Cedar Creek (Jarvis)

"They've lost everything including hope. But as Christmas approaches, two people are about to discover that miracles come in many forms. Sophie Furnell loves her job as a 911 operator, and she’s good at it. One call at a time, she makes her community a better place. But one night, she has to tell a caller that help isn’t coming. Soon after, her job is defunded. Disheartened and broke, she sets off for the Adirondacks to house-sit her grandmother’s rental cottage. As violence sweeps through his neighborhood, Cole Marick defends his bicycle shop and loses. His wounds heal, but the business he’s worked hard to build is destroyed, along with his faith in humanity. Leaving the boarded-up neighborhood storefronts behind, Cole retreats to his family’s Adirondack fishing camp. Amid towering snow-laden trees, two neighbors have come seeking refuge. But not even the shimmer of holiday lights against new-fallen snow is enough to bring Christmas joy to their two damaged spirits. Neither has seen much in the way of miracles lately, but as a snowstorm blows in and Christmas approaches, they discover that miracles come in many forms."

CHILDHOOD FRIENDS Annie Pope loves Finn Burton, and he loves her too-as a friend. Even after they both begin college, they return every year to their families' next-door summer cottages and spend all their spare time together. MAKE CHOICES But when Finn graduates and takes off backpacking through Europe with his college girlfriend-a girlfriend he's never mentioned to Annie-she's forced to face facts. She is merely the sister he never had, and he's the boyfriend she'll never have. THAT TIME CAN'T ERASE Two decades later, with each at a crossroads, they return to Cedar Creek and resume their old friendship. But does friendship feel like this? BUT... CAN LOVE? Now they're both trying to be the good friends they once were. But does friendship feel like this? Grab your copy of this sweet, small-town romance about the power of friendship and the serendipitous nature of love.

Their two broken souls could complete one another if only they dared. When, at sixteen, Zoey Beckett lost her parents in a plane crash, her aunt took her in. More than a decade later, Zoey still suffers from the resulting anxiety. She has protected herself from the pain of loss by keeping relationships distant. Now a teacher, she fills the emotional void by devoting herself to her students. But when the school board implements changes that negatively affect the schoolchildren, she refuses to be a part of it and resigns. Tyler Farrington knows no fear. In his ten years as a foreign news correspondent, he has rushed into places most people would flee from. But at the apex of his career, years of covering violence and suffering have taken a toll, and he resigns. Desperate to recharge, he buys a mountain cabin in the charming small town of Cedar Creek and takes some extended time off. When Tyler volunteers at the town's historic theater, he and the owner's niece, Zoey, work together to repair the crumbling plaster. From the start, their chemistry is undeniable. But so are their polar-opposite lives. The two broken souls could complete one another if only they dared. But it would take a leap of faith, and that might be one leap too many. An endearing, sweet small-town romance about finding the courage to love.