Home for Christmas

Home for Christmas

C. E. Hilbert

C. E. Hilbert

Estranged twins, Darcy and Bennett Langston, drop everything to rush to Gibson's Run to help their great aunt Lulu who is injured preparing for the 50th annual Christmas Festival. Each knows that returning to the sleepy Ohio town will be a challenge, but neither anticipates that being home for Christmas will be life-changing. The siblings are quickly caught up in the attraction of one-of-a-kind traditions and budding relationships. Pastor Finn Tarrington is on a mission from Lulu to save the Christmas pageant. When his mission collides with Lulu's beautiful niece, Finn's world tilts on its axis. But can the "always-right" Darcy Langston put aside her pride long enough to help the pastor breathe life into a tale as old as time?Harper Jessup has dreams bigger than her small-town roots, but her loyalty to her family keeps her coming home. Ready to make the festival the most beautiful ever, she is paired up with Bennett Langston to fill in for Lulu's cookie making skills. Can...
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Girls of Summer

Girls of Summer

C. E. Hilbert

C. E. Hilbert

Sinister Secrets. Family Betrayal. A Fortune at RiskCharlotte Dixon loves her life in Manhattan, but her world is decimated, and she finds herself severely in debt when she discovers her mother skimming money from her gallery. When Charlotte receives the news that her estranged father has passed away, she finds herself in small-town South Carolina, forced to partner with her half-sister in running the baseball team and family business. If she can make it through 365 long days of running her daddy's business, she'll inherit half his multi-million dollar fortune—money she desperately needs to rectify the sins of her mother.But can a big city girl overcome small-town sass and the unwelcome guidance of too-handsome-for-his-own-good general counsel Mac Taylor, or will this uptown girl discover she is truly a southern girl of summer at heart?
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Life on the Porcelain Edge

Life on the Porcelain Edge

C. E. Hilbert

C. E. Hilbert

Tessa Tarrington's life is swirling out of control. No job. No apartment. Sick Dad...And she's back in high school!Teaching at her Gibson's Run alma mater would be tolerable, except she's sharing purgatory with her mortal enemy, Ryland Jessup. But eight years post-high-school, and tragedies she can barely understand, Ryland no longer fits her mental image of the over-sized bully he was when they were growing up. In fact, much to her disgust, with each passing day he's rapidly finding his way into her heart.Ryland Jessup is slowly pulling the pieces of his life together. After the sudden death of his wife, he hung up his professional shoulder pads and picked up a whistle. Now he's focused on coaching the high school football team and raising his daughter. The sudden return of his childhood crush, Tessa Tarrington, has reawakened long ago feelings. But if God's giving him a second chance to impress Tessa, the Man Upstairs has a funny way of showing it. Just when Tessa starts to...
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From Scratch

From Scratch

C. E. Hilbert

C. E. Hilbert

Maggie McKitrick loves everything about her new life in Gibson's Run, Ohio—Her charming bakery, her quirky customers, her distance from the past. Yes, she loves everything...except her new landlord. Police Chief Sean Taylor is like a piece of sand in an oyster— irritating, but with the promise of something beautiful. Despite Maggie's self-imposed man-fast, she wonders what kind of treasure she and the lawman could create together. Sean Taylor likes to keep the peace, but his new tenant is making it nearly impossible to keep anything on an even keel– including his heart. Despite her sassy attitude, Sean is drawn to the beautiful pastry chef and has an overwhelming need to serve and protect her. As Maggie and Sean draw closer together, her long buried dreams about her life are reawakened into a hopeful prayer...until a threat from her past promises to destroy their future. Will Maggie be forced to run – again – starting fresh? Or will God answer her...
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