The photographs lining the mantel of the Butterfield home tell their story. From shots of Michael and Tess as high school sweethearts to images of their daughter's wedding they look like the perfect family. But behind the pictures is a different tale that doesn't quite fit the love-at-first-sight, happily-ever-after version of Tess and Michael's marriage. And it's a tale that's revealed by a shocking phone call out of the blue.With that one call the fabric of their life together shifts, and everything they believe is challenged. Are they the perfect family? Or is that a facade as thin as the photos themselves?
She'd risk it all for the byline Mack Whittaker hates the spotlight.As a deputy sheriff in a small town that actually respects his privacy, it's easy to keep a low profile and do his job. So when a smart, sassy reporter rolls into town looking for a good story, Mack is immediately on guard. He'll do everything in his power to keep Chloe Atherton's attention–her intuition–focused on the department. And not on him.But it seems as if the woman will stop at nothing to get her story, even if it means digging into his past. And neither of them realizes that one byline will change more than just their careers….
For Avery the sight of rugged and dangerously sexy Callum is enough to set her pulse racing. Too bad she’s only on his ranch to tell him that her adorable baby niece, Nell, is his daughter! But when Callum wants them to stay with him, how can Avery resist the feeling that she has found the place she and Nell truly belong?
SHE WASN’T LOOKING FOR A HERO… Ginger Gautier does not need saving. She might be alone, unemployed, pregnant and less than trusting after her breakup with a big-city doctor, but that doesn’t mean she needs to be saved. Especially not by another doctor!…BUT HE FOUND HER ANYWAY!Sexy Ike MacKinnon was enjoying his peaceful small-town life – until Ginger changed everything. Trouble is, the feisty redhead refuses to listen to her own heart. But Ike’s heart is telling him that they belong together – he knows that true love might be the best medicine!
As the devoted single mother of two rambunctious boys – and as the best darn paralegal in town – Chareen Wolf knew all about hard work. But she'd never before had a job so demanding that she and her boss actually had to live together – day after day, night after night…. Trouble was, her new boss had her heartbeat working overtime, too. Michael Greco was devastatingly handsome, irresistibly charming – and clearly determined to keep her with him long after business hours!Yet despite their combustible chemistry, the hard-driving executive hadn't exactly scheduled marriage – or kids – into his future. However, now that she'd finally found the man of her dreams, Chareen wasn't about to throw in the towel. Could they land the deal of a lifetime…together?
Brooding ex-soldier Grady Fletcher plans to keep his mind occupied. Single mum Gina Williams is usually wary around men, but she knows that beneath Grady’s gruff exterior lies a trustworthy man. So when Gina’s son goes missing he’s the only person she’ll trust – a man whose survival instinct is as strong as his heart…
‘The name’s Cougar. Just Cougar. One name is enough.’ Cougar needed to build a new life and he’d start with what he loved most – horses. Which brought him to the Double D Wild Horse Sanctuary and into the orbit of ranch volunteer Celia Banyon and her son. The boy had suffered an unspeakable accident and his mother felt incredible guilt, but something about Cougar brought Celia back from the brink.He made her feel like a woman again and now, suddenly, one name wasn’t enough for what they could have if they’d just let themselves. Healing. Love. Family. Forever. In fact the possibilities were endless…
Broad-shouldered, brooding and brilliant, seductive boss Jack Marin invariably got his way.And though Jack was divorced, disillusioned and avidly anti-marriage, he wanted a son. So, sensibly, he headed straight for a fertility clinic and an anonymous surrogate mom. Trouble was, the sperm bank bungled Jack's baby-making, and his heir was now bulging the surprisingly beautiful belly of Gayle Smith, Jack's newest employee, a pretty, pregnant widow who fiercely cherished the child as her own.And this time, the only way Jack could claim his baby was to convince this spunky, spirited mother-to-be…to be his bride!
Top surgeon Fergus Reynard abandoned city life in Sydney for a GP's life at Cradle Lake, hoping to soothe his broken heart. And indeed it is soothed – by the laughter, dedication and caring nature of local emergency doctor Ginny. Ginny knows she cannot enter a relationship with this wonderful man in the midst of her own struggles.But Fergus will not let her run from their love of a lifetime – even though it means also giving his heart to the little niece in her care, and taking on a role he thought he could never face again – being a father.
Wealthy, womanless and temporarily at loose ends, Formula One race-car driver Rick Hawkins finds himself in Texas visiting his newly married father.While he's there, he becomes involved with his stepmother's family – especially her twenty-eight-year-old cousin Audra Jarrett. She's beautiful, talented, loyal and kind – qualities that attract Rick. In fact, she attracts him as no woman ever has. While Audra is drawn to Rick, she's afraid of starting a relationship with him.She's suffered tragic losses in her life. So how could she allow herself to love a man with such a dangerous job? If anything ever happened to him, she's not sure she'd be able to pick up the pieces. Then again, Rick's nickname is Lucky….