LINDA GOODNIGHT

Three heartwarming stories from Linda Goodnight.

In Sugarplum Homecoming, widower Davis Turner worries that his feelings for the former bad girl Lana Ross could put his family at risk for small town scandal. Lana knows she should steer clear, but she can't resist spending time with the handsome single dad. Though she has turned over a new leaf, her secrets have followed her to Whisper Falls. Secrets that could destroy her hope for a future with Davis.

In The Christmas Child,  a young boy is found huddled in a dumpster. Scared and refusing to speak, he captures undercover agent Kade McKendrick's guarded heart. Kade brings the child home until he can track down his family—and his story. All Kade has is a name, Davey, and the boy's trust of sweet, pretty teacher Sophie Bartholomew. And as they uncover the mystery of a very special child, a family is formed—just in time for Christmas.

In A Season for Grace Oklahoma City cop Collin Grace knows his broken childhood means he's the wrong choice to help a troubled teen, no matter what social worker Mia Carano says. Yet with Mia's help, Collin might find it's not too late to find—or build—a family of his own.

Only one person knows why Kat Thatcher left her Oklahoma hometown ten years ago. Why she ran to the city and became a workaholic doctor. Why she put off marriage...indefinitely. And that person is now staring her in the face on her first day back in town Seth Washington is as handsome as ever. Way too available. And wanting to talk about the past––which Kat prefers to leave alone. Seth insists the Lord is on their side and always was. Kat's starting to believe, but will that be enough for love?

Helicopter pilot Creed Carter can't believe his eyes–someone's left a baby on the church altar. When this perfect little girl is temporarily turned over to Haley Blanchard, Creed is sceptical. The auburn–haired foster mother in flowing skirts is pretty, yet definitely not his type. But the more time Creed spends with Haley, the more he appreciates her style and her fierce commitment to her foster kids. To his surprise, he's falling for her –and for baby Rose. But when a crisis strikes, can Creed convince Haley to face her worst fear and trust what's in her heart?

Second chance Christmas...

It's been nine years since Jake Hamilton broke Allison Buchanon's heart and left town. But she's never been able to forget the high-school boy she secretly loved. Now Jake's come home to care for his ailing grandmother, and Allison's family will do anything to prevent a rekindled romance.

Unfortunately, the connection between Allison and the green-eyed cowboy is undeniable. She believes that forgiveness is possible, especially at Christmas. But Jake cares too deeply about Allison to take her away from the close-knit Buchanon clan. Will Allison have to choose between a loving family and the love of her life?

The Buchanons: Steeped in loyalty, bound by family.

Finally, Rainy Jernagen has the child–filled home she's always wanted Okay, so she still hasn't found Mr. Right, but the foster kids she's taken in fill her heart "almost" completely. Then handyman/rancher Nate Del Rio comes knocking, and Rainy starts to wonder if she really can have it all. There's only one problem: Nate doesn't want kids. At all. And nothing Rainy says will change his mind. Of course, she's not going to let that stop her. Not when she has a houseful of adorable allies to raid Nate's ranch and win his heart––whether he likes it or not.

Since leaving her troubled past behind, Lindsey Mitchell relished living in the small Christian community of Winding Stair, Oklahoma. But as December approached, she knew she'd need help to run her tree farm. So she hired new arrival Jesse Slater. The widower and his little girl fit right in...except when it came to celebrating the spirit of the season. As the town banded together and introduced the newcomers to the local festivities, Lindsey sensed there were deeply rooted reasons for Jesse's lack of faith. Could she help him find his way back home and teach him and his adorable daughter the true meaning of Christmas?

Her Unexpected Hero. 

Sawyer Buchanon was against hiring Jade Warren. The escalating threats against his family's construction business–and Sawyer in particular–don't warrant the time and money spent on a private investigator. Even if Jade's smart, beautiful and challenging in a way that intrigues him. Jade has personal reasons to mistrust any Buchanon–especially one as handsome and smooth as Sawyer. But everything she's been led to believe about the successful Buchanons crumbles in the face of Sawyer's decency and sweetness. And the closer Jade gets to Sawyer, the more intense her feelings for him become. Soon the biggest risk she'll face is having Sawyer steal her heart.

Nurse Gena Satterfield knew raising her rebellious nephew, Derrick, would be tough, but moving to Gabriel's Crossing was supposed to help ease the transition into their new reality. That was before she realised her new neighbour was Quinn Buchanon–her teenage crush, the town's onetime star quarterback…and Derrick's father. Her sister's dying wish was that Gena keep this secret. Yet watching Quinn connect with the boy and penetrate his angry walls, Gena begins to see him in a whole new light. Now, torn between the truth and the promise she made, Gena has to follow her heart. And hope they can all heal together…as a family.