Harbor Falls Romance

Life is perfect. When Suzie Hart inherits the lakeside Victorian cottage that eventually becomes Sweet Hart Inn, she imagines her life all planned out ahead of her. She will run the inn, write her recipes, conduct her cooking classes, and pick up an occasional catering job with her cousin Sydney Hart, who owns the local bakery. Her life in Harbor Falls is predictable - a welcome change from the chaos of recent months-and that's the way she likes it. Predictability makes her happy. And then chaos rides his badass Harley up to her bed and breakfast doorstep-and her perfect, predictable, and well-planned world starts crumbling like yesterday's blueberry muffins. Brad Matthews has other ideas. In fact, he has a plan. When Suzie worked as his sous chef in Asheville several months earlier, he had no intention of falling in love with the sassy chef-no room in his life for romance. But when Suzie disappeared and took Brad's heart with her, his good intentions shattered. And even though Brad's plan involves making a lot of people in Harbor Falls angry (Suzie included), it is part of a bigger plan to get his own life and career on track and to win Suzie Hart back into his arms-permanently. But can Suzie let go of their muddled past, and her well-planned future, in order to finally find happiness with hunky Chef Brad? And can Brad alter his own plan, in order to get Suzie back?

As local celebrity chef Suzie Hart starts to step out of her regional fame and into the bigger world, she launches her debut cooking show with some local flavor-a blind date matchmaking sketch with a friend that goes south quicker than geese in winter…. Becca North doesn't want a boyfriend-she is so off men. Her best friend Nora, however, makes boyfriend hunting a sport. When Nora, owner of the Harbor Falls' bookstore, Nora's Novel Niche, meets Suzie the matchmaking chef during a book signing at her store, she finagles her way into a romantic picnic blind date lunch on Suzie's new television show. Nora drags a reluctant Becca along for moral support. Thing is, Nora's blind date would rather check out Becca. Sam Ackerman understands the hazards of being childhood friends with Suzie Hart. Suzie has a way of convincing friends to do her bidding-whether they want to or not. How the landscaper gets finagled into this blind date scenario with a local book store owner is all Suzie's doings-and the fact that he is caught up in a matchmaking scheme is not lost on him. Still, Suzie is persistent and he caves-but only as a favor. He's not interested in dating right now, let alone get joined at the hip with some blind date, husband-hunting, boyfriend-seeker. He's off women. And then he spies Becca. Writing flirty contemporary romance, mystery and suspense, and upmarket women's fiction. Maddie James writes stories from the heartland, from small towns to ranches. As M.L. Jameson, she pens gritty paranormal and romantic suspense. Madeleine Jaimes writes upmarket women's fiction focused on friendships and relationships. In 2022, Maddie celebrated her 25th year of publishing romance fiction, with nearly 80 published titles to date. Affair de Coeur claimed Maddie, "shows a special talent for traditional romance," and RT Book Reviews said, "James deftly combines romance and suspense, so hope on for an exhilarating ride."

Welcome to Harbor Falls! This two-book bundle is your series starter into the 15-Book Harbor Falls Romance Series! All of My Heart, Book 1 - Life is perfect. When Suzie Hart inherits the lakeside Victorian cottage that eventually becomes Sweet Hart Inn, she imagines her life all planned out ahead of her. She will run the inn, write her recipes, conduct her cooking classes, and pick up an occasional catering job with her cousin Sydney Hart, who owns the local bakery. Her life in Harbor Falls is predictable--a welcome change from the chaos of recent months--and that's the way she likes it. Predictability makes her happy. And then chaos rides his bad ass Harley up to her bed and breakfast doorstep--and her perfect, predictable, and well-planned world starts crumbling like yesterday's blueberry muffins. Brad Matthews has other ideas. In fact, he has a plan. When Suzie worked as his sous chef in Asheville several months earlier, he had no intention of falling in love with the sassy chef--no room in his life for romance. But when Suzie disappeared and took Brad's heart with her, his good intentions shattered. And even though Brad's plan involves making a lot of people in Harbor Falls angry (Suzie included), it is part of a bigger plan to get his own life and career on track, and to win Suzie Hart back into his arms--permanently. But can Suzie let go of their muddled past, and her well-planned future, in order to finally find happiness with hunky Chef Brad? And can Brad alter his own plan, in order to get Suzie back? Take My Heart, Book 2 - When Shelley Hart ran off and married her sister's fiancé, the whole town of Harbor Falls was in a twitter. A few years later, her husband deceased and with two little girls in tow, her only recourse is to go home for the holidays. Will her sister, Suzie, forgive her? And what about that boy she left behind? Harbor Falls Police Officer Matt Branson values being alone. Dubbed the town hermit, he prefers the solitude of his mountain cabin to socializing with friends--friends who say he still pines after the woman who got away. But the snowy day he pulls over an older model sedan speeding into Harbor Falls, things change. His gut slams against his backbone as a tearful woman rolls down the car window. His heart melts when she looks up into his eyes. Shelley Hart is back in town--the woman who sent him into his cave in the first place.