
The H&H Cattle Company, near Gonzales, Texas Scott Hayes--He's the owner. Scott's a hardworking cattleman who's got a reputation with the ladies. Not that he has any time for womanizing these days. Fact is, Scott's putting in twenty-hour stretches...
The Parker Ranch, West Texas Long before the War Between the States, Parker sons and daughters ranched Parker land. Eighty-one-year-old Mae Parker aims to keep things that way. And as far as Mae--and almost everyone else on the ranch--is concerned...
The Blue Mesa Ranch, near Stillwell, New Mexico Hallie Claremont--She's the Blue Mesa's owner. Not that this is anything to brag about as far as Hallie's concerned. She inherited the place, and even she--who knows nothing about ranching--can tell ...
Westbank Ranch, on the western side of Wyoming FRASER McKENNA is the owner of Westbank Ranch. Strong, too silent, a still-grieving widower. MARTHA THOMAS is a woman at loose ends. Driving through the western states, looking for adventure, M...
The Silver Dollar Ranch, near Tombstone, Arizona: Rancher Wyatt Earp Bodine is a third-generation rancher here--and he's also the local sheriff. But he's never had a case like this before! Someone's left a skeleton in Boot Hill, Tombstone's fam...
Cheyenne Moon Ranch in the Texas Hill Country The Cowgirl and the City Slicker She's all Texas spunk and sass. Her love is the land -- her father's legacy. Nothing else can catch her eye until he washes in on a Texas flash flood. He's t...
The Kay Ranch near Alta Colorado Erin MacKenzie considers herself a candidate for the Dumped by Cowboys Hall of Fame. Especially since she was stood up by rodeo cowboy Abe Cockburn, the father of her baby daughter, Maeve. And then there's anot...
The Silver Dollar Ranch, near Tombstone, Arizona Morgan Bodine takes pride in two things: being a rancher and being a lawman. He's part owner of the Silver Dollar Ranch; he's also Tombstone's acting sheriff. Jasentha Cliffwalker is proud of he...
The Silver Dollar Ranch near Tombstone, Arizona Virgil Bodine. Oldest of the Bodine brothers. One-time sheriff of Tombstone and former bodyguard to the stars. He's come home from California, with his reluctant ten-year-old son in tow. Desiree H...
He's in her bad books. Someone's been skimming profits from Clay Alderson's ranching operation, and now the government has sent an auditor to check the books. The very attractive Ms. J. C. McDenna is all business. She's prepared t...
TALL, DARK AND TEXAN... And maybe her lifetime's adventure. After the failure of her marriage, Marcie Browder returns to the vast west Texas ranch she grew up on, to try to recapture her sense of self and security. But almost immediately she...
HER HOME... Minneapolis cop Kate Rawlins grew up believing that her grandfather wanted nothing to do with her. After all, Bob Rawlins had thrown her mother out of his home when Kate was just an infant. He never replied to Kate's letters, so even...
He wants the chance to know his daughter... Anna Connor knows what kind of man Jake Rollins is.... he's the sexy cowboy kind who'll break you heart when he calls you up to tell you he's married someone else. And she knows because that's exactly ...
The cowboy and his kids need her help Victim advocate Abby Davis wants a new job. One that involves shorter hours and less stress. But she's never been able to ignore a family in trouble. And the handsome cowboy waiting outside her office with...
THE MAN AND HIS FAMILY Adam First and his family have been running the Number One Ranch in West Texas for generations. But now his daughter, driven by spite and revenge, has sold controlling interest to the local bank. THE WOMAN WITH THEIR FATE I...
Even the best father in the world needs a little help now and then ... Cody Matthews can't believe the recent changes in his daughter. Gone is daddy's little angel; in her place, the devil in blue jeans. As a last resort -- since Cody's a man who ...
Clem Wells has made a career out of screwing up. First she quit school to get married. Then she spent years being the perfect corporate wife -- only to get dumped. Finally she went home to manage her family's ranch, figuring even she couldn't wrec...
Her idea of paradise is a country farmhouse with lots of kids and a dog. All he wants is his ranch, his horses -- and to be left alone. When the Denver bank Bailey Chancellor works for transfers her to the small mountain town of Ferguson, Col...
The Forked Lightning Ranch, near Callanton, Oregon Summer 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. Wit...
A child in need of help Five-year-old Nicki Prescott isn't coping with her mother's death -- she's withdrawn, refusing to eat or leave her room. In desperation, her father, Cordell Prescott, makes a phone call that will change their lives.... A cowb...
She'll never abandon the land Chronically low cattle prices and her father's skyrocketing medical bills may have forced Jessie Weaver to sell the ranch that's been in her family since the mid-1800s, but no way will she let developers wreak havoc wit...
Widowed rancher Wade Darland freely admits that Tess Vega's way of thinking has him scratching his head. He believes in shipping old barn animals off to auction, whereas she's just set up a sanctuary for abused and abandoned horses. He can't let a da...
Caleb McCutcheon is living his dream as owner of a large ranch in the Montana wilderness. But when the woman he loves tells him she can't be part of that dream, Caleb is determined to learn the real reason for her reluctance. Because he knows...
What Madeline Wants: A second chance. And she figures she'll get that at the Tripplehorne Ranch in Arizona, where she's been hired to teach English to the Spanish-speaking staff. What Madeline Gets: A big surprise. The owner of the Trip...
Anne Fraser can't refuse her stepfather's request to manage his ranch while he's away, but she has reservations about taking her daughter back to Nevada for the summer. Especially when she discovers that her stepfather has also talked his...
A man with a mission A Cajun cowboy with a pistol, a cell phone -- and a bloodhound who's scared of cows? What's wrong with this picture? In fact, the cowboy's more than a cowboy. Adam Dubois is an undercover detective who's come t...
This cowboy wants only one thing... Holly Bennett hadn't listened to her father, and his words came back to haunt her when the boy she idolized got her pregnant and left town. A decade has dulled the pain--until the cowboy who broke her heart ...
Smart women stay away from cowboys... Taking a teaching job in a desolate corner of Idaho was Kate Steele's way of making sure her in-laws didn't turn her son, Danny, into a shiftless bronc buster like his father. Except in the middle of nowhere she...
His last chance, her only hope Seven years ago Lucas Blaylock let his dark family history cost him a future with Miranda Ward. Now the independent Montana cowgirl needs him to help find her missing sister. This time Lucas won't let Miranda down. T...
Lately, it seems widowed rancher Jon Rider just can't climb out of the cow muck. Since his wife's death, raising his seven kids has become impossible to manage--especially with a ranch to run and a household that sends housekeepers fleeing in panic...
Ten years ago Brett Bishop made a bad mistake...and paid the price. Now he's finally come back to the Nevada ranching land he loves. He's not asking forgiveness, only the chance to see his little girl--the child his brother is raising as his own. Tha...
Zack Carson figured the city girl who'd inherited the ranch he worked on was going to be trouble. That's why the loner was ready to leave the minute she turned up. But Caitlin Jackson wasn't what he'd expected. Caitlin seemed to ha...
Can she forgive him? With horse thieves threatening her wild mustang herd, of course it had to be Cade Lantana to come riding to her rescue. But just because Cade's back in town doesn't mean Reno Blackwell's ready to forgive him. It may have been ni...
She's not asking for much... Only the impossible! The more he gets to know the intrusive Kira Jennings, the more Jason Ross grudgingly falls for her. She's smart, she's beautiful and she gets him...what man could resist? But she's asking for too...
Falling for a cowboy? Who would have thought... She'd rather be anywhere than here in Ordinary, Montana. Tackling the books for a failing ranch as a favor to a friend is not city girl Amy Graves's scene. And every time Hank Shelter stonewalls her ...
Her revelation could be the final straw. When you owe a man everything, how do you make amends? Meg Lennox isn't sure, but she better figure it out quick now that both she and Rio Carefoot are back in Wyoming. Hard to say that hiring him on he...
It all starts with the kid... Life was better for Logan Cathcart before he crossed paths with nine-year-old Sean Archer. Because now he has to face the kid's mom, Nora. It's not that Logan doesn't like Nora. He does -- a lot. Perhaps...
C. J. Wright has a simple strategy for his life. Get his ranch going. Sell the family's candy shop. And fix his relationship with his young son. Nowhere in his plan is there room for a woman like Janey Sweeter-than-She-Looks Wilson His new emplo...
A post-makeover vacation fling. That's all Nellie Tucker wants from Jack Darby. After all, a librarian from a small Texas community doesn't have a lot in common with a cool business guy like Jack. Sure, their week in Las Vegas is wonderful, but Nelli...
This brave man could use a little help 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 deplo...
"You have a son." The announcement is not exactly the welcome Matthew Long expects from Jenny Sterling when he arrives in Ordinary, Montana. Five years away can change a man, but he suspects he's still not the settle-on-the-ranch type. And if he can...
Nanny Makes Four Widower Wyatt Johnson brought his two little girls home to Dawson, Oklahoma, looking for a place to heal. The grief from his wife's death still lingers, but it's time to move on and try to live a simple life. He's in for a surprise ...
With a broken-down truck, miles to go and little money, single mother Melanie Hunter needs help. It comes in the handsome form of rancher Gabe Davidson. He'll pay for the three-week repair job and provide lodging for her and her boy -- if she'll take...
To fulfill a sick boy's wish, rodeo star Tucker Granger surprises little Owen in the hospital. But no one is more surprised than single mother Sierra Baker. She figures the carefree champion for a different kind of man. One who doesn't spend hours ta...
A Soldier's Vow On leave from the army, Nick Colter heads to a quiet Alberta ranch to fulfill a promise. His buddy left behind a pregnant wife in need of protection and friendship that only Nick can provide. Despite years in combat, he isn't prepare...
A Second Chance at First Love Will Sullivan's reason for refusing marriage is his biggest secret. To Will, it's part of his legacy, like the family's ranch. But then the woman he has secretly loved since childhood returns home after two years. Aba...
To Heal a Wounded Hero Former soldier and rodeo rider Zachary McClure's war injuries are far deeper than physical. Skeptical that anyone can reach the dark place in his soul, he visits an Albuquerque equine therapy ranch with no expectations. ...
Amazing what you'll find in the middle of...nowhere No heat. No bed. And a cow...hanging from the rafters? What kind of ranch is this? No wonder Madeline's brother only sent pictures of the stunning Nevada landscape. He couldn't very well have con...
A cause of mistaken identity Riley Palmer needs a fresh start, and managing Echo Springs Ranch is the break she's been waiting for. There's only one problem. Her new boss, Quintin Avenaco, thinks he hired a man. Riley's confident she can handle th...
Big-city cop rides the Wild West... Tracking down another criminal is not how DEA special agent Joe Ferguson expected to spend his enforced vacation while recovering from an injury. But someone is harming the wild horses of Montana, and attorney ...
A Time for Love Single mother Angel Hartley has her priorities straight -- building her career as a photographer and making sure her young daughter, Julia, will never suffer the pain of being abandoned, a pain Angel herself knows too well. Dating ...
Three times the surprise! Nate Tenley knew going home to Elk Valley wouldn't be easy. He has a lot to apologize for -- starting with disappearing on Amber Eason after an unforgettable night together. That night, he's shocked to discover, had three...
Sheriff to the Rescue Two years after Jessica Fleming's husband died in a car accident, she's discovered new evidence that might prove his death was intentional. Despite the heartache of reliving the tragedy, Jessica needs to know the truth -- for h...
A wonderful mistake? Renata Boone has found that it's not easy being single when every other Boone in Stonewall Crossing, Texas, has found true love. But one night with a gorgeous stranger leads to one big surprise: Renata is pregnant! And then she ...
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down After Wyoming ranger Porter Ewing is injured and left for dead, his only priority is fast-tracking his recovery and getting back in the saddle. He still has a suspect to apprehend! However, his attitude changes when ...
Home at last? Jace Trent is the definition of unsettled. But it's a lifestyle he's beginning to outgrow. So when Layla Dempsey returns home to Cupid's Bow, Texas, it seems like fate. His best friend's little sister is all grown up and so are Jace'...
Never get involved with a patient... Dr. Ava Moore knows the rule, but it's easier said than done when an injury brings rodeo superstar Carson Gillian into her operating room. He's gorgeous, kind, and when he agrees to give her horse-crazy nine-ye...
They're complete opposites! Life as a traveling physical therapist suits former army medic Ross Taylor. Two weeks in Covenant Falls, Colorado, helping out at an equine therapy program won't change his desire for freedom. So why does it feel like t...
Back in the saddle Hooves for Heroes is much more than a job for Special Forces veteran Colby Kotch, it's home. When his boss hires a spoiled rancher's daughter, he's less than thrilled. But Jayden Gillian is nothing like he expected. The gorgeous...
Daring to love Charlotte Bennett has one purpose in life -- helping children in need. When Maverick Gillian arrives at her office, declaring he's not the father of a little girl in foster care, Charlotte doesn't know whether to believe him. Yet he...
Always a protector Robin Pierpont would do anything to protect her infant daughter, even spend the rest of her life on the run as Mary Smith. But when an attempted carjacking leaves them stranded in Dandelion Gulch, Colorado, Robin is left feeling...
Finding her wings Lauren MacInnes's life has been up in the air for over a year -- in a very different way from her flying days. The former fighter pilot is completely focused on her teen daughter after a devastating accident. An equine therapy pr...
Is this friendship...or love? Abandoned by her jerk of an ex, wedding planner Amy Jensen is now alone, broke and pregnant. So much for fairy tales. Then strikingly gorgeous cowboy Flynn Gillian practically rides to Amy's rescue. It can't be hormon...
Mission: Daddy of triplets! Navy SEAL Jed Monroe can handle just about any crisis, but war zones are nothing compared to caring for his newborn triplet nieces. After the tragic death of his sister and her husband, Jed finds himself back in Colorad...