Ex-probation officer Nathan Brodie was man enough to fight for his ideals. He wouldn't pander to the investigator assessing his ranch for troubled juveniles. He knew Kristin Price was one tough woman, that she could make or break his dream-he never s...
FOR LOVE OR MONEY? Jeri O'Brian had come to Gold Creek to learn more about the father she'd hardly known, not to haggle over property with his partner. But the minute she laid eyes on Wade Evans, she knew he was trouble. The tight-lipped man of th...
Leah Wainwright never thought she'd see Boyd Cauldwell again. Ten years before, they'd adored each other, planned to wed. But one anguished autumn night had shattered those youthful dreams, and Leah had fled her girlhood home, shrouded in secrecy . ....
Fact or Fiction? Plumber Shannon Doherty knew better than to believe everything she read. Still, when she met celebrated cartoonist and ladies' man Mitch Wheeler, his dashing looks and devil-may-care demeanor nearly convinced her that tales of hi...
A WOMAN NAMED JOSIE McGEE... Single parent Cruz Erickson couldn't believe that the fiery-haired female in the leather duds and red motorcycle helmet was his eleven-year-old son's new Scout leader. With her wild coppery curls and outspoken ideas ab...
Jonathan felt the bullet slam into his chest, heard his lover's anguished scream. But then he'd plunged into a snowy darkness, and Cathy had disappeared, leaving him for dead. Now, eleven years later, an embittered, tormented Jonathan had finally ...
Megan O'Connor blamed Jake Slater--blamed him for seducing her younger stepsister . . . and for the tragic events that ended in. her stepsister's death. But Megan knew it wasn't just Jake's fault; it was hers, too. If she hadn't been so loyal to her ...
CANCER MAN Confirmed bachelor Steven Collier was keeping a close eye on lovely Lenore Blaine and her eccentric, blue-haired grandmother. The older woman had found more than a bridge partner in his wealthy, elderly uncle, and Steven knew the long-leg...
LAST CHANCE FOR LOVE When Kelsey Manning first met Luke Sontag, the air crackled, charged with an excitement neither could deny. But time - and tragedy - had destroyed any chance of lasting love. Yet Kelsey knew her estranged husband, though rough a...
Family ties A single father with a houseful of boys, Judd Tanner didn't know much about raising his orphaned goddaughter. But he preferred to fumble with Tillie's braids and bows rather than ask Leslie McVay for help. Women, he knew, were experts ...
NOWHERE TO HIDE Haunted by flashbacks of nightmarish abuse and now hunted by the man who'd inflicted it, Ruth Ridenour was on the run. Living a life that had its roots in terror, she was still determined to keep her baby son safe. Fleeing from ...
Chad Grayson was back in town. And his brooding, unexplained presence was disrupting the troubled peace Clarice Somerset had made with their disquieting past. Two years ago, the single mother thought her love had tamed Chad's wanderlust. She'd expect...
From the fires of hell... Derby Ridge had always been a welcome sanctuary for Janine Taylor, a refuge from a troubled past. But all that changed when fire swept through the isolated Oregon town, Leaving fear and suspicion in its wake, and a myste...
TOWN WITHOUT PITY How dare Clayton Cooper set foot back in Scarlet, South Carolina! Why, twenty years ago his worthless daddy had murdered sweet Lainey Sheridan's father and his mama was exposed as a shameless adulteress. Now he brazenly claimed h...
Devon Monroe had finally come home, home to a haunting memory that made him want to keep running. Home to a woman who made him want to stand still and stare into her eyes. For there was something about Jessica Newcomb that made him forget about his o...
When no-nonsense Roberto Arroya found a pajama-clad three-year-old in his kitchen, he was more than a little baffled - and curious about the little imp's mother. Erica Franklin was a beguiling mix of protective lioness and fragile flower. And Roberto...
HEY, KIDDO-- I suppose you know I'm crazy about your mom. What man wouldn't be? Especially since she has such a great kid. But I want to talk to you man-to-man and tell you what my intentions are. Even though your mom is the most beautiful, wonder...
DADDY COME HOME We used to be one big family until Mom and Dad got divorced. Dad works all the time and that makes Mom mad. But he came for a visit and broke his ankle. Now he has to stay home and take care of us kids while Mom works. It's really fu...
WHY AM I WEARING THIS GOWN? When widowed Reed Morgan discovered a bedraggled amnesiac bride, all his kids asked was 'Can we keep her?' So Reed took the very gorgeous woman home for the holidays. After all, he needed a nanny, and she needed a place...
SOMEBODY'S HERO... SOMEBODY'S CHILD Rae Hooper had loved only one man: Martin Manning. But her clean-cut warrior had marched off to glory a decade ago, never to return home. Luckily, he'd given her a child. But, sadly, little Martina would never k...
A town is in chaos... A woman is in labor... Help is nowhere in sight... In the back of a cab, in the midst of a disaster, Travis Stockwell delivered two precious babies. And for a brief moment his belief in family ties was restored, thanks t...
SPECIAL DELIVERY! The only thing executive Colby Sinclair worried about was business until his gurgling niece was abandoned on his doorstep. This bachelor didn't know the first thing about fatherhood... but he was determined to do right by this b...
THE MOUNTAIN MAN Samuel Evans thought he was trained for any emergency until his loyal hound dog deposited a very pregnant stranger on his cabin doorstep. With a fierce snowstorm raging, Samuel had no choice but to bring the dark-haired beauty ins...
THE DAD His daughter was in love--with a dog! Richard Matthews had nothing against Rags, but the dog's owner, lovely C.J. Moray, was another matter. With a charming grin, she tempted him into very unfatherly thoughts... THE DAMSEL C.J. saw Richa...
PARTNERS IN PARENTHOOD... A wedding was the last thing Powell Greer would have planned for his reunion with Lydia Farnsworth. But he and his college sweetheart had just become guardians of two orphaned godchildren. Now for the sake of the childre...
FATHER FOUND Ten years ago, Chessa Margolis thought one lie wouldn't hurt anyone. But when little Bobby tracked down the dad on his birth certificate, Nick Purcell appeared--claiming his newfound son! Chessa knew she and Nick had never actually me...
For the Children: Sometimes families are made in the most unexpected ways! SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY... Cruel fate placed Ethan Devlin's sons beyond his reach -- in the care of his powerful parents. Estranged from his family, Ethan fought val...
DEAREST LUCY -- When I first held you in my arms, I was Claire Davis, baby doctor. But soon I'll be "Mom." You looked at me with your dark, magical eyes -- Johnny Winterhawk's eyes -- and you instantly became the child of my heart. Your daddy'...
Marriage -- For Baby's Sake When Laura Michaels tracked her wayward cat to millionaire Royce Burton's estate, she never dreamed her kitty would save her son. For Laura needed a powerful husband to keep custody of her baby -- and Royce needed a wif...
Successful, handsome Rick Blaine wanted to know everything about his lovely new employee Catrina Mitchell. What did she like? What made her laugh? But when Rick learned Catrina's daughter was the source of joy in Catrina's luscious brown eyes, his ra...
"THE MALE EGO NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME.... "You actually believe I tracked you down because you were so irresistibly sexy that I simply couldn't live without the sensual seduction of your masculine magnificence?" Jarod didn't like the sound of...