H.A.R.P. Field Report'From: Celestian, Earthbound OperativeRe: Operation True LoveMission: Unite hopelessly star-crossed soul mates.Complications: Subject Trick Templeton is one ornery West Texan who lets no woman get too close. For subject Brandy Mitchum, protecting her baby girl and paying the bills trumps romance.Plan of Action: By night, Brandy will dream of Trick until her heart realizes he is her beloved Midnight Man. By day, boss Trick and employee Brandy will be helpless to avoid each other–divine handiwork, I dare say.'Results: Daily contact has created a crisis situation. Intent had been a little night matchmaking, but the powerful result is beyond anything even heaven can control….
A poor country boy who barely had two cents to rub together, Briny Tucker never expected miracles. Then he won fifty million dollars and hired spirited oil heiress Dorian Burrell, one of the richest–and sexiest–women he'd ever met, to help refine his rough-and-tumble ways.But Briny's tendency to give cash to every down-on-his-luck beggar and charity in the great state of Texas wasn't exactly in his beautiful teacher's lesson plans….Dorian was stunned by Briny's generosity! And yet her determination to turn the rugged cowboy into one of society's elite was quickly overshadowed by long-buried urges that begged to be unleashed. Was she ready to go from teacher to student in Briny's capable hands?
With swollen feet and a protruding belly, Ryanne Rieger hardly expected to capture the attention of her hometown's hunkiest cowboy. But Tom Hunnicutt didn't seem the least bit fazed that her return was solely due to her impending single motherhood! Why on earth was he hanging around?Darned if Tom could get Ryanne off his mind! There was something incredibly annoying–and inexplicably appealing–about a headstrong chatterbox who seemed to fear nothing. With his glorious rodeo days history and his future uncertain, the last thing Tom needed was to fall for Ryanne and her unborn child. But down he went–cradle and all….
FROM THE DESK OF EMILY WINTERSBachelor #1: Matthew Burke Title: Senior VP of Accounting This Month's Scheme: Open Matt's eyes to his adoring assistant Let's see… There's got to be a way to get all-business Matt Burke to notice his lovestruck secretary, Sarah Morris. I think she needs a secret admirer to shower her with gifts and a sexy makeover from small-town farm girl to big-city bombshell. That should be enough to drive even the most pragmatic man wild with jealousy–and desire. I'll leave the falling in love part to Sarah….
"As soon as he saw her, Dr. Nick Balfour wanted to rescue the naive beauty and keep her safe. And so when Gina Tessereck became stranded in the middle of nowhere, Nick .made her a generous offer–housekeeping services for a temporary home. Within days, Nick realized their arrangement was an excuse 'to get close to her…and there was no turning back.Tall, dark and mysterious, Nick was hiding something about his past. Gina knew all about personal demons, and now she wanted to know about love…and Nick. He made her want to take chances. It was why all roads fhad led to this man. Wasn't it?
HE'D KNOW THE IDEAL WIFE WHEN HE MET HER!Because contractor Gabriel Logan had developed a design for his future a long time ago. And Faith Starr Addison did r?of fit the plan. She was too beautiful, too career-driven, too big-city…and much too tempting for a small-town guy like him. Gabe had learned a long time ago that her kind of woman was the kind who left. But working with Faith, side by 'side, to remodel a turn-of-the-century mansion, was putting ideas into his head–and into his heart. How else to explain why the woman who was so wrong for him now seemed so very, very right?
FROM THE DESK OF EMILY WINTERSBachelor #4: Reed Connors Title: VP of Global Marketing This month's scheme: Surprise him with his long-lost love–and secret child!I've always thought there was something missing in Reed Connors's life. And now that our research has turned up his high school sweetheart Samantha Wilson, I think I know exactly what it is. Luckily, Christmas is just around the corner, and so is the perfect excuse to send the ambitious executive back to his hometown. Now all we need is a nudge from Santa, and one little boy–who's been very good this year–just might get the gift he's always wanted….
For nearly two weeks they were trapped together on a tropical island, forced to endure Surv/vor-like challenges in order to win a grand prize. But for the normally business-minded Cade Armstrong Waters, the toughest part became resisting his pampered-princess-turned-worthy-teammate, Cynthia Sterling.Cynthia's grit and determination, not to mention her golden locks and shining eyes, made Cade ache to hold her as they shared close quarters in a makeshift tent. But although his hardened heart had slowly begun to heal in her presence, Cade had no desire to surrender his bachelor status. Which only proved that walking away could be his biggest challenge of all!
She didn't believe in love or marriage–for herself at least. For others, wedding consultant Kelsey Armstrong Waters planned the most perfect weddings–and hoped for the best. But her much-married parents made her vow never to step down the aisle. Until she met Will Addison.He'd come to beg Kelsey's help in planning his flighty sister's wedding, and against her instincts she'd agreed. He was handsome, sexy, a romantic who believed in love–and a man who stirred dreams she'd thought long gone. Now Kelsey was even forgetting the most basic rule: Remember–you're not the bride!Or would she be?
Practical Rachel Palmer's aversion to risk-taking led to a marriage that just didn't fit. Now single again, she's embracing her newfound independence–and the first step is taking her jewelry business worldwide! For that she needs expert help from Italian Antonio Salerno…His business help soon turns personal. And being in close-enough-to-kiss proximity to a sexy playboy makes Rachel feel she's taking a flying leap into deliciously risky territory. It's everything she's been craving…but this is a man famous for loving and leaving. Surely falling for him would be a step too far?