Author: alexaverde

Three fun, feel-good, uplifting romances where childhood or teen sweethearts encounter each other and second chances when they least expect it! Be prepared to be swept up by these heartfelt stories into the world where past wounds can heal, humor is abound, and love is found again. This set includes a reunion romance, a single dad and best friends romance (previously published), as well as a … never published before fairytale retelling.SEASON OF JOY. A successful travel reporter returns home for the holidays, and sparks fly between her and her first crush, now a single father. When his youngest son…

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Opposites attract, feel-good romances to warm your heart! Let these three love stories set in a small town make you smile and bring you hours of reading joy. RAPSODIA/RHAPSODY. When a control-addicted businessman meets a born risk-taker on his flight home, sparks fly. But after opening a pizzeria in her hometown in south Texas, he finds out it’s easier to earn millions than to make her open her … open her heart again after losing her fiancé. What will it take for her to heal enough to trust in God and take the biggest risk of all-to love again?SEASON OF…

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A third chance or a third strike?What do a dog, a cat, and a hamster, and a whole lot of fish have in common? The couple of humans taking care of them trying not to fall in love! An opposites-attract, fish-out-of-water romance to warm your heart.Translator Cassidy Longfellow’s quiet life is turned upside down when she returns to her hometown to care for her niece. Not only must she deal with a … deal with a lovestruck teen and a dog but also with a neighbor with nephews and a multitude of pets. After having loved and lost twice, her…

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Can she win the heart she shattered?All divorcee Aileen McKenzie wants is a fresh start in her hometown, a new life with her teenaged son, their pets, and her fledgling pastry store. When she nearly drowns in a flood and her house and store are damaged, her first love–and the man she left behind over two decades ago–comes to the rescue. Old feelings resurface, and so do old hurts.Roman Vela has … hurts.Roman Vela has built a successful business in home repairs. Only one thing has been less of a success–forgetting the girl who stole his heart at thirteen and…

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Welcome to Chapel Cove, Oregon, where life begins at forty.The biggest disaster of her life or the beginning of something wonderful?Growing up, Kristina Vela never imagined she’d meet her fortieth birthday divorced by her cheating, manipulative husband, and without a house, degree, or career. Back in her hometown, Chapel Cove, to start anew, she’s given up on men. Then she meets grieving widower … grieving widower Greg Matthews and his adorable five-year-old daughter and helps them renovate a house. Just when Kristina feels she can love again, her ex gives her an ultimatum. Can she choose between her own happiness…

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Stranded in a small town, she might find love-or lose her life…After Dr. Sylvia Barron is dumped by her boyfriend on the way to their vacation without her purse or ID, she lands in a puddle of beer and sprains her ankle. Desperate, she accepts help from a handsome passerby, nurse Ray Macalister. Blaming herself for her only sibling’s tragic death, she dedicated all her time to fulfilling his … his dream and became a successful surgeon. As her attraction to Ray grows, she wants to finally open her aching heart to amor. But when deadly threats start, will she…

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Chefs Petr Sergeyev and Lacy-Jane Macalister can’t agree on anything except for that they can’t agree on anything. Lacy-Jane Macalister returns to her hometown, eager to prove she’s not the culinary failure her ex claimed her to be. After a career in the military, Petr Sergeyev settles down in Rios Azules to help his brother with his nephew and new business. Grandpa Alexey’s is the only place in … place in town that needs chefs.He’s for hearty meals. She promotes healthy food. He likes order. She prefers creativity. He left his girlfriend. She was betrayed by her fiancé. Their arguments…

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An affluent businessman from Houston in need of help with his sick nephew… A small-town paramedic in need of healing… Will a season of romance bring them together or pull them apart?Businessman Andrey Sergeyev’s organized life changes in ways he never planned when he becomes guardian of his orphaned nephew. He moves to small town Rios Azules to care for grieving Ilya in the boy’s familiar … the boy’s familiar environment. Andrey’s fiancée breaks off the engagement because of Ilya’s health challenges. Another romance is not on Andrey’s agenda, no matter how much paramedic Melinda Macalister attracts him with her…

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In a dangerous search for his missing daughter, will a reserved math teacher and a rough-around-the-edges ranch owner find love-or lose their lives?After her fiancé died in her arms, Liv Knox gave up on romance and dedicates her life to her ranch. But when a friend needs her expertise as an ex-runaway and a former PI, she agrees to help Diego Laguardia find his missing daughter. Now not only … daughter. Now not only does Liv have to draw on her traumatic memories, she also struggles with her untimely attraction to reserved and kind Diego. When someone makes it clear…

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