Abby spent every cent she had to open a Christmas store called The Christmas Wish. The numbers worked out perfectly on paper but she only has enough money to last till January.On a dark morning in a snowstorm, black ice causes Russel's truck to tear the door off Abby's car. He offers to give her a ride to work every day until the car is fixed.Russel smells like Christmas cookies and offers Abby a plan to save her business. All she has to do is turn her entire store over to ...

Mandy believes everything can be made better by making a list—including choosing a husband. Lists make everything clear and easy. Lists keep all the pluses and minuses of life in their own neat little columns with no room for surprises…and the key to happiness is structure and avoiding surprises. Max is a free spirit with a God-given gift for sculpture. If he's ever made a list, it was by mistake. He insists the key to happiness is to let God take the reins of his life. When Max lands a hu...

Celestina Morgan's dreams of happily-ever-after hit a major glitch when she suffers a small stroke. There's no permanent damage from the stroke, but her heart is broken when her boyfriend deserts her with a text message that says he hopes she gets well. He's terrified of illness and hospitals.Cele's got a plan to win Jason back, and it's working until an adorable puppy shows up on her doorstep. Jason hates pets of any kind. It doesn't help that the handsome chaplain from the hospita...

When rodeo superstar Mix Malone announces he's retiring from the bull riding circuit, his family is furious. Mix is tired, hurt, and disillusioned, but broken bones and concussions are not good enough excuses for quitting, according to his family whose fortune is built on Mix's success. They'll do anything to keep him riding.Blossom Deavers has always told her special education students to follow their dreams—but finds herself faltering in her own attempts to run the Outlaw Café. M...

Walking in the Graveyard is a lot of the creepy short stories I've written over the years. Don't expect sweet romance. Not happening.

Mia was bitten by a werewolf as a child and left for dead. But a magician called the Hunter saved her, using magic and healing arts. He smelled of smoke and cloves, and once she was healed, he left to continue hunting the werewolf who bit her. But he left some of his magic in her. Not only is Mia one of the rare female werewolves, but she grows to an enormous size and is able to wield magic.One day, she hears laughter and is drawn to a small group of homeless people, who teach her ...

Liv doesn't believe in magic but when she visits Iceland, she befriends a dwarf who is stuck on a bridge. The angry little man throws an amulet at her in repayment. It binds into her body and she finds she's agreed to be the Elf Warrior and defend the Realm from the menace of the Evil One. As her new powers manifest themselves, Liv has only a magic book to guide her, but it's written in Icelandic. Can she accept her birthright and be the Elf Warrior that's needed or will she deny Magic and...

All her life, Tes has lived in the shadow of her brilliant, charismatic brother, but the novelty of having a serial killer in the family has long worn off. All she wants is answers: Why did he butcher five people? Was there anything she could have done to stop him?When she discovers that he has escaped from the state hospital and may be coming for her, she takes the first opportunity to leave town. An enigmatic Native American mercenary offers her a chance to renew her hunt for the...

Friar Hades is a man on a mission to save some souls, hoping to atone for a myriad of sins committed during his time in the military. But, before that can happen, he's got to be accepted by the tough people of the isolated quarry town.The good Friar felt more comfortable on the streets of New York City eating things out of the garbage alongside the street people than with the bratwurst chowing, coffee swilling, football fanatics of Fell, Wisconsin. But, as the church secretary info...