Download or read book Small Town Strangers A Small Town Friends to Lovers Romance written by Emma Austen and published by Emma Austen. This book was released on with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope Sutton I’ll do anything to save Sutton Farm, including letting this handsome stranger stay in the barn. He says he’s just passing through, but I was born and raised in Rowan County and if there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s the only thing that ever passes through here is gossip. There’s more to his story, there always is. I just offered him a place to stay in-exchange for work. Now the only thing harder than letting go of this place may be letting go of him. Matt Riley I’m staying long enough to earn some cash and get back on the road. After losing my farm and then my wife, I’ve learned that it’s best not to stay in a place long enough to get attached. I know there’ll be long days ahead working at Sutton Farms; I don’t mind hard work. What I do mind is being left for dead by a hit and run on my walk to get the job. Lucky for me, I wake in the bed of Hope Sutton and she just offered me the job. Now strange as it sounds, I'm learning sometimes you have to leave home to find home and mine just might be here with her. Rowan County Series: Small Town Strangers Small Town Famous Rowan County is a contemporary short and sweet standalone novella series that you can read in any order. Pick up a copy today for the perfect feel-good summer romance.

Download or read book His Small Town Sweetheart written by Amanda Berry and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Category: home and family"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book Lost Before You written by Brooke O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestselling author Brooke O'Brien brings all the steam in this small town meets city, friends-to-lovers romance. My life was turned upside down the night I walked in on my boyfriend with another woman. The look on his face when he saw me standing in the doorway will forever be ingrained in my memory. I would've given anything to escape the pain of my broken heart. Like all the times before, when my world was left shaken, Mason was always there to pick me up when I fell. He's a notorious ladies man and no stranger to chasing away his problems with alcohol and one night stands. When I asked him for one night to help me forget, I begged him to promise me nothing would change between us. I hated the thought of losing him too. I wish someone would've warned me about the risks of falling in love with your best friend. Now our friendship will never be the same...

Download or read book Love in a Small Town written by Abby Tyler and published by Casey Shay Press. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three standalone books in the Applebottom series is now available in one boxed set! · A nice relaxing weekend read that will warm your heart, feed your soul. ~ I Dig Good Books · Full of spunk and small town wit. ~ Incidentally Book Blog BOOK ONE: THE SWEETEST MATCH: A SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE She hid secret messages in frosting, thinking no one would notice. When Sandy Miller emerges from her shack on the edge of town after eighteen years in isolation, she finds a job decorating cakes for a little shop on Town Square. But then everyone starts spotting secret words of love and longing on her cakes. Andrew McCallister is the first to admit that he never got over Sandy when she dropped out of high school and disappeared. But now she’s back. He just has to get the guts to talk to her. When the town summons the pair to plan the school’s centennial bash, Andrew and Sandy discover they are the only two members of the committee. As they attempt to rekindle the long-lost flame, Sandy realizes her messages must have been seen by the town. And love is even sweeter the second time around. BOOK TWO: THE PERFECT DISASTER: A PUPTASTIC ROMANTIC COMEDY Her giant pup drags her across town, right into the arms of the football coach. Ginny Page arrives in Applebottom with a problem -- a Great Dane she rescued three days before her big move. An untrained Great Dane that outweighs her by twenty pounds. When Roscoe trashes the doggie bakery on Town Square, the locals send their strong, single football coach to help Ginny tame her new addition. Carter McBride is a favored son despite his team’s losing tradition. He got his heart broken on national television, and he’s content to hide in Applebottom and underachieve himself into oblivion. Until Ginny. Her devotion to her students and this wild, crazy dog inspire him to be a better man. With the town’s encouragement, Ginny and Carter learn that sometimes life’s biggest setbacks can turn a disaster into the perfect match. BOOK THREE: THE IRRESISTIBLE SPARK: A FIREFIGHTER ROMANCE She started the blaze. The firefighter fanned the flame. When Lorelei decides she's over that guy who ditched her a year ago, she dumps all the clothes, stuffed animals, notes, and mementos from the relationship on her front lawn. Then, she sets the pile ablaze. It feels great. Until it catches the grass on fire, too. Then the neighbors show up. And, of course, the volunteer fire department is called. Micah arrives on the scene and handily douses the blaze. But the fire he puts out sparks a new one in his heart when he realizes this feisty woman with a zeal for life might be exactly what he's been looking for. __ Don't miss all of Abby's books: -- The Sweetest Match: Sweet Small Town Second Chance -- The Perfect Disaster: Small Town Dog Lover Sports Romance -- The Irresistible Spark: Sweet Small Town Firefighter Romance -- Mistletoe Summer: Sweet Small Town Grumpy Sunshine Military Romance -- The Unexpected Shelter: Sweet Stranger in a Small Town Romance -- The Special Delivery: Sweet Small Town Single Dad and Nanny Romance -- Belated Kiss: Sweet Late in Life Mature Romance (over sixty) -- Runaway Cove: Small Town Family Saga on the New England Coast

Download or read book Born in a Small Town written by Debbie Macomber and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-12-27 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Midnight Sons and Daughters by Debbie Macomber There's something special about Alaska—and about the town of Hard Luck. Scott O'Halloran grew up there; he's been away for years, but now he's back. To stay? Everybody's wondering—especially Chrissie Harris. The girl he left behind… The Glory Girl by Judith Bowen Glory, Alberta. A cowboy town in cowboy country. Hannah Parrish loves it here. "Once from a small town, always from a small town," says Jack Gamble, ex-prospector, a man who's ready to come home. He wants to find a "nice, quiet Glory girl. " And that's exactly what Hannah is—even if Jack doesn't know it yet! Promise Me Picket Fences by Janice Kay Johnson Melanie Parker never wants to leave Elk Springs, Oregon. After a lifetime of moving, she finally has a big house with a picket fence. To Kevin McNeil, that sounds like prison. They could walk away from each other right now—if they weren't falling in love…

Download or read book Bring It On Home A Small Town Family Romance written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing . This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "That girl who got knocked up in high school.” Maggie Reynolds moved all the way to Los Angeles to escape that reputation, but she still hears the whispers of old scandal every time she comes home to small town Tennessee. For twelve long years, she's lost herself in work, determined to prove that she's more than one foolish, teenage mistake. But as each of her sisters has found love, she's feeling the keen edge of loneliness. After losing his chance with Maggie to tragedy years ago, Porter Ingram has contented himself with the friendship they've rebuilt. His love for her is an open secret she refuses to see. But when Maggie's forced to take a sabbatical from work and comes home to Eden's Ridge, he knows it's time for her to face more than the demons she left behind. Though he's been her steadfast rock for years, Maggie's blindsided by Porter's declaration--and seduced by the second chance he offers. As they navigate the rocky path from friends to lovers, Maggie faces the local gossip with her head held high. But the painful past they've put away is full of secrets that just might destroy the foundation of their forever.

Download or read book Break My Fall written by J.H. Croix and published by J.H. Croix. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A swoony, small town romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! My rules: No players. No flirts. No cocky jerks. My exception: Dawson Marsh. Dawson might be every girl’s crush in this small town, but not mine. I can appreciate him from a distance, and that suits me fine. Except that one time he kissed me. Up close and personal. Once is a mistake. But the second time? Sublime. The man should come with some kind of a warning sign: Not safe for work! Hot to the touch! But what kind of girl can’t handle a little friends with benefits action, right? The one who missed the most important warning: Danger, risk of falling. Evie & Dawson’s story is perfect for readers who love small town romance, firefighters, broody alpha heroes, smart sassy heroines, friends to lovers, opposites attract, slow burn, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon, and a deeply protective grumpy hero. *A full-length, standalone romance.

Download or read book Someone to Hold written by Patty H Scott and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's a small town girl. He's got dreams bigger than their past.Amelia loves her life in Cypress Cove. It's all she's known, and despite the typical quirks of small-town life, she wouldn't trade it for anywhere else. She's had a love and lost him. Now she spends her days helping on her parents' small farm, at her Nana's inn, and running her own hospitality business to local tourists. She doesn't have time for romance, especially not with a man like Dalton.Dalton Price couldn't wait to move to a big city when he graduated high school. He had a crush on Amelia, but his future was elsewhere. When his company decides to open a real estate branch in Cypress Cove, Dalton comes back to oversee the project. What he didn't count on was how seeing Amelia would affect him. His feelings have only gotten stronger over the years away. But Dalton's heart has been broken and he's hesitant to love again.When Dalton decides he's willing to risk it all for Amelia, can he convince her he won't leave this time?

Download or read book Small Town Girl written by Ava Catori and published by Kim Koby Books. This book was released on 2018-11-11 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A workaholic veterinarian and an inconvenienced out-of-town writer are thrown together in a twisting tale of love. Anna York didn't ask for the inheritance. In fact, it was more a hindrance than a help. Why would somebody she didn’t know leave her everything they had? Confusion and curiosity gnaw at her as she’s forced to unravel the mystery and clean out an old lady’s bakery and home. Dr. Sam Spencer is the key to the puzzle, but Anna and Sam are going to have to find a way to communicate that doesn’t involve butting heads like a pair of mountain goats. With fiercely different ideas, they want nothing to do with the other. Unfortunately, a magnetic attraction pulls them together as their personalities push them apart. When an answer comes to light, it’s not one that either expected or is ready to accept. Can two stubborn mules find common ground and work together? Or will they spin off in different directions in an attempt to resist fate? This small town, sweet, clean romance offers a tender, wholesome story about finding balance and letting go of past heartache.

Download or read book Warming His Bed A Small Town Strangers to Lovers Romance written by Kat Matthews and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One fake vacation rental ad.Two strangers.Three weeks. For nosy tabloid blogger Sadie Davis, it's the work trip from hell. Instead of an inviting BnB host, she's faced with a broody, reclusive ex-firefighter who wants to kick her off his porch. Drew Evans values his solitude more than anything. So when a captivating stranger shows up at his front door with nowhere else to turn, his gut reaction is hell no-not my problem. She got scammed, but not by him. Unfortunately, every hotel in a 90-mile radius is booked up and Drew's conscience won't let him leave Sadie stranded in the middle of the night in an ice storm. Only problem is, Sadie isn't gone the next day. Or the one after that. And the longer she stays, the harder it gets to say goodbye. But Sadie's itching to dig up the past. A past Drew plans to keep buried deep. Sadie might be rekindling a spark he thought he extinguished years ago, but it could come at the cost of truth - a truth that could uproot everything Drew has worked so hard for. Can Sadie and Drew let go of the past enough to hold on to each other, or will they both end up getting burned? Warming His Bed is a full length, stand-alone, sexy small-town contemporary romance novel with no cheating, first-person dual POV, and a guaranteed HEA.

Download or read book Small Town Brides The Complete Series written by Ava Catori and published by Ava Catori Books. This book was released on with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small-town romance. Five stories. Five sweet, clean love stories. (complete series) Small Town Hero: After a crushing betrayal, Rebecca is grief-stricken. Opposites attract, when she's forced to rely on a stranger's help. Problem is, they blend like oil and water. Can two broken souls find salvation with their complete opposite? Small Town Girl: A veterinarian and a writer are thrown together unexpectedly. Anna inherited a property from a woman she's never met. Unraveling the puzzle isn't easy, but Sam might be the key to the mystery. Unfortunately, they have fiercely different ideas. Can two stubborn people find common ground and work together? Small Town Bride: Kennedy Rae is a single mother with determined focus. With school, work, and a three-year old, she doesn't have time for an unwelcome distraction. Jack's self-centered and nothing more than a commitment-phobic playboy. She wants nothing to do with him. Can he break through her brick wall and warm her cold heart? Small Town Help: Cassidy's attempt at independence isn't going well. She's making bad impressions all over town. She's like a tornado twisting out of control. When her roommate sets her up on a blind date, things don't go as planned. In fact, the sooner she can get away from the guy, the better. Can Cassidy find love, or will her mouth land her in trouble—again? Small Town Trouble: Taylor thrives in chaos. It's the quiet spaces that leave her uncomfortable. When a disillusioned divorce lawyer ends up on a date with Taylor, his words don't flatter. She thinks his spiel is hogwash. What does he know about love? He's too busy breaking apart families to grasp devotion. complete series, completed series, small town romance, clean romance, sweet romance, contemporary romance, romance series

Download or read book What Are Friends For Seasons in a Small Town Book 1 written by Patricia McLinn and published by Craig Place Books. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ❤ Best friends, lovers once ... and now? ❤ Seasons in a Small Town – Spring The one person who understood his out-of-the-box brain was Darcie, his best friend and complete opposite. At high school graduation, for one night, Zeke and Darcie jolt from friends to lovers. Then he leaves town. Darcie knew her Zeke. He'd never look back, wouldn't ever see her feelings for him. Now, 17 years later, Zeke's a self-made tech billionaire, Darcie's a local cop, Jennifer's divorced and Darcie's friend. Their town is flagging, but Darcie has a plan. It starts with luring grumpy Zeke back to Drago for its annual Lilac Festival, then persuading him to boost the town's economy. Even if that means matchmaking him with the beautiful Jennifer. Even though it means having to shepherd him through this experience. Darcie will do it for him, for Jennifer, for Drago. Zeke swore he'd never come back to where he was miserable, other than his connection with Darcie. But maybe this homecoming won't be so bad. Especially spending time with Jennifer ... and Darcie. Now why did he think of Darcie when things were going so well with Jennifer? Darcie's plan doesn't get off to the best start when she puts Zeke in handcuffs, but they can get past that. For Drago's sake, they have to. Just like she'll get past wondering what if friends could have a second chance at turning to lovers again... What Are Friends For?, Book 1 of USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn's Seasons in a Small Town series, will captivate readers of Holly Cortelyou, Connie Dave, Juliet Sobanet, T L Swann, L. Steele, Weston Parker, Kat Baxter, who love passionate, contemporary romance with a spark of humor. What readers are saying about What Are Friends For? 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Download or read book Two of a Kind written by Alexa Rivers and published by Alexa Rivers. This book was released on with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a nerdy academic with a hopeless crush. He’s a rugged outdoorsman who’s never looked at her twice. Brooke Griffiths is fed up with being treated like she’s fragile. Sure, she spent a couple of decades dealing with chronic illness, but she’s ready to grab life by the horns… if only people like Jack Farrelly would stop trying to ‘protect’ her. For years, the gorgeous adventure guide never noticed her. After a stolen kiss, she thought that had changed, but her hopes quickly went up in smoke. Unfortunately, she needs his help if she wants to keep a promise to a friend who passed away. Jack is grumpy and distant, but the more time they spend together, the more she realizes it’s all a façade. The real Jack is a raw, heartbroken mess. She’s falling for him, but he’s determined not to open his heart again. If you loved the charm of Virgin River and the zaniness of Schitt’s Creek, then TWO OF A KIND is your next must-read book. Buy now to start reading this uplifting and steamy small town romance today!

Download or read book Small Town Hero written by Ava Catori and published by Kim Koby Books. This book was released on 2018-11-11 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy a free read, the first book in the Small Town Brides series. (The series is complete) Rebecca is saving herself for marriage. After a crushing betrayal, she spins out of control after catching her fiancé and best friend in bed together. Grief-stricken and desperate, she finds herself stranded in Tennessee and forced to rely on the kindness of a stranger. Ryan knows heartache. The only woman he loved walked away the day he proposed to her. He knew in that instant he'd never trust his heart to another. At least he has his dog to keep him company and a good job as a local firefighter. When Rebecca ends up in Ryan’s path, they blend like oil and water. While he’s content with what life gives him, she escapes by seeking her identity in expensive things. Can two broken souls find salvation with their complete opposite? This is a clean, sweet, small town romance. clean romance, sweet romance, clean romance series, sweet romance series, free books to read and download, free book, free books, complete series, completed series, small town, small town romance

Download or read book Small Town Lovers Evergreen Cove Book 4 written by Harriet Pope and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-06 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexia and David are in love. Unfortunately, they're also married - to other people. Beautiful Alexia Jones had always been just another trophy as far as her ambitious husband was concerned. He never loved her, and she'd learned to live with that. But now he's moved her to Evergreen Cove, miles away from all her friends, and she's having a hard time adjusting. David's marriage is no better. Married to the girl he got pregnant in high school, it had never been a love match, and now that his kids are adults he's had enough. So, when he meets Alexia he knows what he has to do. Their connection is immediate and powerful, even though they are both trying hard to ignore it. Both David and Alexia have spent decades doing the right thing. Isn't it time now for their happiness to be the priority? ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Small Town Lovers is Book 4 in the Evergreen Cove Series set on beautiful Vancouver Island Canada. If you like cozy small-town feel-good Romance with lots of handsome alpha males, spirited heroines, intriguing storylines, and a guaranteed Happy Ending, then you'll love Harriet Pope's series Evergreen Cove This is an almost clean series. There's a bit of swearing and definitely some sex, but nothing too graphic. (No pages and pages of sex details here.) If you like Small Town Romance with a bit of heat to it then you'll love Evergreen Cove! Buy Small Town Lovers now, and if you download the e-book you'll be able to start reading instantly! Still not sure? Check out my website at www.harrietpope.com You'll find Sneak Peeks for all my books plus FREE books and epilogues.

Download or read book Stranger in a Small Town written by Kerry Connor and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysterious blue-eyed stranger who showed up in the middle of the night wasn't just looking for work. No, when "John Samuels" signed on with Maggie Harper to restore the decrepit old house, he was hoping for answers and a chance to face the demons of his past. But then strange happenings started threatening his beautiful new boss—and disrupting the passion that sparked between them. Someone didn't want them in that house. Someone who knew the truth about what had happened there thirty years before, about the brutal murder that destroyed John's family. John never expected redemption. But danger waited in the old house, haunting them both….

Download or read book Stranger in a Small Town written by Margaret Watson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seth Anderson has come to Sturgeon Falls determined to prove two things. First, that he'd never fathered a child. Second, that Dr. Kat Macauley, the prime suspect in his counterfeiting case, isn't fit to be a mother. But face-to-face with the fiercely protective Kat, he isn't so sure. The passionate and loving woman who swore she'd never let her friend's daughter go off with a complete stranger makes him see what he's sacrificed by always putting his career first. And that's not all… he quickly realizes how much he hopes his suspicions are wrong.