Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, where hearts heal and magic happens…in a castle…in East Texas…
Lexi Stewart’s lineage extends to the founders of the MacInnes legacy in far away America. A year has passed since she was widowed much too young, but she’s floundering, so she accepts an invitation to escape her beloved Scotland for a needed respite. Surely a visit with her Texas relatives and a stay at Castle MacInnes will put her back to rights.
There’s just one problem: Logan Jameson. The handsome personal trainer is getting everyone in Magnolia Bloom on a fitness kick, and he's determined to make her believe she’s not too old or too heavy to find love again.
She’s equally determined to prove him wrong. She'd loved her husband and loves her peaceful life. It doesn't matter she's never known grand passion, been consumed by desire, or experienced the joy of being pursued. And she’s never, ever considered being the pursuer.
She’ll take this long overdue vacation and return home, intent on living in her quiet home, in her quiet town, in the security of her quiet future. That will be enough.
Isn’t it?
Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, where hearts heal and magic happens... in a castle... in East Texas.
Magnolia Bloom Beginnings is a compilation of three origin novellas about some of the amazing women who created the magic of Magnolia Bloom. This collection includes Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, Love At Last in Magnolia Bloom, and Sunrise in Magnolia Bloom.
Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, where hearts heal and magic happens…in a castle…in East Texas…
Not everyone deserves second chances and a happily ever after, fairy tale ending…right?
Kiki MacInnes has burned more than a few bridges in her time. Now, as a recovering alcoholic, she’s dedicated to helping others avoid addiction. She can only hope her temporary role as the new chatelaine for Castle MacInnes will help her stay on the straight and narrow, too.
But even if she’s somehow able to redeem herself for the mistakes of the past, could all the people she’s hurt ever forgive her? Could the handsome small-town pastor who has her longing for a Christmas miracle?
Somewhere between the mistletoe and magnolias, amidst the magic of the holiday season, Kiki will need to learn that the greatest gift of all is forgiveness. Especially forgiving herself.
SUNRISE IN MAGNOLIA BLOOM is the third prequel novella in the Magnolia Bloom series.
Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, where hearts heal and magic happens... in a castle... in East Texas
Dara and Lexi -- two women separated by time – are both drawn into the magical MacInnes family. Both believe true love is out of their reach… but what if they’re wrong?
1890 –
Dara Doyle will do anything to protect her baby. Sold to a bordello as a young girl, she’s escaped that life, and she’ll protect her precious Orla with her last breath. When a relative schemes to strip Orla from Dara’s very arms, she learns just how fiercely she’ll fight. Even if it means as the wife—in name only—of Bruce MacInnes. Even if it means leaving everything she knows to go to America and the tiny Texas town of Magnolia Bloom.
Now –
Lexi Stewart is a descendant of Alyssa MacInnes, one of the powerhouse women who created the MacInnes legacy. Lexi is lost. A young widow…well, young in her own eyes…Lexi's coming to terms with the fact that true passion was never in her cards—and certainly isn’t in her future. She’s equally sure she has nothing in common with Alyssa, her impressive ancestor, or Dara Doyle, the Irish spitfire who captured the oldest MacInnes son’s heart a century ago. Still, it’s a lovely story, one she’d love to live herself, but it’s a tale meant only for dreams.
Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, where hearts heal and magic happens... in a castle... in East Texas.
The MacInnes sisters, different in every way…except for how much they need each other
Alyssa’s country music career was a dream come true. But lately, something’s off. The words, the notes, the passion…they’ve abandoned her. Now, it’ll take some serious soul searching – and maybe a little help from her family – to rediscover her muse and figure out what to do next…
Bailey won’t be denied what she wants. Not ever again. And she’ll do whatever it takes to make sure her daughter reaches her full potential, too. But with all her careful planning comes sacrifice—for both of them. Is the cost of security more than Bailey’s willing to pay?
Cammie is at rock bottom. She lost her husband, her law practice, and her fancy lifestyle practically overnight. It’s time for this former wild child to make some hard decisions and figure out what she truly wants from life—and from love…
Alyssa, Bailey, and Cammie aren’t asking for happily ever after endings, but with sisterly love and the magic of Magnolia Bloom, anything is possible….
She wasn’t looking for love. But will she turn it away when it finds her?
Alyssa MacInnes is perfectly happy with her life—just as it is. A proud suffragette, she knows she doesn’t need love to feel whole. Besides, being responsible for the financial operations of several businesses in the booming new city of Magnolia Bloom keeps her way too busy for romance.
Then he sails into her small town and makes her question everything…
He’s a Highlander who challenges her. Riles her. Speaks to her in a thick brogue that makes her long for her homeland. She shouldn’t want him. But she does…
Building a life with her handsome Scot would mean giving up what she’s created for herself in America. In the end, will the cost of a happily ever after be more than Alyssa is willing to pay?
Her marriage was magical. Until it wasn’t…With divorce looming, Paige MacInnes isn’t sure what to do with herself. She’s spent so much time being everything to everyone else that she’s pretty sure she’s forgotten how to just be Paige, the woman.
Maybe she’ll be able to find herself again in Magnolia Bloom…
With the help of loved ones and lifelong friends (and maybe even a sexy Scotsman), Paige will need to figure out how to preserve the legacy of the MacInnes estate—all while learning the importance of trusting her heart, the power of second chances, and ensuring her own happily ever after.
Welcome to Magnolia Bloom, where anything is possible—even an authentic Scottish castle in the magnolia groves of East Texas, brought to life not by a man’s desire, but by a woman’s determination and defiance.
Welcome to Magnolia Bloom
Where magic more than happily-ever-after awaits … in a castle … in East Texas.
1967. Violet MacInnes resents her genealogy assignment. Everybody knows her great-grandfather was a sea captain. Everybody knows her great-grandmother was the most sought-after debutante in Galveston. Everybody knows they defied society, married, and built an authentic Sottish castle nestled in a magnolia grove.
Evajean Whitson is convinced she was born in the wrong century. In 1867 she shouldn’t want an education. She shouldn’t want to design anything but her debut gown. She shouldn’t want anything other than to be a proper wife.
Her future is set. Debut. Courtship. Marriage. Until Alisdair MacInnes sails into her life. Scottish sea captain. Bastard son. And a man who just can’t give a damn about high society and its expectations.
As Violet digs into the family diaries, she discovers the legacy in the lush magnolias of East Teas almost didn’t happen. And that the family’s famous castle came to life, not a man’s desire, but of a woman’s determination and defiance to take the risk to pursue her dreams.
