Amy Matayo

It's the same routine every night, and country music superstar Teddy Hayes wouldn't have it any other way. 7:00 pm: Arena doors open and fans fill the stands.7:45 pm: Lights go out and spotlights come on.7:46 pm: Energy from concert-goers reaches an ear-spitting crescendo. 7:47 pm: Teddy takes the stage and begins to sing. But tonight, something is off. It starts when a stage light malfunctions and sends sparks into the air. It continues when his drummer stops playing and stares slack-jawed in Teddy's direction. It dawns on him when a fan doubles-over and a red stain spreads across her shirt. Something isn't just off tonight. Someone in the crowd is shooting a gun. And it's up to a female bodyguard he's never met before to save his life.

"His music holds the heart of America...but his soul holds a terrible secret." Chart topping pop musician Cory Minor has it all-fame, money, more women at his disposal than time to spend on them. He's living the life most American men only dream of. Until an ordinary concert in Springfield threatens to destroy everything he's worked for. As he and his band leave the arena for his next show, Cory's tour bus crashes into two teenage girls, killing one girl instantly and leaving the other barely clinging to life. Lawsuits are threatened, tabloids are talking, and Cory's idyllic world falls apart. But what no one knows is that this scene is all too familiar. Because this isn't the first accident Cory has caused. This isn't the first time he's destroyed someone else's life to save his own. It's just the first time he's had to face it head on. Small town girl Samantha Dalton has no one-no mother, no father, and now no sister. She's lost everything in a world that celebrates excess. So when Cory Minor shows up at her doorstep offering money and apologies, she turns him away too. You can't lose what you don't have, and she can't take another letdown, especially not from someone who has managed to rip away all she had left. Samantha has been fine on her own for years, she'll be fine now too. At least that's what she tells herself. But Cory won't leave. He's persistent in the worst possible way. Will Cory's determination to make things right pay off in the end, or will Sam keep pushing him away until there's nothing left to fight for? How can two people learn to rely on each other when life keeps hurting them both?

They’ve helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now twelve new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection. All Dressed Up in Loveby Ruth Logan HerneTara walks into Elena’s Bridal and finds her dream job—and a handsome man to match. Greg Elizondo is working at the shop, trying to keep it afloat after his mother’s passing. But can their growing attraction take root amidst juggling Bridezillas, wedding dress orders, and an upcoming gala for the shop? Can God orchestrate their desires and goals into one happy ending? In Tune with Loveby Amy MatayoApril Quinn loves her sister and wants to make sure the week of her wedding is the happiest of her life, even if it means putting up with Kristin’s every crazy whim. But when Kristin hires April’s ex-boyfriend Jack Vaughn as the wedding singer, all sisterly devotion flies out the window. As April and Jack keep appearances for the sake of Kristin’s happiness, they rediscover a chemistry that never quite fizzled out. But will they be able to rewrite two solos into a timeless duet? Never a Bridesmaidby Janice ThompsonMari Hays’s older sister Crystal is getting married, and Mari is ecstatic to be part of the wedding. But she soon finds her expected role of maid of honor has been delegated to the worst possible choice: Sienna Jameson. With the wedding day looming, an emotional and sensitive sister, and a selfish maid of honor, can Mari keep the waters calm until the bride and groom jet over for their honeymoon? And will she allow herself to be caught by Houston’s most eligible bachelor?