Marty Gibson was desperate! She'd never gone begging before--nor did she wish to, especially to a man she hadn't even met. Tall, wealthy, more handsome than any man had a right to be, Rick Stokes was her target. She had to make a deal with the famous...
The Winner Is... Horn-rimmed glasses, slicked back hair, and a bow tie! This was Patricia MacGregor's dream date? Her sister had begged her to appear on Matchmakers. She might as well make the best of this weekend and show the poor guy a good tim...
Honey Collingsworth adored her twin brother and loved working on his hydroplane crew. The racing "thunderboats" took her breath away. Unfortunately, so did tall, muscular driver Alex Checkhov--the hated competition. Though Honey cherished stolen m...
FLY AWAY HOME Jack Hoffman's attraction to Cassie Culpepper had hit him as hard as the blast of water she'd aimed at him with her garden hose. According to Cassie, he'd been killing her ladybugs with his pesticides. All Jack knew was that his matchm...
Becoming rich and famous hadn't erased the pain and poverty of Angel's past--or dimmed the memory of the girl who'd enflamed and betrayed him. Outwardly, he'd returned to his hometown to build a minority center, but inside he knew he'd come back for ...
Maybe it was because she'd just turned forty, but teacher Maureen Fletcher felt something was missing from her life. Yet surely that "something" wasn't marriage and motherhood. Surely it wasn't night student Bailey McGuire! Completely inept at domest...
Sage Edwards was a man with a plan--convince Carly Golden to hire him on at The Rolling Gold and then cut out as soon as he had money in his pocket. The first task was easy. With a ranch that was falling down and a dearth of good men, Carly needed hi...
Now a reclusive Washington rancher, ex-agent Erik Snow had shelved his top-secret identity, closeted his chilling past and locked his tormented soul in ice. Except for his precious little girl, he cared for no one--and made sure no one cared for him....
Schoolteacher Emma Davenport was just the sort of woman Joe Sutter avoided. She was sweet and sincere--and pretty as a picture--but Joe had his own deep-secret hurt to deal with. Getting involved with Emma wouldn't be fair--to either of them. And yet...
Kindergarten teacher Karen Whitworth knew how to handle troubled tots. But she was at a loss with one youngster's temporary guardian, rough-hewn rancher Daniel Sixkiller. The handsome Comanche was all brooding silences and fierce family loyalty - hun...
The drifter came from the night. Came from the storm. And came with a past.... Still, warmhearted widow Maddy Landers needed a hired hand. So what if Luther Ward had done time? The man was clearly no murderer. Why, Maddy would trust him with her life...
ONE LONELY COWBOY... What was it about that long, tall cowboy that wouldn't let Ashley Gray keep her distance? Sure, Taylor Buchanan was a whole lot of man, enough to cause any woman a few sleepless nights. But there was far more to it than that ....
OH, BABY! They say you never forget your first love, and Donovan Buchanan was more unforgettable than most. The rough-and-ready cowboy had left a trail of broken hearts along the road to success...and he'd left perky waitress Bobbie McBride with j...
MADE FOR EACH OTHER Ever since the car accident that injured his sister, Nick Blackwood had devoted much of his life to being her aide and companion The last thing he wanted--or needed--was to fall in love. But Nick was made for Erin McKenzie, ...
THE BUCHANANS ARE BACK! Kirby Wilson didn't know if she was more mad or grateful. In one shocking moment she had learned that she was adopted--and that she had two brothers she had never known about. The revelation brought her to brother Donovan's...
THE PATERNITY TEST Cassie Wainright had gone from riches to rags in one shocking moment. Now, with her mother ailing and creditors at the door, she had only one man to turn to: Nicholas Kincaid, a powerful and alluring businessman who could contro...
MAIL-ORDER BRIDE? How could traditional rancher Travis Winchester be irresistibly attracted to statuesque sophisticate Rory Mancini? Especially since she was supposed to be his brother's mail-order bride? Well, his sibling had suspiciously skipp...
HER DESPERADO He was a man alone... a man without a memory -- until a feisty cowgirl with eyes as warm as woodsmoke tenderly took him in. He vowed to repay Leah Randall's kindness with manly labor to help save her struggling ranch from the powerf...
So Many Babies: At the Buttonwood Baby Clinic, babies and romance abound! A MIX-UP AT THE BUTTONWOOD BABY CLINIC... Megan Malone just needed a Lamaze coach -- not a handsome, hormone-spinning father-to-be who insisted he help raise HER bundl...
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 DECEPTION Years ago steely attorney Cole Cassidy had been forced to give up the onl...
The Stolen Bride: Beautiful, innocent Sarah Daniels The Brooding Tycoon: Ryan Noble wasn't about to let his woman marry another man! The Wedding That Never Was: So what happened when Ryan Noble stole the wrong redhead from right out of her own ...
THEIR PASSION MOUNTED...AND SO DID THE EVIDENCE AGAINST HER. Long-simmering desire brought Brandon Harper to Emma Stover's bed. And on the same earth-shattering night, a sinister crime left a prominent Whitehorn citizen dead. When Emma was arreste...
SINGLE...WITH CHILDREN Running from a bad divorce Emily Major was looking for peace, quiet and a safe new life for her son. She was not looking for love, not even from a walking, talking cowboy fantasy like her new neighbor.... But rancher Adam...
Veterinarian Robin Marlowe moved to Colorado to put the past behind her. She had darn good reasons for not trusting men, especially good-looking flirts like sheriff Charlie Winchester. But the gorgeous hunk showed up everywhere she went -- even when ...
CHARMING, CONFIDENT, SEXY...AND A HEARTBREAKER That's how rancher David Major remembered his ex-love Kim Winchester. Romance had budded between them in high school, but ended abruptly when Kim moved away without even saying goodbye. Now she was ba...
Detective Bryce Collins would catch the person responsible for dispensing black-market drugs in Merlyn County -- even if the culprit proved to be his high school flame, Dr. Mari Bingham. She'd shattered his heart once, and he'd be damned if he'd let ...
After learning of her mysterious heritage, Emma Wright went to The Children's Connection -- and straight to the adoption agency's handsome director Morgan Davis. She wanted the truth, but client confidentiality forbade him from granting her request. ...
DIAGNOSIS -- ROMANCE!! Our most eligible doctor has met his match! Thunder Canyon General Hospital is abuzz with rumors about Chris Taylor and our newest resident, Dr. Zoe Hart. They've had their hands full of "gold rush" injuries in the E.R. -- and...
"Don't you want me?" she asked in a small voice. Of course Wade Garrett wanted her. He'd wanted Pauline Mayfield ever since he'd convinced her to rent him a room in her boardinghouse. But he wasn't sure if he was ready to trust women again. Especi...
Seeing the woman who'd left him without a backward glance was painful enough for Steve Lindstrom--but Lily Mayfield hadn't returned to their hometown alone. Just the sight of the heartbreakingly lovely single mother and her son awoke bittersweet year...
SEEN AND HEARD The Thunder Canyon Nugget You might remember bubbly Lizbeth Stanton from behind the bar at the Thunder Canyon Resort--and on the arm of every eligible bachelor in town. But after a messy breakup with her fiance, Lizbeth's looking for ...