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A headstrong woman discovers it’s never too late for change in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s spirited novel about lost hope and second chances. Substitute counselor for wayward teens isn’t how public-school teacher Jayden Bennett planned to spend her summer vacation. However reluctant, she’s hiking up her jeans and heading for remote Piney Wood Academy in north Texas. Two months. Seven days a week. Few amenities. And three troubled girls daring Jayden to make a difference. She understands what she’s up against. She has her own burdens to bear. Jayden’s not in it alone. The devoted elderly couple who run Piney Wood trusts in Jayden’s tough-love approach to get the job done. So does drill instructor Elijah Thomas, whose hardened boot-camp hide conceals a heart broken one too many times. Jayden is making it beat again. For both of them, falling in love is a risk. Because all summers must come to an end. But with each new sunrise on these rustic acres, Jayden discovers that Piney Wood is a last chance for her, too. And with so many lives in turnaround, a new beginning for everyone could be a dream come true.

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A homeless young woman finds an unexpected family in beloved New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s novel of healing hearts and new beginnings in a small Texas town. In the fading town of Rooster, Texas, all that’s really left is a service station, a church…and the Banty House, a long-ago Depression-era brothel. For more than seventy-five years, Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson have called their mama’s house a home. The three eccentric sisters get by just fine with their homemade jams and jellies, a little moonshine on the side, and big hearts always open to strangers. Like Ginger Andrews. An abandoned teen with a baby on the way and nowhere to go, she’s given a room to call her own for as long as she wants. The kind invitation is made all the sweeter when Ginger meets the sisters’ young handyman, Sloan Baker. But with a past as broken as Ginger’s, he’s vowed never to get close to anyone again. As a season of change unfolds, Ginger and Sloan might discover a warm haven to heal in the Banty House, a place to finally belong, where hope and dreams never fade.

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A Wall Street Journal bestseller. Secrets told in the church ladies' room are supposed to stay in the ladies' room. But that doesn't mean that what Trudy overhears there during her great-aunt Gertrude's funeral won't change the rest of her life. Trudy has a daughter in the middle of a major rebellion, a two-timing husband who has been cheating for their entire married life, and a mother with Alzheimer's residing in the local nursing home. She doesn't really need a crumbling old house about to fall into nothing but a pile of memories and broken knickknacks. Billy Lee Tucker, resident oddball in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, lived next door to Gert, and in her will she leaves him the funds to help Trudy remodel the old house. That's fine with Billy Lee, because he's been in love with Trudy since before they started school. And just spending time with her is something he'd never ever allowed himself to dream about. A beautiful home rises up from the old house on Broadway, and right along with it rises up a relationship. But is Trudy too scarred from what she heard in the ladies' room to see a lovely future with Billy Lee?

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Tessa Wilson’s life is all over the map. She may be clumsy, but this time she’s stumbled into a pickle by choice, not by accident. She’s agreed to take a month-long trip around Texas jammed into a ’59 Cadillac with a drama-loving teenager, two elderly spitfires, and—oh, yes—her biological mama who gave her away at birth. And the ride gets even crazier when hot-as-sin cowboy Branch Thomas crosses into her lane. They don’t call him the sexiest man in the Lone Star State for nothin’. As the miles pass and sparks fly between Tessa and Branch, her grandmother starts dropping hints about family wedding traditions. And as Tessa discovers the power of her budding friendships and the unbreakable strength of her newfound family of strong Texas women, she wonders if she’s also on the road to the biggest adventure of all: true love.

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown's second book in her contemporary cowboy series, Lucky Penny Ranch

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The next heartwarming romance in this USA Todaybestselling series proves it's tough to resist a sexy cowboy with a Texas drawl and heart of gold! Includes a bonus short story, "A Wedding on Lavender Hill" by Annie Rains! Taggart Baker has always lived life on the edge, making the country song, "Live Like You Were Dying," his motto after his best friend died in a motorcycle accident when they were eighteen. But after one bad brush with the law, he realized it was time to grow up. Now he's looking thirty in the eye and running his own ranch next to the Longhorn Canyon spread in Texas. Still, no one would ever call him tame... Trauma nurse Nikki Grady likes life slow and steady. She has too much drama in her job to want a man who's only going to create more headaches. But when her best friend's younger brother shows up in the ER after a bull-riding accident, something in his haunting crystal clear blue eyes draws her to him like flies to honey. The more time they spend together, the more Nikki begins to relish the idea of his cowboy in her life forever. But just as Tag is ready to ditch his wild ways for good, his past comes calling, threatening not only their love, but their lives. Includes the bonus story "A Wedding on Lavender Hill" by Annie Rains!When an event planner is asked to create the perfect wedding in just three days, she must turn to the last person she wants to ask for help - the infuriating owner of the house on the hilltop.

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The bestselling Queen of Cowboy Romance delivers a heartwarming novel where a doctor and veterinarian get a second chance at true love when a storm traps them together.After traveling the world, Dr. Cody Ryan has finally come home to his foster family's ranch in Honey Grove, Texas. But all his time in Doctors Without Borders couldn't have prepared him for the sudden blizzard that forces him to take shelter in an old barn-or for the shock of watching Stephanie O'Dell yank open that same barn door minutes later. He's barely seen the gorgeous veterinarian since he returned, so why is she icier than the wind outside?Stephanie-better known as Dr. Stevie around Sunflower Ranch-has been treating the cattle there for years...and not one of them is as bullheaded as Cody. He's completely forgotten how he broke her heart, back when she was a teenager smitten by his easy charm and sharp wit. But as the blizzard rages on, trapping Cody and Stevie together, it's clear that the fire they've built to keep warm isn't the only source of sparks in that barn. Once the storm passes, will Stevie and Cody discover that they've fallen in love ...and will either of them ever admit it?

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A heartwarming novel of complicated families, new neighbors, and fresh hope from a New York Times bestselling author who writes "Southern comfort in a book." -Sheila Roberts Allie Logan has her hands full with a bad breakup, a struggling renovation business, a sister who won't stop flaunting her engagement ring, and a grandmother who keeps wandering off at the most inopportune times. In fact, Granny Irene's latest habit is sneaking out to the ranch next door, where's she's convinced a lost love awaits. But when Allie goes to collect her, she finds instead a new neighbor-six-foot-plus of tall, dark, and charming. Blake Dawson is one more thing Allie can't deal with right now. But since he's hired her to help repair his rundown ranch, they're suddenly spending an awful lot of time together. And as family secrets-past and present-start to come to light, Allie finds that opening her heart might just be the fresh start her life needs.Includes the bonus novella Buttercup Farms, part of the Sunflower Ranch series-never before published!

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Two books for the price of one! Get USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown's new Western, cowboy romance PLUS the full-length novel Hometown Cowboy by Sara Richardson.Fate has brought Carla Williams home to Happy, Texas-and to Jace Dawson-but her secret will either bring them together or tear them apart.When Jace Dawson sees Carla Williams back in Happy, Texas, he can hardly believe his eyes. The memory of their high school graduation night ten years ago is forever branded in his memory. That was the night he and Carla wound up in a hay loft together. At the end of that summer, she moved away, but Jace could never forget the way Carla felt in his arms. Carla Williams hoped that coming back to Happy, Texas to take care of her grandmother would be a great opportunity to get over Jace Dawson once and for all. The wild cowboy was always way above her social standing. But closure isn't easy to come by with the small-town of Happy abuzz with talk of who fathered Carla's red-haired sassy daughter.

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Fiona Logan was in a pickle. Broke, bankrupt, divorced, and now her pickup has just slid off the slick road and into a muddy, slushy ditch. What a homecoming! Jud Dawson couldn't believe his luck. Standing by the side of the road and kicking the heck out of a flat tire was the most stunning woman he'd ever seen. However the cowboy gets more than he bargained for when he realizes Fiona is on the way to the same B&B he is. Christmas is suddenly about to get very cozy...

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New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown’s heartwarming novel about old rivalries, young love, and a lemon meringue pie to die for. In Bonnet, Texas, Liddy Latham, the queen of funeral dinners, keeps a southern comfort-food tradition alive—until fancy-schmancy Matilda Monroe moves back to town. She wants room at the table for her own style of consolation and closure: healthy, modern, and vegan. But this is about more than fried chicken versus tofu turkey. Matilda’s return is also stirring up their volatile, unresolved history. And just when they thought it couldn’t get more personal… Matilda’s son, Nick, and Liddy’s niece, Amelia, have met and the sparks are flying. For Matilda and Liddy, their precious kin’s romance is their worst nightmare. Now, it’s all Nick and Amelia can do to survive a family feud that has the whole town talking. The battle for the funeral dinner crown is on. As two strong-willed women wrestle for control, making peace with the past may be the only way to serve the star-crossed lovers a happy ending.

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From matchmaking carolers to a festive lights competition, four bestselling authors explore the magic of the holidays in these heartwarming small towns.The Perfect Christmas by Carolyn BrownRugged cowboy Landon Griffin can't help being smitten by single mom Dixie Boudreaux and her baby girl. To help win their hearts, he wants to give them both the perfect holiday at Longhorn Ranch -- baking cookies, trimming the tree, building snowmen, and the whole works. But when nothing seems to go right, he might need a Christmas miracle to help him out of the mess.Joy to the World by Hope RamsayRetired music teacher Brenda McMillan has lost her holiday spirit, but reluctantly agrees to fill in for the director of the Magnolia Harbor Christmas Chorale -- even though Dr. James Killough, the town's biggest Christmas enthusiast, is the group's accompanist. Will he have enough Christmas magic to mend her broken heart?Home for the Holidays by Rochelle AlersPastry chef Iris Nelson is looking forward to spending Christmas on Cavanaugh Island with her best friend's family. But she wasn't expecting to celebrate with their very handsome visitor on leave from Afghanistan. Is their attraction just the glow of the season or a gift to enjoy forever?Cowboy Christmas at Heart by A.J. PineFor Deputy Sheriff Daniela Garcia, no hometown tradition makes her happier than the Meadow Valley Holiday Light Parade. This year she's planning for the sheriff's office to have the most dazzling lights. But when the new mayor -- and certified grinch -- threatens to cancel the event, Dani will have to show him the true meaning of Christmas.

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Once a cowboy, always a cowboy Ten years ago, Jack Everett left his family's ranch without a backward glance. Now, what was supposed to be a quick trip home for his father's funeral has suddenly become more complicated. The ranch Jack can handle-he might be a lawyer, but he still remembers how to work with his hands. But turning around the failing vineyard he's also inherited? That requires working with the one woman he never expected to see again.Ava Ellis broke her own heart the night she let Jack go. She was young and scared-and secretly pregnant with Jack's baby. Now that he's back and asking for her help, Ava sees her opportunity to right the wrongs of the past. But how will he feel about the son he's never known? Could this be their second chance-or their final heartbreak?"A fabulous storyteller who will keep you turning pages and wishing for just one more chapter at the end."-New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown"Cross my heart, this sexy, sweet romance gives a cowboy-at-heart lawyer a second chance at first love and readers a fantastic ride."-New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan"A.J. Pine's writing is superb."-Romancing-the-Book.com on Six Month Rule

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