Raspberry Ridge Series by Jessie Gussman

Amara Jardine didn’t expect to leave her big city marketing job and return home. But the death of her parents in a plane crash brings her back to Raspberry Ridge along with the two sisters she barely knows.One mystery they all share: why did their mother have such a hatred for the Gilcrest family and why weren’t they ever allowed to talk to their one son, Hobert?Regardless, Amara just wants to clean the mansion out and sell it and get back to her life on the East Coast... moreAmara Jardine didn’t expect to leave her big city marketing job and return home. But the death of her parents in a plane crash brings her back to Raspberry Ridge along with the two sisters she barely knows.One mystery they all share: why did their mother have such a hatred for the Gilcrest family and why weren’t they ever allowed to talk to their one son, Hobert?Regardless, Amara just wants to clean the mansion out and sell it and get back to her life on the East Coast.Hobert Gilcrest always admired the mansions on the hill in Raspberry Ridge, even if he knew that wasn’t ever going to be his life.He’s happy with his small fishing boat. He makes enough money to pay the taxes and buy essentials and that’s really all he needs. Until he meets a mysterious stranger on the dock and starts an evening ritual of walking down the dirt road toward home with her.When their identities are revealed, secrets are exposed and it becomes obvious that they have some hard choices to make. Will their blossoming romance survive the turmoil? less

Birdie Pollock just rented a beach house for the summer. She needed to get away from the noise and the lights and the pressure…okay, she’s burnt out and can’t let anyone know. She has to be back to full speed by fall when her big American tour kicks off.Wesley Moffett is burnt out. He’s lying low after the last game of the hockey season, and trying to write the book his agent is demanding from him.He used to love hockey, but that love turned to hate and he never did like writing... moreBirdie Pollock just rented a beach house for the summer. She needed to get away from the noise and the lights and the pressure…okay, she’s burnt out and can’t let anyone know. She has to be back to full speed by fall when her big American tour kicks off.Wesley Moffett is burnt out. He’s lying low after the last game of the hockey season, and trying to write the book his agent is demanding from him.He used to love hockey, but that love turned to hate and he never did like writing. It’s going to be the worst summer ever. Unless he can con his next-door neighbor into writing his book for him. He can’t teach her how to play hockey in return, but maybe there’s something else she wants… less