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Teddi Baker used to believe in happily ever after. It's why she became a wedding planner and worked so hard to make her business, Hopeless Romantic, successful. But after the catastrophe of her own marriage, Teddi loses her heart, her hope, and half of her assets. She is officially jaded, but she needs every job she can get to make ends meet. When bride-to-be Kelly Scott walks in, Teddi is ready. Until she comes face-to-face with Kelly's sister: Leah Scott, her ex-wife's divorce attorney. The one who helped ruin her life.Leah Scott wears her heart on her sleeve, an odd characteristic for a divorce attorney. When her father left her stay-at-home mom with barely enough money to survive, she recognized her calling. But Leah still believes in happiness and no one deserves it more than her sister. If only Kelly didn't insist on using a wedding planner who hates Leah's guts...despite the unexpected and wholly unwanted chemistry between them.

Boston Homicide Detective Reid Sylver closes every case that comes her way. Her secret? She can talk to the dead.Reid's perfect record has earned her the freedom to work with the only partner she can tolerate: a scarred one-eyed mastiff called Mugshot. Then the new boss saddles her with rookie London Gold. How will she keep her gift a secret with this ambitious rookie underfoot?London Gold has dreamed of being a homicide detective since long before she became a cop. Now she has a chance to learn from the woman she's idolized for years. Breaking through the detective's tough shell won't be easy, but she's determined to learn the secret behind Reid's success.Both women are surprised by their chemistry as they work feverishly to find a tech-savvy killer who stalks his victims from afar. Just one problem: the killer's now stalking them.

Captain Britt Story lost more than her left arm in Afghanistan. She lost faith in honor and humanity when her command's failure to act cost a young soldier's life, turning Britt into a ticking political time bomb the U.S. Army and her father, an influential senator, are desperate to disarm.Occupational therapist First Lieutenant Teddy Alexander was thrust into the national spotlight when she successfully petitioned to receive survivor's benefits after her wife was killed in Afghanistan days before DOMA was repealed. Six years later, she remains safely cocooned in the past by her military family until her assignment to rehab Captain Story drags them both into a confusing battle between duty, consequences, and hot attraction.

Julia Pierce can think of nothing more humiliating than her wife of eight years leaving her for her personal trainer. Oh, wait. She can. Without a career or a place to go when that exact thing happens, she's forced to move home and take a job at her family's winery.Taylor Winslow has been in love with Julia since tenth grade. Not the desperate, pining sort, but the kind that never really went away. When Julia reappears, Taylor has a chance to finally win her heart. The only problem? Julia's hell-bent on making up for lost time by dating every eligible lesbian in town.Signing on as Julia's wingman may land Taylor in the friend zone for good, but it's a gamble she's willing to take. With Taylor in her corner, will Julia find love, and herself, where she least expects it?

Rebekiah Kearns's passion is photography--erotic images of sex, love, and the boundaries between them. Still wounded by the death of her best friend, she's locked her heart away and forges her only meaningful connections through the lens of her camera.Lindsey Blackwell never stops. Her work as a wealth management consultant takes her all over the world, and she just doesn't have time to make a relationship work. Women always end up asking for more than she can give.When Rebekiah receives a huge inheritance, all she wants to do is get rid of it, but Lindsey has other ideas. Their professional relationship quickly turns personal when Lindsey agrees to pose for Rebekiah. With every click of the shutter, Rebekiah finds it harder and harder to keep Lindsey in focus without getting too close.

Ashleigh McAllister's life is a total disaster. Her ex dumped her for a guy, and she can't seem to stop bumping into them in their suddenly way too small Brooklyn neighborhood. At least Mother Nature is on her side. Summer is here and the forecast is all sun. Ashleigh needs a little excitement, and things get exponentially hotter when Kellan Dwyer walks into her life.Fresh out of the army, Kellan is killing time apartment sitting before returning home to a scripted future in Colorado. Her itinerary consists solely of having a blast.Ashleigh and Kellan decide friends with benefits is hot, and fun, and sexy as hell, but romance? Terrible idea.With the New York City skyline as their backdrop, the summer heats up fast. They just have to keep their feelings in check before someone gets hurt. When opposites attract, can a summer of passion lead to a lifetime of love?With the New York City skyline as their backdrop, the summer heats up fast. They just have to keep their feelings in check before someone gets hurt. When opposites attract, can a summer of passion lead to a lifetime of love?

Attorney Abby Keane's vacation is perfect, especially her steamy interlude with a beautiful stranger. But her newfound zen crumbles when her biggest client, a chain of bridal stores, leaves hundreds of brides without dresses. As if reentry isn't bad enough, a new wedding blogger is doing her best to stoke the anger of the already unhappy brides, and has chosen Abby as the villain.Roxanne Daly's blog has finally hit the sweet spot, and her popularity is soaring. With a regular TV spot on the line, she'll do whatever it takes to impress the network producers. Running point for a horde of angry brides against a hotshot lawyer seems like the perfect plan until her crusade collides with Abby, the woman she hasn't been able to stop thinking about since she left her in a tropical paradise.Legal Affairs: one law firm, three best friends, three chances to fall in love.

Lisa Tobias dreams of coaching women's basketball at a major university and possibly advancing to the pros. She'll never get there if she stays where she is, coaching for a small-town college. She wants to move on and move up, so a relationship is the last thing on her mind.English professor Celeste Bouchard is exactly where she wants to be teaching at Glassell University. Popular and on a first name basis with her students, Celeste loves her job. She doesn't love the gossip and rumors that followed her disastrous romance with a fellow professor, but she's never getting involved with a coworker again.When Lisa's star player has trouble in Celeste's class, they have to work together to find a solution. The attraction is off the charts, but Lisa and Celeste are determined to block another shot at love.

I know what you are. Five words scrawled on a note, and Heath knew his life was now in jeopardy. He had no choice but to confront the blackmailer and find out what proof he had. But what then? Pay up and risk demands for future payments? Or not give in and throw his life away?The decision's made for him when the blackmailer turns up dead. Is Heath a murderer? Even he isn't sure, thanks to several double martinis. Other suspects include a voluptuous neighbor, a smarmy grocer, a ruthless gangster, Heath's cousin Liz, who was once married to the blackmailer, and Miss Caldwell, a wily librarian who has eyes for the blackmailer's current wife, Alice. Heath tries to read between the lines to solve the case of a death overdue before he's arrested for the crime.

Josephine Wilder's torrid love affair is with Tangle Valley Vineyard, her family's legacy. She's grown up dreaming between the vines. She's always had secret ideas about how to make the place shine, so when it passes to her, Joey vows to make Tangle Valley everything she knows it can be. Her biggest obstacle? That overly commercial hotel going up, and the uppity manager trying to kill the vineyard's rustic charm.Becca Crawford loves to unwind with a good glass of wine. An astute business woman who has climbed the hospitality ladder, she's the perfect person to head up Elite Resorts' newest property, The Jade Hotel, and give tourists all the luxury they desire. As a bonus, The Jade is not far from the cutest vineyard with the best pinot she's ever tasted. If only the captivating owner would get on board with her plan and stop badmouthing the hotel to everyone in town.Is it possible that a nice glass of red could help Becca and Joey see each other in a new and alluring light?

How does a centuries-old vampire suffering from severe PTSD take her parrot to the vet? With Olivia's intense fear of humans, what sounds like the start of a joke is instead the start of therapy. Only when she has help can her parrot receive his.Veterinarian Mia Sun knows all about being damaged, and she and Olivia slowly build a friendship that develops into something a lot more intriguing. When a figure from Olivia's past surfaces, hell-bent on ruining any happiness she's managing to find, Olivia must fight back if she wants to forge a new life with Mia. Will she be strong enough to face her own worst fears for love?

Is it possible to love across the political divide?Shelley Whitmore is a successful attorney, working on behalf of her Evangelical parents' faith-based organization, championing conservative values of individual liberty and limited government. Everything's totally fine, except that it really isn't. Shelley manages depression and crippling anxiety because of the secret she can never reveal: she's gay.Rand Thomas is a psychotherapist, transgender rights activist, and political liberal. Widowed and struggling with her wife's toxic parents, Rand isn't going to allow herself to love again.When Shelley and Rand meet in Manhattan, neither one expects to find that the other is exactly who they need.

After Daphne accidentally "steals" a family heirloom from Nina's front lawn thinking it's junk left for trash pickup, she learns she's wanted by the police for questioning. Once the dust settles, Daphne and Nina form a friendship inspired by their mutual love for antiquing and a desire for a fresh start in their lives.As they grow closer, their attraction moves way beyond friends. But who will be brave enough to confess her feelings first? Daphne, the self-conscious procrastinator who's working hard to get her new business off the ground, or Nina, the newly-out mom whose priority is creating a stable life for her son? Before they can take a chance on becoming lovers, they'll have to decide if love is worth the risk.