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Shirley Jump

For gorgeous lawyer Nick Gilbert, after–hours with a woman usually means a romantic dinner, not a children's charity picnic... But he's game! Especially as his date is his rather prim but intriguing colleague, Carolyn Duff.

Watching her with the little kids, Nick sees a new side to Carolyn. He suddenly understands the glimmer of sadness behind her dazzling green gaze. As the real woman behind the business–suit facade is laid bare, Nick has never seen anyone more beautiful...

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Maverick writer Dalton Scott demands solitude – not a baby on his doorstep! But he can hardly shut the door... He's clearly out of his depth, but is amazed when he finally gets the little girl to stop crying!

Then beautiful single mum Ellie arrives, distraught that the babysitter left her precious child on Dalton's doorstep, and his heart goes out to her...

The last thing Dalton thought he needed was disruption. But this chaotic pair makes him realise that too much of his life has been stored in fiction. With Ellie he could start a whole new chapter...

A Christmas miracle: from tough tycoon...to daddy?Edward left Livia because he knew he couldn't give her the family and marriage she wanted. But when he's forced to return home to snowy, sparkling Riverbend, he discovers Livia has moved there, too – with her tiny baby in tow!Livia had hoped desperately that Edward would remain away until time blurred the memory of his lips on hers. Now, she longs for him, but how can she tell him her precious daughter is not just hers...but theirs?

This time I'm making a match for my old school chum–with the man she deserves! If there's ever a socialite who needed her come–uppance, it's personal consultant Parris Hammond.

Lucky for me, scruffy but sexy marine biologist Bradford Smith is just the man to give it to her.

And now that he's bought a makeover from her, the barbs and sparks are flying! Parris knows this frog is more man than she's ever met but can he truly be her prince?

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Samantha Barnett would describe herself as an ordinary girl. Flynn MacGregor would call her beautiful. Regardless, he is about to destroy her career. A rich, successful journalist, Flynn aims to write a scathing review of Samantha's little bakery.

Flynn never mixes business with pleasure. But the secrets Samantha's clearly keeping intrigue him, and her innocence has caught him off guard. What's happened to him? He's being ridiculous! The Christmas–coated town has gone to his head. Either that, or this small–town girl has unlocked the city slicker's heart.

All's Fair In Love And…Court? 

Lindsay Dalton, daughter of our esteemed town attorney, is about to try her first case in the courtroom, and it's a doozy. It's David versus Goliath as Lindsay tests her mettle against millionaire cowboy Walker Jones. 

With his looks, charm and commanding presence, Walker Jones the Third seems like a man who just can't lose. However, his blue–eyed powers of persuasion apparently do not extend to our earnest Ms. Dalton. In fact, our sources suggest the novice Rust Creek Falls lawyer might just be throwing Walker Jones off his game. Could this be mere legal maneuvering? The jury is still out. But with two stubborn hearts in denial, we at the Gazette are predicting an epic romantic showdown!

In ten years, a lot has changed for Alec McKenna. Since high school, he's transformed from the devil–may–care football star to a hardworking corporate executive. And now Alec the man has to answer for the mistakes of Alec the teenage rebel. So when he gets the invitation to his ten–year high–school reunion, he goes for one reason–Leah Andrews. The one person he can't leave in the past. The one he hurt the most.

In ten years, little has changed for Leah Andrews. She feels like she's been treading the same water for a decade. And just as her life is about to change, Alec McKenna reappears. Leah doesn't want to go backward, but she can't deny the strength of her feelings for Alec, even after ten years. And if Alec can change, maybe he can help her find her way forward. And the way home…to him.