Calter Creek Series by LizAnn Carson

She has it all—or does she? Calm and competent, Amanda Sinclair has taken her family’s import business to new heights of success, but the rest of her life … well, there isn’t anything else. No play, no time for relaxation. Love? Not a chance. She’s learned that attachments are dangerous. Since losing his wife two years ago, Jacob McKinnon, the new accountant at Sinclair Imports, has centered his life around his daughter, Norah, now six... moreShe has it all—or does she? Calm and competent, Amanda Sinclair has taken her family’s import business to new heights of success, but the rest of her life … well, there isn’t anything else. No play, no time for relaxation. Love? Not a chance. She’s learned that attachments are dangerous. Since losing his wife two years ago, Jacob McKinnon, the new accountant at Sinclair Imports, has centered his life around his daughter, Norah, now six. He’s wary of risking his heart again, knowing all too well the pain of losing someone you love. But then Amanda's eyes drilled right through him. Their attraction sizzles, for all that she doesn’t want it … except that she obviously does. Amanda does everything in her power to keep Jacob at arm’s length, but even she can’t deny the electricity whenever they’re together. It’s a stalemate, until the betrayal. Sinclair Imports could be at risk, and suddenly she needs Jacob’s expertise – and his emotional support. But how can she work with him, lean on him, and still keep their undeniable attraction at bay? less

Totally wrong for her Life is good in Calter Creek, Ohio. Pat Fraser loves her comfortable little house in a peaceful, 1940s neighborhood. So when she learns of plans to build a mall in the vacant lot across the street, she sees red. She hates concrete monstrosities. She’s not overly fond of the developers, either. Especially Alan Carmichael, who’d been her supervisor two decades ago. He’d made her working life hell back then... moreTotally wrong for her Life is good in Calter Creek, Ohio. Pat Fraser loves her comfortable little house in a peaceful, 1940s neighborhood. So when she learns of plans to build a mall in the vacant lot across the street, she sees red. She hates concrete monstrosities. She’s not overly fond of the developers, either. Especially Alan Carmichael, who’d been her supervisor two decades ago. He’d made her working life hell back then. He’s a man with his eye on the main chance, and she wants nothing to do with him. Period. Even though he tempts her as no man has in years. Unfortunately, to make the mall something she can live with, she’s forced to work with Alan. Meeting Pat again affects Alan in unexpected ways. No longer an unkempt kid in a hardhat, she’s become sleek and self-confident—and more than a little alluring. What started as an uneasy working relationship becomes, in his mind, a seduction. But Pat wants more than he’s willing to give. Can she even consider a relationship with a hard man who’s never known love? Can an abandoned kid and a dog show him the way to open his own heart? less