When a man learns he is father to a little girl, he falls in love with his daughter's foster mom in this inspirational romance.Fatherhood wasn't what Bradley Ainsworth expected to find at Henny House. The run-down Victorian is his best shot at proving himself as a historic renovator, but the new owner has no interest in recreating the past. Claire Woodbury and her foster daughter, Emily, are focused on the future—until everyone learns that Emily is Bradley's daught...

Facing his fearCould give him the family he’s always wanted.Returning to his hometown to clean up his late parents’ home, professor Heath Underwood has no intention of making his stay permanent. Especially when he discovers his neighbor is a beekeeper. But avoiding widow Ali Harding proves difficult when her eight-year-old son bonds with him and his dog. As Heath spends more time with them, his fear of bees—and heartbreak—could stand in the way of his happily-ever-after…

She wants a quiet escape.He needs to sell an old cottage and leave it behind forever…Grace Meriweather is ready to embrace her life as a single empty nester until a vacation to a quaint Irish village turns her plans upside down. When she arrives, she meets a widowed handyman who threatens to steal her heart and a herd of wild goats who challenge her to see herself differently. With old wounds standing in the way of a second chance at romanc...

The murky waters of the marsh are haunted by smugglers and pirates...There are whispers the Savannah coast is home to the deadly pirate, Alligator George, but Christine Fryer needs a peaceful escape from her father's disapproving stare.Captain Nathaniel Butler knows it's time to put his smuggling operation to bed now that the American Revolution is over. He needs to make one last expedition to pay off his remaining debt, but his plans are threatened by the ...

Danielle Thorne never forgot her Yankee heritage, even as the beauty of the South shaped and influenced her paths. This is the volume of a young woman finding her way through the mire of family roots and tradition, motherhood and the society of the Valentine GoldSouth. Her poems at times are frank - but she gracefully shares the beautiful and enlightening moments we all experience, no matter where our feet must wander.

A pirate is haunting the coast of New Spain…Emma Montego is sure she's safe within Pensacola's protected harbor even if she feels trapped in her role as a nobleman's daughter. When a forbidden midnight walk along the shore goes awry, Emma must choose between respecting everything her birth father has done for her or making a deal with a devil in disguise.Phillip Oakley has slipped unnoticed in and out of Pensacola for years until the alluring American-born ...

When a foolish wager lands him in debt, Captain Fitzwilliam Teague must take a bride. Arabella Jacks seems like a quiet spinster, but if she's anything like her brother and Fitz's secrets are revealed, it could cost the lives of everyone he holds dear.Arabella enters into a marriage of convenience with her cruel brother's associate and can't help but fear for her safety. To her surprise, her new husband, Captain Teague, is full of kindness, and she slowly begins to...

She has an emergency.He needs a girlfriend.Henry Caldecott is the reluctant heir to a successful hotel chain. Amanda Hill is trying to get through Christmas without any more debt. When they splash into each other at the chilly Cedarville Library pond, Henry sees the perfect opportunity to make a deal to survive the family Christmas party. All it takes is rescuing a chatty, hyper, damsel-in-distress, but Henry soon realizes Amanda is better t...

She knows where to find a pirate's greatest treasure, but his heir is infuriating and impossible.When Lacey Whitman discovers a historical diary with a clue to the final resting place of a pirate ship, it leads her back to Max Bertrand. Working with a famous buccaneer's heir to unravel a mystery could be the adventure of a lifetime. It's an enormous opportunity to make her dreams come true, but will bringing the treasure of a true hero home again cost her heart?

Keeping company with a pirate is one thing. Falling in love with him could ruin Sophie and her eccentric family for good.Sophie Crestwood will never catch a husband. Her father is a gossip, her mother keeps her nose in a book, and little Jack has shamefully been dismissed from boarding school. Worst of all, a suspected swashbuckler moves into nearby Pembroke Hall. Sophie is shocked to see the sea captain at a summer house party and unsure of the rumors that distrac...

A sea of pirates and a hero in disguise...Julia Scott flees an arranged marriage and a cruel stepmother to live with her uncle in the West Indies. Attacked by pirates and desired by island natives, the only person she can trust is John Smith, if that's his true name. Reaching her uncle's station in Antigua, Julia must face her feelings about her traitorous family, a dashing new suitor, and the guardian angel, John Smith, who has no qualms sporting counterfeit names...

A washed-up coach won't change her mind.When her former neighbor, Lincoln Barker, moves back to town, Rachel's surprised to learn he's the new football coach at the elementary school. The cocky hometown hero wants her nephew on his football team, but the boy needs a mentor with a better reputation. Lincoln Barker wants his life back after ruining his career. He hopes Bear Hollow remembers he carried them to the state championships, but small town rumors have made h...