Stella Harrison thought she had gotten away from the traumas of her past. Running the Sunrise Lake Resort high in the Sierra Nevada mountains has brought her peace, even though she doesn't truly share her quiet life with anyone. Not even Sam, the hired handyman who notices everything and always seems to know exactly what she needs. Stella doesn't know anything about Sam's past, but somehow over the last two years his slow, steady presence has slipped...

"The Carson dynasty rules the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Founded by patriarch Adam, the town is the site of the Mammoth Cup ski race--a qualifier for the Olympics. But when Wylie Welborn, Adam's illegitimate grandson, returns after a stint in Afghanistan, it reopens a dark moment in Carson family history: the murder of Wylie's father by his jealous and very pregnant wife, Cynthia. Her son Sky, born...

Seeking escape from her Hollywood life, recently divorced Madison Atwood retreats to a Northern California resort and finds what she needs and also what she wants. With the paparazzi fresh on her heels and her love life splashed on every tabloid, Madison Atwood runs away to a Avalon Springs, a retreat in Northern California. Luke Dawson prefers solitude to society; when he finds a beautiful woman soaking in the hot springs on his property, she captures...

A stint at a fitness spa in Baja seems just the thing for food writer Nora Franke, who hopes to get rid of a broken heart and the extra pounds that came with it, but Nora finds herself digging into more than her new job as a menu consultant after two guests end up dead.