Christmas is a time to be merry and bright. For Minka Montgomery, it's anything but. While Martha's Vineyard bursts with festive lights and good cheer, a black shadow parades around and within Minka. With her Christmas spirit conspicuously absent, her marriage to Jason Montgomery has snowballed and is spiraling out of control. The weight of motherhood - and her new role as a wife - presses on her shoulders. Self-doubt creeps in and swiftly turns to hopelessness. As her anxiety level rises, can she share what's in her heart with her husband? Is there a branch of hope to hold on to? With...

The best relationships usually begin unexpectedly. Puerto-Rican, American Liliana Serrano has never been one to let others determine her future-certainly not her pack of three overprotective brothers. She always stands on her own, which is exactly how she entered her arrangement with Adam Aquilani. The hot formula one driver is aloof, detached, and not interested in relationships. Fresh off a broken engagement with a cheating fiance, no-strings-attached sex was just what she needed. Except one year later, she never expected their hook-ups to have consequences. Haunted by his past, Adam...

Being someone's first love is unforgettable. Being their last is immeasurable. Claire Peters should be on top of the world. She owns the radio waves and has a budding movie career. But her heart longs to be rooted. Ten years ago, she fled Martha's Vineyard to pursue her dream and to make something of herself. But there's still a void. After a decade of running, she returns to the island hoping to find her happiness with the man she's loved all her life. When a tragic event shatters Dr. Forrest Desvareaux' well-balanced world, the Vineyard's hometown good guy discovers everything in his life...

There are wounds that never show on the body. For twenty-nine years, Colbie Bennington does as expected with an eternal smile stained on her lips. The biggest chances she's ever taken can be counted on one hand, three fingers to be exact-her battered red chucks, painting her toenails a vibrant blue, and her wedding dress. Always the dutiful daughter and a Stepford fiancee, she has never acted on impulse, never been in love. She's never lived. On her wedding day, Colbie ends a toxic relationship, drops the fake smile, and says, "I can't do this anymore." Navy SEAL Zander Serrano returns home...