Judy Duarte

• May-2023
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They'd be perfect together. He just doesn't know it yet! Life coach and divorcee Gigi Fortune is rich in money but unlucky in love. Could her family's new lawyer, Harrison Vasquez, be the one to change her fate? Harrison is smart, hardworking a...

• Mar-2022
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It doesn't matter if you win or lose -- unless you're competing against a Fortune in USA TODAY bestselling author Judy Duarte's contribution to The Fortunes of Texas: The Wedding Gift! "You say my name like it's a dirty word." Self-made wom...

• Jun-2021
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The new girl in town has a secret in USA TODAY bestselling author Judy Duarte's latest romance! Starting anew? But what if he learns the truth? Marissa Garcia fled to small-town Montana to escape her tangled past. The sparks flying between h...

• Mar-2021
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A chance meeting could be the chance of a lifetime in USA TODAY bestselling author Judy Duarte's latest installment in her Rancho Esperanza miniseries! A handsome stranger...With an ulterior motive. Thanks to one unforgettable night with a stra...

• Feb-2021
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Callie didn't trust easily. Until someone gave her a reason to... Pregnant waitress Callie Jamison is settling into her new life in Fairborn, Montana, dividing her time between the ranch and the diner...and Ramon Cruz, the sexy town council...

• Mar-2020
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If she elects to marry him, will her vote deliver happiness? He asked a simple question. But will she answer yes...or no? It's too much, too soon. When wealthy contractor Steven Fortune proposes to Ellie Hernandez, the beautiful and principl...

• Jun-2019
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Star-crossed teenage lovers finally reunite for a second chance Losing Miranda broke Matt Grimes's heart -- and kept him from knowledge of his impending fatherhood. Now Miranda Contreras has returned to Rocking Chair, Texas -- with their eight-yea...

• Jan-2019
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"Will you marry me, for a while?" Adam Santiago's always been a lone ranger. But when the detective teams with music therapist Julie Chapman to save two young orphans, pretty soon his heart's a goner, too! Julie's willing to do anything -- even be...

• Jul-2018
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Off-the-clock cowboy becomes...daddy? Even though his night of passion with Erica Campbell was incredible, for hotshot army pilot Clay Masters an enlisted woman's off-limits. Until a fresh-out-of-the-service Rickie appears with news: she's having ...

• Feb-2018
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A Fortune by any other name... Still means trouble! As vice president of Mendoza Winery, Miami transplant Carlo Mendoza knows most of the famous Fortunes. So when sultry Schuyler Fortunado saunters into the tasting room, claiming a connection t...

• Nov-2017
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Dear Santa, I've been a good girl. Well, mostly. These days, I'm usually the one dishing out advice. But the readers of "Dear Debbie" don't know that I've never been the love of anyone's life. As soon as I landed at the Rocking Chair Ranch, t...

• May-2017
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A pint-sized Texas surprise! Nothing -- not even a bucking bronc -- can unnerve Nate Gallagher...until he lays eyes on the tiny newborn who's been entrusted to his care. The former rodeo champ isn't ready for fatherhood. Heck, the precious baby g...

• Apr-2017
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WHAT TO EXPECT...WHEN YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING Kieran 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 jus...

• Oct-2016
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The path to true love lies deep in the heart of Texas! As a child, the Rocking C was Blake Darnell's home away from home. Now it's a place for former rodeo cowboys to hang up their spurs...and the LA attorney is back in Texas to stop his uncle fr...

• Jun-2016
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You are cordially invited to witness the courtship of Graham Fortune Robinson & Sasha-Marie Gibault Smith Graham has always thought of Sasha as his "little sister." Sasha has always considered the rugged rancher out of her league. ...

• Apr-2016
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Nanny To The Rescue! Braden Rayburn takes his responsibilities seriously. So how's he supposed to run his newly inherited ranch while being an interim father to his orphaned half siblings, who don't speak a word of English? Especially since the o...

• Jan-2016
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"I'm...pregnant?" How can that be? Well, Carly Rayburn knows how -- but she'd been told she could never have children. Even more shocking is returning to her family ranch to tell the daddy-to-be, sexy cowboy Ian McAllister. Carly has dreams to r...

• Aug-2015
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FROM CEO...TO DADDY? Texas tycoon Jason Rayburn had been raised to take charge. To make decisions. To avoid emotion. So when he's forced to return to Brighton Valley to inventory his grandmother's small-town ranch for sale, the executive delegate...

• Jan-2015
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His kingdom for a cowgirl They go together like...chutney and barbecue. High tea and hot sauce. You couldn't come up with a more unlikely twosome than Jensen Fortune Chesterfield and Amber Rogers. So when the paparazzi catch the Fortune heir in a...

• Nov-2014
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A holiday to remember... Only an urgent mission could bring Sergeant Joe Wilcox back to his Texas town -- and the past he's been trying to forget. The marine gets his wish when an accident robs him of his memory. The beautiful blonde who offers t...

• Oct-2014
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The perfect Christmas gift Jillian Wilkes spent one night in the arms of gorgeous ex-cop Shane Hollister, then went her own way. But, when she discovers she is pregnant with Shane's baby, what is she to do? This could be a Christmas to remember, bu...

• Jul-2014
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From undercover boss...to hometown dad? When the gorgeous, blue-eyed corporate honcho bursts into her office, Megan Adams fears it's more than just her job at stake. The instant chemistry between them makes the once-burned single mother long to ...

• May-2014
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Fast Fiction Romantic short stories with a Happy Ever After Ella Stewart had found a kindred spirit in Clay Baldwin. He listened when she spoke, he was there when she needed him, he respected herand he was down on his luck, just like she was. Exce...

• Apr-2014
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A family-focused cowboy falls hard for the most single gal in town! USA TODAY bestselling author Judy Duarte returns with a new installment of The Fortunes of Texas: Welcome to Horseback Hollow! Toby Fortune Jones has no problem with commitment. ...

• Mar-2014
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USA TODAY bestselling author Judy Duarte kicks off her new miniseries, Return to Brighton Valley, with an unforgettable reunion when a single mom returns to her hometown after ten years -- and comes face-to-face with the father of her child! When...

• Jan-2014
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The Texan's Dilemma Bounty hunter Tom McCain works alone. He couldn't save his childhood friend, but he'll deliver her six-year-old daughter, Sarah Jane, to the only family she has left: a wealthy great-grandfather in Texas. But that means tangli...

• Apr-2013
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SECOND-CHANCE SWEETHEARTS? Nicole Castleton was a shrewd businesswoman with a Texas-sized stubborn streak. She needed a husband in a hurry, and no one but her ex, Miguel Mendoza, would do Yet she had her doubts-sweet, sexy Miguel still shook her t...

• Mar-2013
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FROM DENIM AND BOOTS TO SILK AND STILETTOS No one can run, rope or ride a horse like Tammy Byrd. But catching the attention of the town's dreamy new doctor is beyond the Texas tomboy's talents. Tammy came to Buckshot Hills to meet the extended By...

• Sep-2012
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A PREGNANCY...WITH COMPLICATIONS Solemn rancher Alex Connor was looking for a good woman. To be more precise, he was looking for a surrogate to bear his babies. He had it all figured out: he'd be a single dad completely devoted to his children. Bu...

• Jun-2012
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FAKE FIANCEE...TRUE ROMANCE! The Antonio Banderas look-alike standing on the porch in Western gear wasn't at all what actress Catherine Loza had expected. But when the tall, dark and totally irresistible rancher asked her to play the role of his f...

• Mar-2012
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FROM THE DESK OF LEAH ROBERTS Review of Patient Case Name: Javier Mendoza Age: 31 Condition: Injured in Red Rock tornado -- still hospitalized. Recovering nicely. Too handsome for a hospital bed. Too sexy for his own good. Prognosis: Likely to cause ...

• Dec-2011
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Dear Santa, It's me, Jillian Wilkes. I just did something totally out of character: I spent the most glorious night of my life with a stranger named Shane Hollister. Fast-forward three weeks. The sexy cowboy with the sweet smile left me with an incr...

• Oct-2011
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This Christmas, come home to Fairbrook, the setting for Judy Duarte's uplifting, heartwarming novels, where friendship, faith -- and some extra-special providence -- will make it a holiday to remember... Fairbrook is a town tailor-made for Christmas...

• Feb-2011
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Healing people was Jeremy Fortune's specialty -- not coming to the rescue of beautiful women with infants in their arms! The California surgeon was in Texas to locate his missing father. Instead, he might have found the woman of his dreams. Kirste...

• Nov-2010
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"I DON'T KNOW MY NAME." When the unconscious, well-dressed stranger was brought into the Brighton Valley E.R., Betsy Nielson couldn't help but notice how irresistibly attractive he was. He might not remember who he was, but the mysterious John Doe w...

• Aug-2010
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YOURS, MINE...AND OURS? Eva Galindo's dream of being a mother was about to come true -- twice over. The Brighton Valley biologist wasn't just having a baby...she was expecting twins! Meeting single father of twins Dan Walker seemed like the sweetest...

• May-2010
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FROM FOOTLOOSE BACHELOR TO FATHER OF THREE? Samantha Keating always wanted a family, and with the help of the Armstrong Fertility Institute, her dream was becoming a reality -- in triplicate! The widowed mother-to-be wasn't looking for a father for ...

• Apr-2010
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In her unforgettable Fairbrook novels, Judy Duarte has created a town that's as warm and as welcoming as home. In The House on Sugar Plum Lane, old friends and new characters mingle in a poignant story of second chances, new beginnings, faith, and fa...

• Aug-2009
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Her high school reunion is coming up, and advice columnist Jenn Kramer couldn't be dreading it more -- until she lays eyes on Marcos. Jenn hardly noticed him when they were kids, but now he's all grown up... and how deliciously he's changed......

• Aug-2009
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READY FOR LOVE IN THE FAST LANE? When race car driver Chase Mayfield found himself recovering from a car accident at a small-town hospital, the last thing he expected was to fall for the local Florence Nightingale. Who would have thought demure nurs...

• May-2009
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From the author of the heartwarming Mulberry Park comes an uplifting, unforgettable new novel that proves that though our path through life sometimes takes us in unforeseen directions, it may also lead us to the places and the people we need most... ...

• Apr-2009
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HE WAS A TEXAN DOWN TO HIS STETSON AND BOOTS Isabella Mendoza knew what she wanted in a husband. And William "J.R." Fortune was so not that man. The irresistibly attractive businessman turned rancher might wear denim and spurs, but what happened w...

• Dec-2008
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SURPRISE HOLIDAY DELIVERY: EIGHT POUNDS, TWO OUNCES! He'd have a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner at his mom's ranch, count his blessings, then superstar country singer Greg Clayton would go back on tour. But when a storm stranded him alone with th...

• Nov-2008
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Every Christmas, the folks living on Sugar Plum Lane pull out all the stops when decorating. After a bitter breakup, Alyssa Ridgeway's heart just isn't in it this year. But running into her first love, James "Mac" MacGregor, fills her with memories o...

• Jun-2008
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THE COWBOY'S LADY? When Tori took a job at the Rocking C ranch, nobody told her an ornery cowboy came with it. As a former nurse, Tori knew she could help Matt Clayton get back on his feet. The only obstacle was the injured bronc rider himself...

• Apr-2008
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In the San Diego suburb of Fairbrook, past Applewood Drive and up First Street, lies Mulberry Park, a peaceful haven for locals from all walks of life. And at the center of its lush green lawn grows a massive mulberry tree -- tall enough to take a mo...

• Apr-2008
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POSITIVELY PREGNANT? Seems the halls of Walnut River General are harboring a few juicy secrets. Is our ever-proper E.R. nurse Simone Gardner getting a little bigger around the middle? Rumors are flying that she and paramedic Mike O'Rourke have bee...

• Mar-2008
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HE'S COME HOME... Getting a job at the Rocking C Ranch was the best thing that could have happened to Sabrina Gonzalez and her younger nephew. Until her employers suspicious son came home. Now all she had to do was keep the handsome cowboy from unco...

• Jun-2007
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Conservative businessman Jake Braddock had a heart that was all cowboy -- and closely guarded. Following his stepmother's death, he learned he'd be sharing custody of his five-year-old half sister with a sexy dancer -- not his notion of the i...

• Apr-2007
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THE REBEL DOCTOR Turning his life around, Luke Wynter had worked hard to become a doctor, to give back to the community he'd taken from years ago. And he had been doing just fine...until Leilani Stephens snuck back into his life. Twelve years ...

• Oct-2006
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THE BABY GIRL NEEDED A HOME... And Clay Callaghan was ready to provide one for her. The Texas cattle rancher knew next to nothing about caring for infants, but he'd never turn his back on his own flesh and blood. As guardian of her younger ...

• Aug-2006
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Until her divorce was finalized. She'd been trying to figure out how her carefully planned out life had gone off track -- and then she met a wonderful man. Only, Bo Conway was everything wealthy Carly wasn't looking for: A regular guy. A ...

• Mar-2006
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T. J. "Cowboy" Whittaker wasn't looking to be anyone's hero, but when vulnerable Priscilla Richards turned her tear-filled blue eyes on him and asked, "Can you help me uncover the secrets in my past?"...well, how could the sexy P.I. say no? His jo...

• Jan-2006
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When private investigator Rico Garcia arrived to visit his recently engaged mother, becoming involved with her wedding planner was the last thing on his mind. But his matchmaker of a mom had other ideas -- and an assignment to find the starry-eyed Mo...

• Jul-2005
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HER CHALLENGE? TRANSFORMING FROM TOMBOY TO KNOWCKOUT HER PRIZE? THE COWBOY OF HER DREAMS Outroping and outriding every man in Blossom was something Cindy Tucker could do with her eyes closed. But cooking, flirting and wearing high heels? Those ...

• Jun-2005
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WHEN HE HELD HER, HE HELD EVERYTHING HE WANTED...AND COULD NEVER HAVE. He'd done his time, for a crime he hadn't committed, and now Zack Henderson was ready for a fresh start. With a good job, some savings and weekends with his little girl, his pr...

• May-2005
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I CAN'T LOSE MY CHILD! Single mother Caitlin Rogers lived for just one thing: her little girl, Emily. So when her rights as a parent were threatened, Caitlin single-mindedly prepared to fight for her daughter by any means necessary. She just didn'...

• Apr-2005
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SERVICE WITH A SMILE... Well, readers, Juliet Rivera, our favorite waitress at the Hitching Post, has finally followed her doctor's orders and is taking some much-needed time off before her little bundle of joy arrives. And she's got company -- wo...

• Feb-2005
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The towheaded son of stunning socialite Kristin Reynolds had to be his child. Because once upon a time fireman Joe Davenport and Kristin had been lovers, pulled apart by her prestigious family. He hadn't wanted to give her up then, and he refused to ...

• Jan-2005
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SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN HEROES Hailey Conway believed in making a good, predictable life for herself. Until San Diego detective Nick Granger saved her from a mugger and swept her off her feet -- and into bed. Their steamy one-night stand was almost en...

• Sep-2004
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ROWAN'S RECOLLECTIONS... I was stumbling down a country road and couldn't remember a thing -- not even my name. Luckily, Louanne Brown, the most beautiful woman in Texas, found me -- and thanks to her, I'm starting to remember everythin...

• Mar-2004
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FROM MIDWIFE TO MOTHER-TO-BE... One night of heart-stealing passion left Milla Johnson wanting much more from Dr. Kyle Bingham. But settling down wasn't in the gorgeous resident's game plan. And the practical-minded midwife had her own future to t...

• Feb-2004
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MIXING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE The moment Sullivan Grayson stepped in to help save her family's fledgling vineyard, Lissa Cartwright's life went from ordinary to extraordinary. The sexy entrepreneur made her pulse race, but the plain-Jane businessw...

• Sep-2003
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BEST FRIENDS FOR LIFE...AND LOVE After five years, Jeff Forsythe was finally back in Rumor, Montana -- just when Jilly Davis needed him most. But she had no intention of clipping the wings of the footloose pilot just because she was having a baby....

• Jul-2003
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The last thing they thought they wanted was each other...until a midnight confession changed everything!...

• May-2003
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HELP! Footloose cowboy Jake Meredith was perfect at rabble-rousing and rodeo riding. But when instant parenthood befell him, he was scared spitless of failing as a father for his tiny orphaned niece and nephew. Where to turn for help? YOU'VE GOT A F...

• Dec-2002
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ALL OR NOTHING... After a very bitter -- very public -- divorce, high-society surgeon Michael Harper needed a vacation. But his plans for peace and quiet hadn't included falling in love with a stubborn, self-reliant cocktail waitress from the wrong ...

• Mar-2002
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SHE WAS A WOMAN ON THE RUN... Shattered by her fiance's betrayal, Lauren Taylor fled California and her society engagement. In a small Texas town, she found a place for herself in the gentle arms of rancher Cole McAdams. He was as honest as the day w...