The Loudon Series by Lucinda Race

The Loudon Series continues with The Journey Home.

Broken hearted and jobless, Kate returns to her hometown. A huge fight and break up with her boyfriend the night before an interview for her dream job at a five-star restaurant, Kate shows up late. After being told that is the one reason she won't be considered Kate is devastated. Feeling alone and lost, her career under-baked she heads home. Taking over the kitchen at the small bakery and café her mother owns, Kate bandages her heart and starts to cook her way out of heartbreak... moreBroken hearted and jobless, Kate returns to her hometown. A huge fight and break up with her boyfriend the night before an interview for her dream job at a five-star restaurant, Kate shows up late. After being told that is the one reason she won't be considered Kate is devastated. Feeling alone and lost, her career under-baked she heads home. Taking over the kitchen at the small bakery and café her mother owns, Kate bandages her heart and starts to cook her way out of heartbreak. Until, Don rolls into town. Don fears he's pushed Kate, the woman he adores, away permanently. He shows up in her hometown and declares his love asking for forgiveness. When Kate shuts him down, it's time to put his heart on the line and do more than just talk. Maybe the time has come for Kate to embrace the future and have faith she'll find her happily ever after with the man she loves. less

Kate McKenna Price is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Her in-laws announced their retirement with the expectation that Don would return to the family business, a winery located three hours due west of Kate and Don’s home in Loudon. To make matters worse, her in-laws offered Kate her own restaurant as a bribe. Ever loyal to her mother, she is holding fast to her roots at What’s Perkin’. Kate devises a plan for Don to work from home and drive to the winery every few weeks... moreKate McKenna Price is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Her in-laws announced their retirement with the expectation that Don would return to the family business, a winery located three hours due west of Kate and Don’s home in Loudon. To make matters worse, her in-laws offered Kate her own restaurant as a bribe. Ever loyal to her mother, she is holding fast to her roots at What’s Perkin’. Kate devises a plan for Don to work from home and drive to the winery every few weeks. But as time passes, the couple’s struggle to have a baby adds pressure to their strained living arrangements. A wedge is being driven into the very heart of their marriage. Will the ghost of Kate’s father be able to reach his headstrong daughter to offer guidance before all she holds dear slips away? Meanwhile, Peyton Brien, a childhood friend to the entire Price family, now works for Crystal Lake Winery, and she is keeping a secret. Determined to discover what she is hiding, Don asks Kate to befriend the young mother to see what she can unearth. Will Peyton’s secret shatter what is left of Kate and Don’s marriage? less

After a cryptic letter appears in her mailbox and flowers are delivered anonymously, Dani Michaels’ secret past threatens to collide with her future. Out of options and tired of running Dani confesses the danger she’s in to her friends.   With her best friend, Ellie McKenna, by her side, Dani finds help from Loudon’s finest policemen, namely Ellie’s fiancé, Pad Stone, and his partner, Paul Greene... moreAfter a cryptic letter appears in her mailbox and flowers are delivered anonymously, Dani Michaels’ secret past threatens to collide with her future. Out of options and tired of running Dani confesses the danger she’s in to her friends.   With her best friend, Ellie McKenna, by her side, Dani finds help from Loudon’s finest policemen, namely Ellie’s fiancé, Pad Stone, and his partner, Paul Greene.    As Dani is dragged deeper into the danger zone, Ellie, Pad and Paul are determined to save her. Will the smoldering sparks ignite between Dani and the handsome Officer Greene allowing her to have the future she’s longed for or will her past destroy her future? less