Confessions of the Lovelorn #108

Millie moves to the small town of Mapleton hoping to finally meet someone special, but instead keeps crossing paths with a by-the-book cop who tickets her for speeding and her unmuzzled dog—until a flash flood forces them both onto a rooftop where they're stranded overnight. As the cold sets in and they're forced to talk, Millie begins to see past her hatred for the officer and discovers there's more to him than relentless law enforcement.

Jo-Ann Wilson grew up tough as nails on a Wyoming ranch, but when she arrives at her wealthy aunt's home in the eastern suburbs, she discovers a whole new world—and Tommy Merritt, a charming, handsome man who sweeps her off her feet. But Jo-Ann's dream crumbles when she learns Tommy's engaged to someone else, and his careless kiss was nothing but a game to him. Determined to prove herself and puncture his arrogance, Jo-Ann enters the annual charity sports carnival and challenges Tommy directly—competing in the men's events with one bold declaration: anything he can do, she can do better.

Lila Ennis arrives at a river island seeking refuge from a broken engagement, only to clash instantly with Eric Grant, the boatman who's meant to ferry her there—a man whose Fourth of July pranks and rough manner put her immediately on guard. When a flash flood traps her, Eric's dramatic rescue attempt forces a confrontation that reveals nothing is quite as it seemed, and Lila discovers that first impressions can be dangerously misleading.

A dedicated scientist named Peg Taylor joins Dr. Barry at the Cadwell Experimental Laboratory, expecting to keep her emotions in check—but her carefully ordered world shifts when she discovers unexpected feelings for her brilliant young supervisor. As Peg wrestles with a love she never thought possible, a rival for Barry's affections arrives, and she must navigate the painful gap between her heart and the work that once defined her entirely.