Abigail “Abby” Stephens grew up knowing she was different. She has always been considered the ugly duckling, or someone’s dirty little secret. She hides behind her computer screen playing her online games, and no one knows now what she looks like, only how she plays. Abby feels safe, secure, and content living this life, until him. Cash Hawthorne was given the family business, when his parents were killed in a car accident. With the help of his sister, they both run a successful hotel, which is the premiere spot for weddings. Cash knew that marriage was not in the cards for him, until he met the one girl who finally broke through his walls. Now, they are both faced with difficult obstacles in their life. Can they both bring each other out of the darkness, or is it their destiny to remain broken forever? Love Me Series Order Love Me Like You Do Love Me Like You Mean It Heart of the Matter As Long As You Love Me Love Me Tender

Max Stephens uses his past as an excuse to avoid any type of commitment to relationships in his life. There are only a few people that know the truth about his past, and he plans to keep it that way. He is also a love them and leaves them type of guy, until she literally knocks him off his feet. Reagan Cramer uses her past as a shield to avoid getting close to anyone. Relationships are something she doesn't want or have time for, while she’s raising her nephew. Everything is going according to plan, until he makes her want things she isn’t supposed too. Max and Reagan both use their bodies to numb the pain, but what happens when the past can no longer stay hidden, and feelings are now involved? Will they heal together, or were they both doomed from the start? Love Me Series Order Love Me Like You Do Love Me Like You Mean It Heart of the Matter As Long As You Love Me Love Me Tender

The time is fast approaching for Cash and Abby’s baby to be born, but the closer they get to the due date, the more frequent the nightmares are coming. On top of having a baby, Abby decides to open a business with Max’s girlfriend, Reagan. Is she ready to start two new adventures in her life, or has she finally put too much on her plate to handle? Sarah starts to feel unwanted with Abby and Max’s life moving on, since they all moved down to Miami. Her life seems to be on hold, and she’s constantly trying to play catch up with everyone else. Sarah lashes out, saying some inappropriate things to her friends. Is it to late to take back her words, or has she finally ruined her life long friendships forever? Jack Stephens is an abusive man who likes to take his anger out on his daughter, Abby, but when he has a heart attack, he starts to take restock of his life. Max and Cash decide to go behind Abby’s back to help fix the relationship with her father. Jack has done more harm than good, and he’s worried that it’s too late to fix his past mistakes. Relationship and friendships will be tested more than ever before. Can this group of friends help each other heal from the past, or is there already to much damage to even repair? Love Me Series Order Love Me Like You Do Love Me Like You Mean It Heart of the Matter As Long As You Love Me Love Me Tender

One brief encounter. One moment in time that changed their lives forever. Jensen Causer is a single father of twin teenagers. He has sworn off relationships after the damage his ex-wife caused him and their kids. Jensen hires Max and Sarah to remodel the twins’ bedrooms, and add a much-needed bathroom to give him some peace, but moving in with his parents during construction brings out so much of the past that Jensen must realize he needs to face head on. Can Jensen put his heart back together but help his children heal too? It has always been the three of them, Sarah, Max, and Abby; but everything has changed since their big move to a new city. Sarah Edwards feels like an outsider in her own life. When a clumsy tumble down the steps changes Sarah’s friendships and life forever. While Sarah is faced with the biggest choice of her life and filled with fear of a future she can’t control, she finds refuge in a friendship she didn’t expect. Can Sarah let down her walls? Can Jensen and Sarah find happiness in the paths they chose? Does opening yourself up and relying on someone else make you stronger and whole or does it shatter yourself?

Shawn Nicarra was the love of my life, and I let her slip right between my fingers. I couldn’t stick around and watch her live her life without me, so I joined the Navy and got the hell out of dodge. I’ve lived in my own personal hell for years, and I still have demons that I fight every single day. But now that I’ve moved back home, it’s time for me to show Nicarra exactly how I feel. I have my sights set on her, and this time, I’m not letting her slip through my fingers. Nicarra Starting over from the bottom, is something I never thought I would have to do, but here I am, a single mom with three boys, striving to make life better for them and myself. My ex-husband made it his mission to make my life a living hell, but he didn’t succeed. I’m strong, I’m determined, and now, I’m free. Shawn was my best friend for years, and now that he’s back in my life, he wants more. For once in my life, I just want to be happy. Is that too much to ask? But sometimes, the past doesn’t stay buried. Someone is threatening Nicarra’s life, and Shawn’s one true chance at having a real family. Is this their second chance at love, or is the past back to haunt them both forever? Love Me Series Order Love Me Like You Do Love Me Like You Mean It Heart of the Matter As Long As You Love Me Love Me Tender