Anne Sheridan would never have missed her best friend's wedding. It was the flowers she couldn't handle. And after taking one too many antihistamines, the allergy-ridden bridesmaid found herself being carried off by dashing groomsman...
"This marriage has strings attached, Chance…"Yeah, and it's all based on my, um, performance. When Lana Ramirez came to him with an offer of marriage, Chance Reilly knew it was too good to be true. He needed a wife to claim his...
"Do I look like one of your smooth-faced golden boys? I don't think so."Hard-boiled, cynical police detective Thaddeus Law had a mission: nab the sorry son-of-a-gun out to kill famous billionaire Joe Colton. This assignment would have...
Jessica Holmes had come to Minneapolis looking for a miracle. Her sweet little girl's life was in jeopardy, and only a blood relative could help–only a Fortune.Amid all the skeptics who said she was after the Fortunes' money, just one...
With eyes as dark as night and a gaze that laid all secrets bare, Nick Valkov was the kind of man any smart woman would avoid. But dire circumstances forced levelheaded Caroline Fortune to proposition this compelling stranger…with marriage. Her...
"I PRAYED FOR YOU TO COME."From the moment the little boy next door whispered those words in her ear, Corrie Parsons knew she was hooked–but good! For she had come to Miracle Harbor to claim the ranch she had inherited, a home to call her...
Kyra Fortune can't believe she might get fired. Sure, she knows some people think she's a spoiled brat with more family connections than brains, but she knows the game at Voltage Energy Company: don't let anyone see you sweat.So...
When all else fails…marry him!That's what it's going to take to finally bust the bad luck surrounding Cate Falco's love life. Jilted at the altar ten years ago, her fianc?s ever since have been saying, «I'd rather not,»...
Sophia Stanton has worked too hard building a thriving nanny-placement service to risk it and try juggling career and family. But when single dad Michael Taylor fires three of her nannies in quick succession, Sophia decides to confront the Beast...
A chilling blast from the past…Six years ago prosecutor Will Patton's girlfriend stormed out on him. That night she was brutally raped and murdered. The violent act knocked Will's world out from under him, alienating him from his...
Ranch hunk Hank Brownlee wanted only two things from his new housekeeper–companionship for his grieving father and some stick-to-your-ribs country cooking. What he got was something altogether different."Matron" he'd hired sight unseen...
Private Investigator Rafe James knew attorney Libby Corbett wasn't safe–even before the death threats. And just the thought of something happening to Libby shook Rafe to his core.He whisked her off to the Crooked Arrow Reservation where he...
Like her very own knight in shining armor, rancher Joe Crawford emerged from the mist to rescue Anna Pointer from a desperate situation. Widowed and raising two children alone, Anna could not refuse Joe's offer of assistance, though she was...
SEALED WITH A…SLAP?The kiss was desperate, passionate, leaving Kelly Hampton no alternative but to smack the sinfully sexy cowboy who'd taken liberty with her lips. Didn't matter that Pete Crawford was her best friend's brother....
To: Jen, Lauren, Julia, Maggie From: Sharon Date: 10/01RE: Due Date: 7 months!Remember my dream man? The one I met when trapped in the elevator? Well, he's back–and he's our new client! The moment I heard his voice, I knew Jack...
JED KNEW MEN AND HORSES. AND HE UNDERSTOOD A LITTLE ABOUT WOMEN.But born illegitimate, a lifelong loner, what the cowboy didn't understand–would probably never understand–was families.Which meant that the attraction he felt for rich, pretty...
As a demolition expert, Brick Pendleton is used to being in complete control. So he's shaken when his lover extinguishes their explosive affair before he's ready to say goodbye. He's never felt about any woman the way he feels...
"Will You Dance With Me?"Orphaned Cindy Danbury's heart beat faster when John Hale Hitchcock invited her into his arms. He was back–the handsome prince she'd adored from afar–and still beyond her reach. In fact, she should be...
Memories flooded Slade Logan at first glimpse of Lisa Gray. More than two years ago she'd shared his bed, but deeply guarded guilt had made it impossible for him to share his life. So Lisa left…though not alone. She'd taken with her a...
She'd run from her fairy-tale wedding and with the help of a stranger she was now holed up in a remote location, trying to catch her breath. But Carly Albright knew it was only a matter of time before her past caught up with...
Brian Kemp didn't put much faith in happy endings, but when his orphaned niece's puppy got sick, the hard-nosed cop turned to the one woman capable of performing miracles….Back in the day, Jessica Moran had been plain, plump and...
FROM THE DESK OF LUC DUMONT, HEAD OF SECURITY ST. MICHEL DAY 12Still no sign of any missing heir. Must speak with Queen Simone about the longing looks her granddaughter, the beautiful Princess Marie-Claire, is giving that aristocratic Sebastian...
BENEDICT FALKNER WAS A MAN WITH A PLANHe'd worked his way up from street tough to millionaire. Now he aimed to furnish his mansion with a suitably stylish wife. No way did his plan include Riley Morrisset, the petite, curvy firecracker who...
You can take the girl out of Queens…Or can you? Because for five years, fashion assistant Ellie Levine was taking a halfhearted stab at it, commuting to Manhattan by day, trying desperately to keep secret her outerborough existence–that accent,...
Eccentric neighbor, loyal friend, and totally innocent tease, impish Elissa Dean was exactly what Kingston Roper needed–to get him out of a romantic bind, that is. His sister-in-law's intentions were anything but sisterly, and King had to...
THE SETTING: New YorkTHE CAST: Bett Cambridge, aspiring actress. She had devoted her entire professional life to escaping her backwoods past and was now a Broadway star. The one blot on her resume–an ill-fated affair with America's most...
Countdown to trouble in 3, 2, 1…Jenna Delaney has her life all mapped out–work, fianc?, financial plan. But when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, Jenna's best-laid plans disappear. Instead, she finds herself lip-locked...
Rock star Sabina Cane had heard plenty about the wealthy Hamilton Regan Thorndon III, head honcho of Thorn Oil. His brother, Al, warned her of Thorn's reputation for breaking hearts, but singing was Sabina's life and she was grateful...
LINE OF FIREOnly one thing stood in the way of Wynn Ascot's marriage-her legal guardian, McCabe Foxe. The tough war correspondent returned from Central America with an injured leg-and with the force of a cannonball invaded her home, her...
Some gifts are easy to return–like parrot earrings from Aunt Ruth–but when your gift is clairvoyance, Tabitha Emery finds there is a definite No Refund Policy. She has visions of black magic rituals and dismembered bodies, and she's not...
All Denny Cole ever noticed was her typing speed. But Kenna Dean promised herself that one day the Atlanta lawyer would see beyond his efficient secretary to the woman beneath.It seemed an uphill battle until Denny's partner and stepbrother...
Sparks flew the moment Kasie Mayfield arrived at Gil Callister's sprawling Montana ranch to temporarily care for his two adorable daughters. Yet never in her wildest dreams did the innocent young woman imagine that her formidable new boss...
"The boss is fading fast. His last request is that a writer compose his memoirs" was Aunt Lillian's plea. Helping the elderly oilman seemed natural to Mari. But Ward Jessup was anything but old and sickly…."Poor little Mari," her aunt...
She'd met Eric Van Meer entirely by chance during an unforgettable vacation in Mexico, and with reckless abandon, she'd agreed to marry the mysterious blond stranger. Dani St.Clair, prim southern bookseller, had experienced a passion...
RANCHER TO THE RESCUESam Reese always got his way. When time came to collect on a debt, he didn't care whose toes were stepped on. He might be as stubborn as one of his own untested stallions, but he knew the value of a man's...
Nick Regan-Phillips: a millionaire, whom the world assumes has it all…but he's got a secret that he's kept from the world–he's a single dad. Nick's daughter, Rosie, is deaf. Nick missed the first five years of Rosie's...
THE BOSS HAD AMNESIA……and thought Jocelyn was his wife! Little did the domineering CEO know that the woman watching him with a love-softened gaze was none other than his secretary, Jocelyn Stemic. Though Lucas Forester had regained bits of his...
A successful businesswoman and single mom, Aimee has everything she wants in life–especially her little boy. But Toby is sick, and Aimee now needs the one person she thought she'd never see again–Toby's father, Jed.When Jed left Aimee...
Ever hear of wanderlust?Every other weekend, Stella buys a ticket on the next flight out of town and leaves her life behind. Home is a place with too many memories, and departure is the sweetest possible distraction.As soon as she arrives at her...
Eager to escape memories of Christmas pastAngie has left snow and mistletoe far behind to spend the holidays in exotic Kuala Lumpur. The last thing she's looking for is romance, but it's hard to ignore Alex Farhadi, the sexy,...
Three great love stories that started it all…Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights are three of the greatest novels in English literature. Now joining them is Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn, a decidedly different take on these...
It was betrayal of the worst kind. Her husband. His wife. A clandestine affair that had torn apart their families and left them to pick up the pieces–after a tragic accident revealed the scandalous truth.Widow and widower. Neither wanted...
Just how…committed…is he?There is nothing Cristina Roman loves more than being a mom. Although working as the chef at her family’s inn, Ladera by the Sea, is a close second. And a quickly rising third is her new – or actually old – love...
Outwardly icy Alex Chandler would do anything to fulfill his late wife's dream of creating a child. But why had she chosen her earthy, annoying, offbeat half sister to be the surrogate mom? True, Dena was devoted to her own twin tykes....
Opposites attract, but then what?Maxie Tyler is Chicago’s toughest stage manager. Her latest gig is just the break she needs, and she’s not going to let anyone get in her way. Not even the producer with dreamy blue eyes and bespoke suits that...
Rio Redtree had never recovered from his teenage sweetheart's betrayal. Eve Stuart had left him without a word of explanation, and through six years had passed, the fire still burned within him.Now suddenly Eve was back – along with her...
Protecting Princess VictoriaUnder cover of darkness, Lance Grayson conducted the most crucial rescue mission of his career. And succeeded. Though dazed from her ordeal, the rightful Princess Victoria of Thortonburg was still breathtakingly...
Blue Collar BakerIn high school, Marissa Llewellyn had the hots for golden boy Jackson «Jax» Carlisles. So when he arrives at her bakery, yummier than ever, to investigate a series of break-ins, she can't help being reminded of the awkward...