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Sally Bishop thought her happily ever after would be all sunshine and roses. She fell in love with a flower farmer from sunny Southern California—how could it be anything else? But when a devastating diagnosis brings storm clouds and gray skies, Sally can’t help but feel like she’s come face to face with the barren landscape and hostile environment of the worst winter of her life. She’s never felt quite so isolated and lonely.

For most of the residents, the Coach House Trailer Park is the last lonely stop on the road of life. But on a crisp January breeze, a new girl sweeps into the neighborhood, charming them all with her wild nature, her elderberry gifts, and her outrageous laughter. What brings the mysterious Willow Goodhope of Elderberry Croft to this dead-end place? From what—or whom—is she hiding?

This collection includes July Madness, August Memories, and September Longing.

This collection includes April Shadows, May Enchantment, and June Melody.

Penelope Anderson has spent the past 10 summers tucked into her favorite little room at Hazel Poleman's lovely old guesthouse. Penny has made some wonderful friends in the lakeside town, and in many ways, this place feels more like home...well, than home does. This year, however, might just be the last time she is able to get away. There are pressing needs back in the city that she cannot escape from forever.

Cordell Overman is back, and he's ready to face his past and make things right. But he's got a whole town to convince that this time around, he's here to stay.

On a blustery January breeze, a new girl sweeps into the neighborhood, breathing life—and a bit of magic—into the cottage she christens Elderberry Croft. The folks at The Coach House Trailer Park can't help but fall under Willow Goodhope's spell. She charms them all with her whimsical nature and outrageous laugh. But there's something about her, a secret sadness that hovers at the corners of her irrepressible smile. And it has everyone talking.

It’s been a year since Willow Goodhope moved to Elderberry Croft at The Coach House Trailer Park, charming her way into the lives of each of her new neighbors with her outrageous laughter and her elderberry gifts. But the time has come for Willow to return home to where her heart has been all along.

Lucy Farnsworth is running for her life...and for the lives of her babies, too. When the neighbor in the apartment below hers reports her for disturbing the peace, Lucy is terrified of the attention she's getting, of what the good folks at Pemberton Manor might learn about her past. But on the night of the first fool moon of the new year, every wall she's worked so hard to build comes crashing down around her, and Lucy finds sanctuary in the most unlikely of places, and help from the most unlikely of people.

Pax Thayer is what folks might consider damaged goods. Disfigured by a horrific accident that destroyed his career and stripped him of his promising future, he’s become something of a recluse out of necessity. He knows he’s not an easy sight to behold, and he doesn’t blame people for looking away. When he finds himself drawn into a budding friendship with his new neighbor at Pemberton Manor, Pax has a hard time believing that she sees him as more than a pitiful, misshapen monster.

In a moment of uncontrolled passion, Harvey Jones commits an act that triggers an avalanche of pain and suffering in the lives of those he loves. When he bargains with God for the life of his son, Harvey faithfully fulfills his side of the deal...but he's blindsided by betrayal when God doesn't. What will it take for him to open his heart and accept the gift of Grace he's offered?

Stella Carnegie is waiting. For what, exactly, she's not quite sure. But for nearly a decade now, her life has felt on hold, as though there was something...well, something more...just around the corner. Stella, however, has grown comfortable, if not content, in her isolation, and the more she thinks about change, the harder it is to face it. So when she's thrust into the middle of an encounter that transports her back to a life-changing event in her past, will she choose to hide behind her closed curtains and keep the world at bay?

Grace Winters is tall enough to look any man in the eye, and her feet are big enough to wear her brother's shoes. But as commanding a presence as she may be, she's experienced a few too many goodbyes in her life. She also harbors a secret, one that might just be keeping her from embracing her future, from finding her own adventure...the very things she really wants. When she steps into the antique Otis elevator at Pemberton Manor--and on the toes of one mysterious August Jones--she might just discover a brand new way of seeing things.

Gia Gustafson is officially coming of age...but now what? Her world seems to be standing still while everything and everyone around her is moving at lightning speed. Her best friend, Ricky Zander, has gone rogue, her grandparents have grown old overnight, and her sisters have all found their happily-ever-afters. Because life isn't confusing enough, the gorgeous new guy at work is doing his best to sweep Gia off her feet, and Ricky is none too happy about it.

Phoebe has been running wild for most of her life. A gifted and passionate artist, she portrays life the way she sees it, but her jaded perspective is borne out of disillusionment, betrayal, and heartbreaking loss. Rather than face the past and deal with all the reasons she keeps running, Phoebe charges full throttle into the future, never investing in anything—or anyone—for longer than it takes to finish a job. When Trevor, a charming, talented musician, causes a roadblock she can't find a way around, Phoebe's fast-paced life comes to a screeching halt.

Renata Gustafson Dixon has it all. Just ask her; she'll tell you. Until the day one of her sisters dredges up a name from the past and starts a chain of events that will rock the foundation of all their lives. Suddenly, the world Renata has worked so hard to build begins to resemble nothing more than a house of cards, and she no longer knows who she can trust. Certainly not her sisters, and apparently not her husband, either. Maybe not even herself. When tragedy rips the last vestiges of control out of her hands, will Renata set aside her wounded pride and lean on those who love her?

The Andersons' marriage is no longer the fairytale it once was. Jake and Nora scramble to keep the pieces together, but hairline cracks of disillusionment and despair have been spreading, weakening the foundation beneath them. Jake steps up, but in all the wrong ways. His concerted efforts to win Nora's approval only make him seem needy, and she becomes distant and withdrawn. Caught in a vulnerable place of hopelessness, she's swept off her feet by a disarming artist who wants to capture more than her image on canvas.

Juliette, the eldest sister of the Gustafson Girls, is heartbroken after breaking up with her noncommittal boyfriend of almost ten years. Determined she isn’t “getting over Mike” quickly enough, her three sisters devise The Monday ManDates; an intervention plan requiring Juliette to endure what turns out to be a series of remarkably disastrous blind dates: TheraPaul, Frisky Frank, TAZ the rock star, and the stoic Tim Larsen, among others. Then there’s Victor Jarrett, the police officer with an affinity for pulling Juliette over when she’s at her very worst. But no one is more surprised than Juliette when she meets the only one who can right the wrongs in her past and change her future. But will she let herself fall in love with him?

There's a new girl in town, and she's breathing life into The Coach House Trailer Park, starting with the tiny cottage she christens, Elderberry Croft. Kathy Kekoa isn't so sure about this wild child living across the way, with her generous nature, and exuberance for life. What's a vibrant, young thing like Willow Goodhope doing in a place like The Coach House? From what-or whom-is she hiding?

Addison Wedgewood has spent most of her life traversing the globe alongside her world-famous photographer parents. But she’s ready to trade her nomadic lifestyle for the stability and belonging that have always eluded her, and in the charming small town of Autumn Lake, Addison believes she's found a place to truly call home.