I'll Be Home For Christmas (A Coming Home Novella) (17 page)

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There’s nothing florist Ainsley Fairfax won’t do to help her sister get the love of her life—even if it means taking her place on a bachelorette weekend at a Wyoming ranch so Cecelia can sail off with the man of her dreams. Ainsley is determined to spend the time keeping her head down and her heart safely tucked away—until an encounter with the ranch’s hunky owner gets her heart—and steamy desires—to bloom…

Riley Pommer doesn’t want to be lassoed into any relationship. But with the family ranch in dire straits, Riley knows his sisters’ crazy plan to turn the ranch into the setting for a dating competition—and using Riley as the bait—is the only thing standing between them and foreclosure. But the rules of the game change the instant Riley lays eyes on the spirited Ainsley. Now, as others try to stampede over their love, can Riley prove to Ainsley that true love is a prize worth fighting for?

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Jill Shalvis, Kristen Ashley, Hope Ramsay, Molly Cannon, and Marilyn Pappano each contribute a short story to this anthology that celebrates true love at Christmastime.

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This Christmas novella is set on charming Cavanaugh Island, featuring popular characters from
Sanctuary Cove.

High school senior Crystal Robinson is being pressured to follow in her brother’s footsteps by attending Howard University, when all she’s ever wanted is to go to the College of Charleston. Rather than focus on her pending admissions decision, she puts all of her energy into her community service project at a Charleston nursing home. There, she immediately connects with an elderly woman, Miss Mildred.

Brayden Harris, a New York City college student, finds out his great-grandmother has taken ill, forcing her into a nursing home. Brayden can’t stand the thought of Mildred spending the holidays alone and immediately drops out and heads south. What he doesn’t expect to find is the bright, lovely, and charming Crystal Robinson tending to his great-grandmother.

As the holidays draw near, Crystal and Brayden spend all of their time together at Miss Mildred’s side, fascinated by her stories of love and World War II. What begins as a happenstance friendship turns into a budding romance. But what will happen once the holidays have passed and Brayden returns to his life in New York?

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Maggie Solomon has always been one of Windfall Island’s favorite daughters. A beautiful, passionate charter pilot who loves this remote Maine island, Maggie has never cared much for outsiders—until her latest passenger arouses the curiosity of the town… and something hot and irresistible in Maggie. With his long, lean looks and razor-sharp wit, the man is temptation itself.

Cop-turned-PI Dexter Keegan is on a covert mission to solve the case that will make his career: uncovering the identity of the Stanhope heir, kidnapped nearly a century ago. No one on this fiercely protective island can know what he’s doing, not even the spirited, blue-eyed beauty who infuriates—and excites—Dex. As the desire between them ignites, Maggie becomes the key to the case… and the target of an unknown enemy. Now Dex will do anything to protect the woman he’s come to love—even risk his own life.

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Aubrey Madison is guilty. But not of the crime she’s been pardoned for. Eight months later, reveling in freedom and determined to put shame behind her and start over, Aubrey hits the road with a new last name, a hideous scar on her neck, and a bad case of claustrophobia.

Max Jameson has big problems. His father has died and his half brother Wyatt has returned to the family cattle ranch outside Steamboat Springs, Colorado. An old-fashioned cowboy, Max wants only to remain a rancher, but the High Heather is failing fast and the brothers have no idea how to fix things.

When Aubrey shows up wanting a job, Max is thrown for a loop. The secretive ranch hand has him curious in more ways than one. As they work together to save the ranch, Max and Aubrey begin falling in love, until her past threatens their future.

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The last thing veterinarian Leah Reece needs is a man in her life. They’re nothing but trouble—and not even the fun kind. But when her apartment is broken into and Leah suspects Rafael, her dangerous half brother, of foul play, she can’t deny she could use a little help. She just never expected that help would come with twinkling blue eyes and a sexy smile…

All PI Austin Brook wants is to nail Rafael DeLuna, the man who framed him for murder. He’ll do anything for information—even lie about his identity to charm Leah, DeLuna’s half sister. But her sweet dimples and fiery spirit soon make her more than just his only lead. Leah becomes his every desire. As Austin closes in on DeLuna, it’s clear he won’t go down without a fight. Now the only way Austin can protect Leah is to reveal all of his secrets and risk losing her for good.

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Photographer Lili DeLuca spends all her time working at her family’s Italian restaurant, instead of following her dream of getting an MFA. When famous British chef Jack Kilroy unexpectedly challenges her father to a cook-off, Lili decides she’s tired of playing it safe and vows to seduce the tempting Brit. But once a video of her and Jack kissing goes viral and her luscious (if voluptuous) butt starts trending on Twitter, Lili fears she’s cooked up a recipe for disaster…

Jack Kilroy’s celebrity has left him feeling used and used up. While Lili’s oh-so-sexy moans when she tastes his delicious creations turn him on, he’s even more aroused by how this beautiful, funny woman is unimpressed by his fame. He knows they could be amazing together, if she could only see past his rabid, bitch-fork-wielding fan base. Now, as he’s about to start a new prime-time TV cooking show, can Jack convince Lili to realize her own ambitions—and turn up the heat in his kitchen?

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