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I’d kill to be the kind of dancer my mom wants me to be, but it’s just not in the cards. I’m sick of dieting. I'll never fit into the perfect ballerina mold, and I’m tired of wishing that I could. I’m over it. I’m done trying. I’m perfectly content to dance alone in the dark while the rest of the school is sleeping.

If Silas St. Nick thinks I’m going to pack up my twinkle lights and peppermint-scented joy just because he’s banned Christmas in his small town, he’s in for a very festive surprise. He thinks he can do whatever he wants because he’s handsome and rich, but my kindergarteners don’t call me Ms. Christmas for nothing.

Mom and I just needed a place to start over. Somewhere to move on from the past that haunts us. Smoky Hills, Tennessee seemed to be exactly what we needed. Here, I could be invisible. That is, until quarterback Liam Bronson decides I’m important. Even though there are plenty of girls who would love his attention, he doesn’t seem to care. The way he stares at me is like I’m the only one that matters, even in a room full of people.

The contract said it all, feelings were forbidden. My ex husband left me pregnant and penniless. When my best friend tells me about a once-in-a-lifetime job opening to be a personal assistant to the city's most eligible billionaire, I decide to go. After all, I have no health insurance and a baby on the way. When I get there, I sign what I think is a NDA. That's when the mistake is realized. I just signed a contract stating that I agreed to fake marry Reed for one year and the only way I can get out of it is by paying an obscene amount of money. Which I don't have.

Jonathan is back home in Honey Grove. He’s ready to forget the stresses of his job and the fact that everyone around him is finding love, except him. Tiffany can’t seem to hold onto any relationship. Thankfully, Jonathan is the only constant guy in her life and someone she never has to worry about losing. Now dateless for her cousin’s wedding, it only makes sense to go with someone safe—Jonathan.

Two years ago, I kissed my best friend’s brother and the next day, he pretended that it never happened. Now, my best friend’s marriage is in trouble and she’s asked me to fake a marriage with her brother so we can all fly to a tropical island for a couple’s retreat. I love my friend and would do anything for her, I’m just not so sure my heart can handle seeing Michael again. Especially when there’s only one room…and one bed.

My plan was perfect: convince my best friend and school quarterback, Ethan, to be the final prize for my matchmaking test where the proceeds go to sending the band to Paris. Plus, if it matches me with my lifelong crush, that's a bonus, right? What could go wrong? Apparently, a lot. First, the test matches me and Ethan. Which is easy to explain. Computers make mistakes all the time, right? Second, the girl I switch myself for seems perfect for Ethan. Maybe a bit too perfect. Third, my date with my crush goes horribly wrong, and my first kiss tanks.

Naomi is ready to start her life with Walker on Harmony Island. She's convinced the best thing for her is to forget Magnolia, and especially Colten. She's determined to pick up again where she left off - even if that means forcing herself to ignore the things about Walker she can't explain. When Walker comes home and announces that he has another monthlong trip on the oil rig, panic sets in. That is, until Colten shows up. If Walker is the man that she's destined to be with, why can't she stop thinking about Colten?

It’s a few days before Christmas and despite her efforts to keep her life from crumbling, fate isn’t on her side. Just as she wrangling her five-year-old into her car, the wind picks up and her car door scratches the paint of the Jaguar next to her. The car that just happens to belong to Collin Stewart—the boy who broke her heart years ago.

Sophia feels as if she’s finally able to put her past behind her. Her father left, Noah left, and her mom and brother passed away. Noah’s back in the suffocating small town he left years ago and facing the one woman he’s never been able to forget. Sophia. But that doesn’t matter. He has one mission: fake a marriage with Sophia to bring her father out of hiding. Her safety is his number one concern. If he loves her, he’ll keep her at a distance, no matter how much it hurts.

Previously, Her Boss Joshua is back in Honey Grove. As a divorced, single dad, he’s decided that love is the last thing he needs. Beth is back in Honey Grove after losing her job and getting dumped. When Josh’s mother, the town’s busy body, arranges for Beth to be his nanny, Josh decides to go along with the plan. Even though Beth is no longer the lanky girl next door, Josh isn’t looking for a relationship anyway. He can keep her at a distance. Right?

He was supposed to be my escape for the weekend. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. I want to be a good daughter, but I’m tired of being looked over. So when I run into Jet Miller, the bad boy with a motorcycle, I pay him to take me away for the weekend. Two days of freedom quickly change into something more, and I find myself falling for Jet. Only, he doesn’t know that once our 48 hour escape is over, I’m gone. And I don’t know how to tell him. Some rules are meant to be broken.

Welcome to Magnolia. Victoria is no longer mayor, a sentiment that she is still trying to get used to saying. After the inauguration of the new mayor, she's pretty sure that she has reached bottom - until her parents inform her that they are selling their house in Magnolia, and she has a week to find a new place to live.

It's Christmastime in Magnolia, and Maggie is determined to mend the fissure between Spencer and Penny. So she comes up with a plan: create a Christmas extravaganza for them to participate in. After all, who couldn’t fall in love during the Christmas holiday? Plus, focusing on someone else helps keep her from thinking about her own heartbreaks. All the women of the Red Stiletto book club join in to help. Some have found their happily ever afters. Some have hiccups of their own. Abigail joins in and discovers just what’s she’s missing at home.

Hannah Bell has finally come home for Christmas after having been away for seven years. Between being humiliated at prom by her best friend, Logan, and disappointing her mother yet again, Hannah left and swore she'd never come back. But right now, she'd rather face her past than her conflicting feelings about her boyfriend's proposal. Logan Blake is trying to adjust to his father's death, being a single dad, and his new status as a billionaire. Which is easier said than done. To complicate things further, his childhood friend and crush, Hannah, has come back into his life.

We're starting over. Mom and Dad think the best way for me to move on from the death of Ben is to move to Oakwood. There, we can spend time with Mom's late best friend's family and open a new bakery. And I'm okay with that. After all, I get to dance and in Oakwood where no one knows me, which means there are no pity stares and silent whispers.

Everyone at the ballet academy thinks they know me—the prima donna. The diva. The mean girl. They’re wrong. What they don’t know is that I’m moments away from losing my meticulously planned out life. I’m not one to show weakness but my ankle has a different agenda. Adding Ryan to that equation only complicates things more and suddenly the only person who can save my future—and my secrets—is the one person I’m not sure I can trust.

Welcome to Magnolia. Fiona is waiting for her court date to come around. In the meantime, she's determined to find a job to help out her mother's struggling coffee shop. As luck would have it, Maggie has heard of a recluse on the far end of the island who is looking for a housekeeper-slash-chef. Even though Fiona isn't the greatest homemaker, she'd determined to give it a shot. Until she meets Jackson. He's dark. He's broody. And he has a secret that she can't quite figure out. As much as she wants to walk away from him, she discovers that there is more to him that he lets on.

To say that I'm excited to have my best friend come live with me is an understatement. Even though he's not my boyfriend and I would never look at him as such, I'm excited that with him around, I'm no longer the ninth wheel. Plus, having a movie buddy to watch my favorite movie Dirty Dancing is a plus. Even if he rolls his eyes every time we watch it.

When Emilia told me she won an all inclusive trip to Christmasland, I laughed. Out loud. Surely a place like that didn't exist. Boy, was I wrong. Now I'm stuck on holiday repeat where everywhere I turn there's Christmas carols, sledding, cookie decorating, and holiday cheer. All of which, I'm told, is part of the "experience" of Christmasland. But I can't believe that. A whole town dedicated to recreating a Christmas movie for all of its guests? You've got to be joking.