Bøker av Hilary Dartt

A sweet and sexy story about second chances ... and the love of a lifetime.For as long as she can remember, Montana Hart has planned on marrying Sawyer Nelson. But things are over between them-for good this time-and she's finally ready to build her own, completely separate life.Sawyer has never felt quite good enough for Montana, but starting his own cattle ranch might be just what he needs to prove to himself that he's enough.When Sawyer and Montana realize they've bought property in the same subdivision-the one their best friend Trace Walker is completely against-they're forced together again ... as future neighbors and as the keepers of a secret that could change their lives forever.The more they do together, the more it seems they want the same things. But with everything that's happened between them, are their lives meant to run parallel, or to intersect?

A moving story of rediscovery ... and the healing power of hope.Adopted as a young child, Sarah Ward has always preferred order to chaos. Structure is safety. That's why she's worked so hard to craft a life that checks all the boxes: raise a happy, healthy child, be a supportive wife, and maintain friendships and hobbies.So Sarah is stunned when Donny--her high school sweetheart and husband of twenty years--announces that her pursuit of order has done significant damage to their relationship.Salvaging their marriage seems impossible. Still, if there's any hope of reconnecting, it's during the trip they'd promised their daughter before they take her to college. At the family home in Wyoming, immersed in the place and people Sarah has always considered a refuge, she starts to realize the truth in Donny's words. During a trip to the local farmer's market, Sarah finds an old journal. Soon, she's absorbed in the love story inside. At first, it's inspiring. But as she learns more about the identity of the journal's owner, long-buried family secrets emerge. Now, Sarah questions whether a happily-ever-after is possible for her, or for anyone. With the help of her family and her home, can Sarah rediscover herself and win Donny back?

A compelling story about the choices we make … and the healing power of family. Hannah Bradley knows she's lucky: she's always lived an almost-magical existence. In fact, when her younger sisters started new lives-Sarah as the consummate wife and mother and Margaret as an independent, jet-setting engineer-Hannah chose to remain home with Mama Katherine and become a teacher at the local elementary school.Everything was perfect-until Mama dropped a bombshell that revealed their life was built on a foundation of secrets and deception. As Hannah struggles to unravel the truth about her own past, she finds herself inexplicably compelled to help a new student, Sadie, whose behavior (in turns surly and charming) suggests she's had anything but a perfect life-and that she truly needs Hannah. Making life even more complicated, the family hires Hannah's college nemesis, Tanner Lucas, to build two new houses on the property. Despite their somewhat contentious past, he's now oddly charming-especially in the way he interacts with Sadie.Hannah's connections with both Sadie and Tanner deepen, and she begins to see possibilities she'd only imagined … to want things she'd always told herself she didn't need. But juxtaposed against that potential are the consequences of choices made long ago. Now, at last, Hannah must define for herself what perfection really means.

This inspiring story of exploration proves that when you're searching for answers, the best place to look is within. When Holly Carr gets pulled over for drunk driving (at age thirty!), her suspicions and those of her sisters, Jasmine and Holly, are confirmed: her life is in need of a makeover.She can't wait tables forever, and the frequency with which she changes her hair color really might signify an identity crisis. The problem: Holly doesn't know who she wants to be. Worse, since childhood, she's botched every project she's tackled, solo. She always counted on her sisters to rectify her mistakes. But now, Holly is on her own: Jasmine is planning a wedding and Sequoia is newly in love. She hires a life coach, and resolves to focus on herself: Just Holly. Things get complicated when Mack Bravo, the handsome police officer who pulled her over, begins pursuing her. Torn between finding her own direction and spending time with Mack, Holly devises complicated and sometimes absurd plans to do both.Is it possible for Holly to find herself and love at the same time?

This touching story of redemption illustrates the transformative power of love. Sequoia Carr is better off alone. At least, that's what she's been telling herself (and everyone else) since her ex-husband blamed his affair on her icy disposition.For the past six years, she's been happily married to her job as a police officer. Now, she's in danger of losing that, too. When her corrupt boss assigns her a K-9 partner, Sequoia is confident she'll fail-she likes dogs even less than she likes people.Then, her sexy co-worker Elijah Sawyer steps in to help Sequoia succeed with her new partner-and in love. He proposes an experiment to test Sequoia's hypothesis that she's meant for solitude. The experiment has a far-reaching impact on Sequoia's life. She finds her relationships-with her sisters, Jasmine and Holly, with her K-9 partner and with herself-transforming. Still, Sequoia knows there's only one conclusion the experiment can reach. Or is there?

This story of self-discovery explores the complicated relationship between past and present in defining the future. It's Jasmine Carr's thirtieth birthday, and she's finally getting the one thing she's waited for her entire adult life. But is it still what she wants? Her first love, Parker Abbott, calls to fulfill the terms of the pact they made as teenagers when his family moved out of the country. It requires them to date, exclusively, for thirty days. It should be the perfect reunion.Only, Jasmine's distracted. Her editor at the newspaper where she's happily deemed herself Fluff Correspondent has assigned her to the police beat. Worse, he's partnered her with Hudson Stover, a cocky, handsome photojournalist who makes Jasmine question everything she believed about romance-and life.As she always has, Jasmine seeks advice from her sisters, Sequoia and Holly, about how she can give Parker a chance, without missing her chance with Hudson. Eventually, though, circumstances force Jasmine to make her own choice … between the life she's always imagined and the life she's beginning to see is possible.

This moving story about forgiveness and the multifaceted role that is motherhood proves that friendship is the ultimate healer. Summer Gray is exhausted, overwhelmed, and approaching her breaking point. She's due to give birth to her fifth child, and her older son's heart surgery is just around the corner. As if things weren't tense enough, Summer's estranged mother shows up on her doorstep, claiming that she wants to repair their relationship after fifteen years. Only, steeped in the fragrance of bourbon and armed with a plethora of barbed comments, she doesn't seem to have changed. Summer daydreams of contracting a semi-serious illness or suffering nearly life-threatening injuries so she can experience a hospital stay-cation, and she admits as much to her best friends, Josie Garcia and Delaney Collins. With the tough love and questionable boundaries present only between lifelong friends, they stage The Motherhood Intervention to help Summer rediscover the life she loves and forgive her mother in the process.

This touching story of love and redemption explores the power of friendship to help us see-and be-the best version of ourselves. If Josie Garcia's marriage were on the rocks, at least she could drink it. Things are much worse than that. Lately, Josie and her husband Paul clash like peanut butter and pickles. Worse, after talking with her best friends, Delaney Collins and Summer Gray, Josie realizes she's mostly to blame. To make matters more complex, as Josie aspires to become principal at the school where she teaches, her boss-with whom she secretly shares an intense past-is giving her the attention she's been craving. If anyone finds out, the results would be disastrous. With the tough love and questionable boundaries present only between lifelong friends, Delaney and Summer stage The Marriage Intervention to help Josie redefine herself and reignite her marriage.

This poignant story of reinvention illustrates the power of friendship in helping us see-and live-our true potential. At thirty-four, Delaney Collins believes her life is perfect (or at least, perfectly mediocre). But when her "fail-proof" dating system fails completely, she's forced to reevaluate her past, present, and future. Forced, as in her two best friends, Josie Garcia and Summer Gray, stage The Dating Intervention and take complete control of her life. As secrets from Delaney's past surface, threatening to halt her progress, she struggles to follow The Rules they outline. With the kind of tough love and questionable boundaries present only between lifelong friends, Josie and Summer help Delaney forge a path to a perfectly imperfect life.