Wildflower Hope by Grace Greene

This is a beautiful and moving story telling of the journey a young woman makes back to wholeness. Kara has lost so much in her life and has erected strong walls around herself and her heart to protect her from any more hurt and pain. The story tells of the people who help her see herself anew and as a woman with strength and confidence.

Because You're the Love of my Life by Sarah Kleck

Because You’re the Love of My Life is a heart breaker romance that will make you cry as Annie tells her story of love, of love lost, of love found, and of all the emotion the love entails. It is a lovely but heart squeezing story that totally touched me.

A Bride for the Texas Cowboy by Sinclair Jayne

Past meets future in this often tense story of love rekindling but with a ton of baggage that requires unpacking. It has great writing, evoking the deep feelings of the characters.

Coming Home to the Cowboy by Megan Ryder

This is such a sweet, lovely story. It is filled with longing and desire just waiting to surface.

Things You Save in a Fire by Catherine Center

Things You Save in a Fire is yet another great offering by Katherine Center. Her previous novel, How to Walk Away was a sampling of the novels to come. There is humor amid all the tension in the life of Cassie, fire fighter from Austin banished to the small town where her estranged mother lives when an explosive incident at Cassie’s award ceremony takes place. In the fire department of her new town, Cassie faces a foe determined to destroy her career simply because she is a woman in a formerly all men’s work place. Plus, everything for her changes when she falls in love for the first time ever with her rookie coworker. The story is not all about love and flowers. It is about Cassie’s transformation from a closed off heart to one that learns to embrace life with all its good and awful parts.

The Rancher's Proposal by Paula Altenburg

This is such a delightful story of learning to trust and to love. Posey Davies has her defenses sky high to protect her two year old Trixie and herself from an abusive ex-husband. She settles 2,000 miles away from him to start a new life hopefully free of his manipulations. Zack McGregor, the man on the next over ranch is struggling with his brothers to raise their orphaned niece and nephews. Posey’s daughter, Trixie, offers a playmate for Lydia.

Time can heal many wounds and trust can be built. Time is on Zack’s side as he woos (yes, woos!) Posey, gently, determinedly, and carefully.

Cooking Up Trouble by Lenora Worth

Wedding bells are ringing as Holt Collins and Kayla Burton have to cross paths again as joint caterers for their mutual friends’ wedding. They did not exactly get along the last time they were thrown together but there are sparks that cannot be ignored, sparks just waiting to ignite into a fire of love.

Free Me by Kimberly Ash

The entire Van Allen Brothers series (Forgive Me, Forget Me, and Free Me) is an excellent set of complicated love stories. Each revolves around love and the failings of a father.

Free Me covers the youngest brother, Mathias, and the fallout from his leaving the love of his life, Raya, when she needed him the most. Eight years have gone by and they now find themselves thrown together at work. It’s a touching and engaging story of Matt and Raya and their struggles to regain what was lost to them.

Daring to Fall by Shannon Stults

I loved so many things about Daring to Fall. The story itself is engaging and captivating. I loved the dual story of Harper and Cowboy’s past combined with the current status. I loved the characters of Harper and Cowboy, the credible tension between Harper and her teen sister, Sadie, and the complexity of all the different stories combined. It is a story of tender love that took a bad turn due to wrong perceptions and pre-conceived notions.