She's determined to stay grounded while he can't wait to leave.Katie Holloway is content in Blessings, Kansas, the town that's the only family she has ever known. When her best friend shows up with Will, the handsome older brother that Katie hasn't seen in years, Katie is determined to prove to him that small-town living has its virtues.After his father's injury, Will Ryan reluctantly agrees to come back to help with the harvest but wants to get the job done sooner rather than later. When he sees Katie all grown up, he reconsiders his rush to leave. There's just one problem: she's his little sister's best friend and that makes her off-limits.With the harvest taking longer than anticipated, Katie puts Will to good use arranging a Thanksgiving meal for townsfolks who could use a place to go. As they grow closer, an opportunity presented to Will threatens to end it all before their love has a chance to blossom.

He has to be married by Christmas. She never expected to see him again. Will they get a Christmas miracle?Clark Kelly has a big problem: be married by Christmas or risk losing the charity he started with his father and his portion of the billion-dollar family fortune. Up against seemingly insurmountable odds, Clark never was one to back down from a fight.When Maren Davis applies for a job with a prestigious racehorse re-homing charity, she never expected to come face to face with Clark Kelly, the man who proposed to her years ago. And she really never imagined having all the old feelings come back. Good thing they’re both professionals. Maybe not so good that he asked her to dinner.Clark is convinced Maren has returned to his life for a reason, but has to figure out how to win her back. Being honest about his father’s will is an entirely different challenge. It doesn’t help matters when they run into an old boyfriend of hers, especially when he messes up Clark’s plans by asking Maren out on a date. With the Christmas deadline looming, Clark has to prove he’ll do anything to win Maren’s love, even if it means sacrificing it all for her.