For single mother Sam Martin, her life is broken, derailed by a history of abuse, broken dreams, and an ex-husband who refuses to take no for an answer. But all that changes when she meets Erik Maystrom and his widowed sister, Olivia. Suddenly, life becomes a much better place, made even better when Sam learns that Erik holds a special piece of her past. But what happens when she can't let go of her imperfections and hidden scars? Can she find true love and acceptance with Erik, or will she return to the life she always knew, unable to let go of the past that has long kept her rooted in regret? Liz Durano © Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. #ProjectWomanUp

Olivia Perry has always made bad choices, and it has become Declan Brooks's full time job to save her from the consequences. Olivia has known Declan since she was a girl, and she had always resented his presence in her life. To her, he was just one more person to manage her life and keep her from living it. When Declan saves her from a situation she cannot save herself from, she realizes he may not be the man she thought he was. Declan has always felt protective of Olivia, she has always been naive and ridiculously innocent, ready to trust everyone she meets. He made a promise to her father to protect her and, as usual, as soon as he pulls her from one mess she lands herself in another one. But when their roles are suddenly reversed and Declan needs her to help him, will they realize that having each other is greater than being alone?

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.

Trinity Emerson has managed to escape a truly terrifying marriage with the help of her family. Leaving her home town of Savannah, Georgia, she landed in Wyoming working for Levi Shaw at Shaw Holdings. Her work was rewarding, and while she was not miserable, she was lonely. Levi Shaw has led a life of secrets and he is used to hiding behind a mask, a mask which has made him equally lonely. As Levi and Trinity spend more and more time together, secrets are shared and walls are torn down as they realize that they have more in common than either one of them thought. But as they start to trust and love again, past mistakes interfere once more. Will those mistakes make them stronger or rip them apart forever?

Faye Brantley had always done what was expected; she's a good nurse, a responsible sister, and a great friend. She has spent her whole life putting other's needs first, and she has forgotten about her own. When Dr. Silas DeGraff joins the staff at the hospital where she works and ends up renting her basement apartment, she realizes just how lonely her life has become. Mystery surrounds Silas. He's handsome, rich, foreign, and rumored to be royalty, but is any of it true? One thing Faye knows is that he is making her feel things she probably shouldn't, especially since his stay isn't a permanent one.

Lia's new neighbor is a thorn in her side. He has a beautiful house that she's watched fall further into disrepair, there are horrible rumors that paint the man in a sinister light, he gets on her very last nerve, and to top it all off her dog loves him. It has been almost a year since the end of her engagement, and she has enjoyed the single life. At least she thought she had until all of her senses went on high alert when he was near. Ben was wrapping up a new novel, he knew the rumors, and he didn't care, never had, but the rumors were starting to wear on his family. When his nosy neighbor started banging on his door insisting he fix up his house, he was annoyed, when she started to fix it herself, he was mad, but then he had a brilliant idea, one where everyone got what they wanted.

Chloe heads to Canada leaving the past well and truly behind her. A complete break the time with her older brother's family is her time to find herself again. But she doesn't expect a tall dark stranger to be so captivated by her.

Amelia Parkin is a successful woman, a geek in school, she's now a highflying banker in London. She has the world at her feet, with doors starting to open for her. Then like a punch in the stomach a face appears in her world that drags her back to her childhood, an unhappy time. Sol Tanner is directly responsible for everything that has gone wrong in her life. And she hates him....doesn't she?

"They always say that a bad boy is like a fire and he needs snow to tame him and calm him down. Some may call me the snow to his fire. But that's not the case. If only they knew the truth...I'm the gasoline to his fire. I haven't tamed anything. I let his flames spread. I've just allowed him to spread his flames to me. And I love the burn. " ~ Aubrey Summers is peeved when her friend decides to date her rival's friend, Jacob. Now she is forced to spend time with the only guy in school she could do without, Parker Adams. But as circumstances continue on, Aubrey finds herself slowly falling for the guy. She is scared she'll get hurt, but who can stop it? Once you've fallen in love, you can't just fall out of it... Maybe it's a good thing Avril made Aubrey with her and her boyfriend on dates with Parker, or it's the cause of her destruction. Parker is a bad boy after all. Warning:Kissing&cuss words Not my cover picture. No copyright intended; all credits to who took the picture.

Accidents aren't always happy, but this one was. Seventeen year old Mandy Carmicheal spent her life like any normal teenager. She went to party's just about every weekend with friends, and spent the week days with her parents in there wonderful two story home. But on that Saturday night before the start of her Senior year everything changes. Mandy loses her virginity to a guy she just met and doesn't even know his last name. All she knows is that his name is Chad and he was super gorgeous. But six weeks later when Mandy finds out she is pregnant and that everything is about to change she freaks. She knows who the father is because it's not like she slept around or anything. But she doesn't actually "know" who the father is..... She has no way of finding out who or where he is. I mean all she knows is his first name. That is until........