Lynnette Kent

Tonight, Chris Hammond is getting the truth, even if it means crashing the snowy gates of the Hawkridge School.Chris is convinced he's found his childhood sweetheart, a girl he loved and lost twelve years ago in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. It's her, he's sure. Only…she doesn't seem to know him at all. Jayne Thomas's past is a mystery, even to her. But as Hawkridge's headmistress, Jayne knows her future is clear.She'll be spending Christmas snowed-in with seven cranky students and an...

Making amendsNo one expected Jud Ritter to return to Homestead, Texas, least of all mayor Miranda Wright–the woman he made a fool of right before he left town for good. Miranda has enough on her hands trying to stop the crimes directed at recipients of the land giveaway program she started. And must now finish, if some people in the town get their way…An Austin police officer on leave, Jud's here to help find the culprits, reconcile with his estranged brother–and apologize to Miranda. He misses...

9 MONTHS LATERHe's done raising kids…or is he?As the oldest of eleven children, Denver cop Zach Harmon spent a lot of time helping out with his siblings. Now he's enjoying his freedom, and although he loves his nieces and nephews, he doesn't plan on having a family of his own.Then Shelley Hightower invites him to a dinner being held in her honor. Shelley's a perfect date–beautiful, funny, independent, everything he admires in a woman. The whole evening passes like a dream–and the truth is,...

He's always loved her.Dixon Bell has loved Kate Bowdrey for as long as he can remember. Everybody in town knew him as the shy kid who carried around a guitar–and as the guy who disappeared after high school graduation. After thirteen years away–spent nursing a broken heart and becoming a successful songwriter–he's discovered that Kate is available again, so he's coming home to New Skye to make all his dreams come true.But L. T. LaRue–Kate's soon-to-be ex-husband and one of the most powerful men...

Phoebe Moss is engaged to be marriedAnd what a catch! Adam DeVries is a hardworking, intelligent man who's running for mayor of New Skye. After years of avoiding the trappings of a relationship, Phoebe finds herself pulled toward Adam–despite his strange aversion to dogs. And he certainly seems to be attracted to her.But the engagement isn't realPhoebe Moss is a speech therapist who has been secretly helping Adam with his stutter–an impediment that could cost him the election–and they've had to...

Noah's come home!Abby Brannon and her father, Charlie, run the Carolina Diner–the place where everyone in town comes for Abby's special brand of TLC. Abby longs to travel, to see other places–to have someone take care of her for once. And she has someone special in mind for that job. The trouble is, no one knows what happened to Noah Blake after he disappeared from New Skye fifteen years ago.Noah's return sends a shock wave through the town–especially when everyone starts talking about where...

Two one-parent families…With a busy job and two young kids, Valerie Manion is always looking for volunteers to help with her scouting program, Girls Outdoors! Single father Rob Warren signs up, mainly so he can keep an eye on his disabled daughter, Ginny. Valerie is looking out for Ginny, too. In spite of her cerebral palsy, she's a regular girl with growing pains–and she needs a woman to talk to. Will she open up to Valerie–the way Valerie's son, Connor, is opening up to Rob?Or one big happy...

Mr. Archer does not existJacquie Archer has a secret. But now she has to come clean–she never had a husband. She made him up as a cover for the biggest mistake of her life–her affair with Rhys Lewellyn. Although that mistake gave her the greatest gift she's ever received–her daughter, Erin–now Jacquie is facing the huge challenge of trying to put things right with her daughter, her family and her friends.Will Erin forgive her, especially after she finds out who her father really is? Jacquie has...

Will Christmas come to Goodwill, Virginia, this year?Ten-year-old Maddie Tremaine is supposed to be the announcing angel in the town pageant this Christmas. But unless they can find someone to direct the show, Maddie's dream won't come true. Her dad's not much help. Ever since her mom went to heaven, he's been too sad to think about the holidays. He hasn't even met Miss Caitlyn, the new choir teacher, who'd be the perfect person to run the pageant.Then somehow–maybe because it's nearly...