When Cole Stevens travels from Montana to Texas to close a business deal with his old friend, Chandler West, he never expects to close in on a relationship, too. But with one brief flicker of eye contact in the airport with a pretty young woman carrying a guitar, his heart starts to unravel.Sarah MacKay, fresh off the South Dakota ranch she grew up on, is touted as the up-and-coming country music singer of the year. Invited to sing at Chandler West's annual ranch barbecue, Sarah finds herself in opposition with her manager, and Cole steps up to protect her from the smarmy, poor excuse of a human being. Emotions are high and sparks fly, and for the first time in his adult life, Cole feels something for a woman that both mystifies and terrifies him. But it's just a weekend, right? He will be back home on the Branded Filly Ranch in Montana come Monday, and Sarah has a career to get off the ground. Can a love-at-first-sight weekend turn into the happily-ever-after neither of them are looking for?Then Sarah turns up missing and it's suspected she's been abducted by her manager. Suddenly Cole has more to worry about than a love-at-first-sight weekend. Will he lose Sarah before he has her?

Protecting Sarah: Branded Filly Ranch

Romance

James, Maddie

Contemporary

Sand Dune Books

A reluctant rancher. A lonely librarian. A family in shambles. Can the rancher risk a second chance at love and heal his family at the same time?When John Rankin's wife dies, leaving him with two children to raise, he wonders how he can he take care of a family and run a working cattle ranch, too. Annie's domain was home, hearth, and the kids. Her dying put a hole in his day-to-day existence like nothing he'd ever before experienced-not only in his rancher lifestyle, but also in his heart.As the months roll on, his heart is only one of his problems when eleven-year-old Callie rebels. Missing her mom and unsure how her life is unfolding, Callie pushes back at every turn, and John is unsure how to help her. Then his friend and farm manager, Buck McGinnis, suggests John seek the counsel of a woman for advice dealing with a moody pre-teen female. He wants to introduce John to his friend, Abby Cooper.John is reluctant, but eventually caves to Buck's advice. Suddenly, life becomes more complicated.The Parker Ranches, Inc. series launches with the novella, The Rancher's Second Chance, establishing the historical perspective of the original Parker Ranch, the patriarch of the present-day family, John Rankin, and his second chance at love and healing his family.****The Parker Ranches, Inc. series is a contemporary western romance series written by award-winning and bestselling romance author Maddie James.Linked by strong family relationships, these stories take place in multiple ranch settings in Montana (Rankin's Rock Creek Ranch; The Branded Filly Ranch), South Dakota (Sweet Grass Ranch), Texas and Kentucky (Remington Ranches). The Parker and Rankin families-Montana ranchers for generations-anchor the series and lay the foundation for stories to come. As families grow, forming new ranch partnerships, you'll also meet the MacKay and Remington families, among others.Parker Ranches, Inc. books are romance stories with happily-ever-after endings. Some are sweet, most are steamy, and a few are romantically erotic. These novels and novellas always feature cowboy heroes and the women who love them-often with complicated relationships and external challenges.

The Rancher's Second Chance: Rock Creek Ranch (Parker Ranches, Inc.)

Welcome to Harbor Falls! This two-book bundle is your series starter into the 15-Book Harbor Falls Romance Series! I All of My Heart, Book 1 - Life is perfect. When Suzie Hart inherits the lakeside Victorian cottage that eventually becomes Sweet Hart Inn, she imagines her life all planned out ahead of her. She will run the inn, write her recipes, conduct her cooking classes, and pick up an occasional catering job with her cousin Sydney Hart, who owns the local bakery. Her life in Harbor Falls is predictable--a welcome change from the chaos of recent months--and that's the way she likes it. Predictability makes her happy. And then chaos rides his bad ass Harley up to her bed and breakfast doorstep--and her perfect, predictable, and well-planned world starts crumbling like yesterday's blueberry muffins. Brad Matthews has other ideas. In fact, he has a plan. When Suzie worked as his sous chef in Asheville several months earlier, he had no intention of falling in love with the sassy chef--no room in his life for romance. But when Suzie disappeared and took Brad's heart with her, his good intentions shattered. And even though Brad's plan involves making a lot of people in Harbor Falls angry (Suzie included), it is part of a bigger plan to get his own life and career on track, and to win Suzie Hart back into his arms--permanently. But can Suzie let go of their muddled past, and her well-planned future, in order to finally find happiness with hunky Chef Brad? And can Brad alter his own plan, in order to get Suzie back? Take My Heart, Book 2 - When Shelley Hart ran off and married her sister's fiancé, the whole town of Harbor Falls was in a twitter. A few years later, her husband deceased and with two little girls in tow, her only recourse is to go home for the holidays. Will her sister, Suzie, forgive her? And what about that boy she left behind? Harbor Falls Police Officer Matt Branson values being alone. Dubbed the town hermit, he prefers the solitude of his mountain cabin to socializing with friends--friends who say he still pines after the woman who got away. But the snowy day he pulls over an older model sedan speeding into Harbor Falls, things change. His gut slams against his backbone as a tearful woman rolls down the car window. His heart melts when she looks up into his eyes. Shelley Hart is back in town--the woman who sent him into his cave in the first place.

Sweet Hart Inn at Harbor Falls: A Small Town, Second Chance Romance (A Harbor Falls Romance)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

A star-crossed, holiday romance story of young love, old love, holding on, and letting go. During the summer of 1989, Jenny Anderson meets Ben Matthews during a beach vacation with their families. Fresh out of high school and ready to get on with life--Jenny to Penn State in the fall and Ben to work for his uncle at Dickens Hardware--they didn't expect to fall in love. But love-at-first-sight happens anyway. This long-distance relationship doesn't deter them. After a summer of love letters and clandestine trips in the fall, Ben asks Jenny's father for her hand in marriage over Thanksgiving weekend. Much to Jenny's horror, her father angrily denies his request. That's when Ben and Jenny devise a plan to elope, enjoy a Christmas honeymoon in the mountains, and settle into life in the Christmas Village of Dickens. Jenny hopes her parents will come around, finally give their blessing, and welcome Ben into the family. But plans go awry when Ben's truck breaks down not far out of Dickens. The young couple takes refuge from a fast-approaching snowstorm at an old farmhouse with elderly occupants. The pause in their getaway causes Jenny to have doubts--until she witnesses first-hand the power of love.

Home for Christmas: A Dickens Holiday Romance (The Charmington Series)

Charming the Prince: A Dickens Holiday Romance (Book 8) (The Charmington Series)