Author: barbaralohr

While Christina tutors the Heir Apparent, she captures his father’s heart. Seeking safe harbor, Christina Newhart escapes to a Mediterranean island with daughter Lexi. King Marco Giovanni Pietro di Napolitano needs a governess for Gregorio, his teenage son. Christina tailors her resume to fit his requirements, but has she oversold herself? A skilled equestrian? She doesn’t ride. Upon arrival, … arrival, she finds her new pupil polite and teachable. His father? Charming but inflexible. A widower, Marco wants nothing less than Harvard for Gregorio. Christina’s application had mentioned a son, a companion to Americanize the future king. Lexi is an…

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A sweet collection of Christmas holiday romances to warm hearts and lift hopes. From babies to brides, families and friends come together in support of budding romance and committed couples to ensure that love stands the test of time. These are forever love stories based on respect and pulse-pounding romance that endures long past the holidays.A Quick LookChristmas Dreams and Santa SchemesRyan … SchemesRyan offers to help in Sarah’s bakery this Christmas, although Harleys are more his thing. But when it comes to healing Sarah’s heart? He has just the right ingredients for his widowed sister-in-law. “so much more than…

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Victoria Pomeroy has always been on the receiving end of Christmas. Can Dr. Darling and his charity clinic teach her it’s better to give than to receive?Victoria’s search for holiday spirit lands her in the Sweetwater Creek urgent care center. Handsome Dr. Derek Darling quickly becomes her Christmas challenge. Can you say Santa’s stalker? After wheedling her way into his charity clinic, she … she volunteers but id horrified when he puts her to work in the kitchen. This isn’t the together time she pictured, but she’ll do anything to win his heart. Maybe she’ll even give up the annual…

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While Trevor helps Bryn rescue the diamondback turtles, her grade school friend plans to steal her heart.It’s breeding season and Bryn’s got turtles on her mind, not men and marriage. Her current boyfriend’s away and she’s not sure Malcolm’s her forever man. When her diamondback nests are ravaged by critters, good friend Trevor Daniels, now a marine biologist, steps up to help. Soon his little … little girls fall in love with the turtles and Bryn, although his socialite mother works against them. Since his divorce, Trevor’s kept busy in his lab while raising his adorable twins. No way will he…

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Best friends. That’s all they were…until one of them wanted forever.Almost thirty and single, Emily Sommers trades the big city for Sweetwater Creek, family and friends. An online nutritionist, she loves her historic apartment, but not the repair bills. Best friend Jackson Hart steps in as her handyman. For years Jackson watched Emily bake cookies and send cute cards to the wrong man. Now he … wrong man. Now he has a plan to become that guy. Emily’s had it with billionaires, so Jackson plays down his own success to win her heart. Falling hard for her handyman, Emily has…

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Can the young widow make her family’s Christmas dreams come true? Sarah’s scheming little boys might have the answer. Christmas season in Gull Harbor is Sarah’s chance to fill her bakery cases with holiday cookies and pastries. Recently widowed, she needs brisk sales to catch up on late taxes. Her brother-in-law Ryan volunteers to help, although her husband’s handsome younger brother has always … brother has always been trouble. But her two little boys, Nathan and Justin, adore Uncle Ryan and scheme to make him the man of Mom’s dreams. Ryan’s motorcycle accident changed his life. So did the loss…

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Lindsay comes to clean Tanner’s house. That’s all. But somewhere between dusting and organizing his garage sale, Lindsay loses her heart…and then her head. The young widow forgets to mention that she’s a mother. An only child, Tanner knows nothing about kids.Veteran Tanner Phelps has come home to purge his past. Lindsay could mean a change in plans but what can he possibly have to offer to a … offer to a widow with two kids? Then a little boy with Down syndrome shows up on his driveway. Tanner teaches Red how to play basketball. At first, they’re both clumsy.…

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The marriage might be over, but Phoebe and Ryder aren’t finished with each other. Not by a long shot. Can you take back the man who’s hurt you so badly? Maybe. Encouraged by friends, Phoebe decides she’ll have a bit of fun with her ex. They both own the Gull Harbor cottage where Phoebe still lives. She wants it fixed up and demands his help. Her ruggedly handsome ex fumes, and then he folds. … then he folds. Mighty suspicious. Losing Phoebe was the biggest mistake of Ryder’s life. He’s never gotten over her. Can repairing a house heal a broken marriage?…

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Carolyn returns to town after 10 years away to take care of her grandmother — and runs into Brody, who’s no longer a troublemaking kid but a sexy architect. Can Brody convince Carolyn to give him a chance?

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