While still in mourning, her unscrupulous father resurfaces after many years’ absence and finds a way to undermine her mother’s will. Without regard for Noel’s welfare, he claims everything is rightly his, and the family lawyer can’t produce documents to prove otherwise. By invitation from her best friend, Noel makes a hard choice to leave her childhood hometown in upstate New York and journey to the friend’s house in Pensacola, Florida. Together they will try to devise a plan for Noel’s future. Fate steps in when a blinding rainstorm causes her to miss a turn, leading her to an unlikely place, and an uncertain destiny. Brought low by circumstances and struggling to make ends meet, she takes shelter in the least desirable location and accepts a graveyard-shift job. The last thing Noel is looking for is romance, but a chance meeting with a handsome, young lawyer named Liam Grant makes her reconsider. Could she accept his dinner invitations and make it through the Christmas holiday without revealing her destitute condition?

    Focus on her bakery and nothing more. A dog and a matchmaker ignore that plan.Molly’s holiday season will be drama free. No man. Nothing except working at her Homer, Alaska, bakery so she can save money. She’s failed at romance in the past, so she’s going to wait for a man to pursue her. Then she adopts a dog she has no idea how to take care of.Joe just moved to this small town to set up a veterinary practice. His soft spot for animals—and pretty bakers—bring his path and Molly’s together. A matchmaker has ideas of her own to make sure these two have a happily ever after.Merrily Matched is a standalone book and also book 3.5 in the Alaska Matchmakers series. If you enjoy stories with dogs, matchmakers, and sweet romance, you’ll love this novella. Start reading now to add a spoonful of Christmas happiness to your day.This is a standalone book which is part of a series. It’s clean and wholesome with no sex or swearing. The author is from Alaska, so she knows the real Alaska.Alaska Dream RomancesFalling for Alaska - Jemma & NathanielLoving Alaska - Bree & MichaelMerrying in Alaska - Leah & BenCrazy About Alaska - Holly & AdamAlaska Matchmakers Romances (Adam's Brothers)Accidentally Matched - Noah & RachelFinally Matched - Mark & MaddieHopefully Matched - Jack & AimeeSurprisingly Matched - Andy & SamanthaMerrily Matched - Joe & Molly

     Greg: A naive gold-digger. A world-weary miner. Will a tragic twist of fate become a rich vein of love? California, 1848. Greg Settler’s golden ambitions have hit stony ground. Forced to rely on his neighbor Hugo and Hugo’s feisty daughter for mining help, he’s had about enough of the woman’s condescending attitude. But when his neighbor’s dying words demand Greg take care of his headstrong daughter, he’s not sure his fortunes have improved… Mercy Watkins believed in her father’s dreams. Now burdened with a man who doesn’t know the first thing about mining, her world collapses further when Greg is accused of murder. With the hanging hours away, Mercy’s only solution to save her former neighbor may be marriage. Juan: He’s a Mexican loner. She’s an unwed mom. Can two outcasts turn misfortune into love’s destiny? Oregon, 1830. Sonia Wist’s luck never came through. Now widowed, broke, and a young mom, she’s too ashamed to stay in town. Stumbling into an empty cabin, Sonia’s all out of hope until a horse wrangler finally gives her the break she’s waited for… Juan Settler has always suffered the pain of prejudice. So when the Mexican horse wrangler discovers a pretty woman and her son hiding out, her wounded eyes go straight to his heart. Welcoming her to his family, he wonders if he’s finally found a place to fit in. Scarlett: A snobby bride. A down-to-earth groom. Can they shape their mail-order marriage into long-lasting love? Oregon, 1831. Scarlett Settler knows she’ll never live down being left at the altar. Quietly agreeing to become mail-order bride, she waits to be pampered by servants and chefs. But when she discovers her husband is a lowly blacksmith without a housekeeper in sight, she wonders if her golden dreams have turned to pig iron. Dillon Stahl can’t wait to show off the house he built for his new wife. But when the haughty, opinionated woman belittles his work and their home, he worries he’s in over his head. Straining to look beyond her frustration, he starts to see the true woman he’d like to get to know for a lifetime.

    

    He and his three children are lost in their grief...until Sophie walks unexpectedly into their lives. Having left her native Czechoslovakia, Sophie has discovered the land which seemed so bright with promise is far from her dream. A highly educated woman, Sophie now finds herself keeping house for Alec and his family.How can Sophie find peace in her new job? Will God use her gentle spirit to help heal Alec's broken heart?25 years after its initial release comes this exquisite silver anniversary edition of Lori Wick's bestselling classic, Sophie's Heart (over 350,000 copies sold worldwide).Get swept up anew in Sophie and Alec's love story with this beautifully designed keepsake version of one of the most beloved Christian romance novels of all time.

    Someone--maybe everyone--is hiding something from Claire Dellamare, and it will cost her everything to drag the truth out into the light. Mermaid Moon Mallory's mother died fifteen years ago. But her father's last words on the phone were unmistakable: "Find . . . mother." As answers begin to fall into place, Mallory realizes her search is about more than finding her father's killer--It is also about finding herself again . . . and possibly about healing what was broken so long ago with Kevin. She just has to stay alive long enough to put all the pieces together. Twilight at Blueberry Barrens "I need you to keep these girls safe . . ." Kate Mason is faced with fields that have stopped producing, an attractive tenant who brings dangerous questions about who might be out to kill his family, an uncle who has escaped prison, and a local stalker. With threats swirling from multiple directions, she wonders if her blueberry fields will ever flourish again . . . or if this twilight is her last. Set on the beautiful coast of Maine, Twilight at Blueberry Barrens brings together suspense, romance, and the hope that one day new life will come again."The tension, both suspenseful and romantic, is gripping, reflecting Coble's prowess with the genre." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Incredible storytelling and intricately drawn characters. You won't want to miss Twilight at Blueberry Barrens." --Brenda Novak, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

    All she knew was that he’d hit on her a couple of times in the gym, and she’d rebuffed him each time. Her only thought was God, do they all subscribe to the same gym introduction newsletter? Never had a woman made Rivers feel like such an idiot, but giving up on her now was not possible. The challenge was just too great.

    Ace Jackson Jr. resembled the Wileys and not his father, Ace Jackson Sr. His mother, Celia Jackson, told him to ignore the whispers and the innuendos, he was Ace Sr.’s son and not the son of their former gardener, Micky Wiley. For thirty-six years Ace Jr. managed to do just that. He ignored the speculation because he didn’t want to upset the status quo. However, a part of him was curious as to what was the truth of the situation, but he would honor his mother’s wishes. And then he met and developed feelings for Kiya Brady, the rumored love child of Micky Wiley, and then he realized that maybe he shouldn’t be honoring his mother’s wishes after all…

    Answering an advertisement for a "Lone Star bride," she leaves her Texas ranch and heads to Denver to marry a man she doesn't know.A Moment in TimeAlice Chesterfield is a woman pursued. Having survived an attack that left her scarred, she is never free from the fear of the man who is responsible. Will a secluded ranch in Texas provide the sanctuary she longs for?A Matter of HeartJessica Atherton's elaborate dreams were dashed when the man she intended to marry wedded another. But more than her dreams will be put to the test when two very different men vie for her affection and manage to stir her once-broken heart.