But Annette Owens saw an irresistible man who dared her to take a chance on love. Yet once Nettie was up close and personal with all that raw masculinity, the pretty widow discovered she didn't know the first thing about seduction! Or about Chase...
MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SEDUCE A MAN... Sweet, shy Eleanor Lippert had had it! She now held the dubious title of oldest unmarried woman in Oakdale -- and virgin, to boot. It was high time she shed her scholarly shell and unleashed the temptress withi...
Elaine Lowry is a divorcee with a plan: to have a baby on her own. Why shouldn't she have the child she always dreamed of -- the child her ex-husband is now having with his new wife! As if it's not enough that he's taken the house and, with it, her s...
MARY POPPINS -- P.I.? Private investigator D.J. Holden lived by the one rule she learned from her boss and foster father: Never go undercover. But when she discovered that his agency was in trouble, she accepted a job to investigate Maxwell Loto...
TO: Nina Baxter FROM: David Hanson SUBJECT: An Offer You Can't Refuse... Nina, I'm so sorry about the layoffs. Your dedication, not to mention your charm, has always made a good impression on me. So I'd love it if you considered working for me again...
Her acting career over before it began and her bank account drained, Lilah Owens returned to her tiny hometown of Kalamoose, North Dakota, with the one thing she did have, a big secret in the form of her eleven-year-old daughter. Not five minutes in ...
When yet another scandal rocked the Children's Connection, it was PR whiz LJ Logan to the rescue. Sharp and sophisticated, LJ was confident he could salvage the center's battered reputation. But Eden Carter, one of the Connection's most beloved birth...
How did Audrey Griffin--a blacksmith by trade-- become a wine hostess? Sure, she's all about "seizing the day," but she's a tomboy, not a booth bunny. Granted, her makeover has transformed her into a hottie--but when you're working with a straitlaced...
Claire Dobbs needed a job -- and she needed it yesterday. But when the single mother of three arrived at Pine Road Ranch, she didn't expect to be greeted by six-foot-plus of scowling, growling cowboy.... After being injured in a bullfight, all Fle...
ONE NIGHT WAS ALL IT TOOK... Rosemary Jeffers knew she was in trouble when the handsome stranger who'd romanced her on the dance floor turned out to be the pharmacist in her new hometown! Dean Kingsley wasn't merely irresistible -- he was an honorab...
WAS THE PERFECT MAN RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER? Back in high school, Gabrielle Coombs had her future planned out, down to the perfect groom and the marriage proposal on graduation night. Instead, she ended up sharing one unexpected night of passion with ...
From Summer Love…To Forever Family? In all her life, Izzy Lambert has told only one lie -- fourteen years ago. Now that her teenage summer love is back in town she's on a mission to cover it up. But how do you hide a gangly fourteen-year-old bo...
It only took one kiss… Willa Holmes has one rule: don't fall in love! Love brings ties and ties bring pain, and she's had enough of that. That's why the pastry chef fled to Thunder Ridge in the first place -- to live privately and bake anonymou...
Marriage is in this playbook! Football champion Ethan Ladd planned to spend the off-season dating beautiful women and living the good life. Until his ailing infant nephew is thrust into his care. Despite his best efforts, social services doesn't ...
Is she the one who can bring new love into his darkened heart? As a new landlord, Dr. Gideon Bowen is more irritating than ingratiating. Eden Berman should probably consider moving. But in the spirit of the holidays -- and curiosity about Gideon ...
Rescued… by the brother of the (ex-)groom! Nikki Choi loves the boisterous family she was adopted into as a baby. But dreams of her own happy-ever-after are dashed when her fiancé suddenly calls off the wedding. Leave it to her BFF to come to...