Jane Caulfield's first love went missing one dark night, turning her heart cold, and leaving her to face an uncertain future alone. After a demotion at work, she heads to her grandmother's Iowa farm in search of something more than a life filled with apathy and her best friend's meddling. Jag Winchester is a handsome actor with a successful but unremarkable career. Tired of meaningless flings, Jag longs for a woman who sees him as more than a ticket to Hollywood premieres. As he prepares for his next movie role, devastating news sends him home to the family farm in Iowa. When Jag and Jane meet under the most difficult of circumstances, they fall hard and fast, awakening hearts that had forgotten how to love. Just when happily ever after seems like a sure thing, tragedy strikes and painful secrets are brought to light. With everything on the line, Jane must decide how much she'll sacrifice for her one chance at true love.

Emma Barton is drowning. A single mother of a son with a genius-level IQ and Autism, she’s given up on love to focus on the child who needs her. Her writing aspirations—the only dream she hasn't abandoned—withers as her latest novel bombs, and she’s dropped by her publisher. Ethan Wise, a successful actor, longs to play a role other than a romantic comedy lead or a beefcake superhero. Discovering Emma’s novel happened by chance, but it could also be his opportunity to finally become an Oscar-winning actor. When Ethan seeks Emma out to buy the movie rights to her novel, they fall so passionately in love their lives are turned upside down. Emma wants to be with Ethan, but there’s her son to consider and the secrets she’s kept to protect him. She’ll do anything to keep her little boy’s world safe and happy. She’d even give up the love of her life.

Betsy Anstead, a newly divorced single mother, is instantly smitten when she meets Gage Mendoza, a handsome widower and Minor League baseball coach. When her ex-husband sues for full custody of their children, Betsy’s lawyer warns her against getting involved in a new romance. But Gage is handsome and sweet. For the first time in years, she's not worried about what bad thing is going to happen next. Gage doesn’t need romance even if Betsy makes him feel alive again after five dark years of grieving his beloved wife. He needs to focus on his dream—a Major League coaching position—the consolation prize for his former career. Walking away from Betsy is the right thing to do for his daughter and his career. Besides, true love doesn't come around twice in one lifetime... This book can be read as a standalone or as part of the Bright Lights series.