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At thirty, Mathilda "Tillie" Ashby's life is in shambles. After a failed business attempt in New York City and a deep betrayal, she's forced to return home to Ocean City, Maryland, the beach town she tried to escape. Trying to sort out her next career move and her finances, she finds herself working at a boardwalk restaurant called Tino's and living in her childhood bedroom with her helicopter parents. When Tillie's life collides with Leo Turner, a UK pop sensation who's hiding from the pressures of fame for the summer, her life might just take a different turn.

Suffering from the sting of betrayal, twenty-eight-year-old Avery Johannas quits her job and moves hundreds of miles away to Ocean City, the beach town of her dreams. With the help of her zany roommate, Jodie, Avery finds a new career, home, and freedom. Throughout her self-exploration, she makes only one rule: She won't give her heart to a man again. She's living for herself this time. But then she meets Jesse.

Nothing can stop Lucy Carter from chasing her dreams until her boyfriend drops the bomb and tells her he’s leaving her for someone else. Complicating things, she gets a phone call from her ailing grandmother, asking her to return to the small town of Star Creek to help out with her beloved bakery. In the name of family loyalty, Lucy is forced to leave her aspirations behind.

Lindsay Detwiler’s Voice of Innocence is an emotional debut novel about justice, love, and the moments in life that change everything. A first love. A wrongful conviction. Two hearts will never be the same.... When Emma Ranstein and Corbin Jones meet in high school, it’s love at first sight. Their romance is quickly put to the test, however, when a twisted string of events leads the couple down a dark path. Corbin is convicted of murder and faces years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

When six friends make a pact not to let love get in the way of their careers, the No Brides Club is born. But could meeting the right man at the wrong time cause them to break their vows to each other? Rachel Winters has less than a year until she turns 30, and she plans to make it big-time on broadway before she hits this particularly stressing rite of passage. So, when the opportunity to teach young, aspiring actors at a weekend workshop presents itself, she eagerly agrees, hoping that this is the first sign her luck’s about to change.

Married life isn’t easy. At 27, Jenna Landsen has a seemingly perfect life. Rational, beautiful, and smart, she’s a successful businesswoman married to the sexy construction worker, Camden Landsen. After five long years with the man who stole her heart over a cup of coffee, there’s one major problem: The spark in their marriage has fizzled, and it might be gone for good. After turmoil with Camden explodes, Jenna leaves for an extended business trip to New York and decides to explore who she really wants to be.

Sometimes loss clouds our vision of who we are...Shoplifting, drinking, and partying - these are just a few hallmarks of the new Jana Welling. Ever since a tragedy ripped her sister Cassie away, Jana’s life and family have fallen apart. With a dad in jail and a mom on the pathway to self-destruction, she has no one to turn to...until her path crosses with her English Teacher, Mrs. Danick. Olivia Danick is dealing with demons of her own. When Jana’s life careens with hers in an almost-tragic collision, both women find themselves at a crossroads.

Jodie Ellison loves wild parties, chaotic fun, and spontaneity in her hometown of Ocean City, Maryland. With her writing career and waitressing job not quite paying the bills, Jodie desperately needs a new roommate. The wild and unruly Levi Creed is a little bit rebel and a whole lot of sexy. When he moves in next door to Jodie, things get a bit tumultuous thanks to a squawking parrot and a dangerous fire pit. It seems like Levi's adorable Texan drawl and perfect body can't possibly win over Jodie . . . or can they?

When Levi Creed, the sexy cowboy, takes Jodie Ellison home for a true Texan Thanksgiving, she has no idea what kind of rowdy holiday she's in for. As Levi and Jodie's families unite for one crazy dinner, Jodie uncovers Levi's roots. Will the scorching Texas heat unite their already smoldering hearts, or will elements of Levi's past prove to be too much for the new couple?