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Olivia Bennett is on the tenure track at Cornell University, the resident expert on Southern women writers. After moving to upstate New York from Atlanta, she falls in love with and purchases an old, run-down farmhouse. The only catch: she know s nothing about renovating a house, taking care of land, or snow . Joss Bauer is a New York native who grew up in her family s construction business. She has a soft spot for old houses, but no patience for overpaid debutantes who want to play at country living. W hen Olivia hires Joss to do the renovations on her new home, the sparks fly, in more ways than one. It turns out both women have a lot to learn about life, love, and the meaning of home. But when a scandal threatens Olivia s professional reputation, it puts her priorities and her new found love on the line."

Best-selling mystery writer Sam Torres loves jetting around the world, researching her next plot, and enjoying local culture, cuisine, and women. Her next stop: the Big Easy. Tess Arceneaux is a New Orleans native who likes life simple and uncomplicated. That includes shucking oysters for wealthy tourists and singing at the neighborhood barno pretense and no pressure. When Sam saunters in looking for company in addition to dinner, she sets her sights on Tess. Although Tess is hardly inclined to get involved with a woman who s just passing through, Sam proves very persuasive. But when casual dates hint at something more, strange and sinister things ensue. Someone doesn t want them together and will go to extreme lengths to make her point. Will looming danger bring them closer or drive them apart for good?"

Emerson Lange knows that life comes with no guarantees. After her parents' unexpected deaths, she drops out of medical school and moves to Provincetown to pursue her real passion--art. Darcy Belo is also no stranger to life's unexpected twists and turns. She never expected to become a single mother at twenty-two, but she has no regrets over moving back home or the life she's built with her son. A chance meeting at a wedding sparks an instant attraction between them, but pursuing it is not without complications. Neither woman is looking for love, but when their summer romance reveals the promise of so much more, each of them must confront their notions of love, the future, and what it means to be a family.

Nora Calhoun keeps her life just like her Provincetown B&B, neat and tidy. She's thrilled when her niece Graham comes to stay with her while completing her graduate fieldwork aboard the Dolphin Fleet. She's less than thrilled when Graham starts hanging out with Willa Lange, a sexy wanderer who works for the Fleet and seems to have her sights set on Graham.At the encouragement of her sister Emerson, Willa's short stay in Ptown becomes a fresh start. She's doing great--a decent job, a place of her own, and new friends. But when she meets Nora, she finds herself pining for more. The only problem? Nora is fifteen years her senior and doesn't like her. Can the women overcome past hurts and find love or will their affair leave battered hearts in its wake?

Fifth-generation lobster-woman Mat Pero loves her traditional Portuguese family and living in the lesbian hub of Provincetown, even if they feel like two different worlds. Or two different lives. Since she has no plans for them to collide, it's not a problem.Graham Connor is a romantic at heart, but she hasn't had a date in over a year. She vows to let loose and have a little fun, and the charming and confident Mat is more than happy to help.But casual hookups aren't supposed to include romantic dinners and meeting the family. Can Mat see beyond the heartbreak that led her to keep her worlds so separate, and will Graham be waiting if she does?

A recipe for love: One cup of homespun country farmer Two dollops of hotshot city chef A sprinkle of funky little restaurant Increase the heat until romance sizzles. Hannah Little doesn't have much use for fancy chefs or fancy restaurants, but that's exactly what Three Willows Farm needs to survive. When a local restaurant wants to feature her produce, she's thrilled. But the contract means working with an egotistical, and (let's face it) drop-dead-gorgeous head chef from New York City. Chef Drew Davis can't wait to run her own kitchen. If taking a job at some trendy farm-to-table restaurant in the middle of nowheresville will get her there faster, she's on board. She has no intention of staying though, and that means the feisty farmer who keeps trying to tell her how to do her job can't be anything more than a pleasant distraction.

New York advertising executive Lauren Montgomery loses her job, inherits an inn, and moves to England--all in the span of a week. It's not how her career, or her life, is supposed to unfold. But necessity is the mother of invention and Lauren has a new plan. She's going to spruce up the inn, turn the attached pub into a hot spot, sell it for a killing, and start her own advertising agency. Gin distiller Camden Crawley has a soft spot for the Rose & Crown, the pub where her parents and grandparents got engaged. But the opinionated new owner who wants to turn it into some trendy bed and bar? Not so much. The last thing she wants to do is stick her nose in, but that might be her best chance to save a place she holds dear. And boosting her new line of gin wouldn't hurt either. It's one thing to give in on the cocktail menu. But the very inconvenient, very mutual, attraction? That's another matter entirely.

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?

Sometimes, you get a second chance at love. Sometimes, you hook up with your ex and remember why you broke up in the first place. Amanda Russo knows better than to give her failed marriage another try, but the brief fling reminds her there's more to life than work and parenting. When the architect she hires to remodel her bakery turns out to be as charming as she is talented, Amanda finds herself ready to take a chance on new love. The only problem? Her ex-wife didn't get the memo. For Quinn Sullivan, the sting of divorce is still fresh. Getting set up by pretty much everyone she knows hasn't inspired her to give love another shot. Meeting Amanda does. Sure, they're working together, but that's not a deal breaker. Amanda's ex might be another story.

Sometimes, a second chance comes when you least expect it. Kate Cormier thought she'd love Sutton Guidry forever. But when one bad decision ended things, she moved on, building a life for herself and her daughter. These days, she hardly thinks about all those dreams. Until Sutton shows up, acting like she never left and looking more gorgeous than ever. Sutton has spent a decade avoiding her hometown, memories of first love, and the girl who broke her heart. She's built a career, but the life that goes with it leaves her uninspired. When her father needs surgery, she decides coming home to help him recover is a chance to face those ghosts once and for all. But with so many pieces of her life still there--including Kate--it's hard not to imagine trying again. Can she find a way to put them together without falling apart all over again?

Audrey Adams would do anything for her aunt Ernestine. When Ernestine suffers a stroke, Audrey takes a leave from her fast-track CPA career to care for her. Only Ernestine's hobby farm needs more tending than the patient herself. Audrey's bitten off way more than she can chew, or harvest, or plant, or... How does one do hobby farming, anyway?Enter her neighbor Rowan Marshall, the sexy cider maker. Rowan's only too happy to come to Audrey's rescue. Which is all well and good until Audrey realizes Rowan's angling to buy the orchard that makes up more than half of Ernestine's pride and joy. It's not long before a reluctant truce gives way to a romantic spark and forces Audrey to make the biggest decision of her life.

For Mira Lavigne, cider is about tradition, elegance, and class. She has little respect and even less patience for self-anointed mavericks who think their ticket to fame and fortune is throwing the rulebook out the window. Dylan Miller is one of those people. The only thing she loves more than pushing the envelope is finding ways to make cider, perry, and a few things she hasn't even named yet more delicious and more accessible to everyone. When Mira and Dylan are tapped to co-chair Finger Lakes Cider Week, neither can pass up the publicity and prestige of the role. But professional compromises raise personal stakes, and Dylan and Mira are hard-pressed to keep their businesses--and their hearts--out of harm's way.

When her celebrity chef boss is taken down in a sexual harassment scandal, Chelsea Boudreaux's dream of getting her own cooking show comes true. Her hometown of Duchesne, Louisiana, provides the perfect backdrop for her modern takes on traditional Cajun fare. Vindicating herself to the mother who never believed in her is icing on the cake. Bryce Cormier never left Duchesne and has no regrets, except that falling in love as a trans guy in a tiny town is easier said than done. When Chelsea comes home after more than a decade away, Bryce thinks he may have found the perfect woman. At least until Chelsea's burgeoning celebrity spills over and turns his world upside down. It turns out love is like a good gumbo--what seems simple is complex, and the best results require a bit of courage. And like all the recipes say...First, you make a roux.

Burned-out chef Sy Travino never expected to wind up on a goat farm in rural Vermont, but that's exactly where she lands after leaving the restaurant world to become a cheesemaker. It's a great place to flex her muscles and make a name for herself, though. Too bad the house she bought is practically unlivable. Maddie Barrow can't believe anyone would be dumb enough to buy a house sight unseen, but she's not about to turn down the job of renovating it, especially since her best friend just hired Sy to turn Grumpy Old Goat into the ch vre everyone is talking about. When the estimate on the house exceeds Sy's budget, Maddie puts her to work. It doesn't take long for Sy and Maddie to admit their chemistry is off the charts, but having fun doesn't always lead to forever. Could it be a foundation for love or nothing but a teardown?

Settle in for an opposites attract, renovation-to-remember from RITA(R) award finalist Aurora Rey. After years of hustling from one adjunct gig to another, Kathleen Kenney has finally hit the big time. Forget tenure, she's got a best-selling novel under her belt. That means leaving the campus grind for rural Vermont, fixing up the old farmhouse of her dreams, and writing romance fiction from the comfort and quiet of her new home. She doesn't believe in the happily-ever-afters they promise, but really, who does? As the youngest member of the Barrow Brothers Construction team, Logan Barrow leaps at the opportunity to take lead on the Kenney job. It's a chance to prove she can go beyond design and see a project through, from start to finish. Unfortunately, a flirtatious foible puts Kathleen on the defensive and leaves Logan scrambling to be taken seriously. Nothing goes as planned, and their meet-cute is a definite fixer-upper. The renovation gets done because that's what Barrow Brothers is all about. The hardest job of all, though, will be convincing Kathleen their love is as move-in-ready as her farmhouse.

A sweet and sassy HGTV-inspired romance from the award-winning author of Sweat Equity and Good Bones.Jack Barrow is pretty old fashioned as far as progressive trans guys go. He loves his family, his work, and his quiet life in his hometown of Bedlington, Vermont. Overseeing the electrical upgrade on the historic Hampstead House is all the excitement he's looking for.As an artist specializing in the preservation and restoration of hand-painted plaster and lathe, Ellie Lancaster plans to showcase her skills on a grand scale at Hempstead House and ensure the original beauty of the house will be enjoyed for generations to come.Jack and Ellie have exactly nothing in common save this job and the bad luck of getting stuck together when a blizzard rolls in. Sparks are flying, and it's not the faulty wiring. Will close quarters ignite their romance, or will the whole thing go up in flames?

After years of hard work, Hudson Greene is keen to launch her tenure-track career at the illustrious Coteau College. But her first day takes an unexpected turn when she walks into new faculty orientation and discovers that Callie Shaw--her unforgettable one-night stand from the local Pride festival--is also the dean of advising. Callie loves guiding students through the chaos of academia, even if it means dealing with clueless professors. She goes with the flow, and her covert Shit Professors Say social media account provides an outlet for chronicling faculty missteps. Dating one, though? Definitely not on her syllabus. Mutual attraction proves hard to resist, and technically there's no rule against faculty-staff relationships. But between campus politics and Callie's secret, policy might be the least of their problems. Can Hudson and Callie navigate office hours and off-the-clock romance, or will their shot at love turn into an epic fail?

Can falling in love melt the hearts of the iciest ice queens? Join Aurora Rey, Elle Spencer, and Erin Zak to find out In Ice on Wheels by Aurora Rey, all's fair in love and roller derby. That's Riley Fauchet's motto, until a new job lands her at the same company--and on the same team--as her rival Brooke Landry, the frosty jammer for the Big Easy Bruisers. In Private Equity by Elle Spencer, Cassidy Bennett spends an unexpected evening at a lesbian night club with her notoriously reserved and demanding boss, successful venture capitalist Julia Whitmore. After seeing a different side of Julia, Cassidy can't seem to shake her desire to know more. In Closed Door Policy by Erin Zak, going back to college is never easy, but Caroline Stevens is prepared to work hard and change her life for the better. What she's not prepared for is Dr. Atlanta Morris, her new professor whose tough demeanor is no match for Caroline's burgeoning confidence.

Cuffing season has come for lesbians. Jess Archer, digital journalist for the internet's hottest lesbian media platform, has been assigned to research cuffing, from an up close and personal perspective. She's not sure it's really her thing, but the assignment gives her the chance to write something more substantial than her usual fluff pieces. All she needs now is a willing lesbian. For Cody Dawson, signing up for Jess's project is a no-brainer. She gets to date an interesting woman, enjoy her company, and not disrupt the tidy life she's built for her son. Everything's perfect until she starts falling for Jess. When she realizes she's heart-deep in the feelings she's agreed not to have, their convenient arrangement becomes anything but.

Casey Stevens needs distance from her movie producer parents and her social media starlet ex-wife. When she lands in Rocky Springs with a bruised ego and a pile of cash, the quaint tourist town seems like the perfect place for a fresh start. But is it the right place to make her dream of owning a classy sex shop a reality? Tara McCoy knows a thing or two about licking her wounds. She never wanted to move back home, but she's making the most of it, turning her family's sleepy bakery into a cupcake destination. The last thing she wants next door is some seedy sex store, even if it's promoting self-care as much as sex. And especially if the new owner is drop-dead gorgeous. With the busy holiday season heating up, neither can afford to be petty or lose a customer. But when their reluctant truce melts into a little bit of sugar and a whole lot of spice, will love prevail, or will their differences be too hot to handle?