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When Madison returns to her hometown after fleeing an abusive marriage, she’s determined to rebuild her tattered life. Between reconnecting with old friends and helping with the harvest festival at the Starlight Inn, she’s got plenty to keep her attention from her past—including her first love. Dylan returned to Cedar Lake to be with his family after an unimaginable tragedy and is set on staying for good. That is, if he can convince his boss that his work-from-home arrangement is viable. If he doesn’t, he could lose the life he has worked so hard to create.

It's 1964, and Charlea Ludlow is the head librarian in a small east Texas town. Her life is quiet and lonely as she waits for her MIA husband to return from the Korean Conflict. Everything is turned upside down when Roland Parker and David Collins come into the library seeking help with an old letter that mentions a mysterious treasure hidden somewhere in town. Charlea cannot resist their charms and joins them in their hunt.

Ashley Chen wanted a Christmas Eve wedding all her life. When Brandon Coleman proposed, she booked the Spruce Canyon Lodge high in the Colorado mountains for the event. The lodge owner, David Larson, didn’t want to host the wedding. He preferred a quiet holiday with his daughter and memories of his wife who died several years earlier, but Ashley talked him into it. Everything about the wedding seemed perfect until the storm of the decade hits. Ashley’s dreams unravel as the snow and the fur flies, and the groom and maid of honor go missing.

When the doctors told Huck his shattered leg would take a year to heal, he was angry. For years building St. Ninian's Sanctuary and being its head of maintenance had been Huck’s identity, say nothing of how many demons the hard work kept at bay. With nothing to do now but heal, he’s lonely, haunted, and doesn’t know who he is.

Haunted by grisly scenes from her past, journalist Ione Stavros needs to heal and recharge. According to its website, the mysterious St. Ninian’s Sanctuary is a perfect place to do that. On an island so far south it’s nearly in Antarctica, the retreat center promises quiet opportunities to meet with God and find refreshment. She prays that’s true, because this is her last hope.

Trusting Her Heart is the first full-length romance in Jean C. Gordon's new Paradox Lake Sweet Romance series.