An independent businesswoman and single mother offers support to her neighbor and secret crush during a holiday season shaped by a prickly daughter's pregnancy, a painful secret, difficult past mistakes, and an unexpected second chance at love.

Texas Ranger Mitch Striker changes his mind about single mom Brandie Ryland and her four-year-old son Toby when a hostage standoff reveals Brandie's true involvement in Mitch's undercover investigation.

While dealing with a wealth of family issues, Serenity, South Carolina, resident Maddie Townsend, jobless and newly single, finds herself the talk of the town when her son's baseball coach declares his love.

"Landry Hutton, quiet artist-in-residence of The Haven, came to Gossamer Falls to build a new life and a new home for her and her daughter--with the unexpected help of a handsome former Marine. But when danger threatens them, can Callum Shaw help protect both their hearts and lives?"--

Young widow Lainie Hollings will do anything to protect her daughters--even if it means accepting help from Shaw McKinney. Though she blames Shaw for her husband's death, he's the only one she can turn to when a robbery forces her to take shelter in his home. Soon she's surprised by the handsome contractor. He's kind, charming and determined to protect her and her girls.

Although he is busy turning the town's historic hotel into a bed and breakfast, Beckett is also developing an interest in the single mother who runs the bookstore across the street.

"Life as a single parent is good. Sure, Daria Fontina has hit some rough patches on her road to independence. But compared to the situation she left...Things are coming together when she's tossed a curve ball in the form of William Hughes. He's a Hollywood agent with a glamorous lifestyle that's a far cry from her busy-mom routine. Can this gorgeous man really be interested in her brand of domestic bliss? Yes, he can, because he's quite clear he wants...

"Mia Sandoval's friend is murdered under mysterious circumstances--and the single mother is a suspect. Her only ally is a man she isn't sure she can trust. Search and rescue worker Dallas Black has a past as harrowing as Mia's own, and the police are suspicious of them both. With no choice but to work with secretive Dallas, Mia discovers he's as complicated as the murder they're forced to investigate to clear her name. Yet as a flood ravages their...

In the small town of Smithville, Texas, Brooke Holloway is raising two small children on her own after her husband's death, but the arrival of Owen Saunders has Brooke wondering if God is giving her another chance at happiness.