Frank Carlson Library

Shelly Hansen was horrified when her great-aunt’s wedding dress arrived—because, according to family legend, she was destined to marry the next man she met. So when she tripped on an escalator and fell into Mark Brady’s arms, she told him—and herself—that she wasn’t interested in marriage. But then she started seeing him everywhere…. Coincidence?

"Norah Bloomfield is feeling a bit unneeded these days. Her father is recovering from his heart attack, and her sisters, Valerie and Stephanie, are busy planning their weddings. But then a cantankerous Texan named Rowdy Cassidy crashes his small plane in Orchard Valley. The same Rowdy Cassidy who'd been Valerie's boss ... and who'd demanded she marry him. Now he's Norah's patient, and in all her nursing experience she's never encountered a more difficult...

Jo Marie Rose first arrives in Cedar Cove seeking a sense of peace and a fresh start. Coping with the death of her husband, she purchases a local bed-and-breakfast--the newly christened Rose Harbor Inn--ready to begin her life anew. Yet the inn holds more surprises than Jo Marie can imagine. Her first guest is Joshua Weaver, who has come home to care for his ailing stepfather. The two have never seen eye to eye, and Joshua has little hope that they...

A two-in-one volume. In Bride on the Loose Jason Manning is content with his life as a bachelor, a slob and a sports fan. Then a precocious girl named Carrie Weston decides to play matchmaker, introducing him to her mother, Charlotte. In Same Time, Next Year James Wilkens spends New Year's Eve in Las Vegas...where he meets Summer Lawton after his broken engagement with a Manning sister.

White Lace and Promises: Back in high school, Maggie Kingsbury and Glenn Lambert were best friends. When they meet again years later at their friends' wedding, both are surprised by the strength of their attraction to each other. After a dizzying night, Glenn makes a spur-of-the-moment proposal--and they get married the very next day! Now they'll have to figure out if their marriage was a spontaneous mistake or if they're willing to take a chance...