THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEARWith three kids to care for and two jobs to make ends meet, the last thing on Angela Schumacher' s mind was a relationship. And then Santa delivered the perfect man to her door….Football coach David Moore agreed to be a « big brother» to Angela' s troubled older son, but he didn' t anticipate falling hard for the boy' s beautiful mom. As the holidays approached and their romance heated up, David knew Angela was torn between family duty and heart' s desire–but was he willing to wait for her to make up her mind? After all, love was waiting under the tree, if only Angela could reach out and grab it!Talk of the NeighborhoodWelcome to Danbury Way, where nothing is as it seems…
SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH HER SEXY, MUCH OLDER BOSS…He was tall, dark and a hunk–typical reasons why Jed Sawyer was the talk of the town. And Nurse Brianne Barrington was the latest victim of his lethal charm. But while Brianne had a bad case of «my-Mr. Right syndrome,» the jaded older man was suffering from «can't commit-itis.»Jed knew better than to take what Brianne was offering. Besides, he'd vowed never to let anyone unshackle the chains around his heart. So how had a woman who believed in church weddings, white gowns and forever made mincemeat of his grand plan to keep things between them strictly professional?
THE REBIRTH OF ROMANCE…When former hostage negotiator Jake Galeno returned to Santa Fe, he never expected to wind up on Tori Phillips's doorstep. Now a successful art dealer, Tori was as desirable as Jake remembered–and the chemistry they shared was combustible.Rugged and handsome, Jake took Tori's breath away, just as he'd done at her senior prom. But Tori was about to adopt a baby boy and become a single mom. She had no room for another male in her life, especially not with the baggage Jake was carrying. Or did she?
To love, or not to love?That is the question for widower Leo Montgomery, a boat designer who'd do anything to make his little .girl happy–except let himself fall for her sweet-faced nanny. Even if that nanny is staying in the bedroom riext door. And even if he can't keep khis mind off Verity Sumpter. Because beneath her drab clothes and plain-Jane glasses he senses there is a beautiful woman who could fill his heart with joy. And a woman who seems as wary of embracing love as he is. Still, can Leo find the courage to put a new spin on this beloved old play…?
The town's abuzz about an unlikely new couple: everyone's favorite pediatrician, Dr. Raina Gibson, and mysterious rancher Shep McGraw. Anyone with eyes can see that they're mad about one another…and Raina's crazy about the three children Shep raises as a foster dad. But no one expected wedding bells to peal–until Raina discovered she was pregnant!A marriage of convenience? Maybe at first. But my spies tell me that their shared passion is enough to set a hundred Texan ranches ablaze. It's just up to Raina and Shep to open their hearts once and for all to an unexpected love….
She had her baby plans all mapped out. . . Sam Barclay would father her child and Corrie Edwards would get the baby she always wanted. It was supposed to be a strictly business arrangement. Romance wasn't on Corrie's radar. Then Sam decided he wanted to be a real daddy to his child. The closer they came to conception, the more Sam wanted to make things personal.Could he convince Corrie that, together, they had what it took to create the home and family they both craved?
Could she have found her little boy? Six years ago, Sara Hobart helped a childless couple create their own miracle. Now she needed one of her own. All her instincts were telling her she was Kyle Barclay’s birth mother. Only one thing stood in the way of her answers: Kyle’s widowed father.Ever since his wife had died, Nathan had tried to be the best parent he could to five-year-old Kyle. Then this gorgeous, sensual stranger showed up. Legally, Sara had no claim on his son. But could he keep her from the little boy who already adored her? That went double for Nathan, who was suddenly yearning to go from single dad to devoted family man…
IN THE COLD WYOMING NIGHT, THREE HEARTS WERE WAITING TO BE FOUND…Gwen Langworthy had been abandoned as a child then left at the altar. She had given up on love and marriage and the entire baby-carriage thing.Garrett Maxwell had lost his child and his marriage and now he spent his life reuniting other families.And somewhere a down-on-her-luck new mother was longing for the baby she had been too frightened to keep–and had left on Gwen' s doorstep.Three people lost in the world…and one baby to bring them all home again.
IT' S BUSINESS–AND PERSONALAfter real-estate mogul Alan Barrett first laid eyes on Lisa Sanders, he couldn' t keep the intriguing–and much younger–office manager from his mind. When Lisa was tapped to assist with a lucrative deal, the sparks between the two soon burned as bright as the stars over Alan' s ranch.Lisa wanted all the business experience she could get. What she didn' t count on was negotiating a chemistry with Alan unlike any she' d ever felt before. And Lisa was also hiding secrets of her past, a past that was in plain view. Would her love for Alan propel her into the future…or leave her shackled to what she just couldn' t leave behind?LOGAN'S LEGACY REVISITEDBecause brotherhood is forever…
SHE WAS THE WOMAN HE' D ALWAYS WANTED BUT COULDN' T HAVE…Old and forbidden desires began to reemerge when Brock Warner returned to Wyoming to help Kylie run his family' s ranch. He hadn' t pursued her years ago because she' d been too young and achingly innocent–and then his brother had claimed Kylie for his own.OR COULD HE?Kylie' s failing marriage had ended with her unfaithful husband' s death. Now she was left only with bittersweet memories, an empty bank account and a baby on the way. Brock' s homecoming had her thinking back to the kiss they' d once shared. And had her wondering about what could have been….