Bridging Hearts

Grappling with grief after the sudden death of his boyfriend Donny, Justin Lathem returns to the dilapidated farm in Oregon left to him by his toxic father. Almost immediately he clashes with Manuel Lopez when he discovers that the Lopez family rents the property. Initial animosity transforms into a deep connection, and they bond over shared burdens and a struggle to revive the Lopez family farm. Although the attraction is strong and mutual, Justin wrestles with his lingering feelings for Donny. Justin is surrounded by the affection of the lively Lopez family as well as the handsome Manuel, but just as he begins to see a future beyond his grief, the arrival of his late boyfriend's sister threatens to unravel the fragile new life he's built. Justin and Manuel have one chance at a tomorrow built on love and hope… if the ghosts of Justin's past will let him go.

Cliff Anderson hopes to build on the legacy of his late parents, but that dream seems lost when his California homestead is lost to a wildfire. Devastated, he travels to Oregon to stay with his aunt and uncle on their dairy operation while he makes plans for his future. College professor Brandon Forest has always yearned for a family and a home of his own. Maybe that's why, despite being busy with his job and his side gig as a fantasy author, he's stayed on as a seasonal worker at the dairy farm. The farm feels so welcoming, and working on their dairy farm might be the next step in building the life he's dreamed of. Then he meets Cliff. As Cliff and Brandon confront their own broken pasts, they build a connection that runs deep. Laughter and shared experiences prove to be strong medicine for the wounds life has inflicted on them. Cliff hasn't let go of his past or the hopes he had for the farm in California. Will his future burn down as he holds on to lost hopes, or can he blaze a new path with Brandon?

When workaholic Pierce Simms's sister passes, he suddenly finds himself unemployed, back in the hometown he fled, and raising his niece and nephew. Despite that, he's confident he has things under control-at least until his sister's high-school sweetheart shows up. With his teaching grant ended, Dalton O'Dell is at loose ends and tight purse strings. Just as the world crashes down on him, he learns his ex-girlfriend has passed and named him guardian of her two young children. Chaos ensues when he and her brother, Pierce, are forced together to raise the toddlers in Pierce's family farmhouse.   Nestled in the enchanting beauty of the farm, Pierce and Dalton bond over the challenges of co-parenting and their shared grief as unexpected love blossoms. Love might not be enough, however, if they can't learn to bridge the gap between their different worlds and overcome the trauma of their pasts.

Untold stories and unfulfilled dreams. Rhys Healy inherits a house full of both when he leaves the bustling streets of Portland for the serenity of small-town life. Xander McLeroy is a dynamic force in the world of construction, but life leads him away from that work and back to his roots in Wilcox. Even though he enjoys the comforting world of his past, he expects it to be a lonely place. True love demands courage and sacrifice. Can Xander and Rhys learn this in time, or will they risk repeating the mistakes of their star-crossed families?   A cozy contemporary romance, Mending Bridges is the third story in the Bridging Hearts series.

Landon Carter has endeavored to put his painful teenage years behind him, striving to become a secure, contented man who knows what he wants and has the confidence to get it. All his self-assurance threatens to crumble when he returns to his hometown to help with his grandmother's business, only to discover that the boy who broke his heart all those years ago is… his grandmother's lawyer. Jason Murrin has a lot of regrets about the past, mostly because of the way he used sex to cope with the problems he faced as a young man. He caused a lot of pain, but the heart he most regrets breaking belonged to Landon Carter. Now, out of the blue, he might have the chance to heal that hurt-but first he'll have to show Landon that he's no longer the selfish bad boy he dated in high school.