Shackled to her small town, vintage gift shop owner Jane Tanner longs to become a mother before her biological clock ticks out and drunkenly propositions the worst possible candidate, her sister's ex-boyfriend, who is on board until they're soon reminded just how messy life is.

Georgia Carpenter is overwhelmed by the generosity of her late great aunt, who left her a cottage in Blackbird Beach. What lies ahead is more work than she's ever done in her life. Another family member arrives unexpectedly, and things change. She thinks she can handle everything, then her cheating soon-to-be ex does something that could destroy her chance to start over.

"New beginnings await Georgia Carpenter as opening day for the Sea Glass Inn approaches. It's all very exciting but there are a million things to be done. And a million fires to be put out. With the constant reminder that nothing good ever comes easy, she and Travis Taylor, her handsome handyman, conquer each problem that arises, bringing them closer than ever before. But is it all happening too fast? Georgia isn't sure and doubts begin to creep in....

"The Christmas party at the Sea Glass Inn is a long-held tradition, one the townspeople of Blackbird Beach consider the kick-off of the Christmas season. Until, of course, the Inn closed, and the party stopped happening. Now Georgia Carpenter has decided it's time to restart that tradition, even though the party is a massive undertaking and one that will influence how people feel about the Inn for the rest of the year. With the help of her sister,...

Working for his mother, the sheriff of an idyllic Midwestern resort town, Eli North, when the body of a teenage boy is found in the lake, is drawn into an investigation related to America's opioid epidemic that becomes much more than just a hunt for a killer. Eli North is not okay. His drinking is getting worse by the day, his emotional wounds after a deployment to Afghanistan are as raw as ever, his marriage and career are over, and the only job...

"Over the years, small-town Pike, Wisconsin, has seen its share of shady characters, murderers, and serial killers--and not all of them have landed behind bars. For some folks, solving cold cases from the safety of the virtual world is a harmless diversion--but the stakes can be deadly . . . An online crime-solving group is just the kind of adventure Bailey Evans needs. She loves her nursing career and small-town life, but her days are predictable....

Workaholic Henrietta Wegner can feel her edge beginning to dull in middle age. Once the company's hottest mergers and acquisitions executive, Henri can see the ambitious and impossibly young up-and-comers gunning for her job. When her boss makes it clear she'll be starting the New Year unemployed unless she can close a big deal before the holidays, Henri impulsively tells him that she can convince her aging parents to sell Wegner's, their iconic Frankenmuth,...

"With the storm behind her, Georgia Carpenter looks forward to reaching her goal of reopening the inn left to her by her great aunt. It seems very attainable, too, thanks to all the help she's been getting from family and friends. She and Travis Taylor her handsome handyman, seem to be on a good path, as well. In fact, everything is going swimmingly until a rival in town does the unthinkable and creates all kinds of chaos. Things begin to spiral out...

"With the last person in her corner gone and a ruthless agent from the Order of St. George closing in, Erica Slaughter finds herself alone and without a prayer. Can she take on this horrific new monster plaguing the small town of Tribulation, New Mexico by herself, or is this the end of her story?"--Page 4 of cover.