Susan Mallery
Список книг автора Susan MalleryThe Rancher Next Door
Her daddy said the Darbys were dirt….But to young Katie Fitzgerald, the sun rose and set on rugged Jack Darby. Jack was her childhood hero, her secret teen beau. But he hadn't loved her enough to leave their feuding families behind, and blinding heartbreak had led her into another man's arms–and 11 years of loneliness.When Katie returned to the ranch next door, emotions tore through Jack like a Texas twister. Anguish over her youthful betrayal, tenderness for her shy son–and a hunger so deep it hollowed him out. But hadn't 11 lonely years taught him he was a fool to love a Fitzgerald?
Irresistible
When ex-Marine Walker Buchanan stops to help Elissa Towers change a tire, he tells himself it's just the neighborly thing to do.And when Elissa finds herself baking him a thank-you pie, she's just returning the favor…right? Both of them have sworn off dating–Elissa's determined to protect her little girl, and that means ditching her taste for dangerous men…especially former Marines with dark secrets.Walker knows that he's not cut out for hearth and home…his own crazy family made sure of that. But the sparks won't stop flying between them. Now the two are struggling to keep their relationship «just friends,» but with every kiss, their rules fly out the window…
Completely Smitten
Haley Foster had lived her entire life in a box.Guided by her preacher father and the residents of her tiny hometown as to what to do, what to wear and even who to marry, she'd lost herself along the way. But no more. Now she was going to live on her own terms and do all the things good preachers' daughters didn't do. Starting with Kevin Harmon.The injured U.S. Marshal needed a ride from Kansas to his home in Texas. Haley had a car. She figured she owed him a favor. And he knew a lot more about being bad than she did. A few days, just the two of them, in her tiny convertible and intimate hotel roomsIt would be fun, it would be passionate, it would be an experience. At least, that was her plan. He just didn't know it yet.
Straight From The Hip
Izzy has always been the fearless Titan sister.But when an oil rig blows up, leaving her barely able to see, her sisters find themselves as concerned by her emotional withdrawal as by the possibility that the explosion was no accident.Are the mind games their long-lost brother Garth has been playing turning physical? Or is someone else out to get them? When her sisters enroll her in a survivor training camp, Izzy is not happy. Nick, her instructor, is determined that she won't be left in the dark. In more ways than one.But if he tells her the terrible truth behind why he's helping her, he'll never see her again. Unless they're both willing to take the biggest risk of all.
Sweet Trouble
Then Five years ago, wild, irresponsible, sexy Jesse met adorable, geeky Matt.Jesse taught him how to dress, how to socialise and how to be the perfect boyfriend. Her perfect boyfriend. Then she got pregnant. Now Jesse knows it’s time to go back home – her little boy Gabe should meet his daddy. Matt is furious. He didn’t believe Jesse’s baby was his all those years ago. But Gabe is obviously his son.What Next? Jesse just wants a good life for Gabe. She’s working in the family bakery to mend things with her sister and if Matt can be a father to Gabe then everything will be perfect. But Matt is still angry. He can’t forgive Jesse and he wants revenge…
Surrender In Silk
Jamie Sanders was finally turning her back on her secret life as government agent to search for who she really was–as a person, and as a woman. But first she had to take on one final mission. She was determined to help the man who had made her into a lethal killing machine–the man who had also awakened the woman within her….But as she rescued Zach Jones from his foreign captors and tried everything in her power to heal the wounds that scarred him, inside and out, she had to accept what she'd been hiding from for years–that he was what she'd been searching for all along.
Delicious
Cal Buchanan needs a top-flight chef to take over his failing Seattle restaurant, The Waterfront.He can afford to hire the best in town–the only problem is that the best happens to be his ex-wife, Penny Jackson. Penny really needs this opportunity, but she doesn't need the distraction of working with her ex.She's sworn off romance–she's even having a baby on her own. But before she knows it, the heat is on…and the attraction between her and Cal moves from a low simmer to a full boil!Dessert The rest should be easy as pie, but a secret from Dessert Cal's past could spoil everything. Maybe it's true that too many cooks spoil the broth–or maybe two is enough to make it irresistible.
The Sheik & the Princess Bride
“YOU'D BETTER GET MOVING, BIG GUY.”Prince Jefri of Bahania had just been bested…by a woman! And not just any female, but Billie Van Horn, his gorgeous, take-no-prisoners flight instructor who was more than a match for this ultramasculine male. Well, she might be an ace in the air, but when it came to romance Billie was determined to keep both feet on the ground.So why did the sexy sheik make her feel as if she were soaring high above the clouds? She knew that when royal honor called, her high-born lover would fly from her side forever…unless Jefri defied his destiny and chose love….
Tempting
The secret love-childDani Buchanan is looking for her father. When he turns out to be a smooth-talking senator running for president, she’s horrified! And then the tabloids get hold of the story… The perfect wife Katherine Canfield’s glossy exterior hides a heart-breaking secret – she can’t give her beloved husband his own biological children.They’ve created their special family of adopted kids. Still, Dani’s a reminder of what Senator Canfield could have had – and Katherine’s jealousy is getting out of control. The adopted son Alex Canfield finds Dani intriguing – and the last thing he needs, with scandals brewing and trouble on the way.Can he pursue a relationship that could tear his family apart?
Finding Perfect
When Pia O'Brian's best friend dies, Pia expects to inherit her cherished cat.Instead, the woman leaves Pia three frozen embryos. With a disastrous track record in the romance department and the parenting skills of a hamster, Pia doesn't think she's meant for motherhood. But determined to do the right thing, Pia decides to become a single mother. Only to meet a gorgeous, sexy hunk the very same day.A former foster-care kid now rich beyond his wildest dreams, Raoul Moreno runs a camp for needy children in Fool's Gold, California. After his last relationship, Raoul thought he was done with women and commitment. Still, he can't get sweet, sexy Pia out of his mind—and proposes a crazy plan. But can such an unconventional beginning really result in the perfect ending?