Lorana L. Hoopes

Merry Connor is struggling to feed her two children, pay heat bills and fix her secondhand car.Though she’s barely making it financially, life is good. That is, compared to two years ago when she lost everything—thanks to her lying, deceiving...

Bryce Duncan thinks hiring a party planner for his dad’s 60th birthday is downright silly.But when his mother leaves him no choice, he has to toss his idea—a family BBQ and a bucket of beers—in the trash. His mother, ever the meddler, hires party...

Sam Duncan expects to win the ranch challenge that would put a cool 50 grand in his pocket.Not lacking confidence, Sam works his parcel of land in the competition and is certain his win will be a slam dunk. What he doesn’t expect is that Whitney—the...

Maddie Burns is back in town. Happy to be teaching in the high school she’d attended, settling back into small town life feels familiar and safe.The fact that her high school sweetheart ex is still there isn’t even on her radar. She moved past him...

Lilliana’s ties to the Duncan family are strong. Losing her mother at a young age affected her deeply and she’s compensated for that loss by clinging to her women friends. The Duncan wives love her dearly and protect her when necessary.Pete’s been...

It sounds too good to be true...The invitation from “Perfect Match Online Dating and Travel Agency” offers Ava Godfrey an all-expenses-paid week on Enchanted Island with the man of her dreams. Seven days of Caribbean sunshine, tropical beaches, and...

The worst lies are the ones that you tell yourself…Carly Strand has been holding a secret close to her heart for nearly a decade. In high school, her infatuation with Erik Nilsen had produced a child. Sadly, by the time Rylee was born, Erik was long...

It’s 1926 in St. Paul, Minnesota and Prohibition is in full swing. A woman can vote, work full time, show her legs in public and cut her hair but she can’t enter a speakeasy without a man by her side…Charlotte LeDoux is struggling to pick up the...

Is it possible to find true love through a message in a bottle?Spending a week on a Caribbean island with the members of the Romantic Hearts Book Club is like a dream come true for Lisa Kaye. On their last night, each woman writes a personal message...

When old friends reunite, will a new enemy keep them apart?Ashton Wyatt has spent a decade running from her past.Hanging out with a bad crowd in high school cost Ashton her reputation, her boyfriend and her relationship with her parents. Determined to...

Annika Nilsen is a small-town girl with big-city dreams…At twenty-eight, she’s stuck in her hometown of West Loon Bay, Minnesota, population 397, with no boyfriend, no money, and no future. Life is boring and predictable until her best friend...

It’s June 1926 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Charlotte LeDoux is determined to reinvent herself.Her late husband, a notorious bootlegger, left her a Summit Avenue mansion, a secret room filled with cash, and a reputation riddled with bullet holes. Char...

A 5-star rating in the Readers’ Favorite International contest!It’s 1925 in St. Paul, Minnesota, a haven for hardened criminals—and the women who find themselves trapped in a dangerous game…Charlotte LeDoux’s nine-year marriage to bootlegging kingpin,...

Jenny Landon doesn’t believe in happy endings…The tragic death of her husband has convinced her that dreams don’t last and she never wants to risk losing her happiness—or her heart ever again. She’s totally unprepared to fall in love a second time,...