The Road to Rose Bend/The Road to Rose Bend/Slow Dance at Rose Bend (novella)

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The Road To Rose Bend If it was only about her, she might never have come back to Rose Bend. But it's not only about her anymore. Sydney Collins left the small Berkshires town of Rose Bend eight years ago, grieving her sister's death - and heartbroken over her parents' rejection. But now the rebel is back - newly divorced and newly pregnant - ready to face her past and make a home for her child in the caring community she once knew. The last thing she needs is trouble. But trouble just set her body on fire with one hot, hot smile. Widower and Rose Bend mayor Coltrane Dennison hasn't smiled in ages. Until a chance run-in with Sydney Collins, who's all grown-up and making him want what he knows he can't have. Grief is his only connection to the wife and son he lost, and he won't give it up. Not for Sydney, not for her child, not for his heart. But when Sydney's ex threatens to upend everything she's rebuilt in Rose Bend, Cole and Sydney may find that a little trouble will take them where they never expected to go. Slow Dance At Rose Bend Cherrie Moore is just passing through, the same way she does every year. Rose Bend's annual motorcycle rally has been her sanctuary - two solid weeks just for herself, just for a little while - one long, peaceful ride through the Berkshires, then back home to bustling Chicago. In and out, and gone again. No strings, no commitments. Until she meets Maddox Holt. The man is pure temptation, and he sure has a mouth on him - a redheaded bullet Cherrie knows she'd be smart to dodge. When the mysterious dive bar owner pulls her onto the dance floor that first night in town, her plans for a clean getaway turn muddy. Something's there between them, sure...but Maddox has roots in quiet Rose Bend, and he's looking for more than a fling. Cherrie came here for a break from it all; after the year she's had, her heart can't take another hit. But before long, she'll have to decide: should she risk her freedom for a second chance at love...or just enjoy the ride while it lasts?