Weaver's Circle Series by Christa Maurice

Love can't flourish in the dark. Fifteen years ago, Elaine fell in love with Johnny McMannus, the local bad boy. He was nineteen and she was jailbait. To keep them both out of trouble, Johnny left town. But years later his father's heart attack brings him back to run the family garage. Hoping to reconnect with Elaine, Johnny has to first fix the mess his parent's alcoholism has made of things... moreLove can't flourish in the dark. Fifteen years ago, Elaine fell in love with Johnny McMannus, the local bad boy. He was nineteen and she was jailbait. To keep them both out of trouble, Johnny left town. But years later his father's heart attack brings him back to run the family garage. Hoping to reconnect with Elaine, Johnny has to first fix the mess his parent's alcoholism has made of things. Before Johnny can deserve Elaine, he has to salvage his family's reputation, save their home, and rescue the business. Too bad Elaine doesn't want to be deserved. She wants to be loved. She never got over Johnny and she's done sneaking around with him as they had before. If he can't love her in public, to her way of thinking he doesn't love her enough. Warning: Nosy neighbors, hypochondriac mothers and underage girls. less

Love can't flourish in the dark. Fifteen years ago, Elaine fell in love with Johnny McMannus, the local bad boy. He was nineteen and she was jailbait. To keep them both out of trouble, Johnny left town. But years later his father's heart attack brings him back to run the family garage. Hoping to reconnect with Elaine, Johnny has to first fix the mess his parent's alcoholism has made of things... moreLove can't flourish in the dark. Fifteen years ago, Elaine fell in love with Johnny McMannus, the local bad boy. He was nineteen and she was jailbait. To keep them both out of trouble, Johnny left town. But years later his father's heart attack brings him back to run the family garage. Hoping to reconnect with Elaine, Johnny has to first fix the mess his parent's alcoholism has made of things. Before Johnny can deserve Elaine, he has to salvage his family's reputation, save their home, and rescue the business. Too bad Elaine doesn't want to be deserved. She wants to be loved. She never got over Johnny and she's done sneaking around with him as they had before. If he can't love her in public, to her way of thinking he doesn't love her enough. less

To be rescued, you have to let someone help you. Greg has had a crush on tough, resourceful Sue since high school, but getting close to her has proven impossible. She spends so much time dealing with her alcoholic parents that the first chance Greg gets to talk to her is when he’s serving her with foreclosure papers. If he can find a way to keep her from losing her family’s farm, maybe she’ll learn to like him. But Sue doesn’t believe Greg could care about her... moreTo be rescued, you have to let someone help you. Greg has had a crush on tough, resourceful Sue since high school, but getting close to her has proven impossible. She spends so much time dealing with her alcoholic parents that the first chance Greg gets to talk to her is when he’s serving her with foreclosure papers. If he can find a way to keep her from losing her family’s farm, maybe she’ll learn to like him. But Sue doesn’t believe Greg could care about her. Either he pities her, which is humiliating, or he wants to get into her pants, which is disgusting. If she could just find someone who would love her for who she was and not what she could do for them. Warning: desperate circumstances, friendly neighbors, and wet varnish less

Hometowns aren’t necessarily any safer than exotic shores.After his wife was killed in a robbery-gone-wrong, Dan Wesinski left everything in New York behind to take the position of Police Chief in tiny Weaver’s Circle. Dan hoped he could do for the sleepy little town what he hadn’t been able to do for his wife.Lucy Ferrel barely survived being kidnapped in Thailand and knew she would never get over the PTSD from that horrific event... moreHometowns aren’t necessarily any safer than exotic shores.After his wife was killed in a robbery-gone-wrong, Dan Wesinski left everything in New York behind to take the position of Police Chief in tiny Weaver’s Circle. Dan hoped he could do for the sleepy little town what he hadn’t been able to do for his wife.Lucy Ferrel barely survived being kidnapped in Thailand and knew she would never get over the PTSD from that horrific event. Weaver’s Circle and the chance to film the Summer Festival as part of her new job with a travel show, she didn’t need unwanted attraction to the equally wounded Police Chief. But Lucy recognized the pain she felt in the wounded man’s eyes… domestic violence, frustrated police, and venial evil less

Marie Franklin set up her veterinary practice in tiny Weaver’s Circle to hide her association to one of the biggest names in rock and roll. Helping Will Perkins with his rescue puppy is a great in and falling for him is better. But this puppy is one of the Bachelor Party Rescue Puppies and Marie’s cover is about to be blown. Warning: Ill-mannered puppies, lethal vegetables, and unwanted fame

Wally Kohler left Weaver's Circle to go on the road with rock bands. Over the years his job has changed from moving equipment to protecting people and fixing problems for Touchstone and SendDown. He hasn't had time to visit home in years so when Candy needs someone to take a spoiled starlet out of the limelight for a couple of weeks at Christmas he agrees. Honestly how much trouble can she be? Flora Mason could be a super star, unless she wrecks her own career... moreWally Kohler left Weaver's Circle to go on the road with rock bands. Over the years his job has changed from moving equipment to protecting people and fixing problems for Touchstone and SendDown. He hasn't had time to visit home in years so when Candy needs someone to take a spoiled starlet out of the limelight for a couple of weeks at Christmas he agrees. Honestly how much trouble can she be? Flora Mason could be a super star, unless she wrecks her own career. For her latest stunt, she went on national television to promote her blockbuster Christmas movie and instead announced that Christmas is a sham. But it is really that she has something against Christmas or is something else ruining her Christmas spirit? Warning: Family guilt, spirited actresses, and bad press less