Widowed after her marriage to an older man, Eliza Balfour, now titled, rich and in control of her future, leaves for Bath to peruse painting and learn to drive until news of her exploits reaches her late husband’s nephew.

"West, the Marquess of Weston, and Sophie, Lady Fitzwilliam Bridewell, have lately been spending a considerable amount of time together. But West and Sophie are not new acquaintances. In fact, years ago, they had once been nearly engaged until West's almost fatal curricle accident and his meddling father threw them off course. Now, years later, Sophie and West are thrown back together as they conjure a plot to ensure Sophie's little sister gets to...

In 1852, young widow Margaret Lennox, taking a position as governess to an only child at an isolated country house in the West of England, starts to feel that something isn’t quite right and, as her past threatens to catch up with her, she learns the truth behind the secrets of Hartwood Hall.

Gertrude, nicknamed Gertie, raising a precious teenage daughter, and a 10-year-old son, as a widow, attempts to find a balanced life. She has a full plate of responsibilities with her children's needs, partner of a busy bank, and owner of three beauty salons. Involvement with a failed marriage and annulment , she finds a short time of happiness with a marriage to her bank partner Roger. Will her health issues shorten that elusive search for abundant...

The curmudgeonly Charles Drooms is content with his life as the owner of a successful accounting firm. However, his narrow world is suddenly shaken up when the beautiful widow Lillian Hapsey and her two young sons move down the hall from him. The converging forces of the Christmas season, the presence of the widow, and the mysterious appearance of a little boy serve to stir up memories from Drooms's boyhood, and ultimately force him to make a life-altering...

After the unexpected death of her husband, Nicole Keawe returns to Sea Glass Cove, a place she swore to forget. Confronted with haunting memories and startling truths about her late husband, Nicole's world is further complicated by her encounter with Aiden, a local artist with a compelling presence. As Nicole navigates the tides of grief and betrayal, she finds herself drawn to Aiden. But is she ready to embrace love again amidst the unraveling secrets...

While dealing with her fully booked inn for the holidays, widow and single mom Hattie Coleman just wants to make it through the festive season and is not prepared when her own story becomes entwined in those of three lifelong friends, changing all their lives during the most enchanting time of the year.

When she discovers that her late husband enrolled her in a dating service, which he set up to go into effect a year after his death, Robin Lindstrom puts herself out there and finds herself meeting new people, trying new things, and getting a second chance at love--and at loving life.

"Widowed sisters Esther and Lizzie are the town innkeepersand the town matchmakers. But when a new tenant moves into a guest cottage at their Peony Inn, the sisters are shocked to discover that maybe this time, one of them might finally find a match of her own"--