The Doctor Next DoorTop surgeon Mitch is a catch. Just not for Jacqui, who wants a place to belong. Sexy workaholics like Mitch have never been her type. But then they become temporary housemates…and the spark between them blazes into an inferno. Mitch isn’t looking to settle down.Until he becomes captivated by the intriguing beauty who keeps his sister’s house running. He knows Jacqui’s attracted to him. So why’s she keeping him at arm’s length? Mitch will have to use his most persuasive...
Love for the Father of the BrideIt’s the perfect place for a wedding…and Paul Drennan’s daughter will make a beautiful bride. But Bride Mountain Inn co-owner Bonnie Carmichael only has eyes for the father of the bride. Too bad she’s already married – to the inn itself. Still, if anyone could make her think of her desires, it’s this sexy single dad. Marrying off his only child, Paul can taste freedom for the first time in two decades and falling for the wedding planner is not on his agenda! Until...
Someone's sleeping in my bedNeeding to ponder a marriage proposal, play-it-safe Jenny Baer escapes to an Ozarks cabin–right into bed with a naked man! What's a recuperating Officer Gavin Locke doing in her rental amid a raging storm? He's the last thing she needs–the man she loved…and left.Trapped with Jenny in his cabin, with no power and too many memories, Gavin knows nothing's changed. She can't accept his dangerous career, and she's about to marry a powerful...
MIRANDA MARTIN–MOMMY?Beautiful and popular, Miranda Martin had the type of exciting, whirlwind existence that any single woman would envy. But when her two young nephews were unceremoniously deposited on her doorstep, her life took a turn toward the domestic–and fast!Fortunately, Miranda had a reliable friend to turn to: her accountant, Mark Wallace, himself the doting single dad of two little girls. After Mark opened his home to her new brood, Miranda began to feel differently about him…an...
All she wants for Christmas Doll-shop owner Ryan Clark wants one thing–a family. She's ready for a lifetime pledge of babies and deep, soul-warming contentment. But first she has to find a reliable man…All he wants for Christmas Max Monroe's sole aim in life is to be free. No ties, no commitments–that's his motto. Then he meets gorgeous Ryan Clark.…All they want for Christmas Orphans Pip and Kelsey want a new mom and dad. And they have Ryan and Max in mind for the positions. With...
The Evening Star's Police Blotter: WANTED!Small-town reporter Lindsey Gray is being charged with stealing police chief Dan Meadows's heart. Ten years her senior, Chief Meadows always thought of her as a little sister. But now that he's discovered her beauty, it looks like there might be something brewing there. Hopefully the chief isn't too late. Lindsey was last seen leaving town for a quick getaway. She is considered gorgeous and gutsy. If you have any information on this...
A CONTRACT…BETWEEN LOVERSLiterary agent Adrienne Corley liked Gideon McCloud's books, but that didn't mean she liked him. Meeting her temperamental client face-to-face had everything to do with his career and nothing to do with how she found the reclusive writer sexier than she'd dreamed possible….Gideon enjoyed his solitary lifestyle–until his gorgeous agent turned up demanding he attend to matters professional and…personal. Enthralled by Adrienne's sexy smile, Gideon...
TALL, DARK, HANDSOME…AND THE PERFECT FATHER?Unexpected sparks flew when midwife Cecilia Mendoza met young Geoff Bingham, Merlyn County's most eligible bachelor. But she was even more surprised when their dinner date exploded into a night of passion that neither of them would soon forget.Practical-minded Cecilia wanted more than just one evening of romance; however, she needed Geoff's help to realize her lifelong dream–to have a baby. With only a few weeks left in town, Geoff plunged...
THERE WASN'T A WOMAN ALIVE WHO HAD EVER REJECTED REPORTER RILEY O'NEAL.All he had to do was smile and flash those dimples. But there was a first time for everything. Riley's first came in the form of waitress Teresa Scott, and what a lovely form she had. It was a ritual. Every morning he ate breakfast at the Rainbow Café, where, along with great coffee, Teresa served up a big «No.»But when a scandalous news story led Riley to discover that Teresa wasn't exactly who he'd...
From doctor-in-training to on-the-job daddyFinding out he had a six-year-old daughter was the shock of Connor Hayes’s life. And the soon-to-be doctor needed help – stat! So he turned to his cherished buddy – his best, platonic friend – Mia Doyle.After all, she was great with kids and could provide on-premises childcare…just until he got the hang of daddy detail. But then he started sharing late-night kisses with his temporary nanny…and Connor realised he had a different role in mind for Mia:...
HOPELESSLY IN LOVEYouthful, soul-shattering mistakes? Deborah McCloud had made more than her share. She'd believed in her father, only to discover her trust had been cruelly misplaced. And her heart? She'd misplaced that, too, by falling hopelessly in love with Dylan Smith, a man too sexy and too smart for her comfort. Wanting, needing, Dylan was more than she could bear, so she'd left. Seven years ago. And she'd been running ever since.But now, threats against her family had...
Making a family of their own The only sane person among her crazy relatives and friends, Rachel Madison was calm, comforting…and needed someone to care for her. Her interior design work was her refuge and she never mixed business with pleasure. Until her latest client, Dr Mark Thomas, a sexy, solitary man, tempted her. A knock on Mark’s door introduced him to a brother – and a family – he’d known nothing about.Suddenly his world was out of kilter and only Rachel could ease his confusion. But...
Blair Townsend didn't know the meaning of chaos until her holy terror of a nephew came to live with her. Jeffrey needed a positive role model–and Blair wasn't above buying one at the Lost Springs auction.Sexy-as-sin rancher Scott McKay looks as if he'd have no trouble teaching Jeffrey how to be a man. Except Scott seems far more interested in showing Blair how to be a woman….