Elephants, blazing skies and her two best friends…
Maddie can't wait to return to Kenya! Until she learns the bill her law firm has sent her to fight is the same one her friend Haki helped write. At first, her work feels disloyal to Haki, but soon the sparks flying between them aren't anger…but something more. Much more. Which is another kind of betrayal. Her cousin Pippa has been counting on a proposal from Haki for years. But to Maddie, denying her love for Haki also means betraying herself.
Award winning and USA Today Bestselling author Rula Sinara lives in rural Virginia with her family and crazy but endearing pets. She loves organic gardening, attracting wildlife to her yard, planting trees, raising backyard chickens and drinking more coffee than she'll ever admit to. Rula's writing has earned her a National Readers Choice Award and HOLT Medallion Award of Merit, among other honors. Discover more at www.RulaSinara.com, where you can sign up for her... more
Award winning and USA Today Bestselling author Rula Sinara lives in rural Virginia with her family and crazy but endearing pets. She loves organic gardening, attracting wildlife to her yard, planting trees, raising backyard chickens and drinking more coffee than she'll ever admit to. Rula's writing has earned her a National Readers Choice Award and HOLT Medallion Award of Merit, among other honors. Discover more at www.RulaSinara.com, where you can sign up for her newsletter.
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Turtleback Beach, North Carolina, would be paradise — if Faye Donovan wasn’t on the run. With her sister’s life in danger and her small niece to protect, Faye tries to avoid handsome town sheriff Carlos Ryker. But Carlos offers her a refuge, and Faye feels she’s finally found home. And yet he’s still the sheriff. Can she trust him with the truth…even if it means risking everything?
Second Chance For The Single Dad - Carol Ross
She’ll save him a dance...if he follows his heart.
Dance teacher Camile Wynn has a new student: reclusive Rhys McGrath is learning to waltz so he can take his orphaned niece to a father-daughter dance. Camile is surprised by her connection with him, but there’s a generous heart behind Rhys’s awkward exterior. When she learns Rhys could lose custody of his niece, Camile goes behind his back to help him...but will her lies end up hurting him instead?
Caught By The Sheriff - Rula Sinara
If she follows her heart...will he follow the law?
Turtleback Beach, North Carolina, would be paradise — if Faye Donovan wasn’t on the run. With her sister’s life in danger and her small niece to protect, Faye tries to avoid handsome town sheriff Carlos Ryker. But Carlos offers her a refuge, and Faye feels she’s finally found home. And yet he’s still the sheriff. Can she trust him with the truth...even if it means risking everything?
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It’s time for this matchmaker. To take the prize for herself!
Molly Orton has loved Zeke Dawson since middle school. And now that he’s her new boss, the scrappy single mum is ready to make her move. Except Zeke wants Molly to set him up with her knockout best friend! Molly knows if Zeke spends more time with her and her adorable baby, he’ll see what love really looks like. All this Plain Jane needs is a litte Cinderella magic...
Her Mountainside Haven - Jo McNally
Is there room for one more in her carefully guarded world?
Jillian Coleman has carefully constructed a haven for herself, complete with therapy dog Sophie, to ease her anxiety and panic attacks. But when intriguing developer Matt Danzer shows up asking for access to a road that runs through her land, Jillie finds her standalone resolve starting to crumble. Up till now, a predictable life was all she could hope for. But Matt made her realise playing it safe was not all it was cracked up to be...
The Home They Built - Shannon Stacey
Will their secrets stay hidden when the cameras start rolling?
There’s nothing Finn Weaver won’t do for his incorrigible grandmother, including pose as a live-in handyman for the TV reno show Relic Rehab. Host Anna Beckett knows good and well the Weaver house has never been a functioning inn, but taking the project got her to Blackberry Bay...the only place she’ll ever find answers about her own family. Keeping big secrets in a small town is enough of a challenge — can Finn and Anna’s romance survive the truth?
Bride On The Run - Anna J. Stewart
Finding true love...in the unlikeliest places!
Sienna Fairchild never imagined she’d be a runaway bride. Or that she’d stow away on a worn-down boat belonging to handsome tour operator Monty Bettencourt. Monty’s used to navigating rough seas, but Sienna might overturn his whole life, and avoiding drama is tough in such close quarters! If Sienna’s sure she doesn’t know what she wants, then why does running away feel so much like coming home?
Her Hometown Detective - Elizabeth Mowers
Can he trust her...with his heart?
Detective John McTully is drawn to edgy newcomer Faith Fitzpatrick. So when the business owner is accused of a recent vandalism spree, he keeps an open mind. Tully knows he shouldn’t get involved with his prime suspect, but a Fourth of July stakeout leads to romantic fireworks. With the townsfolk stoking his suspicions, can he believe in Faith’s innocence...and trust his own heart?
Second Chance Christmas - Rula Sinara
A beachside Christmas. Brings unexpected gifts!
A second chance. That’s what Ex-Navy SEAL Damon Woods asks for when Zuri Habib comes to Turtleback Beach with a nephew who looks just like him. After her sister’s death Zuri believes Caden deserves to know his father — even if he did break her teenage heart. Can Damon and Zuri forgive each other and give a grieving boy the family he needs this Christmas?
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He can't be her hero... but he made a promise to keep her safe.
Wounded marine Chad Corallis just wants to be left alone. Until he discovers his best friend's very pregnant widow is in danger. A dedicated nurse, she refuses to leave her Serengeti medical clinic when it's threatened by poachers. Chad is honor-bound to protect her, but who will save him from falling for his best friend's wife?
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The Busara elephant research and rescue camp on Kenya's Serengeti is Anna Bekker's life's work. And it's the last place in the world she thought she'd run into her childhood friend Dr. Jackson Harper. He's been sent to review her request for funding. But with Jack around, Anna has more to lose than just her facility. As soon as he sets eyes on her four–year–old, Pippa, Anna knows he'll never leave Kenya…without his daughter.
Furious doesn't even begin to describe how Jack feels. How could Anna keep this from him? Not to mention put his child in danger by raising her on the savannah. His first priority is getting Pippa back to the United States. Yet as angry as he is with Anna, their connection hasn't faded. But can this bond endure, despite the ocean–and the little girl–between them?
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Meet Me Under The Mistletoe - Brenda Harlen
Haylee Gilmore always made practical decisions — except for one unforgettable night with Trevor Blake! Now she’s expecting his baby, and the corporate cowboy wants to do the right thing. But the long-distance mum-to-be refuses to marry for duty — she wants his heart.
Something About The Season - Allison Leigh
When wealthy investor Gage Stanton arrives at Rory McAdams’s struggling guest ranch, she’s suspicious. Is he just there to learn the ranching ropes or to get her to give up the property? But their holiday fling soon begins to feel like anything but — until Gage’s shocking secret threatens to derail it.
The Long-Awaited Christmas Wish - Melissa Senate
Maisey Clark, a struggling single mom, isn’t going to suddenly start believing in Christmas magic. So what if Rex Dawson found her childhood letter to Santa and wants to give her and her daughter the best holiday ever? He’s just passing through, and love is for suckers. If only his kisses didn’t feel like the miracle she always hoped for…
Their Christmas Baby Contract - Shannon Stacey
With IVF completely out of her financial reach, Reyna Bishop is running out of time to have the child she so very much wants. Her deal with Brady Nash is purely practical: no emotion, no expectation, no ever-after. It’s foolproof…till the time she spends with Brady and his warm, loving family leaves Reyna wanting more than a baby…
Second Chance For The Single Dad - Carol Ross
Rhys McGrath is no dancer, but he’ll learn in time for the father-daughter dance at his niece’s cotillion. He’s smitten by beautiful dance instructor Camile — and he’s dying to know if she feels the same!
Caught By The Sheriff - Rula Sinara
After her sister goes missing, Faye Donovan flees with her niece to Turtleback Beach. But when Sheriff Carlos Ryker offers a shoulder to lean on, Faye faces a choice — keep lying, or trust him with all of their lives…
Can he love her...and keep her safe?
No one in Turtleback Beach knows that veterinarian Grayson Zale is in the witness protection program - not even the woman who left him at the altar. When a joint inheritance brings Mandi Rivers back to their small seaside town, Gray can't deny that their connection is as strong as ever. But his mysterious past remains between them; can he reveal the truth without endangering Mandi - and their future?
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Can he trust her...with his heart?
Detective John McTully is drawn to edgy newcomer Faith Fitzpatrick. So when the business owner is accused of a recent vandalism spree, he keeps an open mind. Tully knows he shouldn’t get involved with his prime suspect, but a Fourth of July stakeout leads to romantic fireworks. With the townsfolk stoking his suspicions, can he believe in Faith’s innocence...and trust his own heart?
Second Chance Christmas - Rula Sinara
A beachside Christmas. Brings unexpected gifts!
A second chance. That’s what Ex-Navy SEAL Damon Woods asks for when Zuri Habib comes to Turtleback Beach with a nephew who looks just like him. After her sister’s death Zuri believes Caden deserves to know his father — even if he did break her teenage heart. Can Damon and Zuri forgive each other and give a grieving boy the family he needs this Christmas?
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Tessa Henning is no damsel. But she's definitely in distress. If her husband really is involved in the ivory trade, he'll come after her when he finds out what she's uncovered. Unfortunately, the only person who can help is Mac Walker. Stubborn, fiercely independent, danger–loving bush pilot Mac Walker–with whom she shares custody of their orphaned nephew. Though Mac's no knight in shining armor, he can keep her and their nephew safe in the Serengeti while they wait out this storm. But he can't protect Tessa from the strange weather brewing inside her, stirring up feelings for Mac she wishes she could ignore.
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Marine Ben Corallis is an expert at facing death, but nothing comes close to the terror that grounds him when his wife is killed in a car accident the day he returns from duty. He's left to raise an infant, a toddler and a ten-year-old girl who hasn't uttered a word since her mother's death.
It's hard not to care for the widowed marine with three young children. Yet he's still grieving the loss of his wife, too burdened with guilt to fall in love again. And Hope Alwanga's future as a doctor awaits her on the other side of the world, in Nairobi. If two such opposites can't agree on a common country, how can they ever create a safe place to call home?
His twins might be wild...
But she knows just how to tame them–and their father
Earthquake expert Dax Calder brings his eleven–year–old twins to the Serengeti to fulfill a promise to his late wife–never leave the girls. Meeting free–spirited teacher Pippa Harper feels like serendipity. She's the perfect nanny for his mischievous twosome, even if her definition of rules is slightly different than his. But there's one rule Dax never expected to break…falling in love again.
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