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Owen O’Connell wants only one thing: to put a ring on the finger of his longtime girlfriend, Tessa Brooks. But when her past fears become an obstacle between them, Owen may not get the new beginning and the happily ever after he truly wants. Meanwhile, Suzanne O’Connell finds herself in a yearlong slump, being the live-in girlfriend of Deputy Harold Waters. Jobless and searching for something to give her life meaning, she finds herself on the wrong side of the law when she stands up for the rights of a stranger who is targeted by the community.

The name Ben Wilde means something in the oil and gas industry. Admired as one of the top ten bachelors in Idaho, he’s a man who has it all…except when it comes to love. That is, until he meets Carrie Richardson: an environmentalist, a fiery blond beauty, and an absolute thorn in his side.

In The Unexpected Storm, Candy McRae is barely making ends meet. She's heartbroken and alone with her horses and baby donkey living hand to mouth on the most sought-after oceanfront property. Everyone wants it, including the wealthy hunk who owns the estate next door. And when he offers to buy it, she refuses. His first mistake was asking her out. His second was not meaning it. Even though he could solve all her problems, she'd rather sell to the devil himself.

Sheriff Blake Gatlin has moved to rural Montana for a fresh start, but when he meets Brandyne, a single mom of five struggling to make ends meet he is determined to be the only man around helping her out. But Brandyne is determined to stand on her own two feet very aware that Blake isn’t jumping in for a ready-made family. But when Brandyne’s past comes knocking she is forced to decide between love and what is right for her children.

Everyone said they were too young to love. Katy and Steven have planned out their happily ever after: marriage, family, and a place of their own. A simple life in a small town with big dreams, just like Katy's parents, Brad and Emily. However, life's hardships soon threaten the future Steven and Katy have planned together.

In The Wedding, Candy McCrae has everything she could ever want, and she’s about to marry the one man she’s always loved. He has money, he’s powerful, he’s drop-dead gorgeous, and he has a very close, attentive family with babies, nieces, and nephews running everywhere. For the first time, Candy has someone making decisions for her. So why is she so nervous?

Six months ago, Laura walked out on the only man she’s ever truly loved. Even though wealthy Andy Friessen has been looking for her, what he doesn’t know is the secret Laura has been hiding. And when Andy finds out, he’ll risk everything to get her back.

Evie and Danny have been friends forever, and neither has considered the other in a romantic way. Then, one day, in drives Charlie Adams, the sexy, gorgeous daughter of the town banker. When she sets her sights on Danny, he just can't resist her charms. Little does he know that Evie is about as down and out as she can get, working a dead-end job with less than 20 dollars in her bank account. Her future and options are bleak, and to make it worse, as she watches from the sidelines, she realizes she has loved Danny forever.

Christmas has always been a happy affair for the Friessens, but this year, as the family returns home, they are faced with more than a few challenges - from the crazy whirlwind of an on-again, off-again romance to a fairytale marriage now on the rocks, with more secrets than the family knows what to do with. Can the Friessens pull together this holiday season, and will the gift of love be all they need?

When the unthinkable happens, a family's life is changed forever. Katy and Steven have settled in their new home, with a new job, a new life, and a baby on the way. Everything for this young couple is perfect - that is, until the night Steven makes a quick trip to the grocery store for his pregnant wife. As the sun rises and Katy wakes, she soon discovers that Steven never made it home.

She looked him straight in the eye - those blue eyes that were so intense and she wondered what they'd be able to get her do? She was smart, levelheaded, and not lacking in self-confidence. She loved who she was; she had a family who loved her, and yet here she was sitting here discussing giving something to a man she would never consider giving to anyone.

Kidnapped and pregnant, Abby finds refuge in Eric's arms, but danger looms around them. Can Eric protect her and keep her safe? Follow their gripping story of love, survival, and sacrifice in this compelling trilogy.

Dive into the thrilling world of the O'Connell family with three gripping favorites in this collection. In 'The Stalker,' a small-town girl meets a seemingly perfect man with chilling secrets. 'The O'Connell Family Christmas' turns a festive gathering into a holiday thriller filled with love and dark mayhem. In 'The Girl Next Door,' a blast from Luke's past brings danger and secrets that could jeopardize the O'Connells.

Either this would be the biggest mistake of her life, or it could turn out to be the best decision Paige ever made. After all, who accepts an invitation from a man they hardly know to travel across the country to get to know them better, from a note? Will this turn out to be a mistake that Paige will regret and have her walking into something that she can't control? Or will this be a chance for love that Paige and Morgan are both looking for?

A hit and run driver on a deserted country road, and Richard and Maggie suffer a parents worst nightmare. Now a year later Maggie McCafferty struggles to put her life back together...hiding her pain with outrageous behavior and her own secret she's unwilling to share. Until her friends step in and her strong willed soon to be ex-husband sets out to bring Maggie home-- the only way he knows. Just as Maggie begins to trust again, Dan McKenzie calls after disappearing for over a year.

Being taken in by the O’Connells would be a bit overwhelming for some. But for Reine Colbert, the feeling of being on the outside, looking in is all too familiar. Yet when Suzanne O’Connell, the unruly rule-breaker, steps in with her very pregnant sister Karen to right all the wrongs Reine has suffered along the way, she exposes a deeply guarded secret involving crimes against other women, and the three soon find themselves in a perilous situation that could leave one of them paying the ultimate price.

Gabriel Friessen can’t shake his growing unrest at the idea that his seemingly perfect life is nothing but a lie he’s spent a lifetime running away from. Even though he loves his wife and step-daughter and has a family who loves him, he suspects that to move forward, he needs to close the door on his past—namely, on the man who is his father, his real father, who turned his back on his mother and left her alone and pregnant in what seemed to be another lifetime, before he was born.

Kim and Bruce are finally getting married after postponing their wedding not once but twice because of unforeseen emergencies. But then, what could Kim have expected from a busy doctor like Bruce Siegel? However, as their wedding day approaches, it isn’t just nerves that get the best of Kim. To her and Bruce’s dismay, problems seem to be tossed in front of them, threatening to end their happily ever after.

A love they thought would last forever. Kim and Bruce were inseparable as teens and believed their love was strong enough to overcome everything. Bruce promised they would be together forever, but when he left for medical school, everything changed - and Kim married someone else. When they both return to their hometown after Kim’s divorce, they end up fighting the attraction between them. Neither is willing to talk about the promise Bruce made...until one summer night.

Broken Promises: When a woman suddenly shows up on their doorstep demanding her daughter back, Marcus and Charlotte O'Connell find themselves in a heart-wrenching tug of war. Having adopted Eva while Reine served her time, they never anticipated the emotional turmoil that would ensue. As secrets and lies collide, the O'Connells are forced to question what truly matters. This NY Times and USA Today best-selling novel by Lorhainne Eckhart explores the essence of family, love, and the weight of deep-seated secrets.