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Three strangers heading to a convention in Toronto are stranded in rural Ontario, where a small town with a subtle kind of magic leads each to discover what he''s been searching for. Ed Sinclair and his friends get stuck in Hopewell after their car breaks down. It''s snark at first sight when he meets local mechanic Lyn, but while they''re getting under each other''s skin, the town might show them a way into one another''s hearts. Rome Epstein is out and proud and clueless about love. He''s hosting a giant scavenger hunt at the convention, but ends up in Hopewell. When the town starts leaving him clues for its own scavenger hunt, he discovers a boy who could be the prize he''s been searching for. Fielding Roy has a gift for seeing the past. His trip to reunite with friends hits an unexpected stop in Hopewell, but a long-lost love letter and two local boys give him a chance to do more than watch the past. This time, Fielding might be able to fix the present.

Eve Monroe couldn''t ask for a better life. She''s free of an unhappy marriage, her event planning business is a success, and she''s surrounded by the love and support of her family. Then Lynette walks into her life and her intense dark eyes and easy charm have Eve longing for a love her heart has always desired, but she''s too afraid to admit to. The last thing Lynette Folsom is looking for is love, especially with a closeted lesbian. She''s gone down that road before and has nothing but a broken heart to show for it. When she meets Eve, she begins to wonder if love behind closed doors can really work. Two women. One choice. Will they be able to overcome their doubts and fears to embrace their deepest desire?

Detective Beck Ramsey is paying a stiff price for blowing the whistle on a fellow cop. Relegated to the always underfunded, often ignored cold case desk, she''s biding her time until she can escape long forgotten lost causes and get back in the field. Journalist Macy Moran digs deep on every story, but when her usually objective reporting turns into an unrelenting hunt for a serial killer, she risks losing her relationships, her career, and her reputation. Haunted by the memory of her best friend''s death, Macy is willing to put everything on the line until she meets the infuriating and captivating Beck Ramsey and somehow convinces her to reopen the coldest case on her desk. As their plans and their hearts careen out of control, Macy''s obsession with a murderer will either bring her closer to Beck or rob her of a chance at true love.

Winning the heart of your secret Valentine? These award-winning authors agree, there is no better way to fall in love. In I Met Someone by Julie Cannon: Hayes Martin shares everything with her BFF Claire Wheeler. Well, almost everything. Hayes has kept a secret from Claire for years, and she can''t take it anymore. Tonight is the night she comes clean and risks it all to gain everything she''s ever wanted. In Taking a Risk by Erin Dutton: Police officer Jo Forsythe thinks she could find the love and family she''s been longing for with Kayla McC all. Kayla''s focused on running her business, and if she was looking for love, it wouldn''t be with Jo. Can Jo win the hearts of both Kayla and the small town that''s so protective of her? In Bouquet of Love by Anne Shade: It''s been twenty-five years since English teacher Alyssa Harris was on the dating scene, but romance is too old-fashioned for love in the digital age. Tennis coach Collette Roberts doesn''t think so and sets out to sweep Alyssa off her feet.

Special Ops Agent Rafe Silva has always been a dedicated soldier, content in the military and jetting from one mission to the next. Her life is structured and clear of emotional entanglements until an old friend requests she provide protection for an industry whistle blower. Jana Elliott had found her ideal career and a second home within the corporate environment of Alumicor until a coworker dies and Jana suspects the company is covering up a deadly secret. When she starts investigating, her boss quickly shuts her down. Jana is determined to uncover the truth even if it means risking her life. Her friend''s suggestion of a bodyguard seems like overkill, but then Rafe Silva shows up and their irresistible attraction changes everything.

Awkward teenager Hugo Whittaker doesn''t know a cross-trainer from an elliptical, but getting strong is the only way to fight off the bullies who won''t leave him alone. Lauren Evans loves her job as a fitness instructor, and she wants to guide him. Unfortunately, Hugo paid for his gym membership by stealing his mother''s credit card, and it doesn''t take his mother long to track down her wayward son. In a courtroom, shrewd barrister Allegra Whittaker is unstoppable, but when it comes to her son Hugo, she''s afraid she''s losing her touch. She reluctantly allows him to continue using the gym as long as she can keep an eye on him--and his undeniably intriguing instructor. As each encounter leaves them wanting more, Lauren and Allegra learn love and happiness are right where they least expect it. There''s just one little problem: Lauren has a huge secret she absolutely cannot tell anyone, and Allegra knows she''s hiding something.

When Ray O'Brien volunteers to raft the Grand Canyon with a research team, the last thing he expects is murder. After a few days on a river closed to the public, one of the volunteers is found struck dead on a secluded beach. Sixty wilderness miles from contact with other people, the group must carry on in total isolation, sure someone committed murder and may kill again.Despite the terrible timing, Ray falls for Duke, the group's handsome ranger, who seems to return the attraction. Ray and Duke join forces with Jenny Bridger, the group leader, to solve the mystery. Jenny must act with confidence and decisiveness but meets puzzling resistance from the volunteers. Ensuring safe passage for all will mean overcoming the group's misgivings and slaying Jenny's own demons, but her compassion for the victim's widow may lead them all astray.The age-old Canyon becomes more and more ominous as the group fights to survive alone in nature and uncover a murderer among them.Fresh Grave in Grand Canyon contains a racial slur by a minor character.

Maddie Weeks and Gerry Stern leave their homes when Uncle Sam calls for help winning the Second World War. Maddie is desperate to escape the economic and racial oppression of the Jim Crow South. Gerry doesn't see a future for herself as a farmer's wife in California's Central Valley. When they meet by chance in a blues club in San Francisco, not even their differences can prevent them falling in love.But love doesn't solve every problem as Maddie and Gerry struggle to hold on to their identities and livelihoods as the war comes to an end and their independence is threatened. The war brought them together, but it could wind up destroying everything, including their future.

After a bitter and humiliating breakup, Charlie Vernon lives not-quite-alone in his Capitol Hill town house. He kept Mamie, the cockapoo that he and Freddie adopted together, but he's just arrived home to find he's been visited by thieves...and they've taken Mamie.For the next thirty-six hours, he and his family of choice-a pair of rhyming lesbians, a Georgia-born man who might be married to a sex addict, and the hostess of DC's hottest Drag Bingo-will band together to search for Mamie. What's at stake isn't just a beloved dog, but whether Charlie will be brave enough to love anything or anyone, ever again.