Автор: Dixie Browning

MAN OF THE MONTH TALL, DARK AND HANDSOMEMR. MARCHThe Beast: Gus Wydowski, a brooding bachelor with a weakness for beautiful women – but not for bouncing babies!The Beauty: Mariah Brady didn't need a man who knew nothing about babies – especially...

THE OIL BARON He was the epitome of masculinity – and rich as sin. But with midlife approaching, Texas baron Hank Langley was in sore need of a wife. And finding a Mrs. Langely from the bevy of social-climbing beauties was a challenge even for...

To Ellen Wagner, Spence Harrison was a hero. He'd rescued her son from a tornado–and lost his own memory in the process.He could not remember who he was or how he got to the beautiful widow's ranch. But amnesia was the least of his problems. The...

Brace Ridgeway: Okay, I was dumped. No big deal. I'm not too upset at being single again, but the reason I got jilted was pretty embarrassing. So I escaped to North Carolina's Outer Banks to be alone, and what do I get? A woman who wants to know...

Mr. September The Single Dad: Wealthy bachelor Alex Hightower has three women on his mind… .His Sassy-Mouthed Teenage Daughter: A girl with training bras on her mind.His «Steady Gal»: A snooty socialite with marriage to Mr. Moneybags on her...

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 serving at her...

Diet was a four-letter word. But then again, so was Rafe, as in Rafe Webber, the hard-edged playboy – and culinary wizard – who'd suddenly invaded Molly's week in paradise. A week in which this small-town girl had vowed to reinvent herself. But...

MAN OF THE MONTH TALL, DARK AND HANDSOMEMR. NOVEMBERReluctant Bachelor: Kurt Stryker didn't want to marry, but he sure needed a wife! Unsuspecting Bride: Sweet, sexy Debranne Kiley. The proposal: Gulp! Rugged Kurt Stryker wasn't a man of many...

Iced-in at the airport, cradling the kicking, squealing infant daughter he'd only just discovered, Jackson Powers was fresh out of patience. And now he'd hooked up with fellow strandee Hetty Reynolds, a woman who didn't fit into any of his neat...

MEN of the YEAR MAN of the MONTH"I'm not a family man, but I sure as hell am willing to try." Travis Holiday, former Coast Guard officer When Travis learned he had a son, he'd gone into emergency mode: build a home, become a dad, settle down. No...

MR. DECEMBER Instant Father: Former detective Joe Dana had a weakness for beautiful women – not pudgy babies! Earth Mother: Sophie Bayard knew all about natural childbirth – she just didn't expect a handsome stranger to practically deliver her...

Mr. MayIrresistible Man: Stone McCloud couldn't let a big-mouthed floozy ruin a family's good name! Unattainable Woman: Having bad taste in husbands and being trapped in a femme fatale's body were only two of Lucy Dooley's problems.Unexpected...

John MacBride would do anything to keep his stepbrother from being thrown into jail for a crime he didn't commit. Which is how he ended up in the Outer Banks, posing as a handyman for the young socialite who could clear his stepbrother's name.As...

Daddy Knows Last THE BABY MAKER? Rugged cowboy Jake Spencer liked how babies were made – but wasn't about to make one himself! Then he heard that the sexiest single gal in New Hope, Texas, was planning to visit the sperm bank. Suddenly,...

LAST-CHANCE BRIDE… Single father and marriage cynic Tucker Dennis was sure his too-romantic dad had been roped into saying «I do.» So he hightailed it down to the Blue Flamingo Motel to halt the honeymoon and talk some sense into the elderly...

MAN of the Month THE LAWLESS HEIRSMR. MAY The G-Man: Secret agent Daniel Lawless… double-crossed by his own agency!The Woman: Brokenhearted beauty Jasmine Clancy… betrayed by her fiance and best friend!The passion: Suddenly trapped together in a...

Any woman who can make a man laugh and want to jump her bones at the same time is more valuable than rubies and pearls. – Rocky Waters, ex-hotshot journalist and unlikely heroRocky Waters first met Sarah Jones when she was a shy teenager. Now...

Businessman William Bradford hadn't thought wedding bells were tolling for him until he met secretary Diana Foster, who was vulnerable, alone – and just a little bit pregnant…with another man's child. His protective instincts aroused, Will did...

Police detective Carson Beckett had skirted the altar as smoothly as a sly criminal avoided handcuffs.Now the time had come to settle down and fulfill his ailing mother's wish – and he was halfway there with an unofficial promise to wed his...

Honestly, ladies, I had the perfect plan to catch a good man…until he showed up out of nowhere! With his come-hither, all-male looks, sexy stranger Kell Magee could melt the chrome off a bumper. But marriage material? Men like Kell are good for...

Secret heiress Liza Chandler didn't want the money – or the rugged millionaire who'd suddenly come into her life.But Beckett had made a vow to get the job done and he wasn't the type to take no for an answer. Especially not when he discovered...

I didn't care how many sizzling fantasies the mysterious man on my doorstep sparked. Whatever Jake Smith was offering, I didn't need it, didn't want it–knew better than to even think about it! Besides, if there's one thing I, Sasha Combs Cassidy...

Okay, so maybe hiring a centerfold stud to remodel my home was crazy. But I, Marty Owens, practical bookstore owner, was a desperate woman, and contractor Cole Stevens was a man with muscles and strong hands and a seductive voice promising me he...

Hell-bent on revenge, navy SEAL Curt Powers set out to find the person who had stolen his heritage. But when innocent beauty Lily O' Malley turned out to be the object of his search, Curt disregarded his careful strategy and took the biggest...

LAST-CHANCE BRIDE… Single father and marriage cynic Tucker Dennis was sure his too-romantic dad had been roped into saying «I do.» So he hightailed it down to the Blue Flamingo Motel to halt the honeymoon and talk some sense into the elderly...