Author: melodycarlson
Emma knows she’ll never get the white Christmas she’s always wanted in Arizona — so she decides to swap houses with a Colorado songwriter. But the home’s handsome, helpful caretaker may not be all that he seems… A faith-filled holiday romance from a USA Today bestselling author!
While staying on her grandfather’s farm, Dillon Michaels restores his vintage camper — and falls for local hardware store owner Jordan Atwood. But when her ex shows up to prove he’s ready to commit, can she follow her heart and pick Mr. Right?
Krista Galloway is not a fan of Christmas. After her rough childhood in multiple foster homes, the holiday season just brings too many bad memories to the surface. But when she accepts a job as a city manager in the mountain town of Winter Hill, Washington, Christmas is part of the deal. The small town is famous for its Christmasville celebration, something that the city manager . . . well, … manages.As she tries to make her tiny new apartment feel like home for her and her eight-year-old daughter, Emily, Krista begins to wonder if this move was a mistake.…
When the fun-loving and spontaneous artist Willow West meets buttoned-up, retired English teacher George Emerson, it’s not exactly love at first sight. Though she does find the obsessive-compulsive man intriguing. Making it her mission to get him to loosen up and embrace life, she embarks on what seems like a lost cause–and finds herself falling for him in the process.A confirmed bachelor, … bachelor, George vacillates between irritation and attraction whenever Willow is around–which to him seems like all too often. He’s not interested in expanding his horizons or making new friends; it just hurts too much when you lose…
If the Tide Doesn’t Change, Who Will Pay the Price?As autumn of 1916 descends upon the once-peaceful town of Sunset Cove, Anna McDowell has great hopes that the excitement of the summer will be over, now that a few of the key players in the rum-running ring have been arrested. But with a daring jailbreak getting the town in a dither again, she knows that the danger hasn’t passed for anyone in her … anyone in her coastal hometown.With a mayoral election keeping tensions high and the authorities busy searching for those behind the jailbreak, Anna has plenty to keep…
An icy road. A car crash.A family changed forever.Hannah Josephson had always been the “perfect” daughter. Kiera couldn’t live up to her before, and she certainly can’t now that her older sister has died in a car accident. But the image she carried resentfully of Hannah is challenged when she finds her dead sister’s diary and begins to read. Apparently Hannah’s final year wasn’t as perfect as … perfect as everyone thought.Caught in a pattern of blaming each other, the Josephson family is falling apart. Their father has left, their mother is mixing opiates and alcohol, little sister Maddie has…
As the Great War rages on, Sunset Cove continues to feel its impact. Running the small town newspaper, Anna McDowell can’t escape the grim reports from the other side of the world, but home-front challenges abound as well. Dr. Daniel is serving the wounded on the front lines. And Katy, expecting her first child, with her husband in the trenches, tries to support the war effort with her Red Cross … Cross club. Even as the war winds down the costs are high—and Sunset Cove is not spared.more
In the summer of 1917, US troops join the allied forces in the Great War. Back in Sunset Cove, Oregon, other battles wage. Anna McDowell continues to fight old fashioned stereotypes as she runs a newspaper committed to truth. Despite opposition, she’s determined to expose ongoing rum-running and prohibition lawlessness. Adding to Anna’s frustrations, her good friend Dr. Daniel seems to run hot … run hot and cold. He loves Oregon, and maybe Anna too, but he’s pulled by his East Coast family responsibilities. Even the lure of a new modern Sunset Cove hospital doesn’t seem enough to keep him…
When single mom Wendy inherits her family’s beachfront cottage, she plans to renovate and sell it to pay off her debts. But as Christmas draws nearer, she starts to fall for the charming town — and handsome craftsman Caleb. Will God show her an unexpected path to happiness?
When Amelia learns her child’s father has died in World War II, her poverty drives her to seek help from an unlikely source. Could a Christmas miracle be in store? A touching holiday tale about faith, loss, and hope!