Recommendations based on "Resilient Love"

Patrick Sadler spent most of his life quietly loving his childhood best friend, Johanna. Six years later, the one night they spent together before she walked away with his heart is a memory he revisits often. Or as often as he can between raising his daughter and running the family restaurant. That was until she moved back to their small town in coastal New England. Not only do they have to work together in the hopes of saving the restaurant, but he's now left wondering why her once bright smile has been dimmed. And will he ever know the reason she left? Johanna Thomas always knew she would return home when she was ready, because that's where she left her heart. Walking away from Patrick wasn't easy, but she knew it was for the best. Now back in town, she wants to prove to herself and Patrick that she deserves to be here. He isn't the same man he was before, but it's hard not to fall for this version when she sees the love he has for his little girl. They try to put the past behind them and work together as friends. But how can they, when old feelings have never disappeared, and they still look at each other like that? Is this their second chance, or has too much time and heartbreak happened for them to make it work? Those Two Words is book #1 in the Sutton Bay series. A series of interconnected standalone stories set in coastal New England, with lots of feelings, swoon, and spice!

It begins with a sealed envelope. Chad Breckinridge is a successful attorney who is pushing fifty and is trying to find some sense in his life. After a heartwrenching tragedy, he begins to look back on his existence from his days in high school as a football star and all around popular guy, to his time fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, the hazing, party life of college, and later the struggles of marriage, fatherhood and finally having to grow up and be responsible. The guy who lived most of his life, "in the moment" must now reflect back on it all to draw a picture of a life most profound. For all the zany adventures, and good times, and life changing events that Chad has been part of, true love was always just out of reach. Chad must come to grips with himself and discover HIS true meaning, and then, and only then, can he open the sealed envelope and find out what it all means. Chad's story is a story of life and of love. And as always, it's not the destination that matters, but the journey.

The Road Less Traveled Never Had So Many Bumps. Jamie Sutherland Never Expects To Connect With Her Sexy-as-sin Neighbor, Joseph Scarbrough, Especially After All The Failed Relationships She’s Suffered. Not Only Does She Find Out He’s Not Quite “the Player” She Believed Him To Be, But That His Heart Bears Scars Much Deeper Than Her Own. Ready To Take A Chance On This Unlikely Match, She Eagerly Awaits Their Upcoming Date And Hopes That Joseph Is The Very Companion She’s Been Waiting For All Her Life. Time And Time Again, The Comical Sporadic Encounters Resume In Their Loft Apartment Complex And Joseph Eventually Reveals That He Is The Building Superintendent In A Very Unforgettable, Lucky-in-the-diet-coke-commercial Fashion. While He's Proficient In Fixing Jamie’s Clogged Sink, He's Not All That Great At Leaving His Past Behind. When Caroline, His Yuppy Ex-girlfriend, Makes Another Surprise Visit, Jamie's Road To Something Better Gets A Little Rocky. Will Joseph Choose The Familiar Woman With Whom He Had A History, Or The Loyal Friend Who's Given Him A Future?

The Confidence of Wildflowers My future is a big 'what if' at the moment and I'm fine with that.For the most part.When Thayer Holmes moves in next door, the grumpy landscaper both fascinates and amuses me.When he asks me to nanny his kid, it's a great way to make some extra money.It's impossible not to fall in love with Thayer and his adorable son.There's a big problem though.I'm eighteen. He's thirty-one.Falling for someone almost fifteen years older than me wasn't part of my plans, but sometimes things happen when you least expect them.The Resurrection of WildflowersHis heart was shattered beyond repair. My life was irrevocably changed.And so I left him.I started over.I married someone else.But I never forgot him.It's been six years since I last saw Thayer Holmes. Being forced to return to my hometown means confronting our past head on and dealing with the fallout of my divorce. I'm now in the same spot he was when we met.Starting over.There are no secrets we can keep anymore.Not all love gets a second chance, but maybe we'll be the exception.Then again, maybe not.

A terrible tragedy nearly broke him. Can love put him back together again? Widowed history teacher Neil Hamilton has lost his way—at work, with people and even with his faith. But Neil's shut-down existence is disrupted when a small toddler and his would-be foster mother, vibrantly pretty Maggie Byrne, come crashing into Neil's yard and his life. Can this absentminded teacher find himself again…and take a chance on love, too? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

A lifetime ago, he was my world. But then I ran, and swore I’d never return. Never is a long time. Growing up, it was never a matter of if when it came to Garrett Finnegan-- but when. From the moment I met him, I knew I’d met my perfect match. My soulmate. In a split second decision, however, I let that perfectly paved future of ours slip away, and I said goodbye with nothing more than a hastily written note, stained with my tears. It’s been eight years since I’ve been back. Eight years since I’ve faced the consequences of that decision.Eight years since I’ve felt his lips on mine.They say everyone deserves a second chance, but how could I seek forgiveness knowing the truth of what happened all those years ago will only destroy us in the end? 

New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson's Coulter Family series continues in this poignant story of a love that defies all the odds....Five years ago, Laura Townsend’s life was nearly destroyed when a head injury impaired her ability to use language and forced her to abandon a brilliant career. Despite her difficulties, she never lost her vivacious spirit or sunny disposition. Now she has a great new job at an animal clinic—and a handsome new boss who fills her heart with longing. But veterinarian Isaiah Coulter deserves a woman who can meet all his needs. Battling her feelings, Laura decides that sometimes a woman must love a man enough to walk away.   When Isaiah hired Laura, he wasn’t expecting her to be such a breath of fresh air. Impressed by her healing touch—and captivated by her dazzling beauty—Isaiah finds himself falling in love. And he’ll move heaven and earth to convince Laura that she’s the woman he needs….

How can a single night haunt you for the rest of your life? Cole I came here to escape, to lose the last remnants of myself. I had no idea that running from my ghosts would turn into a sprint toward my future. A future I simply can't allow myself to hope for. Helping her fix up her run-down cabins and keeping her safe from an invisible threat has opened the door to so much more than I was prepared for. But Charlie deserves the world, and my shriveled up excuse of a heart is all that's left of me. The thing is, I'm beginning to think she might just be the only one to bring it back to life. Charlie I bought this place to escape, to reinvent myself and start over somewhere new. Too bad it's falling apart at the seams. That is, until a sexy, albeit grumpy, FBI agent lands on my doorstep complaining about his lodgings. His selfless offer to help me whip this resort into shape is a lifeline I can't afford to drop. But spending so much time together and getting to know the man inside the broken shell, has me wishing he'd never leave. When the waking nightmare I left behind comes back to haunt me, it's time to make a choice. Fight and take back control of our lives, so that we may both heal. Or let the monsters of our past consume us. Note: This is book one in a trilogy of interconnected standalones and is intended for mature audiences. Please check the author's website at www.nomijavery.com for a full list of content warnings.

All Lexi Harmon wants is to be married--to her ex-husband. When a tornado traps them together, she prays they have a chance at life and love again. But embittered police officer Colt Ridgeway believes he can't give Lexi what she really wants--children and security. As they work side by side to rebuild High Plains, Lexi holds out hope that their marriage can be rebuilt, too, one piece of his heart at a time.

The author of Into the Blue and Fly with Me returns with the third high-flying Wild Aces romance... A year after losing her husband, Joker, the squadron commander of the Wild Aces, Dani Peterson gets an offer from his best friend, Alex “Easy” Rogers, to help fix up her house. Dani accepts, and their friendship grows—along with an undeniable attraction. Racked by guilt for loving his best friend’s widow, Easy’s caught between what he wants and can’t have. Until one night everything changes, and the woman who’s always held his heart ends up in his arms. Yet as Easy leaves for his next deployment, he and Dani are torn between their feelings and their loyalty to Joker’s memory.  But when Dani discovers something that sends them both into a spin, the conflicted lovers must overcome the past to navigate a future together...