Böcker av Kelly Cain

She doesn't need a man, but she does want a family.Tori Matheny comes from a family of strong women who are all close and happily single. She plans to live the same way-an occasional fling, but never settling down. What's the need? She is, however, curious about her birth family despite her adoptive mom and aunts strongly discouraging her search. Tori's always known she was adopted and has never been able to shake her lifelong curiosity. When she runs into a childhood friend with plenty of time on his hands, he seems like the ideal candidate to help with her search.After a nomadic lifestyle serving for years in the Veterinarians Without Borders program, Ethan Borden is permanently home and finally ready to settle down-buy a home, marry, and have children. He's always had a crush on Tori, so when she asks him for help, he's hopeful it's the beginning of so much more.Ethan is happy to help Tori find her birth family, but when Tori learns Ethan is hiding a deep family secret, can their budding relationship survive the generational betrayals?

Her family history has more thorns than roses...Lauren Steele has always been grateful for her adoptive family's love and support. So much so that she takes over the family floral business when her parents retire, despite her dreams of working on political campaigns. Instead of crafting clever speeches, she spends her days writing out romantic messages on behalf of her clients-a bittersweet reminder that she's never been on the receiving end of one of these orders. She's accepted her simple life, until the sexiest man she's ever met walks into her shop looking for a job.Ben Specter fixes problems for a living, and he's been hired to investigate Lauren. His client is a wealthy, powerfully connected man running for governor, and Ben's research unearthed a massive skeleton in the man's closet-a secret older sister that his mother never mentioned. Getting closer to Lauren is strictly business, but the more time Ben spends with her, the more the lines between work and pleasure blur.But when his deception is revealed, will Lauren be able to trust Ben and believe that what they shared was real?

May the best chef win...After four years at the country's top culinary school and several years as head chef in her mother's restaurant, Rowan Townsend has built a notable reputation. Her farm-to-table collard greens have long been bringing everyone to the yard, but limits on the restaurant's size have led to long waits. Looking to expand the restaurant, she enters a televised chef competition. The problem? Her infuriatingly-talented nemesis from culinary school also enters.To the culinary world, Knox Everheart is restaurant royalty. As much as Rowan wants to deny it, he's a gifted chef. Rowan knows her arrogant arch-nemesis is confident he'll win-he's certainly given her a run for her money more times than she'd like to admit. But this time, she's ready to show him who's boss.Their rivalry soon sparks fireworks in the kitchen and, as the competition heats up, so does Rowan's attraction to Knox. And somewhere between pasta and gumbo, they both need to decide what's worth fighting for.