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"Vienna Price never intended to return for more than a passing visit to Oregon and all the bad memories she'd left behind. But when your career tanks, home is where you go to nurse your wounds and chart a new course. Only temporarily, of course -- because as much as she loves her quirky mom, anything more than a short stay would drive them both crazy. A trip to Oregon isn't in Matt Quinn's plans, either, until a perfectly timed appeal for help arrives...

"Jenna Abbott's life went up in flames even before the fire started in Tenmile, Oregon. She was still coping with her husband's affair-and the revelation that he got a much younger woman pregnant-when the fire finally died down, and Ryan was among the missing. Chelsea Goddard still can't explain how her estranged husband got back to Tenmile from out of the country the day of the fire, and she also can't shake the nagging feeling that the secrets they've...

"Twenty years ago, a nine-year-old boy was swept away by powerful waves on a remote Oregon beach, his body lost to the sea. Only a stone memorial remains to mark his tragic death. For most of her life, Amanda Dufresne had no idea she had an older brother named Dennis Owens, or that he had died. Adopted as a baby, she learned about him while looking into her late birth mother, and is curious to know more about this lost sibling. A solitary young woman,...

"When a mix-up at the fertility clinic lands her with a hassle she didn't count on-a big, muscular hassle in a Stetson and cowboy boots-Kelsey, to appease the unexpected father of her baby, ends up in Silver Creek, Oregon, where she falls for the last man she ever expected."--

"Josie is eager to show off Wilfred's delights to her visiting sister, Jean--even though Josie must conceal her magic from her. In any case, Jean is excited to attend Cookie Masterson's trademark 'Ready-Set-Go!' workshop on becoming a life coach. Then there's the grand reopening of Darla's Café, where the doors are thrown open to reveal . . . a dead man, stabbed in the back. That was definitely not on the revamped menu... Even more worrisome, the...

"Tess Lombardi has dedicated her life to fighting for justice. As a deputy district attorney, threats are merely part of the job. This time, with several high profile cases on the line, she reluctantly agrees to protection, only to discover that Nate Breslin comes with his own risks. How can she trust a bodyguard who's stalked her? And lies for a living? Former Marine sniper Nate Breslin has his own reasons for tracking Tess down. But when her life...

"A book nerd, a brainiac science guy, and a misplaced killer whale...Meghann Quinn wasn't always a hugely successful author. Adam Wayne wasn't always a marine biologist studying whales. Back in high school in Shelter Bay, Oregon, she was the shy book nerd helping the brainiac science guy pass English. Meghann had no idea Adam would turn into such a hottie. Adam has no idea their once-upon-a-time sweet summer romance inspired Meghann's popular teen...

"Summer won't last forever. Sage Byrd has lived in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon (not to be confused with Forks, Washington) her entire life. She's learned to love her small world, with the misfit animals on her hobby farm, and her friendships with the town's inhabitants. But when her 5-year relationship ends and her ex, town-golden-boy Ian, suddenly gets engaged, Sage needs a win - something that will convince everyone to stop pitying her all...