Maple Run

Will money ruin everything? Nina Warrenton is ready for the next step in her life plan-marriage. Only no one has proposed. Taking matters into her hand, she places an ad in the newspaper hoping to entice a willing stranger. But when she begins to fall for the small-town chef, she realizes how much she wants him to love her and not her money. Dwight Williams needs fast cash to save the family restaurant. When he sees Nina's monetary offer for a husband, he goes for it. He's determined to save the legacy his dad left him, but can he let it go to prove his love for her? Can Nina and Dwight find true love, once money has entered the equation?

Can they find a second chance at happiness? Delaney Jones has finally started to pick up the pieces of her shattered life after the death of her husband, Parker. Just as life enters a new normal, in walks Army soldier, Luke Robinson. Just when she makes the decision to trust him, life deals her a heavy blow. Sergeant First Class Luke Robinson can't get over his part in the death of Delaney's husband. In hopes to assuage his guilt, he offers to lend a hand. Only, he never counted on the feelings she evokes with just a smile. Will his secrets widen the gulf or will he finally find absolution?

"There comes a point in every woman's life where she must decide what to believe: the truth of the past or the circumstances of the present." Belle Peterson is hiding a secret. Seeking sanctuary in the small town of Maple Run, she's intent on starting her life over-one she hopes honors Christ. The plan was going great until an undeniable attraction to Micah has her wondering if she's changed at all. Micah Campbell can't understand why Belle is so uptight and wants nothing to do with her until the gentle whispers of God tell him to befriend her. He didn't count on the feeling of protectiveness to rise up or that spark of attraction. When Belle's past is revealed, Micah prays that his love can endure it.

No guys. No dates. No way. After years of keeping men at bay, Nikki Gordon has it down to a science. No one, not even the sweet, hunky Shorty Smalls can change her mind. Period. So if she's got it all figured out, why does her heart sink to her toes when she sees Shorty with another woman? Gregory "Shorty" Smalls has wanted one woman, and only one woman, to be in his life since the moment she smiled at him. But something in Nikki's past as her keeping him arms-length away. So he promises to be the best friend he can be until she says otherwise. When she gives him the green light, will joy make him move too fast or will fear of a relationship have Nikki putting on the brakes once more?

She can't escape the friend zone. He needs a fake girlfriend. Let the holiday chaos begin.Kandi Williams knows agreeing to be Rafe's fake girlfriend might twist the knife of unrequited love a little deeper, but when his soulful gaze locks onto hers, she finds herself agreeing to be his plus one for the holidays. This might be her only chance to change his mind.Rafael Moreno can't take another holiday with his family lamenting his lack of a girlfriend. Thank goodness his friend Kandi has agreed to temporarily fill that role. She'll make his parents happy and Christmas more bearable. Win win.Until a kiss under the mistletoe changes everything . . .Fall in love this Christmas with this sweet friends-to-more Christian contemporary romance. Toni Shiloh is a wife, mom, and Christian fiction writer. Once she understood the powerful saving grace thanks to the love of Christ, she was moved to honor her Savior. She writes to bring Him glory and to learn more about His goodness.She spends her days hanging out with her husband and their two boys. She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and president of the Virginia Chapter.