Cynthia Thomason

Home is where the heart is…The quirky Victorian may be old and dilapidated, but it's the house at the center of the dreams Meg Hamilton has for herself and her little boy. And it's rightfully hers, thanks to the deed Aunt Amelia signed four years ago. So when Meg arrives in Mount Esther, she's shocked to find it's been sold–to the town's very arresting deputy sheriff.Wade Murdock bought Amelia's house fair and square. His wife's tragic death ripped his family apart, and this house is where he...

When Sara Crawford arrives on Thorne Island, she discovers that her inheritance is nothing like the photo in the glossy brochure the lawyer presented. For a start, the dock's about to collapse into the lake. And The Cozy Cove Inn, so charmingly depicted in the pamphlet, is in desperate need of a paintbrush and a vacuum.Another detail–not mentioned in the advertising or in her aunt's will–is the fact that the island has four longterm inhabitants, each with an unbreakable lease. Three intensely...

This time the teacher’s learning the lesson…in loveBrenna Sullivan has a strict policy about not getting emotionally involved with her students. Yet there’s something about the new student, Carrie, and her father that has Brenna breaking all her rules.Mike Langston’s parenting methods may be more than a little outdated, but Brenna is struck by the brave and honourable man he is and, despite her better judgement, she’s falling deeper and deeper for him.But how can she cross the line when their...

Is their marriage ending…or just beginning?Vicki Sorenson met Jamie Malone and married him an hour later. Both had good reasons for exchanging vows, but they had no plans to set up house. Now–thirteen years later–the new man in Vicki's life is about to propose, so Vicki arrives at Jamie's houseboat, divorce papers in hand.However, divorcing the charming Irishman is proving much more difficult than marrying him.

Helen Sweeney is driving Ethan insaneFirst she nearly runs him down with her truck, then she's taking potshots at a sailboat with empty beer cans and leading him on a wild-fish chase! She's the craziest–and most interesting–woman he's ever met.What Ethan doesn't know is that Helen has a reason for her behavior. She needs his business savvy to help save her fishing charter company so she can provide a secure future for herself, her father–and the little «Bean,» her unborn child. Instead she finds...

He’ll always love Miranda Jefferson…But this cop has a job to do.Seeing his high school sweetheart after fourteen years fills Holly River police chief Carter Cahill with so many conflicting emotions. One thing hasn’t changed—the love that brought them together in the first place. But the single mother’s asking something Carter isn’t sure he can give. Is he a man who follows the law… or his heart?

Hogan. Jack Hogan.The cocky ex-Secret Service agent is determined to point out the security risks in this eccentric little beach town. Mayor Claire Betancourt's town.Claire is just as determined to protect Heron Point and its free-spirited citizens-however quirky they may be-from his interference. No way are Jack's take-charge attitude and dangerous good looks going to sway her.But Claire gets a shocking reality check when her nine-year-old daughter is kidnapped and Jack is the only one who can...

Louise Duncan has been passed over for a promotion because–according to her boss–she's too intimidating. A useful quality in court, he admits, but she scares her own clients. «Take some time off to work on your people skills» is his advice.Louise heads for Bayberry Cove, North Carolina, and a visit with her best friend. Just as she begins to relax–thanks in part to the intriguing Navy commander who's living in the cottage she wants to rent–she meets a group of women who need her legal expertise...