Lady Victoria Courtney has abandoned hope of winning the heart of the dashing Richard, Marquis of Lansdon, although their mothers planned that they would someday marry. Then, while on a journey to Ipswitch to meet her new stepmother, Victoria is mist...
Poetess in Disguise At first Marianne was thunderstruck; then a thundering rage overtook her senses. A certain Lord Whitestone was threatening to use her family's infamous past to keep the lovely young girl away from the upcoming London Season -- ...
Lady Deborah Martin's father has never forgiven her for a sin of which she was totally innocent. Her wild and beautiful mother took the tiny girl along when she eloped to Italy with her stepson's tutor. Then the lovers died a few years later,...
A Tease and a Heartless Flirt! That was Lord Meridan's dreadful estimate of Lady Elizabeth Fairchild. And it was true that during her come-out she had acted the hoyden in her desperation to please her rather uncaring mother. Then after a na...
Despite the years, the heartache, the dream never dies Consultant Jill Brandon walked into the offices of the Buena Park newspaper and received two rude shocks. One was Kent Lawrence, the paper's managing editor. As Jill tried to revamp the da...
When Lady Sara Rowdon’s domineering parents forbade her to marry the impoverished man she loved, they had no idea he would one day return with a title and a fortune. She was not even allowed to explain why she rejected him. Four years later, Sar...
Didn't Anne know any decent men? Jason's duties didn't include meddling in Dr. Anne Eldridge's social life -- he'd been hired to cook Anne's meals and clean her Irvine, California, home. But someone had to protect Anne from...
Sarah felt as if she were Cinderella High-society dances at the yacht club, flights in a private plane to the California wine country, a designer wardrobe--life had never been this wonderful for shy librarian Sarah Farentino. Suddenly she was lead...
Sometimes dreams do come true... But with unexpected results. When Mary Ellen Spencer was finally able to fulfill all her hopes and dreams and transform herself and her life, she found that it was not so easy to leave the old self behind. Going fr...
Life, love and the work ethic Brite Cola president Jonas Ameling and Brite heiress Whitney Greystone didn't share the same priorities. That didn't stop Whitney from secretly loving Jonas, but it put a real damper on their relationship. Since Jonas...
They say that ghosts have unfinished business Footsteps sounded in the empty rooms. Her nephew heard voices in the night. And the resident ghost buster of Orange, California, wanted to televise a seance in her living room. If Cheri Louette admitte...
WAS IT POSSIBLE TO FLUNK LOVE? What was the quintessential high-powered businesswoman doing with a laid-back cartoonist who'd lampooned her in a nationally syndicated comic strip? Eating Larry Toland's gooey desserts. Enjoying him in his role a...
It all seemed so innocent until she fell in love Meg Linley had been cursed. Though her beauty could not be denied, she could barely see and was forbidden to wear spectacles. When she inadvertently cuts Beau Brummel at a ball, the scandal sends he...
WHEN HAD IT HAPPENED? When had her star pupil's father, Detective Layne, become Chris Layne, the joy of Kerry Guthrie's heart? Was it as sudden as the auto accident that transformed Kerry from New York's acclaimed ballerina to California ballet...
WHAT ARE DREAMS MADE OF? Hairdresser Emma Lindt was mortified. The plumber who'd turned up at the crack of dawn, catching her looking like a refugee from fright night, was none other than Eric Jameson, high school heartthrob, the boy most like...
A MAN OF MANY CHARMS He could charm children and animals. He built mystical castles and spun golden fairy tales. His every day was a magical adventure. In short, Terry Vogel was impetuous, irrepressible -- and, some said, utterly irresistible. ...
SHE HAD CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD... Donovan Lewis, P.I., was intrigued when Francesca Adamo stole a priceless diamond right from under his nose just to get his attention -- and perhaps a job. But her screwball stunt did more to prove that she was a th...
MAIL-ORDER BRIDES! A HUNDRED RED-BLOODED MEN NEED WOMEN, COME TO OUR MIXER AT THE HIDDEN HOT SPRINGS CONSTRUCTION SITE. After fleeing the altar once, was Samantha Avery desperate enough to march down the aisle again? Desperate enough to answe...
Mother of Three -- and Never Been Kissed! When Robin Lindstrom hired on as a nanny for Flint Harris's kids, she sure didn't expect to find that the eggs she'd donated back in college had hatched triplets -- and her lively charges were...
COULD TWO ENCHANTED RINGS PLAY MATCHMAKER? WITH THIS RING I THEE...KIDNAP? One minute heiress Maddy Armand was trying on an antique wedding ring, and the next she found herself handcuffed to a stranger in a Stetson -- who just happened to be ...
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY... Jana Edwards was on the verge of divorce when her biological clock started ticking. If only she'd answered that personal ad six years ago, she might have met Mr. Right. And if only she'd believed that the pendant her ...
Dear Lonely in L.A.--You'll always have a place in my heart--but I am not ready to meet you .... DG Dear Lady Love--Meet me at the Top Hat restaurant on July 4 at 11:00 p.m. You won't be disappointed .... RW Dana Grant couldn't possibly meet he...
The Prince and the Promise Kim Morris had more to contend with than a bump on the head when she woke up with amnesia ...and a new husband. Jack LeGrand was every woman's fantasy. Handsome, charming -- oh, and titled -- he was, in fact, Prince ...
Daddy by Chance Seven years ago, a masked and spellbinding stranger at a costume party swept Tara Blayne away for a night of dreamlike passion. Her son, Harry, was the very real result. Harry was definitely not your usual kid. His gift for maki...
As she slipped into her wedding dress, Linda Farley felt the baby move for the first time... Nothing in Linda's life was happening the way she thought it would. Her adored husband, her baby's father, had been killed four months ago -- afte...
From Bad... On her thirty-second birthday wealthy socialite Sandra Duval discovered she no longer lived a charmed life. First, another guest at a charity fund-raiser wore a more spectacular, more outrageous hat. The mayor snubbed Sandra. And then sh...
HOW TO MARRY... A Real-Live Sheikh - Don't let his sexy, take-no-prisoners gaze enchant you - Don't let his delicious, slow-and-sure kisses bewitch you - Don't even think about what's under his robe He swept into her hotel lobby swathed in whi...
Final Wedding Details: 1) Call caterer 2) Pick up dress 3) Run off with handsome stranger! Kate Bingham was about to marry the wrong man, but she didn't realize it until sexy fugitive Mitch Connery swept her off her feet and out of the cha...
STUD SERVICE? Lisa De La Pena needed a baby fast! To avoid her family's attempt at an arranged marriage, she was determined to find a man to father her heir. And Ryder Kelly met all of her requirements: Gorgeous, independent and sexy. But how ...
He looked just like his dad Eight years after the fact, Dirk Peterson thought the gift of life he'd given his brother had gone unused. Now his late brother's lie brought him face-to-face with Dirk's own son -- and Joni, the mother of h...
Hostage to love... Reporter Melanie Mulcahy can hardly believe her good luck. She's been kidnapped by Hal "The Iceman" Smothers. By sticking close, she'll have a story that will make her a star. Besides, for a man with such a dangerous reputation, h...
GET ME TO THE CHAPEL... Marriage counselor Krista Lund didn't believe in predictions -- especially when they involved her sexy but annoying neighbor, Connor Fallon, and her wearing a wedding dress and red gym shoes! Why, she had much better fashion...
The Wedding Party: Anything can happen at a Bellamy wedding! The wedding of the year was about to become the scandal of the decade! And social secretary Anne Crumm was in the middle of it The groom-to-be was none other than her former flame, Er...
What child is this? All Marnie Afton had ever wanted was Tom Jake's strong arms around her, and his children at her breast. But Tom had grown up in a loveless family, and his unwillingness to have children finally tore them apart. Now Tom was...
HE'D COME TO CLAIM HIS CHILD... For Holly Rivers, giving her sister's baby a home and a father were her only priorities. So a marriage of convenience seemed the only solution -- until a sensual stranger stole her and baby Ben and conquered her body ...
Maitland Maternity: Where the luckiest babies are born! BACHELOR DADDY TAKES BRIDE! . San Antonio, Texas Ladies, hang your heads and cry! One of the Lone Star state's most elusive bachelors has been hooked. Rancher Mason Blackstone, recently...
On size fits all...? Carter Murchison still dreams about a mystery lady he met in L.A. who asked him to make a donation.... At the time, he thought she wanted money! A year and a half later, she shows up in Nowhere Junction...with a baby! His baby...
"Doc, I lost my tonsils!" That was what precocious five-year-old Spike told bachelor doctor Chad Markham. It didn't take Chad long to figure out that the little orphaned boy merely wanted a "prescription" for unlimited amounts of ice cream...and m...
It happened one weekend… Quinn and Molly Spencer are delighted to accept three bookings for their newly opened B&B, Breakfast Inn Bed, located in America's favorite hometown, Tyler, Wisconsin. Rebecca Salter has turned up at the Breakfast Inn...
Millionaire bachelor Jim Bonderoff is the envy of men and the fantasy of every woman. It isn t until he learns he's a dad that he realizes something has been missing from his life. But it's not this new spiky-haired addition that's the biggest surpri...
One kiss ked to another and...! Lying blissfully in her dream lover's arms, Daisy Redford had the shock of her life. Her one-night-man was the Chance Foster -- King of the Conquest! So she darted out of bed and into hiding. But Daisy found out she...
He's the main dish! Shy and quiet doctor Mimsy Miles is positive she's going to be single for the rest of her life. All the good men in Nowhere Junction are married and there's no way she's going to settle! When a mysterious and sexy stranger rides ...
She'd found him -- her missing husband... and the father of her child. Only, Dr. Hugh Menton didn't remember anything about Meg Avery or their marriage. Hugh couldn't recall the man he'd been before his accident. Still, he couldn't deny the fact ...
Do opposites really attract? They do when babies are in the picture! After spending two celibate years in the Peace Corps, Dr. Barry Cantrell is back in L.A. and ready to meet Ms. Right. But he never intended to spend a glorious night with a beautif...
Scandal Rocks Fairy-Tale Family Seems that the most proper Princess CeCe Carradigne has stunned New York society and royal watchers all over the globe with the announcement that she is marrying longtime business rival (and uncommonly sexy commoner...
The last thing Dr. Nancy Verano wants to do for the summer is be a nanny in Texas! When she finds herself on Max Richter's musty ranch with a bunch of cowboys, she knows there's no turning back. Besides, how hard can it be to take care of a c...
Laura Ellison never thought her comic play about love would win an award. Now her alma mater is performing it...and her ex is directing! Ten years ago Jared Benton broke her heart, and she knows fairy-tale endings don't exist. When she notices that p...
Cindy McChad can't believe it when her fiance breaks up with her...by email, no less! Never willing to accept defeat, she heads to California to win back her man. When she meets bumbling professor Hugh Bemling -- who's in love with her fiance's new g...
IN LOVE WITH THE BOSS...AND PREGNANT WITH HIS BABY! Irony didn't begin to describe it! Natalie Winford, secretary for an infertility clinic, had become pregnant after one night of lovemaking with her sexy boss, Dr. Patrick Barr. Natalie planned to...
Ah, Paris. The city of light...and, of course, romance! When Family Travel magazine sponsors a Mother of the Year contest, with a trip to Paris and a shopping spree as the prize, the response is overwhelming! Finalist #1 is Roxanne Perry, a sin...
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED... Dr. Quent Ladd had dedicated his life to bringing babies into the world, but that didn't mean he was ready to have his own. So when this very confirmed bachelor suddenly found himself the guardian of two beautiful, ...
One Night Was All It Took... for Dr. Jason Carmichael to believe that Heather Rourke had given birth to his baby. After all, there were the rumors that she'd taken off from work for two months for "personal reasons," right around the time she woul...
PLAIN JANE PRINCESS IN PERIL...? It may have been meant as a joke, but Jenny Sanger wasn't laughing. Who would post her photo on the Internet to lure men to her home claiming she sought a lover? For six weeks she was harassed before things took a ...
July 19, 1983... The Kinards, the Richardses and the Webbers -- Seattle's Kennedys. Their "compound" -- elegant Forrester Square...until the fateful night that tore these families apart. Twenty years later... Their children were reunited. Repressed...
COP TO THE RESCUE Crashing his high-school sweetheart's society wedding might be going above and beyond the call of duty, but Officer Joseph Lowery instinctively detected something unsettling -- sinister, even -- about Erin Marshall's impending un...
SHE'S UNARMED -- AND DANGEROUS! Security expert Jack Arnett comes running when he hears his estranged wife, Casey, is being threatened by a stalker -- and is stunned to discover he's a father-to-be. He's never wanted children -- still doesn't. ...
A serial bomber is on the loose. Bomb squad specialist Nora Keyes knows only one way to flush the killer out: set herself up as his next target... Bomb squad specialist Nora Keyes teams up with arson investigator Sam Prophet to catch a serial bomber...
Working With This Ex-Cop Was More Than She Bargained For! Fired from her job as an investigative reporter, Alli Gardner has something to prove. Finding out who's behind an illegal baby-adoption ring might just be the way to do it -- her once-in-a-...
No One Knew Her Side of the Story... When Dr. Jenni Vine fled Los Angeles, she was trying to escape the taint of an old scandal. Luckily, most of the folks in small-town Downhome, Tennessee, seemed willing to give the lady doc the benefit of the d...
This Teacher Is Learning Her Lessons! A is for Adventure When schoolteacher Leah Morris tries to conquer the big city, she's thinking of her career. Except instead of a job, what she lands is one unforgettable encounter with a mystery man.... ...
The Wait Might Just Be Over Years after a teenage prank ended badly and a young boy's testimony put his best friend in jail, Downhome, Tennessee, is still trying to heal the scars of the old scandal. Now the two are back in town -- one trying to c...
Anyone Can -- And Will -- Make a Mistake Dr. Connor Hardison's dislike of single mothers has every upstanding citizen in Downhome on his side. The person who isn't impressed -- for a little while -- by the town's newest bachelor is his nurse, ...
A Miracle Cure for Lonely Hearts Working in a small town was the easiest way for Dr. Sonya Vega to outrun her unhappy past, not to mention the sleepy little place fitted in perfectly with her dream to give at least one needy child a home. What she...
Straight-Arrow M.D. Meets Shoot-From-The-Hip Lady Cop And they are so wrong for each other! Russ McKenzie knows they are so wrong for each other the first time he runs afoul of Rachel Byers and stares down the barrel of her gun. But when the to...
A Real Her Needs... The neighbor made Connie Simmons see red. An irresponsible party animal with the kind of magnetism that made her knees shake, he was mostly an irritation--with a generous dollop of temptation mixed in. But because he rescued her ...
They Called Him Sergeant Hit-and-Run... The scars from Marta Lawson's near-fatal accident have faded, but she still doubts her ability to attract a man--never mind one as handsome as the Villazon police department's Derek Reed. But when the sergea...
He's The Last Person She Ever Expected To Love... Josh Lorenz is the last man Diane Bittner wants for a neighbor--he's the holdout juror responsible for letting her husband's killer walk. But she finds herself outvoted when their preteen daughters...
When Brooke Bernard learns she's pregnant, she knows exactly what's missing from her soon-to-be family. A daddy. That certainly isn't Oliver Armstrong, Brooke's new roommate. Oliver may be gorgeous and caring, but the ambitious developer defini...
After being stripped of her wealth by a conniving con man, Sherry LaSalle may be down, but the suddenly broke socialite is far from out! She may not be used to having a job, but she's just landed the ideal position with sexy single dad Rafe Montoya. ...
When Luke Van Dam unexpectedly gets custody of his young daughter, the busy obstetrician has a new mission: to be the best dad he can be. Except he can't do it alone. So he turns to his good friend and new partner -- fellow ob-gyn Jane McKay. Ten ...
Babies, Babies Everywhere! From the moment he arrives at Safe Harbor Medical, Ian Martin is on infant overload. But the story he's covering gets a lot more interesting when the adventure-seeking reporter meets Jennifer Serra, an intriguing PR direct...
Falling in Love Wasn't Part of the Contract Surrogate mom Kate Evans, a widow with a five-year-old son, isn't looking forward to her upcoming delivery -- not because of the pain, but because when it's over the doctor will place her baby in the arms ...
An ex-cop harbors a deadly secret. How can he protect a woman in danger? Young widow Sharon Mahoney moves with her seven-year-old son into a Victorian rooming house, where she’s drawn to ex-policeman Ian Fanning. But Ian, a gifted artist, is obs...
A Christmas Miracle -- In Triplicate! Mark Rayburn always admired Samantha Forrest's fierce dedication, even if it often caused heated disagreements between the two doctors. But making a lifetime commitment to three babies without a moment's thought...
Younger Man, One Night. Baby Makes Three? Safe Harbor obstetrician Nora Kendall had always planned to have kids. But a recent divorce, and a recent birthday, point to Nora's window of opportunity getting smaller and smaller. She's looking for a man ...
Undercover Mommy? Protecting the citizens of Safe Harbor is what gets cop-turned-P.I. Patty Hartman up in the morning. So how can she say no to a four-year-old who needs her help? Even if domestic detail isn't Patty's strong suit. Even if the little...
The Father of Her Children? Even though she's always wanted her own family, Bailey Wayne is happy to be a surrogate mom. She knows one day she'll find her perfect man -- and until then, what greater gift could she give to her sister? Make that gifts...
Unplanned Parenthood! She may work at a fertility clinic, but the mommy track is definitely not in dedicated nurse Erica Benford's future. So when a one-night stand with hunky private detective Sherlock Vaughn leads to an unexpected pregnancy, Eri...
Guess Who's the Daddy? Thanks to her anonymous sperm donor, a baby is about to be more than a gleam in Dr. Paige Brennan's eye. So why the Safe Harbor obstetrician just agreed to further complicate her life with a roommate, she'll never know. She ...
A Time for Truth What were the odds of Dr. Zack Sargent turning up at Safe Harbor Medical? Nurse Jan Garcia's former fiancé would be on staff here -- and assigned to work closely with her as she launches the hospital's new egg donor program. It's...
Can she live happily ever after in a haunted house?Former child star Cheri Louette, who retreated from the world to raise her orphaned nephew, wants to help the seven-year-old recover from his parents’ deaths, but now he’s hearing voices in the n...
She has no idea she was born in another universe. Now she has to face a past that should have stayed hidden.A secluded college campus in California holds a strange secret: It’s linked, via an ancient, sentient entity called the pirisma, to a parall...
They Know Everything About Babies... So why is recently single Stacy Layne suddenly on the mommy fast track? As Safe Harbor Medical's first successful egg donor, she should have known better. That goes double (or should she say triple?) for Cole ...
Determined To Be A Dad Biology teacher Peter Gladstone may have lost his beloved wife, but the tragedy only strengthened his resolve to create a family. With a donor egg and a surrogate mom, Peter is sure to be a proud papa soon, thanks to the fe...
The bride is on the run -- right into a stranger’s arms! When Samantha Avery’s groom hands her a ring she recognizes as stolen, she has to run and keep running until his trial. But with nowhere safe to go, she hides out with a stranger -- as h...
In this award-winning romantic comedy, Nancy’s a psychologist studying sexy cowboys. How could she guess she’d fall for one? Nancy’s spending the summer on a Texas ranch as a nanny, replacing her unreliable younger sister. She never meant to tr...
There was a shocking mix-up at the sperm bank. Now blonde L.A. sophisticate Buffy Arden arrives in Nowhere Junction, Texas, to introduce her cute little girl to the infant’s unprepared father, auto mechanic Carter Murchison.Carter has only a vague ...
He was her lover, until he kept a secret. Now it’s time for the truth!During their medical training, obstetrician Daniel Durand broke Sarah’s heart. Now, after years of silence, he shows up with a little girl and a big surprise. Dr. Sarah Matthew...
FATHER, MEET SON Safe Harbor obstetrician Adrienne Cavill couldn't love her nephew more if he were her own child. And no deadbeat dad is going to claim the little boy she practically raised. Detective-turned-P.I. Wade Hunter has missed five y...
BABY STEPS A baby is the last thing surgical nurse Anya Meeks expected from her passionate New Year's Eve fling. Growing up, Anya shouldered more than her share of responsibility, even raising her three younger siblings. She isn't ready to tackle...
Triple The Trouble When fertility counselor Melissa Everhart decided to have a baby on her own, she didn't anticipate triplets…or her ex-husband's return to Safe Harbor. Three years ago, Edmond's reluctance to have children tore the...
ANOTHER MAN'S FAMILY Safe Harbor ultrasound technician Zora Raditch has made some big mistakes, but sleeping with a man just before divorcing him takes the cake. And then she discovers she's pregnant -- with twins. Struggling to deal with an unp...
SINGLE DAD DILEMMA After a disastrous relationship, Nurse Zady Moore just wants a family of her own and a guy with no baggage. With a young, vulnerable son, Dr. Nick Davis is exactly the kind of guy she should avoid. But his offer is too good -- ...
BABY BATTLE Safe Harbor surgeon Marshall Davis and staff psychologist Franca Brightman have different opinions on almost everything, but especially on children. She's been fostering kids for years, while he only wants to raise his own child. ...
A patient shares a puzzling secret with Dr. Darcy -- and then someone kills her. The mother of grown triplets stuns the obstetrician by claiming there was a fourth baby, a quadruplet stolen from her at birth, many years ago. Was there really a lost c...
Marry a sheikh? Cathy Maxwell didn’t plan on marrying anyone, let alone this handsome stranger in robes. Yet the assistant hotel manager from California has to safeguard her little adopted daughter, who was abandoned. But instead of being left by t...
While jogging, Dr. Eric Darcy stumbles across the body of a photographer, the father of a baby about to be born by surrogate. Determined to protect his patients -- the widow and the surrogate -- the young doctor teams with his PI sister-in-law to pro...
Two women lie dead, and a doctor desperately seeks justice for them both in this riveting medical mystery by a USA Today bestselling author.Haunted by the loss of his wife, Dr. Eric Darcy discovers she was linked to an obstetrician who has just died....
A strange disappearance... a shocking accusation... a doctor’s fight for the truth. When Dr. Eric Darcy is suspected of killing his former girlfriend, the young widowed physician teams with his PI sister-in-law to clear his name. The investigation ...
At 52, the doctor dares set her sights on love and motherhood!Survivor of a painful divorce, Dr. Cody Matchett has a fulfilling medical career but no children. After a quake rattles her small town, she's jolted into considering the fate of her frozen...
They're never too old for love lessons!At 54, the fearless nurse doesn't believe in love but she's writing a romance. At 60, the bestselling novelist is happy to teach her about more than just storytelling... if he can stop her cat from terrorizing h...
Her hidden past is about to explode!Sara returns to her hometown for Christmas, to face her sisters-and the man she left behind-with a stunning secret. The baby she gave up for adoption years ago is having her own baby, and wants her to be the grandm...
She just got a stunning paranormal surprise!A night of passion with a mysterious man... An unexpected pregnancy... A child with magical abilities.Tara can't remember much about the night she spent with a fascinating stranger, but she's determined to ...
She never told him he's the daddy of her twins. Now he's coming to the ranch, and the secret is out!Callum has no idea he might be a father until he sees Jody's entry in a contest sponsored by his magazine. Whoa—where did she get two little bo...
Shocking secrets, unexpected love, a cold-case mystery—and a nosy beagle!At the age of 50, nurse Anni discovers she has two half sisters, both of whom were hurt by a con man who has disappeared. Determined to bring her new family together and ...