Andie Cochran thought she had at last escaped the clutches of her ruthless, power-mad ex-husband–but then he abducted the child she loved more than life itself.And now, alone in a foreign country, she had no one to turn to but another very dangerous man–a man who awakened passions she had thought long dead…. Jeff Markum had come to this place in search of revenge, not caring that death could easily be the price he had to pay.But now, against his will, a woman was making him care about something more than vengeance–a woman who had once belonged to the very man he meant to destroy….
Fall back in love with 1800s Kansas in Susan Mallery's fan-favorite tale of love, loss, and redemption.Justin Kincaid is the local bad-boy-turned-sheriff, and now he's got to prove himself tohis people and his town. When a saloon girl is murdered, it's up to him to lead theinvestigation and to find a home for the dead woman's young daughter. But what he hadn'tcounted on was Megan, the only woman he's ever loved, volunteering to take in the younggirl…Megan Bartlett had all but given up on ever seeing Justin Kincaid again when he returnedto assume the sheriff's position. And the man who returns—the man with a bitter, mockingsmile—is not the man she remembers. But when she notices how tender he is with theorphaned girl, she can't help but see glimpses of the man she fell in love with, and shewonders if life has granted them a second chance after all…
Josie Fitzgerald Scott was athletic, competitive and stubborn as sin–until an accident changed her life. Now she simply sought closure with unforgettable Del Scott–the man she'd once lovingly wed, passionately bedded, then contrarily fled…. Amazingly, Del didn't recognize Josie's reconstructed contours. Yet her sexy ex-husband seemed oddly, instantly drawn to this soft, delicate «stranger,» despite her new curves.Which gave Josie–as «Rose»–a second chance: to woo and win back Del's fierce male passion. But would limping, less than honestly, down memory lane unleash a landslide of trouble? Or–miraculously–lead Josie home to love?
After a devastating heartbreak, Dr. Kelly Hall had given up all hope of family and happiness.Then single father Tanner Malone breached her lonely existence with a magnetic virility that was hard to resist. His charming smiles and come-hither glances drew her like a moth to a flame, and watching Tanner cradle his infant daughter had her yearning for what she'd been missing from her life.But Kelly could never let down her defenses, especially since she harbored a secret that she'd risk all to hide. Nonetheless, she wished that Tanner's little princess was THEIR little princess, and that she could call father and daughter her own….
Todd Aston III's reputation as a playboy preceded him he wore power as seamlessly as he wore his custom-cut suits.But Marina Nelson had promised her sister–who was marrying Todd's cousin–that she'd help him plan the perfect wedding. And somehow, between tasting cakes and modeling wedding dresses, Marina discovered that she wanted Todd–and that Todd wanted her. She was powerless to prevent the inevitable.Yet the harder she fell for Todd, the more she realized that he didn't trust marriage-minded women. Which made her grandmother's offer of a million dollars to whichever Nelson sister married him a big problem….
Successful businessman Ryan Bennett had agreed to masquerade as his wealthy cousin for a blind date. But from the moment Ryan saw Julie Nelson to the moment he should have said good-night, he was captivated and couldn't resist an invitation to share her bed.In the hazy afterglow of their heated lovemaking, Ryan confessed his true identity, claiming the passion between them was real despite his deception, but Julie wasn't buying it. Obviously she considered him the enemy. Except now she was having the enemy's baby….
She'd resolved to «act more sophisticated» and «get out more.»But the rumpled bedding, the coffee brewed by other hands and The Note reminded Rachel Harper that she'd done something completely out of character. She'd brought a man home from a bar. And apparently made a baby. She'd been nervous to tell Carter Brockett the news.Oh, she felt strangely safe with him despite his dangerous looks. Worse, she liked him. But what must he think of the naive schoolteacher who'd lost control and gotten herself knocked up? After all, the man had a legion of exes who'd been unable to snare a commitment, and here she had a forever-binding one! Then she remembered. He'd lost control, too….
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.
Self-defense instructor D.J. Monroe would do anything to be the best. Even if it meant asking super-sexy military expert Quinn Reynolds to demonstrate some of his finest moves…on and off the mat! Normally, D.J. didn't date, didn't trust, didn't let anyone in. But when she found herself falling for Quinn, could she let go of her past and embrace a future with him?
He had a secret daughter? One moment, computer consultant Parker Hamilton was quietly programming in his house along the rugged Pacific coast. And the next, his life was thrown into a tailspin. He discovered he was a father. What would he do? What would he say to his daughter? Did she know the truth–that he hadn't known about her? And why was her beautiful aunt, Erin Ridgeway, suddenly giving him the chance to be a full-time father?Despite everything, Erin promised herself she'd give Parker a chance to know his daughter. But what could a lonely millionaire know about raising a little girl? Well, Erin was going to have to find out…for the sake of Christie, who so desperately wanted a family….