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Laura Wilson is back in Blueberry Beach, dealing with a mysterious illness that has depleted her energy and left her listless and unable to enjoy life. She's working part time in her grandfather's shop when a mysterious stranger rents the small apartment above theirs. He's strong, athletic, handsome, and full of life and energy. They couldn't be farther apart physically, but they bond as they each take on more responsibility as her grandfather's health declines. Will they decide providing precious memories to the hundreds of customers in the old shop is enough to build a future on?

Anitra Pollard has lived in Blueberry Beach all her life, an idyllic small, lakeside town where regular people go to escape real life. Unfortunately, Anitra’s real life couldn’t get much worse. Her husband left not long before her oldest son was diagnosed with leukemia. Worse, the head doctor on the team assigned to her son looks very much like the man she had a short, but very sweet, summer fling with…and the father of the child she carries. Her life couldn’t get any harder or messier, but she will let nothing get in the way of getting the very best care for her son.

Gage has been happy in Blueberry Beach, living above the store on the Main Street, working from home, and raising his two girls. Alone. The tightknit community supports each other and his daughters enjoy working in the ice cream shop and playing in the beach band. When Zariah and her teenage niece, Macie, move in across the street, opening a clothing boutique, Gage's attraction to her is immediate. Their relationship seems too good to be true. Or maybe it’s Macie that’s too good to be true.

They were high school sweethearts, but money and pride came between them. Can their twin sons trick them into falling in love again? Reid Hudson would be happy on his Missouri farm except he’d always thought he’d be sharing it with his soul mate, Emerson. Instead, he gets six months with each of his boys and splits the holidays. Not the life he’d planned.

Asher Clyborne's unspoken love for Sondra has lingered in the shadows, veiled by loyalty to his brother. But when Asher takes her to his mountain cabin after her fiance breaks up with her, a freak accident leaves Sondra as the only person who can save his life. Sondra, a city girl at heart, struggles to adjust to the harsh, technology-free environment. Yet, when Asher is injured, she must turn to God to conquer her fears and save the man who's always been her silent guardian. Slowly, Sondra learns to rely on God to calm her anxieties and Asher gets a little stronger each day.

Lucy’s holiday season is all about planning the perfect charity gala for her town. But when a clumsy turn lands her under the mistletoe with Samuel, her best friend’s older brother, things get a little more complicated. One awkward kiss later, Lucy can’t stop thinking about the sparks that flew between them. Samuel, however, is known for being aloof and focused on his career.

Jenna is determined to win the town’s annual Christmas window display contest with her candy cane-themed storefront, but everything goes wrong when her shipment of candy canes arrives completely shattered. Enter Nate, the handsome delivery guy who was also her high school boyfriend. To make it up to her, Nate helps Jenna create a new, even more spectacular display.

Phoebe Clyborne has always been the perfect child, and she'd certainly never been in jail. So, after being released from her first night in the lock up, the new cowboy in town is bound to get the wrong impression about the girl who has been content on her family's ranch, assuming the Lord just wants her to take care of her family and never have one of her own when she runs smack into him, knocking them both down. It wouldn't have been so bad, but later that day, Phoebe realizes he's the new foreman at their ranch.

Lucas Clyborne has had his eye on Sweet Water's librarian, Ryland Solomon, for almost a year. He's even started going to the library and checking out books. Who knew Extreme Ironing was a thing? So, maybe he had a little trouble concentrating on looking for suitable books since his attention seemed to get fixed on the cute librarian who didn't seem to know he was alive. Ryland didn't know why Lucas all the sudden had a fascination with obscure books like The Iliad and Favorite Ties of Latin American Presidents, but she is sure he's up to no good.

Two enemies who always wanted to be friends. A load of piglets. One crowded church service. Could Claudia Clyborne and Beau Hanson use the things life throws at them to look past their differences and forge a strong, forever relationship? And if they do, will one of them have to give up their lifetime dream?

Birdie Pollock just rented a beach house for the summer. She needed to get away from the noise and the lights and the pressure…okay, she’s burnt out and can’t let anyone know. She has to be back to full speed by fall when her big American tour kicks off. Wesley Moffett is burnt out. He’s lying low after the last game of the hockey season, and trying to write the book his agent is demanding from him. He used to love hockey, but that love turned to hate and he never did like writing. It’s going to be the worst summer ever. Unless he can con his next-door neighbor into writing his book for him.

Olive Jardine almost died living her adventure, backpacking around the world and going wherever the wind blew. Coming back to Raspberry Ridge feels safe and she has no interest in leaving ever again. But her sisters want to sell the family home. They need the money and she can’t afford to buy it outright. Her best friend from childhood just might have a plan that could get her the home she wants, but can he get past the pain she caused him before she left and the way she betrayed him? Doyle Lowry is not the boy she remembers. He's better.

Mertie Jardine came home because of her parents’ death, but she has secrets of her own. On a dark night, long ago, she gave away something precious, and the only person who knows lives in Raspberry Ridge. She can’t stay long or the public life she’s built for herself as a Christian speaker and conference leader could come crashing down. Garnet Irving remembers that dark night well. He remembers the scared, hurting girl even better. She’s somewhere under the cool and collected exterior of the woman who’s back in town and he’d like to find her. He never stopped wishing she could be his.

At thirty-five, Claire never imagined herself divorced, a single mom, unemployed, and moving back to her grandmother’s ramshackle farmhouse in the quiet countryside of Raspberry Ridge. She left the small-town life behind decades ago for city glamour and success, only to see everything she built crumble overnight.

Grace Tyack thought she had it all figured out—until her marriage crumbled, her career imploded, and she found herself back in the small town she'd spent years trying to forget. Caring for her mother after surgery, Grace discovers that sometimes the biggest failures lead to the most unexpected blessings. Then, in a twist she did not see coming, she learns that her mother has a boyfriend. Don Gillett is a sweet widower, but he comes with unexpected baggage: his son Trevor, Grace's high school sweetheart whom she left without explanation years ago.

Amara Jardine didn’t expect to leave her big city marketing job and return home. But the death of her parents in a car crash brings her back to Raspberry Ridge along with the two sisters she barely knows. One mystery they all share: why did their mother have such a hatred for the Gilcrest family and why weren’t they ever allowed to talk to their one son, Hobert? Regardless, Amara just wants to clean the mansion out and sell it and get back to her life on the East Coast.

She thought she was going on a romantic getaway with her boyfriend, but he dropped her off and drove out of town, leaving Skyler Montgomery scared, penniless and alone. Homer Aiken needs help caring for his mother, but he's not expecting a homeless woman to take over his garage. He doesn't know where the pesky woman came from, but he doesn’t have time to deal with his mother, let alone another needy female. He has formulas to figure out and equations to master.

When Amber is hired to decorate the mansion of a high-profile client for Christmas, she’s determined to impress. But when the mountain of tinsel she's to use arrives in a hopelessly tangled mess, she’s in over her head. Enter her client’s charming yet mischievous brother, Daniel, who offers to help her out of the holiday jam.