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Virginia’s entire life needed a renovation, but it took inheriting her aunt’s island cottage to realize it.

Crafting gourmet donuts, hanging out with her sister, and maintaining her slightly off-kilter relationship have become the epicenter of Virginia’s life. But when she looks in the mirror, she knows better than anyone that her self-esteem is shot. So when she inherits her beloved Aunt’s house in the quaint neighboring island town of Sweetwater, she’s elated. That is, until her longtime boyfriend Jason convinces her to sell it so that they can pocket the money. The catch is, there are substantial fixes that need to be made before that can happen. On a recommendation, she hires Tristan, a cute, funny, church-going contractor with a good heart and a dark secret. As Virginia puts more and more time into fixing up the old house, she rekindles her love of art and interior design, reflects on all the wonderful times she had in the house growing up, and spends time getting to re-know herself … and her new friend Tristan.

Will Virginia be able to fix the cottage, along with her relationship with Jason? Or will one of the two end up being beyond a fixer-upper worth investing in? And if Virginia and Tristan combine their strengths, can they renovate the old home into something beautiful and new?

If you like a good fixer-upper, fresh donuts, and fun storytelling, jump on the ferry and make your way over to Sweetwater Island!

Virginia’s dream of a perfect winter wedding is about to come true. After a whirlwind life change, everything finally seems to be falling into place. Will a plan for the future and a little drama from the past get in the way of her smooth-sailing present?

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a huge B&B renovation … Or if you are engaged couple Virginia and Tristan, instead of being rational, you try to juggle them all at the same time. As Virginia plans her upcoming wedding, her sister Samantha wanders into a love triangle, and her fiancé Tristan’s family drama comes back to haunt him.

Will they all make it to the chapel in one piece?

Follow along as a lovable cast of characters work together to try and renovate their lives by designing new beautiful elements and working to patch up the old broken parts.

Cruise over to Sweetwater Island to join in the fun of To Love…and Renovate, a heartwarming story of navigating love, life, and family, set in author Sophie Mays’s beloved small coastal town.

With Love…and Reality TV is a heartwarming and uplifting story of navigating love, life, and family, set in author Sophie Mays’ beloved small town of Sweetwater Island. With their new married life underway, Virginia and Tristan have finally got it all together … or do they? When Virginia’s ex-boyfriend Jason returns, he brings an unexpected proposition and it’s a potential game changer. Meanwhile, Virginia’s little sister Samantha has always turned heads, but is she finally ready to settle down? With two very different men vying for her attention, she may have to do some soul searching that she has long hoped to avoid. Maybe she can just focus on everyone else’s problems instead … With a lovable, relatable cast, you are sure to enjoy going along for the feel-good ride in With Love…and Reality TV.

VIRGINIA

In my perfect world I would be selling gourmet donuts, creating art that people loved, be married to my high school sweetheart, live in an adorable dream house …

I had big plans for my life once, but nothing was turning out like I thought it would. One day I looked in the mirror and the strong, creative girl of my childhood wasn’t smiling back at me anymore. My aunt must’ve known something that I didn’t, because when she left me her cottage on Sweetwater Island, a tiny spark lit inside me. Could this be a second chance at the life I always dreamed of?

But the old Victorian house has been sitting vacant for so long, the idea of living there is a pipe dream. Before I sell it, I would at least love to see the summer cottage of my childhood restored to its former glory.

TRISTAN

From the moment she peeked her head around the corner of that weather-worn Victorian cottage, I knew there was something special about her. Then I realized that she was going to be one of those clients that thought being involved in the restoration project was helpful, when really, she was just going to get in the way.

But why did she have to end up being so cute, and so … likable? No, I made peace with my romantic solitude a long time ago and know that love isn’t in the cards for me. People with dark secrets like mine don’t deserve a chance at that kind of happiness. Plus, she has a boyfriend.

Yet every time she comes around I can’t help but wonder … What if I could still be salvageable like this old seaside cottage?

VIRGINIA

In my perfect world I would be selling gourmet donuts, creating art that people loved, be married to my high school sweetheart, live in an adorable dream house …

I had big plans for my life once, but nothing was turning out like I thought it would. One day I looked in the mirror and the strong, creative girl of my childhood wasn’t smiling back at me anymore. My aunt must’ve known something that I didn’t, because when she left me her cottage on Sweetwater Island, a tiny spark lit inside me. Could this be a second chance at the life I always dreamed of?

But the old Victorian house has been sitting vacant for so long, the idea of living there is a pipe dream. Before I sell it, I would at least love to see the summer cottage of my childhood restored to its former glory.

TRISTAN

From the moment she peeked her head around the corner of that weather-worn Victorian cottage, I knew there was something special about her. Then I realized that she was going to be one of those clients that thought being involved in the restoration project was helpful, when really, she was just going to get in the way.

But why did she have to end up being so cute, and so … likable? No, I made peace with my romantic solitude a long time ago and know that love isn’t in the cards for me. People with dark secrets like mine don’t deserve a chance at that kind of happiness. Plus, she has a boyfriend.

Yet every time she comes around I can’t help but wonder … What if I could still be salvageable like this old seaside cottage?

When a cowgirl comes home, two unexpected surprises turn her life upside-down. Could an identity switch and an inheritance lead to Hannah’s happily-ever-after? First, though, she has a major decision to make …

When Hannah Wyatt returns home to her family’s Colorado ranch for the holidays, she thinks the biggest surprise is a gift that her parents have waiting for her and her four siblings. Little does she know that her British genealogy pen-pal is about to add a twist to the homecoming! Especially when she realizes that the British friend she thought she knew is ready to unveil a shocking revelation … one that has the ability to throw an additional wrench into Hannah’s new life equation.

When the handsome Rafferty arrives on her doorstep instead of her pen-pal, Rosalind—major questions are in need of answers! Could Hannah’s unexpected twist turn into her happily-ever-after? And is she ready to call Serenity Falls home once again?

Enjoy sweeping scenery and follow-your-heart life decisions with Sophie Mays’s uplifting and heartwarming Wishes from the Heart, originally published as Hannah’s Holiday Wish.

Can two people, dedicated to helping their own large families, find a way to add someone new into their lives? Does it have to be family first, above all else? Or could there possibly be room for more …?

When feisty twin Anna-Jane Wyatt moves back to her hometown to take up her position in the new family business, she doesn’t quite know what to expect. But AJ, as she’s lovingly known, is an artist and has never been afraid to face a brand-new blank canvas.

What she doesn’t expect to find in her little mountain town of Serenity Falls, Colorado, is a heavenly cappuccino served at a great new coffee spot … or her adorable former classmate, Cody Woods, running the place!

Long gone are the days of Cody’s schoolboy glasses hiding surprising navy blue eyes. Anna-Jane quickly discovers an equal in quick-witted Cody; two hometown kids stepping up to help their families and become part of the community that raised them.

But she soon finds herself buried under a mountain of work, as she struggles to balance the family business with her professional art career. Cody is in a similar circumstance, working overtime to establish a strong customer base in order to be able to pay college tuition for his younger siblings. Both have important matters vying for their attention, but neither can deny that they’re drawn to each other.

Emma Wyatt was on a quest to reclaim her passion for baking. She never thought she could find adventure and love along the way.

Emma is the responsible one. The oldest sister of five siblings. The one who is good at baking, and accounting, and making sure that everyone else is taken care of. She’s also the one who has quietly accepted that she will never have her own epic love story. Perhaps some people simply aren’t lucky at love.

Worse still, she’s lost the one thing she is supposed to be good at: baking.

With the new family business getting into shape, Emma has been put in charge of overseeing all the baking at the soon-to-be-opened ranch resort. Thankfully, family connections run deep in Serenity Falls, and there’s a new family friend who just may be able to help Emma out of her rut.

Determined to get her mojo back, Emma finds a friend and mentor in a local baking legend. But it is her new friend’s grandson, Gavin, that adds an unexpectedly complicated ingredient to her life recipe. Will Emma find a way to bring the magic back to her baking? Could her own perfect love story unveil itself if she allows a dash of spontaneity and adventure into her life?

The Serenity Falls series features the entire Wyatt family as they return home to the family ranch to start a new business, navigate life changes, and try to find happiness. From cowboys to small-town living full of gorgeous mountain vistas and unexpected newcomers, Serenity Falls, Colorado, is a town you will fall in love with! If you love Hallmark movies and uplifting, feel-good romance stories with endearing characters, you will feel renewed by bestselling author Sophie Mays’s Serenity Falls series following the lives of the five Wyatt siblings!

Jake’s heart has secretly pulled toward Mackenzie Daniels for years. But with neither of them being known as the “settling-down” type, he always chalked the feeling up to the fact that she was the only girl who had ever been able to keep up with him.

Then something happened. One evening camped out under the aurora borealis sky in New Zealand changes everything. Before he knows it, the two of them cross the globe to visit her grandmother in the Highlands of Scotland where they both make a commitment they think means forever …

Until Jake wakes up to find Mackenzie gone.

Back at the Wyatt Ranch, the entire family is working to pull off the epic, long-awaited wedding of Hannah and her fiancé, Rafferty! Little do they know that the woman who arrives on their doorstep is about to add an equally epic level of craziness to life on the ranch.

With twists and turns and unexpected surprises, Jake and Mackenzie must each decide the fate of the rest of their lives—and what type of adventure they are truly able to commit to.