Laurel Ridge novella

Her high school sweetheart has returned, but she's not having any part of it.Shelley has worked hard to rebuild a quiet, safe life in the charming lakeside town she's always called home. As a waitress at the beloved local diner, she's surrounded by familiar faces, warm laughter, and the comfort of routine while trying to realize a career dream-converting a large Laurel Ridge house into a welcoming home for young and old. The last thing she wants is to reopen old wounds-especially when the man who once held her heart walks through the door as if no time has passed.Twelve years after high school sweethearts Mason and Shelley were cruelly torn apart, Mason returns as a respected circuit judge, carrying one question that has haunted him for over a decade: Why did the girl he loved disappear from his life without a word?Laurel Ridge – where love is tested, hearts are healed, and forever is worth the fight through emotional journeys and with unforgettable characters. For readers who believe in second chances, lasting love, and the magic of coming home.

Did she make a mistake of letting him help her? Did she have a choice?Once a bubbly teenager, as a high school senior, Edwina (Eddie) Taylor withdrew, spurning everyone, keeping a secret that could destroy her. A decade later, her grandmother's house burns and firefighter Aaron Rhett Sinclair Renoux-a man who hates liars-is investigating. She fears the truth. He demands it. Her world is about to explode.Laurel Ridge – where love is tested, hearts are healed, and forever is worth the fight through emotional journeys and with unforgettable characters. For readers who believe in second chances, lasting love, and the magic of coming home.

He's an academic archeologist who digs up the past. She's an on-the-road psychic balloonist who lives in the clouds. Can they meet in the middle and expose hidden longings?Will the long-buried emotions of an archeology professor stop him from taking a chance with a balloonist, where in one balloon ride, he loses his heart? With her psychic abilities and her on-the-road schedule attending national festivals and fairs, will she ever be able to put down roots in one location?"No one writes emotions better than Diana Stout. The characters-all of them-jump off the pages. They are so real, so well portrayed. Buried Hearts shows off Diana's incredible talent for bringing emotion to the page and making you think." – Kat Henry Doran.Laurel Ridge – where love is tested, hearts are healed, and forever is worth the fight through emotional journeys and with unforgettable characters. For readers who believe in second chances, lasting love, and the magic of coming home.