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Ignatius “Scorch” Madigan is all alone. At last. After a bitter, public split from his band, he retreats to the seclusion of a friend’s Gulf Coast beach cottage. Now he has just two weeks to pull together his first solo album and show the world—and himself—that he has what it takes to be a star in his own right. Sarita Dunway craves a refuge. Her family still treats her like their problematic wild child. They push her into Christmas prep with her godmother’s son, hoping his influence will bring her into the fold. But cheerful Christmas activities with her former nemesis leave Sarita feeling anything but festive. When her careless mistake lands Scorch in the ER, Sarita jumps at the excuse to retreat to the cottage to tend to the gorgeous, gifted, grumpy musician. He doesn’t want to need anyone’s help. She only wants to use him. Scorch begins to yearn for days with Sarita more than silent nights working alone. Sarita finds proving herself to her family pales in comparison to the joys of being in Scorch’s world. And somewhere between the sand dunes and the mistletoe, what Scorch and Sarita unwrap in each other will be their biggest holiday surprise of all.
Cole Dunway’s got everything under control. Well, not everything. But the things he can control? Those are locked down. Until he’s wheeling through the airport, heading back to the Gulf Coast for Christmas with his family, and smacks into distressed friend-of-a-friend Andi Ennis. Andi’s at a loss. Bag packed, they/them badge pinned to their chest, flight on time … but abruptly uninvited to their family home. Which is fine. They’ll figure something out. Especially if know-it-all Cole gets his way and drags Andi home with him. Sharing a cozy beach cottage, and the warmth of family, Andi and Cole find unexpected connections and plenty of heat to draw them together. But is it only holiday magic, or can the romance endure once they’ve left the sand and Santa behind?
He craves a place to land. Photographer Victor Anthony has one lifelong friend—Anton Bellamy—and one lifelong crush—Anton’s big sister, Gillian. A romantic to the core, each pic he snaps of Gill sharpens his conviction that she’s the key to finally having a family that sticks around. She needs to fly free. In the year her three best friends will all wed, Gillian Bellamy takes her own vow: to put herself first. Her family life and a career in academia have taught her that no one else ever will. But when her friends learn about their college hookup, they pester Gill to give Vic a second chance. Will his dreams stop her from soaring? Gill doesn’t want to be the raven-haired, razor-witted cake topper of Vic’s dreams. Her relationship terms are all short term, while his heart-eyes are looking for permanent ties. And she can’t trust that he’d ever have focused on her if she wasn’t his best friend’s sister. Can Vic nudge past her cynicism to show her a future they both can love?
Every December, Chloe and Gabe meet at a mutual friend’s Christmas party. Every year, the holiday sparks fly. Chloe returned to a ravaged New Orleans to help rebuild a first-class Neonatal ICU in the city she’d loved during her residency. Energized and fulfilled by her job, her only personal desire is for casual good times in the Big Easy. Gabe’s marriage ended when his wife’s disdain for his artistic ambitions sapped both his professional confidence and his trust in love. Having thrown his heart into his career, he’s not interested in putting anyone but himself first. The year they finally arrive at the party with no dates in tow, will the collision of her brusque nature and his creative soul put a permanent damper on their Christmas cheer? Or will the spark between them ignite into a flame as blazing as a sax solo on Bourbon Street? Featuring characters from Melanie Greene’s EYE OF THE TIGER, standalone novella LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL will make your holiday spicier than a big bowl of Cajun gumbo.
Margo Dunway has wanderlust. It’s like regular lust, but with travel thrown in. She’s spent years locked in place, and is ready to set off on unfettered adventures as she figures out, well, the whole rest of her life. Karl Moore isn’t lonely. Not exactly. He has his golden retriever, and the choirs he directs, and his thousand dreams of settling down, securely anchored to the Gulf Coast town he’s made home. Goaded into joining an Advent handbell choir, Margo is shocked to run across Karl, a painful reminder of the church where her faith was shattered. He’s as compelling as ever, but she resolves to resist his lures long enough to survive the Christmas season. Then she can sail away from all the temptations that would hold her back from finding her true passion. Margo may be everything Karl ever dreamed of, but her dreams can’t come true if she’s constrained within the world he holds dear. He can’t be her ballast, but can his heart afford for him to stand by and watch while she flies free?
Things Rachel Groff needs: her daughter out of diapers, the back child support she’s owed, freedom from her devious, dirtbag ex-husband. Rachel has inched her way towards financial security over three years of solo parenting. Clinging to her hard-won independence, she is on guard against the type of man who deceived her in the past. Men like the too-hot and too-charming divorced dad who claims to be nothing like her ex. Things Theo Melis loves: kayaking along the bayou, baking pies, being with his son. His big gamble has paid off: his brewpub is in the black and garnering great reviews. Now Theo’s focused on earning a favorable rating from his manager’s ex-wife. He’s taken with her strength and ferocity of purpose, and proud when she allows him to help her escape the stresses of life. But one moment Rachel melts into him; the next, she jerks away, leaving him overheated and confused. Theo longs to earn Rachel’s trust. Rachel’s heart yearns for him, but her instincts have devastated her before. Every step they take could be a disastrous misstep. If they move in unison, can they discover a path worth taking?
Alicia Wells never asked for a knight in flour-dusted apron to show up full of ideas for saving her surf-side cafe. She’s quite brilliant at plans, which is how she kept Pier 3 Coffee afloat through plenty of tough times already. She’ll just have to do it again. Mateo James doesn’t want to live for his family bakery, but even more, he doesn’t want his father to die for it. So he’ll do what’s required of him, including throwing himself into community organizing. If it helps his parents, and Alicia, to thrive, he’ll sacrifice anything. Even his own chance at happiness. As Alicia charges forward with his plans to save Pier 3, Mateo would love to slow her down long enough to show her the value of their connection. But if she won’t let him in, he’ll have no choice but to let her go.
Fame, fortune, fans: what more could Kim-ly Phan want? Kim’s first computer game hit big, catapulting her into success. She’s young, fashionable, clever—the perfect mix for both media adulation and online attack. A PR nightmare made her a recluse, but now all eyes are on her town as it recovers from a devastating storm. Floodwaters. Foster children. Family. The demands for Tomás Mireles’s protection loom like a pile of storm debris. The hurricane hit hard in his personal and professional lives. His evacuated family is crowded into his apartment and he’s assigned to relocate the residents of a flood-destroyed group foster home. Kim Phan offers up her mansion for the kids, plunging him into a battle of wills as he works to make it a safe refuge. She’s opened her home, but has learned better than to open her heart. He thinks she’s in it for the publicity and praise, meaning he has to work even harder to protect those in need. She thinks he’s one of the many who value her only for what she can give. Will their mistrust of each other drown out the attraction that could bring them both safely to a new outlook on their future?
Two determined souls. One small town. Driven by grief and impulse, Livia DeLacroix quits her job and buys a small-town bed & breakfast inn. It’s a bold move, but she needs the peace of a fresh start. Looking to shine his tarnished reputation, Gregory Forst returns to Honey Wine, Texas, sure he knows how to revitalize his hometown’s tourist industry. Greg's dreams depend on his taking over Livia's property, but she isn’t renovating just for some overconfident stranger to undermine her plans. No matter how they intrigue each other, they’re constantly at odds over their common border. Filled with sparkling rivalry and sizzling moments, Common Ground is an irresistible story of new beginnings, second chances, and the power of finding your place.