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World traveler Tracy Bennett agrees to extend her stay in Waverly Lake beyond summer in the hopes of affording her girlfriends' trip—a three-month excursion in New Zealand! And well, Aunt Dee could use her help at Woodsman's Lodge, packing away summer items and prepping for the winter holiday crowd. So, she's stuck until Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, Ben Walker is drawn back to Waverly Lake after the death of the custodian to his parents' estate. He plans to work at Aunt Dee's for his stay and is surprised to learn his childhood best friend Tracy is also working at the lodge. Hesitant to tell anyone else in Waverly Lake who he truly is for fear the town will want him to fill his parents' shoes, he gives a false name and pretends not to know Tracy. While Tracy's questioning of the mysterious Ben escalates, Aunt Dorothy assigns them to her pet project—Lovetoberfest. The October event is set to match guests on three blind dates around town. Tracy and Ben are forced to test run and narrow down five proposed dates to the best three. As the two reluctantly go on match-making practice full of apple orchards, corn mazes, and acorn painting, Tracy can't help but be attracted to Ben. Their chemistry makes her question not only her trip overseas but her long-term future; yet she can't shake the feeling he's hiding something. Ben's (re)connection with Tracy is undeniable, and while the dates push them closer, he's running out of time to face his tragic past and tell Tracy they're not, in fact, strangers at all.

Laura Crawford, a 26-year-old dedicated to helping children with autism, is still reeling from her fiancé Logan's sudden departure. When her boss sends her to Waverly Lake to help organize a fundraiser, Laura sees it as a chance to escape and refocus. Steve Albertson, a hometown attorney tired of town feuds, plans to spend Christmas away from Waverly Lake. But when Beverly Bennett asks him to help with the fundraiser, he reluctantly agrees. He never expected his biggest challenge to be Laura, who thinks he's too self-absorbed to care. As they work together, their initial animosity melts away amidst tree farms, Winter Fest, and a mysterious island tale. But with a bah humbug local threatening to shut down the event, and Laura's painful past resurfacing, their budding romance is at risk. Can Waverly Lake's Christmas magic create a miracle that brings them together just in time for the holidays? If you love holiday romance, second chances, and small-town charm, don't miss this uplifting Christmas story!

Kara Carter has her future set—the right photography job, the perfect reliable boyfriend, and her own apartment in New York, until one morning changes it all. She has no choice but to move back home to Waverly Lake, North Carolina, a town she had sworn off for ten years. It's one thing to return as a failure, it's another to find her neighbor is the one and only Danny Bennett, the boy who broke her heart senior year of high school. As Kara helps with the family's furniture business—and steers clear of Danny—she is pressured into teaming up with her dad for the Annual Waverly Lake Regatta. But when her dad's accident results in forfeiting his sailing team slot, no one in Waverly Lake can forgive her past—except Danny. Danny Bennett, now a single father of seven-year-old daughter Hannah, can't help but be drawn to Kara. When he offers to help Kara race in the regatta, little does he know how the woman who stole his heart long ago will change the way he sees family, love, and parenting a child with autism. Can these high school sweethearts sail through the pain of the past?

A sweet and heartwarming Holiday Rom Com you won’t want to put down. “The very essence of Christmas. A must-have for your Christmas reading list.”—Goodreads Can an unlikely grumpy-sunshine romance return the magic of Christmas to this small town? All podcaster “Cheery Charlee” Ridgeway wants for Christmas is to land her one-millionth follower. But first, she needs a really good story. Amid hundreds of submissions, one stands out: a plea for a Christmas miracle from Cape Sunset, a small fishing village that hasn’t celebrated Christmas since Jack Fortner lost his fiancée four years ago. It’s the perfect pitch, but who knew Jack would be such a downright Grinch—or so heart-stoppingly handsome? Jack’s comfortable crab-fisherman routine is shaken when Charlee blows into town. It’s not long before the pretty podcaster is breathing new life into Cape Sunset, captivating everyone—including Jack, who’s feeling things for Charlee he once thought he’d never feel again. Do opposites really attract? A must-read for fans of: Small town romance Grumpy sunshine romance Christmas miracle “This book was a great way to kick off the holiday season. It was like reading a Hallmark movie—a sweet story with likeable characters and a tale of friends, family, and community”—Goodreads Previously published as Christmas Catch.

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"Telfair's letters offer unique insights into the daily life of her family and the changes wrought by the deaths of so many of its members. The letters also reveal the shared interests and imperatives at the base of her various relationships with elite women, but especially with Mary Few, whom Telfair memorably described as her "Siamese Twin." The two women, neither of whom ever wed, nonetheless discussed the rights and obligations of marriage as well as their own state of "single blessedness." They also conversed about shared intellectual interests - literature, lecture topics, women's education - as well as the foibles of common acquaintances."--BOOK JACKET.