Hopeless Romantics

When Emmanuelle Peroni's father-and mayor of her town-asks her to help rehab Cooper Endicott's image, she's horrified. Cooper drives her crazy in every way possible. But he's also her father's protégé, and she can't say no to him without him finding out the reason why: Cooper and her have a messy past. So Emmanuelle reluctantly launches her father's grand plan to get this Casanova someone to settle down with and help him lose his Lothario reputation. Cooper Endicott wanted to run for mayor, but he never wanted the drama that went with it. Now that he's on the political hamster wheel, the other candidates are digging up everything from his past. Even though he's doing all the right things, his colorful love life is the sticking point for many of the conservative voters. He wants to win, badly, and he knows that if he wants any chance of getting a vote from the female population, he needs to change his image. The only problem? He might just be falling in love with the one person he promised not to pursue: the Mayor's off-limits daughter.

Charlotte Bishop is out of options in New York City. Fired, broke, and blacklisted by her former boss, she‚Äs forced to return to her hometown of Hope Lake, Pennsylvania, to lick her wounds. Although she‚Äs expecting to find a miserable place with nothing to do, she is pleasantly surprised to discover it is bustling and thriving. She‚Äs only supposed to be in Hope Lake temporarily‚Äîuntil she can earn enough money to move back to New York. She‚Äs not supposed to reconnect with her childhood friends or her beloved grandmother. She‚Äs not supposed to find her dream job running the local florist shop. And she‚Äs definitely not supposed to fall for not one but two of Hope Lake‚Äs golden boys: one, the beloved high-school English teacher, and, the other, the charming town doctor.

After selling her successful bakery back in New York, Parker Powell decides to visit her best friend, Charlotte, in Hope Lake, Pennsylvania, to figure out her next steps. As she acquaints herself with the people in town, she begins to wonder why she ever loved city life in the first place. Between the Golden Girls (a.k.a. the senior citizen women who hold court), the response from the town to her sweet treats, and Nick Arthur, the ever-charming local owner of a landscaping business she spent time with during her last visit, Parker finds a community of cheerleaders who encourage her to get her baking mojo back. At first, everything is great-she collaborates with the Golden Girls to put new twists on traditional confections, and thanks to Nick's advice, she quickly learns the stark differences between big city and small-town business practices. Although Nick has become her friend and confidant, Parker's determined to keep things platonic-especially since his girlfriend isn't a fan of their friendship. But just when things fall into place so they can finally be together, Parker's dream bakery is threatened by a major corporation who wants to take her down using the very bit of advice that Nick gave her. With a recipe for disaster looming, Parker must cook up a new scheme, figuring out how to keep the bakery business-and man-she's come to love before she loses it all.

Camille Douglas has one last article to write for the travel magazine she works for before officially retiring and becoming a full-time novelist. She’s tasked to cover her editor’s favorite spot on the east coast: Hope Lake, PA. Of course, she’s heard the stories and seen the pictures, but she’s doubtful it looks that idyllic in person. She decides to make the cross-country trip right before the holidays. Snow-covered treetops, Christmas lights aplenty, and an adorable town square decorated in all its holiday glory. The minute she sets foot in Hope Lake she is inspired. It also doesn’t hurt that she is charmed by Dr. Maxwell Reese. The stunning, and single, doctor who has settled down in Hope Lake after traveling the globe. With Max’s help, Camille discovers the delights of small-town life—especially during the holidays.