Can he convince her love is worth the risk? Josie Wheeler isn’t a risk-taker. She likes her routine running the Morning Jolt cafe. The last risk she took was asking her dreamy friend Calvin out—and that failed miserably. But as her thirtieth birthday gets closer, that routine starts to feel like stagnation. After his marriage went up in flames, Calvin Monroe knew love wasn’t for him. Since then, every relationship he’s had has been no-strings-attached. But Calvin’s not nearly as commitment-phobic as Josie thinks he is; he just can’t find anyone that measures up to her. Josie is vibrant, funny, smart—and Calvin’s wanted her since they first met. But he knows he’s not her type. Josie goes for wholesome guys, not divorcees with bad reputations. An overheard conversation changes everything. Calvin realizes Josie is—was—into him, but he was too dumb to see it. If he can convince her to take another risk on him, he’ll win her heart. So, he makes her an offer she can’t turn down: Two weeks to try out anything she wants in bed. Josie knows Calvin doesn’t do forever, but she says yes to his proposition, anyway—it might be just what she needs to get him out of her system and her life out of its rut. What Josie doesn’t expect is their exhilarating chemistry setting the sheets aflame and entangling her wary heart. But when her cafe is threatened, she has to decide what she’s willing to risk for a love beyond her wildest dreams.

For journalist Astrid Jones, Magnolia Valley, Montana was where she was happiest. When she gets divorced and then unceremoniously fired in less than six months, she hopes her hometown will work its magic and help her get her life back on track. All she has to do is avoid her ex-boyfriend, Ethan, and focus on writing a story that will restart her career. Leaving Ethan broke her heart, but she knows she can never be the woman he deserves. Astrid is headstrong, gorgeous, and always fighting for the underdog—and even at eighteen Ethan knew he’d found the one. But when he proposed to her the night before they went to different colleges, she said no and left without a backward glance. Since then, Ethan has kept everyone at a distance. But after years of work becoming a veterinarian and joining a practice, Ethan’s goal to open an animal sanctuary and make amends for a tragedy in his past is within reach. He knows he should stay focused and keep his distance from Astrid. But Ethan has never been very good at staying away from Astrid. And when the story Astrid uncovers puts her in danger—Ethan has to stay close and protect her. Soon, their rekindled passion is heating up the cold winter nights. As Ethan discovers more of Astrid’s guarded heart, he realizes he can’t let her go without a fight this time. Yet as their love grows, outside forces threaten to destroy everything they are trying to build. Will they find the courage to fight for a second chance at love?

She’s a chef who doesn’t cook... All the trouble started when Nora agreed to anonymously cater a fundraiser. She gave up cooking when her husband died and she had to sell their restaurant to pay the medical bills and return to Magnolia Valley. But when her friend asked her for a favor, she reluctantly agreed on the condition she remained anonymous. And that evening changes everything. It makes her want to start a restaurant again, unfortunately she doesn’t have the money. So, when the wealthy businessman Alek Novak offers to pay her lavishly to be his private chef for a few months, it seems like a dream come true. He’s a billionaire businessman used to getting what he wants... Alek Novak is determined to hire the chef who catered the fundraiser—even if she doesn’t want to be found. He might be temporarily banished from society while a scandal dies down, but he does not intend to deny himself good food. What he isn’t expecting is to find his chef even more intoxicating than her food. Nora is entirely wrong for him, but he can’t seem to keep his distance. Soon she’s threatening his iron-clad control and he makes her an indecent offer that she can’t turn down—have a no strings attached fling before he goes back to Boston. But their passion is beyond anything they've known and awakens their long-neglected hearts. But when all of the troubles Alek left Boston to escape arrive in Montana, it threatens to destroy their growing love… Will these opposites be able to defy all odds and find true love?

She manages the lodge during the day and writes steamy romance novels at night... Quinn Lawson manages the upscale lodge in Magnolia Valley and there has never been a problem too difficult for her to fix. But now, with the lodge facing financial ruin, she's forced to partner with the last person she wants to work with, former tennis star Caine Wilder. When circumstances force them to pretend to be a couple, Quinn sees far more of Caine and it is more and more difficult to conceal her attraction and hide her well-kept secret. She is Elois Montgomery, the popular romance author, and the sexy main character in her latest novel is based off of Caine. He's a playboy tennis player with a recently ruined knee, forced to take over his family's failing business... Caine has never had any trouble charming women, but the lodge's beautiful manager is immune to his charms. No matter what he does, she thinks the worst of him. But despite her open dislike, he can't stop thinking about her. He's determined to get her to give him a shot. But soon, Caine realizes he's underestimated his attraction to Quinn. She isn't like any woman he's met before. And for the first time in his life, he might have to learn how to play for keeps. As family secrets and old grudges come to light, it threatens the love that neither of them could have expected.

Wyatt Forrester is a soldier. One of the best. But when a mission went wrong, and he lost a close friend, he went home to clear his head. His beautiful and meddlesome best friend Penny wants to help him remember who he was. She makes a list of every dumb thing they did that last summer after high school and they’re going to work their way through it. But at the end of that long-ago summer, he asked her to be his, and she turned him down. This time, will they have a different ending? Penny Edgecombe was a wild teenager, but that’s behind her. Her life is focused on raising her five-year-old son and running the Ferns and Friends gardening center. Her mom would like her to find a boyfriend or—better yet—a husband, but Penny isn’t interested. Her parent’s marriage was terrible and she’s not going to repeat their mistakes. She keeps her relationships light and easy, never letting anyone get close. The only man she’s ever let into her heart is Wyatt, and they’re only friends. But her list pushes their friendship into passionate territory and she has a hard time not dreaming of their relationship lasting longer. Penny thought she was the one helping Wyatt, but maybe he will be the one to help her open her well-guarded heart. They both have to confront the ghosts in their pasts. Then they have to decide if they’re brave enough for the greatest adventure of all—true love. This is the fifth book in the MAGNOLIA VALLEY series. It can be read as a standalone or as part of a larger story line. Dreaming of You (Josie & Calvin) Destined for You (Ethan & Astrid) Fascinated by You (Nora & Alek) He was Playing for Keeps (Caine & Quinn) Catching Her Wild Heart (Wyatt & Penny)

The line between enemy and ally, between frustration and desire, between hate and love, gets blurrier as these two strong-willed people meet their match for the first time. He’s used to getting his way… This new project will get the company back on its feet. Or it would, if archaeologist Freya Carmichael hadn’t put her nose where it didn’t belong. Now he can’t log or develop his own land, until she’s done digging up some old pottery shards. Well, he’s not going to take it lying down. He’s going to convince her to go dig somewhere else. Unfortunately, he can’t be around her for more than two minutes without getting into an argument. She’s the archaeologist in his way…. This dig is going to be Freya’s greatest accomplishment, so she’s not going to let anything stand in her way. Not petty pranks or mean comments or threatening phone calls. Her biggest obstacle is Augustus. He’s the most infuriating man she’s ever met. He knows exactly what buttons to push to make her temper flare. But as she gets to know him, she sees there’s so much more to the man than she thought. Beneath the rough exterior is an exceptional and fascinating man. And he knows how to push her buttons to make more than just her temper flare. But can she really trust a man who has made it clear he wants nothing more than for her to stop digging and leave? When someone determined to put an end to her dig goes too far, endangering her, she doesn’t have much choice but to trust him. Can these two enemies find common ground or—possibly—even the love story neither of them thought they'd find? This book is the sixth book in the MAGNOLIA VALLEY series. It can be read as a standalone or as part of a larger story line. Dreaming of You (Josie & Calvin) Destined for You (Ethan & Astrid) Fascinated by You (Nora & Alek) He was Playing for Keeps (Caine & Quinn) Catching Her Wild Heart (Wyatt & Penny) Risking it all for Love (Freya & Augustus)