Bennett Family (McKnight)

Homeless! Lenise Reid never thought that would be her story. Widowed with a baby, Lenise was making it work as a single mother until a fraudulent transaction wipes out her balance at the bank leaving her with no money. Living paycheck to paycheck takes on new meaning as her world is turned upside down, and she ends up sleeping in her car. Cole Bennett's first date with Lenise was all he needed to know she was a woman he wanted to pursue, so when she ghosts him, he goes on a mission to find out why. What he finds is a woman so wounded that even in her most desperate state she struggles with his charity. Cole has more to give than Lenise knows how to receive. Will past hurt keep her from accepting the most precious gift God has to offer? Each book in the Bennett Family series is a standalone story, but may be enjoyed more if read in the order of publication: All She Wants All He Needs All They Need All The Cowboy Wants All They Want All The Pastor Wants A Bennett Wedding All She Needs - June 2022

People marry for financial reasons all the time, but it's usually not to get their own money! Marriage settles a man or at least that's what Zeke Bennett's great-grandmother believed. Only a settled man will inherit her millions. Fast forward 70 years and the only settling Zeke wants to do is on a business deal. The opportunity of a lifetime is dangling in front of him, but poor Zeke doesn't even have a girlfriend. Well, he does, but she's his best friend and he can't marry her-can he? Rachel Ingram is in love with her best friend, Zeke, but he doesn't know it. Fortunately for her, she has a Team Ingram-five sisters with a plan for how to turn Zeke's head and heart in Rachel's direction. In a game that begins with lies and manipulation, Rachel must fight hard to flip her fake marriage to a real one. Will she discover God's plan would have been better?

It was his second chance and nothing was going to keep them apart.Harper Ingram needed the job her ex, Logan Bennett, had to offer. Without it, her design firm would be bankrupt in months. But working for Logan was proving to be more difficult than she imagined. Long hours, hot Vegas nights, and an irresistible attraction make her easy prey for his affection. Just when she's ready to risk it all, an ugly accusation leaves her wondering if she knows him at all.Logan walked away from Harper before and he's never told her why. He's determined to get her back by any means necessary. A chance meeting opens the door for opportunity that neither can resist. Can Logan convince her to trust him again, and is he willing to tell her why he broke her heart the first time?

He has something she needs. She has something he wants. Neither expected the complication called love. Journalist Addison Ingram has yearned for more serious bylines and being assigned to interview Stone Bennett of the upcoming "Bachelors of Atlanta" series isn't a part of her plan. She loathes rich, entitled men like Stone but interviewing him is a means to even meatier stories. However, Stone is not the man she thought he was and that discovery could lead to more than she bargained for. Stone Bennett wrangles horses and women but he never gets attached. No woman has held his attention for more than a night and he doesn't expect things to be any different with Addison Ingram. Then he hires her as a ghostwriter for his passion project and the chemistry between them makes him yearn for more than a business relationship. Stone thought he didn't need love, but will he discover Addison's heart is what he wants?

One betrayal led to another. Will Ethan and Lauren forgive each other and find their way forward? Lauren Ingram is out of time. The secrets she's kept and the lies she's told are unraveling all around her. It doesn't help that the love of her life, Ethan Bennett, has changed into a shrewd businessman who is determined to have his way no matter who he hurts, including her. Ethan has always loved Lauren, but when she comes home carrying a secret that breaks his heart, he's not sure if he can trust her, ever again. Her manipulative ways are revealed over and over. He questions what there really is to love about her, and whether he's just obsessed with having her because he likes to win. Lauren denies her love for Ethan. A girl has to protect her heart. She also wonders if anyone, including her sisters, will ever forgive her and more importantly, can she forgive herself and God? When a horrible accident happens, Lauren has to decide if she can risk being vulnerable to discover the happiness she's always wanted.

Rory Bennett is a pastor with deep pockets and a heart of gold. Though he loves his ministry, all he wants for Christmas is for Sweet Delights Bakery owner Robin Pendleton to see him as a man and not just a preacher.Robin Pendleton has been fighting her attraction to her handsome pastor/long-time friend Rory, but she has hurt, responsibilities, and secrets that make her question if she's worthy of all he has to offer.Will a meeting under the mistletoe change their lives this holiday season?

Impossible. That's what most women learned when they tried to capture Stone Bennett's heart. Addison Ingram did it easily, without even trying and now the two are headed down the aisle for the wedding everyone has been anticipating…or are they? Just before the wedding events begin, Addison discovers Stone has a secret and then her worse nightmare is confirmed when she accidently follows him. Will what Stone's hiding end the wedding plans or add a whole new dynamic to the world the Bennetts and Ingrams have known?

Can a recluse like Jackson Bennett step outside of the world he's built for himself to find love with a woman who's about to live her life more publicly than either of them can bear? Jackson Bennett has no faith in love. When the reclusive multi-millionaire takes a position as interim mayor of Forest Hills, he finds himself drawn to his fiery assistant and reevaluating his life. Meisha is good for him. She sees past his vulnerabilities and isn't impressed with his wealth. Will he step out of the shadows and into her light or will her current drama push him back to a life of solitude? Meisha Merriweather was minding her own business when she got arrested. Her boss Jackson Bennett steps up and saves her from jail. Now the media is coming for her, and she's dragging Jackson into the tornado right along with her. Will she find herself out of a job and separated from the man who might be the one she didn't even know she needed?

Sienna Ingram is determined to marry a man with money. Living in Forest Hills her entire life and planning upscale events for the rich and famous residents have exposed her to the best that money can buy. Her older sisters have all married wealthy Bennett men. She's not interested in becoming another Bennett wife, but she does want one of Forest Hills richest citizens.Mason Jones has settled in Forest Hills invested money from his inheritance in a new business venture. No one knows he's a Bennett including Sienna, the woman who captured his attention and made him plant roots. When he hires her to plan a party, forcing proximity to work with him, he doesn't expect her to steal his heart and break it shortly after. Sienna has fallen for him too, but he's not wealthy, so she quickly buries her feelings for him. Mason is determined to win her over, but will it be too late for them once he realizes why she rejected him in the first place? Each book in the Bennett Family series is a standalone story, but will be enjoyed if read in order of publication:All She WantsAll He NeedsAll They NeedAll The Cowboy WantsAll They WantAll The Pastor WantsA Bennett WeddingAll She NeedsAll They Loved - July 2023

Leela Ingram is starting over after her divorce from her cheating husband. She's relocated and lucked into a great career as an event planner. Leela is determined to be successful at maintaining and elevating her new business. She's focused until she meets television executive, Kiefer Bennett, whose charm, and down-to-earth personality are hard to resist.Kiefer is overwhelmed by his new position as VP of programming for Bennett Television. Conversations with Leela are a distraction he needs. When he discovers she's burdened by financial struggles Kiefer proposes a unique arrangement that includes Leela working for him part time and dog sitting while he travels for business. Their professional relationship soon evolves into something more, as Kiefer needs her in ways that consume not only her heart, but her time.Love is inevitable, but will their romance have a chance once someone from Leela's past resurfaces, and Kiefer's insecurities and a complex secret he's been keeping becomes known.