Bücher der Reihe Castleton Hearts

Paige Roman is out for revenge. Not just any revenge; she's out to mend her recently shattered heart. Her ex, Wyatt, is going to pay, and the best way to make that happen is to seduce the girl he's always wanted but has never caught: Esme Bell. To be fair, the dark-haired bartender with the infectious laugh is the girl just about everyone wants, and Wyatt is no exception.Paige's plan is simple, and it's going to work. Go out with Esme, take her home, and then rub her victory in Wyatt's face for the whole town of Castleton, Maine to see. She does reconnaissance at the bar where Esme works, and soon, the game is ON.Is Paige just going to head right for the bedroom? No. She's more subtle than that. Paige has never really seduced anyone like this, but how hard could it be? She's not completely devoid of sexy skills.What starts as a plot to get back at her ex turns into something a whole lot more complicated when Paige catches major feelings. Is she ready to give up her mission and put her heart on the line again? Or should she just cut her losses and call the whole thing off?

Hollis Carr never expected her city-loving self moving to Castleton, Maine, and living in a converted barn. She's not totally hating the slower pace of life in Castleton, but one thing she can't handle is the pressure from her mother and her sister to find a nice person to settle down with. Hollis doesn't do love, period.Only after immense pressure does she agree to go out with Julia Williams, her sister Ellie's co-worker. Julia is petite and bright and shiny in a way that Hollis finds completely irresistible, not to mention she's not as innocent as she seems. Hollis can't believe her luck when Julia says that she only agreed to the date to get a persistent suitor off her back. She proposes an arrangement that will benefit them both: pretend to date for the summer, then have a massively public breakup, and go their separate ways.One small, very tiny problem: Hollis has fallen utterly in love with sweet, bubbly Julia. She closed off her heart many years ago and was convinced that no one could make her feel that way again. Will Hollis risk everything for love? Or will she slam the door and walk away forever?

Sasha Klein couldn't be less happy to be living in Castleton, Maine. If only her sister hadn't fallen in love with a Castleton guy nicknamed Skippy who got her pregnant and then bailed on her and her little girl and gone to Las Vegas. Sasha plans to get out of the tiny town just as soon as her sister, Lizzie, is back on her feet.Looking for any kind of excitement, Sasha escapes Castleton and ends up at a lesbian bar. Things get out of hand when she spills a drink on, almost gets in a fight with, and then kisses a gorgeous mystery woman. Much to her surprise, she sees that woman the following week at her niece's parent-teacher conference. Awkward.Jaqueline "Jax" Hardy is everything that Sasha is not, and it's annoying as hell. Jax just can't stop rubbing her perfection in Sasha's face, and Sasha can't stop being attracted to it. No matter how hard she tries to resist, Sasha keeps finding herself waking up in Jax's bed under her Egyptian cotton designer sheet set.Against her better judgement, Sasha starts getting to know Jax, and the more she learns, the more she likes. It also doesn't hurt that Jax clearly has money and doesn't mind spending it on Sasha.Will Sasha finally give in to her heart and stop fighting her feelings for Jax? Or will she cut and run, leaving Castleton for good?

McKenna Williams doesn't like staying in one place. She has a restless soul, which has served her well for the last twenty-three years. Right now, her soul is taking a little pit stop in the town of Castleton, Maine, for the summer, and she's enjoying the ocean breezes and friendly people. Plus, the house she's staying in is right next door to her sister, Julia.She's determined to let nothing mess up her zen, until she gets a request to teach a private yoga class for recent divorcee, Piper Patrick, and she's hit with an instant attraction so intense, she can barely breathe. Piper is beyond off-limits: Not only is she McKenna's client, she's just ended her marriage, she has a son, and there's nearly a 10 year age gap between them. Everything about falling for Piper is a bad idea.The magnetic pull toward each other is undeniable, and McKenna knows that it can only end in heartbreak. Will she take a chance on the woman she can't resist? Or will she cut and run to save herself from losing it all?

Emerald Witmer is beyond pissed when her brother begs her to drive all the way across the country to pick up his girlfriend's sister from college in Arizona and bring her back to Castleton, Maine. She would tell him to go *blank* himself, but then he agrees to pay her, and let's be real, she could use the money.She's not going to think about the fact that the girl she's going to pick up, Natalie Johnson, was her best friend when they were kids, until Natalie decided she'd rather hang with the cool kids and abandoned Em. Not that she's still holding a grudge or anything.All she has to do is manage to get through one week with Natalie, and then never think about her again, but those plans go out the window when she sees Natalie and feels something more intense than her anger at the past: lust.It's fine. All she has to do is get through one week. What happens afterwards is a problem for future Em.What starts as an annoying chore turns into a road trip of redemption when Em realizes how much she misses having Natalie in her life, and things escalate further when they get back to Castleton, and share a kiss. Those feelings Em has been trying to ignore aren't going to be silenced. Will Em put the past in the past, and let herself fall for the girl who used to be her best friend? Or will she cling to her painful past and reject Natalie completely?

Charli Sweet is happy to be living in Castleton, Maine with her roommate Natalie and working at her aunt's bakery doing their social media management. She is, promise. So what if she can't stop thinking about her ex who dumped her in dramatic fashion a year ago by changing the locks on their apartment? It takes a long time to get over a breakup.Charli is more than happy to have her cousin Linley's wedding to focus on. That is until she meets Linley's wedding coordinator, Alivia Ackerman. Or meets her AGAIN. It's not Charli's fault that she went to a bar and hooked up with a stranger right after her breakup. It's also not her fault that the stranger turns out to be planning her cousin's wedding and now things are… awkward. And tense (in the sexual sense).Can Charli ignore her previous history with Alivia (and her growing feelings) and focus on her cousin's wedding? Or will the distraction of Alivia prove too great for her to resist having another taste and losing her heart in the process?

Kendra Day is shocked to learn that not only has her dearly departed grandmother left her a pile of money, she's also left her a run-down cottage in Castleton, Maine. Kendra never planned on living in Maine, but she's sick of her dead-end job and decides it's time for a new adventure.While looking for furniture, she stumbles into an incredible shop, right in Castleton, and a dining set she has to have. She's startled when she locks eyes with the new owner, Theodora, "Theo" Harmon, who's taken over the business from her uncle.Theo's furniture is beautiful, but dealing with her surly personality tests Kendra's patience. Still, there's something about Theo that intrigues Kendra and makes her want to know more about the grumpy furniture-maker and find out what's beneath her tough exterior. One night, Theo takes Kendra into her workshop and one thing leads to another. Theo acts like nothing happened, but Kendra can't do that. Will she take a risk and tell Theo how she feels? Or will she try to forget and leave Theo alone for good?

Hayden Lindsey expects to spend lots of time at the beach and with her cousin Piper when she temporarily moves in with her in Castleton, Maine. What she doesn't expect is to bump into Alessi Mason at the bakery and fight her for the last cinnamon roll. The girl she used to spend every summer in Castleton with is all grown up and she probably doesn't even remember the last time they saw each other and that kiss they shared when they were kids.Hayden doesn't think about it either. Much.But now is no time for thinking about past kisses. Hayden is only in Castleton to get on her feet and figure out how to balance her accounting job and her online tie-dye shop. A romance with Alessi is the last thing on her mind.That is, until Alessi is in a bind and Hayden comes to the rescue and that little spark Hayden felt during the kiss? Well, now it's an inferno, and she isn't the only one who feels it. Alessi has her own complications, and a relationship is the last thing she needs.Alas, chemistry sometimes has other plans. Will Hayden and Alessi give in to everything pulling them together, or will they let too many obstacles pull them apart?