This brand-new novella from beloved New York Times and USA Today bestseller Carolyn Brown has all the sassy fun and Southern charm you love!Authentic small town Texas and a lively cast of charactersA resilient heroine determined to keep her dream aliveA strong, sexy hero with a heart of goldJasmine Thurman is desperate. If someone doesn't answer her "Help Wanted" sign soon, her struggling café in the heart of Texas won't be open much longer. But when a handsome traveler pops in for a country-fried steak, Jasmine's luck begins to turn around. Hiring Flint Walker is the answer Jasmine has been looking for, and if her business can have a second chance, then maybe her love life can too.Praise for Carolyn Brown:"Fans of beloved Southern films like Steel Magnolias and Fried Green Tomatoes will flip for this charming small-town tale."—Woman's World for The Sister's Café"Peopled with quirky...

The bonds of sisterhood are about to be tested by the cowboy next door in this delightful story of family and forgiveness by the New York Times bestselling author of Daisies in the Canyon. Growing up, Shiloh Walker could only imagine what it would have been like to have sisters. Now she's finding out, as the father she never knew has left his ranch to Shiloh and her two half-siblings. The only catch: to fully inherit, they have to live there together for a full year. Anyone who leaves forfeits her stake. Shiloh couldn't be more different from Abby Joy, a former soldier, or Bonnie, a true wild child. But the three soon find they have more in common than they ever thought possible. When a neighboring cowboy is injured, Shiloh thinks she'll just stay with him a few days to help out. As handsome and sweet as he is, it's hardly a chore. But suddenly a life-changing event has her facing her toughest decision yet: follow her heart or win the ranch.

The queen of Southern sass Carolyn Brown reminds you that the things you wish for sometimes take a little push.When she was eight years old, Jessica Graham made three wishes: that she wouldn't always be the tallest kid in the class, that she would find a big conch shell on the beach, and that she would finally meet her father someday. Jessica's first two wishes never did come true, but twenty years later, when she finds her mother's old love letters, she has a chance to make the third wish a reality.Jessica travels to Florida to find her father but their reunion is interrupted by his arrogant junior business partner, Rocky Rycroft. Jessica was looking for her father, not love. Could she now possibly have both?Praise for Carolyn Brown:"Loved it, loved it, loved it! What great characters! What a great story!"—Joanne Kennedy for One Lucky Cowboy"Fans...will flip for this charming small-town tale."—Woman's World...

A bride with cold feet might just make the mistake of a lifetime... Includes two bonus novellas to help you celebrate the seasons!A week before your wedding is one heckuva time for your ex to ride back into town, stirring up trouble. But that's exactly the predicament Darla McAdams finds herself in. Darla's on the verge of breaking up with her fiancé, Will Jackson—only a week before the wedding. Her parents would disown her, but Darla's sure that her Granny Roxie will understand when Darla tells her that her first love, Andy, has come back to town. Thank goodness for a wise granny's reminiscences of her own sassy wedding at just the right moment...Praise for New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown:"Loved it, loved it, loved it! What great characters! What a great story!"—Joanne Kennedy for One Lucky Cowboy"Fans of beloved Southern films...will flip for this charming small-town tale."—Woman's World for The...

The next heartwarming romance in this USA Today bestselling series proves it's tough to resist a sexy cowboy with a Texas drawl and heart of gold! Taggart Baker has always lived life on the edge, making the country song, "Live Like You Were Dying" his motto, after his best friend died in a motorcycle accident when they were eighteen. But after one bad brush with the law, he realized it was time to move on. Now he's looking thirty in the eye and running his own ranch next to the Longhorn Canyon spread in Texas. Still, no one would ever call him tame... Trauma nurse Nikki Grady likes life slow and steady. She has too much drama in her job to want a man who's only going to create more headaches. But when her best friend's younger brother shows up in the ER after a bull-riding accident, something in his haunting crystal clear blue eyes draws her to him like flies to honey. The more time they spend together, the more Nikki begins...

Sometimes the only way to find true happiness is to go back home.Ophelia Simmons is back home at the Paradise—the former brothel where her mom raised her and six sisters—contemplating her next career move and dodging Great Aunt Bernie's matchmaking attempts. She is about to meet her match in Jake Brennan, the ruggedly handsome owner of a local winery where Aunt Bernie convinces her to take a job for the summer. At first Ophelia and Jake's personalities clash, but soon enough sparks start flying.Meanwhile, older sister Tertia Simmons also returns home to look for a new job. Tertia never thought she'd work for, let alone fall for, Noah Sullivan—the boy who once taunted her when they were kids. But when he offers her the job of her dreams in his new café, Tertia finds herself torn between her head and her heart.As the sisters navigate the ups and downs of love and career with the help of their outrageous great aunt and the rest of the...

One horse trainer finds his heart opening up to new possibilities—and a second chance at love—in this heartwarming story from the New York Times bestselling author of Small Town Charm.   Mama Pearl always told Lucas that home is where the heart is. But after two decades of constantly moving from place to place, he’s not sure he agrees. Lucas’s dream is to travel with his two trained therapy horses as much as he can and help children around the world. But a promise—and a silent yearning for a family of his own—takes him back to his family’s ranch in Honey Grove, Texas. There, he reunites with his high school crush, Vada. A single mom, Vada needs Lucas’s skills with therapy horses to help her son come out of his shell. As they slowly get to know each other again, a spark ignites between them that neither of them wants to put out. Maybe Lucas will finally hang his hat with this woman—for...

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All seven sisters are finally home for Christmas, but can the last two find love like the others?As Endora Simmons plans her Christmas wedding, she's delighted to have her last two sisters, Rae and Bo, finally back in Spanish Fort, Texas. Endora figures if she keeps them busy, they won't have time to think about leaving again. So, Endora talks Rae into teaching Sunday school. As a former police officer, surely Rae can corral the rowdy kids into making Christmas decorations for the upcoming pageant. No question the most high-spirited (uncontrollable?) kids in the class are gorgeous, rugged Sheriff Gunner's twin daughters. Bo helps out by taking over the community Christmas program. She's also been working with Aunt Bernie on her new venture, a monthly speed-dating night at a bar just over the river in Oklahoma—and boy, does she have her eye on that handsome bartender. With all the Christmas preparations in high gear, will Rae and Bo still find time...

She's here to claim her birthright.... Ex-army sergeant Abby Malloy feels no loss after the father she never knew passes away. Still, part of Ezra Malloy's ranch belongs to her, and if the stubborn blonde has to live there for a year with two half-sisters who are strangers to her, so be it. Nothing could stand in the way of her inheritance... except a local sheriff wrapped in snug blue jeans and a sexy grin. He's here to claim her heart.... Cooper Wilson, the local sheriff and rancher next door, is having his world turned upside down. Abby is all straight talk and sweet, lush curves - the kind of woman who gets under his skin in just the right way. Whereas Cooper has roots in Palo Duro Canyon, Abby's got wings. But he knows she belongs here. If she can stop running from her past, he'll happily lead her to a brighter future, one hot cowboy kiss at a time.

New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Southern twang and inimitable sass shine through in this romantic holiday story.Footloose Liz Hanson has finally come home to Ringgold, Texas with a hankering to settle down. All she wants for Christmas is a house of her own—and the man of her dreams. The house was easy. Now she's got her sights set on her extremely attractive neighbor Raylen O'Donnell, her teen crush all grown up, to make her Christmas dreams come true...Perfect for fans of:Sweet and sexy, emotional love storiesFresh starts and second chancesA Southern small-town setting come to life for the holidaysCharacters that jump off the pagePreviously published as Darn Good Cowboy Christmas.