Welcome to Hawthorne, Texas, a place where many former citizens return, drawn to their hometown’s slower pace and family values, finding lasting love and happiness.

A man who’s gained fortune and fame. A woman who’s known heartbreak and despair. A second chance for a couple who went their separate ways years ago . . .

As a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, West Sutherland walks away at the peak of his career, ready to find a quieter life in his hometown of Hawthorne, Texas. He’s hired by his former high school coach and mentor and will have a place on the Hawks’ coaching staff next year. He’s surprised to find Kelby Blackstone in town, the girl he’s never forgotten.

A story of second chances, friendship and betrayal…and the way dogs can rescue hearts.

Lark Eamon has always lived a life on the outside. As someone who hears dogs’ thoughts, she’s been ridiculed and ostracized. Over the years, she’s learned to deny her gift. She’s built a solid reputation as a dog trainer and owner of a canine center dedicated to dogs’ happiness.

Until one autumn day, when everything falls apart. Max the Terrible, a terrier who’s used up all his chances, lands on her doorstep. The best friend who betrayed her in high school has come back to Brighton and wants to reconnect. Her brother’s best friend, who she once had a crush on, struggles with PTSD. Her landlord has just announced that he won’t renew her lease. And the local dog shelter grapples with an influx of rescue dogs who need a forever home.

She came to escape burnout. He never meant to let her matter. Love had other plans.

When Pressley Saxe’s boss sends her on a forced retreat to the Moonlight Lodge and Cabins, she expects nothing more than a change of scenery. A high-powered interior designer on the edge of burnout, Pressley doesn’t know how to slow down—and she’s not convinced she should. Work has always been her shield.

A steamy friends-to-lovers romance where buried secrets, unfinished business, and a dangerous shadow collide.

One kiss and she was hooked. Three years later, not so much.

A steamy childhood-friends-to-lovers romance where first love, devastating secrets, and a deadly obsession threaten everything.

It’s her dark night of the soul…
When Dori returns to her hometown of Crescent Cove Vermont on the shore of Lake Champlain, she has lost everything. Her job, her money, and her faith. Once a revered Wiccan High Priestess, she doesn’t even believe in magic anymore. She feels adrift, without direction or clarity. Her entire focus is on landing another job that will restore her to the life she had before and take her back to the city.

“Maggie Shayne’s books have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf.” —#1 NY Times Bestselling Author
 KAREN ROBARDS

So, I’m going along in my blissful life, waiting for my guy to get off his ass and pop the question and trying to put my next self-help book to bed, when I’m interrupted by a mental intruder. I’m suddenly doing a ride-along inside some stranger’s head, while the attached set of hands strangle a guy in the back seat of a car.

It felt like I was killing the guy. But I didn’t, because I woke up cussing (not unusual) in my own bed beside my sexy cop and my blind bulldog. Said sexy cop then gets a text about a body, and I know it’s the man I just sort of murdered.

Left at the Altar!
When Adam Brand’s first and only love Kirsten chose not to show up on their wedding day, he was devastated. When she turned up again, married to the town’s richest old man, it was almost a relief. His seething anger overpowered his heartbreak.

Noelle Parker has spent far too much time searching for Mr. Right, only to find endless Mr. Wrongs. Taking a break from the dating game, she pours her passion into her thriving coffee shop, the cozy sanctuary she’s built from the ground up. She resolves to avoid any man who threatens to disrupt her carefully constructed plans, especially the attractive guy who could plow over her heart like he did the field of wildflowers next to her coffee haven.

Kade Collier carries the weight of a shattered heart. On the heels of a failed marriage, he's come to the charming small town of Aspen hoping to build not just a new motel, but a new life. As fate would have it, Kade's path intertwines with Noelle's when he volunteers to teach an auto maintenance class.

“Maggie Shayne’s books have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf.” —#1 NY Times Bestselling Author KAREN ROBARD

Hey, I’m Rachel de Luca, a self-help guru with a potty mouth and a penchant for crime-solving. My partner, soon to be husband if I can get over my paralyzing fear, is Mason Brown, a detective with the Binghamton PD.

Everything Ellie thinks she knows is about to change.

Despite his dangerous past, billionaire Devlin Saint finally has Ellie Holmes in his life—and in his bed. Yet shadows still cling to Saint, obscuring his dark secrets and the confidences he swore never to reveal. An investigative reporter, Ellie is certain the man she loves hasn’t told her everything. And when she starts receiving anonymous warnings about Devlin, she vows to investigate.

As Lady Cecilia Branstoke convalesces after a severe bout of influenza, an urgent plea for assistance arrives from their friend, Mrs. Montgomery: The Earl of Soothcoor languishes in a goal in Lincolnshire, accused of murder. The victim? Mrs. Montgomery’s husband, Malcolm, reported dead over two years ago!