A Sweethaven Summer

A Sweethaven Summer
Author: Courtney Walsh
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2012-02-07
Genre: Family secrets
ISBN: 9781545167274

A faded scrapbook reveals secrets that reconnect old friends in a place called Sweethaven. Campbell Carter has come to Sweethaven in search of answers about her mother's history. Just before losing a battle with cancer, Suzanne Carter sent letters to childhood friends from her hometown of Sweethaven, Michigan. Suzanne's three friends -- Lila, Jane, and Meghan -- haven't spoken in years, yet each has pieces of a scrapbook they made together as girls. Suzanne's letters have lured them all back to the idyllic lakeside town, where they meet Campbell and begin to remember what was so special about their long Sweethaven summers. As the scrapbook reveals secrets from the past, old wounds are mended, lives are changed, and friendships are restored -- just as Suzanne intended.

Paper Hearts

Paper Hearts
Author: Courtney Walsh
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2014-12-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496403592

Abigail Pressman would never have guessed that love notes penned on paper hearts by an anonymous couple could restore her belief in love. As a business owner in a quaint town at the base of the Rockies, she’s poured everything into dreams of expansion . . . and resisting the matchmaking efforts of the Valentine Volunteers, who gather in her store to continue Loves Park’s tradition of stamping mail with the city’s romantic postmark. When Abigail is unwillingly drafted into the Volunteers, she encounters the paper hearts, a distraction that couldn’t come at a worse time. A hard-to-read doctor has become Abigail’s new landlord, and he’s threatening to end her lease to expand his practice. As she fights a growing attraction to this handsome man crushing her dreams, Abigail is inspired to string the hearts in her store, sparking a citywide infatuation with the artsy trend. But when a new batch of hearts reaches the Volunteers, it appears something tragic has happened to the couple. Will uncovering their story confirm Abigail’s doubts about love, or could it rescue her dreams . . . and her heart?

If for Any Reason

If for Any Reason
Author: Courtney Walsh
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2020-02-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496434390

In this clean contemporary romance, a woman inherits a cottage on Nantucket, discovers letters from her mother, and reconnects with the man next door.

A Sweethaven Homecoming

A Sweethaven Homecoming
Author: Courtney Walsh
Publisher: GuidepostsBooks
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780824931711

The Sweethaven Circle is back -- and so is friend they thought they'd never see again! The women of Sweethaven are enjoying an Indian summer when their old friend -- the missing member of their scrapbook circle -- arrives back home. Meghan Rhodes has moved on with her life, leaving Sweethaven and its painful memories in the past. But when her ex files for custody of their twins, she takes the first flight back to the beach town full of haunting memories. Meghan wants to make things right with her ex-husband, her children, and the friends she'd convinced herself she no longer needed. But is she too late? Meghan works with friends Jane, Lila, Adele, and Campbell to begin a new scrapbook for memories yet to be made. Picking up where A Sweethaven Summer left off, A Sweethaven Autumn explores the strong bonds of friendship, the power of forgiveness, and the importance of unconditional love.

If I Lie

If I Lie
Author: Corrine Jackson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2012-08-28
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1442440015

“Relationships and their dynamics play themselves out naturally and with satisfying complexity” (Kirkus Reviews) in this dramatic and powerful novel that explores the gray space between truth and perception. Cheater. Traitor. Slut. Quinn’s done the unthinkable: she kissed a guy who is not Carey, her boyfriend. And she got caught. Shunned by everyone she knows, Quinn loses her friends, her reputation, and her identity. Because Carey’s not just any guy—he’s a Marine who’s serving overseas, and beloved by everyone in their small, military town. But Quinn didn’t cheat. She could clear her name, but that would mean revealing secrets she’s vowed to keep—secrets that aren’t hers to share. So she stays silent, and she waits for Carey to come home. Then Carey goes MIA, and Quinn must decide how far she’ll go to protect her boyfriend…and her promise.

A Cross-Country Christmas

A Cross-Country Christmas
Author: Courtney Walsh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781735527635

Lauren Richmond isn't a fan of Christmas.Which is why she rarely makes the trip home to the Midwest for the holidays. After all, she has plenty to keep her busy-namely, her duties as a set decorator on a TV sitcom.But this December, Lauren's brother and his wife are expecting a baby, so her brother arranges a ride home for her with his good friend, Will.Unfortunately for Lauren, she's been trying to forget college baseball coach and childhood crush Will Sinclair for more than ten years.Now, thanks to her fear of flying, she's stuck in a car with him from California to Illinois.She's circumspect and organized. He's flirty and spontaneous. She's convinced that people don't change. He's trying to prove to her (and himself) that he has.On this cross-country road trip, they'll both discover that history doesn't exactly repeat itself. . . but like any good Christmas carol, it does have a second verse.

A Sweethaven Christmas

A Sweethaven Christmas
Author: Courtney Walsh
Publisher: GuidepostsBooks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Family secrets
ISBN: 9780824931827

The women of Sweethaven are reunited for a small-town Christmas! It's holiday time in Sweethaven, but things don't go quite as planned for these scrapbookers. Lila is thrown for a loop when a woman claiming to be her sister arrives in town. As she begins digging into the woman's claims, Lila uncovers things about her family she may never be able to accept or forgive. And after the girls find an old scrapbook on Adele's bookshelf, she is reminded of her first love, a Sweethaven boy whose heart she broke so many years ago. With help from modern technology, Adele arranges a reunion with this man. And when Campbell sees Luke with a ring, she isn't sure whether to be happy or terrified. Are wedding bells in her future? For Jane and Meghan, Sweethaven is filled with the promise of something new -- as well as good friends, a new scrapbook, and a little holiday magic!

Sweet Haven

Sweet Haven
Author: K. C. Lynn
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2016-09-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781539002154

Two cups of an arrogant, dirty talkin' firefighter who has an obsession with peaches and the forbidden girl who smells like them. One tablespoon of a sweet schoolteacher trying to find her place in the world while attempting to resist her brother's sworn enemy. A slice of fate that has their hearts questioning the past and the consuming need they have for one another. A dash of desire. A pinch of rivalry. A sprinkle of deja vu. Mix together in a large bowl to create a combustible passion and a future that neither of them could have ever predicted. Bake at 350 for a rich serving of destiny and a love that could burn for eternity. A timeless recipe that is sure to fill your heart with a generous helping of Sweet Haven. *** This a longer length novella and is the second book in the Sweet series. It is told in dual POV, has an HEA, and no cliffhanger. Since Samantha and Jase are recurring characters from Sweet Temptation and Sweet Love, I recommend reading both books prior to this but it isn't a must."

Just One Kiss

Just One Kiss
Author: Courtney Walsh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2019-07-23
Genre: First loves
ISBN: 9781080912322

He broke her heart. Now, he's back, and he's determined to show her what they had isn't over. . . and he can prove it with just one kiss. Single mother Carly Collins likes predictability. However, when her son Jaden's health is threatened, her neatly controlled world is tossed into a tailspin. Nothing is certain anymore, especially her feelings for Josh Dixon, Jaden's father, her first love and the man responsible for shattering her heart sixteen years ago. When Josh Dixon walked out of Harbor Pointe, he left behind his only shot at a real family. Now a successful tech mogul, the town rebel has found a cause--ensure his son's recovery and prove to Carly and Jaden that he's not the same guy he was back then. Carly and Josh are forced to wade through messy emotions and questions that have gone unanswered for years, which would be easier if not for the pesky feelings, every bit as strong and impossible to ignore as they ever were. Will forgiveness win, giving Carly and Josh a second chance at love . . . or will the past prove too much to overcome? A small town romance about first love second chances and how our most beautiful life might look nothing like we planned. This book is a standalone novel. Each Harbor Pointe novel follows a different couple. "Original, romantic, and emotional. Walsh doesn't just write the typical romance novel. . . She makes you feel for all the characters, sometimes laughing and sometimes crying along with them." ~Romantic Times Other books by Courtney Walsh Contemporary Romance Just Look Up Just Let Go Change of Heart Paper Hearts Women's Fiction Hometown Girl Things Left Unsaid Sweethaven Novels A Sweethaven Romance: Novella A Sweethaven Summer A Sweethaven Homecoming A Sweethaven Christmas Contemporary Romance CollectionRight Where We Belong

The Summer of Yes

The Summer of Yes
Author: Courtney Walsh
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2024-07-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 084071372X

Sometimes you’re so busy writing other people’s stories that you lose the plot of your own. This wasn’t how Kelsey Worthington’s day was supposed to go. She wasn’t supposed to be picking up Starbucks for her smarmy boss. She wasn’t supposed to get hit by a car that jumped the curb. And she certainly wasn’t supposed to wake up in a hospital room next to Georgina Tate—the legendary matriarch of New York City businesswomen. Kelsey and Georgina couldn’t be more opposite. Kelsey’s a dreamer, a writer who questions her own skill. And Georgina is a confident businesswoman whose years of shouldering her way into boardrooms and making her voice heard have made her far too outspoken for the faint of heart. But now, when Georgina’s failing kidneys force her to face some big regrets about the way she’s lived her life, the two women recognize they share a common thread. Maybe it’s time to confront a few things. They must ask themselves: What if I said yes to everything I’ve always said no to? With Georgina as her companion, Kelsey soon finds herself doing things she’s never done before. Eating street food. Swimming in the ocean. Matchmaking for Georgina with the help of Georgina’s handsome son. And writing her own romance—both in book form and in real life. So begins the Summer of Yes. Stand-alone novel Perfect for fans of Denise Hunter and Rachel Linden Book length: 100,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs