This is a boxed set containing the first three books in the Brides of Clearwater series.Marrying Mandy: Book 1A marriage of convenience might be crazy...or an answer to both of their prayers.Mandy Hudson swore she'd never marry. Abandoned by her parents and raised by her grandparents, she has a hard time trusting that real love will last. When her grandmother dies, Mandy is shocked to discover a stipulation in the will. Considering marriage to her best friend may be the only way to keep her family's beloved bed-and-breakfast.The loss of his job threatens Preston Yarrow's shaky financial stability. Besides, he can't watch his best friend give up the only real home she's ever known. Frustrated by Mandy's stubborn refusal to let him help, he's certain they are stronger together than they are apart.A marriage of convenience sounds like the perfect solution until love enters the equation and complicates everything.Marrying Raven: Book 2Raven hates football. Too bad she doesn’t feel the same way about her football-playing ex-fiancée.Raven Weber hates football. As if her fiancé breaking off their engagement to follow his NFL dream wasn't bad enough, her football-obsessed family only made things worse. Twelve years later, she pours everything into her job as a physical therapist assistant. Helping others never prepared Raven for the day her ex would hobble back into her life. How can she remain professional when spending time with him only reminds her of what they've lost?The day Heath Shaw walked away from his relationship with Raven, he’d been convinced he was doing it for her. Fulfilling his father’s dream gave him the distraction he needed to get over her. Now he’s back in his hometown with weeks of physical therapy ahead of him before he can escape the past. Running into Raven was going to happen eventually, but he didn't expect her to play a vital role in his recovery. If she's got him second guessing why he left in the first place, what effect will she have on his heart?Her meddling family thinks this is a second chance, while Heath's father only wants to squelch what he sees as a distraction. Raven and Heath know they should walk away, but what if they're better together than they ever were apart?Marrying Chrissy: Book 3Does Chrissy dare hope that a fake relationship could lead to real love?Wyatt Tabor is feeling the pressure. His wealthy parents won’t support him unless he settles down and commits to the family business, while his ever-patient, loving grandmother longs to see him fall in love and be happy. After a broken engagement, he’s not sure he’s ready to trust someone else with his heart. With Gran’s 90th birthday party coming up, he cooks up a scheme that he hopes will appease his family and give her a drama-free celebration.Serving up coffee was never Chrissy’s idea of a dream job, but she’ll do whatever it takes to help her sister afford the medication she needs. When a handsome, smooth-talking customer offers to pay her to pose as his girlfriend, she can’t help but say yes. After all, it’s only for one night. What could go wrong?Wyatt and Chrissy soon realize their feelings for each other are anything but pretend. When family dramas and class differences pull them apart, they must decide whether to walk away, or take a leap of faith and risk everything for love.

"[This] beautiful story of forgiveness and second chances . . . might have been the first book I've read by Rachel J. Good, but it won't be my last." —Shelley Shepard Gray, New York Times–bestselling author A Teacher's Love Widower Josiah Yoder wants to be a good father. But it's not easy with a deaf young son who doesn't understand why his mamm isn't coming home. At a loss, Josiah enrolls Nathan in a special-needs school and is relieved to see his son immediately comforted by his new teacher, a woman whose sweet charm and gentle smile just might be the balm they both need. With seven siblings to care for, Ada Rupp wasn't sure she wanted to take on teaching, too. But the moment she holds Nathan in her arms, she realizes she'll do all she can to help this lost little boy. Plus, it gives her a chance to spend more time with Josiah. Falling for a man in mourning may be against the rules, but his quiet strength is the support Ada never knew she needed. And, together, they could have the loving family she'd always hoped for.

Playing for Keeps is the brand-new sequel to Playing by Heart.This new collection contains both of these charming novellas in one volume.InPlaying by Heart, young English professor Arthur Tyler struggles to manage the bed and breakfast he and his wife, Annie, owned before her untimely death. Lonely, he jumps at the chance to offer temporary office space at the inn for the new neighbor of his elderly friend Ginny. It turns out Madeleine Houser is a successful author whose novels Annie had read voraciously. Since Art is always teaching when Maddie is writing at the inn, they’ve never met, but learn to know each other through daily notes and text messages. A major misunderstanding takes a decidedly romantic turn when Art and Maddie finally meet and discover each other’s true identity. Even so, there are obstacles to overcome before their romance can blossom.The love story of Art and Maddie continues in Playing for Keeps. But their fledgling marriage faces challenges when expectations collide. Now, newlyweds Art and Maddie are struggling to find their way together. When Maddie is offered a chance to take a research trip to Paris, it appears a short separation might help them both figure out what happily-ever-after looks like for them. Yet even the beautiful City of Lights is lonely without the man she loves with all her heart, and with five thousand miles separating them, how can they ever work things out when different time zones and frenzied schedules conspire to keep them incommunicado?Playing by Heart, a Carol Award winner and Christy Award finalist, was originally published in 2004. In 2014 the story was revised and published as A January Bride, part of the Winter Brides collection. Now, two decades later in 2024, Raney Day Press is delighted to offer Playing for Keeps, the all new sequel to Playing by Heart, both collected in this two-novella volume.

In this inspirational romance, a divorced couple are brought together again by a land battle—and kept together by a longing for what could have been.Jake Holland’s peaceful dairy farm is a sanctuary—one he wants to share with other worn and weary veterans. He just needs one more piece of land to start his program . . . and it belongs to Tori Lerner, his ex-wife. A collaboration could benefit them both, but with a past full of secrets between them, is there any hope for a reunion between them?

Will love survive when truth takes aim at their secrets? Sharpshooter Preston Baker has spent a lifetime confronting danger head-on. So when a heartfelt letter arrives from his big sister asking for help, he doesn’t hesitate to put his traveling show career on hold and journey to her remote desert ranch, determined to make amends for past failures. What he doesn't expect is to discover his long-lost little sister and her best friend, Lucy, are both hard at work on the ranch. Unbeknownst to anyone, Lucy Arlidge’s decision to travel to a remote desert ranch was born as much from desperation as friendship. Fleeing San Francisco may have saved Lucy’s life, but the decision left others in danger. To thwart the evil plans of those who pursue her and her family, Lucy must keep her new gem-mining operation concealed and her secrets safe. Preston is drawn to the mysterious woman, despite her plans to marry the neighboring rancher. Lucy’s quiet strength and undeniable beauty beckon him like a campfire in the wilderness, offering light amidst the dark memories and deepest fears resurrected by the presence of his sisters. But as danger closes in, Preston and Lucy must confront their pasts to save not only their own futures, but the lives of everyone they love.

Romance blossoms between friends, work colleagues, and even frenemies in these clean, faith-filled, friends-to-love romances. Each couple overcomes past heartaches, deals with real-life challenges, and finds hope despite an uncertain future with God's help, while discovering their forever love was there with them all along. If you love to read clean and sweet romances where friends become so much more, take a look at this lovely set of eight previously published heartwarming and uplifting romances (plus a bonus novella)! HIS RADIANT BRIDE (from Sweetapple Falls) She's sworn off love. He wants to give his daughter a loving home. Neither of them want to risk their heart. It should be a perfect marriage. But then he falls in love with his bride...friends to lovesingle dad/ teachermarriage of conveniencesmall rural townMORE THAN FRIENDS (from The Macleans) One summer's day at an Edinburgh beach with a dog and a busload of very special kids could change both their lives...nurse/ physical therapistwork colleagues / friendsspecial needs / differently abled childrenbrother's best friendA LESSON IN LOVE (from The Macleans) As they work together on a garden at their church, can two teachers learn God’s lessons in love, or will the secrets she's afraid to share keep them apart?work colleagues/ friendshealth challengescaregivingEdinburghCHERISH ME (from Chapel Cove Romances) Can her reluctant return home reignite romance for a plain accountant and her high school crush, the scarred local cop?small townturning 40high-school sweethearts reuniteopposites attractquirky bookstoreeven quirkier pets!STAND BY ME (from Chapel Cove Romances) He’s big city, she’s small town. He’s a fast-paced CEO, she’s a slowed-down artist. He loves the night life, she loves the quiet life. He’s wealthy, she... well, isn’t. Can such opposites make love work?internet friendshipopposites attractdifferent lifestylesinterracialhealth challengesDOLCE VITA (from A Tuscan Legacy / That Sunflower Summer) A sweeter life of love awaits her. But can she accept it?long term friends and work colleaguesWales and Tuscanyfamily conflict, secrets, and mysteryforgiveness and healingMIDNIGHT CLEAR (from Huckleberry Lake) He could be her Mr. Right. Only she knows the huge past heartbreak she hides means she’s his Ms Wrong.frenemiesteacher/ handymangrumpy/ sunshinematchmaking friendssmall-town Christmashealing from griefINVITATION TO THE BALL (from Love in Store) When the department manager she's secretly crushed on for years invites the shy store florist to partner him to a glittering ball, it's a dream come true! But can she let love in, or will fear and doubt send her running at midnight?friends-to-lovemakeoverCinderella retellingLondonGod-given confidenceBONUS NOVELLA: LAST CHRISTMAS (from The Blue Door) Last Christmas, an argument tore them apart. This Christmas, can they see beyond their trouble pasts past to the future God intends for them?long-term friendsreunion / second chancesLondonChristmas in a homeless shelterfinding a more meaningful life directionI hope you're blessed by these emotional, tender, God-honoring and ultimately uplifting stories.Autumn PS - My stories set in the UK use British English spelling and grammar. This can look "wrong" to US readers!