
MADE FOR EACH OTHER Ever since the car accident that injured his sister, Nick Blackwood had devoted much of his life to being her aide and companion The last thing he wanted--or needed--was to fall in love. But Nick was made for Erin McKenzie, ...
PARADISE FOUND... Handsome, ambitious Cord Barrett had no time for women -- he was too busy running the best helicopter charter trade in Hawaii. But now the business he'd worked so hard to build had run aground. Then Randee Turner answered his...
CELEBRITY DAUGHTER Lara Rose knew she didn't belong in her mother's glitzy movie world, but circumstances had forced the serious-minded computer programmer to join the celebrated actress on vacation in Orlando. She figured she'd just stay in th...
CALAMITY KATE Day care worker Kate Templeton desperately needed a vacation. But after two flat tires and a long, bumpy ride into the Tennessee hills, she wondered how she'd ever thought this could be a relaxing getaway. Especially when she met dar...
WILDCAT IN SATIN Wealthy, well-bred Silke Brown-St. James was hardly an innocent. In fact, the amber-eyed redhead was rumored to have the morals of an alley cat. No man was immune to the fiery beauty and tempting sensuality that made her Philade...
ONE DARK NIGHT.... Nestled in the hills of North Carolina, the cabin overlooking Lake Tillery offered total seclusion -- just the break MacKensie Elliot needed from New York City... until she was accosted by an intruder! There was a steely blue g...
LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT When Kansas City businesswoman Amy Michaels returned to her rural hometown of Cedar Valley, Indiana for an old friend's wedding, she didn't know what to expect. She certainly never expected to fall in love... with the man she...
THE WRONG REASONS "For better, for worse. In sickness and in health . . . " When Kylee O'Brien repeated the vows that would join her future with Nick DeCorsi, she meant every word. She already cherished this man who had eyes as warm and sparkling...
STRANDED! Eve Sutton was driving away from her past. Millionaire's daughter, society bride, Chicago heiress...she'd played so many roles, she'd lost touch with who she was. Spending quality time alone in her uncle's isolated cabi...
SWEET FANTASIES When his sister-in-law called to ask him to look after his nieces while she and his brother took a well-deserved vacation, attorney Jesse Daniels just couldn't say no. Besides, in this quiet, woodsy suburb of Seattle, what could p...
THE CHALLENGE From the moment Jack O'Connor, the sexy, dark-haired director of Valencia House, a San Francisco shelter for runaway teenagers, mentioned he needed a new art teacher, Wendy Valdez knew she was right for the job. As an unhappy teenag...
YOUNG AND FOOLISH Nicole Michael couldn't believe it! Tall, dark, and as serious as ever, Jake Cameron stood in the doorway of her dance studio. Once, they'd both been young and foolish enough to believe that an ambitious ballerina and a struggl...
TOTAL SURRENDER Society beauty Caprice St. James rose above the sorrows of the past-with its broken promises and unfulfilled dreams--to emerge stronger and determined to succeed. Now if she could only overcome her greatest weakness: falling in lov...
A DESTINY OF LOVE Unlucky in love, free-spirited Katherine Pierce decides to let destiny�"and her beat-up convertible--take her as far away from her recent past as possible. She never imagined they would take her to New Mexico--and into a job hou...
A LOVE TO FIGHT FOR Once, Mike Coburn was one of the Navy's finest Top Gunfighter pilots. Until an accident left him an embittered and battle-scarred recluse. Resigned to a life alone, Mike has given up hope of ever again experiencing the joys...
STARTING OVER Chicago divorcee Kathleen Hunter and her two teenaged daughters have left the past behind to start afresh in the rugged wilds of Montana. Seduced by the beauty of this breathtaking wilderness, it is the magnificent sight of her neigh...
WHAT THE HEART KNOWS World-famous architect Lincoln Stewart needed a part-time nanny for his daughter, and Evangaline North needed a home for herself and her teenaged son. The charming, rustic cabin on Stewart's sprawling estate in Victoria, Cana...
TROUBLE IN PARADISE When Sarah Window arrived on the shimmering tropical island of San Ricardo in the Caribbean, she thought she'd found paradise. It was completely different from the conservative world she'd known as a small-town minister's daugh...
TO: Commander Mark Edwards, USN, USS Silvership: "...I'm sure you understand why I must withdraw my acceptance of your marriage proposal [STOP] Thanks for making my Thanksgiving cruise one I'll always remember [STOP] Wishing you the best life ...
THE HEART SOARS As a charter pilot for her private family-owned airline, Sharla Prescott had no intention of letting romance come between her and her career. She certainly wasn't about to risk everything on someone as arrogant, stubborn...and irre...
LOVE DREAM For the first time in her life, sheltered Leora Mason-St. James was enjoying her newfound freedom. But when a family crisis forced her to return home, she feared that her homecoming would stir up painful memories. She never dreamed th...
SAFE HARBOR There was nothing better than the tranquil crystal waters off Puget Sound for letting the pain of the past ease away. Until a boating accident leaves Susan Gagliardi fighting for her life. Her rescuer is an enigmatic man named Nick Dou...
KISS OF A STRANGER Carolina Bradford thought it rather odd when the midnight drifter ambled into her restaurant after closing. Yet the more she talked to him, the more drawn she was to his free spirit and unabashed sensuality. Her dreams of roma...
'TIS THE SEASON TO FALL IN LOVE The widowed Lady Cymbeline Bannock has the perfect solution for her unmarried daughter Hypolyte's holiday doldrums: Invite a potential suitor for the weekend! After her alb it is a mother's duty to see t...
WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED? No man was more determined to remain a bachelor than ruggedly handsome Ross Benedict--and there wasn't a single woman in the town of Twin Hearts who could change his mind. Until he arrived home one night...and fou...
LOVE IS IN THE AIR Logan Bradford was everything Dee Prescott wanted in a man. He was a successful, independent rancher who loved the great outdoors; a virile, tender lover; and most of all, a true romantic. But that was before Dee's commitmen...
ONLY LOVE CAN HEAL A HURTING HEART.... Noelle St. James learned years ago that giving in to that all-consuming and all-too-elusive emotion called love only leads to heartache. When men's kisses turned cold, men's promises usually turned to lies. ...
THE ART OF LOVE No woman has ever captivated -- or confused -- architect Adam Termaine more than lovely hand-weaver Cat O'Malley. Yet he knows this blossoming artist whose vivid, brilliantly-colored rugs are ideal for his new office is just as pe...
DECEPTIVE HEARTS Beth Longly mixed among the beauties of the ton as though she belonged. In truth, adorned in the latest society fashions, she swept dashing, well-to-do Jamie Morgan completely off his feet. Little did he know that Beth was not "...
DESTINY'S REWARDS Kimberly Bowen dreamed of being swept off her feet by a daring adventurer. Then handsome actor Christopher Sheldon appeared, promising to help her with the career on the London stage she always wanted. Kimberly feared it was to...
A PROMISE TO KEEP "Please take care of Cassie" were Charles Murphy's dying words to Drew MacLaren. It was a favor Drew vowed to honor -- even though he had never even met his best friend's fiancee. But from the moment she opened her door to him,...
LOVE ME DEADLY A routine assignment for Las Vegas private eye Geri Halifax turns deadly when the unfaithful wife she's been hired to follow is murdered right before her eyes. Suddenly, feeling vulnerable and alone, everything changes for Geri...
DANGEROUS LOVE Martina Hughes doesn't believe her brother died of natural causes, and is determined to find a way to prove it. But soon she has reason to fear for her own life. First come the threatening phone calls, then anonymous footsteps tha...
LOVE ON THE RUN After her father's death, orphaned Alexandra Clayton finds herself the heir to debt. Forced to fend for herself, the plucky Georgia belle puts the past firmly behind her and heads north to start life anew...and alone. The las...
WORDS OF LOVE Here she is, writing an "Advice to the Lovelorn" column for a major Fort Worth newspaper, and Deborah Townsend can't even solve her own problems of the heart. Certain she can never recapture the passion she felt with her ...
REMEMBER THE NIGHT? When Angel Carson-Whitney, successful artist and daughter of a California millionaire, stumbles onto an extortion plot against her family, she is kidnapped...and left for dead. Her rescuer is handsome Jake McCandless, but the ...
TO LOVE AGAIN Divorce attorney Connie Stanton has risen to the top of Boston's most prestigious law firm through drive, ambition...and personal experience. She is still reeling from her own divorce four years before -- a break-up that cost Co...
I DO? As the husband-and-wife authors of the nation's biggest bestseller on love and marriage, Rob and Rachel Bliss seem to be the perfect couple. But what really goes on between the covers is unprintable. In fact, Rob has never even uttered tho...
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Widowed Kathryn Bennet has enough on her plate raising her son and running a daycare center in her suburban Michigan home without taking on anything else. Like her hell-raising, motorcycle-riding, game-hunting, and far too n...
THE TEMPERATURE'S RISING... Dr. Susan Kelly returned home eager to start a medical practice and enjoy a more relaxed, uncomplicated life. But she didn't realize how little had changed in the dusty west Texas town since she'd left so many years be...
THE THRILL OF LOVE Divorced Kaitlin Ross is too busy launching her fashion consulting business and organizing a community charity event to even think about starting a new relationship. Then a rugged, world-famous stuntman called Blaze walks into ...
GIVING LOVE A CHANCE Feisty and self-sufficient, Rebecca Colter is still the most eligible woman in town. But since inheriting her uncle's ranch, she has only two dreams: becoming the best horse trainer in all of Idaho; and having a child. ...
CINDERELLA IN ST. LOUIS Alicia Myers is a bundle of nerves over the prospect of her fifteen-year high school reunion in St. Louis. Not even a makeover and a new dress can turn the shy, single financial manager into what she isn't: sexy, glamorous,...
WHERE IS LOVE? Jo Allison has spent the last ten years trying to outrun the painful past, and the unforgettable betrayal that turned her heart against the false promises of love. Until her car breaks down and she finds herself -- feverish and str...
FIRST COMES LOVE... Attorney Cara Hilliard has good friends, a beautiful home, and a successful career. Yet there's something missing that would make her life complete: a baby. But the wary divorcee isn't looking to get married again --...
LOVE'S A TREASURE Palm Beach maitre'd Devon Stratter has just learned that she's the descendant of a wealthy Civil War bride. But the only way to collect her inheritance is by deciphering a series of mysterious clues. And who better to help her ...
ROMANCE ON ICE When businessman Noah Gordon arrives in the quaint town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to sell off one of his "Roller Fun" skating rinks, no one is more surprised than the rink's manager, Francie Piccard. Because of her, Roller Fun is...
PASSION'S RHAPSODY After a chaotic career on the road, former rock star Tessa Marcovy is happy to have found a secure job as resident music therapist at a local hospital. Then chief surgeon Sam Caldwell decides to slash the hospital's overburdene...
AN ARRESTING LOVE When Tess Morgan is caught speeding along the backroads of Oklahoma, she's pulled over by a highway patrolman who's just the kind of man she despises: take-charge, macho -- and irresistibly sexy enough to make her do something f...
THE PRICE OF LOVE Mechanic Darcy Kearn is everything a man would ever want in a woman: beautiful, intelligent -- and as skillful at fixing cars as she is at making romantic candlelight dinners for two. When attractive attorney Seth Halloran's ca...
THE SPORT OF LOVE Jennifer Myers enjoys a successful career as a popular Chicago sportswriter -- too successful to even consider romance, let alone marriage. No man knows that better than her handsome colleague Mark Abington. For years, Jennifer...
COURTING JESSI Jessi Trainor has come to the small rural town of Brant Mills, Michigan to research a country cookbook. She's beautiful, smart, and successful, yet she's missing one main ingredient: romance. Then she meets Dane Logan, the handso...
TO LOVE AGAIN Charter pilot Rachel Warner doesn't consider herself unromantic -- just practical and realistic. Having been burned once too often by men has turned her as cold as the small Arctic town she calls home. If anyone can melt her reserv...
PRIORITY MALE Bride-to-be Edwina Mason is busy preparing for her wedding day when she receives a special-delivery letter from her fiance. As planned, Charles is returning to Ohio following a year's fellowship at the Sorbonne -- with his new Paris...
A TRUSTING HEART A bitter divorce leaves New York single mother Andrea Dusseaux wary of men, and longing for a fresh start. The opportunity to run a restaurant in Phoenix with an old school chum seems the ideal place to begin. But when handsome at...
BUNDLE OF JOY Lexie Barrett's plan of finding the right man to father her child isn't inconceivable. After all, she has only one minor condition: he has to be as handsome and intelligent as her ex-boyfriend Cameron Reed. And when Cameron himsel...
REAP THE WILD DESIRE New Yorker Megan Ashwood had come home to her roots. .. back to the farm where her mother was raised. Her dreams of happiness had died with her husband's fatal accident; her hopes now lay in the green fields of Virginia where ...
PLAYING FOR KEEPS Joshua Flannigan ran a successful toy business, but where his family was concerned he didn't play games. When his beloved aunt turns her life upside down on the advice of a new 'friend," be decides to play hardball. Blond-hair...
MUSIC OF THE HEART When a storm stranded Hannah Chandler miles from the nearest town, the last thing she expected was a rescuer as handsome as Michael Devlin -- or a refuge so inviting: his cozy, romantic and very private beach house. But who wa...
LOVE'S SWEET HARMONY TV talk show producer Kayla Matthews thought she was dreaming. It was midnight, and she was in a limo with British super rocker Chris Sodderland. Kayla had jumped at the offer to tour with his band as equipment manager i...
THEN COMES LOVE... If heiress Laurel Whitcomb, owner of Whitcomb's Department Store, wanted to save her fortune, she had to find a husband born and bred in Tollis county -- and she had to find him fast. The terms of her grandmother's will...
LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE Visiting Paris was a dream come true for single mother Lynn McDonald -- even if she was sightseeing all alone in the most romantic city in the world. After all, she was only there to experience the culture and the art. But w...
THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE IN LOVE... Robin Holkowski had a lot to prove -- that she could still be a woman and a top player on the formerly all-male Alabama Satellites baseball team. The Satellites were just a step below the major leagues, and Rob...
THE BUSINESS OF LOVE Simone Doucet had an image to uphold -- her mother's. After all, it was her mother's corporate empire, her mother's drive and ambition -- and her mother's mistrust in men -- that Simone had inherited. Everything the self-suf...
THE BEST-LAID PLANS Holly Aldridge had the perfect plan to win back the affections of her ex-boyfriend Brad -- she'd make him jealous. Her friend Sam was just the man to do it. Especially since the handsome contractor agreed to share Holly's bun...
I HONESTLY LOVE YOU It wasn't the snow-capped Denver mountains that took Ginger Thompson's breath away. It was architect Vince Danelli, an Adonis on skis who was too rich and handsome to ever notice someone like Ginger. Unless she dared to inven...
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Single mother Mariah Barrett had carved out a nice life for herself and her three children in the small town of Granbury, Texas. Until a handsome stranger appeared out of the blue -- and offered her a surprising ultimat...
SOMETHING WILD When it came to her job, bicycle messenger Tanya Preston was a fast, free-spirited devil on a five-speed. She'd never admit that under her wild exterior was a woman looking for love. She'd certainly never admit it to the handsome ...
WAS SHE REALLY A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS? For country veterinarian Whit Morgan, taking in strays was just part of the job. But the helpless-looking beauty who just wandered into his office with an injured kitten happens to be one of New York's hottest...
THAT TOUCH OF LOVE Ever since his divorce Zack Burke had little time for romance -- and little faith in its promises. He'd already learned the hard way that love never lasted. Then he fell under the gentle spell of massage therapist Skye Delaney...
THE ROAD TO LOVE Cass Morrow tried to keep her eyes on the road, but her gaze kept straying to the rearview mirror of the limousine she drove for another glimpse of her newest passenger. Ben Wyden was exactly what you'd expect from a powerful bus...
HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS Devin Terril's job was simple: chaperon his friend's husband-hunting sister on a 7-day Caribbean cruise to keep her out of harm's way. If Devin remembers what the Plain Jane looks like, the last thing she'll have to do is figh...
BUSINESS OR PLEASURE? Public relations whiz, Kit Saunders, was looking forward to a challenge -- if not exactly the kind of challenge posed by Greyson Corey, the small-town Pennsylvania entrepreneur who hired her to spruce up his image. One look ...
MAN's FAVORITE SPORT Journalist Rachel Fleming's interview with Nick Farrington, Atlanta's most eligible bachelor, was granted on one condition: that she join the wealthy, rugged outdoorsman on his weekend wilderness hike. Trailing behind Nick t...
MAN COUNTRY New York romance writer Jo Van Allen thought she was an expert at love. Until a new project took her to the heart of a Wisconsin ranch for research. There she realized how much more there was to learn -- if only she could convince it...
HAWAIIAN RHAPSODY If Waikiki gallery owner Maggie Brandon learned one thing from her father, it was never to give her heart to a man in uniform. When he didn't return from the war it broke her own mother's heart. At least Rob Coulter, a handsome...
MOONLIGHTING Burned by a bad relationship, Kate Carstairs believes no man is worthy -- or honest -- enough to come between her and her career ever again. Then, on a quiet respite in an off-season resort, she meets a handsome, down-to-earth barten...
SUN KISSED One moment, surrounded by the warm, tranquil waters of the Gulf Coast, Ashley Swann was drifting through the painful memories of a lost love. The next, she was thrashing for her life, struggling to survive, only to be drawn safely towa...
A PERSONAL AFFAIR Gabe Thornton's interest in the "personals" column is strictly professional. The Atlanta journalist's assignment is to canvass the classifieds for the "crazies" who look for love at two dollars a line. H...
ONE IN A MILLION It appeared that luck was finally on Tess Driscoll's side. Not only did the financially strapped businesswoman win an essay competition in the local newspaper, but the prize was a house in Key West nestled in a sultry real-lif...
Bouncing back from a failed marriage, resilient Callie O'Rourke is as spirited as the fillies she trains -- and just the woman to teach a shy young pupil lessons in riding and confidence. But it's the girl's overprotective father who's Callie's great...
Although she lost her job, single mother Lara Weston saw it as a chance to start life anew. Renting a cottage on the grounds of a sprawling Pennsylvania farm, and launching her own small business was only the beginning. But there was one aspect of La...
A CONTEST OF HEARTS Spirited Lee Heming didn't mind being the only woman on a New York-to-Miami sailing escapade. With her fiance Philip at the helm of JAX TOY it could be the adventure of a lifetime. But when the pleasure cruise turned into a ...
To prove that the dream house she designed is practical for every modern couple, scientist Lily Matthews needs one final touch: a practical man to test her theory. The handsome Best Man at her sister's wedding would be the perfect addition to any...
AT LONG LAST...LOVE! For Liberty Jones, life is an open road, and in her Triumph Spitfire she cruises through it moment by thrilling moment. Until the car breaks down in Sterling--the Vermont town where she spent her childhood summers. Not only do...
A sprawling Canadian farm is the last place city-bred Marigold Rodriguez thought she'd be spending the summer. But she was glad to take care of an old family friend. Besides, a resourceful woman like Marigold could at least pretend to know how to coo...
Beautiful Ashley Harper knows if there is one way to impress her hard-to-impress fishing-buff boyfriend, it's to take up the sport herself. A pursuit for perfection takes her all the way to the Tennessee mountains to hook up with the best of the best...
INTERRUPTED MELODY Struggling singer Addie Raintree finally has a chance at success. But it's in the hands of one man from her past she can't forgive: a legendary singer who once turned her song into his hit single. How can Addie expect to trust h...
KISS ME AGAIN Divorcee Alexa Gordon was smart enough to admit she'd make mistakes when it came to men. A little older and a lot wiser, the loving single mother was determined not to let it happen again. But it still didn't stop her heart from ye...
ADVENTURE IN FLORENCE It doesn't take much for lovely Amanda Seaton to agree to the deception. After all, posing as her incorrigible identical twin sister, Amy, on a European modeling assignment will give Amanda a summer in Italy she'll never f...
HOT BLOOD When Summer Shaw leaves Houston -- and her career -- to return to her New Mexico ranch, she's bound and determined to make it work. It'll be worth the effort -- because the ruggedly handsome cowboy-next-door has the strapping good loo...
HERE COMES THE GROOM How can jilted Texas bride Hayley Beck keep her pride and the Hawaiian honeymoon she'd won in a local contest? Find a friend to pose as the groom. And there was only one man game enough, handsome enough, and willing enough t...
DELICIOUS! The last thing Lucas Brooks is equipped for is babysitting. Until a favor to his uncle lands the Los Angeles financier in Geyser Springs, Oregon. But his new 12-year-old charge isn't the greatest challenge. It's her temporary nanny -...
DREAMHOUSE Lovely divorcee Amanda Stanfield has a dream: to build a cozy hideaway in the secluded California hills for a little hard-earned peace and quiet. But her blueprint for happiness didn't include her new neighbor. To make matters worse, he...
LOVE IN THE WILD Abby Martin found an ideal retreat in a rustic cabin in the Pennsylvania backwoods. Here she could indulge in her passion for painting and nature -- and forget about the true passion she was yearning for. Until she met the rugge...
Jilted by her fiance, California executive Giselle D'Amato has decided to trade in her broken heart for a newfound independence. Inheriting her great-aunt's house on Oahu's North Shore is just the incentive she needs to start life over. Until she dis...
DREAMBOAT Lila Cooke has the talent--and the nerve--to race a million-dollar boat in America's Cup. Much to the dismay of the Amazing Grace's irresistibly handsome--and skeptical-- designer who's already starting to make waves. For Lila, winning t...
LOVERS' REUNION Single mother Tracey Walker has returned to her Oklahoma hometown to accept a teaching job, but she's the one put to the test. For a handsome man catches her eye, challenges every emotion, and brings back a flood of bittersweet me...
MY HERO IN BLUE Determined to make it on her own, Katie Cary moves from her small midwestern hometown to Los Angeles. Nothing's going to stand in her way -- not even gorgeous, obnoxiously over-protective L.A.P.D. officer Ray Morales. But rescuin...
LOVE COUNTRY STYLE Playing good sport to appease her best friend was one thing, but sophisticated Gail Martin was hardly equipped for a Colorado camping trip. Especially when their mountain guide was a rough-edged cowboy who was as untamed as the ...
SWEET HARMONY Beautiful Summer Gold had the talent and the desire to become the most popular singing sensation in the world. Now the man hired to make her dream come true was a handsome maverick record producer with a body that could melt vinyl. ...
THE BEST OF FRIENDS When Madeline Scott and Cal Wheat leave the St. Louis police force, it's for a new beat close to their hearts. As live-in managers of a rural animal shelter, they spend every waking moment together. With the nosey folks of ...
CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS Writer Rosie O'Hanlon has a way with words -- and when it comes to matters of the heart they're pure poetry. So what can go wrong by writing professional love letters for the lovelorn? Plenty, when a handsome strange...
ANOTHER CHANCE Brad Patterson had made his choice eleven years ago when he'd turned his back on his childhood sweetheart in favor of a fast-track life and a high powered woman in Houston. But Brad had learned the hard way that he'd left behind th...
AT LONG LAST... LOVE When Shane died, Susan was left with nothing but a mountain of debts and the bitter memories of marriage to a man she'd despised. Alone and broke, thanks to Shane's gambling, she had no choice but to sell the family ranch in o...
WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU If there were ever a damsel in distress, Cassie O'Malley qualified. And she certainly was grateful to the handsome farmer for pretending to be her fiance, keeping the sheriff at bay. But when the ruse went too far and Cassie ...
ASSIGNMENT: LOVE Christine Anderson and Rick Brennan had a hot romance going, but two years ago they called it quits... loud, live, and on the air. Now the two television reporters are unexpectedly reunited as co-hosts on a Valentine's Day s...
SINCERELY... YOURS Divorcee Sabrina Sayers has an advice column to write, twin daughters to raise, and a grandmother who's determined to marry her off pronto. But there's only one man in Stagecoach, Nevada who's caught her eye: long, lean Rusty ...
COMING HOME It had been ten years since Quinn Riordan had last seen her family. Ten years since the sister she adored had stolen her man. But when her beloved Aunt Fiona broke her leg and needed help, Quinn couldn't refuse to aid her, even thoug...
Gourmet chef Annie Reed needs a job, and fast -- even if it means signing on as chuck-wagon cook for a bunch of cowboys and their ruggedly handsome boss, Jake Stone. While his hardworking crew is more than ready to trade cold chili for creme brulee, ...
R.S.V.P �" WITH LOVE Hope McAllister's sexy ex is back in Houston--and handsome Pace Braxton has stayed single. Wonder of wonders, he's also unbelievably sorry that he ever let her go. But Hope doesn't believe him. His oil-industry empire had alw...
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE When wildlife photographer Haley Lamb extended an invitation to Professor John Jacobson, the world-famous expert on animal behavior, she was looking for a mate -- but not for herself. Haley's not hunting for anything but...
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Local realtor Natalie Redding has houses to show, apartments to rent, and three lively children to raise by herself. Fortunately, her new tenant is used to the happy racket of rambunctious kids. Tall, dark Dennis Fisch...
READ ALL ABOUT IT.! Reporter Susan Wells has big ambitions, and her first assignment at a small town newspaper is just the beginning. Romance simply isn't part of her big plans -- until sexy photographer L. Steven Colson snaps her staff photo,...
MEGHAN'S CHOICE Nate Sloan was a gorgeous, sexy man. So when Meghan Reilly runs into him backstage, she does what she has to: hands him a skimpy swim suit to change into and sends him out as one of the Twelve Hunks from Heaven at the charity auc...
HANDLE WITH CARE As athletic director for the Parks Department, Lucki Stevenson spends most of her time coaching unruly teenagers instead of giving her heart a much-needed pep talk. And then Dr. Sam Kirk moves back to town, Lucki wants to forfeit...
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME Nothing fazes Mallory Garrett -- until the pretty single mom is placed under house arrest for a crime she didn't commit! When a top secret government turns up in the day care center's recycled paper, her little daughter's...
THE PRINCIPLE OF LOVE Elementary school principal Katherine Tipton is used to dealing with mischievous children. But the problems she's having with one unruly pupil are nothing compared to the trouble she finds herself facing with the child...
DANGEROUS CURVES Mitch Delaney's life has veered off course faster than the Formula One cars he used to race. Widowed and fighting his in-laws for custody of his six-year-old, Josh, is trouble enough without his young son's constant matchmaking! ...
...AND EVERYTHING NICE Handsome Robe Kalen is one busy guy -- after all, he runs the most successful general contracting business in the county. Just how did pretty Alex McCart charm him into doing odd jobs around the handyman's special she calls...
DADDY DEAREST What's a lonely doctor to do when his orphaned twin nephews specialize in chasing away eligible women? Resort to a blind date, that's what. David Walters is captivated by the oddly elusive Tiffany St. John. But a disastrous dinner...
LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND... Self-made tycoon H. Kirk Forrester isn't sentimental about the magnificent antique carousel he's just bought an auction. He intends to sell the hand-carved horses to individual collectors and turn a profit...
LOST... Separated from her companions during an expedition that she hoped would help her come to terms with her traumatic past, Arianna Winston wanders, terrified, through the magnificent wilderness of Montana's Bitterroot Range while a treacherou...
HEAVEN SENT Brock Halliday is furious. It's late, and he's locked out of the local bed-and-breakfast where he'd reserved a room. And Leah, the inn's proprietress, is nowhere to be found until a nosy neighbor tells him that the lady in question c...
BREAKFAST IN BED Handsome CEO Jack Hanford wants Rachel Reeves to be his wife...in name only for a publicity stunt. And Rachel says yes! After all, she's just signed on as spokeswoman for the Hanford House of Pancakes family restaurant chain...
TREASURERS OF THE HEART With a client list that reads like a Who's Who of the very best Southern society, Jo Flaherty's elegant antique shop in New Orleans is a mecca for discriminating collectors. Including a scion of the distinguished C...
SUITE TEMPTATION Stacey Ames is single again, and determined to stay that way. But her newlywed pals have other plans for her -- starting with giving her the key to a luxury honeymoon suite for an all-expenses-paid vacation in Las Vegas. There's...
ISLAND MAGIC A trip to the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean... how can Sara Jordan resist? Hired by Professor Jonathan Martin to research his historical novel set in Antigua, Sara is eager to explore the rich traditions and lush beauty of this sm...
SEVEN DAYS Torrie Scott just got lucky, according to lawyer Matt Erikson. She's the sole beneficiary of her elderly cousin's will and stands to inherit and unexpected legacy... which consists of a ramshackle Minnesota farmhouse and eleven cats! ...
LADY BE GOOD... Regina Taylor had dumped a cup of hot coffee into the neatly pressed lap of her distinguished client. But in spite of her clumsiness, she was determined to find some way to impress the sexiest man she'd ever laid eyes on.... CE...
EAST MEETS WEST J.T. Cutter had a Colorado ranch to run -- and he rued the day he ever decided to take in paying guests. Especially a stuck-up Easterner like Amanda Martin. Hell, the woman was impossible, even if she was gorgeous. She obviously...
WINTER FIRE When Tyler Scott hired a sled dog handler, sight unseen, he was looking for experienced help. Kelly Jefferies hardly qualifies -- and worse yet, she's female! Just how he's going to get along with this headstrong young woman in an is...
FAMILY MATTERS... Los Angeles lawyer Nicholas Chambers has it all: looks, money, and a high-powered career. Marriage and children are out of the question for this confirmed bachelor -- until he discovers that he has a five-year-old daughter. Lu...
HOT ON HER TRAIL When police officer Sam Cooper spots the beautiful blonde in the red convertible, his first reaction is to toss her in the slammer. His next -- after discovering that she isn't the lookalike robbery suspect he's chasing --...
THAT OLD FEELING Casey Jones has bittersweet memories of her first love -- and the hurt she suffered when he left. Now Jon Martin is back, and just her luck, he's been hired on at Royalty Farms, in Kentucky's prestigious horse country. As ...
TWO FOR THE ROAD Jordan Evans was on her way to Hollywood when the bus--and her luggage--left without her. Now she's stranded in a tiny town in Colorado with no money and no way out... unless she accepts a ride on Gabe Ransom's motorcycle. Helping...
ONCE UPON A TIME... Cassie Turner was ready to quit her waitress job at the diner. For one thing, it wasn't a great place to meet her Prince Charming--until Evan Hunter, the devastatingly handsome CEO of a cosmetics empire, happened to walk in. Cass...
UNDERCOVER ANGEL Elizabeth Perry is a force to be reckoned with. After all, the cool blonde beauty is a martial arts expert and a bodyguard. Protecting superstar country singer Hale Bridges should be easy enough. Trouble is, Hale is dangerously ha...
BY LOVE RESTORED Elinor Prescott has come home at last... to Oakleigh, the gracious antebellum mansion that sheltered generations of her distinguished Southern family. But the magnificent old house is a near-ruin that she can't afford to restore,...
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Leah Malone believes in organizing her life -- and finding the right man is definitely not part of her current five-year plan. Her executive day-planner is crammed with appointments and "To Do" lists. But when he comes al...
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE Jaime Campbell is the only female stockbroker in her firm -- and she's thoroughly professional The pretty young widow keeps her mind strictly on her work... until investor Marshall MacRae walks into her office, and Jaim...
SHOWDOWN With a dangerous reputation for taking chances and tempting fate, rugged cowboy Lynx Maddox had one goal in life--to win the coveted Silver Buckle rodeo championship. But when he sets eyes on lovely Rachel Scott, he becomes determined to ...
TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS Holly Blake never expected to raise her baby daughter Emily alone... but the young widow has learned to take life one day at a time. Holly is confident she can handle whatever happens next especially with help from her new ...
A LIKELY STORY Even though Clancy Morgan broke up with Angel Conrad ten years ago, she still can't get him out of her system. So her five best friends hatch a crazy scheme to help Angel forget him once and for all -- a trip for two to paradise...
CLOUD NINE An experienced pilot like Francesca Kensey is expected to stay calm no matter what. But when she sees handsome Jarod Summerville make a forced landing and walk away from his damaged plane, she's knocked for a loop. Jarod is tali blo...
...AND YET AGAIN WONDERFUL The man on the carousel swept Marcella Tanner off her feet -- and set her down on a painted pony. She'd never seen him before... yet the stranger had a kind of magic about him. But who was he? Kelsey Hannahan, that'...
WANTED: TRUE LOVE Handsome photographer Mitch Sullivan is furious when he finds out that his best friend rented a billboard... telling every woman in Houston that he's the city's most available bachelor! But when Giselle Grant actually answers t...
KISS AND TELL Miranda Sutton lands the juiciest assignment of her reporting career when a national tabloid hires her to uncover the real identity of famous romance novelist Scarlett Leigh. The elusive author has never appeared in public, but Miran...
BEAUTIFUL BONES Rick Hannigan had to be kidding when he asked Alexis Austin to be his assistant on a fossil hunt. Dig up dinosaurs? And ruin her manicure? Never. After a14 Alexis is the daughter of one of the richest men in America. She doesn't ev...
STARTING OVER Leah Taylor must have been dreaming when she decided to move to a small town like Shady Oaks after her divorce. The locals didn't seem exactly thrilled to meet a single mother of two young boys. And her demented beagle isn't helping ...
A LESSON IN LOVE Fighter pilot Carter Blaine didn't have time for any sensitivity-training programs. Especially not one called Women In The Air Force. But when the base commander insisted that all the men attend, Carter had no choice. He figure...
SINGLE AND SEARCHING Jenna Barrett knew that her designer lingerie boutique wasn't the ideal place to find her future husband -- until Zachary West started designing her advertising. The handsome commercial artist is everything she ever wanted in...
CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL Fashion photographer Kelly Braxton knows hundreds of handsome men - but chance Garrison looks like one in a million. The rugged rancher is exactly the kind of man the Triumph Company wants for their nationwide ad campaign. No...
RETURN ENGAGEMENT Amanda Jackson never returned to her family's ranch in New Mexico after her childhood sweetheart married someone else. But now that her mother desperately needs her help, she must go -- and face her former love. If only she d...
RAISE THE ROOF The charming old cottage Tom Lewis just bought is on the verge of collapsing -- but he's a cop, not a handyman. Then his best friend fixes him up with Bobbi Jo Henley, General Contractor, and Tom's in homeowner heaven. There...
SOLD! TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER... Lacey Murdock has to find a handsome single rancher fast. And he has to be willing to be auctioned off for charity, of course. So Lacey goes hunting in a honky-tonk and runs smack into Jared Conrad. Tall dark, and...
When architect Alec Sheppard decided to take artist Sabrina Sanborne to court for accidentally splashing neon-green paint all over his townhouse, he never dreamed that he'd be thrown in jail. With her! Their crime? Arguing with each other -- ...
THE BIG PAYBACK The moment Jennifer Moore sees her new physician, she grabs her clothes and, flees in her skimpy paper gown. When did Matt Penrose become a doctor, and how on earth could he not recognize her? She's never forgotten him -- or hi...
LOVE POTION Molly Gilbrian is a small town girl at heart, and she's never wanted to live anywhere else. Unlike her high school sweetheart Jeff McClain. Now that he's back, Jeff's been assigned to take over the local bank that holds the...
JUST SAY YES Shannon Walsh is a minister's daughter... and she was brought up to resist temptation. Bid she never knew what temptation was until she met her next door neighbor. Rick Hardison is wickedly handsome--and he sure doesn't look like he s...
DESERT FIRE While the chance to study ancient tribes brought Patricia Simpson to the magnificent Arizona badlands, some say she has disturbed the spirits of the ancestors. Now her research has been sabotaged -- and handsome rancher Rafael Cordova...
SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE... N.Y.P.D. blue, that is. As in sexy, street-smart cop Cord Braden. When Marleigh Morrissey begs him to play the part of her fiance for a weekend he can't say no. The lady is persuasive... and lovely. Marl...
KNOW WHEN TO HOLD 'EM Hotel executive Bernadette Mansion just fell in love...with the idyllic little town of Carson's Bluff. It's the perfect place to build a world-class executive retreat. But Jack Sutter doesn't want her to -- ...
ENCHANTED EVENING. Julie hated Halloween - and that included everything from costumes to haunted houses. But a bad break up has her feeling down, so her best friend forces to go to a wild Halloween party where she encounters the most aggressive, an...
FROM THE HEART Julia Forman is one resourceful lady. She has to be -- she's raising her autistic son on her own. And it's her greatest hope that he'll be able to speak and read and play like a normal child someday. She never thought she'd hav...
Hayley Haslett submitted the winning bid to renovate nine historic houses - but Colt Granger matched it. And the president of the Preservation Society is insisting that they work together. As far as Colt's concerned, that's no problem. He'll leave th...
HERE TO STAY Dr. Caleb Wyatt thought the peaceful little town of Greenfield looked like the perfect place to begin his veterinary practice... until the morning he opens the doors of his animal clinic. There's not a moment to waste. Mrs. Pierson'...
CALL OF THE WILD Naturalist Faith Travers is ready for the greatest challenge of her career: restoring wolves to their former range in the high desert of New Mexico. But the local ranchers have united to oppose her -- including Rowan Redbird. T...
TAKE IT EASY Aurora O'Shaughnessy comes by her flaming red hair naturally -- and this independent city woman has an inner fire to match. Nothing stops Aurora -- nothing short of a Texas flash flood, that is. When rancher Will Harrison rescues ...
DON'T FENCE ME IN Kara Conley is back at the Markham ranch -- and Reece Markham is at the end of his rope! Maybe he did love her once, but he can't get any work done with her around. Kara's just too beautiful -- and too sassy. He's got half a m...
TAKE IT FROM THE TOP Zoe Quillan is a brilliant violinist -- and she's dedicated her life to her music. There's no time in her performing schedule for romance...until handsome newspaper publisher Alan Corbitt starts making overtures. Al...
WAY TO GO Abby Carter has to hitch a ride with her former sweetheart -- but she has a feeling he's going to drive her crazy all over again. Because Vito Bascone is irresistible...and he knows it. He's more than happy to play chauffeur,...
ALWAYS Hope Glidewell left the bright lights of Dallas to come home to the small Texas town where she grew up... and to come back to the only man she ever wanted. Jeff Riggs was her high school sweetheart. He'd given her her first kiss, and prom...
IN TANDEM Zack Stone thought that Allison Jenson was a knockout -- until she knocked him right off his racing bicycle and landed him in the hospital. Allison didn't even know that he'd been injured -- until the pretty nurse realized just who her ...
A SPORTING CHANCE Young athlete scores big win for high school football team! For lovely Bo Bohannon, single-and-loving-it sports announcer at a small Alabama TV station, the local news event is a golden opportunity. The boy's father, Major Mitc...
DRIVE ME CRAZY Snowbound and stranded in the Berkshire Mountains, just days before a Christmas visit with the family, Tori Adams's holiday vacation has taken a turn for the worse. Until rescue comes in a big rig, manhandled by a denim-and-flannel...
STICK TOGETHER Take one winsome widow, a cute kindergartener, a zany senior citizen, and an exotic, six-foot-tall bird. What do you get? A peck of trouble -- as far as Grant Ferguson is concerned. It's bad enough that his eccentric mother, Ivy,...
TO THE RESCUE by CARAGH O'BRIEN Everyone is busy preparing for the festival of Sukkot -- everyone, that is, except Mr. Levy. Then, a mysterious wind and some friendly neighbors change everything. Mass Market Paperback: 171 pages Publisher: ...
PUTTING DOWN ROOTS... That's what life is all about for green thumb Jack Kendrick. The rugged loner cherishes stability: his farmhouse, his land, and his flower business. He's none too pleased to find out that his new tenant is a jewelry d...
THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG Successful software designer Josie Grady can think of a hundred reasons not to attend her high school reunion in Oregon. But if her childhood pal and business partner Stephen Danner can convince her to accompany him to th...
WHERE THE HEART IS For social worker and single mother Kristen Childers, it begins as a simple assignment: find a good home for a twelve-year-old boy. The problem is, young Brent wants one particular home -- with his uncle, an unmarried, full-bl...
LOVE, SUITE LOVE The quaint Royal Inn isn't exactly a four-star hotel but it's where architect Steve Preston had planned to stay -- until Dusty Thomas, the charming but dizzy owner, informs him that she can't find his reservation. Now there's no ...
A WOMAN'S FAVORITE SPORT Allison McKay has the two things she needs to be happy: a comfortable sofa and the remote control. That's before the cute couch potato is rooted out of rerun heaven by her new neighbor. The cause? His blasting stereo. The s...
Mercy Spencer is blonde dynamite with a short fuse. Yet she never expects it to be lit so soon after arriving in Mexico and on such a charitable mission. But if the gospel singing spitfire thinks the rowdy cantina next door to her church is bad, clas...
SURPRISE PACKAGE What brings a sophisticate like Abby Wade to a boozy backwoods brawl like this? The cover story on local hero Matt Stone for UP CLOSE magazine. If being mistaken for her subject's sexy birthday surprise isn't enough to embarrass...
LOVE AT FIRST CITATION Stephanie Garrett knows a little about the law, considering she grew up with four of Phoenix's finest for older brothers -- four good reasons to get away on her own, and get on with her life. And a position as head librari...
NEVER SAY NEVER Dr. Julia Adams had naively believed she could have it all: handsome husband, bouncing babies, thriving career. Then a chilling tragedy changed her life. Wiser now, Julia no longer believes in fairytale endings. But that doesn't me...
ROCK-A-BYE, MY BABY No way! Chloe Carmichael vowed long ago to marry only for love. The fact that she's unexpectedly expecting doesn't change a thing. Especially since the Daddy-to-be is her best pal, Nick Steadman -- and he can't actually rem...
Unemployed and strapped for cash, plucky Lacey Campbell decides it's time for a change. Okay, passing herself off as a seasoned sailor to crew on a racing sailboat might be a stretch. But how can Lacey pass up on a chance at the prize money, and the ...
HUSBAND HUNTERS HEAVEN! Bachelor Gabe Matthews moved to rugged, remote New Hope, Alaska, to get away from women and the slightest temptation to make one his wife. Now, thanks to national publicity, the place is positively crawling with would-be br...
Laurel Pettit took a chance on a man that didn't pay off. So what's a jilted but resilient bride-to-be to do with an all-expense-paid honeymoon weekend in Las Vegas? What else but check in and roll the dice. Coming out a winner is going to take more ...
It seems like only yesterday that she was Julia Templeton, a happy go-lucky redhead with a fabulous Boston apartment, thriving publishing career, and a hopping social calendar. Now she's drab brunette Sally Andersen, teaching second grade in smal...
ROMANCE AND RHYME For Holly Shaw, poetry is a passion, but it's a new job as caregiver to an Oregon rancher that pays the bills. Yet she has no idea how stimulating the rugged mountain scenery can be -- especially when it's the rancher's grandson...
Alex Woodsides should have realized something was up when his straight-A daughter Kristy suddenly brought home a D in math. He should have been suspicious when Kristy insisted on being tutored by Amanda Carson, the very lovely--and very available--mo...
Everyone in town knows wealthy Gillian Hughes is a spoiled daddy's girl. When she's arrested after staging a public protest to a social injustice, no one is more surprised than Hawk Carter. Is there more to the society princess than meets the eye? Th...
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN Dedicated librarian Mandy Thompson is an all-American beauty with a passion for books and a longing for romance. A nice catch for a nice man. Unfortunately the only man who's setting her on fire is a must to avoid: a dangerou...
The cozy house in woodsy Wisconsin is just the escape Chessie Wilder craves. Here, far from the big city stress she left behind, she can transform herself into someone other than the trustworthy, dependable doormat she's always been. The first step t...
Carrie Conrad has always played it safe. But her well-ordered life as a desktop publisher is about to come undone. It's time for her high school reunion, and a handsome complication she thought was over years ago is about to make a comeback. Once, hi...