Frank Carlson Library

"Embarrassed by an unrequited crush, Amish maedel Sadie Dienner needs a vacation from her life in Pennsylvania--and from romance. Until Christmas, she's working in Maine as a nanny to Amish widower Levi Swarey's twins. But Levi is frustratingly overprotective and they just can't see eye to eye on anything. And the worst part? Sadie can't seem to stop herself from losing her heart..."--Amazon.

Widower Davis Turner doesn't need to hear his children's whispered wishes for a new mom to recognize that new neighbor Lana Ross is a beautiful woman. But he worries that his feelings for the former bad girl could put his family at risk for small-town scandal. Lana knows she should steer clear of Davis. Yet she can't resist spending time with the handsome single dad, even if the truth might soon tear them apart. Though Lana has turned over a new leaf,...

"A Heartfelt Christmas Promise is the next heartwarming and inspirational Christmas story by USA Today bestselling author, Nancy Naigle. Vanessa Larkin just agreed to an out-of-town job assignment over the holidays. With the promise of a hefty bonus if she can get things done by the new year she heads for tiny Fraser Hills. Determined to succeed, she's not worried about whipping the shutdown process into overdrive to meet the challenge. Only when...

Since Hadleigh, Melody and Bex—the best of best friends—entered into a marriage pact, two of them have found (and married) the men of their hearts. But Bex doesn't think she'll be as fortunate as the others. Her own first love died years ago in a faraway war, and Bex has lost hope for a happy marriage of her own. She concentrates on her business, a successful chain of fitness clubs, instead. Then, when single father Tate Calder comes to Mustang...

"A Mennonite widower struggling to raise his mischievous boys becomes the unwilling target of the well-intentioned women's benevolent society in this heartwarming romance inspired by historical events--from the bestselling author of Freedom's Song"-- With classes paused for the planting season, Alexandertol's schoolteacher Augusta Dyck is glad for some meaningful work to occupy her time. She even knows exactly who their town's benevolence society...

The lone lawman in the small Texas town of Branding, widowed single father Sheriff Sam Delaney shoulders a lot until a special someone enters the picture. The lone lawman in the small town of Branding Iron, Texas, Sheriff Sam Delaney is also the widowed single father of six-year-old Maggie. This year Maggie is determined that what her daddy needs this holiday season is a girlfriend. He hustles Sam to a meeting with her schoolteacher, and he is surprised...

"Cowboy Sawyer Garrett has no intention of settling down. But when he becomes a single dad to tiny baby June, stepping up to the responsibility is nonnegotiable. And so is finding a woman to be a mother to his infant daughter. So he decides to do it the way the pioneers did: by putting out an ad for a mail-order bride. Evelyn Moore can't believe she's agreed to uproot her city life to marry a stranger in Oregon. But having escaped one near-disastrous...

Sheriff Ben Marsden of Branding Iron, Texas has no plans to attend the annual Christmas Ball until a pretty newcomer comes to town and gets involved in the planning. Jessica Ramsey's relatives seem to be in jail more than out, and Ben tells himself that's why he needs to keep an eye on her. As Jessica moves ahead to open a bed-and-breakfast with her mother, the future starts looking merry and bright.

"Valentine Bay's the perfect place for real estate developer Roman Marek to raise his infant son. But when he snaps up the charming local theater, he doesn't bargain for tempestuous director Hailey Bravo. Hailey won't let Roman wreck the thing she holds most dear--and she's certainly gotten under Roman's notoriously thick skin. As the duo spar and sparks fly, Roman's surprised to find that Hailey's the perfect missing piece for his family. But how...

"Jackson Koch had already lost his wife to cancer when the town's coal mines shut down and his job was gone too. So, with a three-year-old daughter to care for and a broken heart to mend, he moved across the country to find a new life in Bridgeport, Ohio. Now he tends bar by night and tries to navigate life as a single dad by day. Luckily, his neighbor is happy to babysit while he works late nights. She's great with little Kate, beautiful, kind and...