It was without a doubt the most conniving, lowlife trick ever played on a man. But it was for a good cause... Eulie Toby didn't like playing tricks, but the only way she could keep her younger orphaned siblings together was to get married--and Moss Collier was the perfect choice. Handsome and kind, he seemed so lonely living with his hermit uncle on that pretty sweep of Tennessee mountaintop. It didn't matter if their vows came at the end of a shotgun; Eulie promised Moss she'd make him the best wife in all of the Sweetwood. But a young bride and a ready-made family were the last things on Moss's mind. He had big dreams of going West and nothing was going to stop him--not Eulie's sweet innocence...not her deliciously kissable lips...and especially not that growing warmth deep inside his heart every time she came near. Moss had plans all right--but he hadn't planned on falling in love.

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"I've read all her books and loved every word." -Jude Deveraux. “Think you can trust your husband? Think again!” That’s what the gossipy types at Erica Bentley’s new job say. Even her (multi-divorced) mom agrees. But Erica’s “sure” she knows her husband, Tom, better than that. He says he loves her, and shows it in a million ways. Except...he has been working extra-late these days. And he’s been kinda quiet. Even secretive. Happily married Tom Bentley never thought his head could be turned--until he saw Clara. Her sleek body has him longing, and he can’t get her 127” wheelbase out of his mind. That’s right. Erica’s “competition” is...a car. The beautiful Buick has Tom completely car-crazy. And Erica’s sleuthing is making her just plain crazy. One of them needs to come clean with their newest obsessions, before Clara drives their happy marriage into a ditch!

From a Rita-award-winnning author comes another heart-tugging favorite. If you're fishing for a great read, Bitsy's Bait and BBQ delivers. Emma Collins wonders who in their right mind would use her hard-won divorce settlement to purchase an Ozark bed-and-breakfast on eBay. Her free-spirited sister Katy fantasizes dreamily about how this move to a small town will be just the thing for starting over with her five-year-old son, Josh. It’s not until they drive to Warbler Lake, Missouri, to take over Bitsy's B & B that they discover that in this part of the country B & B might stand for Bait and BBQ! The sisters know little enough about running a bed-and-breakfast, but a bait-and-BBQ? With their money and futures sunk into a run-down, roadside rattletrap, they have no choice but to roll up their sleeves and get to work. But as they settle in and get to know the difference between fatheads, night crawlers, mealworms and shiners, no one is more surprised than they are when they actually get the place up and running. But trouble is brewing. Katy's ex-mother-in-law is having second thoughts about the custody arrangements for Josh, and she fully intends to get him back. With the prospect of losing the little boy, the sisters face another challenge. Can a good plate of BBQ cure a broken relationship? And is this new, strange community the bait that finally lands happiness into such a leaky boat?

"I've read all her books and loved every word." -Jude Deveraux. No More Mr. Nice Guy. Like a bad-choice-making boomerang, Mazy Gulliver has returned to her mom’s tiny house in Brandt Mountain. But this time, she’s got her teenage son, Tru, in tow and no intention of messing up ever again.Mazy’s so determined to rebuild her life she hardly minds beingthe new loan collector, or even working for Tad, her ex. She’s not here to make friends--or fall in love. Sweet, dependable Eli Latham has loved Mazy since they got pretend married in second grade. But after being burned by Mazy for two decades, Eli’s got a new strategy. Mazy likes bad boys, so a bad boy is what he’ll be. How hard can it be to act like a jerk? Not for the first time, men are making Mazy crazy, though she’s determined to do what’s right for her and Tru. But breaking old habits is hard, and if she really wants things to change she’ll have to face her biggest adversary: herself.

From a Rita-Award-Winning Author, comes a perfect novel that reminds us that sometimes circumstances unexpectedly offer a second chance to get things right. Red Cullens likes her life. Tight jeans and tattooed, at forty-six she’s turned her hard luck degree from the school of hard knocks into sole ownership of her own honky-tonk. She’s got some good music and some steady money and a handsome young fiddle player to warm her lonely nights. She’s also got a past tucked neatly away. One phone call changes everything. There is a bridge she could never burn and it’s now forcing her in a direction she never thought she would go.

"Pamela Morsi is a perennial favorite for a good reason... she writes the perfect feel-good read." - Susan Wiggs Meet Dorothy Jarrow: devotedly unsexy librarian Buttoned-up book lover DJ is all sensible shoes, drab skirts, and studious glasses. After an ill-advised spring-break-fueled fling left her mortified, she’s committed to her prim and proper look. When she’s hired by a rural library in middle-of-nowhere Kansas, she finally has the lifestyle to match--and she can’t wait to get her admin on. But it’s clear from day one that the small-town library is more interested in circulating rumors than books. DJ has to organize her unloved library, win over oddball employees and avoid her flamboyant landlady’s attempts to set her up with the town pharmacist. Especially that last part--because it turns out handsome Scott Sanderson is her old vacation fling! She is not sure whether to be relieved or offended when he doesn’t seem to recognize her. But with every meeting, DJ finds herself secretly wondering what it would be like to take off her glasses, unpin her bun and reveal the inner vixen she’s been hiding from everyone--including herself.

From a USA Today bestselling author, comes Rita Award finalist with Strong Romantic Elements — Pamela Morsi at her finest. For Jack Crabtree, returning home to the backwoods of Catawah to tend to his ailing grandfather isn't exactly how he wanted to spend the better part of his week. He'd just closed a huge deal at work, had three kids home for the summer, and a wife who was angry at him for trying to move them to a bigger house--not to mention, he wasn't looking forward to spending his time running through an obstacle course of crazy relatives who, since his father's death, never felt like anything more than strangers. When his mother insists his wife join him, he learns how much you miss when you stay out of the dance. With the right person at his side and the love of his grandparents as his guide, Jack learns that life is a complicated jump and jive through calamity and strife, but there's nothing like letting go and following the music. The times and the steps may change, but the passion remains the same, especially within the walls of the Jitterbug Lounge.

From a USA Today Bestselling Author, originally titled BY SUMMER’S END, this story is quietly Pamela Morsi’s finest. We’ve all wondered. How would things have turned out if… If I hadn’t taken that job? If I hadn’t been sick that day? If the traffic light had been green? How different would the future have been without that one event in the past? Dawn Leland leads an ordinary life. A life with courage and brilliance as well as mistakes and baggage. Having grown up in Tennessee’s Foster Care system, she is short on trust and slow to share. But she falls in love and that changes everything. Or does it? In parallel stories we see two very different directions, two different versions of the life journey. Through the eyes of her daughter, thirteen-year-old, Dakota, we see the real life roads her mother has traversed. And with the narration of Dawn’s beloved husband, Sonny, we glimpse a full measure of what might have been.

"I've read all her books and loved every word." -Jude Deveraux Corrie and Sam married young. Now, on the eve of their 25th wedding anniversary, Corrie asks: “Are we together because we want to be, or because we’ve always been?” For longtime sweethearts, love is not something that gets handed out with a diploma; it has to be earned day by day. Corrie: "I had dreams for college and a career. My reality was a teen pregnancy and marriage to a directionless hometown boy who will never meet my mother’s approval." Sam: "I've never recovered from the shocking tragedy of my mother's death or my father's imprisonment, but I know what's important in life and my grandmother taught me what love can mean. That’s what I want, for myself and for Corrie... Suburban Renewal is a poignant story of two broken souls who rediscover themselves and their love.