The companion novella to be read at any point in The Abundance Series Fifty thousand bulbs can shed a lot of light ... but will it be enough to help Kyle and Lanie see that they belong together? Lanie Phillips has a quiet holiday planned. So quiet, in fact, that the only sounds in the house where she's staying should be the clicks of her computer keyboard and the occasional bark from a chocolate Labrador retriever. No joyous choirs of angels, no jolly laughs from Santa, and no jingle bells-nothing to distract her from her master's thesis or bring up painful Christmas memories. But for the...

A caterer who's been burned by love. An artist who's withdrawn from the world. A property battle that just might heal them both. When struggling caterer Tess Palmer inherits her great-aunt's home at Sunset Lake, Missouri, she thinks she's found the way to save her business. Selling the property can provide just the infusion of capital she needs to pay off her debts and move to a larger commercial kitchen. Wildlife painter Jack Hamlin, who lives across Sunset Lake, wants the area kept exactly as it is-a place where waterfowl can thrive and where he can find peace and solitude to ease his...

The first boy she ever kissed just walked back into her life-and crashed into her plans. She needs to redeem herself... Music teacher Becky Hamlin is seeking harmony-both in the blended voices of her students and in her small hometown of Abundance, Missouri. But after last summer, when her bad judgment left the town vulnerable, things have felt off key. Becky hopes to make amends by holding a benefit concert for the local food pantry. If the event is a success, she might even have a shot at her dream job. And now that her former crush, Seth Williams, has moved to town, she could really have...