Best Friends to Forever Series by Barbara Lohr

Best friends. That’s all they were...until one of them wanted forever. Almost thirty and single, Emily Sommers trades the big city for Sweetwater Creek, family and friends. An online nutritionist, she loves her historic apartment, but not the repair bills. Best friend Jackson Hart steps in her handyman. For years Jackson watched Emily bake cookies and send cute cards to the wrong man. Now he has a plan to become that guy... moreBest friends. That’s all they were...until one of them wanted forever. Almost thirty and single, Emily Sommers trades the big city for Sweetwater Creek, family and friends. An online nutritionist, she loves her historic apartment, but not the repair bills. Best friend Jackson Hart steps in her handyman. For years Jackson watched Emily bake cookies and send cute cards to the wrong man. Now he has a plan to become that guy. Emily's had it with billionaires, so Jackson plays down his own success to win her heart. Falling hard for her handyman, Emily has competition. With Jackson’s help, the daughter of an influential family is opening Victoria’s Pantry right under Emily’s apartment. Seeing them together sends Emily to Lowcountry Singles to find her own happily ever after. With his friend’s best interest at heart, Jackson becomes her advisor. Frustration and fun build while Emily and Jackson discover that the only way to happiness is by being truthful with the one you trust most–your best friend. This is a clean, sweet romantic comedy, first in a three-book Best Friends to Forever series, featuring Emily, Josie and Bryn, three young women who get it all wrong trying to find Mr. Right. less

While Trevor helps Bryn rescue the diamondback turtles, her grade school friend secretly plans to steal her heart. Marriage is in the air but not for Bryn Peachum. Her friend Emily’s getting married and Bryn wants that dream too...but not with her current boyfriend. It’s breeding season and she’s got turtles on her mind, not men. When her diamondback nests are ravaged by critters, good friend Trevor Daniels, now a marine biologist, steps up to help... moreWhile Trevor helps Bryn rescue the diamondback turtles, her grade school friend secretly plans to steal her heart. Marriage is in the air but not for Bryn Peachum. Her friend Emily’s getting married and Bryn wants that dream too...but not with her current boyfriend. It’s breeding season and she’s got turtles on her mind, not men. When her diamondback nests are ravaged by critters, good friend Trevor Daniels, now a marine biologist, steps up to help. Soon his little girls fall in love with the turtles and Bryn, although his socialite mother works against them. Since his divorce, Trevor’s kept busy in his lab while raising his adorable twins. No way will he ever marry again, since his wife abandoned them, much like the mama turtles that walk away from their nest. But Bryn and her turtles need him. The coastal waters aren’t the only thing heating up as Trevor works to rescue Bryn’s turtles, while he secretly plots to steal her heart. This is a sweet romance, second book in the Best Friends to Forever series, set in Sweetwater Creek, where close friendships sometimes lead to forever. less

Victoria Pomeroy has always been on the receiving end of Christmas. Can Dr. Darling and his charity clinic teach her it’s better to give than to receive? Victoria’s search for holiday spirit lands her in the Sweetwater Creek urgent care center. Handsome and hot, Dr. Derek Darling quickly becomes her Christmas challenge. Can you say Santa’s stalker? After wheedling her way into his charity clinic, she volunteers there. He puts her to work in the kitchen... moreVictoria Pomeroy has always been on the receiving end of Christmas. Can Dr. Darling and his charity clinic teach her it’s better to give than to receive? Victoria’s search for holiday spirit lands her in the Sweetwater Creek urgent care center. Handsome and hot, Dr. Derek Darling quickly becomes her Christmas challenge. Can you say Santa’s stalker? After wheedling her way into his charity clinic, she volunteers there. He puts her to work in the kitchen. This isn’t the together time she pictured, but she’ll do anything to win his heart. Maybe she’ll even give up the annual family holiday in Palm Beach. Derek Darling knows high maintenance when he sees it. But Victoria could help him gain her father’s financial support for the clinic. His ulterior motive almost makes him feel bad. Almost but not quite. As Victoria wins the hearts of his needy patients, Derek has a change of heart. When Victoria takes the clinic’s Christmas Wishes to her own shop, the well-heeled widows of Sweetwater Creek respond with enthusiastic generosity. What’s a man to do when a haughty socialite becomes the woman he admires? Sometimes mismatched hearts can fall under the magic spell of Christmas, when anything is possible. A sweet, funny romance novella less