Brenda Novak
Natasha Sharp was just a teenager when her mom married Mack Amos's dad, and despite her crush, Mack always held her at arm's length. Years after their parents' divorce, they're both adults when they run into each other at their hometown Christmas market. Will Mack still keep his distance, or is the timing finally right for their love?
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42) In Close
Claire O'Toole's mother, Alana, went missing fifteen years ago. That was big news in Pineview, Montana, the kind of town where nothing much ever happens. Then, last year, Claire's husband, David, died in a freak accident--after launching his own investigation into Alana's disappearance.
Is Alana dead? Or did she simply abandon her husband and daughters? Claire is determined to find out--and her former boyfriend, Isaac Morgan, wants...
A summer of healing, friendship, love...and a secret that could change everything.
After the death of her US senator father, Marlow Madsen travels to the small island off the coast of Florida where she spent summers...
44) In Seconds
They're back...
Laurel Hodges has changed her identity twice. She's been on the run for the past four years, trying to outdistance the gang members who blame her for the death of one of their own. She's finally found peace and stability in the small town of Pineview, Montana. But just when Laurel thinks she and her children are safe...the nightmare starts all over again.
The Crew, a ruthless prison gang with ties to...
45) When We Touch
Unfortunately, it's the wrong wedding. Olivia Arnold is arranging the festivities—and it's the hardest thing she's ever done. Because she should be marrying Kyle Houseman. They were together for more than a year.... But her jealous sister, Noelle, stole him away—and now she's pregnant.
All their friends in Whiskey Creek know as well as Olivia does that Kyle's...
What Delaney wants...is a baby. A baby of her own. At thirty, she longs to break away from the constraints of her life. Longs to reach out for her heart's desire. She'd prefer marriage as well, but there's no man in Dundee, Idaho, she's interested in marrying.
Then one winter night she and her best friend, Rebecca, go to Boise with the intent of finding a man for Delaney. She meets a handsome stranger named Conner, a man who might be
...49) Be Mine at Christmas: Just like the Ones We Used to Know\On a Snowy Christmas\A Dundee Christmas
Just Like the Ones We Used to Know
Angela Forrester is determined that her foster child will get the one thing she wants for Christmas—to meet her real dad. Even though he doesn't even know he has a little girl... But Matt Jackson is a surprise to both of them. The best kind of surprise!
On a Snowy Christmas
When their private plane crashes in the...
50) The Other Woman
A second chance doesn't mean second best!
Elizabeth O'Connell has survived one of the worst betrayals a wife can imagine. Finding out that she wasn't the only woman in her husband's life meant the end of her marriage and a year of personal hell. Now she's focusing on her new business and raising her two kids.
Carter Hudson isn't part of her plan. When he's introduced to Liz by well-meaning friends, her dislike is instant.
...When Katie Rogers returns to Dundee, Idaho, it's not because she wants to. It's because she's disillusioned, broke-and pregnant. She was going to make something of her life in the big city. Instead, she's paying a high price for trusting the wrong man.
Booker Robinson is the man she didn't trust, the man she'd left behind in Dundee...and the first person she sees when she comes back. But despite Booker's notorious past, he now has a successful
...52) Stranger in Town
The car accident was Hannah Price's fault--a few seconds of inattention that changed Gabe Holbrook's life forever, destroying everything he'd been or ever wanted to be.
He was a man who'd had it all. Intelligent, handsome, talented, rich, he'd been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Now he's come home to Dundee, the small town where he was raised, but he's a stranger to the people who once knew him. Folks think he's bitter and withdrawn;
...What they want for Christmas is a daddy!
Jaclyn Wentworth is on her own with three little kids. She used to be married to the golden boy—former golden boy—of their small Nevada town. The marriage was a disaster because her ex—husband never grew up.
Now Jaclyn's living in Reno. And who, of all people, does...
Originally published in 2009
55) Meant for You
The car accident was Hannah Price's fault—a tragic mistake that changed Gabe Holbrook's life forever, destroying everything he'd been or ever wanted to be.
He was a man who'd had it all. Intelligent, handsome, talented, rich, he'd been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Now...
At thirty, Delaney is no longer interested in playing the role of "good girl." After all, what has it gotten her this far in life? The one thing she wants most of all—to become a mother—still seems far out of reach....
Thanks to a devastating revelation about her husband, Reenie Holbrook's once-perfect marriage is over. For eleven years she had the life she wanted—and now it's gone.
Reenie decides that the first step in recovering from her ordeal...
Join the many readers who've fallen in love with Whiskey Creek, the Northern California town created by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak.
WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES (the story that started it all)
Gail DeMarco left Whiskey Creek to make a name for herself in Los Angeles. Her PR firm has a roster of A-list clients, including the sexy and unpredictable Simon O'Neal....
Down on her luck, Cierra Santos is seeking refuge in the small town of Dundee during a snowstorm when she is taken in by a man who helps her discover a new sense of home. But Ken Holbrook provides more than safety and comfort because, with him, she also finds love.
Originally published in 2010
60) Say You Love Me
When Lucky Caldwell was ten, her mother married Morris Caldwell, a wealthy and much older man. It didn't last, but having grown up without a father, Lucky considered Morris's kindness the highlight of her young life.
Mike Hill, Morris's grandson, doesn't feel quite as warm and fuzzy about that time....