How to cook up the perfect seductionTake 1 twentysomething chef (brown hair, small cup-size), freshly plucked from a stale relationship and very dubious about her own powers of attraction (Miriam Scott, for example). Reserve.Stir 1 yummy, tall...
Welcome Home, StrangerFor Pamela, returning to her sleepy Mississippi hometown means coming face-to-face with her past.At seventeen, overwhelmed by the responsibilities of a new marriage and family, she fled Mimosa. But Nick Shepard wasn’t the...
There's no way I would have ever imagined swapping datinghorror stories with my mother-in-law. But life is now officially very, very weird.In Eleven Short Months Charlotte Smith Has:A. Become a widow too soonB. Had her job transferred out of...
I dare you…Riley Kendrick has officially lost her nerve. Since being robbed last year, her spontaneous side—the fun side—has been completely MIA. That is, until her new neighbor moves in. Jack Reed, aka Mr. Apartment 4B, is over six feet of...
Instant motherhood felt a lot like being under house arrest…When a corporate oversight lands her new husband in jail, Kate St. James feels as if she's the one being sentenced. True, her ritzy new home in the suburbs looks nothing like the Big...
People who knew Treble James called her Trouble. Although she'd returned to Joyous, Tennessee, to help her sister through a rough pregnancy, the townsfolk expected their former wild child to get bored and run back to Atlanta long before the baby...
Perfectionist (n.)–someone doomed to disappointmentFor a person convinced second best simply won't do, all of a sudden Jocelyn «Joss» McBride can't seem to win. Not in the battles with her snippy Siamese or skirmishes with the fire-breathing...
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 the...
Hmm…give me something tall, dark and full-bodied Sheryl Dayton needs two cups of high-octane java to fuel her from morning-face-and-hair to PR Executive chicnot to mention an endless supply to keep her psyched around her boss, who just happens...
A CHANCE TO HEALJarrett Ross’s freewheeling lifestyle nearly cost his family everything – so he’s sworn off the rodeo and women. When he hires stunning redhead Sierra Bailey to be his sister’s physical therapist, he knows she’s off-limits…and...
A lesson in chemistry…Back in college, Mia Hayes had a secret crush on fellow student Daniel Keegan, who was an obnoxious stuffed shirt. But she fantasized about turning Mr. Uptight into Mr. Hot Sex. Now Mia owns a successful event planning...
AN UNEXPECTED GIFTAs the single mom of triplets, Megan Rivers has no time to spare, especially for her playboy neighbour, Will Trent—she’s been burned by his kind before. But when the flirty firefighter pleads for her help with an adorable baby...
A twin surprise…Double the loveCowboy Grayson Cox has come back home now he’s become guardian to his twin godsons and he’s not the man he once was. Hadley Lanier remembers Grayson’s rebellious past but she also sees how good he is with the...
There’s No Place Like TexasSam Travis doesn’t like to be tied down. He’s used to picking up work all around the Hill Country, including odd jobs for Wanda Keller, an older woman who treats him as a son. When Wanda suddenly dies, her estranged...
She's Running From The Law…Alexandra Hunt is living a lie. In fact, that's not even her real name. But after the death of her estranged husband, Alex and her four-year-old daughter were at the mercy of ruthless people: her powerful, possibly...
Too Hot To Handle? Grace Torres has a lot to lose. And the Texas Hill Country restaurateur isn’t letting Ty Beckett steal her thunder. He may be the Lone Star State’s most famous bachelor chef, but Grace has a family legacy to save. She’ll do...
HER CHRISTMAS WISHThe last thing rodeo cowboy Daniel Baron needs is a commitment. After a lifetime of feeling like an outsider among his larger-than-life stepfamily at Roughneck Ranch, Daniel is ready to leave the ring–and Texas–behind forever....
Life’s been full of surprises lately for rancher Garrett Frost – and not in a good way. His mother has just dropped a bombshell about his past, so Garrett takes some time away to come to terms with family secrets.And who should he run into?...
When six-year-old Vicki Hathaway emails a request for a new mommy to the entire PTA mailing list, there's no end of trouble for interim principal Shay Morgan.Then bigger trouble walks into her office in the form of Mark Hathaway. Instant...
Ski-lodge manager Elisabeth is the quiet Donnelly twin – sedate, mature, responsible. It wasn’t like her to fall in love with ski patroller Justin Cade, famous for his killer smile, blue eyes, and way with women.But it was just like him to dump...
He's Just The Hired Help…What kind of cockeyed Pollyanna is Colin Cade working for? Her porch is rotting, her «guest cabin» is cheerless and her land and livestock have only a geriatric cowboy to care for them. Yet Hannah Shaw is positive she...
The warm, close-knit community of Mistletoe, Georgia, is the ideal place to raise a family. But after four years, Rachel and David Waide have just about given up hope. Until they get the news: They're pregnant! With less than nine months to get...
Computer programmer Chloe Malcolm doesn't know how she let her best friend talk her into attending her ten-year high school reunion.But when Dylan Echols–her former crush turned major league baseball player–mistakes her for a popular...
Even after all these years, whispers of scandal still follow brooding Mistletoe loner Gabe Sloan.But when did Arianne Waide ever listen to rumors? She's always been a vital part of her small-town Georgia community, and it's time Gabe felt that...
It was supposed to be a family vacation. That's why Dr. Adam Varner grabbed his brood and hit the road, hoping to find a way to reconnect with his daughters and son. On the way, he rescues stranded pet sitter Brenna Pierce…and feels another kind...
Is Instant Motherhood In Her Future?As Joyous, Tennessee's only female mechanic, Ronnie Carter is more used to fixing carburetors than dressing for a date. So when Jason McDeere asks her out, she's thrown into a panic! Not only is the handsome...
“Teach me to be sexy…”Phoebe Mars can’t believe her chef boyfriend has unceremoniously dumped her. She’s beautiful, successful, one of the city's hottest pastry chefs…and determined to show her ex she’s worth fighting for. Notorious player Heath...
Being more than friends has its benefits!One year ago Serena Donavan and her best friend, David Grant, shared an incredibly hot night – but she made it clear that was a one-time thing. It was easy to stay away from him when they were living in...
She wanted a temporary arrangement…Piper Jamieson needs a man. And not just any man. She needs someone to play her significant other when she heads home for her family reunion. Thanks to a self-imposed period of celibacy, she has no...
Sheer attractionAfter Olivia Lockhart finds her boyfriend and now ex-roommate in a compromising position, she swears off gorgeous men for good. They seem interested in only one thing–and it isn't commitment! But when sexy photographer Justin...
When Kenzie Green relocates to Atlanta, she isn't looking for a man to complete her family.Then she meets her enigmatic new neighbor across the hall. Jonathan Trelauney seems to know just how to handle Kenzie's domestic handful. And her kids are...
The right man for the jobReal estate agent Danica Yates did everything right. She found the right man, waited the right amount of time to get engaged and planned the perfect wedding. Then everything went very, very wrong. Now Dani is left with...
A FRESH STARTWidow Kate Sullivan moved to Cupid's Bow, Texas, to get her teenage son on the right path. But their new life in the small town gets off to a rocky start when her son is caught shoplifting by the sheriff. Kate is immediately...
Fast Fiction Romantic – short stories with a Happy Ever AfterAll Meg Nichols needed to prove herself as an event planner was for this weekend's society wedding in the Texas Hill Country to go smoothly. Then things started to go wrong. The maid...
A FRESH STARTWidow Kate Sullivan moved to Cupid’s Bow, Texas, to get her teenage son on the right path. But their new life in the small town gets off to a rocky start when her son is caught shoplifting by the sheriff. Kate is immediately...
THE PERFECT CANDIDATESingle mom and aspiring perfectionist Becca Johnston is determined to be the next mayor of Cupid’s Bow, Texas. She can’t afford distractions like her new tenant, rugged rodeo champ Sawyer McCall. Having a good man around the...