Who Needs a Man? Molly Maguire wondered how she had let herself get into this mess. Jonathan Kent was supposed to be a simple date, just like all the others arranged by her Aunt Emily. Afterward, Molly would go home to her pet cat, Nickodemus, an...
SCORE ONE FOR LOVE A lady did not raise her voice, lose her temper, or cuss like a sailor. But after five minutes with Gator McCallister, Victoria Fairchild was guilty of all three. When her grandfather left her his prized football team, the Canno...
ABLE BUT UNWILLING Kati Ryan was one stubborn woman. Her diner, Mabel's, was her pride and joy. So, when Lucas Kane walked in and declared himself her new partner, she readied herself for battle. Okay, so the man was big, broad and deeply bron...
MOTHER OF THE YEAR "Wild Bill" Cody, writer of he-man adventure books, had a little problem -- he'd just won the Mother of the Year Award. As the single father of a two-year-old, Cody was proud and honored, but after he'd spent yea...
ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WILLIE Willie Walker took her position as head of the Children's Welfare Agency very seriously. Too seriously, according to juvenile detective Michael Ryce. As far as Ryce was concerned, that petite, fire-and-brimstone, by-the-...
SMOOTH, SUAVE SAL It was time for Annie Milano to get on with her life. She'd been a widow for two years, and her late husband's friend and partner, Sal Giordiano, had assigned himself the job of her protector. Though he was tailor-made for the ta...
FOR YOU I PINE... Searching high and low for her grandfather in a Las Vegas casino was no easy task for Adeline Simpson -- she'd never even been out of Muncie, Indiana, before! Grandpa was nowhere in sight, but Mac Cole was. Adeline never imag...
FOR THE CHILD'S SAKE Lieutenant Michael Tyler had a job to do--guard a little boy from a notorious killer. And it was up to Michael to find Gabriel and take him into protective custody. But that meant confronting the one woman he'd never been able t...
THE LONE RANGER NEEDS A PARTNER Renegade Texas Ranger Cody Kincaid returned to Silver Creek to make peace with his birthright--and to capture his father's murderer. Someone wanted his land--and Savannah Duncan, his father's tenant, was in jeopardy...
LITTLE LOUIE NEEDS A MOTHER Louie Powers knew his teacher was the mom he'd been wishing for. Miss Logan was everything a rambunctious kid could want-- kind and understanding of the trouble some boys finds themselves in. Now Louie had to find a way...
A MUFFIN IS FOREVER... And that's why Gracie Adair wouldn't sell her family's secret muffin recipes to hotshot businessman Nick Blackwell. They'd been in her family for generations. And though Nick was charming and handsome, both she and her muffins...
ONE MAN'S VOW In one dramatic moment, police officer Michael Sullivan was without a partner, and mother-to-be Joanna Grace without the father of her baby. And now, Michael would fulfill his secret promise to take care of his friend's beautiful wife ...
COP DADDY? The moment Danny Sullivan discovered the blue-eyed, spiky red-haired bundle of joy in his patrol car, he knew he wouldn't rest until this precious little lady was safe and sound. But what did he know about hungry babies ...and dirty di...
BEAUTY AND THE BADGE He had a secret son, being raised by a very unattached single mom! Shocked, Detective Patrick Sullivan could see that Tommy was his, from his sparkling blue eyes to his silky dark hair to the dimple in his chubby cheek. But co...
The Blackwell Brothers: From bachelors to bridegrooms! WAY OF THE APACHE Hunter Blackwell was fiercely proud of his Apache heritage and intended to rear his orphaned godson according to tribal tradition. Trouble was, the boy's strong-willed ...
The Blackwell Brothers: From bachelors to bridegrooms! Cynical ex-soldier Cutter Blackwell left Texas on a mission: find his adopted brother's long-lost sister and bring her home. But the moment Cutter met shy schoolteacher Sara Gunter, some...
When he swooped through smoke and carried her from the building, Brenna Baxter could barely catch her breath. Then a glimpse of his blue eyes, chiseled features and strong hands made her hold tight. Was her savior truly the grumpy, woman-hating town ...
"I'd rather eat nails than bend to his will!" In the aftermath of Joe Colton's explosive birthday bash, honorary son Sheik Ali El-Etra had his own fires to extinguish. For the brooding heir to the throne had promised to present hi...
Armed with a new name and an icy facade, reporter Rebecca St. John returned to Saddle Falls to bury her shameful past -- and unearth the secrets that had haunted her since childhood. But she'd have to investigate the publicity-shy Ryan family, still ...
THE SECRET MOTHER... Gentle and kind Natalie McMahon was everything rancher Jared Ryan wanted in his rambunctious children's nanny. While she was the perfect role model for his twin sons, she was also the embodiment of all of Jared's fantasies. But ...
Josh couldn't stop staring at the ultrasound photograph, feeling unaccountably connected to the helpless baby who was totally dependent on Emma for every beat of her heart. He also felt a swell of pride in Emma. With so much stacked against her, s...
"You were stolen as a child." The revelation of his past still raw, brooding Jesse Ryan set out to discover his true heritage. But although the Ryan blood ran through his veins, his closed-up heart kept Jesse from feeling he truly belonged to the ...
Connor and Cody's Daddy Wish List: 1) Must not be too old -- like Grandpa. 2) Must like 'rithmetic -- to help with homework. 3) Must like baseball -- a lot! Five-year-old twins Connor and Cody Maguire were as mischievous as their red hair and...
Dear Aunt Millie, I can give good advice to everyone else, so why can't I solve my own problems? I'm really excited about taking over this column, but I can't figure out what to do about your nephew. Griffin makes my toes curl and I forget what...
"Mama, Michael doesn't got any kids 'cuz he doesn't got a wife, so I told him maybe you could be his wife. What do you think?" Angela DiRosa couldn't believe her six-year-old daughter, Emma, had asked a perfect stranger if he wanted a wife. True, ...
CLAIMING HIS FAMILY Sophie was the woman Max McCallister had always loved but couldn't have. He told himself that he did the right thing when he stepped aside so his brother could marry her. And when his brother hadn't been able to give Sophie the...
A WOMAN... Katie Murphy had some explaining to do -- starting with why she was digging up Sheriff Lucas Porter's backyard in the middle of the night. She was also a reporter, and Lucas had had his fill of the press after the tragic explosion that ki...
CASSIE MILLER'S SYMPTOMS #1 Has no immunity to gossip, particularly regarding a certain single doctor. #2 Gets easily flustered and distracted when in presence of said doctor. #3 Heart starts racing at doctor's slightest touch. DR. BEA...