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This haunting story bridges two centuries, two mother-daughter relationships, and two tragic love stories in a small town called Dundee on the coast of Maine.

Caught on the front lines of the Great War and torn by feuding families, the French village of Briecort is rocked by fear, suspicion, and blame. As the tale unfolds, the chaste and tender love of an adopted villager and a Belgian refugee shines brightly against a dark backdrop of pride, vanity and greed.

An FBI undercover operation gone bad convinces Rae Gabriella to move near her hometown and work as a private investigator with another former agent. But the small town of Justice, Illinois, is not as safe as she thinks. Attractive and stylish young women, just like Rae, are quietly dropping dead in their hotel rooms--with money and valuables still untouched. When the next victim turns up just a few rooms away from Rae's hotel room, the grieving parents hire her to investigate.

A single visit to a West Virginia prison can't resolve the tragic pasts of convicted child-killer Will Hatfield and his former sweetheart Karin. While she struggles with haunting regrets, Will vows to wait for her, no matter how long it takes.

Maddie Dupree's mother was once the other woman in a love triangle with Mick Hennessy's parents. It ended tragically. When Maddie returns to Truly, Wyoming, after a long absence, sparks fly between her and Mick. But can white-hot passion erase their painful family histories?

Fed up by a seemingly endless line of lousy dates with uncouth, mannerless boors, Adele Harris heads back to her hometown to help her "perfect" sister cope with the breakup of her marriage, only to run into Zach Zamaitis, a former professional football star and the one man who got away.

For seven years, Daisy Parker has been Jasper's lover and mother to Jay, his nine-year-old son. But when Jasper doesn't come home one too many nights, Daisy decides she's had enough. But Jasper hasn't been partying--he's been murdered. In shock, Daisy is further devastated when she learns that Jasper was married and has left everything to his wife. Now without a home, money, or a job, Daisy must figure out a way to support herself and Jay. Friends step in to help. But when a sexy ex-boyfriend resurfaces, Daisy's life becomes a lot more complicated.

Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different.

The gorgeous Aisling Grey juggles being a demon lord, a Guardian, and a wyvern's mate all at once--though not always successfully. Recently relocated to London, Aisling and her doggie demon sidekick Jim are eager for a fresh start. Drake the hunky dragon, however, has other plans cut out for her.

Returning to his hometown of Salvation after 15 years, homicide detective Rusty Joplin is elected sheriff, despite the opposition of wealthy Randall Ryder. After examining the horse-dragged body of Ryder's daughter Carla--sister of Rusty's old flame Elena--Rusty finds evidence of foul play. But as this baffling investigation heats up, so does Rusty's smoldering attraction for Elena.