Katherine Randolph lives a dream life. She is a high fashion model and television host, but her success has come at a cost. She had to leave her mother and family behind to succeed. Alistair was born with a title and wealth and knew his destiny from the beginning. Katherine and Alistair are not strangers. They are secret lovers and have been for almost a decade. Despite Alistair's many marriage proposals, Katherine has always been too scared to say yes and let Alistair know her secrets. Now, Katherine must return home to care for her ailing mother and leave the life she has made for herself, knowing it is unlikely that she will ever return to it or Alistair. Perhaps the promise she gives him to meet once more when the time comes will give her the strength to do that very thing. But what Katherine doesn't know is that Alistair has a plan, which includes keeping Katherine in his life forever.

#1 in Chicklit! Ophelia Carter has been working for the famous Richards family for almost four years. In that time they have begun to trust her and treat her as one of them. She loves her job and the family, which is why she keeps her love for the eldest son, Sullivan Richards, a secret. Sullivan isn't exactly hostile towards her, but it's evident that he finds her mildly annoying, which has dashed any hopes Ophelia has that he might one day return her love. When the entire family goes on location to shoot Sullivan's latest movie, Ophelia joins them, and she is distressed to learn that the location is her hometown of Oak Island, Georgia. There, Ophelia's carefully crafted facade starts to crack as old ghosts that she would rather keep hidden are cruelly exposed. Will the Richards family stand with her? Will Sullivan prove to be the man she knows he is and help her slay her demons?

#1 in Chicklit One day, in the elevator at work, Shayne Richards saw him. He was handsome and quiet, and he drew Shay like a moth to a flame. It became her one bright spot in an otherwise dull existence to see him every day at the same time in the same place. One day, in the elevator at work, Nathan Wright saw her. She was exquisite, and standing behind her for the short three-minute ride became Nate's reward for dragging himself into the office every day. They were both trying to keep low profiles as they figured their way out of the messes they had made of their lives. Who knew fate was about to give them a hand and help them discover a life they never dreamed was possible.

Agatha 'Aggie' Stevens decided to join the Army as a nurse to make a difference. Having lived a charmed childhood, she felt it was important to do something worthwhile as an adult, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult. Dr. Roark Merrick was a surgeon in the same unit. He never smiled or laughed, and he never mixed business with pleasure. He was an enigma who kept to himself, and there was nothing Aggie liked more than to poke the bear. It wasn't uncommon for her to let her mind wander in the direction of Roark because it made the days go faster. Now, Aggie's tour is over and it's time for her to go home, ending the business between her and Roark, but does that mean it's time for pleasure? What will happen when she returns home and Roark stays behind?

Chloe Lockwood has loved Valentine Juric since she was fifteen. It was a love that had blossomed into a love affair when she was only nineteen years old. They had vowed their love for one another. Valentine's only dream had been to heal people, and Chloe's dream had been to love him. When Valentine becomes the ruler of his small country which is in the midst of civil war, his dream of healing is crushed and he must become a warrior. While Valentine stays behind to fight the war, Chloe is sent home to the U.S. There she stays for twelve years, waiting for the time she can return to Valentine. When news breaks that Valentine has found another, Chloe realizes she is done waiting and returns to take back what was lost.

Fiona Stevens has taken over running the family's ranch. The burden of keeping the Stevens family legacy strong has fallen onto her shoulders. It's not what Fiona dreamed for herself, but then she only ever had one dream, and that was Henry Mercer. Henry Mercer has always seen Fiona as one of the Stevens' girls, beautiful but untouchable. When Fiona's father asks Henry to step in and help Fiona with the ranch, Henry has to say yes. The Stevens are like family, after all. When Henry arrives at the ranch, he is surprised to find that the beautiful girl has turned into a strong, capable woman. However, neither Henry nor Fiona expect their secrets to form an unbreakable bond leading to the love of a lifetime.

Beth Stevens had visited River Moss Plantation when she was nineteen on a fact-finding mission. There she met Wyatt Ramsey of the River Moss Plantation Ramseys. They had been trapped together overnight, a night that had ended in a kiss. It was a kiss that had haunted Beth for over five years. Now, she was back at River Moss Plantation as the historical researcher for her uncle, Mason Stevens's, new movie. Would she meet Wyatt again? Would he remember her and their kiss when she had her beautiful movie star sister, Mave, and family friend Katherine stealing the limelight?

It only took a handshake to turn Grace's life upside down. She was an all or nothing at all kind of girl and Bryce was a use them then leave them kind of guy. Would she be able to survive a summer at his home in Kent? She was suspicious that his cold demeanor hid a warm heart, but did she really want to get close enough to find out, and if she was right, would she be able to say goodbye in the fall?

Lizzy Stevens fell in love when she was just fifteen years old. The only problem was that she had managed to fall in love with her brother's much older friend, Brian Alexander. All of Lizzy's dreams were realized the summer that she turned twenty-one, but as soon as the affair had started it had ended, and she was left broken hearted. Brian had loved Lizzy from the first moment he saw her, but his best friend had sensed it and, not approving of a relationship, had warned Brian to stay away from his sister. Brian owed his best friend too much to go against his wishes so he conceded. Now, eight years later, they were both paying the price for Brian letting her go without a fight.

Alice Grant is desperate to get an interview with famous reporter Rainer Stevens since he is the only one who has the information vital to her finishing her dissertation, but when the time comes to meet him she falls asleep only to awaken to the nicest pair of blue eyes that she has ever seen. Rainer agrees to help her, but only if she helps him by acting as research assistant for his latest story. As the the two travel the Texas countryside, Rainer realizes that he's in a little too deep and he's at risk to share all of his closely guarded secrets. Alice knows there's no way a man of the world like Rainer would ever fall for a kooky little grad-student, but knowing that doesn't keep her from falling for the man or his crazy family.