Our Beloved Katie11-18-00Finding a silver urn by the side of a country road–you'd call that unusual, wouldn't you? Ex-cop Mitch Valetti certainly does.He knows this has to be a precious object, the memory of a life, and Mitch is determined to find the person who lost it.Unbeknownst to him, the person in question is a woman going by the name of Gillian Stevens. She's new to Desert City, Arizona, and when he meets her, he's attracted. Very attracted. But who is Gillian Stevens? What's she looking for–and who's she hiding from?The answers to those questions will change his life…and hers.
Out of the mouths of babes…After a decade away, Greer Bell is returning to Loveless County, hoping for a reconciliation with her family–one that includes their acceptance of her nine-year-old daughter, Shelby. Thanks to the local land-grant program, Greer's also the new owner of a dilapidated property she's turning into a guest ranch. She's risking her financial future on it.But she's risking far more than that on Noah Kelley, the man who wants to marry her despite the town's disapproval and all her efforts to discourage him. Shelby, however, is definitely in favor of having Noah as her dad–and sometimes kids know best.
It all started with a packet of letters found by a woman named April Trent.From the moment April uncovers the love letters inside the walls of a historic Virginia home, she's sure they tell a fascinating story. Faded and seemingly forgotten, the letters lead April to society matriarch Norma Marsh Santini–and her grandson Quinn.Norma knows it's finally time to reveal the truth about her experiences as a World War II spy–and her secret love affair with a man now dead. But the past has a way of reaching into the present, and soon the very basis of Quinn's life comes into question. Only April can help him see that sometimes things aren't quite what they seem– and that love can be strong enough to survive anything.
TWINS: Nurse named guardian of her sister's twins–but who's their daddy?Faith Hyatt receives a shocking legacy from her dying sister. A baby. No, two babies. Twins. Lacy grants custody to Faith. But Faith soon discovers it's not that simple. Because two men show up claiming to be the father of Lacy's children.COURT ORDERS DNA TESTINGOne of the men is Lacy's ex-husband, Dr. Michael Cameron. And the other is her lover. Faith is determined to fight both of them, determined to raise these babies. That's what Lacy wanted.But Faith's battle for the babies–in court and out of it–also means fighting her feelings for Michael. She's always kept her attraction to him a secret, standing quietly by when he married her sister–he patient–five years ago. But now he's back in her life, his determination as great as Faith's. And he has a proposal he thinks might help them both…A CONVENIENT MARRIAGE
FOR THEIR SON…Texas vet Delaney Blair will do anything to find a bone marrow donor for her little boy, Nickolas. Never mind that the only likely match is his father, Dario… who doesn’t even know he has a son!When Delaney travels to Argentina to find him, a shocked Dario immediately returns to Texas. Before long Nick and Dario become close and, despite his family’s disapproval, Dario can’t hide the feelings he’s always had for the woman who’s borne his child.But is the love between Delaney and Dario strong enough to keep them together?
Matchmaker Matchmaker"Settle down for a warm, wonderful read by the talented Roz Denny Fox!"–Kristin HannahHave Matchmakers, Will Marry!Tibby Mack–sweet Tibby Mack. She's twenty-seven, which makes her the youngest resident of Yaqui Springs, a retirement community near California's Salton Sea. The folks there have become her family, her friends…her matchmakers. But since the youngest man in town is sixty-five, the chances of finding Tibby a husband are slim to none.Then…Cole O'Donnell is «enticed» to Yaqui Springs. He meets all the matchmakers' qualifications. Age: 30. Looks: good (make that great!). And he's inherited his grandfather's property. He's the answer to their prayers (though not to Tibby's!).What the matchmakers don't know is that Tibby and Cole have a history. Or that Cole's involved with another woman. Or that Tibby and Cole are at odds over a post office–and a game of golf!What the matchmakers do know is that these two are in love, and that once in a while, love needs a nudge….
For him, this is the beginning of a new life…Gabe Poston is giving up his job, with all its traveling and high finance, because he's ready for a simpler existence. He might even be ready for a wife and family–and meeting Isabella Navarro only confirms that feeling.For her, this is the end of life as she knew it….Isabella has experienced the ultimate tragedy in a mother's life. She's driven by one goal–justice for her children–and beyond that, nothing has meaning anymore. Even if the handsome Gabe Poston is trying hard to attract her interest–and change her mind. Can they create a life with each other? A life of rediscovered hope, of promise…and love?
A Bridesmaid Thirteen Times Over. But Never a Bride?A painful betrayal drove wedding dress designer Sylvie Shea out of New York City to her North Carolina hometown. Now she outfits the town's brides and secretly works on her own wedding dress–one Sylvie thinks she'll never wear.Her family–and practically all the citizens of Briarwood–have made it their mission to find Sylvie a husband. And when Joel Mercer and his six-year-old daughter, Rianne, move in next door, the matchmakers are sure they've found the perfect candidate. Joel believes Briarwood will be a good place to raise Rianne, and the last thing he wants is to fall in love. But he can't stop thinking about his new neighbor….Sylvie's secret wedding dress might not stay secret for long!
The LYON LEGACYA family's fortune is more than its money.In the Lyon family, old secrets give rise to new onesThe Lyon family matriarch has disappeared. And now her money's disappearing, too–bit by bit. Margaret Lyon's grandniece, Crystal Jardin, who looks after the family finances as well as those of the business, is growing more concerned every day.The Lyons wait anxiously during this time of crisis, hoping for word of Margaret. Then, as if Crystal's life wasn't complicated enough, she meets Caleb Tanner–and she falls for him. Hard. Even though Caleb's everything she doesn't want. He's too handsome. Too confident. And far too relentless. Can she afford to take a chance on her feelings?Margaret's not there to give her advice, but Crystal knows what she would have said: Follow your heart.