Going Back

He's a real game-changer - No better way to kick off her career than a fabulous weekend with a rock-star journalist! When Melody "Mel" Ramirez and Noah Stone part ways after those intense days, she knows nothing will stop her rise to the top as a news photographer. Nothing except a positive pregnancy test. Suddenly, Mel trades chasing breaking news with the routines of a single mom. Then Noah reappears. None of the intensity from that weekend has gone away. If anything, their attraction is stronger, thanks to the son they share. But is Noah ready to downsize his career for a family? As easy as it is for Mel and Noah to be together, being a parent isn't so easy. And if Noah stays, she wants him for good!

A man at the crossroads...Jesse Filmore has a new life waiting for him. There's just one thing he has to do first-face his painful past in New Springs. This dusty desert town is filled with bad memories, not to mention the accusing looks of all the people he once called friends. So as soon as he can sell his mother's house, he's out of here. A woman he can't forget...But then Julia Adams shows up, son in tow. A constant reminder of all the things he can't have-and even more reason to bury his ghosts here and move on. But how can Jesse desert his best friend's widow...and the woman he secretly loves?

What really happened? Libby Wilson needs to find out if her father - the father she never knew - was murdered. He died on the day he was going to marry her mother when the plane he was piloting crashed into an Alaskan lake. It was never found. His business partner, who disapproved of the match, gained the fortune that should have gone to Libby and her mother. Libby has come to Evening Lake to solve the mystery of her father's death. But she can't do it alone. Carson Dodge runs a salvage company, and he's the only one who can help her. Carson is intrigued by Libby's mission... and by Libby herself. Together they have one chance to rewrite history, correct past wrongs and maybe even fall in love.

A lump of coal landed in Sylvie Stark's stocking. Bad enough she's been passed over for promotion, now she learns her new boss is none other than her old love, Chase McCann. No matter. She refuses to let him distract her from her job. Easier said than done. The more office time they share, the harder it is to fight the undeniable attraction, and soon her long-ago wishes are coming true. But their clashes over the fate of the business threaten the festive spirit between them, and one of them could end up on the naughty list. Or maybe this Christmas she will get everything she wants. After all, it is the most wonderful time of the year.

When Elizabeth Robb left Three Creeks, she never expected to returnEven after all these years she's not ready to face her painful past, and only a request from her elderly grandmother could bring her back to town. She hopes her arrival will escape notice and that she can leave as quietly as she's come, but she doesn't really expect that to happen. For Elizabeth, there is just too much family and too much history in Three Creeks. But once Elizabeth meets Jack McKinnon, her grandmother's mysterious new neighbor, she begins to believe there might be some good to come from a long journey home. If only Jack didn't have as much in his past as Elizabeth... .

Marisol Luna has no illusions about her past-and the straitlaced, finger-pointing town she left behind as a teenager. Now a single mother with a teenage daughter, she's come back to Cedar Switch only long enough to sell the family house. And that plan does not include giving the gossips something to talk about by getting involved with the sexy Scott Redmond. But it seems she can't avoid this particular scandal, because he's not taking no for an answer. In fact, he's offering the notorious Texas native something Marisol is finding irresistible: a second chance.

The golden boy and the rebel girl who cost him everythingTough prosecutor Callie Hunter left the small town and never planned to return, but an unexpected inheritance requires her to return to the scene of her life's greatest heartache.When she encounters the town's golden boy who once owned her young heart-only to learn he's fresh out of prison. All David Langley wants is to be left alone to scrape together a life unrecognizable to the boy who once carried the town's dreams on his shoulders.Until he let Callie Hunter derail him.The draw between them is still there, but having her see how far he's fallen is unbearable. The more she's with him, however, the more she knows that who he was didn't change. There has to be more to the story. But second chances don't happen for convicted murderers, and when old enemies conspire to send him back into the hell he barely survived, the only one who can help him is Callie.The last person on earth he's willing to ask for anything. "Jean Brashear's distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth." ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

The story was for her own good. No matter how many times Cal Collins repeats this he still regrets breaking Cassandra Brennan's heart. Yet what choice did he have all those years ago? The truth would have destroyed her family. But Cassie is back in her South Georgia home once more, and Cal is rethinking that decision. From the moment they meet again all those intense feelings reignite and he wants another chance. First, he'll have to win her trust, which means revealing the truth. Then he can prove that a future with him is for her own good now.

The last time Annie Greer saw Eden Bay was in her rearview mirror. And she'd keep it that way if not for the SOS from the only family she has. While she may have come home, she has no intention of reconnecting with the town that thinks the worst of her. Too bad fate has different plans-namely Kyle Becker. Despite her attempts to avoid him, the attraction between them grows. But can they overcome their shared history? The obstacle seems too great. Then Kyle gives her a letter-a voice from the past-that could hold the key to their future.

Looking for answers, finding love? Leaving home wasn't hard for Erin McNulty and she had no plans to return. Ever. Until she gets a phone call, the aunt who raised her has been killed in a car accident, and her father, Charlie, is in critical condition. Back in her hometown, police officer Colin Barrett informs her there was no accident, someone was trying to kill her father. Colin has no idea who, or why. Together, he and Erin probe Charlie's past for answers. But that's not the only answer Colin wants. He needs to know whether he and Erin have any chance at happiness. For Erin, coming home means learning the truth about family, and the truth about love.

Fall in love with this fan-favorite novel of family and dogs from RITA® Award-winning author Inglath Cooper. When successful news anchor Olivia Ashford first receives the invitation to her high school reunion, she dismisses it. After all, she left Summerville-and John Riley-a long time ago. But her perfect life now seems incomplete, and she begins to wonder if she's ever really moved on. In order to lay some ghosts to rest, Olivia goes home. She rediscovers friendships, visits old hangouts and comes face-to-face with John, who's now a single father. With the help of John's young daughter and pet golden retriever, can they put the past behind them and move forward together? Originally published in 2004.