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Holiday Forever-Afters Boxed Set

christmas-bundleThree holiday-themed romances by Karen Rose Smith:
THE DAD WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS
Contemporary romance/marriage of convenience/Christmas
Five-year-old Jakie is hanging mid air on a harness, practicing for the Christmas pageant and Faith Hewitt, his foster mom, can’t reach him. Seconds later Nick Clark appears as if he was sent by the angel Jakie is trying to be. Nick lowers Jakie to safety and Faith is hit by her attraction to Nick that she thought evaporated years ago.

Faith had a crush on Nick in high school. But they ran in different crowds and he married a beautiful cheer leader and prom queen. But the gossip mill in Winding Creek worked well and Faith heard that marriage didn’t last long before they both left town.

Now Nick was back at least overnight and stranded by a snow storm. He owns a toy store now but isn’t in tune with the joy of the Christmas season. She offers her spare room and he accepts. When Nick learns Faith wants to adopt Jakie but that adoption is threatened, he steps up and offers a marriage of convenience.

But is it convenient? Or does the past interfere too much?

Christmas is a time of love and forgiveness. Maybe Faith and Nick can find the spirit of Christmas together.

TOYS AND BABY WISHES
Contemporary romance/Christmas
Joshua Flannigan owns successful toy stores and is protective of the aunt who raised him. When he returns from a backpacking trip to find his aunt’s new “friend” Alexandra Kittredge helping her make major life changes, he’s suspicious of Lexa’s motives. After all, she looks more like a model than a job counselor!

Soon Josh realizes Lexa’s sincerity and compassion for others runs her life. Protective of her younger sister who is pregnant, Lexa intends to adopt Dani’s baby. But is that really the right move for both of them? Is her compassion blinding her to her sister’s actual needs? And what is the secret Lexa is keeping that will affect her life as well as Josh’s?

On Christmas Eve, Lexa and Josh find a lifetime of happiness can be just a jingle bell away!

WISH ON THE MOON
Contemporary romance/Christmas

Laura Applegate Sanders’ world is turned upside down when Mitch Riley appears on her doorstep with the news her estranged father is about to undergo heart bypass surgery. For the past few years, Mitch has been her father’s partner in the jewelry business Laura once dreamed of sharing–until her father disowned her when she married Doug Sanders, an artist with no money and few prospects.

Mitch loves and respects Laura’s father as he never could his own. His dad was a drunkard and a gambler who died leaving his wife and two sons destitute when Mitch was fourteen. Knowing how much it would mean to Ray Applegate to see his daughter again, Mitch takes it upon himself to travel to Ohio to ask Laura to come home. To his surprise, he learns she is a widow with a four-year-old daughter, Mandy.

Mitch is prepared to dislike Ray’s rebellious daughter because of the pain she caused Ray. But when he meets her, her self-confidence and the love she feels for her daughter throw him for a loop. In self-defense he clings to the image of Laura that Ray has fostered, that of an irrepressible, spoiled rich girl.

After getting to know Laura, Mitch finds her irresistible and their passion takes their relationship to a new level. But Mitch has been betrayed in the past. His lack of trust in Laura causes him to back away to the old life that has left him alone. Soul-searching leads him back to Ohio to admit to Laura his life won’t be a happy one until she is in it permanently. A few days before Christmas he returns to Laura’s doorstep to give her a ring he designed especially for her. Laura accepts his proposal, eager to find happily-ever-after with him.

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Everyday Love Boxed Set

everyday-love-boxed-setEVERYDAY CINDERELLAS, Book 1 in the Everyday Love Short Story Series, a collection of romantic short stories

EVERYDAY CINDERELLAS is a collection of short stories about women who are just living their lives, sometimes hurt by the past, unsure love will find them. But it does…unexpectedly. These seven fictional vignettes depict the circumstances of ordinary women who believe they can find the love of their life. These feel-good, short romances spotlight a single mom, a teacher, hometown women, a nurse, and a manicurist who take a chance on the power of bonding with a man who can make them feel like Cinderella!

EVERYDAY PRINCE CHARMING, Book 2 in the Everyday Love Short Story Series, a collection of romantic short stories

To find a man who understands a woman… Isn’t this the basis of romance—a long lasting relationship and happily-ever-after? EVERYDAY PRINCE CHARMING is a collection of six short stories about men who deem honesty a virtue, who can forgive mistakes, who know how to make a vow and stay committed to their mate for a lifetime. Prince Charming isn’t merely a figment of a young girl’s imagination or an ideal handsome figure in the mist. He can be a police officer who knows the meaning of loyalty, an engineer who intends to settle down, a business owner with integrity that will carry over into his relationship, the brother of a friend who values home and family.

The men who vie for the title of EVERYDAY PRINCE CHARMING will steal your heart and coax you into believing in happily-ever-after.

EVERYDAY ROMANCE, Book 3 in the Everyday Love Short Story Series, a collection of romantic short stories

What woman doesn’t want romance in her life? Or a relationship to last a lifetime? In these romantic vignettes, women from all walks of life—from from a pet sitter to a software consultant vacationing at the beach to a college student—find that special person who can make their lives emotionally richer. Two of the short stories spotlight married women who remember why they married their “Prince Charming.”

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Search For Love Boxed Set, Vol 2

search-for-love-boxed-set-2From ***USA TODAY Bestselling Author***KAREN ROSE SMITH

Search For Love series, Books 4, 5 and 6

ALWAYS HER COWBOY, Book 4. A sweetly sexy contemporary ranch romance by Karen Rose Smith with an old-fashioned flavor but a modern twist.
Once a doctor, Zack leaves tragedy behind and heads for a life that once brought him peace. He finds a temporary job on the Rising Star Ranch in Wyoming. Lucy McIntyre, adopted into a large family who loves her, does her father a favor by checking the man’s references as well as doing a face to face interview. Lucy never expects the sizzling magnetic pull toward Zackary Burke. Almost immediately she realizes he’s a complicated man. But she has her own secret. And in the middle of Zack’s interview she receives an unusual call from the family lawyer that could lead her on a search for a lost sibling.
Family and romance clash. But Lucy thaws Zack’s heart until he wants to remain ALWAYS HER COWBOY.

HEARTFIRE, Book 5. Contemporary, reunion romance with family themes.
Tessa Kahill, renowned journalist who traveled the world, is falling in love with her best friend’s husband all over again! Tessa and Max Winthrop dated before he met Leslie. But then Tessa left with secrets and dreams to follow her career, and Max married Leslie. With a child and what he considered a “perfect” marriage, Max was devastated when he lost his wife, his son’s mother, and Tessa’s best friend. A rocky road, a man and woman who are searching for love and a little boy who holds his own secret. They could be a real family if they could all become vulnerable and honest with each other. A heartfire has been burning for years. Will it lead to everlasting love?
Previously published as HEARTFIRE, HOMEFIRE with Silhouette Books under the pseudonym Kari Sutherland.

CASSIDY’S COWBOY, Book 6.
Cassidy Sullivan never knew who her dad was and she’d lost her mom. Her twin sister Lucy had found her with the help of a woman with an intuitive gift–Gillian Bradley. Should they try to find their father? What might happen if they do? But Cassie doesn’t count on her foreman’s nephew stealing her heart or his daughter confiding in her as if she were a mom in the midst of her search!
The search for a father and true love is a lot to handle at the same time. But Cassidy Sullivan isn’t your ordinary cowgirl, and Ben O’Donnell could possibly become CASSIDY’S COWBOY.

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Search For Love Boxed Set, Vol 1

search-for-love-boxed-set-1From ***USA TODAY Bestselling Author***KAREN ROSE SMITH

Search For Love series, Books 1, 2 and 3

NATHAN’S VOW, Book 1. Contemporary Paranormal Romance

When Nathan Bradley’s ex-wife disappears with his daughters, he does everything in his power to find them. His private investigator hits a wall and suggests Nathan convince psychic Gilliam Moore to help him. At first, Gillian is reluctant. She’d come to L.A. from Indiana to get lost in the crowd…to escape her gift that sometimes seemed more like a burden. As a manicurist, she is learning to relax again and enjoy life. But when Nathan makes his plea and shows her a picture of his girls, she knows she must help him. However, the spark and sizzle between them becomes a fascinating impediment to her progress. Gillian, who was once burnt by a divorced dad, tries to keep her perspective. But Nathan is a force to be reckoned with. Will her gift lead her to love or heartache once again?

JAKE’S BRIDE, Book 2. Contemporary marriage of convenience, Christmas forgiveness theme

Could Jake ever trust Sara again? Sara Standish knew private investigator Jake Donovan didn’t want children. He’d lost his wife and child and his anguish was obvious. With their wedding only days away, she discovered she was pregnant. Should she marry Jake and trap him with a child he might not want? She loved him too much to do that so she called off their wedding and left Los Angeles without telling him about her pregnancy. Now four years later, a letter from her mother helps her realize she made a terrible mistake. Jake deserves to know he has a son. When Sara tells Jake the truth, she sees the sense of betrayal in his eyes. He will never be able to trust her again. But when he asks her to marry him for the sake of their son, she hopes her love can heal them both.
Although Jake has hardened his heart against Sara’s beauty and gentle nature, he knows he wants to be a father to his son. The only way to do that? Marriage. But he doesn’t expect to be caught in the web of loving Sara again. With Christmas near, can they really become a family? Only if he can leave the past behind. Can the traditions of Christmas make Jake whole? No, but maybe love can.

ALWAYS DEVOTED, Book 3. Contemporary romance/mystery

Single mom, Emma Henderson’s worry about her missing sister threatens to overshadow her life. Media mogul Linc Granger offers Emma help, first by airing a nation-wide interview and then… By suggesting Emma consult with his friend Gillian Bradley who has a “gift” for finding missing persons.
As Emma and Linc walk the beach and she considers his unorthodox suggestion, Emma realizes she feels a sizzle of attraction to this man that she never felt with another–not even her late husband. Linc Granger is out of her league in so many ways. Yet her four-year-old daughter Becky believes he’s her new best friend!
Emma and Linc’s chemistry is impossible to deny as they consult with Gillian and follow leads to find Paige. What happens when their attraction explodes and they do find answers? Will Emma be able to leave the past behind to find a future with Linc?

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Finding Mr. Right Boxed Set, Vol. 2

finding-mr-right-boxed-set-2From***USA TODAY Bestselling Author***KAREN ROSE SMITH
Finding MR. RIGHT BOXED SET, Vol. 2, Books 5, 6, 7 and 8. Emotional contemporary romances

TOYS AND BABY WISHES, Finding Mr. Right series, Book 5.

In Toys And Baby Wishes, Joshua is attracted to Alexandra, his aunt’s new “friend” and doesn’t want to be. But pretty Lexa teases his libido until he realizes he could lose his heart to her. He’s playing for keeps but is she? Lexa has a secret that could destroy their chance at happiness. Can she trust Josh enough to find everlasting love?

First edition published as Toys And Wishes.

LOVE IN BLOOM, Finding Mr. Right series, Book 6

Dr. Paige Conrad needs Clay Reynolds’ help. However, he can’t give it because she and the rest of the town of Langley, Maryland, might discover his secret. Clay has no memory of the first twenty-five years of his life. The past and his father’s rejection is behind him. Digging it up brings back nightmares he has fought for ten years to control.

After spending three years in underdeveloped countries following her parents’ vision of healing, Paige has come to Langley to gain perspective on her life and help an old friend with his medical practice. Learning Clay was involved in a rock climbing accident and went through the rehabilitation process, she wants him to share his experience with a trouble teenager to give the boy hope.

Paige and Clay are inexorably drawn to each other. But can Clay trust Paige and share his secret? Can Paige dare to follow her own dreams?

Love In Bloom was first published with Meteor/Kismet.

RIBBONS AND RAINBOWS, Finding Mr. Right series, Book 7

An intimate relationship has been missing from Zack Clark’s life for years. He focuses all of his attention on his son. Divorced, he learned the hard way that happily-ever-after is only for dreamers. Then he meets massage therapist Skye Delaney and falls under her spell. When she dismisses him as a client because of their mutual attraction, he begins to believe she is very different from the wife who left him…very different and very desirable. Can a caring touch lead to love and passion for a lifetime?

Skye Delaney also learned that marriage doesn’t always live up to expectations. Her ex-husband hadn’t even found time to be by her side after her miscarriage let alone try to understand their loss. When she first meets Zack at her massage practice, she believes he’s the same type of man. Yet Zack loves his eight-year-old like a dad should. And as a man…he shakes her calm and makes her believe dreams can come true.

First edition published with Kensington Precious Gems.

WISH ON THE MOON, Finding Mr. Right series, Book 8

Laura Applegate Sanders’ world is turned upside down when Mitch Riley appears on her doorstep with the news her estranged father is about to undergo heart bypass surgery. For the past few years, Mitch has been her father’s partner in the jewelry business Laura once dreamed of sharing–until her father disowned her when she married Doug Sanders, an artist with no money and few prospects.

Mitch loves and respects Laura’s father as he never could his own. His dad was a drunkard and a gambler who died leaving his wife and two sons destitute when Mitch was fourteen. Knowing how much it would mean to Ray Applegate to see his daughter again, Mitch takes it upon himself to travel to Ohio to ask Laura to come home. To his surprise, he learns she is a widow with a four-year-old daughter, Mandy.

Mitch is prepared to dislike Ray’s rebellious daughter because of the pain she caused Ray. But when he meets her, she surprises him. So does the sizzle between them. But Mitch has been betrayed in the past. His lack of trust in Laura causes him to back away to the old life that has left him alone. Can he forget the past and reach for true love?

First edition published with Silhouette Books.
WATCH FOR Karen’s new release HER SISTER, Book 7 Search For Love series

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