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Fall in love with Marina Adair's Sugar, Georgia, a small town with lots of character, where a woman starting over and a local contractor become inexplicably drawn to each other while renovating an old house.He's trouble she doesn't need...Thanks to a cheating fiancé, Josephina Harrington's perfect life just crashed and burned. Moving in with her overbearing parents is definitely not an option. No, she needs to prove she can make it on her own. And she will-by turning her great-aunt's old house into a destination getaway. She's just not expecting her contractor to be so hands-on-and so totally irresistible....but everything she wants.Bad-boy golf champion Brett McGraw figured his hometown of Sugar, Georgia was the perfect place to lay low and get his life back up to par. The leggy blonde with a pint-sized pup is the kind of sweet 'n sassy trouble he never saw coming. She doesn't know a nut from a bolt and before long, he's renovating her house . . . as she steals his heart. Can he convince Josephina that his womanizing ways are in the past and he's ready for forever?

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After Aliana Marshal watched the man she loved walk down the aisle and vow eternity--to her sister--she set out to create her own happily ever after. Putting her heart and soul into her steel-art, Ali opened Steele & Magnolias, a premiere garden art shop, and all of her hard work is about to finally pay off. Only her sister's idea of eternity ended when Hawk's hockey career went down in flames. Now Hawk is single, back home, and he owns the bar right next door. Even worse, Ali's feelings for him are far from just friendly.Former NHL superstar, Bradley Hawk spends his nights in The Penalty Box serving the best hard cider in Washington--and his after hours serving the beautiful ladies of Destiny Bay. His days, well, those he spends thinking up new ways to infuriate his ex-sister-in-law. Between her "rules of business conduct" and "neighborly advice" the woman needs to learn how to enjoy life a little. And he's just the guy to help. So when he hears she needs a date for a party, his hero complex kicks in and he volunteers. Only, it isn't just any party--it's an engagement party for his ex-wife. And the only way to get through the night is to convince Bridget he's over her. Flirting with Ali feels too good to stop, and when they fall into bed together they take the faux right out of their fauxmance. But just as things start to get real, Bridget calls off the wedding and Hawk is stuck between the woman he'd dreamed of winning back ... and the one he can't imagine letting go.

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A blast from her past . . .Charlotte Holden, Sugar's favorite pediatrician, knows better than anyone that love only leads to heartbreak. Instead, she's focused on creating the Grow Clinic, an outpatient center for children. All she has to do now is to host the best Founder's Day Parade in the history of Sugar, Georgia, to win over a big-city donor. Easy as peach pie. Then sexy Jace McGraw blows back into town and utters those three words every woman dreads: we're still married.. . . leads to tantalizing troubleJace McGraw was making an offer on his dream business in Atlanta when he was told that his wife had some credit issues. Wait, his wife? The annulment went through years ago-or so he thought. He'd walked away only to keep his troublemaker reputation from ruining her dreams. But now that they have a second chance, Jace offers Charlotte a deal: he'll grant a discreet divorce in exchange for 30 days and nights of marriage. Because this time he isn't going to let her go without a fight.

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He's trouble she doesn't need . . .Thanks to a cheating fiancé, Josephina Harrington's perfect life just crashed and burned. Moving in with her overbearing parents is definitely not an option. No, she needs to prove she can make it on her own. And she will - by turning her great-aunt's old plantation house into a destinaiton getaway. She's just not expecting her contractor to be so hands-on - and so totally irresistible.. . . but everything she wantsBad-boy golf champion Brett McGraw figured his hometown of Sugar, Georgia was the perfect place to lay low and get his life back up to par. The leggy blonde with the pint-sized pup is the kind of sweet'n'sassy trouble he never saw coming. She doesn't know a nut from a bolt and before long, he's renovating her house . . . as she steals his heart. Can he convince Josephina that his womanising ways are in the past and he's ready for forever?

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There’s nothing that single mom Liv Preston won’t do if it means making her six-year-old son smile again. After a heartbreaking two years, her little family is due for some fun in the sun. She just didn’t expect to find it in the big, rugged, Search and Rescue hero next door—who shows her just how exciting, and sexy, life’s adventures can be. As head of Reno’s K-9 search division, Ford Jamison knows what it takes to make life-and-death decisions on the fly. He doesn’t hesitate, doesn’t do regrets, and has never doubted his instincts—until he makes a promise that turns his world upside down. Desperate for redemption, he returns to Sequoia Lake, only to find himself face-to-face with his past…and the one woman he can’t have. Not when his secret would destroy her—and everything she holds dear. For Liv, finding love once was a gift. Finding it twice seems impossible, until the moment Ford’s lips meet hers. Love doesn’t always come easy, but when it’s right, it’s worth fighting for…

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Small-town scandals lead a single dad and free-spirited woman to heartwarming love in the second book in Marina Adair's Sugar, Georgia series. The last thing Glory Mann wants is to become chairman of the Miss Peach Pageant in Sugar, Georgia. Spending months hearing nothing but the clinking of pearls and judgment? No thank you! But when Glory is forced to take the rap for a scandal she didn't commit, the judge sentences her to head the committee. Even worse, her co-chairman is rugged, ripped . . . and barely knows she's alive. Single dad Cal McGraw can't take any more drama in his life. After a difficult divorce, his little girl became a boy-crazy teenager and his hands are full. The last thing he needs is to spend his down time with the town bad girl. Glory is pure trouble—tempting and tantalizing trouble. But he can't deny the strong chemistry between them—or how her touch turns him inside out. N

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After a disastrous breakup, Kennedy Sinclair decides now is finally the time to pursue her "Life's Short so Eat the Icing First" plan and buy a popular pie shop in the Pacific Northwest. Little does she know dessert won't be the biggest temptation in her new life... Luke Callahan won't rest until Two Bad Apples Hard Cider, his cider brewing company, is a success. And with his family's prize-winning orchards, it's all in his grasp...until his mom reveals she's sold her dessert shop and his apples to a beautiful big-city baker with legs that won't quit. Luke won't take this lying down! He's going to get the Callahan Orchards back and send Kennedy on her way if it kills him. But the longer Luke spends with Kennedy, the more he wants to convince her to stay forever.

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Glory Mann knows what it's like to spend a lifetime trying to outrun a scandal. So when her grandmother and the rest of the Sunday School Mafia play a prank on the mayor and get caught, Glory steps in and refuses to let them take the fall. Her punishment: public service in the form of acting as chairman of the Miss Sugar Peach Pageant. Yet she becomes the envy of Sugar when Cal MacGraw, the most sought after bachelor in town, is elected her right hand man...The last thing Cal MacGraw needs in his life is another woman. Between his meddling grandma and Payton, his hormonal teenage daughter, he has more estrogen in his life than any one man should. So when Payton announces her intention to win the Miss Sugar Peach Pageant and he's elected to the committee, he's determined to change the rules. Swimsuit category? Over his dead body. But as he--and his daughter--spend more time with wild, sensual Glory, he can't deny how electric the chemistry is between them and how strong Payton is growing just being around her. When a secret from Glory's past resurfaces and threatens the pageant, the town is up in arms and Glory is ready to leave for good. Can Cal convince her to give him--and Sugar--another chance?

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