is no place to be out as a gay man. So he's kept his sexuality to himself and satisfied his romantic urgings by quiet trips away. He's never had a long relationship. Never wanted one. But when he meets cute, smart, comfortable-with-who-he-is Sebastian, he has to rethink his decisions.All of them.

Texas Frontier, 1826Kit Barclay followed her husband into the wilds of Texas only to be widowed. Stranded with her mother- and sister-in-law to care for, with no hope of rescue before winter sets in, Kit has only one goal: survival. So when a lone horseman appears on the horizon, and then falls from his mount in fever, Kit must weigh the safety of her family against offering aid and shelter to the handsome stranger.Trace Watson has lost everything that ever mattered to him. Trying to forget, he heads to the frontier colony of San Felipe, not caring if he lives or dies. But when he wakes to discover he's being nursed back to health by a brave young widow, he vows to repay her kindness by guiding the three women back to civilization, no matter what the cost.Soon, Kit and Trace are fighting the elements, Indian attacks and outlaws-as well as feelings they both thought were long buried...

Bailey Summers is very good at taking care of herself. So good, in fact, that she shuts others out with very little effort. But when her brother and his partner want a child, she pushes out of her comfort zone and offers to be their surrogate. It's just nine months out of her life, right? Right. Because of course when she's struggling with morning sickness, she encounters the hottest man she's ever met. To make matters worse, he's the new bartender at her popular bar. Rick Cassidy comes with his own complications. He's a middle school teacher taking a summer job as a bartender to help out his brother's family. His brother is in a rehab hospital after colliding with a drunk driver, and Rick is trying to help them make ends meet. He's just out of a relationship himself, with a woman who couldn't handle him spending so much time caring for his brother. So what's he doing eyeballing his boss, the boss of a job he needs? But late nights, close quarters and second-trimester hormones overrule better judgement, and complications intertwine. This is definitely not what they were expecting.

Single mother Brioney Dawson has learned about responsibility the hard way, working as a maid in the motel in the small beach town of Avalon Island, Texas and looking after her younger brother. Local jack-of-all-trades Blue Maddox was her sister's high school boyfriend, but stayed behind when she went off to college. He's now drawn to Brioney, admiring her drive, her determination to give her daughter the best life she can. But will Brioney look past his beach-bum facade to see who he really is?

Griff Douglas has one goal in mind-to get back on the U.S. ski team for the winter games, so he can win another medal in alpine racing. He's thirty-five. This is his last shot.No distractions.Except the cute girl who shows up at the resort hot tub while he's soaking his sore muscles. She's fun and adventurous…and he takes her to bed.Only to find out the next day that she's the guardian of his closest competitor, a kid nearly half his age.And he can't exactly ignore her when they keep running into each other at races, especially when they all travel to Europe to race for the chance to be on the U.S. team.Mackenzie Burton took guardianship of her nephew when he was only twelve, and she twenty-four. She's given up most of her twenties to take care of him and support him in his alpine racing career. This will be her last year to travel with him, then she can go back to her life as he gains more independence.Back to her job on ski patrol, back to dating, back to searching for love.So maybe going to bed with the sexy guy she met in the hot tub was jumping the gun. She'd had no idea Griff Douglas would be competing against her nephew the next day, vying for the same spot on the U.S. team.So now she has to take a step back, pretend nothing happened.That's harder than she thought while they travel to the same places, and encounter each other again and again.She'd denied herself so long-can she deny herself much longer?

Thierry Guenther is a workaholic and a perfectionist. Both qualities serve him well as he runs the day-to-day operations of his family's Hill Country winery, Cascade Encantada. His family has lived here for generations. This land is as much a part of him as his heart. He couldn't want for anything more. At least that's what he thought.Piper Tobin is driving through the Texas Hill Country, her camera at the ready. She has sold most of her belongings, has before hitting the road in her trusty little car, for and is on an adventure, photographing wineries across the country.Until her trusty little car veers into a tree and is totaled. She's barely shaken off the shock when handsome Thierry is there, making sure she is okay, and tripping up her resolve to be an independent woman.Since she's stuck in Cascade until she can find another car, she gets a job driving a tour bus from winery to winery, always getting a thrill when her schedule takes her to Cascade Encantada, where Thierry always mysteriously appears when she's there. She doesn't have time or desire for a relationship, but she wouldn't say no to a fling.No one has ever had cause to regret one of those, right?

Lucien Guenther is the CEO of Cascade Encantada Winery, and his ideas for growing the company have made it not only the oldest winery in Cascade, Texas, but the most successful. Of course, his brothers get mad because he comes up with ideas from his home in San Antonio, and leaves all the work to them.But Lucien loves his life, both as a leader and as a city-dweller. He likes Cascade fine, but the city offers more excitement, and more variety, especially of the female variety.At his parents' renewal of vows ceremony, however, he lays eyes on Grace Moreno, the girl who was his main competition all through high school. Student council, band chair, scholarships-there was nothing he could win easily without her vying for the same goal.She's grown into a gorgeous, confident woman, and he can't keep his eyes off of her.Grace Moreno is a mess. She's a newly single parent who has moved back home because she can't afford Austin real estate on her income. In fact, just receiving an income is a challenge. She's living with her parents and her increasingly defiant nine-year-old daughter, and the last thing she needs is for Lucien Guenther to know she failed at something.He falls into the same pattern of creating challenges for her to match, and she actually thrives on it, especially when she bests him, and he has to pay the penalty by working in the yard of her newly purchased house.The more time they spend together, the more they come to look at each other in a new way, and suddenly the challenges become less of a chance to best each other, and more a chance to seduce each other.But can the excitement last? Can he give up his carefree life to become the man she and her daughter need?

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS RIGHT BACK TO YOUFitz Dawson has come home to Avalon Island after a stint in the army. After raising his brother and sisters when their dad died, his responsibilities are done. It's time to follow his own dreams, which include remodeling an old motel on the north, less touristy, end of the island. It will take a lot of money and effort, but it will mean he can stay on the island he's loved and missed.Rachel Hamilton isn't surprised when Fitz turns up at her front door when he comes back to town. They've always been friends and since high school, have added "with benefits" to the description. She often wonders what might have happened between them if his dad hadn't died, if he hadn't been left with the responsibility of raising his siblings, if he hadn't thought his best option for providing for them was the army. She has dreams of a happily ever after, but he wants to live life on his own terms. She has to show him that she can take care of herself, and him, if he needs it. Can she turn their friendship into benefits for her?

Melody Servantes returned to Starfish Shores, wanting to erase the past she left behind and show the people of the coastal town that she made something of herself, despite predictions to the contrary. She'd grown up wild, the daughter of a small-time criminal, but she's determined to become a contributing member of society. Sheriff Whit Calhoun remembers snapping the cuffs on a certain dark-haired beauty years ago, when he was just a deputy. Now she's back, and intriguing as hell. A rash of car burglaries in hotel parking lots force them to work together, but will her past come back to haunt her?

Lori Cervantes would say she was pretty content with her life. But when her favorite getaway, a campground on the San Marcos River, is put up for sale, she begins to rethink her dreams. She'd brought her kids to the family-owned place after her divorce, and they'd spent countless weekends in the cabins, floating the river, sitting by the fire. But now the owners are retiring, and it may never be the same. Because of that, she is determined to spend as much time there as possible to soak up final memories, even if it means helping the owners' eldest son fix up the place for the sale. Justin Langston is glad his parents are finally retiring so they'll have time for themselves after running the campground for decades. He couldn't be happier to see the place go. The place was a drag on him when he was a kid. Not when they first bought it, when only the family had enjoyed it, but when they turned it into a business that ate up every weekend of his life until he left home. He's working on a long list of tasks when a guest shows up despite her reservation being canceled-and insists on staying. Maybe if she hadn't been a cute single woman, he might have put up more of a fight. But now she's here, willing to work, and helping him see the campground anew through her eyes. The more they work, the more appealing the place becomes. The more appealing she becomes. But his parents deserve to retire, and Lori deserves to be happy. How can he make all of their dreams come true-including his?