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Woman Up (Port Ranch Book #2)
From a young age, Bev Port knew that she wanted to be part of her family's business of wedding and event planning. Things changed when she met her college sweetheart. She changed her plans for a man who wasn't worthy of her love. Port Ranch welcomed her back with open arms and she worked through her heartbreak by keeping busy and befriending Walker, a newcomer to the ranch. What started as just a friendship, quickly blossomed into more, but could another surprise be too much for Bev and Walker to work through?Walker Lee left his cushy job in Baltimore and moved to the small town of Lawerence after tragedy struck and left his younger brother in foster care. Determined to get custody of his brother, Walker took a job as an accountant at a booming ranch and wedding venue. He didn't expect to meet his new boss's daughter and have feelings for her. He didn't expect the anger he felt toward her ex for treating her badly. He certainly didn't expect to fall in love with the pink-haired beauty. Sometimes the best things in the world as the things you don't expect.
My Summer With You || Taehyung Fanfiction
Because in summer blooms the warmest romance. After a decade of living in the cities, Lee Y/N is compelled to move back to her hometown, Daegu, with her family after her father's death. There she meets her old frenemy, Kim Taehyung, with who she shared a bittersweet past. But this time, their relationship takes a new turn as they spend more time together and turns into something more... like love. Genre: Romance, comedy, friendship, small-town romance Parts: 27Leads: Kim Taehyung and Lee Y/NDo not copy or repost || written by @eatinmochis
Karthik and Anjali
In which Anjali moves to Misayur, a small town in Western Tamilnadu to live with her grandmother and ends up running into her childhood crush Karthik, who is not the unserious boy she knew him as anymore.
Love, Scars, & Shooting Stars
Julie Callahan is a single mother whose only desire is to provide a better life for her son, until she meets a man who awakens other desires in her as well...
Never Getting Back Together
Gilmore Girls meets Sweet Home Alabama in this Watty-Award winning, small-town, second-chance romance! Quinn is hustling to make her dream of owning her own business come true. But first, she'll have to survive a week of hosting her small town's Founder's Festival with her ex-boyfriend.Could Quinn Kelley's summer be more stressful? She's hustling to complete the certification program she needs to launch her own business. She has enough ongoing family drama to keep up with a Kardashian. And, oh yeah, her ex-boyfriend is back in town for the first time in years.Quinn would have been perfectly happy to continue pretending Ty Rossi doesn't exist. But when their mutual friend has a family emergency and has to leave town suddenly, Quinn and Ty are left in charge of their town's Founder's Festival. If they can survive an entire week of co-hosting events without murdering each other, it'll be a miracle. Their tempers ignite like flames set to paper anytime they're together. But the more time she spends with Ty, the more Quinn questions if all those sparks are fueled entirely by hate.2020 Watty Award Winning Novel![[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]]
The Regency Rules
It's the 2020's but Annie La Fontaine has one simple wish: to go back to a time when romance was a little more civilised, like her fav Victorian-era TV series. The men in her small, Australian town seem to be only interested in one night stands - and since her first love abandoned her seven years ago after taking her virginity, she has no intention of letting herself get used again. When her best friend suggests holding a weekly social event for the town to bring back some regency-style culture, Annie jumps at the chance to write the rules for once. Blake Byrne knows that he should stay away from Annie. Sleeping with his sister's best friend seven years ago was a mistake - and he has no intention of allowing a relationship to re-form between them. But when work draws him back to the town he swore to never set foot in again, he finds himself thrust into Annie's arms and he's not sure how long he can resist his feelings.As the Regency Balls begin to captivate the whole town, Annie finds herself with more eligible suitors than she'd ever imagined. So why can't she ignore the way her broken heart still calls out for Blake? If Blake wants to win her hand, he'll have to follow the Regency Rules to the (curly, Victorian-style) letter.
Scars Like Ours | Red View Romance #2
Cliff McAden hasn't been home in four years, and wasn't expecting to meet a woman as gentle and quietly beautiful as Annie Edwards when he finally came back. It's hard for him to believe anyone could be interested in a scarred, disheartened man like him--and thanks to the secrets he's keeping, it's impossible for him to believe he deserves it.* * * * *Being an ugly duckling isn't easy, and Annie Edwards knows that firsthand. Thanks to her new job in Red View, she's finally moved away from her hyper-critical family and is getting the hang of adulthood--but love, the one thing she's always wanted, still escapes her. She doesn't expect to fall head over heels for her best friend's older brother, the mysterious musician who's been away from home for years, and has no idea how to handle her new feelings. Cliff McAden hasn't been home to McAden Orchard in four years, not since he left the country for the most important audition of his musical career and ended up in an accident that left him permanently marred. By the time he comes home for his sister's wedding, the scars that litter his face and body have healed--but the emotional wounds are as raw as ever. Spending time with the orchard's newest employee Annie is the only thing that soothes the pain, and he wants her more than he's wanted anything in a long time. But if the truth about his accident is revealed, he doesn't think anyone will want him to stick around.
Xavier and the Wolf (Legends of Pinewood 1)
To help a grouchy werewolf fit in at a human high school is the biggest challenge golden boy Xavier Davis has faced yet.***When Xavier Davis is asked by his principal to take struggling new student, Aquila, under his wing and tutor him, of course he accepts. He's always happy to help new people adjust to their life in quaint and secluded town Pinewood. Aquila, however, is very different from the students Xavier usually teaches. He can't stand the scent of coffee, growls at people, and is stronger than even the fittest gym teacher. There is something strange going on with the new guy, and Xavier is determined to find out what it is. Even if that means following Aquila home during the full moon.Cover by lemoncielart! https://www.lemonciel-art.com
Hearts Like Ours | Red View Romance #1
All Layla Foster wants is to launch her own branch off of her parent's fitness company. But how is she supposed to focus on making her one shot a success when her client's brother makes her feel things she swore off a long time ago?* * * * *Layla Foster has learned that people like her for one thing: her career. Being the heiress to Foster Fitness, her parent's multi-million, celebrity-filled gym chain, has led to nothing but fake friends, gold-digging boyfriends, and a lifetime of doing exactly what her parents want. She's ready to start something of her own: a new branch of the company that focuses on whipping Brides and Grooms into shape before their big day. But being on-site at McAden Orchard, the beautiful sprawling home of her first clients, is going to be hard thanks to the bride's brother Dawson. He's outspoken, nosy, opinionated... and more handsome than any movie star Layla's ever trained.Dawson McAden doesn't do love. He was scorned once, and once was enough to have him trade in commitment for one-night stands. So why does it bother him so much that his sister's new trainer has given up on love, too? He's not looking for just one passionate night with the feisty, redheaded beauty, but is he ready to risk his heart again to go after the relationship he can't stop himself from wanting?completed (first draft) - 8/21/22
Meet me by Lavender Valley
When her mother unexpectedly passes away, Eloise Somerset leaves behind her job as a small-time baker, apartment, and city girl lifestyle to return to her mother's hometown. The town her mother always talked about but never visited. The more she sees the town and it's people, the more she starts to wonder if it is where she was meant to be all along.It's also there, that she meets the handsomest man she's ever laid eyes on. Drew Owen, a grumpy dreamboat, the town winemaker and... her temporary housemate. If just staring at him makes her knees weak how will it feel like to live with him?There's just one problem. Drew Owen doesn't want her there, but what if he realises that she's just what he was missing all along?TW:Death of a parent (only mentioned)Body image issues (only mentioned a few times)KidnappingTROPES:- Small town romance - Grumpy but actually a softie MMC- One bed - Roommates - Little bit of dislike to love- Romantic tension
True North
Home is where the heartache is... For Stormy Daigle, that's the way it's always been, and when she bolted from the Podunk town of Aubry, Maine ten years ago, she vowed to never come back. So when circumstances force her to return, she has only two goals in mind: (1) assist the ailing-yet-cantankerous old buzzard that is her father, and (2) get the hell out of dodge, ASAP! But an unlikely friendship with one man and the possibility of renewed love with another has Stormy seeing things in an entirely different light, and she begins to realize that the biggest problem of all may be her own small-mindedness! But just when she starts to believe in new dreams and second chances, a secret from her past emerges that threatens to destroy everything. Brian Lozier never liked Stormy Daigle and her snooty, better-than-all-of-this attitude, so when it turns out to be her very fine ass that he rescues from a car wreck one summer night, he's less than thrilled with his fate. Still, her father is a friend, and Brian's mother raised him right, so he has no choice but to help her out. Besides, she's easily riled, and it's kind of fun watching her get all worked up and flustered, until she's got him feeling that way... about her! But a promise he made years ago has Brian torn between his heart and his integrity; and interference from Stormy's scheming ex-boyfriend once again pits Brian against his archrival over the affections of a woman. But this time, Brian is determined to come out on top.
๐บ๐พ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ป ๐ป๐จ๐ณ๐ฒ / isaac garcia
Emma and Isaac have been best friends since childhood. Growing up together in a small town of Colorado, they shared everything together - their secrets, their hopes, and their dreams. They felt a strong attachment to one another, but they never acknowledged their feelings. They were so afraid of losing the other, and so blinded by their fears, that they never realized that they had feelings for each other. As they grew older, they came to appreciate the value of their friendship and started to recognize that they had always been more than just friends.
The Fall Ball
The school's Fall Ball is around the corner, marking the fiery season of fall with its changes and surprises.Chase finds himself at the heart of it all when his best friend Lucy takes the stage, and asks him out to the fall ball in front of a crowd with a song, unaware that he had already gotten back together with his ex-girlfriend, Della; Lucy's former best friend.Saying yes to Lucy's invitation when put on the spot, gets him caught in a frenzy of the fractured friendship between the girls.Chase is torn between his feelings, while Lucy is unsure if she should be facing her past, repairing her bond with Della or keeping Chase.With their hearts and friendships on the line, will they fall apart or fall back into place?This Fall Ball is settling it all out!"heart-filled, dramatic at times, and so so sweet." - @SlightlyLostWriter
Christmas at Thistlecombe Cottage
A double-booked Christmas cottage. Two ruined plans. And ten days for two strangers to avoid butting heads...or falling in love.Maya Darcy was dreaming of an idyllic Christmas and a picture-perfect proposal at Thistlecombe Cottage. But when her boyfriend breaks up with her on a sticky note and jets off to Ibiza with his secretary, Maya is left to spend a cold, lonely Christmas in a snowy English village alone. Or so she thinks. A double-booking means she has to share Thistlecombe Cottage with surly London restaurateur Asher Crawford, whose Christmas isn't exactly going as planned, either.But amid the heartbreak, a holiday spent with a stranger, and the many mishaps of a city girl in the countryside, Maya just might realize that the perfect Christmas romance is the one she wasn't planning for.*Sharing this novella for a limited time over the holidays before I edit it into a full novel (maybe) and re-publish it next year! I'll be updating with a new chapter every day until Christmas. โบ๏ธ*
you are in love เฑจเง - brady noon
"And you knew what it was. He is in love."In which Artemis Scobell,meets her brother's friend, Brady Noon,at a volleyball tournament and slowly falls for him without realising it.orWhen Brady Noon falls for his friend's sister and volleyball tournament opponent, and hopes she feels the same.
Love and Leather
Genevieve Carter grew up with three older brothers on her family's farm. You could say she isn't the most feminine girl out there. She's always hard at work on the farm or wrestling with her brothers. Genevieve thought she never needed a man in her life since she could do all the things a man could. Plus she had her brothers and her dad in her life and that was enough for her. Or so she thought...Oliver Nelson is a city boy, inside and out. He has always lived with the hustle and bustle of the city Rivendell. Taking taxi's to work, going to fancy resturants every night for dinner or getting take out. He's a hard worker and his parent's know this. His mom thinks he works too hard and his dad thinks he doesn't work enough. After working himself nearly to the bone for his father, his mother finally convinces him to go visit his cousin that lives in the quiet Stardew Valley for a few weeks.After Oliver arrives in Stardew, he runs into Genevieve. They hate each other from the start. She doesn't think he belongs in her little sweet rodeo town and he knows he doesn't belong. But that all could change by the end of his schedualed vaction time...
Loving Georgia - Short Story โ๏ธ
He can't fall in love with her, but he can't help it. She falls in love with him, but doesn't know that she shouldn't.Jeremy Willis had a life in the city, and Georgia Sullivan lived out here in a small town. They were compatible, and there were things in their life that stopped their forever from being a reality. Georgia lives a tranquil life in the cottage she loves, tending to the gardens with her cat, Mister, by her side. But Aunt June is sick, and the prognosis is terminal. Trust the promise of death to bring family knocking. Jeremy comes back to Woodside for the first time in over a decade to see his Grandma. He wasn't happy with Georgia to be the one to look after June, after all she wasn't really family. The last thing he was expecting was for the woman in the cottage to awaken a dream he had long forgotten. He knows he shouldn't be curious, but his heart won't listen. Life together begins to confuse reality with a dream, and Jeremy finds himself torn in two directions. Is there any hope of him figuring out what he wants before the truth makes all the decisions for him?And what happens when Georgia wakes a part of him he didn't know existed? Can he return to a busy life in the city when he knows of the peace in the cottage? Can he surround himself with white walls and glass offices when there is a bookshelf of magic to be read in the window seat looking out to the hills?Will his secret break Georgia in a way that leaves her unable to forgive him?A story full of hidden wants, miscommunications and secrets leads Georgia and Jeremy on a rollercoaster ride. There is one question waiting for them at the end of June's journey. Keep going, or get off the ride?Read on to see their journey.
don't blame me | alex walter
"Don't blame me, love made me crazy."Jules Howard has always lived in the shadows of her sisters, being the middle child is never easy, especially when you're only half related. When a tragic accident ends the life of her parents and her eldest sibling, she not only has to become the big sister and parent to Jackie, but they also have to move in with twelve other people miles away from their home and the lifestyle they're used to.Tackling life with a new family, new responsibilities and new relationships is going to be harder than she ever expected, especially when she starts to fall in love with a Walter while another tries to get in her way.[MLWTWB series]
Champion At Heart (Sequel of Breaking Ice)
Almost six years ago it had all changed for them.After a night of passion, Brooklyn Evans thought she would have a future with the sexy cowboy she had fallen head over heels for, after meeting him on her family's Christmas vacation at the Redd ranch. But circumstances between them resulted in not seeing each other again, and now almost six years later, after being away from him, she returns at the request of her little girl, who is eager to meet her father. Marshall Redd thought he had it all. His career, a family and a future with the woman that left him behind. The one he couldn't stop thinking about. But an accident in the rodeo arena forced him to retire. Years of pain, frustration and anger didn't compare with what would come next. A fancy car... in his ranch... with the woman he loved.And a girl with the spitting image of himself.
Haven
When her world came crushing down, Lizabeth Collin decided to run back to her hometown hoping to find sanctuary for a couple of days, before returning to her life in the city. Then she meets Bill Eden and now she can't bring herself to leave.
For treasure, I Do!
He wanted the treasure and to piss off the island owner. You'll give him all that for just one small request.
Derailed
When you're lost, sometimes the only place you can go is home.Broken over the death of her fiancé, Molly leaves law school to return to her childhood home in North Carolina. Expecting to lay low until she can figure out what else to do with her life, she finds herself in the arms of her high school sweetheart, the boy who represents everything from the past she tried to leave behind.Looking for an escape, she instead finds a way back to the girl she almost forgot existed and a future she never dreamed possible.
Have a little faith
When Nurse and Midwife Melinda Monroe arrives in Virgin River that fateful night former marine and current bartender Jack Sheridan takes an instant liking to her; in order to prove himself to Mel he has to confront his ongoing inner demons while attempting to keep Mel in town however the issue is Mel is hellbent on leaving town first chance she gets. Still, when a baby is left on the doorstep of Doc Mullins Clinic it not only delays her quick departure from town but also hopefully buys Jack enough time to convince her to stay in town... but for good, and most importantly can Mel pull Jack back from the dark place he has been in for so many years. this is the story of Jack and Mel from Virgin River but this time we see what goes through their minds and the minds of some of the other towns' most beloved residents.
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Audrey & Aislinn: Reset [EDITING]
After splitting from her husband a year ago, forty-something Audrey grapples with the strained relationship left behind, between herself, and their 15-year old daughter, Aislinn. Single motherhood is challenging for Audrey, who's determined to mend the bond between herself and Aislinn. Together, the mother-daughter duo, head off for a weekend getaway to a small country town, high up in the mountains-Lakeview Hollow. It's here the women begin to explore both the countryside, and themselves. But things take a dark turn when Aislinn stumbles upon something irreverent hidden in the darkest parts of the woods surrounding Lakeview Hollow. Eerie feelings, and strange apparitions follow the women back home to the city, where the struggle between their real life issues intertwines with the paranormal. Choices face Audrey, impacting both herself and her daughter, but could this be just what they both need-a fresh start in life, and in love?