Marie Ferrarella (nee Rydzynski) was born to Polish parents in West Germany. The family immigrated to the United States when Marie was four years old. She holds a Masters degree in Shakespearean comedy from Queen College in New York. Her first novel was sold to Second Chance at Love in 1981. To date, she has written over two hundred more novels, which have been translated into seven languages. She has also won the prestigious RITA for her book, Father Goose.
She and her family live in Southern California. She enjoys old movies, musicals and mysteries. Her dream is a write a successful screenplay.
Time was running out With only three weeks in which to perform a miracle, was it any wonder Maggi Cole was in a panic? The whole world seemed to be conspiring against Maggi, producer of the biggest charity extravaganza New York had ever seen. P...
TOO HOT TO HANDLE With his blond hair and wall-to-wall shoulders, Wayne Montgomery looked every inch the knight in shining armor. And when the heroic fireman attacked the inferno in Aimee Greer's kitchen, he found his damsel in distress. Th...
LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART Living in an almost silent world, Christie Clayton learned how to speak with her heart and body. A talent for mime had made the petite, dark-haired beauty into the star performer at Atlantis Marine Park -- it had given her t...
ARMED WITH LOVE... Widowed attorney Bryan Marlowe had no strategy in the war his mischievous boys were waging against every nanny he hired. Just as he reached his wit's end, he found spirited child psychology major Kate Llewellyn. She soon had...
Disaster had struck. And for once in their lives, impulsive Paula Stewart and straitlaced Alex Hamilton agreed on something: the situation was no laughing matter. Their fathers' legendary comedy act had split up, leaving both quip masters silent and ...
BABY BLUES How could something so small and wrapped in a fuzzy blanket cause such big problems for tough cop Griff Foster? When his sister left -- without her six-month-old bundle of trouble -- the distracted loner had to find a baby-sitter. The l...
HEAVEN SENT As she lit a candle in the mission at San Juan Capistrano, Jacki Brannigan knew only a miracle would save her ranch from foreclosure. Then from out of nowhere came the answer to her prayers. Lean, rugged Gabriel Goodfellow, a drifter ...
THE CAPRICORN MAN The sexy, sensible Capricorn man doesn't fall in love overnight. He'll wait for a woman with warmth, sparkle...and patience. And just when you think he'll never be yours, the mysterious Capricorn's sensuous side slo...
Down-on-her-luck Mikki Donovan prayed that diamonds were indeed a girl's best friend: a letter postmarked fifty years ago had landed in her mailbox, with clues leading to a fortune in the sparkling gems! Mikki raced to Texas, but the first thing ...
Author Marcus Sullivan had become an instant father to a sad-eyed little boy he didn't know what to do with. Luckily, the bubbly, blond screenwriter Marcus was forced to work with had a way with kids as well as words. Suddenly, little Nathan was smil...
MEN! Single mom J. T. Mayne was at wits' end. Her preteen son was moping around with a perpetual pout and more freckles than friends--until Shad McClellan showed up on their doorstep. The man was definitely too handsome for his own good, but he wa...
Brendan Connery may have been a brilliant lawyer, but as far as nurse Shelby Tyree was concerned, he was one stubborn man...though her heart ached for him. His long-estranged father was a patient in her ward, and Brendan resist her every attempt to r...
WOMEN! Shea Delaney just couldn't understand the female of the species. He had gotten along great with his daughter when she was a tomboy--but now she wanted to become a lady. He certainly didn't know what to tell her! In desperation, the widowed ...
She needed a safe haven Coming to the colonies and living on a Virginia plantation in the midst of a brewing revolution was not the life Krystyna would have chosen. But she had been offered no choice when she fled her native Poland, just ahead of ...
FATHER... When policeman Del Santini pulled over a speeding van, he was prepared for excuses -- not for delivering a baby! But as the tiny infant came into the world, she stole his heart.... BABY... Being born was scary, but cradled in Del's...
Tragedy had struck Flynn O'Roarke twice recently. He'd been widowed, and his eldest daughter and her husband had been killed, leaving Flynn to raise their orphaned son. Flynn was too emotionally raw to feel like the world's greatest anything - and at...
Laura Lekawski didn't believe in Santa Claus and neither did her son Robbie...until they met him - or at least the Santa in Mattingly's Department Store. He was the kind of Santa who could make Christmas wishes come true for a sad little boy. And mak...
His clock was ticking... One moment he was lying on the grass, minding his own business; the next, something big and wet ran over his chest...followed by something warm and womanly. And suddenly Angelo Marino was gazing up into the most beautiful ...
Once upon a time... Leanne Sheridan used to believe in romance -- but a painful divorce had cured her of those longings. Now she got her fill of fantasy doing voice-overs for cartoons where her happily-ever-afters only lasted from nine to five. Le...
A SHOCKING CRIME... Single mother Jennifer Sinclair had no way of knowing she shouldn't trust the kindly nurse who took her newborn daughter away for routine tests. She had no way of knowing that her baby had just been kidnapped--that she might ne...
FLEETING FATHERHOOD Widower Bromley Culhane had fallen utterly, irrevocably in love--with his adopted newborn daughter. Tiny Katie made his world complete... until Brom discovered she'd been kidnapped. Shattered, he'd returned the infant to her fr...
Bone of contention Digs and dinosaurs were paleontologist David Maxwell's life...until he met Rikki McGuire. Here was the "find" of a lifetime -- a woman with so much spirit and fire that David almost forgot what had brought him to her...
The aunt said: "The Iceman cometh," Daisy Channing muttered as she awaited the arrival of her buttoned-down Wall Street brother-in-law. The uncle said: "My sister-in-law is as nutty as a California almond grove," Andrew Ad...
Stranded Mary Therese Crusoe couldn't believe it. She was stuck on an isolated island with a man her relatives believed to be Mr. Perfect. But who was, in fact, perfectly impossible. Counting seashells with the handsome but arrogant Scott diMarco ...
For a cold place, Grateful Bend was showing photojournalist Judy Treherne a pretty warm welcome. Everybody in the little Arctic town was very friendly -- everybody, that is, except Paul Monroe, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer she would be f...
AN UNFORGIVING HEART In the bitter wake of devastating tragedy, Rachel O'Roarke and her brother had fled Ireland to seek refuge on the shores of Colonial America. But Rachel could never forget how the British had destroyed her family, and knew she'd...
JUST PASSING THROUGH Nik Sinclair needed a temporary accountant, and Sara Santangelo was a temporary kind of woman. Never mind that when he said day, she said night. Nik could put up with anything for a few weeks, including a maddeningly feisty an...
Always a bridesmaid... As a teenager, Carole Anne Wellsley had felt suffocated by her sleepy hometown -- and by the boy next door. She cared about Jeff...maybe too much. But she couldn't stay in Belle's Grove, Missouri, and become a countr...
Determined to resist the advances of the persistent Pierce Alexander, Amanda Foster, a single mother and the news anchor at a Dallas television station, finds herself falling in love. By the author of
Future Daddy Shane Michaels--a successful businessman who had it all. Until, out of the blue, came the nagging sensation that something was missing. Then a strange impulse compelled him to visit his boyhood home.... Future Mommy Jeannie Harrig...
Kelly Pendleton's biological clock was about to explode. But none of the men she knew were 'daddy' material. Except Thomas Sheridan. Sexy - when he wasn't arguing with her. Intelligent. Relatively sane. Good teeth. What more could she want? PROBL...
Had she left the safety of her home in Virginia, crossed the wild Atlantic -- only to be stranded in England and beset by highwaymen? Stubborn, sensible Elizabeth Beaulieu was determined to reach Paris. Her aristocratic father had vanished into the t...
Happy Landings! Frank Harrigan was having a vacation nightmare, complete with lost tickets, an emergency landing and missed connections. But when sexy pilot Donna McCollough literally fell into his lap, his mishaps were instantly forgotten. Wid...
Former Husband Chase Randolph had fallen for Gina Delmonico in an instant and, within days, made her his wife. But their marriage didn't survive long on just passion and promises. Now Gina was back in his life--for better, or for worse.... Former...
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME .... Kirk Callaghan: A loner and determined to stay that way, he'd come back to town planning to put the past behind him .... Rachel Reed: A part of that past, as alluring ever--and now with a young son in tow .... ...
IT TAKES AVERY SPECIAL MAN TO WIN THAT SPECIAL WOMAN! A silver tongue. A killer smile. Spectacular muscles. Handsome Murphy Pendleton had all the right parts to make any number of women swoon. But injured in an act of heroism, he suddenly craved...
AMATEUR DAD It wasn't Blaine O'Connor's fault he'd never learned how to be a full-time father. But now that his son had nobody else, he intended to do his best. Trouble was, that meant taking "helpful advice" from a breathtakingly beautiful woman ...
HE WAS HER HERO For Mary Clancy, Alex Mitchell had been everything. She'd fallen in love with his dark, brooding eyes, with his sense of honor and his sexy ways. He was everything she'd dreamed of -- and he was hers. Until something took her...
From single, without children, to... Women? Sexy bachelor Joe Sullivan considered himself an expert. But little girls? What Joe didn't know about children would fill volumes. Yet suddenly the beleaguered uncle had three rambunctious nieces to raise. ...
A FATHER'S FIGHT The assignment--protecting a witness to a brutal murder--was the toughest of Detective Graham Redhawk's career. Because the witness was Caitlin Cassidy, the woman who'd long ago decided that a half-Navajo renegade like him wasn't ...
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS... Okay, so Mommy didn't get pregnant the conventional way. After all, she's a woman of the nineties - and, unfortunately, all work and no play. And even though a sperm bank might seem a cold, artificial way to have a baby, ...
NICOLE LOGAN'S RESOLUTION: To deliver the twins who had her feeling like the eighth wonder of the world. And January was the perfect due date, because her babies signaled a beginning. Nicole's life would once again be hers. Free from the shadow of...
Desperately seeking daddy.. . Erin Collins was a mother-to-be, but the daddy was nowhere to be found! "Brady, come home. Love, Erin." Erin had nothing to lose by placing the personal ad. And lo and behold, Brady Lockwood was found--months af...
MISTAKEN PATERNITY? Jackson Cain refused to believe Joshua wasn't his. Mallory Flannigan's "claim" of an absentee lover had way too many holes, and anyway, her baby boy looked an awful lot like him. Besides, Jackson couldn't imagine Mallory with a...
EXPECTANT BRIDE... Dr. Sheila Pollack was a mom-to-be, and her due date had arrived. But there was no daddy--no husband--in sight! One night with Slade Garrett had changed her life forever. And now, nine months later, she was about to deliver thei...
The marriage scheme... The Mom: runs a matchingmaking service and refuses to find herself a date! Her son wants her to find herself a husband, but Rosemary Gallagher wants to remain happily unmarried. The Kid: has the perfect plan and doesn't ...
TWENTY POUNDS OF PERFECTION The moment Malcolm Evans laid eyes on tiny Robin Winslow, he was hooked. An enchantress in pink cotton rompers, she brought back feelings Malcolm woe have sworn he'd buried for good. AND A MOMMY TO MATCH Christa W...
Home for the holidays, indeed! Somehow, Toni had to pretend she and Derek were happily married. How could she tell sweet old Nonna they had really split up two months ago? And the bigger question: How could she tell Derek she was pregnant? So her...
THEY'RE COUSINS...IDENTICAL COUSINS Theresa Jean -- T.J. -- Cochran might look like her cousin Theresa Joan, but that's where the similarity ended. Theresa Joan was sexy, vivacious; T.J. was...practical. Theresa Joan was the kind of woman men trippe...
Traci Richardson finally finds that special someone -- and now she's really on the spot! Everyone tells me I should be happy now that Daniel has proposed. He has a good job, he's nice looking and he treats me well. Yep, he's darn near ...
BOSS + BABIES = LOVE Her handsome boss was finally about to kiss her--until a baby began wailing at the top of its tiny lungs! And since single mom Marissa Rogers was the hired help, she had to leave those elusive lips to give his baby--or maybe h...
THE CHARADE He'd finally gotten his revenge. Tough loner Max Cooper had been given the perfect opportunity to put his high-and-mighty partner, Kristina Fortune, in her place. The pampered princess had lost her memory and was depending on Max to f...
LADY IN THE DARK It was every woman's dream come true, waking up in an opulent bridal suite, a wedding ring on her finger and a magnificent male specimen by her side. But for Whitney Bradshaw it was more like a nightmare. She couldn't reme...
THE CASE OF THE KIDNAPPED MOMMY Officer Guy Tripopulous knew that this was not his usual type of case. The ransom note was smeared, the letters printed, and the victim's children seemed awfully...informed. But Guy was willing to play along. He...
SOMETHING WAS MISSING.... Eleven years had passed since the shocking murder that forced Serena McKee to flee her child-hood home. Now she was back, seeking more than just the elusive evidence that would clear her father's name. She needed answ...
EVERY MAN HAS HIS PRICE...RIGHT? Her father's will was positively medieval! Blue blood Courtney Tamberlaine had to select a blue-collar spouse -- pronto -- or lose her huge inheritance. Luckily, right on the Tamberlaine estate was a raw, earth...
THE BABY IN HIS IN-BOX Workaholic Evan Quartermain had no time for love. So when someone left a baby on his secretary's desk, claiming it was his, he was in shock. What did he know about babies? Single mother Claire Walker could see her handso...
A small, faded photograph had turned Blair Stephens' world upside down. She'd suddenly learned she was adopted -- and that, somewhere, she had a twin sister who was her spitting image! With nowhere else to turn, she hired the services of hunky Devin ...
Love, Marriage...and Baklava They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but Demi Tripopulous isn't so sure. Her family's restaurant makes the best delicacies around, but you don't see eligible bachelors flocking arou...
ALL THE GOOD ONES WERE TAKEN... Since high school, Caroline Masters' heart had belonged to just one man: Sloan Walters. But Sloan had already pledged his love to another, so Caroline left town, vowing never to reveal her secret feelings. N...
WHO WAS SHE? Private detective Angus MacDougall was used to finding missing persons. But the woman standing before him was a completely different story. She had absolutely no idea who she was. From the first, he wanted her. But he knew that the...
One little, two little, three little babies... That's what Dr. Rafe Saldana had--but none of them was his own. The handsome pediatrician had his hands full with his clients and no room in his heart for love...until independent single mom Dana Mor...
THE CATERER "No." It was the only word Fiona Reilly seemed capable of saying to the sexy stranger who had walked into her well-ordered life and turned it upside down with his endless invitations and heart-flipping, sultry smiles. And all because she...
THE UNCONVENTIONAL WEDDING Millionaire bachelor Grant O'Hara thought the pretend marriage ceremony was just another Mardi Gras festivity until he and Cheyenne Tarantino were pronounced legally wed. Grant wasn't ready to settle down, and he'd only...
Kent Cutler was stranded - on his own ranch, of all places -with one very alluring little lady who had him thinking of things that didn't involve ropin' or wranglin'. Things that were - dare he say it? - romantic. Kent has a notion that she just migh...
LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER WHERE THE BRIDAL BOUQUET GOES FROM DAUGHTER TO MOM! THE BEAST Lance Reed didn't need this exasperating female's endless chatter. Couldn't she tell that he wasn't looking for a friend? Much less that d...
After hardened undercover agent Duncan MacNeill delivers the baby of a young woman suffering from memory loss, he takes them home to care for them, but as he uncovers the beauty's identity, he fears he may lose his newfound family. Original....
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS? What happens when a spitfire little lady driving a big rig runs a confirmed cowboy off the road? Fireworks! But no way was single mother Denise Cavanaugh going to swoon at the feet of some gorgeous, rugged wranglin' man, not wh...
WRONG BROTHER Dr. Shayne Kerrigan thought his brother's mail-order bride would be boarding the next flight out of Alaska once she learned of her fiance's sudden marriage. Instead, Sydney Elliot just picked up her bag, dusted off her pride, and, w...
THE TEN-DAY SENTENCE... When city gal Ginny Marlow stormed into Serendipity, Montana, to bail out her little sister, she didn't expect to be sentenced herself -- to ten days on Sheriff Quint Cutler's ranch! Or that "doing time" with this laid-back l...
ARE YOU THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE... Globe-trotting Margo McCloud had only come home for her daughter's wedding. But after meeting the groom's handsome, widowed father, Margo felt like a jittery bride herself. Bruce Reed's chivalry breathed freshness ...
THE COWBOY NEXT DOOR... Morgan Cutler was used to getting headaches from Wyatt McCall--but heartache? Impossible! So why was her sexy neighbor suddenly starting to make her pulse jump and her cheeks blush? Could that one magical wedding night-...
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE... With Logan Buchanan's life in jeopardy, private investigator Jessica Deveaux's conscience demanded she guard her ex-lover. She'd once loved Logan with her whole, young heart, but the charming millionaire hadn't w...
THE DETECTIVE'S TEMPTING, TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT... Something in Savannah King's crystal-blue eyes spoke to Sam as she desperately pleaded for his help in finding her child. Detective Sam Walters knew he was this frightened woman's last hope, but he...
A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION... She was the last person Garrett Wichita needed in his life. Days away from bringing down a major away from bringing down a major drug lord - and satisfying a personal vendetta - this federal agent instead found himself d...
THE MARRIAGE MASQUERADE Cade Townsend knew almost nothing about his new wife! But posing as McKayla Dellaventura's husband was the only way they could expose the black-market ring that had stolen her infant niece - and his son. Still, the savvy in...
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 SECRET Cruz Perez believed in family honor. And the handsome wrangler always protec...
A chubby-cheeked baby whose adorable rosebud smile could melt even Tony Marino's stone-cold heart. And even if her co-worker was a pain, natural-born nurturer Michelle Rozanski couldn't just leave Tony to face instant fatherhood alone. Not when brood...
The countdown has begun. Three marriage-minded women have set their sights on becoming brides. And they're following Prominence magazine's surefire list of ways to meet the grooms of their dreams. How to hook a husband when time is of the essence: Pr...
THE FAMILY YOU'RE BORN TO... Gentlehearted Marta Jensen had come to the Alaskan wilderness to find herself, not to get involved with a bachelor dad in way over his head. So why had she agreed to care for Ike LeBlanc's orphaned niece? Because Mar...
It was love at first sight for Alison Quintano when handsome stranger Luc LeBlanc saved her from a mugger. Ironically, he got hit on the head, losing his memory. When Luc awakened from the amnesia, Alison wanted to pay him back. He needed a favor, al...
SPARKS! When Lisa Billings swept into Bryce Walker's fire station looking for her missing daughter, he was smitten with the enticing single mother. The handsome firefighter had long ago realized that white picket fences and parent-teacher meet...
SHE WAS IN LABOR And Lucinda Alvarez had to rely on detective Dylan McMorrow to deliver her baby Although she had vowed to forget the man who'd broken her heart, one glimpse of his irresistible blue eyes had her wondering if she could safeguard he...
A mystery baby, an expectant uncle and a pregnant teenager! Dr. Abby Maitland was used to existing in a goldfish bowl, but life at her family's renowned maternity clinic had never been tinged by scandal...till now! Kyle McDermott knew that rais...
THE STORKVILLE SCOOP "From the Stork's Mouth..." Who do those precious abandoned twin babies belong to, and what were they doing on Hannah Brady's doorstep? And just what, exactly, is going on between the lovely day care owner and pediatrician J...
THE WOMAN WHO CAPTURED HIS HEART... Never let anyone get too close were words single father Tyler Breckinridge chose to live by. And except for occasional bouts of loneliness, he did just fine...until his three little girls led him to lovely books...
HIS ONLY FEAR Kidnapped as a boy, Chad Andreini had devoted his life to rescuing abducted children. But this anguished mother was different. Alluring Veronica Lancaster stirred within Chad a long-buried desire to belong somewhere - and made more pai...
A child had been stolen -- and only one man could save him. The assignment seemed straightforward: Track down the woman who had stolen the boy and return him to his father. But ChildFinders, Inc. had been duped, and Ben Underwood soon discovered ...
SOMEWHERE THERE WAS A CHILD WHO NEEDED HER... Eliza Eldridge saw through other people's eyes. And now her dreams of a missing little girl were becoming urgent. Eliza couldn't ignore them, and she vowed to reunite the child with her father. Whil...
THE MARRIAGE PROPOSITION Stranded and about to go into labor, Kitt Dawson had to depend on her wits -- and Shawn O'Rourke. The gorgeous man delivered her baby with the same gentleness he bestowed on gun-shy Kitt. Then he popped the question! M...
One week back in her rustic hometown, and April Yearling remembered exactly why she'd fled to the lower 48. The moment her ailing grandmother recovered, she planned to hightail it back to civilization -- alone! Never mind that a certain sexy doctor h...
An expectant single mom rescues a sexy widower's infant daughter and discovers the grateful dad has growing feelings for her and her unborn child in RITA Award-winning author Marie Ferrarella's heartwarming tale The Baby in the Cabbage Patch....
Connor O'Hara had a family now. At least, he had a son. And a mother. And a whole mess of relatives he hadn't even known were his close kin. And then there was Lacy. Sweet Lacy Clark. Who'd suffered so much for bringing little Chase, his son, int...
You loved the Maitlands -- now discover a new branch of the family! Independent rancher Rafe Maitland had never met his wealthy relatives -- and planned to keep it that way. But when matriarch Megan Maitland's lovely personal assistant arrived on hi...
IT'S A GIRL...AND A BOY! Giving birth in a parking lot was not what Stephanie Yarbourough had in mind when she agreed to be a surrogate mother. Then she discovered old flame Sebastian Caine was now a doctor -- and willing to lend a hand! Trust the...
HER BABY HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED Former Las Vegas showgirl Dakota Armstrong was desperate when her son was stolen from her. He'd been taken by one of the most dangerous men in Nevada, and she had little hope of recovering him by herself. When handsome ...
He was long and lean and wore a star. And to Melinda Morrow's triplets, he was a wonderful pal. But to Melinda herself, well that was a different story! Sure, deputy sheriff Carl Cutler's calm strength made her feel safe -- but it also made her remem...
When a bomb ripped through the Lone Star Country Club, all of Mission Creek, Texas, was shaken. Who was responsible? Was it the Mercados, Mission Creek's answer to the mob? The Carsons or the Wainwrights, two of the club's founding families? Or an ev...
Who was Max Ryker? The sinfully sensual P.I. had the looks of a playboy and the bearing of a king. Bounty hunter Cara Rivers could only dream of being Cinderella for a night in Max's strong arms. Because she and Max were hunting the same man -- and t...
Single and pregnant, Madeline Reed found the perfect husband in the handsome cop who helped bring her infant son into the world. But did his dutiful role in the surprise delivery make J. T. Walker a daddy?...
City girl Lily Quintano came to tiny Hades, Alaska, to get away from men. Her cheating ex-fiance had turned her heart to stone -- or so she thought. For the minute she saw Max Yearling, her pulse started racing. She had to avoid the sexy sheriff at a...
FBI Special Agent Lydia Wakefield had thought there was no room in her life for the opposite sex. Then she walked into Blair Memorial's emergency room with a bullet in her arm -- and encountered the most compelling man she'd ever met. Lukas Graywo...
LSCC Member: Urban cowboy Matt Carson SOCIAL STATUS: Unencumbered bachelor (But not for long...?) METHOD OF SEDUCTION: Reigniting a forbidden flame with his smooth-talkin' charm and sizzling caresses Matt Carson was...
From the moment she was rushed into Blair Memorial's emergency room, Dr. Reese Bendenetti's famous new patient had turned his solitary life upside down. For the first time, this dedicated surgeon was beginning to wonder if healing others might not be...
With his killer smile, his bone-melting charm and his medical dedication, hospital hunk Dr. Harrison "Mac" Mackenzie could thaw an iceberg at twenty paces. Collecting willing women like baseball cards, he hadn't met resistance since high school physi...
When he began his mission at Blair Memorial, undercover agent Terrance McCall collided with the only woman capable of rattling his equilibrium. Dr. Alix DuCane had grown haughty over the years, and he'd been the one to put the ice in her soul. Their ...
"Will you deliver my baby?" Reporter Sherry Campbell thought she might be asking too much, but her baby was coming and the only one in sight was enigmatic corporate raider St. John "Sin-Jin" Adair. Despite his generosity, he disliked her because s...
THE MILLIONAIRE DELIVERS... When corporate dynamo Rick Masters returned to Bedford, he had to see if old flame Joanna Prescott was still in town. No sooner did he reach her street than he saw Joanna's house going up in smoke! Rick rescued the pregna...
Special Agent C. J. Jones looked forward to impending motherhood but cursed being sidelined on a serial killer case because of it. And her irresistible partner Byron Warrick made it hard for her to play it safe. Then, one night, C.J. went into labor ...
Lori O'Neill surprised herself when she kissed her late husband's brother. Maybe it was pregnancy hormones, but this mother-to-be was looking at Carson in a whole new light. Carson had been there for Lori ever since she'd lost her husband, but, as he...
BABIES, INC. Accepting the secretary position at prestigious Mallory and Dixon had been step one in Mindy Richards's makeover. After all, she was newly single in the city...with twin babies-on-the-way to support. But her new life took a turn down me...
NO WAY IN HADES WOULD HE EVER MARRY... Between raising his three siblings and running a successful business, Kevin Quintano's hectic life left no room for love. But when his sister announced her upcoming wedding, Kevin headed to Hades, Alaska, to en...
FAILURE WASN'T AN OPTION The Honorable Brenton Montgomery would break every rule to recover his kidnapped little girl. But he wasn't prepared to clash with the one woman he'd secretly loved for years, Detective Callie Cavanaugh, whose job it was t...
THE WHISTLEBLOWER No sooner did number-crunching dynamo Ilene O'Hara uncover fraud in her company than she needed protection for herself and the son she'd been hiding from detective Clay Cavanaugh, a man she still loved. When Clay appeared as thei...
The Danger Zone Detective Patrick Cavanaugh survived by the skin of his teeth, and was one of the fiercest law enforcers west of the Mississippi. He wasn't friendly or popular, but he waged a war against crime with a ruthlessness that scared his p...
MURDER AT PLAY Bad girl turned detective Lorrayne Cavanaugh smelled a cover-up on the police force and began some secret sleuthing into a murder investigation. Her friend was accused of killing a young woman, and Lorrayne believed in his innocence...
HAWK'S WAY Until Jack Hawkins, Teri Cavanaugh had never encountered a case she couldn't crack or a cop whose life wasn't an open book after day one as her partner. Male detectives wanted to be "Hawk." Women flat-out wanted him. Teri simply wanted ...
HE STOLE HER HEART... Handsome, hardworking Shaw Cavanaugh defined the term "top cop." So when Moira McCormick arrived in town to research her next film role, it was no surprise that the Chief assigned the stunning movie star to shadow the no-nons...
Subject: Telekinetic Elizabeth Caldwell. Family history: Like her siblings, she has powers people would kill for. Deepest secret: She walks just this side of the law. Relishing her newfound freedom from a domineering brother, Elizabeth wanted on...
When the tall, dark stranger walked into her father's bookstore, sheltered Brooke Moss was more than ready for romance. In the blink of an eye, the beautiful dreamer saw beneath the wounds of the emotionally scarred private eye and gave herself to hi...
SHE WAS ALL KINDS OF WRONG FOR A MAN TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING She moved like poetry and wore her sensuality like a second skin. Blond, beautiful Brenda York could make a good cop cross the line. And when that cop was Dax Cavanaugh, on the trai...
Event planner Jenny Hall didn't have time for men. Between organizing a bachelor auction and caring for her son, she barely had time for herself! So she was stunned when her friends pooled together the money at the auction to buy her a date with Eric...
SHE DIDN'T DATE COPS. HE DIDN'T DATE. Heck, the reclusive officer hardly spoke to anyone other than his faithful K-9 companion. So what harm could come from Patience Cavanaugh letting the haunted rebel protect her from a dangerous stalker? She mig...
Dr. Peter Sullivan might be the only one who could save Raven Songbird's little brother, but who was going to ease the widowed neurosurgeon's secret sorrow? Raven figured she was more than up for the job. The barefoot, black-haired beauty was a he...
PLAYING WITH FIRE Devil-may-care detective Jared Cavanaugh dove into his undercover assignment -- investigating a money-laundering operation in a popular restaurant -- but working in close proximity to his beautiful "boss" was sweet torture. With he...
Back home in Texas and ready to get her life in order, Gloria Mendoza knew men were a distraction she couldn't afford. So when she was offered assistance from CEO Jack Fortune to get her business up and running, Gloria sensed it would take incredible...
When talk show host Dakota Delany agrees to allow bodyguard Ian Russell to shadow her for two weeks, she doesn't count on constantly battling the drop-dead-gorgeous man who monitors her every move. And she definitely doesn't expect the strong and sil...
"I'm pregnant, and my marriage is in trouble." --Savannah Perez, rancher's wife After five years of loving and honoring her husband, Savannah Perez worried that her marriage to Cruz was doomed. She loved him so much, but felt that his backbreakin...
Since her mother's death, FBI Special Agent Cate Kowalski had to cope with the deep emptiness she felt -- and the shocking revelation that she was adopted. The news came too soon after losing her fiance and destroyed the very foundation of her identi...
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? KEEPING TRACK OF NOTABLE ALUMNI Jane Jackson This quiet girl has battled loneliness since a car accident left her an orphan and an unhappy marriage left her alone with a small child. Now a devoted single mom and assistant to ever...
When the vivacious MacKenzie Ryan met her dour new neighbor, it was hardly love at first sight. Not only was the self-contained research scientist gruff and rude, but MacKenzie was also grappling with a heartbreak that had shattered her heart -- and ...
Meet the Editor... Elisha Reed loved working at her lucrative publishing house. On a daily basis, she wrestled with the literary world's divas and won. Her sterling reputation was the icing on the cake. Yes, Elisha knew the essential ingredients of l...
HE WASN'T LOOKING FOR LOVE...OR ANYTHING ELSE EITHER! When Detective James Munro discovered a cameo necklace on a New York City street, he hoped only to return the keepsake to its rightful owner. He certainly didn't expect that owner to be so adorab...
A day of rest And a day to die... A serial killer who strikes on Sundays is back in business, and workaholic FBI agent Charlotte "Charly" Dow will do anything to catch him. For Charly, the investigation is personal. Her sister was one of the vict...
Dear Diary: The first face I saw after hitting my head on my brother's boat was that of a gorgeous stranger...a stranger that everyone said was my husband. Taylor Conway is the type of man that no one forgets, so I thought it was my brothers...
"I've been waiting all my life for a man I can trust." --Lucy Gatling, medical student A dangerous predator escapes from prison near Rcd Rock, Texas and Collin Jamison, CIA Special Operations, is the only person who can get inside the murderer's ...
ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE LIVED A BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS...WHO WAS FORCED TO MARRY A HANDSOME PRINCE. For as long as Princess Amelia could remember, Prince Reginald had always been a royal pain. But to secure an alliance for her country, she had to marr...
HIDDEN DEPTHS... Detective Troy Cavanaugh had never met a woman who didn't like him -- until Agent Delene D'Angelo gave him the cold shoulder at a crime scene. Thrown together by a murder investigation, Troy's attempts to woo the sexy parole officer...
Consider carefully before that first call to the local contractor: Can your marriage take it? Stacey Sommers certainly hoped so...but it was looking a little questionable. After the stunning news that her uncle had passed away and left her his dog...
It's not going to stay cold up here in Alaska for too much longer...not with sizzling hot doctor Ben Kerrigan back in town. The best-looking man the town of Hades has ever seen isn't just toiling in the town's only medical clinic; I hear he's also do...
THE LAST CAVANAUGH TO FALL... Assistant district attorney Janelle Cavanaugh understood how dangerous working on a high-profile criminal case could be. But when her assignment took a deadly turn, she was given a ruggedly handsome and infuriatingly ...
Meticulous and by-the-book, corporate lawyer Jack Lever was used to order--not the disorder of two small children. When his babysitter abruptly quit, the single dad didn't know where to turn. He couldn't believe his good luck when Zooey Finnegan agre...
By the way, did you know you're pregnant? Eight tiny words, but strung together in one sentence...they are destined to destroy life as Laurel Mitchell knows it. For after twenty-five years of wedlock and three grown children, starting over with th...
dical personnel were dropping like flies and Dr. Sasha Pulaski wasn't going to just stand by and do nothing. She believed in her work and would do anything for her patients. But how could she help when she was next on a murderer's hit list? The only ...
Handsome, ruthless attorney Jordan Logan had an amazing track record: he'd never lost a case. So when he agreed to do a favor for his sister and become a substitute lawyer at Advocate Aid, he thought it would be a piece of cake. What Jordan didn'...
Murder on the line Someone else might crave excitement, but Dr. Natalya Pulaski was enjoying her ordinary life. Then she received a chilling call from her best friend--and the line mysteriously went dead. She felt in her bones something bad had ha...
LESSONS IN LOVE Schoolteacher Lisa Kittridge had sworn off men for a while, but when she met Ian Malone, her gorgeous, if exasperating, new volunteer, that promise went out the window! She'd vowed never to get involved with another man, yet sh...
Maid of honor Shannon Donovan hates the fact that she's at a wedding without her fiance and that the best man is Josh McClintock, a cad she hasn't seen since college. But it turns out her fiance may not be the man she thought he was...and neither is ...
The Taming of the Spy... Daring, bold, secretive--Joshua Lazlo loved living life on the edge. Rescuing the prime minister's daughter from kidnappers was just the challenge he thrived on. But nothing prepared him for the woman who yelled out fiery ...
I, Philippe Zabelle (wealthy software designer, callous playboy, totally un-handy man), do hereby hire contractor Janice Diane Wyatt to renovate my home (but not make significant changes in my life, like making me fall for her, a single mom). I ...
Ivan Munro wanted to be feared, not loved... But Bailey DelMonico, his new intern, is determined to prove she isn't afraid of him--and more. In her own way, Bailey is as brilliant as Ivan--and people like her. Having realized she wanted to be a su...
She was just what the doctor ordered.-- When he rescued Vienna Hollenbeck and her grandfather from a fiery car wreck, Dr. Georges Armand wasn't prepared for his reaction to the petite blonde. Vienna aroused his most protective instincts. And that ...
WOMAN'S BEST FRIEND? Being stranded without electricity in a houseful of orphaned dogs wasn't high on Alain Dulac's agenda. But when a car accident landed the West Coast attorney in the care of Kayla McKenna, he had a change of heart. Something ab...
He held her life in his hands... Hardworking cardiologist Kady Pulaski was dedicated to healing people. Now a patient was dead...and her own life was on the line. One man could keep her safe. She knew him only as Byron, the handsome, enigmatic pos...
THE GOOD DOCTOR After his father's death, successful doctor Peter Wilder faced off against a formidable enemy: a huge conglomerate vying to take over the small-town hospital his family had run for years. At least Peter knew he had every member of th...
Trust him with your life... They were devoted partners--until a bullet separated them. Now Lila McIntyre worked a desk job and Brian Cavanaugh was chief of detectives. Suddenly, they were worlds apart. And yet, when she started getting disturbing ...
Everyone has something to hide... One long-ago night changed Dr. Tania Pulaski's life forever. Now the fourth-year resident depended on the frantic pace of the E.R. to keep her focused when those secret nightmares resurfaced. But hiding in the con...
Somebody had shot him Dr. Marja Pulaski knew she was inviting danger by treating the wounded stranger. The man called Kane wasn't what he pretended to be. But she couldn't begin to guess how much of a threat he really was--or the passion he'd awak...
The woman had secrets no cop could ignore Undercover police officer Zack McIntyre couldn't make sense of the beautiful, mysterious stranger who had saved him from death. She cared for him with skilled, gentle hands, awakening passions within him, ...
A PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING ROMANCE Miranda Shaw's world shattered the instant her star pitcher father was accused of cheating--and her family was destroyed forever. Decades later, the last thing she needed was some sportswriter digging into their bu...
SPLASH! From the moment he pulled the unconscious woman from the sea, Trevor Marlowe knew his life would never be the same. But even the celebrated restaurateur couldn't have predicted how passionately he'd fall for his beautiful, mysterious merma...
"Striking a Secret Service agent will land you in prison." But the petite redhead with the cowboy hat and tire iron seemed unfazed by Nick Sheffield's words. The Secret Service agent had come to the tiny Texas town to unmask a potential threat to ...
"You can get through to him. I know you can." Though he heard her words, Trent Marlowe knew he had to be dreaming. What were the odds that Laurel would just reappear after vanishing seven years before? She'd turned his heart to stone a...
BEAUTY AND THE BACHELOR Being swept into the arms of a tall, dark, gorgeous stranger at midnight only happened in fairy tales. Yet the rugged Texan who suddenly appeared at Jane Gilliam's side was real enough...and so was the soul-scorching kiss the...
A CASE FOR ROMANCE He never mixed business with pleasure. But when fresh-faced Shana O'Reilly appeared at his office door, she threw no-nonsense attorney Travis Marlowe's carefully ordered world into a tailspin. For the first time ever, he couldn'...
"Candace is dead." Shell-shocked detective Natalie Rothchild wasn't sure what stung more--knowing that her twin had paid dearly for flaunting their fortune at a Las Vegas hot spot--or prying information from the man who went AWOL after promising h...
THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER RETURNS Seeing Brody Hayes again was like seeing a ghost. But, Irena Yovich noted with relief, the resemblance he bore to his late playboy brother--Irena's philandering ex-boyfriend--was purely physical. Still, she knew she'd b...
IT WAS A BIG WORLD OUT THERE But was ex-nun Claire Santaniello ready for it? Her yearning for a home and family had her shedding her habit and moving back to California. But her true calling definitely wasn't with sexy single dad Caleb McClain. Was ...
"I don't want to be alone tonight." Julianne White Bear prided herself on never needing anyone. Ever since the detective teamed up with fellow cop Frank McIntyre, she found herself opening up. The proud, irresistible member of the Cavanaugh clan cle...
A gruesome killing spree hits the streets of Aurora Someone was murdering the city's elite, and anyone could be next. Assigned to the case was Detective Kyle O'Brien, whose new partner was the blond, blue-eyed Jaren Rosetti, as sunny as Kyle was dar...
Eve is pregnant with your baby. The anonymous tip leads undercover DEA agent Adam Serrano back to his lost love, Eve Walters. The gorgeous veterinarian had stormed out of his life upon discovering the "truth" about his identity. Though it nearly k...
THE GIFT OF FAMILY To Kelsey Marlowe, policemen spell one thing -- T-R-O-U-B-L-E. So she struggles to resist Officer Morgan Donnelly's charms even though he'd gallantly come to her mother's aid. But when her family insists on meeting the man who'd s...
"I only take yes for an answer." While searching for clues in a murder victim's apartment, Detective Taylor McIntyre stumbles upon an intruder. Thinking she's got her killer, Taylor handcuffs him to a railing. The next morning, she's shocked when sh...
SHE WAS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED Undercover reporter Ramona Tate was on a mission. But Paul Armstrong, the gorgeous head doctor of the Armstrong Fertility Institute, was a serious obstacle to unearthing the famous facility's secrets. And now Ramo...
Her new partner: the force's most notorious bad boy...and single dad? Police officer Riley McIntyre is less than thrilled at being teamed with former academy classmate Sam Wyatt. They're assigned to solve a string of home invasions. The man is as mi...
WAS SHE THE CURE HE WAS LOOKING FOR? When she spied Lucas Wingate in the exam room, Nikki Connors was only too happy to take charge of his irresistible seven-month-old daughter. But it was the sexy widower who seemed more in need of Nikki's special ...
LOVE WAS NOT ON THEIR AGENDA After Kate Manetti's prince turned into a frog, work became her new Number One. She didn't want a new relationship -- especially not with a client, and certainly not one sent by her matchmaking mother. Then wealthy bank ...
"Falling for you could cost me my badge." Two years ago, she'd been the responding officer to the hit-and-run that shattered Judge Blake Kincannon's life. Now a witness in a drug trial, Detective Greer O'Brien sees the spark of recognition in the ju...
"All I want is you." Susan Kelley remembers the long-ago teenage crush she had on rancher Duke Colton. Some things don't change -- like Duke's sexy half smile and the way it leaves her breathless. What's different now is Susan's all grown up with ve...
Private investigator Jewel Parnell doesn't believe in fairy-tale romance. What she does believe in are low-risk, short-term flings and ignoring her mother's constant matchmaking attempts. But her newest clients -- a solemn, sexy professor and his gri...
"you're just too gorgeous for my own good." Ethan O'Brien is run over by a beautiful woman as she emerges from a burning building, children in tow. An arsonist is loose in Aurora, and Ethan plans on stopping him. But the beauty is no victim, oh no. ...
'Tis the Season to Fall in Love The morning after Thanksgiving, Enrique "Rick" Santiago, the sheriff of Forever, Texas, opens his front door and discovers…a baby! Before he has a chance to say "who's the mommy" big-city lawyer Olivia Blayne arrive...
SECOND TIMES A CHARM! As rakishly handsome as he was successful, attorney Kullen Manetti was a "love 'em and leave 'em" kind of guy. Until Lilli McCall, his long-lost love, suddenly appeared in his office -- and turned his carefully crafted world up...
In A Rebel's Arms... Deputy Joe Lone Wolf never would've guessed that helping someone at the side of the road in a thunderstorm would throw his carefully controlled world into a tailspin. But that's exactly what happens when he realizes the sexy "st...
"You can go back to being the city's dark knight." Dr. Aleksandra Pulaski tells officer Zane Calloway exactly what she thinks when he shows up in her E.R. with a bullet wound. But Zane isn't leaving her E.R. too fast. A former domestic violence ca...
Can a Sweet Single Mom Cure This M.D.'s Heart? Big-city radiologist Dan Davenport is ready to take New York by storm. But when an accident robs him of the most important person in his life, he decides to honor his brother by taking his place as the ...
SWEET SURRENDER... Atlanta heiress Wendy Fortune was used to being overlooked by the rest of her powerful family. But when a last-ditch job at Red Rock's best restaurant revealed her hidden talents in the kitchen, she was determined to prove to ever...
A PRESCRIPTION FOR TRUE LOVE Talented interior decorator Kennon Cassidy had specific designs on what she wanted from life -- and after another awful breakup, romance definitely wasn't in that picture. Still, when she accepted an assignment to transf...
"HE'S BRANDON SLADE, FOR GOD'S SAKE, AND YOU'RE...JUST YOU." He was a famous writer, the son of a Broadway legend. How had levelheaded Isabelle Sinclair let herself fall head over heels in love with Brandon Slade? No matter how great he made her fee...
A family rocked by secrets... When a senator is disgraced by scandal, his hotshot attorney son, Dylan, rushes to pick up the pieces for the sake of the splintering Kelley family. Dylan's only ally is the feisty Cindy Jensen, whose loyalty to her bos...
THUNDER CANYON NUGGET From Super Cop...to Super Dad? Now we've seen everything. Jake Castro has come to Thunder Canyon...with a seven-month-old infant in tow! The decorated police officer is clearly hoping the family-friendly town will prove the per...
Bachelor, Lawman...And Daddy? Montana has always been in Sheriff Cole James's blood. Nothing -- and no one -- could make him walk away from his home. Not even Ronnie, his best friend and the woman he'd let leave even though he loved her. But now, ...
Seduced by Dr. Death? He first saw Dr. Nika Pulaski hyperventilating in a trapped elevator. Ever the rescuer, Detective Cole Baker felt an instant protectiveness...and sizzling want. Her cheerfulness, not to mention her killer looks, had him reconsi...
Trading kisses under the mistletoe is not what brought Johnny Donovan to Rancho Diablo. After all, he's a diehard bachelor -- and Jess St. John's the most undomesticated woman in New Mexico. Then why does the petite horse trainer fill Johnny with suc...
"I never make promises I can't keep." A little girl is missing, and Detective Kaitlyn Two Feathers has promised the child will be back in her mother's arms by Christmas. Her own troubled childhood still shadowing her, Kaitlyn is determined not to ...
"What have they done to you?" Cold Plains, Wyoming, should be a ghost town. Then why are its once-decaying streets gleaming? And why are there only beautiful, smiling Stepford-like wives in those streets? Hawk Bledsoe wants to know...because the w...
MARRIED IN A MONTH Blake Fortune might not have been the easiest boss in the world, but Katie Wallace knew him better than anyone. Neighbors and longtime friends, she and Blake made a great team. Katie dreamed they'd someday be more.... But time wa...
MADE FOR EACH OTHER? HARDLY! It's been eighteen years since Kara Calhoun laid eyes on David Scarlatti, the one man who'd always gotten under her skin -- the wrong way! That doesn't stop a pair of matchmaking moms from believing their son and daughte...
She was a long-lost Cavanaugh... Being a Cavanaugh had advantages for Detective Bridget Cavelli -- the Cavanaughs practically ran the department. But this sudden identity crisis left Bridget off balance and vulnerable. Perhaps that explained the unc...
Can He Rope Her In? Ten years ago Cash Taylor said goodbye to his close-knit hometown and hello to the fast track of big-city success. Now a criminal lawyer with a guilty heart and a lot of soul-searching to do, he's back in Forever, Texas, for hi...
THREE MEN...AND THE PERFECT LADY? If there was one thing single dad Micah Muldare lacked, it was time! The busy widower didn't have enough hours in the day for his too-full to-do list -- his high-profile job demanded focus, and the rest of his not...
When Kasey Stonestreet's husband walked out on her and their newborn son, her best friend, Eli Rodriguez, was her rock. Eli took them in at his Forever, Texas, ranch without hesitation. As a suddenly single mom with nowhere else to go, Kasey expected...
"Meet your new partner." On the heels of losing her fiancé, Kendra Cavelli doesn't want another partner, especially not one as sinfully handsome as Detective Matt Abilene. She has enough troubles with her family's latest secret, which calls her w...
THUNDER CANYON NUGGET Found: One genuine cowboy, in need of a cowgirl! Folks in Thunder Canyon all remember the broad-shouldered, blond cowpoke with the green eyes and somber expression. We haven't seen Cody Overton smile much in the years since ...
"The killer is still out there." Crime scene investigator Destiny Richardson receives the shock of her life when she finds her sister dead in a bathtub. Detective Logan Cavanaugh thinks it's an open-and-shut suicide case. But Destiny's convinced ...
Her Gift Is Her Present When Gabe Rodriguez took the job of deputy sheriff in the small town of Forever, Texas, he thought he'd be bored. So he's shocked the morning he discovers a car teetering on the edge of a deep ravine with an unconsc...
"You're safe from those monsters now." It's supposed to be the final confrontation. Philly detective Tate Colton will go under cover to bust the sex trafficking ring targeting young Amish women. He doesn't count on his sting operation falling apar...
"WATCH OVER MY BABY." As the mother of a newborn, Suzy Burris is accustomed to sleepless nights. But tonight, she's waiting up for her husband, Peter, to tell him she wants a divorce. Instead, she learns he's been murdered. And the sexy detective ...
THE GAME OF LOVE -- IT HAS ITS RISKS. AND ITS REWARDS... In one corner we have Jared Winterset, who's "not" in the market for a wife. He knows too well how few marriages succeed-and Jared hates failure. So he'll keep it light. In the other corn...
A LITTLE FORTUNE IS A GOOD THING Marnie McCafferty has received her share of propositions over the years, but never one like this. Little Jace Fortune is determined to make his new nanny a permanent part of the family. The problem is he hasn't bo...
THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY...AND CAME BACK What was "he" doing back here, disrupting Brianna McKenzie's cozy world? Sebastian Hunter, heartbreaker extraordinaire, had actually shown up to their high school reunion. All at once, she felt that unshakable ...
THE PAST NEVER DIES...BUT IT CAN KILL Esteban Fernandez only has one reason to live-and that reason vanishes when his cover is blown. As an undercover narcotics detective, Esteban wants to hunt the scum who killed his brother-and put his stepfathe...
From foes to friends to…forever? Screenwriter Wyatt Taylor can't let his dying father's work on a book about century-old Ladera Inn by the Sea come to naught, even if fulfilling that promise means going toe-to-toe with the innkeeper's spitfire d...
THREE-FOOT MATCHMAKER Ginny Scarborough has picked out her new mommy-Danni Everett, the local celebrity chef who hired Ginny's widowed father, Stone, to renovate her house. And Danni couldn't deny the immediate zing she felt for the handsome, gre...
DOUBLE CRIME AT DEAD RIVER RANCH Former cop Trevor Garth left the line of duty, but his expert instincts are sharper than ever when crime strikes the Colton ranch. As ranch security, he has to step in -- yet this time getting justice is personal. ...
A REAL COWBOY. A REAL HOME? Rafe Rodriguez never reckoned on playing hero to a beautiful, big-city stranger. But when he saves Valentine Jones from a charging bull, this Rodriguez brother's fate is all but sealed. The Hollywood photographer is on...
From beloved author Marie Ferrarella comes another Cavanaugh Justice book, and this time a baby's in jeopardy… The only things Ashley St. James has ever allowed herself to love are her dogs. A child of the foster-care system, she never even ...
A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR Ghostwriter Samantha Monroe has just arrived in Forever, Texas, to turn a remarkable woman's two-hundred-year-old journals into a personal memoir. The Rodriguez clan welcomes her with open arms…and awakens Sam's fierce ...
The Best Christmas Present Since the first grade, Holly Johnson has known that Ramon Rodriguez is the only man for her. But the carefree, determinedly single Texas cowboy with the killer smile doesn't have a clue. Until they share a dance and a k...
The Ex-Wife Megan McNeil is genuinely happy to escort her little girls to their father's wedding in Kauai, Hawaii--even though she feels like a third wheel. One gorgeous groomsman definitely disagrees. But are they both carrying too much baggage to...
SHE'S ABOUT TO LEARN JUST HOW COMMITTED HE IS… There is nothing Cristina Roman loves more than being a mom. Although working as the chef at her family's inn, Ladera by the Sea, is a close second. And a quickly rising third is her new -- or actu...
Aurora's finest become walking targets in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's Cavanaugh Justice miniseries A serial cop killer has Aurora's police force up in arms. And when the former chief gets hit, it becomes personal for Detective...
Can an independent cowboy be lassoed by love when he least expects it? USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella arrives at Horseback Hollow with the latest installment of the popular Fortunes of Texas continuity! Liam "Fortune" Jones knows e...
AURORA'S FINEST ARE ON THE CASE AGAIN IN USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR MARIE FERRARELLA'S CAVANAUGH UNDERCOVER Confronting "Ben Cartwright" in a seedy motel room, Detective Tiana Drummond is more than suspicious. A member of the CSI team, she's su...
If he stays, she's in danger. But if he leaves… All Mike Ryan can tell her is his name. Revealing any more to this beautiful stranger would put her in danger. And he's not willing to jeopardize Stevi Roman's -- or her family's -- safety any mor...
It's all fun and games -- until someone falls in love! Focused on building her toy company, Erin O'Brien didn't have time to think about romance, let alone act on it. Until she met handsome attorney Steve Kendall -- and suddenly, pleasure became ...
Aurora's finest are back in action! Why are too many healthy seniors dying in nursing homes? Vice detective Noelle O'Banyon can't let the mystery go. And though she has no business working a homicide case, the love-shy single mom draws partner Du...
You Can't Hide In Forever The minute he lays eyes on Forever's new doctor, Brett Murphy knows the town -- and he -- won't be the same. Alisha Cordell is raising the temperature of every male within miles. But the big-city blonde isn't looking to ...
A FUR-EVER FAMILY Baker Lily Langtry isn't one to commit to anything more than her mouthwatering pastries. So when a puppy appears at her door, she's stunned at her new responsibilities…and how quick she is to fall for the adorable creature. Bu...
A Love Built To Last? Finn Murphy has always been good at building things. So when the town's alluring new developer makes him an irresistible offer, he's all set to jump on board. And working side by side with Constance Carmichael sure has its p...
Forever's Country Cowboy His heroic rescue of a stranger caught in a flash flood just changed Liam Murphy's life -- big-time. With Whitney Marlowe's help, the laid-back country-and-western singer could be a star. Only now, with the dynamic LA tal...
There's more than the inn at stake… Logan MacArthur had to have grown up under a rock. Was anyone really that cold-blooded? Sure, Andy -- the youngest Roman daughter -- understood that attorneys had to be detached and analytical, but Logan took...
USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella unearths more scintillating secrets of the Adair family in her 250th book! When Elizabeth Shelton finds her boss murdered, her life is thrown into turmoil. But nothing shocks her more than learning she...
MAY THE BEST MENDOZA WIN! The Fortunes are not the only hotties in Texas; their longtime friends the Mendozas are legendary for their good looks and ardent hearts. Tall and dark with soulful eyes, Matteo Mendoza is a pilot whose charms have too o...
The Cavanaughs continue to thrill in this latest story of crime, feuding partners and...surprise seduction from USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella A ring of murderous hackers is casting a wide net of destruction, bringing down financia...
Hollywood heartthrob and widower Lukkas Spader knows his women are just photo ops for the paparazzi. He's sworn off dating. In fact, he might have forgotten how to go about it But the big-time movie producer needs a gal Friday. And Yohanna desperatel...
USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella returns with those sizzling, law-enforcing Cavanaughs A lone wolf who'd prefer to work solo, Detective Kane Durant has been through six partners. His latest? A chatty, go-getter blonde he can't seem t...
The fallout from last month's wedding-to-end-all-weddings continues. Did you hear that Claire Strickland and her oh-so-handsome husband, Levi Wyatt, have called it quits? Everyone thought these two were the perfect couple with the most perfect baby. ...
EVERYONE NEEDS A HERO …and this tiny Texas town is Deborah Kincannon's last hope. The Indiana nurse will do whatever it takes to save her troubled teenage brother from their painful past. Debi isn't prepared for the community that welcomes them...
Scandal leads to death on the Colton ranch in the latest from USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella. When murder strikes his family's ranch, Detective Ryan Colton follows the evidence…straight to his sister. Instinct tells him she's inn...
TRUE LOVE IN HIS STOCKING? They say you can't go home again, but Keith O'Connell wasn't worried about staying. He was just back in town to sell his late mother's house and try to avoid old emotions. Of course, hiring estate sale specialist Kenzie...
Second Chance Ranch with First-Rate Cowboy Kimberly Lee isn't sure what she'll find when she comes to Forever, Texas, to do a story on a groundbreaking program that could put this small town on the map. It certainly isn't the warm, friendly comm...
USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella starts off the new Coltons of Texas series with a bang -- and a serial killer at large. Just moments away from marrying a woman he doesn't love, police detective Sam Colton discovers his bride brutall...
DIAGNOSIS: TRUE LOVE! Filling the lives of orphaned kids with hope is what gives meaning to Melanie McAdams's own life. So what if she's a little lonely? That doesn't mean she's ready to fly into the arms of Mitchell Stewart, the shelter's handso...
Those law-enforcing Cavanaughs are back in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's sizzling series! After losing two partners in the line of duty, major crimes detective Davis Gilroy isn't about to get close to his new one. Especially whe...
Working in a morgue, medical examiner Kristin Alberghetti hardly expects a living, breathing man to walk through the door and make her heart pound. So she's floored when gorgeous playboy Malloy Cavanaugh is her partner on a new case. The cold-case de...
In the latest electrifying tale from USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella, a pregnancy scandal rocks the Colton clan! Mirabella Freeman, secretary to security expert Zane Colton, thought being pregnant and alone were her biggest problems...
TEACHING THE RANCHER HIS L-O-V-E's! Rust Creek Ramblings Readers, it's back-to-school time in Rust Creek Falls, and new single mama Marina Laramie has returned to her classroom for the first time since baby Sydney was born. Did you hear about...
THE WRANGLER'S SPECIAL DELIVERY When the father of her baby bails, Devon Bennett finds herself in a difficult position. As in "giving birth in a truck on the side of a road" difficult. Devon's never felt more alone, until a hunky cowboy rides in ...
WRANGLIN' WITH THE RANCHER? Cassidy McCullough can't remember a time when rancher Will Laredo wasn't a huge (albeit handsome) pain in her backside. In this small Texan town, their bickering is almost legendary. When they rescue a baby during a fl...
She'd stopped believing in happy endings… Widowed TV reporter Ellie King had given up on looking for heroes ever since her beloved husband was killed in a robbery gone wrong. Because she could have used one then, but there was no one around -- ...
A crime-scene investigator and a gorgeous cop must track down a serial killer in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's explosive new novel! For Susannah Quinn, heartbreakingly handsome detective Christian Cavanaugh O'Bannon is trouble t...
WELCOME HOME, CHLOE FORTUNE! "You're family," Graham Fortune tells his newly discovered half sister, Chloe Fortune Elliott, and just like that, Chloe has a new job and a new home in Austin. She works well with the troubled teens at Peter's Place,...
A federal agent falls for his target in the newest Coltons of Shadow Creek romance On the hunt for escaped criminal mastermind Livia Colton, FBI agent Josh Howard knows just where to start: the fugitive's family. Namely, Livia's eldest daughter, L...
THE BOY NEXT DOOR IS BACK…AND AFTER HER HEART! He's a "gift" -- a referral from the Matchmaking Mamas -- sent by Tiffany Lee's mother to do her bathroom remodel. But the real surprise is that Tiffany already knows Eddie Montoya. When they were ...
The Cavanaughs are back to doing what they do best -- fighting crime -- in this electrifying new novel by USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella! For homicide detective Ronan Cavanaugh O'Bannon, this time it's personal…and totally baffli...
A detective and his mysterious new partner must crack an impossible case in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's thrilling new novel! Detective Bryce Cavanaugh already has one tough investigation -- an elusive home-invasion team on a d...
A LITTLE HELP -- AND A LOT OF LOVE Ever since her mother died, nurse practitioner Kayley Quartermain has been searching for somewhere to belong. She wants that somewhere to be her hometown of Bedford, but first she needs a job. Thankfully, her ma...
In USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's sensational new Cavanaugh Justice novel, two detectives must track a lethal serial killer Playboy detective Luke Cavanaugh O'Bannon isn't excited to be paired with his polar opposite, introverted...
THIS MIRACLE'S A MYSTERY When newborn twins mysteriously appear on Cole McCullough's doorstep, everyone at the Healing Ranch, including Cole, starts to think…could they be his? Why else would someone leave them there? Cole knows there must be a...
Congratulations…it's a girl! Rust Creek Ramblings Talk about mending fences -- have you heard that rugged rancher Daniel Stockton is back in town? It's been ten years since Dan left Rust Creek Falls with Anne Lattimore's heart in tow. She s...
He’s fighting for them When Amy Donavan married the town playboy and left Forever, Texas, Connor McCullough wished her well -- no matter how much it hurt. He got past it, but never really over it. Now the one that got away is back and needs his ...
Stop…in the name of love What kind of motorcycle cop gives a speeding ticket around Christmas? One as by the book as Colin Kirby. But when he stops pediatric oncology nurse Miranda Steele, little does he know that she's about to zoom straight i...
A K-9 cop must protect a single mom as USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella introduces the new Coltons of Red Ridge miniseries Carson Gage has a crime to solve -- the murder of his brother -- and his number-one suspect is his archenemy, S...
Recipe for love: two reluctant souls and a dash of matchmaking! Dr. Mikki McKenna’s dedicated her entire life to her patients. But when it comes to herself? The devoted doctor’s vowed never to repeat her parents’ mistakes, and that means nev...
A powerful first love… An explosive secret… The Fortunes of Texas: The Rulebreakers continues! Dr. Everett Fortunado is sitting on the biggest secret to hit Texas -- but nothing’s more shocking than finding Lila Clark working for the Fort...
Is a killer back for more? A Cavanaugh Justice story by USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella A series of gruesome murders brings together an unlikely pair of homicide detectives: outgoing Brianna Cavanaugh and lone wolf Jackson Muldare...
This Cavanaugh detective guards his ready-made family Delivering a stranded woman’s baby? All in a day’s work for Detective Dugan Cavanaugh. But the new mother is investigative reporter Toni O’Keefe, who’s hot on the trail of the drug cart...
For the Matchmaking Mamas, 1 + 2 = Happily-Ever-After When widowed rocket scientist Steve Holder needs a housekeeper who can also help with his precocious ten-year-old, The Matchmaking Mamas assign Becky Reynolds. The math whiz turned domestic ...
Two exes reunite as danger rocks the family ranch. Years after ending her relationship with her husband, Wyatt Colton, Bailey Norton shows up on his doorstep with an unexpected request: to father her child. Unresolved passion sets off sparks betwe...
Learning to love again Is his hardest assignment Ever since Clint Washburn’s wife abandoned him, the stoic rancher has built up defenses to keep everyone in Forever, Texas, out -- including his young son. Now the boy’s teacher, Wynona Chee,...
From Bachelor Businessman…to Insta-Dad? Connor Fortunado comes to Houston with only one agenda: tracking down a missing (and malicious) Fortune relative. His new assistant, Brianna Childress, is a huge help -- even though the single mom has her ...
He used to believe in love. Until life took an unexpected turn… And Daniel Tallchief’s fiancée left him. But staying in Forever, Texas, to raise his little sister was the right choice. Until her teacher Shania Stewart tells Daniel he’s t...
A killer in a sleepy Texas town? A Cavanaugh Justice romance Worn-out homicide detective Sullivan Cavanaugh’s looking for some peace and quiet in Forever, Texas. But once Sully meets feisty ranch foreman Rachel “Rae” Mulcahy, it’s clear...
Amid disaster, a rancher is her only hope… Introducing Colton 911 When Magnolia “Maggie” Reeves receives a puzzling map from her former father-in-law, she can’t resist searching for clues -- even in a hurricane! Fortunately, search-and-...
Does she have the key to solving a murder? A Cavanaugh is on the (cold) case! Kenzie Cavanaugh strives to prove herself to her legendary law enforcement family. But when her missing persons case grabs the attention of infuriating -- gorgeous --...
She’s a professional bridesmaid… Who’s suddenly reunited with her ex-fiancé! Gina Bongino was almost a bride -- until she called off the wedding. Now she works as a professional bridesmaid, providing brides with whatever they need on the...
They watch the streets, scouring faces… …To catch a killer in the shadows When a civilian disappears, Detective Finn Cavanaugh catches the case. His partner-in-catching-crime? Brainy and beautiful insurance investigator Nik Kowalski, whose ...
Deadly enemies undermine her life and business When a mysterious email threatens her family’s corporation, executive Marlowe Colton puts all her energy into protecting Colton Oil. But a more shocking scandal comes in the form of her archrival --...
Can a cowboy convince her to stay? A clause in her father’s will requires Ena O’Rourke to work the family ranch -- site of many unhappy memories -- for six months before she can sell it. She’s livid at her father, but Mitch Randall, foreman ...
The stakes are high for this would-be dad… CAUTION: TROUBLE AHEAD Contractor Dillon Fortune wasn’t always so cautious. But as a teenager, impulse led to an unexpected pregnancy and a daughter he was never allowed to know. Now he guards his ...
Was he the love she’s been missing? He needed a ride. Not a wife… Liz Bellamy is drowning under family medical bills. So when the Matchmaking Mamas recommend Dr. Ethan O’Neil as a potential ride-share customer, it’s a win-win financi...
A P.I. on the hunt And enemies close to home After Brooks Colton refuses a disturbing assignment, he feels compelled to warn a teacher that she may have a stalker. Gwen Harrison charms him, as does her purpose in moving to Braxville -- to find ...
One of her stories may get her killed… But a detective’s on the case Journalist Krys Kowalski doesn’t shy away from uncovering scandal…even if it means putting her life in danger. When her latest investigation endangers her life, Krys e...
She could be his chance for a new beginning… A temporary assignment could have permanent side effects Ellie Montenegro and her secondhand plane just delivered an angel of mercy to her remote Texas town. Forever’s warmhearted inhabitants are...
A child brought them together And led them into a brutal world... Social worker January Colton agrees to partner with Detective Sean Stafford -- but only on her terms. She'll help him catch a killer, but only if he can protect the little gi...
This dad-by-surprise is in over his head in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella’s new installment in the Fortunes of Texas series! This is the story of a man named Brady Reformed playboy Brady Fortune has suddenly become legal guard...
A former boxer must KO the threat to one woman's life When he meets skittish Felicia Wagner, ex-boxer Aaron Colton immediately senses she's hiding something. He makes it his mission to figure out what she's hiding…and soon discovers...
Good things come to those who wait in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's latest Matchmaking Mamas story! A dream deferred…Can still come true! When other girls her age were dating and finding love, Rachel Fenelli was workin...
They’re looking for meaning in their lives… Will they find it with each other in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's latest book in the Forever, Texas series? He may have just moved there… But he might be the best man in...
USA TODAY Bestselling Author Determined to redeem the Coltons' reputation He'll help with even the unlikeliest case… His family name is being dragged through the mud, but Caleb Colton is about righting wrongs. So when he believes ...
To find a kidnapped newborn Detectives must risk everything One desperate task unites detectives Korinna Kennedy and Brodie Cavanaugh: to rescue an abducted infant. As their frantic investigation proceeds, so does the partners' prickly rela...
Time to get back in the saddle? A visit with family in Spring Forest, North Carolina, was just what Josie Whitaker needed to put her marriage behind her. Horseback riding lessons were an added bonus. But her instructor, Declan Hoyt, was somewhat d...
She’ll do anything to catch a killer. Even use herself as bait! Small-town detective Liberty Lawrence is hot on the trail of a serial killer. And this case is as personal as they come. So when the criminal’s body count moves to California, ...
Solving the town’s water problem could open a floodgate of emotion in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's lastest Forever, Texas romance! He said “I do” to saving the town Will he say the same about staying there? Alan ...
A deadly case… That’s purely personal. The Moonlight Killer has robbed LA detective Gabriel Cortland of everything. So when the murderer begins to prey on his new hometown, the lone-wolf cop is hot on the criminal’s heels. Dismayed to be ...
To catch a killer …will he work outside the law? Alarmed by his sister's disappearance, Sheriff Cody Cassidy comes to Aurora, California, to get answers…and justice. Out of necessity, the lawman must team up with Skylar, the soft-...
She was being framed for murder and desperate for his protection. Detective Sean Colton was working another case when he and Orla Roberts discovered her murdered father. With her twin sister’s DNA all over the crime scene, Orla has become a susp...
Finding a serial killer is their priority… Working together is their challenge. Detective Cassandra Cavanaugh is in New York to assist in a cold case. A long-lost cousin’s body has been unearthed, the possible victim of a serial killer. Whi...
Matt O'Brien finds out if he's ready for fatherhood in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's latest Forever, Texas novel. He’s in for a surprise in a tiny Texas town Engineer Matt O’Brien just arrived in Forever to m...
The woman who can save his ranch is no stranger… The chance to save lives brings Roe Robertson to Chris Parnell’s troubled ranch. Now if the dedicated Forever vet can just solve the mystery of what’s threatening the cattle. Roe’s unexpecte...
Working together is a challenge… But catching a killer is their priority. When Detective Cheyenne Cavanaugh's longtime partner retires, she gets stuck with newly transferred Texas cop Jefferson McDougall. But when she discovers a serial c...
Sometimes love needs a little nudge From the Matchmaking Mamas. Samuel Sterling is a dedicated veterinarian focused solely on the success of his practice. Until the handsome vet is awakened in the middle of the night. Sam can’t say no to h...