Nicole Deese
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Idaho. After a decade of failed matchmaking schemes, first-grade teacher Lauren Bailey is committed to one goal: becoming a mother. To satisfy the adoption agency's requirements, she must remain single for the forseeable future. Which proves to be a problem when substitute teacher Joshua Avery starts to pursue her. Will saying yes to one desire mean letting go of the other? -- adapted from back cover
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Fog harbor romance volume 1
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"Three friends. Two broken promises. One missing manuscript. As a senior acquisitions editor for Fog Harbor Books in San Francisco, Ingrid Erikson has rejected many a manuscript for lack of defined conflict and dramatic irony -- two elements her current life possesses in spades. In the months following the death of her childhood best friend and international bestselling author Cecelia Campbell, Ingrid has not only lost her ability to escape into fiction...
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"When the ever-cautious Val Locklier moves cross-country with her son for a secure job, everything she'd planned unravels within the first week. After Val reluctantly agrees to rent an apartment from her best friend's brother, an unexpected chance at an elite filmmakers' mentorship ignites fresh hope for a dream career. But as Val's community begins to expand, so do her insecurities, especially those heightened by her growing attraction to a certain...
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"Molly McKenzie's bright personality and on-trend fashion and beauty advice have made her a major social media influencer. When her manager-turned-boyfriend tells her of an upcoming audition to host a makeover show for America's underprivileged youth, all her dreams finally seem to be coming true. There's just one catch: she has little experience interacting with people in need. To gain an edge on her competitors, she plans to volunteer for the summer...
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"Aspiring writer Raegan Farrow learns about a tell-all on her famous mother's life that could tear their family apart but keeps it a secret as they embark on a cross-country road trip. While trying to uncover who's behind it, she learns their handsome driver has his own connection to her mother's past, and all their lives will be changed by journey's end"--
6) Heartwood
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Abby Brookshire's world is turned upside down when the historic tree she's strived to preserve as the head groundskeeper at the Kissing Tree Inn is put in danger of removal. Making matters worse, the only way she can ensure its protection is to partner with the man who broke her heart years ago. Will she have the courage to move on from the past and start a new beginning?
Heartwood is a sweeping novella from contemporary romance author, Nicole Deese....
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Bestselling novelist Karen Witemeyer joins award-winning authors Regina Jennings, Amanda Dykes, and Nicole Deese for this Texas-sized romance novella collection. Each of the authors' unique voices is on display in stories where courting couples leave a permanent mark of their love by carving their initials into the same oak's bark.
In Regina Jennings' Broken Limbs, Mended Fences, a small-town teacher has her credentials questioned by a traveling...