"In Gauthier, love isn't just found. It's forever.
Paxton Jones returned to her Louisiana hometown for one reason . . . to buy her mother the bar she's tended for twenty years and turn it into the dream they've both wanted. What she didn't plan on was working alongside Sawyer Robertson, the state civil engineer assigned to her levee protection project and the untouchable golden boy she crushed on throughout high school.
Sawyer came back to Gauthier to rebuild his life and start fresh, not to rehash ancient history. But the sharp, successful woman who once watched him from the sidelines is impossible to ignore now. Especially when she's challenging his engineering decisions and making him question everything he thought he knew about ambition, belonging, and what he really wants.
Between clashing over flood control systems and stolen moments that feel dangerously close to those teenage dreams, Paxton and Sawyer must figure out if some connections are worth the wait. In Gauthier, where the past and present meet on the banks of the bayou, they'll have to decide if this time they're brave enough to stay with each other forever."
"In Gauthier, love isn't just found. It's forever.
Leslie Kirkland is surviving, not living. Between raising two daughters, singing in the church choir, and dodging well-meaning matchmakers determined to find her a man, she barely has time to breathe. The last thing she needs is to notice Gabriel Franklin, the new teacher turned assistant principal who looks at her like she's the answer to a question he's been asking all his life.
Gabriel came to Gauthier to build a future far from the troubled kid he used to be. When he meets the recently widowed single mother who volunteers at his school, he sees everything he never knew he was searching for. But Leslie's heart is carefully guarded, and breaking through those walls means proving he's worth the risk.
As their connection deepens against the backdrop of science fairs and community expectations, Gabriel must convince Leslie that love doesn't have to mean losing yourself. Sometimes it means finding the person who's been waiting to help you live again."
"In Gauthier, love isn't just found. It's forever.
Shayla Kirkland traded her perfectly planned West Coast life for late-night homework sessions, carpools, and a coffeehouse on Main Street in her Louisiana hometown. Raising her two young nieces wasn't part of the plan, and neither was butting heads with Xavier Wright, the cocky new ER doctor who accused her of faking her niece's illness just to meet him. The man is infuriating, presumptuous, and way too attractive for her peace of mind.
Xavier took a traveling physician contract to escape memories he'd rather forget, not to become the object of small-town fascination. But when the beautiful, fierce woman who thoroughly put him in his place storms back into his life asking for help with a community wellness program, he sees his chance to make amends and maybe discover what it feels like to want something again.
In a town where everyone knows your business and second chances come with an audience, these two must decide if the spark between them is worth the risk. Because in Gauthier, forever isn't just a promise. It's a way of life."
"In Gauthier, love isn’t just found. It’s forever.
Tamryn West, Ph.D., did not plan to swap Boston lecture halls for dirt roads, a failing radiator, or a surprise motorcycle rescue. But a research grant leads her to Gauthier, Louisiana, where the past opens doors she never meant to knock on, including the one belonging to Matthew Gauthier, the lawyer who avoided her calls and showed up anyway with dimples fully deployed.
Matt knows the town’s legacy like second nature, a generational inheritance he’d rather protect than narrate. The Gauthier Law Firm has long been the heartbeat of quiet justice, and Matt guards his family history the same way he wins a case, carefully, privately, and without extra commentary. Charming? Occasionally. Cooperative? Never on the first request, or the twentieth.
Their collision begins with a ride into town, luggage retrieved like a good deed that came with invisible fine print, and a quiet spark that grows louder than expected. Archives and chance meetings steer their summer off course, but their journey to happily ever after is worth the ride."
"What if the witch gave Merida a different spell? This New York Times best-selling series twists DisneyPixar's Brave into a fast-paced story in which Merida is sent back in time.
If you could change your fate, would you? Merida understands that as princess of Clan DunBroch, she has certain obligations-but that doesn't mean she has to like it. Especially when one of those obligations means losing her freedom by becoming betrothed to a man she has never met. Merida balks at this tradition, but her mother Queen Elinor insists that Merida must do this to embrace her role as future queen.
Determined to chart her own path, Merida follows magical wisps to a witch's cottage, where she is given a magic pastry and promised it will incite 'a great transformation' in her mother. But instead of feeding Elinor the pastry, Merida eats it herself.
Merida awakens in the past, a now-teenage Elinor holding a knife to her throat and accusing her of espionage. She's been transported to a time when the Clans MacCameron and DunBroch are bitter enemies. And it just so happens that the timing of Merida's arrival has kept Elinor and Fergus from meeting.
Will Merida be able to bridge the rival clans, help her parents fall in love, and change her own fate?"
"In Gauthier, love isn't just found. It's forever.
Phylicia 'Phil' Simmons has built her life around restoring the past. Her craftsmanship and eye for beauty have made her one of Louisiana's most sought-after artisans, but taking on the renovation of Belle Maison, a once grand bed and breakfast in her hometown, means more than reviving an old house. It means facing Jamal Johnson, the ambitious architect whose bold ideas test her patience as much as they stir something she isn't ready to name.
He believes in innovation. She believes in preservation. But the more they clash over blueprints and late-night plans, the harder it becomes to fight the pull between them.
In the heart of a small Southern town where history lingers and hearts rarely rest, two people on opposite sides of a dream begin to blur the line between rebuilding what was lost and reaching for something that could last always and forever."
"In Gauthier, love isn’t just found. It’s forever.
Mya Dubois left Gauthier, Louisiana determined never to look back. Broadway gave her the career she dreamed of, but coming home means facing the one thing she cannot design her way around . . . the man who shattered her heart.
Corey Anderson was once the town’s reckless bad boy, the one everyone warned her about. He chased glory on the baseball field, became a professional, and has since returned to the bayou with scars, wisdom, and unfinished business. Seeing Mya again reignites the kind of passion neither time nor distance could dim.
In a town where family ties run deep and every neighbor has an opinion, Mya and Corey collide in a second chance romance that burns hotter than ever. But forever does not come easy, and this time it will take more than sparks to claim the love they both walked away from once before."
"What if Tiana made a deal that changed everything? Fan favorite Princess Tiana gets the Twisted Tales treatment.
When the notorious Dr. Facilier backs her into a corner, she has no choice but to accept an offer that will alter the course of her life in an instant. Soon Tiana finds herself in a new reality where all her deepest desires are realized: she finally gets her restaurant, her friends are safe and sound, and most miraculous of all, her beloved father is still alive. She's got everything she's ever wanted. . . . But after a while, her hometown grows increasingly eerie, with new threats cropping up in unlikely places. Navigating through this strange new New Orleans, Tiana must work alongside Naveen and Charlotte to set things right-or risk losing everything she holds dear."
"Former New York Saber Thelonious Stokes still isn't used to being on the sideline. But that's exactly where the ex-linebacker finds himself while covering the Pro Bowl in his new gig as an analyst for Sports Talk TV. Theo always anticipates a few surprises during the annual gathering of the NFL's finest, but there's nothing more shocking—or alluring—than Deirdre Smallwood's blatant attempt at seduction.
After a lifetime of taking care of others, Deirdre is finally ready to start living life for herself. In Hawaii for her birthday, the normally shy single mother decides to shed her inhibitions and write a bucket list of the top five most outrageous things she can accomplish before she turns forty. She's giving herself one week to become a bolder, more confident woman. Number one on her list: Seduce her longtime crush, Theo Stokes."
"Jared Dawson is used to taking big hits on the football field, but nothing could have prepared the New York Sabers star cornerback for the blow he experiences when he catches his longtime girlfriend in bed with an ex-teammate. Seeking a balm to soothe his wounded ego, Jared decides a no-strings-attached fling is the way to go. And when he meets the stunning new choreographer for the team's dance squad, Jared thinks Chyna McCrea may be just the kind of distraction he's looking for.
Chyna knows better than to fall for any of the Sabers football players. She's heard enough cautionary tales about Saberettes having their hearts broken to know that she doesn't want to be the next victim. But how can she resist the temptation that is Jared Dawson? And is he just playing the field or making a play for love?"
"Entertainment columnist Paige Turner is known for getting under the skin of the people whose books she reviews on her popular blog. When her criticism of NFL standout Torrian Smallwood's cookbook/memoir goes viral, it sparks an online war between the city's most beloved blogger and one of football's hottest stars.
Torrian couldn't care less what some book blogger thinks about his upcoming memoir. His main focus is on making a success of the new restaurant he's opening for his sister. That is, until he meets the gorgeous Paige Turner face-to-face. When a local TV station invites them to bring their online battle into the kitchen in a reality TV cook-off, Torrian comes up with a new goal: making Paige his.
Will either of them be able to stand the heat, or will they succumb to the white-hot attraction that neither can deny?"
"Since his rookie season, Cedric Reeves has proudly worn the title of the NFL's Bad Boy. But when his agent drops him at a critical time in his young football career, the league's favorite troublemaker finds himself in more trouble than he bargained for. Cedric must find a new agent before his contract comes up for renegotiation at the end of the year, and it looks as if his only hope is . . . a woman?
Payton Mosely knew becoming a sports agent wouldn't be easy, but the struggle to be taken seriously in the male-dominated field is harder than she ever imagined. What she needs is a star. When she convinces New York Sabers hotshot running back Cedric Reeves to join her roster, Payton sees her chance to make Mosely Sports Management a rousing success. But only if she can resist falling for her devastatingly handsome client's irresistible charm."
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