Spending the summer in tiny, idyllic Cooper's Landing sounded wonderful to play-it-safe teacher Evie McBride.

Two McBride family novels by Kathryn Springer in one keepsake collection A TREASURE WORTH KEEPING Teacher Evie McBride plans to spend a quiet summer on Cooper's Landing. Yet when handsome Sam Cutter asks her to tutor his troubled teenage niece, she can't turn them away. Soon enough, it's Evie and Sam who are learning more about love and faith than they ever expected. HIDDEN TREASURES All Cade Halloway wants is to sell the family vacation home that reminds him of bad memories. But now his sister insists on marrying there. Wedding photographer Meghan McBride and her camera just may help him discover the treasures of family and love. "Springer's combination of humor, family values and longing will reach out from the pages and touch readers' hearts." –RT Book Reviews

He's a pirate, an adventurer–and Esther Carlisle has just let him into her New Orleans antiques shop. Cullen Murphy claims he knew Esther's late father…and that her wild–dreaming daddy discovered the true location of the legendary chocolate diamond. Esther knows she should show the handsome treasure hunter the door. And she will. In a minute. Everything changes when gun–wielding thugs barge in and start shooting. Esther may not trust Cullen, yet staying at his side is the only way for her to find the diamond first–and stay alive. But some treasures can be found only with the heart….