Serenity Harbor. RaeAnne Thayne

      

      In the town of Haven Point, love can be just a wish—and one magical kiss—away...

      Computer-tech millionaire Bowie Callahan is about the last person that schoolteacher Katrina Bailey wants to work for. As far as she can see, he’s arrogant, entitled and not up to the task of caring for his young half brother, Milo. But Kat is, especially if it brings her closer to her goal of adopting an orphaned little girl. And as her kindness and patience work wonders with Milo, she realizes there’s more to sexy, wary Bo than she’d ever realized.

      Bo never imagined he’d be tasked with caring for a sibling he didn’t know existed. Then again, he never pictured himself impulsively kissing vibrant, compassionate Katrina in the moonlight. Now he’s ready to make her dream of family come true...and hoping there’s room in it for him, too...

      Praise for New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne

      “Romance, vivid characters and a wonderful story; really, who could ask for more?”

      —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Blackberry Summer

      “Entertaining, heart-wrenching, and totally involving, this multithreaded story overflows with characters readers will adore.”

      —Library Journal on Evergreen Springs (starred review)

      “A sometimes heartbreaking tale of love and relationships in a small Colorado town.... Poignant and sweet.”

      —Publishers Weekly on Christmas in Snowflake Canyon

      “This quirky, funny, warmhearted romance will draw readers in and keep them enthralled to the last romantic page.”

      —Library Journal on Christmas in Snowflake Canyon

      “RaeAnne Thayne is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors... Once you start reading, you aren’t going to be able to stop.”

      —Fresh Fiction

      “RaeAnne has a knack for capturing those emotions that come from the heart.”

      —RT Book Reviews

      “Her engaging storytelling...will draw readers in from the very first page.”

      —RT Book Reviews on Riverbend Road

      Serenity Harbor

      RaeAnne Thayne

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      To Donald and Janice Thayne, two of the best people I’ve ever had the pleasure to know.

      I love and miss you dearly.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Praise

       Title Page

       Dedication

       CHAPTER ONE

       CHAPTER TWO

       CHAPTER THREE

       CHAPTER FOUR

       CHAPTER FIVE

       CHAPTER SIX

       CHAPTER SEVEN

       CHAPTER EIGHT

       CHAPTER NINE

       CHAPTER TEN

       CHAPTER ELEVEN

       CHAPTER TWELVE

       CHAPTER THIRTEEN

       CHAPTER FOURTEEN

       CHAPTER FIFTEEN

       CHAPTER SIXTEEN

       CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

       CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

       CHAPTER NINETEEN

       CHAPTER TWENTY

       EPILOGUE

       Extract

       Copyright

       CHAPTER ONE

      “THAT’S HIM AT your six o’clock, over by the tomatoes. Brown hair, blue eyes, ripped. Don’t look. Isn’t he gorgeous?”

      Katrina Bailey barely restrained from rolling her eyes at her best friend. “How am I supposed to know that, if you won’t let me even sneak a peek at the man?” she asked Samantha Fremont.

      Sam shrugged with another sidelong look in the man’s direction. “Okay. You can look. Just make it subtle.”

      Mere months ago, all vital details about her best friend’s latest crush might have been the most fascinating thing the two of them talked about all week. Right now, she found it tough to work up much interest in one more man in a long string of them, especially with everything else she had spinning in her life.

      She wanted to ignore Sam’s request and continue on with shopping for the things they needed to take to Wynona’s shower—but friends didn’t blow off their friends’ obsessions. She loved Sam and had missed hanging out with her over the last nine months. It made her sad that their interests appeared to have diverged so dramatically, but it wouldn’t hurt her to