THE PLIGHT OF A SINGLE DAD…No sooner had they settled in Washington than history repeated itself: the welcoming committee of available women. The casseroles. A widower Alex McKenzie I might be, but he was not looking for a new wife.' His...
Bundles of JoyHIS EXPECTING WIFE?There were holes in the wedding pictures where his face should be, and his wife lived in a separate apartment! Something about Nick Carleton's marriage was wrong. Unfortunately, he had lost his memory and didn't...
REMEDY: WIFE?A baby was just not what the doctor ordered. But somehow Dr. Noah Bradley was sharing his home with his precocious orphaned niece and an ever-increasing menagerie of pets. He figured daddyhood was the hardest task he'd ever...
Local Woman Says «No» to Date with BillionaireNo one was more astounded by the headline than the billionaire bachelor himself! Kane O'Rourke hadn't wanted to be the «prize» in his brother's crazy contest. But he wouldn't accept rejection – not...
FROM A PECK ON THE CHEEK…Maddie Jackson's bruised heart leaped at the casual brush to her cheek. Evidently men in this town found her attractive! But wasn't this handsome stranger being a little forward? And then she discovered that Patrick...
To: Maggie, Sharon, Jen, Lauren From: Julia Date: 1/02RE: Due Date: 2 monthsHelp! I need advice on how to un-seduce a sheik. Apparently my brief affair with Sheik Raoul Oman left a lasting impression on him. And now that he's working in our...
NO MORE NICE GIRL.Spirited Callie Webster was done staying home on Saturday nights–alone. Now was the time to be a little bad. Just enough to win the heart of the man she'd dreamed of since childhood. But first he had to notice her. Michael...
Welcome to Quicksilver Alaska, where the men are men…and the women are married. Well, all the women except Hannah Liggett. So when she received an unexpected proposal, she wasn't about to turn it down. Even if it was for a...
Wifeand marriagewere two words missing from Neil O'Rourke's vocabulary. So when an office promotion thrust innocent Libby Dumont back into his life, he knew to steer clear of her.They'd shared one far-too-intimate kiss a decade ago–a kiss that...
A ROMANTIC FORCE OF ONE…Alysia McKenna believed in love at first sight–it was the reason she'd leased the Reynolds family house. Finally she had a place to call home.AN IRRESISTIBLE FORCE OF TWO…Jacob Reynolds believed in the power of family–he...
After thirty-two chaste, lonely years, Annie James longed for a man in her bed and a baby in her arms. And now that her biological clock was ticking loudly, she was hoping her pal Max Hunter could help her land a husband.But from their first...
MAIL-ORDER MIX-UPFrom the moment she stepped off the plane and into Donovan Masters's arms, Jodie Richards knew this man whose touch set her soul on fire was the perfect husband for her. But she quickly discovered Donovan wasn't the man she'd...
He could still put her heart in a tailspin…When Luke McCade returns to Divine after a long absence, Nicki Johansson realizes that she may have lost the bad clothes and haircut, but it's hard to shake an old crush. Especially when she's never...
They've been stick-up-for-each-other friends since they were kids. But now Katrina Douglas was beautiful, all grown up…and still asking for her best buddy's help. Only this time, she didn't want Dylan as her stand-in date at isome stuffy charity...
Black sheep bachelor Tyler O'Bannon had come home, though everyone in the O'Bannon clan wondered why. Could it be he was ready to claim lovely, widowed Megan, the woman he'd once loved–and lost to another man?Megan remembered Tyler–only too...
WRANGLERS& LaceREADY…SET…MARRIAGE!It seemed everyone wanted to marry handsome, wealthy Logan Kincaid. Everyone except Merrie Foster, his make-believe bride-to-be. Well, that was fine by Logan. Playing the enamored groom to Merrie's blushing...
Could they be a picture-perfect family? Daredevil photographer Jake Hollister has never stayed in one place. But after an injury, he has no choice. No more photographing polar bears in the Arctic or documenting the wonders of the world–he's in...
She's changed…but has he? Skylar Gibson isn't the rebellious teen she used to be. Aaron Hollister, on the other hand, is still the entitled rich kid who betrayed her. And if he thinks she'll let his business plans threaten her town, well, he'd...
Coming home should be simple.For Ben Santoni, however, it's anything but straightforward. Kelly Lawson isn't the sweet girl he remembers. She's tougher now, and her icy demeanor makes it clear she hasn't forgiven him. So, fine, he'll keep his...
She's putting him to the test As a researcher, Layne McGraw can handle tough situations. So when suspicions arise that her uncle may have been murdered, she won't let anything stop her from finding the truth. Not the risks, and certainly not...
A change of scenery will do some good. And with the hope it will snap his teenage daughter out of her rebellious ways, widower Jacob O’Donnell has temporarily swapped his Seattle boardroom for Mariah Weston’s Montana working ranch. But big-city...
Driven to defend a woman who won't let him!Poppy Gold Inns should be the perfect place to relax, except architect Tyler Prentiss doesn’t do slow. He’s juggling his work long distance while looking after his brother, a wounded soldier battling...
All he wants for Christmas…Widower Luke Forrester’s fortune can’t buy happiness, but he’s counting on it to give his twin daughters the magical Christmas they deserve at Poppy Gold Inns. Activities director Carlie Benton, with her upbeat...