The summer sunshine is fading, the leaves are changing color, apples and pumpkins are ready for picking, and in this pair of romantic novellas from two bestselling authors set in the close knit small towns local heroes call home, love is in the crisp fall air . . . WOUNDED HEART * DIANA PALMER Fired from her job with a homecare agency, Tia Mason is back to waiting tables at a local coffee shop, and she’s got Colt Trent to blame. After his return home to Colorado from the army, Colt found Tia working as an aide for his wealthy father and wrongly pegged her as a gold-digger. But once his father sets him straight--and Tia becomes the target of a dangerous admirer--Colt’s protective instincts kick in. Suddenly he’s inspired to overcome his wounds, physical and emotional. And despite the chill of fall, both their hearts just might begin to warm . . . LOVING THE HOMETOWN HERO * KATE PEARCE F.B.I. agent Dane Mclure is back home in his Northern California small town, healing after a shooting incident. Nothing’s changed, including Daisy, the girl next door, the one he loved and lost--and who still wants nothing to do with him. But when strange, threatening events start occurring at Daisy’s house, she reluctantly turns to Dane for help. Despite her wounded heart there’s something about him that still draws her, a quiet strength that she needs. Maybe in this season of change, she and Dane can not only discover who’s targeting her, but also reignite the passion neither of them has found with anyone else . . .

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Diana Palmer, the New York Times bestselling author of more than one hundred novels, is renowned as one of North America's top ten romance writers. She is a member of the Native American Rights Fund, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Cattleman's Association, the Planetary Society, the Georgia Sheriff's Association and numerous conservation and charitable organizations. Diana lives with her family in Cornelia, Georgia. Please visit her online at DianaPalmer.com.

Kate Pearce is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author known for her unconventional heroes and her joy for subverting romance clichés. Born and raised in England, she acquired a degree in history and barely escaped from the British Civil Service alive, before deciding to write full time. A member of RWA, she writes novels in several genres for Kensington, Penguin Random House UK, Rouge Romance, Carina and Cleis Press. Along with being a voracious reader, Kate loves trail riding “Western style” with her family. She can be found online at KatePearce.com and on Twitter @Kate4queen.