Career Girl Romances #28

In "A Broken Life," 22-year-old Ana Bonn—once the most photographed woman in the western hemisphere—steps away from the spotlight to rediscover herself. After years of sacrificing her health for the perfect figure, she finds strength and joy in a quiet life back home, where love and a new beginning await with Dan Collins, the local builder she’s come to care for.

Lisa Maynard, a junior lawyer, meets Ben Walden, a trucking contractor, when he helps her with car trouble in town—and the two find themselves drawn to each other despite their initial awkward encounter. As Lisa struggles to keep her mind on her upcoming Danforth lawsuit, she engineers a chance meeting with Ben at the country club, where their chemistry becomes undeniable. When the conversation turns to her case, however, Lisa discovers that Ben may be connected to the very dispute she's preparing to argue in court.

In "The Laws of Love," junior attorney Lisa Maynard finds her personal and professional worlds colliding when she begins dating Ben Walden, a man she meets fixing her flat tire. When Ben becomes a subcontractor in her first major case, Lisa must navigate the tricky balance between her growing feelings and her duty to the law—testing both her ethics and her heart.

Sally Lawrence has a simple but winning solution for impressing a date after the movies—combining two beloved desserts into one delectable treat she calls "Double Dazzle." With store-bought apple pies and chocolate fudge icing mix, she whips up an impressive homemade-tasting dessert that's sure to earn a second movie date.

Barbara Moore is a social worker bound by rules to stay detached, but when she’s assigned to remove a widower’s daughter from his care, her professional distance begins to crack. Torn between duty and empathy, she must navigate the weight of a decision that tests her principles—and her heart.