Maggie Childers needs a job - badly. She's just been evicted from the apartment she shared with her best friend, and she has nowhere to go and no way to get there. When she sees an advertisement for a job at the Brody Hotel, she decides to go for it - her years of experience in housekeeping should come in handy. Rob Cunningham is juggling his current job working construction at the Brody Hotel and starting a new venture with his business partner. He's recently single and doesn't think another relationship is in the cards for him - at least, not so soon - until he meets Maggie. Somehow, she makes everything seem right. Her secrets, though, might be too much for him to handle, and they both have to decide what's really the most important - privacy, pride, or opening themselves up to all the possibilities? **

Tobias Redfern thought for sure he'd lost his chance for love when Lydia Pullman married another man and moved away from Creede. He's resigned himself to living out his days alone in his bookstore. But when he meets a mysterious auburn-haired beauty on the street one afternoon, he finds his heart coming alive again. Louisa Brown has known a great deal of pain and loneliness in her life, and music has been her saving grace. Coming to the town of Creede, Colorado, as a guest soloist could be the fresh start she's looking for, but the baggage of her past might be too heavy for her to carry on her journey. With the help of a matchmaking angel, a meddling rooster, and William Shakespeare himself, perhaps these two souls can find the peace they are seeking in each other's arms.

Quinn spends all her time managing D'Angelo's Bakery - so much time, in fact, that she rarely does anything else. When things get tough for the bakery's owner and she's needed more than ever, dreams of romance and a family of her own fly out the window - especially when the only guy in her life annoys her more than she ever thought possible. But maybe with a little time and understanding, he'll show her just how sweet life can be.

Even though Cara has lost her childhood weight and is now composing her own music, she can't see her own beauty, and she has no confidence in her talent. A bumpy relationship with her mother certainly hasn't helped. Only the right guy can help her see inside herself to the amazing person who has always been there, and to mend her frayed family ties in the face of her greatest sorrow.

Regan Fielding is tired to death of being set up on blind dates. Why does everyone seem to think she needs a man in her life to be happy? She's perfectly content to snuggle up with a good book and a pile of chocolate. No real guy could ever compare to her romantic heroes, so why even try?Jesse Connelly is looking for something real in his life - something long-lasting. He's not interested in fast relationships and even faster breakups. When he meets Regan, he senses that she's looking for the same thing, but now he needs to convince her of that.Regan agrees to go on one date with Jesse - just one - if it means that her friends will finally stop pestering her. But what if one date turns into something so much more?

Sybil James has worked her way up and is now employed as the ladies' maid for Lady Douglas, a wealthy woman of distinction. When Lady Douglas decides to travel to America to visit her son, she gives the girl a chance to see the world and experience things she could only dream about before. Grant Douglas is enjoying his life as an American businessman, all the while knowing that he'll eventually return to England to run the family estate. Circumstances force his hand early and he must drop everything to set things to rights--one of those things being the stewardship of a lovely young ladies' maid who finds herself without a home. Two very different worlds collide . . . two hearts must decide what it is they most want.

Cynical Morgan learned at an early age that life is just plain hard. She's decided that no one could possibly fall in love with her - all the good guys want perfect girls, and with her messed-up family, she's anything but perfect. But then along comes the guy who falls head-over-heels in love with her just as she is and helps her find the bright side of life - and a second chance for perfection.