Jove: Homespun — Multiple Authors

• Aug-1992
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From marriage...to motherhood...to love... FAITH A member of the Richmond Ladies Sewing Circle, Faith was not the type of woman who would answer an advertisement for a wife and mother... REESE A wealthy rancher from Wyoming, Reese was not the...

• Aug-1992
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For every flowering blossom of spring, a heart discovers true love... MAGGIE: As a spirited girl of fourteen, she fell head over heels in love with a handsome stranger -- a love she was too young to understand. HUNTER: Part Indian, and all gent...

• Sep-1992
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She changed his life forever -- with a gift of love... BRIDGET A feisty Irish beauty, she met life's hard knocks head on. Now her heart went out to a little girl who lost herself in silence after a shattering tragedy... JACOB In Bridget...

• Oct-1992
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TWO HEARTS BOUND BY MEMORIES OF THE PAST -- AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE... LAURA: A tragic accident sent her into the arms of a man who was everything she most desired -- and most feared. CALEB: His bitter grudge against Laura's father told ...

• Nov-1992
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True love is never planned -- only cherished in the heart forever... MADELINE With a spirit as bold as the Texas land she owned, she vowed that she would never marry. WADE No one could disrupt his well-ordered world -- except a stubborn red...

• Dec-1992
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A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF DESIRE.. EMILY She was a city lady, proper and refined, who traveled to Iowa to collect her young, orphaned niece. BEN Running a farm and law office -- and raising a daughter -- kept Ben Cameron too busy to remember ...

• Jan-1993
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Sunshine smiles and heartfelt tears...these are the things that make love grow strong.. ELIZABETH She journeyed to Idaho to wed a stranger and tend her brother's apple orchards. But a chance meeting brought a change of heart... ZACK The d...

• Feb-1993
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SIMPLE LIVING, SIMPLE LOVING... REBECCA: With a generous and gentle spirit, she was a true midwestern beauty -- waiting for one special man to share a heart full of love... LUKE: He was no stranger to hard work -- but he'd never known lov...

• Mar-1993
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True love sparkles inside the most unlikely hearts... ABBY: Petite but feisty, she embraced a joy for life -- and a spirit of adventure -- that carried her westward to claim her new home. SAMUEL: No one in town knew this big bear of a man who...

• Apr-1993
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A LOVE THAT ENDURES ALL HARDSHIP IS A LOVE TO TREASURE FOREVER... LAURIE: She cherished the little girl she was hired to care for. But her gruff employer was a hardened cattleman through and through. GABE: He loved his daughter, Ammie, but he n...

• Jun-1993
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All the world looks bright �" when seen through the eyes of love... LILLIE: No one in town knew the REAL Lillie Valentine -- but one determined man would try to win her trust... TOM: He had a way with children as the town baseball coach. But h...

• Jul-1993
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She took a chance on the kindness of a man she didn't know... CORINNE: She struggled to care for her younger sister -- and turned to an alluring stranger out of desperation. SEAN: A handsome and wealthy widower, his heart went out to the ch...

• Jul-1993
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They put their hearts on the line -- and reaped triumphant love... TESSA Accused of a crime she did not commit, she accepted the help of a handsome stranger. DAVID The half-Indian lawyer believed this redheaded spitfire was innocent and off...

• Aug-1993
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Even the most stubborn heart can be swept away -- by true love... JOHNNA MAE Jilted by her fiance, Johnnie's tomboy spirit got the best of her -- and a perfect stranger got the brunt of her anger! ADAM Crossing paths with the lady scorned...

• Sep-1993
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Out of the blue, love turned their hearts upside down! ANTONIA: She shocked the folks of Culverton with her speeches about a woman's place -- and found herself behind bars. JAKE: the town marshal was handsome enough to tempt a saint -- bu...

• Oct-1993
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FROM THE FIRST EMBRACE, THEIR BOND OF LOVE GREW EVER STRONGER... LILA: She raised her younger siblings with a practical hand, and had no time for frivolous dreams of love... DANIEL: The young doctor left behind a life and a love affair in Bosto...

• Nov-1993
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A LOVE MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD.. JENNIE: After a fire destroyed her school, the dedicated teacher turned to a rich loner for help... NATE: He thought money could buy anything. But he's about to learn a lesson in love... Back East, Nate D...

• Dec-1993
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A LESSON IN LOVE... ELIZABETH She came from Chicago to teach in a place called Devil's Hollow -- and was instantly drawn to a ruggedly handsome mountain man... LOGAN The last thing he needed was a prim little schoolteacher underfoot -- es...

• Jan-1994
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A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN... JORDAN: Traveling the countryside disguised as a boy, she provided for her younger siblings by helping her uncle rob stagecoaches! SETH: After a holdup gone awry, the young preacher promised Jordan's dying uncle th...

• Feb-1994
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LEAH To save her late husband's business, she would marry again. But that didn't mean she would love again... CABOT At first, he only wanted Leah to give him a child. But soon he dared to hope she would give him her heart as well... S...

• Mar-1994
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A family is forever... REBECCA The daughter of a prosperous rancher she became pregnant -- and was abandoned by the father of her child... JAKE A ranchhand on the Lazy A, he dreamed of starting a life on his land in Texas -- if he could fi...

• Apr-1994
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Words of love... CHARITY: A hidden letter inspired her to leave New York City and search for the father she never knew... MORGAN: The deputy sheriff greeted lovely Charity when she arrived in his bustling Texas town. He didn't know she wo...

• May-1994
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Every heart needs a home... ELEANORE: She devoted her life to caring for orphans, and there was always room in her heart for one more. JORDAN: He came from New York to Nebraska with an orphaned girl named Amelia. but it was Eleanore who showe...

• Jun-1994
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A VERY SPECIAL HOMECOMING... JENNIFER: The darling of her family, the spirited beauty raced horses, wore breeches, and liked a challenge... CHAD: A brilliant young lawyer, he returned to his hometown, his life shattered after a tragic accident....

• Jul-1994
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Their tug-of-war hid a strong attraction... RACHEL Only one thing could keep her milk cows from her neighbor's ornery bull -- a good, sturdy fence.. TOM He'd come to like his pretty, sassy neighbor -- even though they couldn't spe...

• Aug-1994
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WAS IT TOO LATE FOR THEIR LOVE? MEGAN: She came to the bustling town of Boonville, Missouri, to work as a veterinarian -- and to seek out a man from her past... JIM: The deputy sheriff's life -- and his heart -- were overturned when Megan H...

• Oct-1994
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The heart holds the sorrows of the past -- and the secrets of forgiveness... CATHERINE: She lost her husband, a Union soldier, in the Civil War. Now she was headed to a Texas ranch with her young son, to make a fresh start... JONATHAN: The Re...

• Oct-1994
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The price of falling in love... CAROLINE The small farm she shared with her mother and grandfather was home sweet home. But to a smooth-talking land developer, it was prime property... ROBERT The city slicker had big plans for Dubuque, Iowa -...

• Nov-1994
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FOR THE SAKE OF A FAMILY ... ABBY A dedicated doctor, she fought to be accepted in a man's world -- and came to Texas after a broken marriage engagement... JEFF The gunslinger came home to care for his orphaned nieces -- and ran smack int...

• Dec-1994
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They fulfilled a promise for tomorrow -- with a tender vow of love... MADDIE Desperate for food and shelter, she came to a Texas brothel, knowing what she had to do to survive... CHARLES A widower with three children, he knew he wanted more...

• Feb-1995
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She had everything she needed for her wedding day -- except the man o fher dreams... MARY A part-Cherokee schoolteacher, she agreed to marry one of the wealthiest bankers in Cheyenne, Wyoming -- just to have a secure future. Until another man c...

• Mar-1995
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Is there such a thing as a heart that cannot love? JENNY She came to Gull's Point, a lighthouse on the Oregon coast, with an orphaned girl named Elise. They were searching for the child's uncle, the one man who could take her in... CHR...

• Apr-1995
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THEY NEEDED EACH OTHER -- MUCH MORE THAN THEY KNEW... KATIE: The hushed rumors around her Michigan town said that the Bradshaw family wealth was depleted -- and that the straight-laced Katie Bradshaw would surely never find a husband... DANIEL:...

• May-1995
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Real love comes in many disguises... JOSIE All of St. Louis was in a frenzy to see the magnificent actress Josephine Gavin -- including a little girl, Maggie, who crept out against her father's wishes to catch a glimpse of the star... THOM...

• Jun-1995
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She took his name in marriage. He took her heart for keeps... SARAH: Leaving her war-torn southern home, she was on a train bound for Kansas with her baby daughter -- and no husband. Desperate to hide her past, she approached a stranger with a mos...

• Jul-1995
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A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN... EDITH: She ran the Farmer and Maid Matrimonial Service, using more than a little intuition to support herself. But this was one job she wished she could turn down... JEFFERSON: The Missouri rancher wanted Edith to help...

• Aug-1995
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Love changes everything... AMANDA She returned to her family's Texas ranch to escape the fury of the Civil War in Virginia--and to care for her brother's ten-year-old daughter... REESE He came to the same ranch for different reasons--...

• Sep-1995
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Sometimes the heart has a mind of its own... ALLISON: She was delighted to return to Brighton, Nevada -- and shocked when she found the charming town overrun with saloons and dance halls... CADE: He was thrilled to have a saloon of his own -- a...

• Oct-1995
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Sometimes dreams do come true... AMANDA She was shocked when she found that Wheatener, Indiana, had turned into a budding industrial town... MATTHEW He was proud of the changes he'd made-and refused to let Amanda ruin all of his hard work...

• Nov-1995
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Love lets us see the good in all things... MOLLY: She was a proper preacher's daughter, and a member of the Lilac Circle Benevolent Society. But sometimes her heart rebelled... DANIEL: Everyone remembered him as the "bad boy" of Wheatridge, Was...

• Dec-1995
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A tragic past, a hopeful future... OLIVIA: Fleeing the home of her brutal uncle, Olivia hoped to make a fresh start. The last thing she expected to find was kindness in the heart of a stranger... ALAN: Enchanted by Davenport's lovely newcom...

• Jan-1996
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First impressions don't always count in matters of the heart... GRACE Widowed, with two children and a small farm to run, she had little time for romance, but enough to help a man in need... LUCAS Unable to remember the past, Lucas found hims...

• Feb-1996
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Lessons of love can be the hardest to learn... FRENCH Fired for being a suffragette, she thought she'd never teach again ... until her favorite aunt and uncle got her a job in Colorado. KYLE He thought he was hiring a tough young man to t...

• Mar-1996
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SHE WASN'T READY TO SETTLE DOWN. HE WASN'T WILLING TO LET HER GO. MAGGIE: Captain of her own steamboat, Maggie loved her rugged life on Oregon's Willamette River. She didn't think she had room in her life for a son ... until she f...

• Apr-1996
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The pain of the past yields a promise of love... JULIA After outlaws murdered her husband and injured her six-year-old son, Julia vowed to protect Pete -- at any cost... MARSH A detective, he was sent to Spinner, Missouri, to capture the gang...

• Jun-1996
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She took his name in marriage He took her heart forever... MATTIE A respectable young widow, she fought to close dawn Jake's house of ill repute... JAKE He drove Mattie's millinery shop out of business, leaving her penniless -- and h...

• Jun-1996
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Absence can make the heart grow wiser... BERTHA For seven years she has run the farm by herself, while her husband tried his luck in the Nevada silver mines. SAM Now he's come home to Kansas, full of love and riches for his wife, but...

• Jul-1996
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True love is a promise worth believing in... EDEN After she lost her husband in the line of duty, Eden vowed never to get involved with a lawman again... TANNER As Dogwood Springs's new marshal, Tanner was trying to put his outlaw past be...

• Aug-1996
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NO ONE CAN PREDICT THE SEASONS OF THE HEART... BETHANY: She left her fiance in New York and moved back to MIssouri to help her grandfather recover his lost fortune... BRENT: He fell in love with Bethany at first sight. But she had yet to learn ...

• Sep-1996
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The first step toward love is always the hardest... CHRISTA She never forgot the man who saved her newborn daughter -- and gave her something to live for... TRICK The Nevada cowboy still dreamed of the courageous woman who once crossed his pa...

• Oct-1996
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One Lonely Orphan, Two Hearts United... SUNNY Devastated by her mother's sudden death, she moved to Texas to find her roots--and mend her broken heart... JAKE A rugged Texas Ranger, he was furious when well-bred Sunny moved into town--and...

• Nov-1996
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Love is the richest reward of all. Morna. Disillusioned with her life in Ireland, she moved to America to set up her own lace factory. Quinn. No one dared to question how he ran his lumber mill, and the whole town, until Morna appeared. She arrived i...

• Dec-1996
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The heart always finds its way home... MIRANDA She was thrilled to bring her fiance home to Grasonville, Kansas--until she ran into her childhood crush... DEL To him, Miranda was still the pesky girl-next-door... So why was he fit to be tied ...

• Jan-1997
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Love is a prize to share... WILLOW After a flood left her penniless, her only hope of survival lay in winning a prize for her ewe in the York, Pennsylvania, County Fair... DANIEL This handsome Irishman had his eye on Willow, but as the owner ...

• Feb-1997
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The heart is a place where love grows MEG The war claimed her beloved husband and left her young son fatherless -- but she refused to let it rob her of her spirit... RICHARD In the War Between the States, he nearly lost his legs -- and his wi...

• Mar-1997
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What do you do when the love of your life can't remember your name? GINNY She dreamed of the day she would be reunited with her beloved husband... THOMAS He hoped to forget the horrors of battle -- but civilian life brought new surprises....

• May-1997
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True love doesn't come with any guarantees... KATE After the Civil War destroyed her family and home, Kate had no choice but to become a mail-order bride... TANNER Independent to a fault, the hardworking lumberjack raised his four young h...

• May-1997
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As spring flowers begin to bloom, so does love... MILLICENT The most stubborn and independent woman in Culverton, Missouri, she was determined to remain alone for the rest of her life. Until a baby appeared on her doorstep... NED The most eli...

• Jun-1997
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To find true love is to find a home... SARAH An heiress known more for her money than for her looks, she left New York to help an orphaned young girl... WYN Though born and raised in the mountains, he knew better than to lose his heart t...

• Jul-1997
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Even the most sheltered heart can't hide from love... CALLIE Her aunt's death left her a farm to run--and no farmhands to help her... HARDEN Intelligent and proud, lie was looking for a job, not a handout... Callie knew that her do...

• Aug-1997
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First loves can last a lifetime... GRACIE Jake had been her hero growing up. Now he was the only man she could trust... JAKE A preacher in a lawless town, Jake held services in a saloon for a gang of desperadoes... Running from a painful p...

• Sep-1997
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Vowing to steer clear of each other after a tumultuous first meeting, Lacy and Adam are reluctantly brought together while investigating a fifteen-year-old mystery that finds its roots in Lacy's childhood memories. Even when you least expect it, l...

• Oct-1997
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Before she gets married, Laura wants to race her huskies across Alaska, and hires Sandy, in desperate need of a job, who accepts the position to train her dogs and realizes that she is his kindred spirit. Laura Goodman wants one last opportunity t...

• Nov-1997
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Life's sweetest lessons aren't taught in school... RACHEL A schoolteacher in Brooklyn, Missouri, she was too smart to tall for a smooth-talking city slicker... HAL A newspaperman from New York City, he wanted the story on the pretty s...

• Dec-1997
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Love can fix just about anything... CAROLINE After the worst flood to ever hit Oregon City, her house was in desperate need of repair. But the December storm brought a bigger problem: two orphaned babies�"in desperate need of a mother's love. ...