Secret Romances #23

When Fern takes over managing her family's estate, she's dismayed to discover her sister Trudy growing close to their gardener, Freddie Turner—until she realizes her disapproval masks something far more complicated. As Fern finds herself drawn to Freddie while trying to maintain propriety and distance, the situation spirals into jealousy and confusion that forces a reckoning neither sister anticipated. Now separated by an ocean and wrestling with what her heart truly wants, Fern must confront whether running away is the answer.

Marge Holden has loved Jim Burns since childhood, but his friendship with the dangerous Tony Martinello pulls him toward a life of crime she can't follow. When Jim becomes an unwilling getaway driver in a robbery that turns into murder, Marge must choose between turning him in to her old friend Detective Rod Creston or standing by him—even as loyalty itself becomes impossible. Torn between justice and her heart, Marge faces a decision that will reshape both their futures.

A ski instructor hardened by failed romances finds her icy resolve melted when she meets the charming Jeff Heath at a mountain resort—but his tender courtship masks a darker purpose, and soon she's trapped between her heart, her conscience, and a dangerous secret that threatens everyone she loves. As winter turns to spring, Ann discovers that trust can be the most treacherous slope of all.

A young woman escapes a candy factory job and sets her sights on the wealthy Howard household—first the father, then the son—convinced that marriage into money is her ticket out of poverty. But when Giles Howard sees through her schemes and refuses to be manipulated, Carla finds herself trapped in a web of her own making, determined to make him pay for his rejection. As her calculated plan unravels, she discovers that the security she's been chasing may have cost her far more than she ever bargained for.