Like the rest of the staff at Kanga Tours, Alice Madigan is nervous about meeting her new boss–but when he walks through the door it's worse than she ever could have imagined! Alice had shared one very special night with him–but now they have to play it strictly business!How long can they pretend nothing has happened? Especially now that Alice has discovered she's going to be having her boss's babies….
Champion jockey Melanie Preston believes romance and sex are complications best avoided. Besides, she has enough to worry about with Quest Stables tottering on the edge of financial ruin! But when the gorgeous thorn in her side – horse trainer Marcus Vasquez – leaves to open his own stable, Melanie is torn between relief…and desire for a man she can't trust.Marcus's dark good looks go hand in hand with a past that's just as mysterious. A past with which he was forced to sever all ties…forever. But when he and Melanie work side by side once again, they find themselves plunged into an increasingly dangerous plot. Now Marcus's secrets could hold the key to Quest's Thoroughbred mystery…if they don't threaten Melanie's life!
Desperate to turn her life around, nurse Amanda Reston swore off big-city E.R.'s and powerful, deceptive men. Surely working private duty in placid Pine Grove would provide peace of mind…Alas, Amanda's first patient proved impossible-impossibly handsome, impossibly rich and impossibly impatient to recover from his skiing injuries. Difficult, demanding, yet maddeningly attractive, Sheik Rahman Harun imperiously installed Amanda in his posh ski villa-and seductively insinuated his way into her heart. Yet Rahman was royalty…while all Amanda had to offer was TLC. When he had recovered, would Rahman leave her with a broken heart or would he take a chance on the love of a lifetime?
Anne Sheridan would never have missed her best friend's wedding. It was the flowers she couldn't handle. And after taking one too many antihistamines, the allergy-ridden bridesmaid found herself being carried off by dashing groomsman Sheik Rafik Harun. Imagine her surprise when she woke up in the notorious bachelor's bed!Honor kept Rafik from taking advantage of the drowsy beauty in his care. But now desperation had him making an even bolder request–that she pose as his fiancée! Only until he convinced his marriage-minded parents that he was better off a bachelor. Or until the pretty Miss Sheridan found her way into his hard heart…
They came from different worlds, but sexy and sincere Jace McTaggart was exactly the husband regal Alexis would have chosen for herself. Every tender kiss they shared seemed to bring this commitment-shy bachelor closer…to a proposal?Marriage to a man who could love her was Alexis's most cherished dream. But what would Jace say when he discovered the truth? When the proud rancher learned that the quiet substitute schoolteacher was actually a princess escaping the husband candidates her father had chosen?And then came the day when he demanded to know what she was hiding….
Aussie cop Dylan Hastings believes in things that are real. Family. Integrity. Justice. And he knows from bitter experience that the wrong woman can destroy it all. So when Megan Stafford walks into his life–a gorgeous urbanite who represents everything Dylan opposes–he knows trouble's not far behind.Megan can't understand why she's so attracted to this infuriating man–even if he could double as a Greek god. She's a city girl. He's a country cop. And their attraction only reminds them why they shouldn't be together. Now, immersed in a battle of wills and desire, Dylan and Megan are tempted to break their own rules!
Bachelor Luke DeForest was attracted to women who were affectionate, curvy, and ready to laugh. Until he got exactly what he hadn't wished for! The newest female in his life–plump, screaming, toddling little Carolyn–was more than any single man could handle.A man of his word, yet knowing nothing about booties and bottles, Luke vowed to do his best for the orphaned child. So who could he turn to? Suddenly Luke remembered his lovely, vulnerable ex-sister-in-law. Before, Marie had always brought things to mind Luke had no business feeling. But this time she could be the answer to all his prayers&3151;except how to stay single.
How did Audrey Griffin–a blacksmith by trade– become a wine hostess? Sure, she's all about «seizing the day,» but she's a tomboy, not a booth bunny. Granted, her makeover has transformed her into a hottie–but when you're working with a straitlaced Aussie god like vintner Shane Preston, a little fashion goes a long way!Unfortunately, no-strings-attached doesn't work for Shane. Something about Audrey makes him want more from their fiery attraction–despite the fact that «commitment» leaves Audrey shakier than a horse on Rollerblades. Is she balking at love…or simply biding her time?
"I PRAYED FOR YOU TO COME."From the moment the little boy next door whispered those words in her ear, Corrie Parsons knew she was hooked–but good! For she had come to Miracle Harbor to claim the ranch she had inherited, a home to call her own. And it was all hers–for the price of a wedding ring .Too bad the sexy cowboy who came with that little boy wanted her land–not her. But Matt Donahue's heated gaze told another story. About a man who longed for love just as much as Corrie did. About a husband who could make her wedding dreams come true–if only he believed .
Vulnerable at first glance, a second look assured secret agent Ben McKinnon that Shauna Taylor could take care of herself.At least with anyone else. Because Shauna seemed unprepared for the passion Ben stirred within her. Or the tender emotions the child in his care conjured up. Yet, rather than run, she opened her home to them, knowing Ben needed her–just as she needed him.Still, Ben's assignment would soon end, leaving Shauna alone. Unless the brooding loner realized that with Shauna he'd have more than a job–he'd have a life…and love….