WHAT TO EXPECT…WHEN YOU WEREN’T EXPECTINGKieran Fortune, vice president of Robinson Tech, knows his strengths. He’s good with technology; he’s good at making money and at making love. But he doesn’t know one thing about parenting. And he’s just become a father. To a toddler.When the ever-so-sexy millionaire agreed to sign on as legal guardian to his best friend’s daughter, he considered it a mere formality. But now Zach is gone and Kieran is…Dad. In a fit of desperation, he reaches out to Zach’s ex-girlfriend. Dana Trevino is a serious-minded graduate student who is great with little Rosie. She is also Kieran’s polar opposite and the very last woman he should be interested in. It isn’t fair. It isn’t right. It's also just about inevitable…
A BAD BOY WITH A GOOD HEARTWidow Skye Larkin will do anything to save her ranch, even if it means accepting help from bad-boy bull rider Tyler Hayward. But he and his penchant for partying are to blame for her late husband’s financial indiscretions, which got her into this mess. She might be attracted to the dark, dangerous cowboy, but putting her trust in another rodeo man is unthinkable.Ty knows he shouldn’t be surprised that Skye isn’t convinced he’s changed. He wants to prove that beneath the bravado, and no matter what happened on the circuit, he’s one of the good guys. Offering her a business partnership is just the first step. What will she do when he offers her his heart?
Something About the BossThat handsome masked stranger Katie Ledbetter got very, very close to after the costume party? Yeah, that would be her boss, Nolan Murphy. Super-embarrassing, but par for the course in her ill-fated quest for love. That’s when she comes to a decision to give up the romance rat race and have a child on her own.When Nolan catches wind of her quest, the sexy single dad suggests she test out if she wants to be a parent by watching his teens while he’s away. Then he comes back—and suggests she stay. Could this be the instant family Katie’s been looking for? Could she be fated to be a bride for her boss after all?
Always a stylist, never a bride?It’s a major coup for hairstylist Abby Crane when fabulously wealthy Dylan Camden hires her for his sister’s nuptials. Raised tough and independent in foster care, Abby is dazzled and intimidated by his glamorous world. Yet Abby knows she could never really belong…After an engagement gone disastrously wrong, connecting with Abby was just supposed to be a favour for his grandmother. Yet the more time Dylan spends with Abby, the more he realises all he wants to do is meet her at the altar!
THE MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR…UNDER HER ROOFThe tabloids were right: Sloan Holden is rich, powerful and incredibly handsome. But he’s just another paying guest, as far as B&B owner Maggie Potter is concerned. The hardworking widow has a toddler to care for, a business to build, and a heart to protect. She can’t succumb to the charm of a man who was just passing through.Though drawn to his gorgeous landlady, Sloan knows “off limits” when he sees it. Trouble is, Maggie and her little girl gave Sloan a taste of what he was missing; a family of his own. The bachelor businessman could strike a deal with anyone, but could he find a way to bargain his way into Maggie’s life for good?
A BABY ON THE WAY—AND ON HIS DOORSTEP When an infant shows up on Nick Slater's desk with a note, this case has the detective stumped. And though Nick figures he's not exactly daddy material, he's resolved to care for this mystery child.At which point beautiful Georgia Hurley shows up in his office as well, with an explanation for why she dumped him—and sporting a baby bump that dates back to their one night together four months prior…Georgia knows she turned on Nick for his own good…but will Detective Daddy believe her? She offers to help care for his «temporary» baby for one week—surely the mother will turn up by then? And besides, they can both use the practice. But when the seven days are up, will they part ways and go back to their separate corners? Or will they find that seven days of living as husband and wife, mommy and daddy, just made them hungry for the real thing?
For her daughterLaura Jessup is used to being the talk of the town. She can handle the home-wrecking rumours if it means protecting her daughter. Only gorgeous EMT Tanner Hudson seems immune to the small town gossip. The solution he proposes – a marriage in name only – might just be crazy enough to work…Tanner is thrilled when Laura accepts his platonic proposal. Maybe now he can finally get his family off his back! But as the wedding draws closer, Tanner realises he’s falling for Laura. They knew they were ready for marriage,but are Tanner and Laura ready for love?
A mistletoe kiss to change her life…Ethan Caversham has always avoided Christmas. But when he hires Christmas-loving Ruby Hampton to transform an English castle into a luxurious festive resort, that’s about to change!Ruby longs for the perfect Christmas with the perfect family but it’s always been slightly out of reach. Now, though, her new boss is sending tingles up her spine with every stolen kiss! If she can just convince Ethan to let go of his past, perhaps this will be the year all her Christmas wishes come true…
Her brooding bodyguard…Christmas has always been the loneliest time of the year for heiress Sera Blaise so, after a PR disaster, escaping to a desert paradise seems like the perfect solution! Until she meets her brooding bodyguard, Brad Kruger, whose delicious presence is far more distracting than reassuring!Brad learned a long time ago to listen to his head and never his heart, but watching Sera come alive in the magic of the desert makes him question his one golden rule. Will this bodyguard vow to love, honour and protect?
RUST CREEK RAMBLINGSThere’s no place like home for the holidays. But Trey Strickland’s house is about to become a bit more crowded than he anticipated. Merry Christmas, Baby Daddy! The sexy Thunder Canyon rancher has no idea he will soon be a father.But just who is carrying Trey’s baby? Dear readers, the answer may shock you! Let’s just say that it is someone well known to this reporter. Our mystery mama can’t figure out how to tell Trey she is in a family way after their one night together. What will happen when the truth comes out? Will her cowboy crush race off for parts unknown, or will he deliver the perfect Christmas proposal in a tiny velvet box?