The McDaniels Series by Kimberly Cates

Finnoula O'Grady had never had a home. Growing up in foster care, Finn had spent her childhood longing for a little house with a white picket fence. Years later her dreams came true when she inherited the rundown March Winds. But someone else was in love with her house -- young Emma, the lonely niece of her next-door neighbor Cade McDaniel. Cade knew nothing about being a single parent. The only love and caring he'd ever done were for the old houses he restored for a living... moreFinnoula O'Grady had never had a home. Growing up in foster care, Finn had spent her childhood longing for a little house with a white picket fence. Years later her dreams came true when she inherited the rundown March Winds. But someone else was in love with her house -- young Emma, the lonely niece of her next-door neighbor Cade McDaniel. Cade knew nothing about being a single parent. The only love and caring he'd ever done were for the old houses he restored for a living. But there was no denying that Finn's arrival had him feeling decidedly more human than usual. And when Emma finds a child's 150-year-old diary, they unearth a story that brings the three wounded souls together and begins to change March Winds from just a house...into a home. less

Finnoula O’Grady had never had a home…Growing up in foster care, Finn had spent her childhood longing for a little house with a white picket fence. Years later her dreams came true when she inherited the rundown March Winds. But someone else was in love with her house—young Emma, the lonely niece of her next-door neighbor Cade McDaniel.Cade knew nothing about being a single parent. The only love and caring he’d ever done were for the old houses he restored for a living... moreFinnoula O’Grady had never had a home…Growing up in foster care, Finn had spent her childhood longing for a little house with a white picket fence. Years later her dreams came true when she inherited the rundown March Winds. But someone else was in love with her house—young Emma, the lonely niece of her next-door neighbor Cade McDaniel.Cade knew nothing about being a single parent. The only love and caring he’d ever done were for the old houses he restored for a living. But there was no denying that Finn’s arrival had him feeling decidedly more human than usual. And when Emma finds a child’s 150-year-old diary, they unearth a story that brings the three wounded souls together and begins to change March Winds from just a house… into a home. less

When former wild child Deirdre McDaniel clears out her childhood home, she comes face-to-face with a lifetime of memories and failures. Once she'd dreamed of making it big, but her high school pregnancy had changed all that. Now co-owner of a B&B, Deirdre struggles to make up for lost time with her daughter, to overcome the demons of her past and to open her guarded heart to Jake--the new man in her life... moreWhen former wild child Deirdre McDaniel clears out her childhood home, she comes face-to-face with a lifetime of memories and failures. Once she'd dreamed of making it big, but her high school pregnancy had changed all that. Now co-owner of a B&B, Deirdre struggles to make up for lost time with her daughter, to overcome the demons of her past and to open her guarded heart to Jake--the new man in her life. But when long-buried secrets return to haunt her, will Jake accept the truth behind the woman he's come to care about more than he'd thought possible...or will he let old wounds destroy the fragile new love they share? less

Fame, fortune and true love... Emma McDaniel thought she had it all. But stardom came at great personal cost-- a painful divorce from her childhood sweetheart and the shattering of all her dreams. Fleeing the press and her own despair, Emma heads to Scotland for the role of a lifetime. There, brooding historian Dr. Jared Butler will help her become the legendary Lady Aislinn... unless his surly attitude tempts Emma to slay him with the lady's sword first... moreFame, fortune and true love... Emma McDaniel thought she had it all. But stardom came at great personal cost-- a painful divorce from her childhood sweetheart and the shattering of all her dreams. Fleeing the press and her own despair, Emma heads to Scotland for the role of a lifetime. There, brooding historian Dr. Jared Butler will help her become the legendary Lady Aislinn... unless his surly attitude tempts Emma to slay him with the lady's sword first. Scarred by a disastrous marriage of his own, Jared has little use for women-- and none at all for pampered starlets. But as the two lose themselves in the lore of the past, Jared is stunned to find in Emma a kindred spirit. Will he dare to leave the safety of his history books and risk his heart with a woman of flesh and blood? less