Beth Carter

As the go-to wedding planner, Suzy can't find her own wedded bliss and has one shocker of a wedding day. It doesn't help that she's still pining for her high school sweetheart, the one who got away. Handling neurotic brides is the best part of Suzy's day until her son brings home a bombshell from Europe. Alexandra, a beautiful marketer with a "touch" of OCD, falls for a bad-boy cop who's married and possibly stalking her. But he sure is sexy. Alex tries to stay at arm's length after she puts her job-and life-on the line for the officer who isn't always a gentleman. Hope hates her name, looks, and frizzy hair. As a high school counselor, she dishes out sage advice to students, yet can't see she's enabling her deadbeat, stuck-in-the-seventies hippie parents. After tragedy strikes, she reexamines their relationship and discovers a secret that almost went to the grave. Friends since high school, the thirty-something women meet every Thursday at Coconuts for their own form of friendapy.

Thursdays at Coconuts

"Fired two weeks before Christmas, distraught single mom Madison wonders how she'll afford to pay for her young daughter's Christmas gifts and still keep a roof over their heads. Sleigh bells and twinkling lights are the last thing on her mind-until a handsome stranger intervenes. Successful architect Adam Donovan dives into his work by renovating an elaborate hotel after his wife leaves him. He barely notices it's Christmastime until he overhears a young mother's tearful plea. Stepping in makes Adam feel like Old Saint Nick himself. Will Madison and Adam find holiday joy-and possibly love-after discovering Adam's secret or will it tear them apart?"--Back cover.

Miracle on Aisle Two

Wendi Zwaduk

Nan Comargue

BA Tortuga

Alysha Ellis

Molly Wishlade

&‘The Cowboy Takeover' by Alysha Ellis Some things are worth more than money. Maddie is on her way to Harwood Downs Cattle Station to evict cowboy Kyson Brown from the land he loves. The property's absentee owner has leased it to an open-cut mining company. Kyson refuses to give in without a fight, and he enlists surveyor Connor Benton to help save Harwood Downs from environmental destruction. When Maddie is stranded for a few days, Kyson and Connor show her a world of new experiences, both in bed and on the lush soil of Harwood Downs. Maddie's duty to her employer is clear, but how can she give up the best sexual experience of her life?

Boots, Chaps and Cowboy Hats

Merrie stumbles into a bad situation, forcing an outlaw motorcycle gang to &‘deal' with her, but her escape leads her into the arms of two incredible men who change her life forever. Merrie Walden is in the wrong place at the wrong time. When she sees something she shouldn't, she's attacked by a vicious outlaw biker bent on shutting her up—permanently. She escapes him by jumping out of a moving car. Luckily, horse rancher Braden McClintock finds her and takes her for medical attention to his adopted brother, Leo Cloud Dancer. As she heals in the men's home, Merrie realizes that she's falling for both men. Braden is taciturn, while Leo is outgoing—both reaching a deep-seated need in Merrie that she never knew she had. However, the outlaw biker has discovered her hideout and even if she doesn't know what she witnessed, he sure as hell does—and he wants her silenced. Will Merrie have a chance to have a happily ever after with Braden and Leo?

Along Came Merrie

Have you ever felt all alone? Do you question why anyone would love you? Have you experienced struggles in you life? Take a journey to the beach where a lonely little seashell, with the insight of a special little girl ,discovers the true meaning of inner beauty. The book also has an interactive component to assist families in identifying common seashells and other "treasures" found at the beach. Helping children explore and identity their uniqueness and special gifts can become a challenge especially among life’s many frightening and unexpected storms. The Lonely Little Seashell is a heartwarming story that will enlighten children of the importance of self-worth and the discovery of inner beauty. Gladys Wiles MA, LPC, NCC, NBCT School Counselor-Alexander County Schools

The Lonely Little Seashell

Mother has lost her key and Amy helps her search for it.

Beth Carter

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