Enjoy five sweet and refreshing, clean romances with heart—from first loves to second chances, all from award winning, and bestselling authors.

Seaside Surprises (a novel) by Stacy Claflin, USA Today Bestselling Author

Tiffany Saunders hopes to pick up the pieces of her life in a new city. She winds up stranded in Kittle Falls and a chance meeting with a handsome local changes everything.

Jake Hunter has some deep emotional scars and is trying to cope with running the family business. The last thing he wants is a relationship—until a mysterious brunette walks into his store and complicates it all.

Tiffany prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong—in her rear view mirror. But dark secrets cannot stay hidden forever. Just as the walls around Tiffany’s heart start to come down, the past catches up with her. Will true love be able to conquer all?

Love at First Date (a novella) by Susan Hatler, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author

Ellen decides that finding the right guy is about compatibility. So she signs up for Detailed Dating—the local online dating scene in Sacramento. She filters through the profiles of each provided “match,” and narrows it down to two candidates.

When Ellen’s friend asks her for a favor, dog-sitting leads to disaster and Ellen ends up at the vet where she meets a man she can’t get out of her mind. Henry isn’t a logical choice, but she pays for dog obedience class just to spend more time with him.

Ellen knows that for a lasting relationship, she should go for one of the pre-screened guys. But her heart keeps begging her to give Henry a chance.

Riverbend (a novella) by Ciara Knight, USA Today Bestselling Author

Five years after the death of his wife, Dr. Mitchem Taylor is ready to open his heart again. Only one thing stands in the way of giving love a second chance--the strictly enforced "no dating" rule. A rule that pierces his heart every time he thinks about his university assistant, Cynthia.

Cynthia Gold has been in love with her boss, Mitchem since they day they met. Pining away over a love she can never have forces her to make a drastic change—a new job thousands of miles away. But can she walk away from her life she enjoys and a boy who’s like a son, or keep her heart bound to a man who may never love her.

Whiskey and Gumdrops (a novel) by Jean Oram, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author

Mandy Mattson just saw her ex tie the knot with her long-time rival and there's only one way to make herself feel better--to finally follow her dreams and open her own restaurant.

But she can't do it alone... She's going to need the help of her sexy best friend, Frankie Smith--the man she's been keeping at arm’s length since she began crushing on him in high school.

Will she be able to follow her dreams even if it means losing her heart?

Uptown Heiress (a novella) by Lindi Peterson, Award Winning Author

Hotel empire heiress Grace Adams has an epiphany. Love isn’t a game. Neither is life. It’s time to find a job and prove she doesn’t need Daddy’s money. Waiter, Justin Walker, is biding his time working for the rich crowd. His service pays off when he meets beautiful Grace Adams. He asks her out, not knowing she’s a hotel heiress.

When they find out they are competing for the same job, Grace and Justin try to maintain their budding friendship and romance. When Justin discovers that Grace represents all he tries to avoid, will Justin’s view of high society keep him from finding love? Or will time-honored truths show Grace and Justin the beauty of everlasting love.

Come home to these five ‘close to your heart’ romance stories, which will leave you with a warm smile.