PRISONER OF LOVE Ten years ago Keri Thomas left Louisiana and Reid Beausan to begin again in Houston. Ironically, none of Reid's oil millions could have bought the satisfaction she now enjoyed as proprietor of a growing gourmet business. She had n...
PASSIONATE ADVENTURE For Jordie Sloan it was the dream of a lifetime--to join an expedition to the South Pole led by Jarl Ericson, the brilliant, arrogant, and impossibly attractive geophysicist. But being the only woman in an icy, desolate wi...
Aster two years of waiting, Meli O'Connor knew that Tor Halliday wasn't the marrying kind. And, lately, as the sole owner of a fishing resort in the Montana wilderness, she'd felt the need of a helping husbandly hand. Tor's offer to help find suit...
WHERE IS THE END OF THE RAINBOW`? Sandy's song was one of love and loss, haunted by memory--a song she had composed for Rod, the husband she had loved and left, convinced he no longer cared. Then she brought their son to visit his grandfather a...
A former child prodigy, Sarah Abbot had finally managed to steal away from her top-secret job as a Pentagon cryptologist for a few blissful weeks alone in the Greek Isles. Yet soon a handsome stranger invaded her vacation hideaway. Tender, provocativ...
A RARE BREED The day Stassney arrived on the island, Paul Windham made his position perfectly clear. He proved his reckless nature with one jostling jeep ride, a ride that left her clinging to the edge of her seat. Paul led a rugged life in this l...
JILTED! There had been no time for tears, no time for remorse. Though her fiance had stood her up at the altar, Donna had upheld the stoic Whitaker pride. Cool as a cucumber, she'd gone on with the reception, pretending that Alex Hofstedder hadn'...
RAIL THIN, MODEL PERFECT A woman didn't have to be those things to be beautiful, Melba knew. As a psychiatric nurse, she had to convince her eighteen-year-old charge of this. She had to build up Adriane's fragile self-esteem. But Adriane&...
MISTY-EYED Melissa Rose Evans. Misty. Small and voluptuous, sassy and bright. She was certainly nothing to him now, three years and six months after their engagement ended. He was just curious. After all, she was the installation engineer on the c...
THE GOOD SAMARITAN Cynthia Robards was always ready to lend a hand to those who needed it--even the ones who refused to admit they needed anything. When Connor O'Shaugnessy moved into a house on her postal route--then ran her off his property--he ...
The Warmth of Home When teenage Lainie Alder became the stepsister to devastatingly handsome Devlin Garrick, the love that blossomed between them was anything but familial. Their budding relationship was cut short, though, when Lainie was sent fa...
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS... . At seventeen, Tess Garrick had loved rugged rancher Carson McCumber with all the fiery impetuousness of youth. Together, they'd shared hopes, dreams--and an innocent passion she would never forget. But her family re...
THE AQUARIAN MAN The Aquarian man will insist he's just friends with the woman who adores him, but once air meets fire, there's no stopping the flames! Plan a slow, sweet seduction... . ONE AQUARIAN MAN IN PARTICULAR Marriage! If Daniel Montclai...
A Condemned Man's Last Request Condemned to die by the hangman's noose, Beauregard St. Clair was loath to leave the world until he had secured two things: a wife upon whom to bestow his wealth -- and an heir. When Roselynne Moreley, a lady...
Meredith Lawton was all woman--with a woman's hopes and dreams. She wanted marriage, children ... and Sutter Kinnard. It was time to show Sutter that his business associate's young daughter was all grown-up. But how? The man had locked the door to lo...
Love found With her high spirits and winning ways, Cara Gardner had grown up leading a charmed life in sheltered Paradise Falls, West Virginia. She'd even found her own Prince Charming in handsome Adam Clairmont, heir to the town's mill-and-lumber...
Stranger in paradise Sally Winetski knew no place on earth could compare with the warmth and charm of her hometown. With her own business and a loving circle of family and friends, Sally believed her life was complete. Then a tempting stranger cam...
Calculated risk Victoria Broadrick, the mayor of Paradise Falls, was as resourceful as she was beautiful. The lovely widow's plan to lure business tycoon Jason Broadrick back to his hometown was unemotional and entirely official--until she met her...
One youthful summer, tawny-haired diplomat's daughter Rachel Barrett had sprung like a lush, sensual wildcat into fightin' Kerrigan McPherson's life. She'd held him in thrall with her passion-then left him vainly trying to wrestle her golden image fr...
Rancher Keegan McPherson was as harsh and unforgiving as the Oregon wilds, with a disposition that matched a bucking bronco. Though all to familiar with Keegan's unyielding nature, Beth Ralston dared to come home-to brave the land that was her herita...
Dinah St.Cloud wouldn't let her love of the Oregon wilderness sweep her back into the arms of Paul McPherson again. Her instinct for self-preservation told her to stay far away from this heartthrob extraordinaire. He was just too handsome for HER own...
He could have been their son.... If only Eden Sommers had agreed to marry him seven years ago, widower Caleb Remmick would have had it all today: his thriving business, a wife to come home to and a mother for his lonely son, Josh. If only Caleb...
Once, Genny McBride had set diplomat Rafe Barrett's blood on fire. In the heat of his passion he'd forgotten all else - duty, vigilance, honor. Then disaster had struck a chilling, deadly blow...and like a fierce lone wolf, Rafe retreated to snowy Ro...
Mysterious Maverick He was a handsome devil who arrived uninvited to her paradise. Whitney Thompson didn't know his name or the reason he prowled Rogue Mountain. Yet, when a fierce Oregon blizzard struck, Whitney took him in ...opening her home an...
In protecting his family honor, lawman Shane Macklin was as fierce as a Rogue River timberwolf. Eleven years ago he'd branded young Tina Henderson a menace, a fortune hunter, and banished her from town. But not before claiming one unforgettable kiss ...
Lawman and Wife Only duty could bring FBI agent Tracy Roper back to Montana where her once-blissful marriage had been shattered. Sheriff Judd Hensley had given her almost everything a wife could want -- except what she'd needed most. Now his passi...
The Search Moriah Gilmore had left Montana years ago, without a world. But when her father disappeared, Kane Hunter called her home. Joined in the search, Kane and Moriah were drawn back into the past -- and the compelling passion they'd once shar...
The best kisser in Texas..... She was sweet, sexy - and for sale. Well, her lips, anyway. Texas rancher Jon Sinclair spotted Anne selling kisses for a dollar at the Christmas Fiar, so he took off his Stetson, tipped her chin and.... First Kis...
THE LADY, THE COWBOY...AND HIS BABY Prim, proper nursery-school teacher Molly Clelland had never met a parent like Sam Frazier. The man was as rugged and forbidding as the land he ranched. Yet his darling infant daughter... she could turn Sam to p...
A BOUNCING BABY BOY! Stacy Gardenas was expecting a baby -- any minute! And she was snowbound at her boss's cabin without a hospital -- or future husband -- in sight. That meant handsome, hard-nosed Gareth Clelland had to deliver her baby himself, ...
BOY WANTS MOM... Little Jonathan Macklin knew there was something special about Carly Lightfoot. Not only did she have pretty hair, she wasn't afraid of horses or frogs. She could also get his dad mad faster than any other woman around - and then ...
Well, Dina Dorelli, who's it gonna be. . . ? Bachelor #1 The one your loving but meddlesome Italian family wants you to marry--you know, Tony what's-his-name--who's really a very nice guy; even if he doesn't exactly make your heart beat faster....
EVERYTHING HE WANTED. AND MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR. Innocent yet enticing, Isadora Chavez mesmerized tycoon Harrison Stone like no woman ever had. In fact, she nearly brought the sought-after bachelor to his knees. And that's when she made her s...
WANTED: ONE FAMILY Each time Deputy Sheriff Nick Dorelli saw fatherless Doogie Clay, his heart ached. If boogie's mother hadn't wed another man, he would be Nick's kid. And Nick would be the father the boy so desperately needed. But best of all...
MAKESHIFT MARRIAGE Someone wanted Chicago heiress Jessica Lockhart dead--before she claimed her vast inheritance. And until she secured her fortune by marrying for one year, she'd have to stay in her gilded cage with sexy, scowling bodyguard Brody...
WHITEHORN'S LONG-LOST HERO He was a loner, a drifter ...and the only man who could save a little girl's life. But to do that J. D. Cade would have to reveal a secret he'd kept for over twenty-five years--the secret that he was still alive. J.D....
PROMISED TO ANOTHER? Seducing Dawn Erickson, his half brother's girlfriend, would be Jackson Firebird McLean's revenge against the rest of the McLean family. The illegitimate, outcast son would steal one of their own for himself and so punish thos...
THE GUARDIAN'S MARRIAGE PLANS First: Find the perfect husband Debonair--and exasperated--guardian Colter McKinnon had promised vibrant heiress Belle Glamorgan's father he'd find her a suitable groom. Too bad it meant that he -- a self-made man-...
A NEW YEAR'S EVE MIRACLE... Celia Campbell was thirty and unwed - and newly pregnant by the man of her secret dreams. Who could have guessed that one impulsive night of passion with rogue rancher Hunter McLean would grant her a precious gift, a ch...
NO MEN ALLOWED? Cybil Mathews bought her ranch knowing exactly what she wanted out of life: serenity, purpose -- and a world free from men! Just her luck to land sexy Mason Faraday as a neighbor. The infuriating rancher has an ego the size of Nev...
Little Jonathan Mackin knew there was something special about Carly Lightfoot. Not only did she have pretty hair, she wasn't afraid of horses or frogs. She could also make his dad angry faster than any other woman around -- and then make him laugh. T...
The Fortunes of Texas: Membership in this family has its privileges ...and its price. But what a fortune can't buy, a true-bred Texas love is sure to bring! THE HUNT Society princess Vanessa Fortune had always believed her blue-blooded suitors ...
THE MYSTERY MAN SHE MARRIED Who was this stranger before her? The man Danielle Mitchell once vowed to love, honor and cherish. The man who had disappeared with all his promises on a two-year mission, leaving her alone with their sweet child. Now ...
MAKE WAY FOR THE McBRIDES... One steamy teenage encounter had been enough to keep Spencer McBride's high school pal Ally in his mind all through college ... and it had been more than enough to keep Spence far from home and family when Ally married...
SHE WAS HIS WIFE IN EVERY WAY -- BUT ONE... The howling wolf was his talisman--a fierce, feral creature. But something beyond savage instinct made Cade Redstone come to the rescue of the damsel in the bedraggled wedding gown. Cade offered the st...
"WHAT BETTER WAY TO CONQUER YOUR OPPONENT THAN TO GET EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HIM?" Hope Baxter had teethed on stories of Kincaid family corruption. So when her ruthless father demanded his lawyer daughter wrench prime land from the Kincaids' grasp...s...
JUST A LITTLE R&R All wounded detective Jess Fargo wanted from reclusive widow Kate Mulholland was a place to rest, recover... and try desperately to connect with his estranged son. The last thing he wanted was any kind of involvement, and he had ...
He was the charming neighbor who made the darkness more bearable...the sexy stranger whose fiery kisses made Shannon Bannock remember how badly she'd once wanted a husband and family...once, before she'd been temporarily blinded and lost sight of her...
For generations, a lake shimmering with sinister, scandalous secrets divided the rival ranching families of Megan Windom and Kyle Herriot. So how could one waltz sweep them into a treacherous whirlpool of primal, unthinkable desire? Why did Kyle's hu...
"JUST HOW PREGNANT ARE YOU, ANYWAY?" Mighty Drake Colton could handle the Navy's most dangerous missions -- but the housekeeper's daughter now had him buffaloed. Eight months ago the tough and resilient SEAL had come home to celebrate Joe Colton's s...
FAIRYTALE WEDDING? One steamy night wrapped in the arms of sexy rebel Jean-Paul Augustave, Earl of Silvershire, left innocent Princess Megan Penelope Penwyck longing for more passion's play -- and pregnant! Now, torn between causing a royal scanda...
SHE WAS BACK ON HIS TURF...PREGNANT! A mysterious death brought Dr. Chelsea Kearns back to Rumor, Montana, an assignment the forensics expert hadn't been savoring. For she would have to face Pierce Dalton. Pierce Dalton. Successful businessman. To...
LSCC MEMBER: Brooding heart surgeon Michael O'Day SOCIAL STATUS: Single, successful...and sinfully rich METHOD OF SEDUCTION: What this doctor does with his strong, capable hands makes the women of Texas swoon. His skills in the operating room an...
Montana, Big Sky country, the place where legendary love is dramatically revealed. Now a new chapter begins as the town of Rumor gives birth to more exciting tales with the continuation of the Montana Mavericks saga.... Bestselling authors Laurie ...
There were things best left hidden on Seven Devils Mountain. But feisty, fragile Alison Harvey was searching for something she didn't want to talk about. Only rancher. Travis Dalton could help her--but did he dare risk opening up to the vulnerable wo...
SHE WAS A ROCK IN HIS CONTROLLED POND Everything came easily to Dr. Beau Dalton -- until she walked in. Medical assistant Shelby Wheeling had secrets -- big secrets. But that didn't ease the attraction that sizzled between them. Still, why was she r...
They had pasts they wanted to forget. And Seth Dalton wasn't about to reveal the truth about his -- not even to the tempting auburn-haired enigma who'd haunted him. Childhood secrets guaranteed marriage would never be in Seth's future. So why was he ...
Taking destiny in hand, three women were determined to have families of their own...but never expected true love to be part of the bargain! Nurses Rachel, Lily and Jenna never thought meeting Mr. Right would be so tough. After all, they were smart...
FALLING FOR THE WRONG MAN Sara Carlton was on a mission -- to seek revenge against the wealthy businessman who nearly destroyed her family and drove them out of San Francisco years ago. Moving in next door to her nemesis's handsome son was part of...
A handsome prince + a charming mother-to-be + tabloid gossip = and unforgettable marriage! One night of passion changed Ivy Crosby's life forever! While visiting the island of Lantanya, she met the man of her dreams. And after an evening of seduct...
Sparks sizzled from the moment beautiful computer whiz Roni Dalton laid eyes on Adam Smith. But a year after their initial meeting, one torrid night of passion together left them with more than they bargained for: a marriage license! Feeling honor...
When she'd agreed to accompany her aunt Fay to Seven Devils Ranch, Lyric hoped that the invitation was at the request of Trevor Dalton -- a man who had stirred her desire from the moment she'd laid eyes upon him. But from the instant she arri...
"Rule number one: If you're going to live on my ranch, stay away from me." -- Clyde Fortune, Rancher Jessica Miller's life could be ripped from the headlines: Gorgeous New York Model Flees From Stalker. But as her twisted admirer becomes more fi...
What self-proclaimed loner and rootless orphan Mary McHale couldn't anticipate, when she arrived at Towbridge Ranch for the winter, were the feelings her new surroundings stirred deep within her...a mysterious deja vu unlike anything the relentlessly...
a case study -- in love? For as long as foster dad Jeff Aquilon could remember, he'd viewed state social workers as one thing: the enemy. But that was before he'd met Caileen Hall, a woman who truly seemed to have his family's best interests at he...
They were supposed to be tourists, not detectives There's a dead woman in Matt Anderson's hotel room and he has no idea how she got there. When Kerry Johnston appears from next door to help, both she and Matt recognize the woman as a local waitres...
HE HAD THE KIND OF SMILE THAT DID THINGS TO A WOMAN Julianne Martin had come to New Mexico's canyon country on a mission of deliverance. But now Special Agent Anthony Aquilon had just accused the compassionate nurse-midwife of making off with pric...
TAKEOVER! Brilliant and beautiful executive Krista Aquilon was shocked when the struggling appliance company she'd slaved over for years was sold in a surprise takeover bid. And even more surprising was her new billionaire boss, corporate raider L...
Zia Peters has had enough upheaval for three lifetimes. Now all she wants is a chance to get back on track--without the distraction of a man in her life. Still, when old friend Jeremy Aquilon offers his spare bedroom and a temporary job, she jumps at...
"HONORIA SMYTHE-SMITH IS: " A) a really bad violinist B) still miffed at being nicknamed "Bug" as a child C) NOT in love with her older brother's best friend D) all of the above "MARCUS HOLROYD IS: " A) the Earl of Chatteris B) regrettably prone to s...