Lona Edwins

When a wounded golden retriever stumbles into Dr. Erica Monroe’s small-town clinic, she has no idea that the stray, soon named Max, will change her life forever.

For Lisa Moreno, they bring a second chance. She came to Seabrook Cove looking for a new beginning, a quiet place to rebuild after a broken engagement and a stalled career. But when a New Year’s Eve storm strands her on the bluff, she’s rescued by Evan Parker, the town’s paramedic.

Full of witty banter, slow-burning tension, and heart-tugging vulnerability, this is a love story about two people learning to live - and love - without fear.

Dr. Nora Fields trades burnout and city chaos for small-town quiet. Just her, her black cat Mario, and a firm plan to avoid emotional complications.

When a blizzard sweeps through Cedar Hollow, a first responder and a school nurse find themselves on opposite ends of the same long night. Ethan Cole has spent years running toward emergencies, but lately, the quiet moments afterward are the hardest to face.

Hazel Thompson has made peace with long hours, lukewarm coffee, and a life built around caring for everyone else. As a nurse in a small mountain town, she’s used to being steady, even when the world around her isn’t. Love, she tells herself, is for people with more time and fewer scars.

Rowan Marks lives for the quiet life with pine-scented mornings, sketchpad in hand, and no one asking questions. But when shadowy figures slip through the woods near his secluded cabin, he captures them in charcoal and unwittingly steps into something much bigger.

Emma Lawson likes things simple: steady work at Grady’s Bakery, good coffee from Millie’s, and no surprises. Riley James prefers quiet mornings, strong coffee, and keeping people at arm’s length.

Noah Carter likes things that stay fixed. After a tough breakup and too many unfinished projects, the carpenter finds peace in the steady rhythm of small-town repairs—until he meets Maya Dawson, the librarian whose idea of maintenance involves wrangling overdue books.

When burned-out Portland chef Claire Delaney moves to the sleepy town of Cedar Hollow with nothing but her knives and a judgmental tortoiseshell cat named Sweetie, she’s only looking for a quiet restart.

Burned-out paramedic Eli Brooks only wants a midnight snack, but when he limps into Annie’s Place after hours he meets Lucy Harper, a flour-smudged diner owner whose kindness tastes better than her scrambled eggs.

Bean & Biscuit was never supposed to catch fire. But neither was Jules’s heart. Jules Ramirez has everything she needs: a cozy neighborhood café, a cranky black cat named Tony, and just enough sass to keep the espresso flowing and her past firmly behind her.

Some fires never burn out. Some truths refuse to stay buried. Months after vanishing without a trace, Marco Rivera is alive, but far from safe.

Evan Parker thought coming home as the town’s new search-and-rescue pilot would be simple, until his very first mission collides with Callie Jensen, a fiercely independent wildlife rehabilitator who doesn’t appreciate his interference.

When disciplined army Captain Ethan Harper arrives in the charmingly chaotic town of Willow Creek, he's immediately thrown off balance by a quirky cattle dog named Rose - and her equally spirited owner, Sophie Mitchell.

When a wayward foul ball shatters the quiet routine of the Briarfield Public Library, it does more than rattle a few shelves — it sets off an unexpected romance between Grace Monroe, the no-nonsense librarian, and Nate Lawson, a hometown baseball star with a lot to prove.

Sophie Harper never expected a runaway Labrador to change her life, but Bruce had other plans. When the energetic pup led her straight into the path of Ryan Cole, a fearless firefighter with an easy smile and a heart of gold, Sophie found herself caught in something she wasn’t prepared for—love.

In the quiet town of Pine Ridge, beloved Sheriff Brad Wilson takes pride in keeping the peace — but tranquility shatters when a series of escalating threats target Maddie Brooks and her family’s cherished deli.

Ruby, a determined café owner, and Erik, a reserve military officer, are drawn together by chance and coffee at Morning Haven. What begins as playful banter and quiet companionship soon turns into something deeper.

Avery Beaumont’s world shatters when ruthless critic Julian Cross calls her restaurant “forgettable.” Fueled by fury, she crashes an elite culinary event, ready for war — but Julian is more than he seems. Their clash ignites something deeper, a rivalry laced with heat neither can ignore.