Otherwise Engaged Series by Jan Hinds

Out of money, out of food, even out of laundry detergent, Paige Vaughn is almost out of hope as well. With less than two semesters left until she gets her interior design degree, Paige hunkers down in the college library to weigh her options. Considering her estranged relationship with her mother, asking her parents for help is out of the question. She’d rather be homeless. She needs a cheaper place to live and a better paying job... moreOut of money, out of food, even out of laundry detergent, Paige Vaughn is almost out of hope as well. With less than two semesters left until she gets her interior design degree, Paige hunkers down in the college library to weigh her options. Considering her estranged relationship with her mother, asking her parents for help is out of the question. She’d rather be homeless. She needs a cheaper place to live and a better paying job. After Cooper Jennings career ending NFL injury, he went back to college to get a second degree in interior design to compliment his architectural degree. He's given up on love and is determined to focus on his business. His ex-best friend and former teammate, Sawyer Pierce, charmed away every woman Cooper ever dated. He even married Cooper’s fiancée while Cooper was still in his first surgery. Cooper Jennings doesn’t want a relationship. That was one of the reasons he picked Paige Vaughn to help him start his business. She isn’t the typical beauty queen that Sawyer usually went after. She is funny, talented, and never looks at Cooper with pity. When he got the idea to partner with her, she’d been sixty pound heavier. He still doesn’t want a relationship, but finds himself drawn to Paige and whenever he’s around her, he can’t keep from smiling. Now all he has to do is convince her to become his personal assistant, and help him get through his next surgery. Of course, to persuade his parents to let go of the burden of caring for him, they’ll need to be convinced he and Paige are a couple. What harm can be caused by an innocent white lie? less

Blitz Dating. Speed dating on steroids. There’s an app for that. Twenty-plus five minute dates, followed by six actual dates in six days. Tina Pruitt didn’t care about the geek inspired singles activity. She wasn’t looking for Mr. Right. She wasn’t even looking for Mr. Right Now. She only wanted to reconnect with her best friend, Zach Lancaster, who had been drifting away from her for months. If going on a few dates brought her closer to her friend, it would be worth leaving her comfort zone... moreBlitz Dating. Speed dating on steroids. There’s an app for that. Twenty-plus five minute dates, followed by six actual dates in six days. Tina Pruitt didn’t care about the geek inspired singles activity. She wasn’t looking for Mr. Right. She wasn’t even looking for Mr. Right Now. She only wanted to reconnect with her best friend, Zach Lancaster, who had been drifting away from her for months. If going on a few dates brought her closer to her friend, it would be worth leaving her comfort zone. After all, what can happen in six days? less

The second to last thing Zach Lancaster wants to do is stand in front of the church and watch his best friend Tina marry another man, especially after he’d proposed to her himself, The absolute last thing he wants to do? Be her groom’s best man. But that’s exactly what he ends up doing. That’s the last time he’d mistake friendship for love. After years of therapy, Shari Wannamaker thought she was ready for a relationship... moreThe second to last thing Zach Lancaster wants to do is stand in front of the church and watch his best friend Tina marry another man, especially after he’d proposed to her himself, The absolute last thing he wants to do? Be her groom’s best man. But that’s exactly what he ends up doing. That’s the last time he’d mistake friendship for love. After years of therapy, Shari Wannamaker thought she was ready for a relationship. However, a recent attack that left her in a coma also affected her memory and caused long-buried anxieties to resurface. Thankfully, her new best friend Zach is willing to help with her dating dilemmas. Funny that Zach doesn’t trigger feelings of panic. He’s the only man she feels safe with. Probably because he has no desire to jump back into the deep end of the dating pool. When a tormentor from her past shows up, Shari must decide whether to be the victim or the master of her fears. Will she be able to rule her heart as well? less

Mary O’Reilly and her husband Bradley Alden encounter extra spirits at the scene of an accident and soon find themselves investigating a serial killer. Aided by a ghost who died over twenty-five years ago and the disembodied spirit of a young woman who was involved in the accident, Mary and her friends must bring the killer to justice before anyone else falls victim, including Mary.