Blackberry Summer Claire Bradford needed a wake-up call. What she didn’t need was a tragic car accident. As a single mum and the owner of a successful bead shop, Claire leads a predictable life in Hope’s Crossing, Colorado. So what if she has no time for romance? At least, that’s what she tells herself, especially when her best friend’s sexy younger brother comes back to town as the new chief of police. But when the accident forces Claire to slow down and lean on others – especially Riley McKnight – she realises, for the first time, that things need to change. And not just in her own life. The accident – and the string of robberies committed by teenagers that led up to it – is a message to the people of Hope’s Crossing. The sense of community and togetherness had been lost during those tough years. But with a mysterious ‘Angel of Hope’ working to inspire the town, Riley and Claire will find themselves opening up to love and other possibilities by the end of an extraordinary summer… Woodrose Mountain Evie Blanchard was at the top of her field. But when burnout forces her to walk away from her job as a paediatric occupational therapist, she moves from Los Angeles to Hope’s Crossing seeking a quieter life. So the last thing she needs is to get involved with the handsome, arrogant Brodie Thorne and his injured daughter, Taryn. A self-made man and single dad, Brodie will do anything to get Taryn the rehabilitation she needs…even if it means convincing Evie to move in with them. And despite her vow to keep an emotional distance, Evie can’t help but be moved by Taryn’s spirit or Brodie’s determination to win Evie’s support – and her heart. With laughter, courage and more than a little help from the kindhearted people of Hope’s Crossing, Taryn may get the healing she deserves – and Evie and Brodie might just find a love they never knew could exist.
