Twas the Week Before Christmas

Miles, Olivia

Mills & Boon Cherish

A romantic inn. . .a white Christmas. . .hot cocoa by a roaring fire. . .it all adds up to a perfect holiday romance from Special Edition debut author Olivia Miles! Dear Holly, As I look around the inn, I see garland and mistletoe, colored lights and ornaments--everything I have always professed to despise. You were right to wonder why I would choose to visit The White Barn Inn. You were right about a lot of things. Since I met you, though, everything has changed. I've changed. And that's why I can't go on any longer without telling you the whole story. I don't know if you will ever be able to forgive me. But they say Christmas is a time for miracles. And you do believe in them, don't you? The question is, can you still believe in me? Max

'Twas the Week Before Christmas (Harlequin Special Edition)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Harlequin Special Edition

First loves are hard to forget…but blend one very special couple with a slice of blueberry à la mode and anything can happen in Olivia Miles's delicious reunion story, Recipe for Romance! When Scott Collins walks into the Sweetie Pie Bakery on opening day, Emily is convinced she is seeing a ghost! It has been twelve years since he left town without a word—twelve years since he shattered her teenage heart. What has brought him back to Maple Woods? And why now? Time has only improved Emily's beauty, Scott muses. He would give anything to take away her pained expression, to be able to hold her in his arms again. But the family secret that drove him away still stands between them. And telling her the truth could ruin more than just their second chance at a happy ending….

Recipe for Romance (Harlequin Special Edition)

Some things are sweeter the second time around... Freelance copywriter Lila Harris knows a thing or two about falling in love with the wrong man. She made that mistake once before, and she doesn’t intend to repeat it—until her ex strolls back into her life with an offer she can’t refuse. Working with Sam to land a big account will give her the means to save her grandfather’s ice cream parlor, but letting herself get close to him again is one risk she can’t take, no matter how sweet the temptation. Six years ago, Sam Crawford watched the only girl he’s ever loved walk out of his family’s advertising agency—and out of his life. Now he finally has a second chance to prove to her that he’s not the man she thinks he is. But first he’ll have to win back her trust…and her heart.

Sweeter in the Summer (Sweeter in the City)

Romance

Contemporary

Rosewood Press

Sometimes the road to forever is paved with sweet surprises… Mary Harris has always looked on the bright side…until one too many setbacks leave her wondering why she sacrificed everything for a failing ice cream parlor. Hopelessly single, and still licking her wounds from her last break-up, she almost manages to believe that she doesn’t need a man when she has Sunshine Creamery, until the handsome guy next door has her second guessing herself, and her family’s business. Ben Sullivan’s life was going exactly to plan—and he’s been picking up the pieces ever since it all blew up. Now a single dad, he’s determined not to let another woman mess with his heart again—or his daughter’s. He tells himself he’s only being neighborly by helping Mary repair some things in her shop, but the more time they spend together, the more he dares to wish for something he hasn’t even thought about in a long time: a future.

Sweeter Than Sunshine (Sweeter in the City)

Can friendship lead to forever? Claire Wells just helped the only man she’s ever loved choose an engagement ring…for another woman. With her heart in pieces and her professional life in shambles, she turns to the one man she can always count on: her best friend. Ethan is more than just a shoulder to cry on—he’s sweet, and funny, and okay, easy on the eye. In many ways, he’s the perfect guy…aside from the fact that she’s looking for forever and he’s just looking for fun. Ethan Parker is all too aware of his reputation as a ladies man. Inviting Claire to pose as his date for his cousin’s wedding seems like the perfect solution for them both—she needs a break from the city and he needs to show his family that he’s fully capable of committing to one woman. The trouble is, the more he pretends that Claire is his girlfriend, the more impossible it becomes to view her as just a friend…

No Sweeter Love (Sweeter in the City)

Margo Harper is done with love. After swearing off it once before, she fell for the safe bet, the sure thing…but the only thing she can be sure of now is that her marriage is over. With only one place to go, she returns to Maine, desperate for her grandmother’s pancakes, her sisters’ laughter, and maybe a chance to begin again.But while Margo may have run home, she doesn’t plan on staying, especially when she comes face to face with the first man who ever broke her heart. Eddie’s reappearance in Oyster Bay is reason enough to turn the car around, but Margo is even more troubled when she discovers nothing in her hometown is quite as she left it.Her older sister is selling their childhood house, her younger sister can’t get her life together, and their aging grandmother can no longer keep any of their names straight. But just when it starts to feel like all is lost, Margo finds herself at a crossroads that leaves her questioning what is worth fighting for…and where she truly belongs.

Feels Like Home (Oyster Bay)

Single mom Bridget Harper has no time for romance. Her hands are full enough running her new inn. Toss in a sister’s wedding to host, another sister’s career to help jumpstart, and a grandmother’s missing cat to find, and Bridget has little free time for anything other than taking a good book down to the beach. With troubled times officially behind her, she’s perfectly content with her busy life…until a handsome guest has her questioning what may be missing.Novelist Jack Riley came to Oyster Bay with one purpose only: to write. With a deadline looming, he plans to lock himself inside his room at a remote country inn, and not emerge until his work is finished. The trouble is, he came to get away from distraction and, thanks to the irresistible innkeeper, finds it at every turn. Dragging out his stay in this small town is the last thing he had in mind, until he begins to wonder if he’s finally found his muse…

Along Came You (Oyster Bay)

Abby Harper’s life has finally gotten on track—almost. Sure, she’s still single, and yeah, it’s a little depressing to be planning the menu for her grandmother’s wedding, but romance is hardly her first priority right now. Heading up the restaurant of the Harper family’s inn is the job of her dreams, not to mention her chance to show her two older sisters that she’s not a kid anymore.But when a bad review of her signature brunch puts her face to face with the only man who ever touched—and broke—her heart, Abby is determined to redeem her reputation. It won’t be easy to earn a good review of the inn while sidestepping the one man she’d like forget. But while she tries to win Zach Dillon’s favor, will he manage to win her heart…for good?

Maybe This Time (Oyster Bay)

Photographer Hannah Donovan left Oyster Bay with a broken heart and a dream that never came true. Now, back in town for her cousin Bridget’s wedding, she’s struggling to mend relationships with her family and put recent disappointments behind her. Love is the last thing she has on her mind, especially when the local gossip mill starts hinting at a reunion between her and Danny Fletcher. If there’s one motto Hannah lives by, it’s never to make the same mistake twice.Dan hasn’t seen his high school sweetheart since she fled Maine for the West Coast more than a decade ago. Now a single dad left stinging from a divorce, it seems every meddling matchmaker in town is determined to see him settled down. Hoping to shut down their efforts, he proposes a plan to Hannah that should give them both a little peace: they’ll pretend that they’re dating. But playing the part of a happy couple makes Dan start to think about what might have been…and what could still be.

This Thing Called Love (Oyster Bay)

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