Love at First Sight #13

When a Chicago socialite accepts a farm job to win a bet with her boyfriend, she's shocked to find the owner—the brooding, woman-hating Dirk Rand—willing to give her only a trial. As Jennifer proves herself through hard work and genuine devotion to the farm and its animals, Dirk's icy walls begin to crack, and the two find themselves drawn together. But when a glamorous visitor arrives claiming to share Jennifer's love of farming, everything Jennifer has built threatens to crumble.

A young woman from Oregon arrives back East hoping to find romance, only to discover that her intelligence drives away Leo Reid, a man she'd thought she loved. When a chance encounter with Ken Harwood reignites her hopes for connection, Jeanie faces a troubling choice: hide who she really is, or risk losing love all over again. Written with the sharp irony its title promises, "Too Smart for Love" explores what it costs a woman to be wanted for the wrong reasons.

When Joyce and her fiancé Kemp realize their visions for their "dream house" don't align, they call off their engagement and decide to sell the home they'd jointly invested in. As Joyce works to move the property, she meets Alex Croyden, a charming businessman interested in buying it—and she finds herself drawn to him in ways she never expected. But when Alex reveals he's already engaged, Joyce must confront what she truly wants, especially when Kemp suddenly appears at her door with regrets of his own.

A young woman raised aboard her father's barge discovers that the mysterious first mate who's been menacing her is running a smuggling operation—and when a handsome stranger pulled from the sea offers unexpected help, she's caught between protecting her father and following her heart. As a dangerous storm forces a reckoning on the water, Signa must choose between fear and the truth.