After surviving an accident that orphaned her at four, Linda Zook was reluctantly raised by her uncle. Both have destroyed her self-worth. Then Hannah Peterson asks her to work at the Heart of Paradise Bed & Breakfast, and Linda finally gains some confidence. Estranged from his family for years, Aaron Ebersol rushes home after receiving word of his mother's stroke. When he decides to stay at the B& B, Aaron and Linda begin to open up to each other....

"Joy Preston misses her beloved late grandmother dearly. But when she learns the terms of Nana's will, she's shocked-and more than a little irked. Joy moved to Colorado years ago and is now CEO of a successful nail polish company. Her life and career are in Denver. How can Nana have expected her to give that up, even temporarily, to take over a bed and breakfast in North Carolina for six months? Yet there's no denying Heart and Soul's charm, especially...

A bum hip has bed-and-breakfast hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn limping off to Good Cheer Hospital -- a questionable "haven of healing" where two recent patients didn't make the cut after routine surgery. Judith's trepidation at undergoing the knife is eased only by sharing a room with cousin Renie, who's in for rotator cuff repair. Though the cousins survive their surgeries, the ex-pro quarterback next door is permanently sacked after minor knee surgery....

When Katie Steury hires her old friend Harley Lambright to remodel her rundown old house into a bed and breakfast, she does so with trepidation. They've always had a rocky relationship, and she is partly responsible for his most recent breakup. Harley realizes that Katie's been hiding her mother's hoarding, but they discover that clearing the debris in one old house also means they have to do some clean-up in their lives. Forced to reevaluate their...

One in a million: Widow Stephanie Wynne is happy to be in control of her own life. When she rents a room in her bed and breakfast to FBI negotiator Nash Harmon, trained to be cool and detached, he is drawn in by Stephanie's lively family and, for the first time in his life, understands why people have ties. Only Stephanie doesn't want ties, at least to Nash. Convincing her that she has, indeed, found the one may be the toughest negotiation of Nash's...

The Colorado mountain cabin is perfect for Avery Winslow's dream, a B and B for service dogs and their families. Except fast-talkin' Texan Jake Cutter wants the land for a luxury resort. Now Avery's fighting for her dream and her town. But Jake and his sweet little girl have already charmed Avery's favorite service dog and her guarded heart might just be next.

Six college women hold a reunion to discuss their problems, which range from menopause to gay sons. One, however, has more serious concerns, she is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and needs help to commit suicide.

"This is the true story of a lawyer and his partner who give up their corporate lives in London to run an ice cream shop and small inn in Wisconsin's north woods. It is a tale of starting over, slowing down, and ice cream"--Provided by publisher. "'I was not prone to drastic actions. I did not rush into the unknown. After fifteen years as a more or less effective lawyer, I approached decisions with a certain caution. I weighed not only the pros and...