Kirjahaku

Welcome to Brighthead, Maine, a coastal town where the winters are cold and the hearts are warm.Only a month after the death of her sister, Aileen gets an offer from the running club her sister founded. They want to hold a memorial 5K race in Kelty's honor, and they'd like Aileen to be a part of it.Although Aileen is a librarian who's never run a day in her life, the club promises that running will help her feel closer to her sister's memory. It doesn't hurt that the guy who offers to train her is cute and tells fun stories. She agrees, although running three miles is the scariest thing she's ever done in her life. Maybe she'll read a few books about it first.Trey has never held much to schedules. Life's too short to tie yourself down. He's got a flexible construction job that lets him help his brother who's failing out of college...or that sweet new member whose grief and insecurity make him want to smooth out the road before her. He'd love to take away Aileen's pain, and running together is the best way he knows. She has fun when she's with him. If it leads to more, he's all-in.While Aileen becomes overwhelmed with settling out the details of her sister's life (not to mention two houses full of furniture), Trey has no shortage of spontaneous adventures, whether it's tidepooling or an impromptu concert. But time after time, when she needs him, all he gives are broken promises. That's not going to work for a training program-or for a relationship. A 5K and a Kiss brings together an unlikely pair racing to find love somewhere between the starting line and the finish.Love isn't a sprint-it's a long run. Maddie Evans is a runner and biker. She lives in New England with her family and tropical fish, and she's always thought warm hearts are the perfect antidote to cold winters.

Welcome to Brighthead, Maine, a coastal town where the runners are fast and the summers are slow.Fleeing a broken engagement, Charlotte crash-lands in Brighthead with the excuse that she's house-sitting for her aunt. Alone in a coastal mansion with a border collie who's equal parts energy and mischief, Charlotte reaches out to her only friend from her childhood summers: Brandon, the gardener's son. He'll run with the dog. He'll also run with her, and now she remembers how strong he was. How dependable.Brandon's boss is taking advantage of him, and for the first time he's fighting back. His freelance designs alone aren't going to pay the bills, though-and suddenly he's falling for the rich gal from Philadelphia. Other than the money, they have so much in common: their art, their goals, their loyalty. Soon they're even training for a trail run, but while she's getting stronger every day, they both know she can't stay in Brighthead. Her future lies in a city full of museums, and his is on the coast.When Charlotte's ex tracks her to Brighthead, her past collides with her dreams. Meanwhile, Brandon's getting weird and awkward about the money. They've been friends for so long, but as their different worlds entangle, it's getting harder to run those hills.A Tease and a Trail Run takes a pair of friends through an obstacle course of shared memories in a world that seldom understands the heart of an artist.The road to love isn't always paved.Maddie Evans is a runner and biker. She lives in New England with her family and tropical fish, and she's always thought warm hearts are the perfect antidote to cold winters.

Rose just got an invitation to her ex's wedding, complete with a hand-written note from the woman he cheated with. "I know you don't have anyone special, but maybe you can bring a second cousin or something." Rose has rebuilt her life, playing keyboard in an alternative band, so it burns that they're still trying to one-up her. Her bandmates suggest the perfect revenge: go and bring a date, a head-turner who will show the bride and groom that Rose is thriving. Enter the perfect fake boyfriend, jazz pianist Declan Hatcher. Back in high school, the bride had a massive crush on him. Better still, he hates the bride for how she bullied his sister. Unfortunately, Declan also has a history with Rose. In eleventh grade, Declan shot Rose down as "quintessentially not his type." The longer they pretend at the relationship, though, the more Declan realizes that actually, Rose is quintessentially his type. Rose is feeling the attraction too, but after all that humiliation, it seems safer to fake the harmony than to compose a whole new love song. In this new series, Maddie Evans weaves heart and harmony with life in a small town. Tune up your emotions, tune in to the graduates of the Castleton Music School, and then tune out the rest of the world.

Ashlyn may finally have her life under control. Abandoned by her own mother when she was a kid, Ashlyn found a home when the Castletons embraced her as their fourth child. Nowadays Ashlyn plays viola in the Castleton String Quartet. She's got a family and rent money. What more could she ask for? After months of searching for his biological family, Michael has just seen his DNA results. Astonishingly, he has a full sister-violinist Lindsey Castleton. One frenzied drive later, Michael finds Lindsey performing with her string quartet, alongside the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.The Castleton siblings insist the report is wrong because their parents weren't even in the same country when Michael was born. Is this a scam? The deeper they dig into his story, though, the more Ashlyn wants him to be a Castleton. Michael seems stable, strong, and reliable. Not to mention his gorgeous eyes and dusky voice.As each answer reveals another question, Michael and Ashlyn are drawn together by the brokenness of their past. To achieve the potential of their future, Ashlyn will have to trust Michael enough to open her heart, but with trust comes the risk of betrayal.Heart of the Violist is the first novel of the Castleton String Quartet romances, a story about the families we're born into and the families love can make for us.

Always a rock for her mom, cellist Hannah Staples has just discovered her phone is loaded with spyware and a tracker-and her creepy stepdad is the one tracking her. Within forty-eight hours, a horrified Hannah ends up losing her home, her family, and her security. All that's left is her cello-and custody of her younger brother. Terrified and ashamed, Hannah reaches out to the rest of the Castleton String Quartet and the other members of the Hartwell music community. Hannah's longtime crush, tenor Enrique Almendarez, never really noticed Hannah until now. Seeing her distress, he hungers to do anything to protect her, whether it's helping her move, finding community service work for her brother, or maybe taking her out to dinner. Her family's always kept her from starting a relationship. Well, maybe now is the time. Maybe Enrique can be the one to show Hannah how a real man treasures the ones he loves.As the bombshells detonate in Hannah's life, she starts to redefine what family means. Letting Enrique into her heart means letting herself trust when everyone in her life has proven themselves untrustworthy, but trust is hard to earn and easy to lose. In this second story of the Castleton String Quartet, Maddie Evans takes us deep into how the families we came from shape the families we build.

Lindsey Castleton has had a lousy year. She's had to abandon the life she planned because her father is dying, taking over his music students and taking over as first violinist for his string quartet. All that would be difficult enough, but her second violinist fights her at every turn, whether it's criticizing her, playing over her, or even double-booking the quartet. It's beyond frustrating becauase he's an amazing male but such a selfish man.Jason Woodward returned to Maine from Hollywood only because his mentor was dying and needed someone to take over his quartet, so it's galling that his mentor's daughter is in that position. Well, also, he returned to Maine because of the social media detonation that destroyed his California career. He'll be heading back in three months, though, so he'd better start putting those pieces back together. It's just that it would be so much easier if Lindsey would get out of the way--and out of his thoughts.They have no choice but to work together for now, but as Jason's California life seeps into his Maine life, Lindsey sees just what he stepped away from in order to help her father. Meanwhile, Jason finds himself attracted to Lindsey's confidence and clarity. It's never going to work, though. He's going to leave, and good riddance. At least, that's what they keep telling themselves...and one another. In the final installment of the Castleton String Quartet trilogy, a pair of enemies stands on the brink of love and loss, facing death while forging the love of a lifetime.

Five years after her husband's death, Ella has a new life, a new career, and a new town. Hartwell, Maine is the perfect place for her to rebuild, and she can see herself happily delivering babies now that she won't be having a family of her own. Adam got burned long ago by a woman he should have walked away from. Instead, he's spent the last twenty years as a single dad to the only woman he'll ever love: his daughter Piper, who seems to be going down the same road her momma went. Piper is seven months pregnant, and her fianc is deployed overseas, so Ella knows this patient is going to require special attention. When Piper takes it into her head to set up her father and her midwife, can even a new baby bring together a woman who's experienced romance at its best, and a man who has only seen love at its worst? The Health Care Heroes series highlights different health care workers, each in their own sweet/clean romance Every book stands alone so you can jump anywhere into the series and read them in any order you like.

If revenge is best served cold, then payback should be on the rocks.Eight years after leaving Brighthead, Maine with a broken heart, Noah opens a wedding invitation from the man who destroyed Noah's relationship with Elsie-and Noah's best shot at lifelong love. Easy RSVP: NO.Elsie's letting her best friend use her vacation house for a wedding on the rocky beach-which would be great except Elsie hates the groom for his "little prank" that broke up her and Noah right after graduation. When Noah RSVPs that he's not coming, Elsie's not having it. Her ex had better get up to Maine now so they can give their prankster friend a little of what he's dished out.Or...a lot of what he's dished out.As Elsie and Noah plan (and pull off ) a series of hilarious stunts, the old feelings and questions flood back like a tide over the rocks. But are they partners-or just partners in crime?The Summer Vacation Romance novellas are sweet romances that will transport your heart to the getaway of your dreams. Each book stands alone, so you can book your escape in any order you like. Bon voyage

Sometimes safety and sacrifice are exactly the same.After growing up homeless and hungry, Drake went into the military and from there into one of the most dangerous and highly-paid jobs with one goal: save a nest-egg so that for the rest of his life, he'd never be homeless again. He saves every penny he can (well, and he sends fifteen hundred a month home to his mother) and works as an underwater welder on an oil rig. He's single because there's no way to take someone else along for the ride, not in a life like he's living. When Drake's best friend gets engaged, everyone laughs that Drake is the last man standing--the only single guy left on their team. "That's not true," he says. "Sunita is single." Dead silence. Yep, he forgot that Sunita wasn't exactly "a guy." Also, she's not exactly single: she's a widow. Her husband, also an underwater welder, died in a diving accident.It's a forgivable mistake: Sunita has been "one of the guys" for three years, and she doesn't want to risk losing anyone again. Except now Drake's got his attention on her. And she's got hers on him.The trouble is, that dangerous job is still extremely dangerous. When disaster strikes, can Drake and Sunita find the safety they're looking for?

Marlie can't afford to join her family on their trip during the Christmas break, but her friends have a solution: they'll host their own Christmas. The question is, where? Enter Devin, their childhood friend and mischief-maker, who spontaneously volunteers his home for their holidays. He's still got a wicked grin and a luscious voice. The catch? He's got custody of his four-year-old nephew, a boy who's never had a real Christmas. Years ago, Marlie was always crushing on this larger-than-life troublemaker, but she never breathed a word because her family would have disapproved. Through all of high school, she kept her head down, folding origami cranes and cutting paper snowflakes. This year, everyone's caught up in the rush of decorating, cooking, and giving a preschooler his first magical Christmas...but if she gets brave enough to unfold her paper snowflake heart, maybe Marlie can have one, too.

Christmas magic sparkles in small towns, but can love bloom under the mistletoe? He's been slinging pizzas since the day Loveless Pizza opened its doors, doing pretty much whatever he wants with permission from the absentee owner. She's the owner's niece...or rather, she's just become the new owner. And she's got a few changes in mind. Friction burns hotter than a wood-fired oven while these two navigate holiday parties and a hundred twenty doughs per day. Will a kiss under the mistletoe change everything?