A pinch of cool. A dash of sass. A cup of lust. Mix, stir and repeat.When trend-spotter and supreme-style-guru Mya Strano is called in to rescue her mother's cooking show from ratings oblivion, what she has in mind is a little seasoning to...
LYING IN THE SHADOWS OF THE MOONLIGHT…John Robicheaux lived the simple life in Cajun country–that was until his brother turned up dead in the bayou. He'd be damned before he'd let that crime go unpunished. And John's suspicions...
Okay, so Mommy didn't get pregnant the old-fashioned way. After all, she's a modern woman–and, unfortunately, has no time for a social life. And even though a sperm bank might seem a cold, artificial way to have a baby, Mommy's...
Someone was stalking million-dollar cover girl Allie Fortune–and ex-mercenary Rafe Stone had been hired to protect her. To keep her safe, he spirited Allie away to a secluded spot, telling himself to just do his job and not be seduced by her...
The Coltons were in River James's blood, thrumming as fiercely as his Native American ancestors. Joe Colton had plucked the brooding loner out of the hell of his youth and given him a taste of Eden–a home, a family, a future.But with Eden...
She didn't need any more surprises…Not when Nora Pride's life was changing at a pace faster than the Indy 500. With her birthday a whisper away, she was prematurely becoming a grandmother. She'd just had her first hot flash (to...
She was the world's oldest virgin…But that didn't mean Kathleen Miles had no feelings. Or desires. Especially when this pure-blood city woman came face-to-face with the most captivating cowboy this side of Hopkins Gulch. Why, when...
With his prosperous ranch and independence, Steven considers himself a lucky man. He's smart enough to stay far away from love–he's learned it only brings heartache.But then he meets events planner Amy Burke-Sinclair, who has beauty...
Hollywood passionPR rep Paul can have any woman he wants—except Gwen. Taking plain-Jane Gwen out as a favour was supposed to be his ticket in. But after one night why is he so ready to dive back into bed with her?When Callie’s on-air sex tips...
A storm had claimed her apartment and now Holly Garrett was without a home for the holidays.But just when she saw her plans for Christmas crumbling, a miracle came her way. The handsome firefighter who'd saved her and her cat–and who'd...
WAKE UP! WAKE UP! LIFE IS HAPPENING WHILE YOU SLEEP…Melinda had never questioned her perfect life. Why should she? Her husband's successful, she's not working for the first time in years and their only daughter is in college. Her...
Driven by ambition and power, Gavin Hunter had sacrificed everything that mattered–including his wife and child–to success. Now his son, Peter, needed him, and Gavin dropped everything to rush across the country to the desolate moors… Only to...
Blair Townsend didn't know the meaning of chaos until her holy terror of a nephew came to live with her. Jeffrey needed a positive role model–and Blair wasn't above buying one at the Lost Springs auction.Sexy-as-sin rancher Scott McKay...
After a devastating heartbreak, Dr. Kelly Hall had given up all hope of family and happiness.Then single father Tanner Malone breached her lonely existence with a magnetic virility that was hard to resist. His charming smiles and come-hither...
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 fill in...
A pattern emerges in a string of «accidental deaths» involving criminals who've escaped the law. Police chief Max Zirinsky suspects that someone is doling out their own form of justice…murder.Police chief Max Zirinsky's hunt for a...
Millionaire Kane Dennison's first mistake had been carrying an injured Willow Nelson inside his home, which, as a rule, was off-limits. Of course, she'd needed his help, but his one kind gesture had her believing he was a nice man. He...
"This will be more than a nine-to-five affair!"Cool, arrogant and sinfully attractive attorney Rand Colton was used to victory–whether in the courtroom or the bedroom. Heir to the Colton fortune, this self-assured bachelor had no need of...
Detective Mark Kincaid was worn to the bone after his years on New York's tough city streets. Upon his return to Whitehorn, all he wanted was peace and quiet–not some sweet, adorable do-gooder messing up the sanctity of his brooding...
Members of the wedding party are starting to die.No one could believe that Thomas Beckham was the kind of man to leave a woman at the altar, but he couldn't marry his bride-to-be. Not after what he'd seen her do. His only choice was to...
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...
Single mom and B & B owner Stephanie Wynne lived without stopping, until FBI Agent Nash Harmon showed up as her guest…and the star of her passionate fantasies. When he kissed her for real, Stephanie set some ground rules to avoid the messy...
Idealistic and rebellious Victoria Fortune defied her legacy in favor of a nursing assignment on the tiny island nation of Santo Bonisto. When the nation erupts in rebellion, mercenary Quinn McCoy is hired to get Victoria safely back to...
Uh-oh. Nicole Beauman had overcome a lot of obstacles in her life, and she sure as heck had never backed down from a challenge. But her boss, Zane Rankin, presented an entirely new sort of dilemma. Sexy and charming, he was like...
A young man's body washes ashore near Ryan Fortune's ranch–and everyone is surprised to see he has the famous Fortune crown birthmark. Could the mystery man really be «the lost Fortune»?Before Detective Andrea Matthews can find out,...
Jack Coffey had sidestepped romance ever since he'd stopped believing in love. Then he tripped over a diaper-clad cupid and fell hard…for the little guy's pretty mom. Now Jack had a broken leg–and a heart that was in danger!All he had...
When investigative journalist Natalie McCabe discovers a local investment bank is taking retirees for a ride, she's all over the case, even going undercover to get the goods on dirty brokers. But then Jason Jamison, the man she recently saw...
Her mother remained a mystery in life…and in deathLibby Cartwright hadn't planned on inheriting a yarn shop from her estranged mother. But that was before she found her favorite childhood stuffed animal amidst the dust and moldering yarn....
Being Strong Is a State of Mind…Everyone in town thinks Holly DeJong has handled her husband's death well, including her. Until the day she spots a cupcake display at Smiley's General Store and lets loose. Holly's husband is...
Jessica Miller's life could be ripped from the headlines: Gorgeous New York Model Flees From Stalker. But as her twisted admirer becomes more fixated–and more dangerous–she has only one choice. To pack her bags and retreat to her only...
Marriage to a Fortune is risky business–but nobody's listening to attorney Parker Malone. An expert on prenuptial agreements, Parker sees this marriage as a dangerous liability for Texas billionaire Ryan Fortune, and he's more than...
From Madame of the Million-Dollar Deal to Madam of the HouseIt was a great idea–why not bring lonely hearts together and make money? Real estate agent Cecilia Katz's brilliant brainstorm gave a whole new meaning to an open house. Especially...
A dangerous predator escapes from prison near Red Rock, Texas–and Collin Jamison, CIA Special Operations, is the only person who can get inside the murderer's mind. Just one thing's clouding his concentration–Lucy Gatling.Voluptuous,...
NICE GIRLS DON'T JUST GET MAD…Meet «Nice Girl» SUSAN Roth: A hardworking E.R. nurse and mother, she's starting to resent putting other people's needs above her own….TONYA Rutherford: A savvy businesswoman, this Texas gal knows a...
It's not easy living down a wild-child reputation. But Susan Fortune has never done anything the easy way. Who would have guessed she'd turn out to be a well-respected San Francisco psychologist with a knack for helping wayward teens?...
WHEN DESIRES BECOME DANGEROUS, LOVE CAN BE DEADLYWhispers of foul play circulate through an upscale community when beautiful Justine Milner disappears. But only when her body is discovered more than two years later is her ex-husband, Michael...
A woman seeking her pastAfter growing up an only child, Keely McClain Quinn is amazed to learn that she has not only a father–but six older brothers, too! But Keely has to be careful. After all, something must have happened so many years ago. So...
She'd never been desirable, but Matilda Fortune's secret longing for brilliant businessman Dawson Prescott was about to change all that. Her transformation from mousy wallflower to tempting beauty left Dawson filled with need.Yet he...
Every time Adam Fortune gazed at his children, he knew they desperately needed motherly love. So he hired pretty Laura Beaumont as their live-in nanny and thought his prayers were answered. But Adam soon sensed that something was troubling the...
SPRING BREAKDOWNIt's springtime again, and all P.I. Maggie Skerritt and her charmingly levelheaded business partner and fianc?, Bill Malcolm, can do is hope that rite of passage infamously known as spring break is quiet and painless....
Girl, get it in gear!Lucy Mastronardo is heading in the right direction–good job, good apartment, good fianc?–until a detour to Naples throws her off the map! Sure, she's just days away from tying the knot, but her next big promotion hits a...
Grace Becker needed to get a life…And thanks to '80s night, one too many Flaming Togas and a game of Truth or Dare with her girlfriends, this woman who has let her Day-Timer rule her life has found excitement in spades. Rather than reveal...
Past transgressions haunted Hope Barrister, whose beauty helped her rise from a tenant farm to a Texas fortune. But her quiet loveliness concealed dark secrets she'd long kept safe, to protect her young son….Chase Barrister found Hope...
As a wife and mother, Karen McBride wonders if she'll ever discover what her own spirit requires to feel whole. When her father, the formidable champion bird-watcher, Martin Engel, suffers a stroke, Karen rushes home to Texas to take care...
You can't give to others…until you give to yourself!With Christmas only twelve days away, supermom Abby Blake is going on strike. Sure she loves her grown daughters and their families, but do they all have to be so…well, needy? Having made...
Revenge, Passion and Glittering Trinkets… The Carlotta Diamond Charlotte Christie wore a priceless diamond necklace on her wedding day, little knowing that the Carlotta Diamond was her new husband’s real motive for marriage. But the unexpected...
Brody Fortune got the surprise of his life when Jillian Tanner walked through his office door–pregnant with another man's child. She was the woman he had never forgotten, but time and circumstances had torn them apart.Now the once-smitten...
Sometimes paradise isn't all it's cracked up to beThat's what I, Kylie McGraw, have discovered since sacrificing my dreams of traveling the world to run the family shoe store. But if I have my way, peaceful Eden, Indiana, is in...
Peter Clark would never describe himself as a jaw-dropping catch–despite being one of San Antonio's most respected neurosurgeons. So why is beautiful New York neurologist Violet Fortune looking at him as if she would like to show him her...
You DON'T PICK YOUR FAMILY, BUT YOU CAN LOVE THEM.Somebody ought to pinch Neely Mason. An all-around-perfect man has asked her to marry him. Suddenly the sister voted most likely to become the resident «crazy neighborhood cat lady» is tying...