He left without a word. Now he’s living in her spare room.
Two years ago, Erin Palmer fell hard—and fast—for Van Bradley during one perfect weekend at the Canal Days Festival. He promised to call. He didn’t.
Now Van’s back in Fairport, renting a room in Erin’s house, and acting like it’s no big deal. But with every shared kitchen moment, late-night run-in, and half-finished conversation, it’s clear their story isn’t over.
She wants to forget him. He wants to explain. And neither of them is ready for how easy it still is to fall for each other.
A slow-burn, second-chance romance full of sharp banter, soft moments, and the one who almost got away—until now.
After being guilted to come home for the holidays, Linda decides to make the best of it and spend some quality time with her mother....and the step-father that Linda has never been close with. As soon as she steps into her childhood home, Linda is greeted with memories and nostalgia that help her prepare for a week of her mother's hovering and awkward conversations with her step-father.
But just as Linda starts to feel comfortable in her childhood home again, her brothers arrive. The same brothers she hasn't talked to in three years. Soon, the adult siblings' bickering starts up just as quickly as the childhood nostalgia hit Linda when she arrived.
As they all slip into the roles of their former selves, the siblings agree to play nice to make their mother happy for the Christmas season. But as the week goes on, it becomes more and more apparent that they all have their secrets...including their mother.
Autumn Chapman is the fourth-generation owner of her family’s struggling apple orchard. Her uncles, who are co-owners, want to sell what’s left and walk away while they still can, but Autumn doesn’t want to let the legacy of her family’s business die with her. However, the finances are tight and sales are slowing year-to-year.
Braden Clinton is a young executive at a large suburban conglomerate. With the promise of a promotion, he’s been tasked with getting the Chapmans to sell their business to further expand his company’s portfolio. The problem? Autumn refuses to sell.
Not willing to take no for an answer, Braden decides to show up to the orchard every day to convince Autumn to sell. But as he learns more and more about the orchard, Autumn, and her family’s business, he starts to think that maybe he is on the wrong side of the fight. Meanwhile Autumn starts to think that maybe she can’t keep the business afloat on her own.
At the Core is a standalone sweet romance featuring rivals-to-lovers, grumpy-sunshine charm, and the fight to save a family orchard.
Julie Griffiths has had a crush on one of her friends at her hometown bar forever, but he’s oblivious to her feelings. So when he and the rest of Julie’s friends dare her to sneak into the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, she accepts in order to impress her crush. Hours later, she finds herself on a crowded bus, equipped with nothing more than determination.
Brian Moore was already planning on going home to New York City for Thanksgiving, but a sudden breakup with his girlfriend gives him another reason. Heartbroken and lost, Brian isn’t too happy when a woman sits beside him on the bus ride back to the city. Especially when she starts talking about her crazy idea to get into the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Wanting to avoid an awkward encounter with his family, Brian agrees to help Julie accomplish her goal after it becomes painfully obvious that she has no plan for achieving it. But as the two begin to spend more time together, Julie starts to question her feelings for her friends back home while Brian realizes that maybe Julie is who he has been waiting for all along.