New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sherryl Woods draws you in to the world of Rose Cottage, where the D’Angelo sisters reunite with family and find lasting love.
The Laws of Attraction (originally published in Silhouette Special Edition #1681, May 2005)
High-powered attorney Ashley D’Angelo has finally burned out. After heeding the call of Rose Cottage, she believes she may have found the calm she so desperately needs and perhaps the chance at a happy ending with handsome Josh Madison. But if Josh isn’t quite who he seems, is he still the man who can complete Ashley’s joy?
For the Love of Pete (originally published in Silhouette Special Edition #1687, June 2005)
After hearing her sisters speak of the emotional healing to be found at Rose Cottage, Jo D’Angelo takes a chance and returns to the beautiful home. Only she knows the cottage is where she once loved and lost Pete Catlett. She’s stunned to find Pete back there, as well, dealing with worries about his young son. Can the romantic wonder of the cottage reunite these two wounded souls?
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New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sherryl Woods brings the O’Brien family home for a heartwarming Christmas...
After years apart, Mick and Megan O’Brien are finally ready to make it official...again. Most of their grown children couldn’t be happier about their rekindled love and impending marriage this holiday season. Only Connor is a holdout. Driven to become a divorce attorney after what he views as his mother’s abandonment of their family, Connor’s not about to give his blessing to this reunion romance.
The last thing Megan wants to do is hurt her family again. After all, is she really sure she and Mick can make it this time around? And when an unexpected delivery causes chaos, it seems only a miracle can reunite this family.
Of course, it is Christmas—the season of miracles.
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With her unforgettable warms and charm, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sherryl Woods invites you to join the D’Angelo sisters as they journey home to Rose Cottage...a place where hearts heal and love blooms.
Three Down the Aisle (originally published in Silhouette Special Edition #1663, February 2005)
She came to Rose Cottage to concerntrate on her needs for once. The last thing Melanie expects is to meet a handsome landscaper and his troubled little girl. She knows they need her help to truly become a family...but can she let father and daughter into her heart without losing herself in the process?
What’s Cooking? (originally published in Silhouette Special Edition #1675, April 2005)
A refuge is what Maggie is hoping to find’an escape from yet another unsuitable affair. She hopes her time at Rose Cottage will allow her to find out who she is without a man. But when her lover follows her all the way to the Cheasapeake Bay, she has no choice but to consider what’s really keeping her from a successful relationship.
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Her devastating marriage behind her, Raylene Hammond is truly thankful for her best friends, the Sweet Magnolias. They’ve taken her in, shielding her from the world. Then she meets sheriff’s deputy Carter Rollins, and suddenly Raylene’s haven no longer feels quite so safe.
Carter understands why Raylene is trapped inside. He’s even taken to bringing the outside world to her. But with two kid sisters to raise, just how much time can he devote to this woman who's stolen his heart?
Raylene knows Carter is a man worth loving, but she may never be strong enough to accept what he’s offering. How long can she ask him to wait? Maybe they’ll never have more than this one sweet summer.
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Emotionally-wounded single mom Sarah Price has come home to Serenity, South Carolina, for a fresh start. With support from her two best friends — the newest generation of Sweet Magnolias — she can face any crisis. But sometimes a woman needs more than even treasured friends can provide.
Sexy Travis McDonald may be exactly what Sarah’s battered self-confidence requires. The newcomer is intent on getting Sarah to work at his fledgling radio station...and maybe into his bed, as well.
Sarah has learned not to trust sweet words. She’ll measure the man by his actions. Is Travis the one to heal her heart? Or will he break it again?
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There’s no place like home, especially if it’s Serenity, South Carolina. For Annie Sullivan, though, the homecoming is bittersweet. She’d always envisioned a life there with her childhood best friend, Tyler Townsend. But Ty’s betrayal has cost her the family and the future they’d once planned.
For Ty, losing Annie was heartbreaking. Still, he can’t imagine life without the three-year-old son whose mother left him for Ty to raise. Ty wants it all — Annie, his child and the future he’d dreamed about — and he’s back home in Serenity to fight for it. But getting Annie to forgive and forget may be the hardest challenge he’s ever faced. With the stakes so high, this is one game he can’t afford to lose.
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Three of Gracie MacDougal’s last four boyfriends proposed marriage—to other women. But through all her heartbreaks, she has excelled at one thing—her job as a luxury hotel executive. Until she loses that, too. Now, one man stands between her and the old Victorian house she wants to transform into a bed and breakfast. And they’re both about to discover that business is a lot more fun when it’s mixed with the pleasure of love.
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Celebrate Christmas with three stories from your favorite authors.
The Perfect Holiday by Sherryl Woods
Will bachelor Trace Franklin become a groom-to-be by Christmastime? He sure will...if Savannah Holiday’s aunt Mae has anything to do with it.
Under the Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr
When the folks of Virgin River discover a box of adorable puppies under the town’s Christmas tree they call on local vet Nathaniel Jensen for help. But it’s his budding romance with Annie McCarty that really has tongues—and tails—wagging!
Silver Bells by Debbie Macomber
In this classic story, Debbie brings those Manning men and Manning sisters home for a mistletoe marriage when a single dad finally says “I do.”
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Struggling in his role as a newly single father, former army medic Kevin O’Brien moves home to Chesapeake Shores. He wants a haven for himself and his toddler son, surrounded by the family he knows he can count on. But Kevin is suddenly faced with a risk he hadn’t anticipated — Main Street bookseller Shanna Carlyle.
Shanna immediately recognizes Kevin as a wounded soul — she’s had way too much experience with the type. Still, this charming O’Brien man and his son are almost impossible to resist. But just when the barriers are toppling, someone from Shanna’s past appears. With their hard-won serenity threatened, Kevin and Shanna face their toughest challenge — learning to trust again.
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When her last two plays are dismal failures and her relationship with her mentor falls apart, writer Bree O’Brien abandons Chicago and the regional theater where she hoped to make a name for herself to return home. Opening Flowers on Main promises to bring her a new challenge and a new kind of fulfillment.
But not all is peaceful and serene in Chesapeake Shores, with her estranged mother on the scene and her ex-lover on the warpath. Jake Collins has plenty of reasons to want Bree out of his life, and one reason to want her to stay: he’s still in love with her.
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It’s been years since Abby O’Brien Winters set foot in Chesapeake Shores. The Maryland town her father built has too many sad memories, and Abby has too few spare moments, thanks to her demanding career, crumbling marriage and energetic twin daughters. Then one panicked phone call from her youngest sister brings her racing back home to protect Jess’s dream of renovating the charming Inn at Eagle Point.
But saving the inn from foreclosure means dealing not only with her own fractured family, but also with Trace Riley, the man Abby left ten years ago. Trace can be a roadblock to her plans...or proof that second chances happen in the most unexpected ways.
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The Sweet Magnolias are branching out...
When Jeanette Brioche helped launch The Corner Spa in Serenity, South Carolina, she found a whole lot more than professional satisfaction. She discovered the deep and loyal friendships that had been missing from her life. But even the Sweet Magnolias can’t mend the terrible rift between Jeanette and her family or persuade her that the holidays are anything more than a season of misery.
Pushed into working on the town’s much-loved Christmas festival, Jeanette teams up with the sexy new town manager. Tom McDonald may be the only person in Serenity who’s less enthused about family and the holidays than she is.
But with tree decorations going up on the town square and a bit of romance in the air, Jeanette and Tom take a fresh look at the past and a hopeful look into the future. Together they discover that this just may be a season of miracles after all.
Tired of the same old holiday menu? Stumped for the perfect gift for cousin Ted? Wondering how to greet the new year? Stressed out just from thinking about the holiday season? Sherryl has the perfect gift for you, a whole new site jam-packed with ideas. Ah, yes! Welcome to serenity.
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Home is often where you least expect it
Hannah Matthews is undeniably tough—a single mom, a top-tier PR exec, a breast cancer survivor. On the job and in her family she prides herself on being go-to Hannah, who can handle any crisis. But with her eighty-five-year-old grandmother balking at going into a retirement home, her twenty-year-old daughter unexpectedly pregnant and an old flame suddenly underfoot, Hannah is facing a few crises of her own. And being back home on Seaview Key is most definitely adding to the stress.
Luke Stevens has some serious issues, as well. While he was serving in Iraq, his wife dumped him for his best friend, his kids are furious because he left them, and he shared his medical practice with the man who’s now sleeping with his wife. Seaview Key, where he grew up, seems like the perfect place to hide out until he makes some decisions and gets his life back on track. The last thing he expects is to fall in love...with his old hometown and with Hannah.
Sometimes, though, the unexpected is just what it takes to start over...and to heal the heart.
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Two families . . .bound by friendship . . .devastated by secrets
For ten years Emily Dobbs and Marcie Carter have been the closest of friends. They’ve raised their kids together, shared joy and heartache, exchanged neighborhood gossip over tea. But when Marcie’s son, now a college freshman sports star, is arrested for date rape, the bond between the families could be shattered forever.
As the Carters try to deal with the unthinkable, Emily discovers her daughter has been hiding a terrible secret . . . a secret that threatens the futures of both families. Recently divorced, Emily struggles to keep it all together—to support her terrified daughter, to maintain her friendship with Evan’s mother and to have faith in the detective who could change all their lives.
When things seem darkest, both she and Marcie discover that sometimes the first step toward a better future is mending fences with the past.
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Life can be full of surprises...
Helen Decatur spent a lifetime setting goals — getting through college and law school, opening her own practice, becoming financially secure and establishing herself as one of the most highly respected matrimonial attorneys in the state of South Carolina. Achieving those goals was a breeze compared to the one she’s faced with now.
The most driven — and cynical — of the Sweet Magnolias, Helen is forty-two, single and suddenly ready for the family she’s put on the back burner for all these years. Unfortunately, having a child at her age comes with lots of complications, not the least of which is the absence of a serious relationship in her life.
But Helen’s not the type of woman to wait around for fate to step in. Taking charge of her own destiny puts her at odds with her two best friends, sets sparks flying with a man who doesn’t want a family, and leads her straight into the most unexpected complication of all...love.
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She’s found the perfect recipe for a new beginning
Dana Sue Sullivan has spent her whole life stirring up trouble, but nothing’s prepared her for the chaos that results after she kicks her cheating husband to the curb. Starting her own restaurant is stress enough, but add in her own occupational hazard . . . a mid-life weight gain . . . plus the threat of diabetes and her daughter’s severe eating disorder and things couldn’t get much worse.
When teenaged Annie winds up in the hospital, Dana Sue finds herself turning to the one man who might be able to bring her daughter back from a very dangerous precipice.
Swallowing her pride, she invites her ex back into both their lives, but the one thing she never counted on was Ronnie’s determination to stay forever.
While the whole town of Serenity takes sides, Dana Sue struggles to decide if she’s willing to risk her heart a second time with a man who once betrayed her. Will the payoff be more heartache . . . or a little slice of heaven?
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There’s nothing like a little serenity...
Maddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity, but there’s been nothing calm or peaceful about her life since her marriage broke up. This stay-at-home mom has no job skills, an out-of-control sixteen-year-old son, a talkative fourteen-year-old who’s suddenly gone silent, a six-year-old daughter whose heart is broken, an ex-husband whose younger girlfriend is expecting their baby and two best friends who think she’s somehow qualified to help them open a fitness spa for women.
But if Maddie is a tad on edge with all that on her plate, it’s nothing compared to the chaos that ensues when she discovers that her son’s baseball coach has feelings for her and the whole town disapproves. Maddie’s faced a lot of challenges with strength and resolve, but Cal Maddox may be more than she can handle.
Then again, he could just be the one man in all of South Carolina who can help her find serenity.
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