Cirrus@Austlit

'Can a group of hopeless romantics finally find love? Or are they destined always to be a bridesmaid and never the bride?

'Bronte Fishburn loves her hometown of Willow Ridge and her job as an elementary school teacher, but she wishes she could find someone to spend her life with. Someone who loves this town and wants to settle here as much as she does. She used to dream that someone would be her neighbor Ben, but he left her behind years ago and it’s time she created a new dream. Except now Ben is back, sleeping in her spare room and a constant reminder of what she can’t have.

'Firefighter Benjamin Wakefield vowed never to return to Willow Ridge. But his grandfather needs his help to clean out his house and move to a retirement community, so after ten years away he’s back in a town that seems unchanged. Another thing that hasn’t changed are his feelings for Bronte, who is brighter and more beautiful than the day he left. But she’s still too good for him and he’s still not planning to stay. He needs to resist the urge to ignite that growing spark between them to be the good guy she thinks he is.

'Is the pull between Ben and Bronte enough to build a future on? Find out in this friends to lovers, boy next door small town romance.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Can their book boyfriends lead a book club of hopeless romantics to a real happily ever after?

'Georgia Smith is a small-town girl with small town dreams. Once upon a time she wished for more but that was before she let fear drive away the love of her life. Now, she works in her grandmother’s coffee shop, vicariously experiences romance in books and resides in her parents’ old house. Even her dog isn’t her own. Enough is enough, it’s time to start a new chapter, a goal just for her. If only she knew what that was…

'Blake Bishop’s life is ice hockey. His dream of winning the Stanley Cup was right within his grasp when an unlucky hit slapped it away. Now he’s back in Savannah, Georgia, hiding from the world and trying to sort out his next steps. Will coaching the small-town team where he grew up be enough or is it just a reminder of all he’s lost?

'Blake and Georgia have a past that can’t be forgotten. When their paths cross, they realize that perhaps what is really holding them back, is the lack of each other in their lives. If only they can forget the past.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.