Katie Kelley has all the ingredients of a happy life: a home she adores, the best friends anyone could ask for, and a job as a pastry chef that she loves. If only she could get one single doctor to take her seriously enough to figure out what the heck is going on with her health. As if that isn’t enough to send her spiraling, Katie’s boss shares some news that threatens to turn her whole world upside down. With so much on her shoulders, Katie finds comfort in the arms of a dear friend who she wishes was a whole lot more.
Dallas Stone, the namesake drummer for acclaimed rock group Midnight in Dallas, is used to setting the beat for his bandmates. But ever since their breakup, he’s the one left feeling off-tempo. Picking up the odd session gig and cheering from the sidelines as his closest friends find their happiness is nice, sure, but when will it be his turn? After his friend Katie confides in Dallas her fears about the changes happening in her life, he makes it his mission to help. As the pair grow closer, Dallas begins to see a life for himself outside of music. One with the woman he’s secretly been in love with for years.
When medical tests finally lead Katie to a diagnosis, Dallas becomes more committed than ever to taking care of her. Frustrated by his obsessive attentiveness, Katie is determined to prove she doesn’t need help. But can Dallas let go and find his own identity outside of their relationship, even if it means watching the woman he loves struggle? Feels Like Home, the fourth installment of the Midnight in Dallas series, is a story about finding ourselves in an ever-changing world and the love that prevails through it all.
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Jo Kingsley is having a really bad day, and nothing is going according to plan. After her life goes up in flames—literally—she returns home to Nashville to figure out her next move. Soon after she arrives, Jo finds herself alone in a bar licking her wounds when a knight in a shining leather jacket unexpectedly comes to her rescue. Suddenly, the girl who always has a plan finds herself throwing caution to the wind.
Derek Knights is longing to be free—from everyone’s expectations and from a past he can’t seem to escape. During a night out to clear his head, he meets a beautiful woman who makes him feel seen for the first time. When she disappears without leaving so much as a glass slipper behind, he’s sure he’ll never see her again—until he shows up for dinner at his friend’s house and she’s standing in the kitchen.
When Jo and Derek reconnect, they give each other the courage to be their true selves, and their lives start to change for the better. But when Derek makes a life-altering decision and is ready to go all-in with Jo, will she be ready to take the leap into an uncertain future, or will she fall back on old habits and the life she once thought she wanted? Long Way Home, the third installment of the Midnight in Dallas series, is a story about the detours we take when becoming the people we’re meant to be and the pieces of ourselves that we leave behind along the way.
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Ella Claiborne is ready to find love again. Long since widowed and with her daughter Grace leaving the country, Ella dives headfirst into the dating pool to ease her loneliness. After her date ditches her at her best friend’s wedding, Ella quickly realizes there’s only one man she’s truly interested in. There’s just one problem--he’s her daughter’s boss.
Cash Montgomery has already loved and lost. After losing his wife to cancer, he isn’t sure he’s ready to put himself back out there, but he finds himself drawn to Ella. After one unforgettable night, Cash begins to wonder if there could be a future for the two of them.
With one devastating phone call, Cash and Ella are tossed into a whirlwind of emotions. Once the dust settles, Cash must decide if he’s ready to let go of the ghost of his former love, and Ella is faced with the realization that grief changes us forever. Home Again, the second installment of the Midnight in Dallas series, is a story about second chances and the people who remind us of who we are when we’ve forgotten.
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Olivia Sinclair left her dreams of a music career behind, along with her hopes for love and a family. With her husband having left her for more fertile pastures, she’s content to focus her energy on her thriving bakery, a new home, and an ornery rescue cat named Mama. That is until Liv’s best friend drags her to a concert where she meets the handsome (and much younger) frontman of the popular band, Midnight in Dallas.
Jaxon Slade is looking for a little inspiration. Up against a deadline, his ability to write music has escaped him. But when he meets Liv backstage, all of that changes. Jax is instantly captivated by her witty sense of humor and effortlessly beautiful voice. As the two grow closer, he begins to see a future with Liv by his side. All he has to do is convince her that their connection is worth the risk.
But when Jax suggests taking their relationship to the stage as a duo, fame makes some of the most painful details of Liv’s past public, testing her belief in their relationship and herself. Liv must decide between being the woman the world and her ex told her she was, or choosing the woman she was always meant to be. Home Is Where You Are, the first in the Midnight in Dallas series, is a story of love, friendship, and the family we choose.
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