Summer Harbor
2 primary works • 3 total works
Book 2
Zac knows that if he follows his heart he'll win back the love of his life-but if Lucy's memory returns, his would-be bride might say goodbye forever. Now a Hallmark Original movie!
She only remembers loving him. But he can't forget the way she left.
Lucy Lovett can't remember the last seven months of her life. She doesn't remember leaving her fiance Zac Callahan weeks before their wedding or moving to Portland, Maine. And she sure doesn't remember getting engaged to another man. All she remembers is loving Zac more than life itself.
Zac was just beginning to get his life back on track after Lucy left him with no explanation. And now she's back-vulnerable, homeless, and still in love with him. Has he been given a second chance with the only woman who stirs his passion and haunts his dreams?
Lucy knows she must unlock those missing months and discover why she threw everything away.
"I've been a longtime fan of Denise Hunter's, and The Goodbye Bride has everything I've come to love about her romances: a plucky heroine with lots of backstory, a yummy hero, and a terrific setting. Highly recommended!" -Colleen Coble USA TODAY bestselling author of the Lavender Tides and Hope Beach series
"Can romance be any more complicated than a bride who doesn't remember running away from her groom? Denise Hunter's take on a woman's attempt to find her way back to happily ever after again is sweetly endearing. Readers will keep turning pages, wanting to know how true love ever went so wrong . . . and if The Goodbye Bride gets her chance to say "I do." -Beth K. Vogt, 2015 RITA (R) Finalist and author of Crazy Little Thing Called Love
"Denise Hunter has done it once again, placing herself solidly on my must-read list! The Goodbye Bride is a tender, thoughtful look at the role memories play in a romance. The clever plot kept me up way past my bedtime-and happy to be so!" -Deborah Raney, award-winning author of the Chicory Inn Novels series
"The Goodbye Bride highlights the abandonment that so many have experienced. More importantly, within the context of a wonderful Summer Harbor romance, the author deftly illustrates that there is One who will never abandon us, and when we trust Him, we can in turn trust the people He places in our lives. All this packaged inside one heart-stopping, page-turning romance that will leave the pickiest romance reader delighted and asking for just a few more pages." -Cara C. Putman, award-winning author of Where Treetops Glisten and Shadowed by Grace
Full-length Contemporary RomanceIncludes Discussion Questions for Book ClubsNow a Hallmark Original movie: An Unforgettable ChristmasPart of the Summer Harbor seriesBook One: Falling Like SnowflakesBook Two: The Goodbye BrideBook Three: Just a KissBook 3
Riley Callahan has plans to finally reveal his secret feelings for his best friend (who just happens to be his brother's ex). But tragedy strikes and derails his plans.
Watching the love of his life fall for his brother was enough to send Riley straight to boot camp. But over a year later, he's officially a marine, and Beau and Paige are no longer an item. When Riley's tour in Afghanistan is up, he intends to confess his feelings to Paige and win his best friend's heart once and for all.
But all that changes when an IED takes the life of a comrade and leaves Riley an amputee. Now he's heading home, injured and troubled. His plans to win Paige are a distant dream. She deserves so much more than the man that's left. All he can do now is put some healthy distance between them. But upon his return he discovers his family has arranged for him to stay with Paige.
Paige is a nurturer at heart and happy to take care of her best buddy. By all appearances Riley is adjusting miraculously well to his disability. But as the days pass, Paige begins to see that the smiles and laughter are just a mask for the pain he's hiding. To make matters worse, her job is in serious jeopardy. The animal shelter that she's poured her heart into has lost its funding, and she has three months to come up with the money needed to save it.
As the weeks wear on, Paige's feelings for Riley begin to shift into uncharted territory. Why is she suddenly noticing his arm muscles and the way his lips curl at the corners? Will she be able to deny her feelings for another Callahan brother? And will Riley let his heart heal so he can let Paige in?
Full-length Contemporary RomanceIncludes Discussion Questions for Book ClubsPart of the Summer Harbor seriesBook One: Falling Like SnowflakesBook Two: The Goodbye BrideBook Three: Just a Kiss
Beau will go to the ends of the earth to keep Eden safe. But who's going to protect his heart from a woman who can't seem to trust again?
Speeding north through rural Maine, Eden Martelli wonders how her life came to this-on the run with her mute five-year-old son dozing fitfully in the passenger seat. When a breakdown leaves them stranded in Summer Harbor, Eden has no choice but to stay put through Christmas . . . even though they have no place to lay their heads.
Beau Callahan is a habitual problem solver-for other people anyway. He left the sheriff's department to take over his family's Christmas tree farm, but he's still haunted by the loss of his parents and struggling to handle his first Christmas alone.
When Eden shows up looking for work just as Beau's feisty aunt gets out of the hospital, Beau thinks he's finally caught a break. Eden is competent and dedicated-if a little guarded-and a knockout to boot. But, as he soon finds out, she also comes with a boatload of secrets.
Eden has been through too much to trust her heart to another man, but Beau is impossible to resist, and the feeling seems to be mutual. But as Christmas Eve approaches, Eden's past catches up to her.
Praise for Falling Like Snowflakes:
"Hunter is a master romance storyteller. Falling Like Snowflakes is charming and fun with a twist of mystery and intrigue. A story that's sure to endure as a classic reader favorite." -Rachel Hauck, New York Times bestselling author
"If you enjoy romance blended with suspense, you're going to love Denise Hunter's latest novel. Falling Like Snowflakes will make your heart race twice over-from dread of the bad guys and from the joy of watching Beau and Eden fall in love." -Robin Lee Hatcher, bestselling author
"Denise Hunter writes the most complex, fascinating, and yummy romances out there! Falling Like Snowflakes has it all: a vulnerable young woman on the run with her child, a hunky hero with the guts and determination to help her, and a rugged setting along the coast of Maine. This is a novel you'll reread again and again." -Colleen Coble, USA Today bestselling author
"A handful of authors dominate my must-read list, and Denise Hunter is right at the top. Falling Like Snowflakes is a taut romantic thriller that will warm you to the core." -Julie Lessman, award-winning author
"Falling Like Snowflakes is a story of letting go, finding home, and discovering who you really are. It's a story that highlights the importance of community and faith within a romance that will warm your heart. You'll discover winter in Maine-and find yourself ready to vacation there when the snowflakes fall. And maybe along the journey, you'll discover the freedom of letting go and trusting God." -Cara Putman, award-winning author
Full-length romance novelIncludes Discussion Questions for Book ClubsFirst book in the Summer Harbor seriesBook One: Falling Like SnowflakesBook Two: The Goodbye BrideBook Three: Just a Kiss