Brevia, North Carolina

Only a distress call could summon Lainey Morgan back to the small hometown she had run from, leaving her family-;and the man she adored-;standing at the altar. Yet even fame as a globe-trotting photojournalist couldn't erase the pain of losing the baby Ethan Daniels had been marrying her for. Still, he always had been the best veterinarian around-;and the stray dog that had attached himself to her needed attention. Almost as badly as she did...; As for Ethan, Lainey was driving him crazy all over again, and ten years away had only made him want her more. She had done the unforgivable, true, but he was beginning to discover that she had suffered more losses than even he knew about. Both of them had done some growing in the past ten years. Maybe this time, forever could be within their grasp...;.

When the local police chief comes to a single mom's rescue-;with a pretend marriage proposal!-;fake sparks become all too real in Michelle Major's newest Special Edition story, Her Accidental Engagement!  Julia Morgan is in the midst of a nasty custody battle, trying to prove she provides a stable environment as a single mother for her son, Charlie. When the opposing lawyer starts to play dirty, she has a few tricks up her own sleeve...;one that involves the hunky, most eligible bachelor in town.  As Brevia's police chief, Sam Callahan is used to saving others, so when he sees a cute, sassy blonde in need of help, he gladly plays hero. Not only will pretending to be her fiancé help Julia's case, it will also get his father off his back about finding "the one." But what happens when pretend doesn't seem so-;well-;pretend anymore?

The higher your walls...;  Lexi Preston has gone from the courtroom to the barroom–as the world's worst waitress at Brevia's hot spot Riley's Bar. Lexi's back in town to right old wrongs, not to fall in love-;but she's finding it awfully hard to avoid her impossibly gorgeous new boss.  The harder you fall  Former U.S. marshal Scott Callahan is still grieving his partner's death-;and recovering from one drunken night when he bought himself a bar. Scott just can't deal with the way Lexi makes him feel. The ravishing redhead might get his heart racing, but she couldn't take an order if her life depended on it! Will Scott resist Lexi and all she has to offer, or will he find the love he's always craved?