The Cowboy's Second ChanceWith the town's busiest sales weekend on the horizon, store owner Keeley North is desperate to find help. So when Connor Rafferty walks through her door, he's an unlikely answer to her prayers. The former rodeo star may be a fish out of water in her shop, but he can rise to any challenge. And right now he's set his sights on finding the son he hasn't seen in five years. Keeley can't risk her heart on a scarred cowboy who's searching for something more. But if she can convince him to look beyond the mistakes of his past, Connor may get a second chance to have it all.Aspen Creek Crossroads: Where Faith, Love And Healing Meet.

He left a soldier...and returned a cowboy.Can Rocky Mountain Ranch make him a husband?After a medical discharge from the marines, all Devin Langford wants is peace and solitude on his Montana ranch. Instead, he finds his childhood nemesis, Chloe Kenner, in his rental cabin. The cheerful cookbook writer can't forget how she once pestered him—and crushed on him. Is her sunny smile just what he needs to begin healing?

Second Chance HolidayAll Hannah Dorchester wants is to give her orphaned niece and nephew a happy Christmas. She's ready for anything -- except their uncle Ethan Williams. Thirteen years ago she was planning their wedding and he was planning his escape -- joining the military without even a goodbye. Ethan never meant to break Hannah's heart, but now the recovering soldier's back and he wants his late brother's kids. He's got one month to prove he'll be the better parent. But as they start sharing in the joys of the season, he's determined to show Hannah he's also become a better man. Could this be their final chance at family -- and their second chance for love?Aspen Creek Crossroads: Where Faith, Love And Healing Meet.

How badly can a relationship be broken before there's just no chance to save it? When veterinarian Kate Mathers drives past the scene of a terrible accident and sees two ambulances race away, she whispers a prayer for those involved, not realizing that it's her husband's car in flames down in the ditch, and that there was a dead woman in the car with him—a complete stranger. And now Jared is in the ICU on the verge of death, and only a miracle can save him. She's at his bedside, trying to face Jared's precarious situation and also deal with the fact that someone is targetting both her husband and her veterinary practice, and wondering how the most perfect, joyous marriage could have gone wrong. Or did it? If only they can have one more chance to talk and to forgive, and one more dance in each other's arms....

They have one more chance to get it right...She's here to stay. He plans to leave.Can a snowstorm bring them back together?Returning home to open a veterinary clinic, the last person Sara Branson expects to find in town is Tate Langford—the man she once loved. But the injured rodeo star has no intention of staying, and their families don't get along. So when a snowstorm strands Sara and Tate together, why can't she stop wishing their reunion could turn permanent?Rocky Mountain Ranch

When the unexpected happens just weeks before Christmas, can a stranger make everything right?After waiting three long months for this moment, Cait Walker was finally in London—excited and nervous and even a little scared. What if she didn't measure up to Derek's expectations? What if he took one look at her and backed out?She glanced down at her phone. And...there he was, in that first glorious email. Charming and dashing and handsome, they'd met through an online dating site. He'd been emailing her for months now, and they'd even talked on the phone twice. And oh, that lovely accent and deep voice...Downton Abbey and Jane Austen's heroes, all wrapped in one delicious package and tied with a perfect bow. For her.She shivered with anticipation, knowing that her life was about to change in ways she'd never even dreamed of.But wisdom sometimes comes too late...and sometimes, the most unlikely person of all might just be the one that dreams are made...

Home To Heal... And Reconcile?When wounded marine Devlin Sloane comes back to Aspen Creek, he's surprised by his late mother's will. His new business partner for the next six months is Beth Carrigan. His ex-wife. This might prove Dev's most difficult mission yet. He's never stopped loving the sweet bookstore owner, but his military career broke them apart.Now, as Beth and Dev work together helping others get a new start on life, Dev hopes that he can break down the walls between them. And explore the possibilities of a new life and love together.Aspen Creek Crossroads: Where Faith, Love And Healing Meet.----------------------------

When Eve agrees to go to Ireland to run a quaint bookshop for her friend, she figures those two months will be a dream come true. She doesn't expect to find that her friend has been called away for a family emergency, leaving her to sort out someone screaming upstairs, a crazy dog, a mouthy parrot or an utterly handsome man with a broken ankle, who has taken up residence on the main floor. And now, Eve is in the holiday she will never forget.

EDITORIAL REVIEW: COME OUT, COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE** Someone was lurking in the woods behind the isolated old cabins Janna McAllister was fixing up. Who was he? And what could he want with a single mother who hadn't set foot in Wyoming in years? Janna was suddenly grateful for her unexpected new lodgers: deputy sheriff Michael Robertson and his teenaged son. The strong, silent type, Michael made her feel safe--especially when human remains were found on the property. The cold case threatened to remain unsolved. Until Janna unwittingly found a clue that would tempt a killer to come out of the woodwork.

Wanted: a nanny for ChristmasIn this Rocky Mountain Ranch novelThe only job Abby Halliwell can find in her Montana hometown is temporary nanny to two mischievous little girls. But it's on her ex-boyfriend Jess Langford's ranch. Jess needs help raising twins suddenly left in his care, so he and Abby are determined to be professional. But between unexpected holiday happenings and two mischievous matchmakers, will their business arrangement turn into something more?

He Was A Challenge She Couldn't Ignore.The minute she steps foot in his dark, miserable house, Sophie Alexander knows Josh McClaren is not her usual patient. But the single mom and physical therapist is desperate to make a life for her and her young son. And she's definitely no quitter! It's obvious to Sophie that handsome, cantankerous Josh hides his pain behind a wall of grief. Little by little, Sophie and her son, Eli, do more than help Josh find his faith again. They make Josh wonder if there's a family in his future after all....Aspen Creek Crossroads: Where Faith, Love And Healing Meet.

The Cowboy's New Family All veterinarian Darcy Leighton wants is a good life for her daughter. But when the vet practice she hopes to inherit is bought out from under her by newcomer Logan Maxwell, she stands to lose her position completely. Recovering from a bad breakup, the handsome cowboy wants a fresh start—one that doesn't include working with a woman he's undeniably attracted to. No stranger to heartbreak, Darcy has reservations of her own, but she can't walk away from this job. She'll just have to convince Logan to take a chance on her...and believe that what they have together is strong enough to last.

EDITORIAL REVIEW: For Beth Lindstrom, the rundown cafe she inherited in the small town of Lone Wolf was simply a means to an end. Selling it and moving on was the young widow's only hope of a fresh start for her and her five-year-old daughter though she doubted there was any place on earth they'd feel really safe ever again. However, she hadn't counted on Joel McAllen getting under her skin. The handsome ex-cop seemed to sense that her past held a terrible secret that kept her on the run. But it wasn't until her husband's killer followed her to Texas that she realized she'd need to trust Joel with her life and her heart.