Women of the Crush

To avoid foreclosure, Hope Spirit Walk Spencer seeks counsel from Nick Gold Jr., a billionaire turned financial planner. But how can she trust the man whose father wanted to convert her property into high-rise condominiums twenty years ago? Nick almost refuses Hope's initial request. He resists anything to do with his father's real estate empire. And he definitely doesn't want to lose his heart to anyone, especially not his father's enemy. Bound by a complicated past and torn by an increasing desire, can Hope and Nick set aside their differences long enough to save the art gallery from foreclosure and heal the grudge that keeps them apart?

Geraldine hates growing older. Even though she maintains her high school weight, she can't tolerate the crow's feet or the crepe paper skin or her husband's lack of sexual interest. Lionel battles two fronts-the arthritis that prevents him from hitting home runs for the Vine Valley Crushers and the lack of libido that leaves his wife feeling lonely and restless. Tensions escalate when Lionel vows to protect an employee's confidence and Geraldine toys with taking her flirting to the next level. Can Geraldine and Lionel work past the secrets to save their love?

Between Cassidy's cancer diagnosis and treatment and Deb's never-ending battle to stepparent a disabled adult son, the love they once felt slowly frays. Can a community of new and lifelong friends help the couple resurrect those precious feelings and heal their broken and blended family once and for all?