Escape to Burton, Georgia, a quaint farm town near Savannah, where love stories thrive. Maureen I've harbored a deep crush on Smith Harrington ever since our college days. Despite knowing that he only saw me as his best friend, I couldn't help but weave tantalizing fantasies about him. Now, after years of maintaining a long-distance friendship, destiny brings Smith to Burton, where he'll become my partner at the veterinary clinic I recently took over. To add to the mix, he'll also be my tenant in the new house I've acquired. I believed I could handle working closely with him without getting hot and bothered. But perhaps I was mistaken. Smith From the very moment I laid eyes on Maureen Evans, I wanted her. Yet, she never seemed open to taking our relationship to the next level. Eventually, I resigned myself to the friend zone, convinced that we were destined to remain just that—friends. Even though we've lived miles apart for years, Maureen remains the one who got away, the one I can't forget. So when she proposes that we become partners at the veterinary clinic, I jump at the chance. Maybe there's still hope for us. Maybe, with a little effort on my part, we can finally seize our shot at love. And so, while Maureen tries to maintain the boundaries of our friendship, I persistently push them, blurring the line between flirtation and something deeper. When friendship is no longer enough, love inevitably comes into play. Discover the power of love as it reshapes our lives.

Elizabeth Hudson has one goal in mind for this holiday season: ignore it. With her complicated family, non-existent love life and demanding job, skipping Christmas seems like the best plan ever. Until a Christmas tree lot pops up just outside her office, run by the hot and hunky Trent Wagoner. Trent took this job because he needed to get away from life in his small Georgia hometown. Hauling a truckload of Douglas firs and blue spruces from his uncle’s farm in Michigan to sell in Florida sounded like the perfect plan to find the space he needs and finally get his life on track. Neither Trent nor Elizabeth planned on the instant sparks of attraction between them. But no matter how hard they fight it, something unexpected—and wonderful—may show up beneath the Christmas tree this year.

When Elizabeth Hudson and Trent Wagoner met on a Christmas tree lot in Florida, sparks flew, igniting a fire they both thought would burn for a long time. The problem with fires is that sometimes people get hurt. In this case, both Elizabeth and Trent end up burnt when an impulsive decision results in long-term repercussions. Trent, still dealing with the aftermath of a painful situation that impacted two families in his hometown of Burton, struggles with the feelings he has for Elizabeth. He's not sure that committing to her is a good idea when everything he touches seems to end badly. Elizabeth took a risk when she moved to Burton for Trent. Now she's stuck in a job she's not sure she likes, living with people she doesn't know, in love with a man who may not be capable of the forever she craves. When it seems as if hope has died . . . there's always love.

Sydney moved to the small town of Burton, Georgia to run her aunt's bakery. At least, that's her excuse. She doesn't exactly want to broadcast the fact that her own restaurant went belly-up, her boyfriend ditched her and her life is in shambles. And the cute newspaper guy who keeps pestering her for date with his danish? Yeah, that's not happening. Will is pretty sure he's a glutton for punishment. After all, Sydney's made it clear she's not interested, but he just can't seem to stay away, no matter how hard he tries. Now, though, he's got a secret weapon—the four-legged kind. Can this down-on-his-luck dog be the key to toppling the walls around her heart?

Jenna Sutton celebrated her twenty-first birthday by persuading Trent Wagoner, the guy she’d been crushing on for months, to sleep with her. When he broke her heart and crushed her dreams by rejecting her afterward, a devastated Jenna tried to end her life. Trent has told his side of the story. So has Jenna’s mom, and her cousin, and just about everyone else in the small Georgia town of Burton. Now it’s Jenna’s turn. Over two years later, Jenna’s finally figuring out her life. Her job at the county historical society is steady and predictable, two elements she appreciates right now. She’s living on her own, and her world is peaceful, if lonely. That is, until Lincoln Turner comes to town. When Linc’s wife was killed in a car accident, she left him with two small children and a bleak future. Six years later, he’s a recovering alcoholic who’s just gotten his kids back and is ready to tackle a new position as co-owner of a building restoration company . . . in Burton. Jenna isn’t looking for love, and Linc definitely doesn’t want any attachments. And neither of them are ready for the sparks that fly when a huge project brings them together. Still, the road to true love has more bumps than they could imagine. Making their way to a happy ending won’t be easy. But this is Burton, and happily-ever-afters are a specialty of the house.