THE PREACHER'S DAUGHTER When virtuous Hannah Bunch set out to trap herself a husband at the spinsterly age of twenty-six, she hardly dreamed shed be compromised by a smoldering, blue-eyed stranger. Her reputation shattered beyond all hope, she pro...
THEY'D SHARED A LIFETIME OF FRIENDSHIP...BUT IT TOOK ONLY ONE KISS TO SPARK A WILDFIRE OF PASSION IN AN UNLIKELY BRIDE The news spread like brush fire though the whole county when widower Ancil Drayton announced his intention to start courting Mis...
Vassar and Lessy were the town's most conventional citizens: the hardworking farmer and his shy fiancee. And they looked forward to the most ordinary of lives...until a mysterious stranger-and a wicked song-made them see each other in a whole new lig...
Meggie was a dreamer who'd spent her entire life in the tiny town of Marrying Stone. But though her life was simple, she was always sure that someday her prince would come. J. Monroe Farley arrived with his Edison listening box to record the tradi...
Gertrude Barkley, unmarried and unapologetic, had already caused a lot of talk in Venice, Missouri, with her independent ways and her book-writing career. But when she bobbed her waist-length hair, the town gossips had a field day. Mikolai Stefans...
The last thing widow Althea Winsloe wanted to do was remarry. Unfortunately, her meddlesome mountain neighbors had other plans. So, one autumn night they banded together and gave Althea a shocking ultimatum: She was to find herself a husband by Chris...
The fairest in all Louisiana... Aida Gaudet has charm and fire enough to enflame the desires of any man. Like a hurricane descending upon the bayou, her unparalleled beauty has thrown a humble Acadian town into turmoil--setting neighbor against ne...
Love and Oklahoma oil... Brash and efficient, yet an incurable romantic, Princess "Cessy" Calhoun firmly believes in love at first sight. But at twenty-four she has never been smitten--until a sophisticated gentleman named "Gerald" sweeps her off ...
From the first moment she met her new Texas neighbor, Prudence Belmont was in love. When she was old enough for marriage Gidry Chavis promptly presented her with an engagement ring, and all her dreams seemed to have come true. But the hellraising Gid...
IT WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST CONNIVING, LOWLIFE TRICK EVER PLAYED ON A MAN. BUT IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE.... Eulie Toby didn't like playing tricks, but the only way she could keep her younger orphaned siblings together was to get married--and Mo...
THERE COMES A TIME IN EVERY WOMAN'S LIFE WHEN SHE MUST GET HERSELF A MAN OR GIVE UP ON THE IDEA ENTIRELY... After three long years of patiently waiting for her reluctant, handsome, gentlemanly Amos Dewey, to pop the question, Augusta Mudd--owner o...
Every mother wants to see her children marry and have little ones of their own .... One mother decided to take matters into her own hands .... Now, in three brand-new stories by three beloved authors, a trio of Texas-born brothers are about to ...
Jane Lofton may have grown up as a nobody, but she didn't stay one for long. Not once she figured out that hard work, tenacity and blond ambition were a girl's best friend. Of course, having the right husband doesn't hurt, either. But being rich and ...
Fortysomething Ellen Jameson is currently downsizing her life, a term she prefers over ones like widowed, broke and homeless. After her husband's untimely death, she was forced to sell his business and their family home to pay off the debt. Now, with...
Picket fence up for grabs? How would you celebrate twenty-five years of marriage? A cruise? A party? Renew your vows? What about a divorce? These are the ideas brewing in the mind of Corrie Braydon. She would be the first one to agree that she and...
SOME THINGS ARE JUST TOO HARD TO IMAGINE... For instance, Dawn Leland never thought in a million years that she and her girls would ever end up back with her in-laws. Sixteen years is a long time to be away, but life has dealt her something unexpect...
THE ROAD AWAY FROM HOME ALWAYS SEEMS TO LEAD BACK TO OUR MOTHERS. I am not, nor will I ever be, the kind of woman who wears pearls with her apron while cooking meat loaf for her husband. But when I was a kid, my mother, Babs, prepared me to be the n...
New friendships, breathtaking sights and wonderful memories are shared aboard a romantic cruise ship to Thailand. Three couples celebrate their Thanksgiving anniversaries and recount the stories of how they met--and fell in love. Dot and Hank coll...
"I just bought us a B&B on eBay!" While Emma Collins wonders who in their right mind would use her hard-won divorce settlement to purchase a bed-and-breakfast down in the Ozarks, her free-spirited sister Katy fantasizes dreamily about how this mo...
Sometimes the sweet sounds of remembered melodies can reignite the heart... Jack and Claire Crabtree were once happily married, but separate interests have left each one dancing to their own tune. She refuses to move into the brand-new house he bu...
Red Cullens has gone from "hot mama" to "Grandmama" quicker than a hummingbird's wink Unruly Red knows she's no one's idea of a sweet old granny. But with one long-distance phone call, the fortysomething bar owner with the tattoos and tight jeans ...
Jane Lofton has everything she ever dreamed of: a high-powered career, a fabulous home, a wealthy husband, David, and a beautiful daughter, Brynn. Of course, David also has a new girlfriend spending his old money. Brynn also has a therapist helping h...
Visit Plainview: see the sights! After Andrea Wolkowicz abandons corporate life to help care for her sister, she quickly wears out the want ads in their rust-belt hometown. Time to be her own boss. Every mogul knows the best idea is an old idea wit...
Think you can trust your husband? Think again! That's what the gossipy types at Erica Bentley's new job say. Even her (multi-divorced) mom agrees. But Erica's sure she knows her husband, Tom, better than that. He says he loves her, and shows it in...
"What do you do when your groom gets cold feet? " For Jesse Winsloe, the answer is clear: head into hiding. Single again and laid off from work, Jesse flees to Onery Cabin to lick her wounds with her ancient aunt Will-a Granny woman with the secre...
Three bestselling authors Three real-life heroines Each of us can effect change. In our own unique ways, we can all make the world a better place. We need only to take that first step, do that first good deed and the ripple effect will be life-...
Meet Dorothy Jarrow: devotedly unsexy librarian Buttoned-up book lover DJ is all sensible shoes, drab skirts and studious glasses. After an ill-advised spring-break-fueled fling left her mortified, she's committed to her prim and proper look. Whe...
No More Mr. Nice Guy Like a bad-choice-making boomerang, Mazy Gulliver has returned to her mom's tiny house in Brandt Mountain. But this time, she's got her teenage son, Tru, in tow and no intention of messing up ever again.Mazy's so determined t...
From a USA Today Bestselling Author, originally titled BY SUMMER'S END, this story is quietly Pamela Morsi's finest.We've all wondered. How would things have turned out if... If I hadn't taken that job? If I hadn't been sick that day? If the traffic ...
I've read all her books and loved every word. -Jude Deveraux. After Andrea Wolkowicz abandons corporate life to help care for her sister, she quickly wears out the want ads in their rustbelt hometown. Time to be her own boss.Every mogul kn...