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After dumping her rich, lying louse of a fiancé, designer Kelly Chase opts to take her honeymoon solo. What better chance to nurse her wounds in solitude than two weeks of pre-paid beachfront bliss on the breathtaking Mediterranean island of Sarcaccia? Yet when she meets gorgeous local beach bum Massimo, solitude is suddenly less important than enjoying the company of an honest man...a man whose eyes reveal a private anguish.

When Dora and Evie land at Windy's ranch in Montana, they fall hard, into an underground bunker, where they meet a man from Windy's past. Sam, the love of Windy's life, has been framed for stealing a prized race horse, and Dora and Evie are obligated to stay and help solve the crime before heading back to Pensacola. With an entry into the Ms. Rockin' Rodeo pageant, a crash course in cow milking, and a stint as a rodeo clown, the crime-solving friends have their hands full this time.

Welcome to northern California, where the redwoods meet the sea, surfers catch the waves, and… people grow cannabis? In their quest to prove Dora's innocence in a murder back in Pensacola, Dora and Evie find themselves at a remote cannabis farm, where they are sucked into another murder mystery to solve.

Everyone has a secret. Only love can reveal the truth. Investigative reporter Grace Callahan has spent decades searching for answers about her mother’s disappearance. When a long-awaited clue leads her to an Irish island shrouded in mystical lore, she hopes to finally uncover the truth. But instead of answers, she finds a different story—one the islanders will do anything to protect. War photographer Aidan O’Malley has seen too much tragedy to believe in fairy tales…until he meets Grace.

A compromise is the answer, or so Fiona believes. She is offering this handsome duke one week in her bed. One week only, and then they must move on. But Robert will have none of it. He knows what he needs, and it is Fiona for a lifetime.

Trajan Aubrey, Duke of Weymouth, never expected a simple walk along his estate to turn into a debacle. But he should have known there would be trouble when beautiful bluestocking, Florence Newton, fell out of a tree and crash landed atop him.

It's Winter Prelude in Lobster Bay—the calm before the holiday storm where the streets sparkle and businesses hustle with pre-holiday sales. This year, however, brings more than twinkling lights and festive displays. Jane's inn hosts four old friends who share a history with Lobster Bay. Among them, one is holding onto an unfulfilled Christmas wish. Is this the year it finally comes true? Claire's dog biscuit business, Beach Bones, hits a snag when her ex-husband's new wife launches a rival brand with the same name. Can the two women come together and work things out?

The small Southern town of Harland Creek is growing more secrets than flowers these days. When I, Dove Agnew, head out to Elizabeth Harland’s flower farm to help the quilters finish a wedding quilt, I expect a peaceful day filled with fabric, friendship, and maybe a little gossip. What I don’t expect is a dead body sprawled in the middle of the rose beds. And not just any body—it’s Crystal Kelly, the town’s glamorous but notoriously difficult wedding planner.

Something’s not right at the local retirement home, Tranquility Terrace. The residents are losing more than their memories—jewelry, watches, and keepsakes are disappearing too. Enter Ray Leonard, a detective who could use a break. His secret weapon? Earl—a snarky cat with a nose for trouble.

Second grade teacher Becca Haddaway is weeks away from walking down the aisle with her high school sweetheart when she learns that the Heron Island Elementary School is about to be shut down. Knowing that losing the school would devastate the fragile island community, Becca pushes aside her wedding plans to save it. But the one man who can help her is determined to make her question every decision she has ever made—including the man she's about to marry.

Since leaving the Army, Izzy Rivera has closed herself off. Struggling with PTSD, she has been fired from three jobs and was recently arrested for assault. Her last hope is a rehab program for veterans on Heron Island, which she must complete to stay out of jail. After establishing a career as a marine biologist, Ryan Callahan has returned to Heron Island to open a nonprofit to save the Chesapeake Bay and help his father expand his oyster farm. As one of the primary employers for the veterans’ center, Ryan is counting on his new workforce to make the merging of these two operations a success.

Spring in Lobster Bay means fresh starts, busy days at the inn, and preparations for the annual Springtide Festival. But when a leaky ceiling leads Jane Carter and her sister Andie to uncover a hidden closet, they find a decades-old journal belonging to Lillian Whitmore—a woman who vanished without a trace.

When his last case almost killed an innocent woman, he swore off detective work forever. But when this same woman asks him for one last investigation—to find her husband's long-lost mother—Sam can’t refuse. Clairvoyant Irish artist Glenna McClure will do anything to stop Sam, even if it means teaming up with a powerful sorceress she knows she shouldn’t trust.