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They are neighbors with nothing in common except a fence and a spark that could start a forest fire. Will the flame between Sage and Cannon ignite or fizzle out?
Nurse Sage Nichols’ life isn’t going as planned. When a favorite patient passes away, Sage abandons her post for a few minutes longer than planned — and just like that, she’s without a job and a paycheck.
But Sage’s patient left her a parting gift: an old bed-and-breakfast in the heart of the Rockies. So, determined to sell the property and return to Denver for a fresh start, Sage heads north to the mountains.
When Cannon Bishop’s mother died, he gave up his dreams of leaving Aspen Cove for good and returned to run the family business. As owner of the only bar and son to the town drunk, he’s got no room in his life for a woman. But when Sage Nichols breezes into town, she changes everything.
And if there’s one thing Cannon hates, it’s change.
Recruited by the local doctor, Sage finds herself more involved in small town life than she intended. But the warm welcome she receives from the locals does not extend to the man next door.
Trust sprouts unexpectedly between them and when Sage’s plan to return to Denver falls through, she is left wondering if her future might lie in Aspen Cove after all.
Sometimes love gets in the way of the best laid plans…
Welcome to Aspen Cove, the tiny Colorado town where fresh starts, hope, and true love live…
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Small-town romance
- Found Family
- A three-legged dog
- A one-eyed cat
- Opposites Attract
- Cinnamon Roll Hero
- All in a charming mountain town you'll want to live in.
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They are neighbors with nothing in common except a fence and a spark that could start a forest fire. Will the flame between Sage and Cannon ignite or fizzle out?
Nurse Sage Nichols’ life isn’t going as planned. When a favorite patient passes away, Sage abandons her post for a few minutes longer than planned — and just like that, she’s without a job and a paycheck.
But Sage’s patient left her a parting gift: an old bed-and-breakfast in the heart of the Rockies. So, determined to sell the property and return to Denver for a fresh start, Sage heads north to the mountains.
When Cannon Bishop’s mother died, he gave up his dreams of leaving Aspen Cove for good and returned to run the family business. As owner of the only bar and son to the town drunk, he’s got no room in his life for a woman. But when Sage Nichols breezes into town, she changes everything.
And if there’s one thing Cannon hates, it’s change.
Recruited by the local doctor, Sage finds herself more involved in small town life than she intended. But the warm welcome she receives from the locals does not extend to the man next door.
Trust sprouts unexpectedly between them and when Sage’s plan to return to Denver falls through, she is left wondering if her future might lie in Aspen Cove after all.
Sometimes love gets in the way of the best laid plans…
Welcome to Aspen Cove, the tiny Colorado town where fresh starts, hope, and true love live…
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Small-town romance
- Found Family
- A three-legged dog
- A one-eyed cat
- Opposites Attract
- Cinnamon Roll Hero
- All in a charming mountain town you'll want to live in.
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Move out. Learn to bake. Fall in love.
This isn’t your typical bucket list…
Katie Middleton is ready to live. Growing up with a serious cardiac defect means that every heartbeat counts, so when she inherits a bakery from a total stranger, Katie doesn’t hesitate to move 1000 miles away to Aspen Cove. Item one on her bucket list: check.
Bowie Bishop blames himself for the death of his high school sweetheart and has vowed never to love again. But when an injury ends his military career, he finds himself in the last place he wants to be—back home in Aspen Cove, where memories target him like an assassin.
When the beauty who owns the bakery catches his eye, Bowie knows he’s at risk of breaking his vow, but he finds he needs her like a cake needs frosting. And for Katie, this salty veteran is the bad decision she’s been waiting to make.
But just as Katie knows her heart will only beat for Bowie, she discovers a secret that will shake the foundation of their new relationship. Will the secret that binds them tear them apart?
Welcome back to Aspen Cove where the heartbeat of the town is found in its people…
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He’s a convicted killer.
When two lives collide, can they survive the impact?
Pop star Samantha White walks off the stage and disappears into a crowd of cheering fans. Overwhelmed by the pressures of fame, she escapes to the only place she remembers with fondness—Aspen Cove, a small town that embraced twelve-year-old Samantha when she and her mother fled their less-than-ideal lives.
Peace in a secluded cabin is what she seeks, but the gruff next-door neighbor who accuses her of arson is what she gets. Samantha realizes that with Dalton Black around, clarity and calm will be impossible to achieve.
Chef Dalton Black doesn’t ask for much. He knows most people would say he doesn’t deserve much—not after spending six years in prison for killing a man who hurt a woman. He’s carved out a quiet life in Aspen Cove where he knows who’s friend and who’s foe. Just when he’s achieved the peaceful, solitary existence he wants, he’s thrust into the chaotic world of Samantha White, who sets his world on fire.
Welcome to Aspen Cove, where anything can happen if you just open your heart and mind…
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Wes can’t bear to see her leave.
Will love be enough to keep them together?
Emergency room doctor Lydia Nichols thought her future was set. But when her boyfriend, who was also her boss, walked out the door and into the arms of a nurse, her job left with him.
With no boyfriend, no job, and no prospects, Lydia has little choice but to answer the pleas of her sister and head to Aspen Cove to help in their clinic. But small-town life will never be enough. Her plan is to help out and then hightail it out of town. That is, until sinfully sexy contractor Wes Covington comes in seeking emergency care.
Wes Covington fled to Aspen Cove looking for the comforts of simple, small-town life. After a lifetime of being almost good enough, almost rich enough, and almost loveable enough, he left behind his high-paying job, his penthouse, and his Porsche to start over. He wants to find acceptance and a woman who loves him for who he is and not what he has in his bank account. When Dr. Lydia heals his wounds, she gives him hope for the future he envisions. She’s the perfect mix of sassy and sweet. The woman is a hellion with a halo, but sadly she’s temporary, or is she?
Take a trip to Aspen Cove, where anything is possible when it comes to love…
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He’s the sun she needs to survive?
Will a weed from Marina’s past threaten to choke out what they’ve cultivated together?
Marina Caswell finds herself broken and alone with a four-year-old daughter. She could offer a hundred excuses for why her marriage failed, but the truth is she’d chosen poorly. After a painful marriage and an ugly divorce, she flees with her little girl to Aspen Cove looking for a place to heal their wounded spirits and mend their shattered hearts.
What she finds in the quirky little town is Sheriff Cooper, a man who insists that things like trust, love, and respect are grown like the plants in a garden. All her heart needs is attention and care, something Marina has never experienced.
Sheriff Aiden Cooper recognizes trouble at a glance. It usually looks pretty, smells nice, and wears heels. After his last relationship failure, Aiden doesn’t expect love to bloom when single mom Marina Caswell plants roots next door, but when he sees the sadness in her eyes, he makes it his mission to sow seeds of hope and happiness in her soul.
Visit Aspen Cove, where the tiniest kernel of love grows when the conditions are right…
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He’s looking forward to a future.
Can they find what they need under the mistletoe?
Veterinarian Charlotte Parker is unemployed and homeless. It’s been a decade since she’s been back to Aspen Cove. She blames her father, Doc Parker, for the death of her mother and hasn’t been able to face him or the pain of losing her until now.
On the treacherous trip up the snowy mountain, she rescues a stranger with a dog. The man should be grateful, but instead he’s surly and disagreeable. She considers booting him back into the snow, but she could never do that to the dog.
War hero Trig Whatley is looking for somewhere to call home. Since losing his leg in Afghanistan, he hasn’t found a place to fit in, or a woman who sees him for the strong, whole man he is. When he accepts his friend’s invitation to visit Aspen Cove, he ends up stranded on a desolate mountain highway. Help arrives in the form of Charlotte, a woman he’s sure would have left him in the cold if he didn’t have a dog.
Celebrate a small-town Christmas in Aspen Cove, where North Star wishes and love’s first kisses have the power to heal…
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He’s a man who demands respect.
Can a decades-old family feud be ended for love?
Poppy Dawson wants what she can’t have—Mark Bancroft, Aspen Cove’s deputy sheriff. Growing up the daughter of a cattle rancher, she had no time for silly things like love. But after watching her terminally ill mother wither, Poppy realizes life is not only unpredictable, it’s short. She has to decide if she’ll settle for the life laid out for her or the life she desires.
Abandoned by his no-good father at the age of eight, Mark Bancroft has spent over twenty years trying to redeem his family name. He’s been a good man. An honest man who’s been in love with Poppy Dawson ever since he can remember. But when his father stole everything from the Dawsons and left town, he took Mark and Poppy’s future with him. Done carrying the burden of his father’s crimes, Mark sets out to win her heart, but first, he must win her father’s respect.
Visit Aspen Cove, the charming mountain town where dreams never die and love lives on forever...
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He’s torn between love and duty.
Will the flame that brings them together tear them apart?
After the death of her father, sculptor Riley Black leaves Butte, Montana, for Aspen Cove in search of the family she’s never known. There, she will bend steel to reflect her artistic vision, and find a place to belong. Her welcome is less than warm when handsome firefighter Luke Mosier catches her violating fire safety codes.
Luke Mosier isn’t just dead sexy. He’s dead serious about keeping the people of Aspen Cove safe. He’s convinced Riley Black is an accident waiting to happen. Even so, under her welder’s mask, Riley is the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. His iron jaw softens when he realizes she’s more than she first appears. Not only can she melt metal, but she melts his heart.
Visit Aspen Cove, where love might be a worthwhile compromise…
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He’s a man betrayed.
Can they let their hearts lead them to true love?
Eden Webster is generous to a fault. The word no isn’t in her vocabulary. That’s how, at twenty-eight years old, she finds herself pregnant and alone in Aspen Cove.
Abandoned by her sister Suzanne, the one person she should have been able to count on, she’s forced to accept the generosity of firefighter Thomas Cross, the man who literally picked her up when she was down.
Firefighter Thomas Cross lives by one rule—never trust a woman with your heart. After months of waiting for his baby to be born, he’s delivered the truth instead. The baby isn’t his. When Doc Parker asks him to put Eden up for a few months until her child comes, he’s determined to keep his distance. But the more time he spends with Eden, the more he realizes love is not something that can be overruled by logic.
Aspen Cove, the town where a stranger is simply a friend you haven’t met…
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He’s looking for fortune.
Somewhere in between is love.
Social media darling Goldie Sutherland grew up in the limelight. As the daughter of an award-winning movie star, she learned early on how fickle fans can be. Her mother taught her that beauty opens far more doors than brains. When her star power fades, she sets out to find a groom in a last-ditch effort to win back her dwindling fan base. Armed with nothing but a handful of cash and desperation, she rides into Aspen Cove searching for Prince Charming but ends up with a mountain man. Can her fake Mr. Wrong turn out to be Mr. Right?
Tilden Cool came to Aspen Cove to get answers. After finding his great-great-grandmother’s diary, he needs to uncover the truth about a long-ago murder that changed his ancestors’ lives forever. He discovers that clearing his family’s name will cost a lot more than he bargained for, so when a beautiful woman in a wedding dress offers him cash for a favor, he agrees. But as he gets to know Goldie Sutherland, he realizes no good deed goes unpunished.
Welcome back to Aspen Cove, the town where neighbors and friends have more value than money.
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Cade is the new McCoy.
Can they call a truce long enough to realize love is far better than war?
Beekeeper Abby Garrett’s fiancé left her for her best friend. While bee stings hurt, betrayal is far more painful. She now lives a quiet life in the valley between Mt. Meeker and Long’s Peak. No matter how hard she tries, love eludes her. The only man paying attention to her now is her new neighbor, Cade Mosier, and she can’t decide if she’d rather kiss him or kill him.
Rancher Cade Mosier came to Aspen Cove ready to make his mark in the world. He purchased hundreds of acres to raise cattle, but his new neighbor, Abby Garrett, wants him and his cows gone. No matter what he does to appease her, she insists his cattle are as dangerous to her bees as pesticides. After his ex-wife left him years ago, he vowed to never let another woman steal his future. The problem is, Abby is as fascinating as she is frustrating.
Small-town life, where the honey is sweet but true love is sweeter...
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He’s the calm that she needs.
When it comes to love or loyalty, which will they choose?
Horse trainer Trinity Mosier never looks for trouble, but it always finds her. After losing her job, she packs up and moves to Aspen Cove, hoping her brother will take her in. When she arrives, he makes it clear that if she makes one wrong move she’s out. Things are looking up when a bully from her past comes back to taunt her. As she readies for battle, Wyatt Morrison steps in and redirects her fury, but can he keep her storm on its new trajectory, or will she leave destruction in her wake?
Wyatt Morrison came to Aspen Cove looking for an opportunity. Instead, he’s been hired to be the glorified assistant to a man who doesn’t know his chaps from his Chapstick. He needs to find a new job, and fast. When his dream job arrives, it comes with Trinity Mosier, the boss’s little sister. He has to pick one: the girl or the goal. What will he decide?
Aspen Cove, where acceptance is found in the eyes of a stranger, and love is found in his heart...
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He’s not a quitter.
Will the wounds of the past steal their future?
Aspen Cove offers Natalie Keane the peace and quiet she lacked growing up in foster care. While fear of getting too close to anyone has led her to settle on the outskirts of town, she’s found a happy routine, until life throws her a massive curveball in the form of the little brother she never knew existed. Thrust into parenthood, Natalie faces the enormous task of handling a rebellious twelve-year-old. When the little troublemaker steals from a local business owner, Natalie must not only tackle her first true test in parenting but also face her growing feelings for the handsome store owner … who she may have threatened to poison.
Life coach Jake Powers got a second chance after receiving a kidney transplant a decade ago. When a pink envelope arrives bearing a heartfelt letter from the mother of his donor, Jake is drawn to Aspen Cove by the need to give back to the family who gave him so much. The town’s need for a bookstore is the perfect opportunity, and once it’s up and running, he can move on to his ultimate dream—working at a high-profile retreat center where he can make a name for himself. But when he sees Natalie struggling to get her brother on the right track, he’s drawn to the beautiful woman with stone walls built around her heart.
Aspen Cove, where home and family take on a whole new meaning...
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Sosie is blinded by what she can’t have.
Baxter sees the promise of tomorrow.
Can they nurture their hearts and prove that love is possible?
Artist Sosie Grant always loved what Aspen Cove had to offer. It was a place to let her inner muse run wild. But when a bout with Lyme disease leaves her unable to paint, she comes back to Aspen Cove to say goodbye to the only life she’s ever known. Abandoned by her agent in the small town, she is forced to rely on the kindness of Baxter Black, the reluctant resident asked to take her in.
Construction worker Baxter Black isn’t good at caring for people. Nurturing role models had been absent in his life since his mother abandoned him and his twin sister at birth. With the town’s recent growth, business is booming, and taking care of Sosie Grant is the last thing he needs. But when he sees her struggling to get her life on track, he finds himself drawn to the beautiful woman with an artist’s eye and a heart of gold.
Aspen Cove, where seeing is believing…
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He’s a drummer with a distinctive beat.
Will they discover that together their love creates perfect harmony?
Schoolteacher Mercy Meyer had dreams of the good life until her cheating husband stole them away. When the scandal broke, she moved to Aspen Cove to lick her wounds and start over. Falling in love, getting married, and having a child are at the top of her bucket list, but she can’t focus on love when she’s buried in debt. Not that it matters because the only eligible bachelor isn't exactly family-man material. Rock star Alex Cruz is everything she doesn’t want … or is he?
Alex Cruz is tired of the rock star lifestyle. He hoped moving to Aspen Cove would give him a much-needed break from groupies showing up at his home, but somehow, they still find him. He never knows who will be lurking around the corner, but he is certainly not expecting to find a little girl who has his eyes and the smile of an angel. Suddenly a full-time father, he realizes he’s in way over his head. When the only available help is Mercy Meyer, he learns the most valuable lessons of his life: never judge a book by its cover, actions speak louder than words, and there’s a big difference between a father and a dad.
Aspen Cove where love lives and lessons abound for those willing to learn…
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He’s a confirmed bachelor.
Can something that started as a ruse turn out to be real?
As the personal assistant to popstar legend Indigo, Deanna Archer moved to Aspen Cove for work. But when her long-time crush dumps her, Deanna is determined to get him back, even if that means enlisting the help of Aspen Cove’s new deputy sheriff Merrick Buchanan to act as her fake boyfriend. After all, the best way to get a man is to make him think he can’t have you, right? As her plan unfolds and her feelings toward Merrick grow, Deanna is faced with a dilemma: does she stay on course or veer off in the direction her heart wants to take her?
Merrick Buchanan moved to Aspen Cove for peace and tranquility. Getting away from his meddling mother was an added bonus. When she says she’s coming for a visit and bringing his perfect match, he knows he has to act fast. What he needs is a decoy, and Deanna Archer is the perfect candidate. He may think he’s in control of the situation, but what happens when his heart has other plans?
Aspen Cove, where love finds you, even when you’re looking the wrong way…
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She’s figuring out her future.
Can they meet in the middle and make a life together?
When veterinary technician Beth Buchanan sees that plus sign in the test window, she knows she can’t lie to herself any longer. She doesn’t have the flu; she’s pregnant from a one-night stand, and it’s all her meddling mother’s fault. Her life is about to change, but how does she tell a man who was only interested in a fling he’ll be connected to her forever?
Indigo guitarist Gray Stratton gave up on love when he was manipulated into marrying a pregnant groupie, only to find out she wasn’t carrying his baby or any baby for that matter. The only thing she was interested in delivering was money into her bank account, and he’s been paying for that mistake ever since. After learning that hard lesson, he’s made three rules to live by: never trust a groupie, never sleep with a woman more than once, and never, ever fall in love.
Come to Aspen Cove, where love has the power to heal all wounds, even broken hearts…
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He uncovers truths.
Can they build a custom-made love that lasts?
After being booted from her hit renovation show, Reno or Wreck It, Jewel Monroe moves to Aspen Cove to lick her wounds. No one seems to know who she is, and that’s a secret she wants to keep. When that old familiar need to renovate burns inside her, she buys a rundown house. She can have it at cost if she helps sexy real estate agent Mason Van der Veen turn the property from pitiful to profitable in two months. Is the deal too sweet to be true?
Mason Van der Veen is in trouble. He scooped up several properties in Aspen Cove, hoping to turn the town into the next Colorado vacation mecca. When that plan fails, his father tells him that if he can’t renovate two properties in Aspen Cove for a profit in sixty days, he’ll lose his job and his thirty-five-million-dollar trust fund. Jewel is his secret weapon and has the notoriety to bring him the attention he needs, but she can’t help if she stays a secret. Mason must choose between her wishes and his needs.
Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where everything is safe, including your secrets…
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He’s a standard offering.
Can they put aside their lifelong hurts for love, or will they be destined for the archives?
Never-married, retired librarian Elsa Buchanan isn’t known for subtlety; she’s known for getting her way. Aging and in questionable health, she’s worried her time for falling in love is overdue. Always up for a challenge, she sets her eyes on irascible Trenton Van der Veen, who is like a first-edition hardback book—quality through and through but showing a lifetime of wear and tear. Can she crack through his binding to enter his heart, or will she have to return him for a newer edition?
Real estate mogul Trenton Van der Veen isn’t looking for love. After a long loveless marriage, he’s happy to sit back and see what pops up. In Aspen Cove to sell several languishing properties, he’s there for big bucks and quick sales, but what he finds is Elsa Buchanan, who’s offered him a deal he can’t refuse.
Aspen Cove, where sometimes the end is just the beginning...
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A woman building a future.
A man unearthing his past.
Will what they uncover create true love?
Author Reese Arden has been hiding most of her life. Some would call her a wallflower, but she’s the root of that flower, hidden far beneath the soil, where no one can see her, hear her, or shame her. Her lifelong stutter has silenced her, but when she moves to Aspen Cove, she vows to give herself a new beginning and find the courage to be heard. Her first encounter with a handsome hitchhiker spurs her inquisitive writer’s brain. Tucked inside his pocket, next to his heart is a mysterious pink envelope. Could this man be her muse?
The army created Brandon Fearless, he’s a protector at heart and driven to succeed. When his sister, and only living relative, passes unexpectedly, his world crumbles. Tasked with clearing out her apartment, he comes across a pink envelope that holds the secrets to her hidden illness. Inside is a note asking her to go to Aspen Cove. Dealing with the pain of not being there when she was alive, he promises not to abandon her in death. Her quest becomes his, but what will he find when he gets there?
Aspen Cove welcomes you back for more love, hope, and happily ever afters…
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International bestselling author of more than thirty novels, Kelly Collins writes with the intention of keeping love alive. Always a romantic, she blends real-life events with her vivid imagination to create characters and stories that lovers of contemporary romance, new adult, and romantic suspense will return to again and again.
Kelly has sold more than a quarter of a million books worldwide, and in 2021 she was awarded a Readers' Favorite Award Gold Medal in the Contemporary Romance category for A Tablespoon of Temptation.
You can learn more about Kelly at www.authorkellycollins.com.
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International bestselling author of more than thirty novels, Kelly Collins writes with the intention of keeping love alive. Always a romantic, she blends real-life events with her vivid imagination to create characters and stories that lovers of contemporary romance, new adult, and romantic suspense will return to again and again.
Kelly has sold more than a quarter of a million books worldwide, and in 2021 she was awarded a Readers' Favorite Award Gold Medal in the Contemporary Romance category for A Tablespoon of Temptation.
You can learn more about Kelly at www.authorkellycollins.com.