She was jilted on her wedding day. He's the best friend waiting in the wings. Lexie Gallagher is starting to think she's better off alone. Her family fell apart years ago. Her relationships all end in disaster. Is she the common denominator who causes everyone to leave? Everyone but her best friend, Gabe, who whisks her away from the scene of the latest breakup. As the human resources VP for North Brothers Sports, Gabe North understands people and how to meet their needs. What Lexie's always needed is a true-blue friend, doubly so when she's left at the altar. Of course he'll be her shoulder to cry on—even though he's wanted to be more than friends for years. As Lexie heals from her recent rejection, Gabe is everything she needs...and then he becomes even more. But when life gets tricky, can Lexie believe that true blue is forever, or will she find herself eternally alone? True Blue is the third stand-alone...

It might be a fake date, but what if he's not faking it? Loner Cole North has always been the odd guy out. His IQ is sky-high, but he's not so bright when it comes to people or relationships. Years ago, he spurned expectations, shunned his family's business, and embraced a career in construction instead. Now he values his job above everything, in part because of his secret feelings for his boss, Sierra. While he could never be right for her personally, he endeavors to be exactly what she needs professionally. Remodeler Sierra Lowell might be creative, hardworking, and a color-outside-the-lines thinker in her job, but there's one line she's never crossed. It's tough enough to be a woman in a man's job without adding sex or emotions to the mix. Smart, sexy Cole is without question her right-hand man, but the lines get blurred when Sierra's life is complicated with a wedding date crisis and the television opportunity of a lifetime. Cole...

An aspiring screenwriter gets a real-life plot twist—and a second chance at love—when she returns to her hometown. On the verge of landing my dream job as a head TV writer, I'm called back to small-town Tennessee to find my aunt left me her fixer-upper inn. Seventeen years is a long time to be away, but some things never change. I'm reminded of everything I left behind...and the man who left me behind. Cash Henry, executive chef and owner of his family's restaurant, is delicious as ever. And off-limits. Returning to Dragonfly Lake might be a walk down memory lane, but I'm not looking to repeat history. I just never expected everything to still feel so real between us. The longer I'm here, the harder it is to remember I don't belong. But my life is in LA, and I promised myself I'd put my own needs first for once. My opportunity of a lifetime won't last forever, but what I'm feeling for Cash just might. The last...

A marriage of convenience can test even the best of friends. Holden Henry is every girl's dream—kind, funny, outgoing. A catch in every sense. Despite my wrong-side-of-the-tracks upbringing, he's been my friend forever. He has no idea I've had more-than-friends feelings for him for years, and I intend to keep it that way. When I'm forced to return to the small town where we grew up, I'm faced with a big, fat problem. Being a good pal, Holden offers me a too-tempting solution: a marriage of convenience. It's a crazy plan...but I'm desperate enough to try it. Besides, he's not just saving me; we'll be helping each other. The catch? We have to stay married for a year. But once I inherit the company of my dreams and Holden launches his own start-up, we can go back to being just friends, right? Except...what if he figures out that I've been in love with him forever? Worse, what if I have to choose between the career I've always...

Not much bothers him...until his best friend's little sister moves to town. Carefree personal trainer Drake North is long on charm and short on connections that do more than skim the surface. His main ties are to his family and his best friend, so when his friend's little sister moves to town, Drake promises to look out for her. But when he offers her his spare bedroom for a few nights, he might be getting in over his head. High-end honeymoon planner Mackenzie Shaw can take care of herself. In her job for the rich and famous, she leaves nothing to chance. Moving back to Nashville gives her the opportunity to finally get what she's always wanted—a fulfilling career, a close-knit group of friends, and a permanent address. All she has to do is ignore her years-old crush on her brother's best friend. Though opposites attract, Drake has no interest in settling down anytime soon. But when Mackenzie travels overseas for work and he finds...

Captain Joe Mendoza has wanted to be fire chief since he was four years old. And now he's one step away from making assistant chief. But that's proving to be some big step now that the chief's daughter has joined his crew. He's promised he'll keep her safe—and promised himself to keep things strictly business.Faith Peligni has battled her way back from an on-the-job injury in San Antonio, and she's stronger than ever. Even if as the first female firefighter on the San Amaro Island crew—and the chief's daughter—she's expecting some heat. But with the impossibly distracting Joe Mendoza as her captain, who knew it could get this hot?

Taylor McCabe likes equations. They make sense. But one buttoned-up computer whiz plus an injured army pilot simply does not add up. It's time to get over her childish crush on Alex Worth, her brother's best friend, and find a husband. Enter The List—Taylor's ten must-have traits for a viable suitor.But her plan goes awry when Alex insists on vetting each contender. The way he dismisses them feels like the actions of a protective boyfriend. Strangely, his attitude makes her even more attracted to him. Too bad he doesn't meet even one of her requirements....

Mercedes Stone has no time for men. Between caring for her sick grandmother, running her own business and volunteering at her family's women's shelter she barely has time for herself. So dating a man as complicated as Scott Pataki is definitely out of the question.That doesn't mean she'll turn her back on Scott's pregnant teenage sister. Even if helping her does put Mercedes dangerously close to the temptation that is Scott. It's not just the killer abs and dimples that make him so irresistible. It's the man she sees when his guard is down. If only she could help him realize the importance of family. And remind herself that his family doesn't include her.

Time to move on from the pastNow that she's in San Amaro, Texas, Dr. Rachel Culver has very little room for socializing. Working double shifts in the E.R. is jump-starting the medical career she's worked so hard for. She'll worry about a social life later. Still, when gorgeous firefighter Cale Jackson is constantly around, concentrating on work--and keeping old feelings at bay--is difficult.How can Rachel not notice him? Especially when he's being so nice, so irresistible. Cale doesn't seem to understand she has good reasons to avoid him--reasons that only got bigger when she lost her twin sister. And the way he treats her... Well, her old dreams about their time together are waking up!