Redeeming Love/Small Town Scandals Series by Kay Stockham, Ivy James

In this town he’s always been guilty... Ex-con Joe Brody has been called a lot of things. Some true. Some not. But now that he's out of prison and back in his hometown his focus is finding a job and a home where his ill father can convalesce. Easier said than done when no one will hire him. Ashley Cade has a teething toddler and lives with an elderly man as part of an agreement she made to buy his house. Complicated? Not as much as it sounds... moreIn this town he’s always been guilty... Ex-con Joe Brody has been called a lot of things. Some true. Some not. But now that he's out of prison and back in his hometown his focus is finding a job and a home where his ill father can convalesce. Easier said than done when no one will hire him. Ashley Cade has a teething toddler and lives with an elderly man as part of an agreement she made to buy his house. Complicated? Not as much as it sounds. Wilson is a dear and his huge Victorian a gem in the rough. The lonely old man even recommends a friend's son as a handyman to help with the repairs and finally Ashley is making progress. And Joe? Joe is... intriguing to say the least. But when the police chief tracks Joe down and Ashley discovers the truth, everything changes. Wilson swears Joe is innocent. Joe swears he's innocent. But the evidence says otherwise and she doesn't know who to believe when her future business—and her child's life—are at stake.... less

Waking up with amnesia is bad enough but the snatches of memories teasing Beau Buchanan seem to be from someone else's life. Home with his father, people recognize him but he's at a loss. Especially when it comes to Marley Pierce.Marley can't believe Beau is back. But is he? The injured ex-Marine is nothing like the bad boy who'd left Marley pregnant at eighteen. This man is a stranger to her, and one she knows better than to trust. But when she's with this man, things are different... moreWaking up with amnesia is bad enough but the snatches of memories teasing Beau Buchanan seem to be from someone else's life. Home with his father, people recognize him but he's at a loss. Especially when it comes to Marley Pierce.Marley can't believe Beau is back. But is he? The injured ex-Marine is nothing like the bad boy who'd left Marley pregnant at eighteen. This man is a stranger to her, and one she knows better than to trust. But when she's with this man, things are different. And maybe there's a reason for that... less