Christmas Cakes and Kisses

Christmas Cakes and Kisses

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

Eva Endicott comes to Silver Bay to prove to her family that she can make it on her own. Working in the local bakery, she's determined to save enough to open her own cake decorating business. Winning an upcoming Christmas cake competition is the key to her dream, so Eva has no time for distractions, especially not devastatingly handsome ones that make her heart skip a beat. Tyler Vance is the personal trainer for professional baseball pitcher, Drew MacIntyre. After following a retired Drew to Silver Bay, Tyler's own future is uncertain. Things become more unsettled when a beautiful baker enters his world. Eva fascinates Tyler and as he gets to know her better, he considers planting his roots in Silver Bay. But when the location Tyler chooses for his training facility is the same one Eva wants for her bakery, something has to give. With the contest deadline looming, Eva can barely think about Tyler. Until a blinding moment finally reveals her true feelings....
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Love at Meg's Diner

Love at Meg's Diner

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

She's running from her past... As a former firefighter, Meg Malone lives by one rule: no dating firemen. The dangers of the job are too high, and she's already lost too much. So, she returns home to Silver Bay, California, to take over her dad's diner, hiding her scars and pretending she's fine. Life is perfectly routine, predictable, and most of all, safe. Until the unpredictable happens in the form of a perfectly patient, definitely intriguing fireman. He's chasing a future... Chet Endicott moved to Silver Bay to escape the expectations of his burdensome family name. Intrigued by the beautiful owner of Meg's Diner, he can't help but want to peel back the layers she protects herself with, but no one gets under Meg's skin. Especially him, it seems. When they are thrown together by their mutual passion for running, Chet sees a glimpse of the fire under all Meg's ice, and he's determined to fan those flames. But can...
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Finding Her Montana Cowboy

Finding Her Montana Cowboy

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

Former rodeo star Wyatt Emmerson leads a quiet life. He's busy working with his dad and raising his daughter on his own. Romance is the last thing on his mind, but when McKenna St. Claire crosses his path, life takes a turn that Wyatt never saw coming.McKenna doesn't sit still well; traveling the world has always been her favorite pastime. She's vowed to stay in Marietta for her family, but is ready to pack her bags as soon as her twin nephews are born. But a wounded cowboy and his young daughter steal her heart, making her question what she really wants in life. Will she take a risk on love and call Marietta her home?
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Return to Silver Bay

Return to Silver Bay

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

Maggie Mitchell returns to her hometown of Silver Bay expecting to bury her father, her past, and move on. But when Josh Harden, her high school sweetheart, shows up, her world gets turned around. Drawn to Josh, but afraid of their history, Maggie's head tells her she can handle things alone, but her heart says otherwise. Recognizing a second chance when he sees one, Josh is determined to win Maggie's heart once more and show her that she can trust love and begin again.
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Saving Drew

Saving Drew

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

Recovering from a shoulder injury that could end his career as starting pitcher of the New York Empires, Drew MacIntire comes to Silver Bay for solitude and privacy from the media frenzy his surgery has created. After he dances with the beautiful baker, Baylee, at his sister's wedding, his heart not only wants baseball back, but a future with her as well. Baylee Nelson is settled into her simple, small town life in Silver Bay with her young son, Casey. When Drew saunters into her bakery intent on asking her out, she can't help but be thrilled. He's handsome, sexy, kind, and also takes interest in Casey. Baylee knows she needs to keep things casual. She and Drew live in separate worlds, and she needs to keep her focus on her business and son, but Drew didn't get to the top by giving up easily. Drew and Baylee are falling hard, but with spring training approaching, it seems like the third strike for their future...Can their love withstand the media glare and challenges of a long...
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Get to Me

Get to Me

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

Aimee can identify a killer. Dane can keep her safe. But is he willing to face his past to do it? When Aimee Jansenn stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad she comes face to face with a killer. As the only witness to a crime, she falls into a deadly situation and is need of police protection. Dane Scott has sworn off women. Until a fireball named Aimee enters his world. Telling himself they're just friends, he vows to protect her. Can his heart follow suit or will she change his mind about love for good?
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Loving Kate

Loving Kate

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

Kate MacIntire is determined to live life on her own terms. No muss, no fuss. But when motorcycle riding, free spirit Jack Harden enters the picture, she has no choice but to reconsider. Moving from Boston to the charming town of Silver Bay, California was supposed to be Kate's fresh start from a painful past relationship, and she's happy with the life she's building for herself. Order and structure, just the way her somewhat-control-freak self likes it. Until Jack. Never one to turn down an adventure or a challenge, Jack wants nothing more than to see Kate let loose and embrace the carefree woman she used to be. But when her past catches up with them, can loving Kate be enough for Jack to break through the walls she's built to protect herself?
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A Recipe for Romance

A Recipe for Romance

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

Wes planned a drive by trip to Marietta, Montana to help his dad close a business deal and then to head back to his life in New York. But when his dad volunteers him for the Bachelor Bake Off to commemorate a local fallen first responder, Wes can't say no, even though Marietta holds painful memories and baking eludes his skill set.After an accident sidelines Noelle Olsen's career as a dancer, she moves to Montana to pursue a new dream: opening a dance studio in Marietta's historic and charming downtown. When one of her students suckers her into helping the handsome Wes St. Clare whip up some winning recipes, Noelle finds herself dreaming about more than teaching dance.Falling in love wasn't part of Wes' plans, and definitely not in Marietta, and as Noelle learns more about Wes and his business dealings, she fears she'll lose her business along with her heart. Will cozy kitchens and a nudge from the St. Claire family help Wes and Noelle find the love they didn't know they...
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Winning his Heart

Winning his Heart

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

Michael St. Claire, a widower and single father, fears his heart could never make room for another. Between raising his young daughter Annalise and rebuilding his dreams as a race car driver, love isn't on his mind...Until feisty Franchesca shows up and changes everything.With her mom's health failing, Franchesca needs extra income. An offer from Mike St. Claire to be his daughter's nanny is an offer she can't refuse. She has always dreamed of making it on Broadway and living in New York, but her immediate attraction to Mike challenges all she thought she wanted. Mike can't deny his feelings for Franchesca, even with the risk of losing his heart again. But he doesn't want to stand in the way of Franchesca's dreams. Will his past and what she wants in the future tear them apart?
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The Recipe for Romance

The Recipe for Romance

Lara Van Hulzen

Lara Van Hulzen

Wes planned a drive by trip to Marietta, Montana to help his dad close a business deal and then to head back to his life in New York. But when his dad volunteers him for the Bachelor Bake-Off to commemorate a local fallen first responder, Wes can’t say no, even though Marietta holds painful memories and baking eludes his skill set. After an accident sidelines Noelle Olsen’s career as a dancer, she moves to Montana to pursue a new dream: opening a dance studio in Marietta’s historic and charming downtown. When one of her students suckers her into helping the handsome Wes St. Clare whip up some winning recipes, Noelle finds herself dreaming about more than teaching dance. Falling in love wasn’t part of Wes’ plans, and definitely not in Marietta, and as Noelle learns more about Wes and his business dealings, she fears she’ll lose her business along with her heart. Will cozy kitchens and a nudge from the St. Claire family help Wes and Noelle find the love they didn’t know they were looking for?
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