Meg Benjamin: 18 books

Love is good for the soul… unless it’s one that you’re trying to exorcise. Ray Ramos has a problem–the King William District mansion he and his business partner purchased for a fast renovation needs more work than expected. Ray could use a quick infusion of cash. Enter Emma Shea, assistant...

When did my life start resembling a Hallmark movie? I suppose it all started when my charming fiancé turned out to be anything but, and I decided I wanted to push the reset button on my life. So, I packed up my business and moved to a small town in the Texas Hill Country, complete with the...

Janie Dupree will do anything to make sure her best friend has the wedding of her dreams. Problem is, family drama as tangled as a clump of Texas prickly pear cactus threatens to send the skittish bride hopping aboard the elopement express. Janie could use a hand, but the best man’s “help” is...

Eighteen months ago, Kit Maldonado was so over Nando Avrogado, she left Konigsburg without a backward glance. With the family restaurant in San Antonio sold out from under her, though, she’s back to manage The Rose, an exclusive resort eatery outside town. Once there, she realizes she might not...

All Jessamyn Carroll wants to do is raise her son without interference from her vindictive former in-laws. Except they’ve followed her to her new home in Konigsburg, Texas. So much for getting away. The only place to turn for help is Lars Toleffson, the man who’s hired her to take care of his...

Wyatt Montgomery knows a barrel of legendary Zoria imperial stout will help his Denver gastropub stay on top. The only problem is the brewery that made it is no longer in business. When Wyatt hears the brewmaster has only one barrel left, he won’t stop until it’s his. He doesn’t consider what...

Ronnie Ventura has every reason to distrust Fairstein Productions: she’s had run-ins with their shows before. But Fairstein’s newest reality show offers Ronnie a chance to redeem herself from looking like a blonde bimbo. All she has to do is win a modified triathlon. Simple, right? Except...

The last thing Erik Toleffson wanted was to become Chief of Police. He’s got enough trouble trying to rebuild his relationship with his three brothers. He’s not the bully they grew up with, but bad memories are tough to overcome. Morgan Barrett is worn out. She never planned to run Cedar...

Deirdre Brandenburg has an MBA and a dream. What she doesn’t have is money, courtesy of her billionaire father’s scheme to make her come home. All she needs is three months until her trust fund kicks in. Until then, she needs a job. Hiring the new girl next door is no-brainer for ex-gambler...

Sous chef Darcy Cunningham is less than entranced with small-town Konigsburg’s obsession with barbecue. But her future career requires expanding her culinary horizons, so she talks the Barbecue King, a.k.a. Harris Temple, into taking her on as his apprentice. Learning Harris’s professional...

Rose Ramos was a reference librarian, until she inherited her grandmother’s house—and the family talent for connecting with the other side… Moving into the lovely Victorian in San Antonio’s King William District is a dream come true for Rose—and also a nightmare. That’s the only...

Monica McKellar, associate producer of Finding Mr. Right, is desperate. One of the show’s bachelors has bailed one week before shooting starts. She not only needs a replacement ASAP, he has to get the temperamental bachelorette’s stamp of approval. Fortunately there’s a hot guy right...

The reality show, Lovely Ladies of L.A., should have launched Lizzy Apodaca’s catering company into solvency. Instead, when her carefully prepared appetizers mysteriously gave the cast on-camera food poisoning, she lost everything. To make matters worse, her car breaks down in Salt Box, Colorado,...

Real estate agent Danny Ramos has always had a knack for selling homes, but when his boss saddles him with a neglected carriage house, Danny discovers that his abilities are more than simple intuition... On his first visit to the house, Danny is confronted with visions of a violent murder....