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In her brand-new series, Brenda Jackson welcomes you to Catalina Cove, where even the biggest heartbreaks can be healed...
In the wake of a devastating teen pregnancy that left her childless and heartbroken, Vashti Alcindor left Catalina Cove, Louisiana, with no plans to return. Now, over a decade later, Vashti reluctantly finds herself back in her hometown after inheriting her aunt’s B and B. Her homecoming gets off to a rocky start when the new sheriff, Sawyer Grisham, pulls her over for speeding, and things go downhill from there.
The B and B, a place she’d always found refuge in when it seemed like the whole world was against her, has fallen into disrepair. When a surprising benefactor encourages Vashti to reopen the B and B, Vashti embraces a fresh start, and soon old hurts begin to fade as she makes new memories with the town—and its handsome sheriff...
But some pasts are too big to escape, and when a bombshell of a secret changes everything she thought was true, Vashti is left reeling. With Sawyer and his teenage daughter determined to see her through the storm, though, she’s learning family isn’t always a matter of blood—sometimes it’s a matter of heart.
The Protectors
FORGED IN DESIRE
SEIZED BY SEDUCTION
LOCKED IN TEMPTATION
The Grangers
A BROTHER’S HONOR
A MAN’S PROMISE
A LOVER’S VOW
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Love in Catalina Cove
Brenda Jackson
ISBN: 978-1-474-09541-9
LOVE IN CATALINA COVE
© 2018 Brenda Streater Jackson
Published in Great Britain 2018
by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
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Praise for
New York Times bestselling author
Brenda Jackson
“The only flaw of this first-rate, satisfyingly sexy tale is that it ends.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review,
on Forged in Desire
“[Jackson’s] signature is to create full-sensory romances that deliver on the heat, and she duly delivers.... Sure to make any reader swoon.”
—RT Book Reviews on Forged in Desire
“Leave it to Jackson to take sizzle and honor, wrap it
in romance and come up with a first-rate tale.”
—RT Book Reviews on Temptation
“Brenda Jackson is the queen of newly discovered love... If there’s one thing Jackson knows how to do, it’s how to pluck those heartstrings and stir up some seriously saucy drama.”
—BookPage on Inseparable
“This deliciously sensual romance ramps up the emotional stakes and the action.... Sexy and sizzling.”
—Library Journal on Intimate Seduction
“Jackson does not disappoint... First-class page-turner.”
—RT Book Reviews on A Silken Thread, 4½ stars,
Top Pick!
“Jackson is a master at writing.”
—Publishers Weekly on Sensual Confessions
To the man who will always and forever be the love of my life, Gerald Jackson, Sr.
To my readers who are cruising with me to Aruba in 2019, this story is for you.
To my sons, Gerald Jr. and Brandon. You guys are the greatest and continue to make me and your dad proud.
To Brenda Woodbury and Connie Moore. Thanks for all the things that you do in keeping my readers informed.
Happy 65th birthday, Jackie Johnson! You are more sister than cousin, and I appreciate having you in my life.
“For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.”
—Luke 8:17
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