Nineteen-year-old Marguerite Westing finds two new loves--sailing and sailing instructor Trip Andrews--when her family summers at Lake Manawa, Iowa, in 1895, but a family crisis forces her to make a difficult decision.

Threatened by powerful enemies, William Blackburn, Earl of Ketterham, lives in exile in the Scottish Highlands with his daughter, Vanessa. When she comes of age, William urges her to return to her mother in England to make her debut. Raised with all the advantages and freedom a boy would have, Vanessa doubts she can fit into the mold of a proper young lady. Still, she agrees to reenter fashionable society, determined to end the vendetta against her...

"A young painter, Lily has reached a crossroads in her life. Her career hasn't taken off, her best friend may no longer be the trusted friend she thought, her boyfriend is a disappointment, and now she can't keep up with the rising cost of living in the city. With no one to turn to, Lily is forced to move from her beloved apartment, but while packing she comes across a piece of mail that had slipped to the back of her junk drawer: a letter detailing...

Three cozy holiday romances. The forgetful bride: Caitlin Marshall is stuck spending the holidays with Joe Rockwell. Her childhood friend is still a terrible tease, claiming that he and Cait are married. Oh, sure, they had a pretend ceremony when she was eight -- but now it would seem that Joe wants to make their relationship into something real. Sugar and spice: Librarian Jayne Gilbert needs a man she can bring to her high school reunion. So, naturally,...

Lovina Miller should be thrilled. Pinecraft, Florida, has everything a young Amish woman could ask for: sun, sand, volleyball, and evening singings in the park. But Pinecraft lacks the thing Lovina desperately wants -- a pie shop of her own. She longs for a place to gather with the community and serve the treats she loves. Then young carpenter Noah Yoder strolls into her life and offers a way to make her dream come true. But before Noah and Lovian...