HOLIDAY HOMECOMINGThis isn’t the first time Jewell Hyatt let Saxon Conrad go. When they were teens, she broke up with him so that he could pursue his country music career. Now, pregnant after their unexpected reunion, Jewell must prepare herself to let Saxon go again. Her heart may object, but she refuses to hold him back.Music never completed Saxon the way Jewell did…and still does. He’s ready to settle down, and a baby on the way makes his decision that much easier. The only hard part will be convincing Jewell to give him a chance. All of Saxon’s dreams have come true, except the most important one—a future with the woman he loves.
From green beret to greenhornMyra Odell’s parents have given away her Montana ranch—to a tenderfoot. Lieutenant Zeke Maxwell may have saved her brother's life, but he doesn’t know the first thing about cattle. For the sake of the ranch, Myra agrees to train Zeke, but she’s determined not to get too close.The military taught Zeke a lot of things, but ranching wasn’t one of them. Zeke is impressed by Myra’s experience and courage…but seriously distracted by her beautiful eyes. Her claim on the Flying Owl is complicated, as is her claim on his heart. Can he prove to Myra that the ranch will never be his home without her?
HIS NEW WESTERN HOMELila Jenkins’s Montana ranching town roots run deep. So why does the widowed B&B owner feel so connected to her latest boarder? Seth Maxwell might know his way around horses, but he's a wanderer, not a rancher. Lila’s son thinks Seth’s the hero he’s been waiting for. And–heaven help her–so does Lila.Seth loves hunting for rare gems in remote areas, but maybe it’s time to make a change. The footloose adventurer is tempted by rumors of sapphires in a nearby mine, but it’s Lila and her boy who make Snowy Owl Crossing and the idea of a ranch to share feel like home . . .
Love is blooming in Molly's garden… Molly McNair needs someone tough to work for her. An oil company is pressuring her to sell her farm, and she's losing workers to intimidation. When Adam Hollister applies, she knows she's found the right man. Solid, fair-minded…and handsome, too. But there's something she doesn't know. Adam, a widower who's been drifting since he lost his family, is a former wildcatter. And his onetime business partner sent him to obtain soil samples from her farm.Molly, whose life is dedicated to providing healthy food for hungry families, has to discover if her love for Adam is deep-rooted enough to survive the truth.
His Heart Is On The LineDeputy sheriff and aspiring rodeo star, Dylan “Duke” Adams has his hands full with the recent string of burglaries in Roundup, Montana, especially when the thief strikes at his family’s ranch. Duke is trying to focus on the case, but he can’t stop thinking about a different thief–the petite blonde who just stole his heart.Angie Barrington can’t stand the rodeo. Though she’s seen plenty of abused rodeo animals at her rescue ranch, for Angie it runs even deeper. No matter how kind and compassionate Duke is—at the end of the day, he’s still a cowboy. Right?When Duke makes the nationals, he finally has a chance to bring prestige—and much-needed money—to Thunder Ranch. But if competing means losing the woman of his dreams, how can he ever win?
She once loved a cowboy… When Tate Walker was killed in a barroom brawl, he left his widow with a small rundown ranch in south Texas and a daughter he falsely claimed wasn’t his. Willow had accepted Tate’s proposal because Cooper Drummond, the love of her life, refused to put aside his rodeo plans, despite her fears for his safety. A year later, a cowboy appears out of nowhere, looking for work.He’d heard about a widow who could use some help. To Willow’s shock, it’s Cooper Drummond. And to Coop’s shock, the widow is his one-time fiancée, now the mother of a little girl who’s been diagnosed with a troubling condition.She still loves that cowboy… And that cowboy’s never forgotten her. Can the two of them—the three of them—become a family? Can Coop love her daughter as his own?
A wife for him–and a mother for his son?Zeke Rossetti likes things to run smoothly. He's the single father of a deaf child, and his job managing offshore oil sites in the Texas Gulf doesn't allow for distractions. Grace Stafford is definitely a distraction.She's searching for a downed plane, hoping to clear her grandfather's World War Two record. Unfortunately, Grace's mission interferes with Zeke's work–and he realizes the quickest way to get rid of her is to help her.Zeke's been burned before. His ex-wife left him and Matthew. As he grows closer to Grace, Zeke begins to suspect she's the woman for him–but can she be a mom for Matthew?
Could she make it picture-perfect?Casey Sinclair has no husband, no job…and a baby on the way. To pay the bills, Casey takes a position at Wyatt Keene’s photography studio. The fact that she finds Wyatt incredibly attractive is an unexpected bonus.Casey’s heart is touched by Wyatt’s loss – he’s still grieving his wife and unborn child. So she hides her own pregnancy. As Casey and Wyatt get closer, it becomes more difficult for her to reveal her secret.How can Casey tell him the truth now – just when everything she’s always wanted is in reach?
Don’t mess with this Texan!For Rebecca, nothing is more important than family. So when her daughter’s school grades slip suddenly, Rebecca knows she has to do something. Teaming up with Grant, whose son appears partly to blame for Lisa’s troubles, seems like a good idea.Although Grant is not sure what to make of Rebecca’s request, the fiery redhead is impossible to resist. Nor is he sure he wants to.
At home with a cowboyMiranda Kimbrough is a woman escaping her celebrity life. Linc Parker is a man with a debt to his past. Because of it, he's bought a ranch as a haven for kids–throwaway kids, homeless kids, runaways.Miranda, a runaway of a different kind, discovers Rascal Ranch. She falls for the place, the kids…and the man she considers a cowboy at heart.There's a problem, though. Parker despises the world of entertainers and celebrities, and once he finds out who she really is, all her dreams of marriage and family are going to collapse.Unless he, too, believes that together they can make a home–for each other and for the kids.
The child she loves…Mallory Forrester's six-year-old daughter needs a transplant. But Liddy Bea has already rejected Mallory's kidney, and no one else in their immediate family is a viable donor.The child he's never seen…There's only one person left to turn to–Liddy's father. Mallory hasn't seen him in seven years. The problem is, Connor O'Rourke doesn't know he's a father. Yet Mallory will beg him on bended knee if it means saving her child's life.And Connor? Despite the way things ended between him and Mallory, he'd like the chance to be a dad….
A Picture-Perfect Husband?Mack Bannerman is many things – a rancher, a father…a widower. His twelve-year-old daughter, Zoey, wants him to remarry, so she enters Mack in a magazine contest, hoping to find him a wife – and a mother for herself.Photojournalist JJ Walker is sent to Turkey Creek Ranch to take photos of him for the feature. But JJ and Mack have a past together. One full of mistakes and misunderstandings that left them both with broken hearts. When Zoey catches on that they used to be involved, she’ll stop at nothing to make them fall for each other again!
Enjoy the dreams, explore the emotions, experience the relationships.He’s the only one who can bring her daughter home… Garnet Patton’s daughter has disappeared without a trace. Then a cop arrives on Garnet’s doorstep to tell her that a little girl in rural Georgia might be Sophie. Without proof that the girl is Garnet’s daughter, Detective Julian Cavenaugh won’t raise a desperate mother’s hopes. Especially when he’s already emotionally involved.Garnet knows in her heart that the girl is Sophie. And that she’s fallen for Julian when she never expected to feel anything again. But when they arrive in Georgia, they learn that the girl has vanished once more…
Enjoy the dreams, explore the emotions, experience the relationships.A mother-to-be far from home… As a member of the Montana’s Angel Fleet, Mick Callen has rescued climbers before. But this time is different – because he’s more than a little attracted to one of the women he’s rescued. However, Hana Egan’s situation is complicated; not only is she badly hurt, she’s pregnant. Hana has no father for her baby, and Mick wants to take care of her.Theirs might not be the most conventional route to love and family, but miracles can happen at Christmas!
Briar Run, Kentucky, is where Annie Emerson grew up, where her grandmother Ida raised her. Annie, now a social worker in L.A., left years ago but returns home when Ida’s health fails. She’s devastated to lose her – and shocked to discover how badly the town has deteriorated. But she’s inherited some money and uses it to help rescue Briar Run.Police chief Sky Cordova is dealing with an overabundance of crime, severe budget cuts and a battle over the custody of his five-year-old son, Zack. The last thing he needs is a woman with a cause stirring up trouble. Despite that, he’s captivated by Annie and her passion to revitalize her neighbourhood. He’s not the only one, since Zack falls for Annie, too. Sky starts to realize that her way of bringing the town back to life – one house at a time – might work.Just as she’s brought his heart back to life, one smile at a time…
Major Rafe Eaglefeather loves a challenge–the riskier the better. A former rodeo champion, he's also served his country. So is it too much to ask for a little solitude to heal from the effects of his deployment? With pushy relatives like his, apparently it is. Despite his protests, they've arranged for naturopath Alexa Robinson to treat him.Since treatment involves staying at Alexa's remote Texas ranch, Rafe sort of gets his wish for peace. Surprisingly, spending time with Alexa helps him feel more like himself. Something about her is irresistible and the attraction between them is growing. It's so strong he's tempted to take the biggest risk of all…committing to her.
The Forked Lightning Ranch, near Callanton, OregonSummer Marsh wants to hang on to her family's cattle spread. It's the only life she knows…and it's her son's legacy.Summer's ex-husband, Frank, sees the ranch as a cash cow–literally. With the collusion of his new girlfriend, he's trying to sell it to a developer at an inflated price. Summer has to come up with almost four million dollars in order to buy Frank out. Impossible! She might be land rich but she's cash poor.Then there's Coltrane Quinn. He's a broken-down soldier and one-time horse breeder, and like Summer, he was betrayed by his ex. Now he's working for the conservation group Save Open Spaces. He's hoping to buy the Forked Lightning on behalf of SOS, which acquires failing ranches in order to preserve the land.Colt's operating in secrecy, so things get complicated when he falls for Summer. They get even more complicated when she falls for him!
She's not only a cop, she's a woman from a traditional Chinese family. Mei Lu Ling's parents strongly disapprove of her career, but she's determined not to let her personal life interfere with her work–especially now that she's been handed a case involving the theft of Chinese antiquities. A case that may implicate her father…Maintaining the precarious balance between her private and professional lives becomes even more difficult when she's assigned to work with Cullen Archer, an insurance investigator with ties to Interpol. Mei finds Cullen, single father of eight-year-old twins, far too attractive for her peace of mind. But she's thrilled that Cullen is just as attracted to her–even if falling in love complicates everything else in her life!
A man looking for answers. Widower Alan Ridge wonders if Laurel Ashline, a weaver who's just arrived in Ridge City, Kentucky, can do what no doctor has: help his daughter, Louemma. He's skeptical about weaving as therapy but he'll do anything for Louemma.Her injuries resulted from the accident that killed her mother–although Alan's never understood where his wife was going that icy winter day….A woman looking for a home. Laurel Ashline's grandmother was from this small town, and Laurel has come here to claim her inheritance–a cabin, plus forty acres–and to begin her new life….A child looking for a mother. Louemma Ridge wants three things: to get better, to unburden herself of a secret and, most of all, she wants a new mother. As her daddy soon finds out, she's chosen Laurel for the part….
Enjoy the dreams, explore the emotions, experience the relationships.Fly away home Park ranger Wylie Ames doesn’t want a wife. His son, Dean, and he are getting on just fine on their own. But when Marlee Stein comes home to help run her family’s charter air service, their easy way of life comes crashing to the ground. First Dean falls for Marlee and her little daughter, Jo Beth. Suddenly there’s a distinctly feminine presence in their bachelor lifestyle. Then a tentative friendship forms between Marlee and Wylie.He’s been guarding himself from happiness for so long, Wylie almost doesn’t know how to ask for more – but surprisingly, wonderfully, things start to change between them…
Welcome to Arizona – where love burns brightly under the desert sun! The Arizona ranch was supposed to be their home – a place where Tandy Graham could start a new life with her young son. Instead, Tandy finds a community of hostile ranchers who expect her to fail. The only person they hate more? Her handsome new tenant, biologist Wyatt Hunt.Tracking wildlife means Wyatt can never settle down. Still, he can't stop himself from becoming more involved with life on the ranch, and with Tandy. As his feelings for her grow stronger, Wyatt knows he's playing with fire – he’ll have to choose between the career he adores and the woman he loves.
THE TROUBLE WITH BROTHERS…Daphne Malone has three of them. All older, all overprotective, all convinced that their little sister can't take care of herself. Okay, it's true that her career pursuits, not to mention her romantic pursuits, haven't always panned out. Well, they've never panned out. But now, diploma in hand, she's starting a brand-new career–as a birthday party clown. But one of the movie studios will notice her any day now!Then Daphne gets noticed, all right–by FBI agent Logan Grant. If she thinks her brothers flipped out before, wait till Logan ends up hiding in her apartment. Wait till he becomes her temporary clowning partner. And wait till she falls for him–hard!
Can she save the ranch–and keep his love? Jenna Wood had her new start all planned out when she bought an ostrich ranch in New Mexico. But from day one, nothing is quite what she expected–especially her tenant, Flynn Sutton. Jenna's daughter, Andee, adores Flynn and his sheepdog, Beezer, but Jenna's not so sure. She feels a connection, but Flynn's a pilot, just like her late husband, and his work brings up painful memories. Still, when someone in town seems to have a grudge against Jenna, Flynn is there to protect her and Andee. Together, they'll find out who's trying to intimidate Jenna, and why. And along the way, the three of them just might become a family…
A chance to prove himself…When Rio McNabb's bronc-riding career is side-lined by an injury, the only upside is his gorgeous live-in nurse, Binney Taylor. There’s just one hitch – Binney used to have a crush on his identical twin brother. Rio's sure that he can earn her affection, but then a stranger shows up with an infant boy claiming that Rio is the father!As a foster kid, Binney's always longed for a real family. Now, with Rio and the surprise baby, Lonesome Road Ranch feels like the home she never had. But she's trying to keep things professional, because when Rio heals, everything could change. Rio has competed with his twin his entire life. For Binney and the baby, he'll finally have to prove he's the better man.