
CHANGE OF HEART When nurse Kirby McKaslin first met her new neighbor, she found him brazen and obnoxious. But slowly the pilot revealed his true nature -- he volunteered for an early-morning medical emergency flight, he fixed her fence, made her c...
HAVE YOU EVER ENDED UP IN A STRANGE TOWN AND FELT AS IF YOU WERE HOME? The first time Laurel Eden sees Belleporte, she realizes it's the perfect place to live. The dreams she's always had can finally come true. Little does she know that this simpl...
Once upon a time, sensible Maggie Fitzgerald was a starry-eyed romantic. She'd loved Jake West from their first trembling teenage kiss, when he'd vowed to make her his wife. And she'd built her future on Jake's broad shoulders, never imagining anothe...
COYOTE, EARTH's MISCHIEF-MAKER, WAS RUNNING WILD IN WINDOW ROCK... Navajo policeman Ben Toomey was out of harmony. And knee-deep in something worse than Window Rock's usual chaos. Wealthy Eden Trevoy, the little visitor he'd once adored, was bac...
A life makeover... That's what Tessa McGuiry needs, and it takes a very special ten-year-old to make her see it. When Tessa meets Wes in the alley behind the exclusive boutique where she works, she knows she has to do something to help the homeles...
CAN DIVORCE BE THE SOLUTION? Jodie Connelly is resourceful, but her husband, Tate, has her stymied. She just doesn't know what else she can possibly do. As a lawman, Tate was injured in the line of duty -- he got caught in an ambush. Six months...
WHAT HAVE YOU RESOLVED TO DO THIS YEAR? What Sharon Lawrence's two daughters are determined to do is find a man for their mother. They even share their plans with Gabe Malone -- part owner of the company Sharon has hired to renovate her house. Bef...
SHE'S ALL ALONE -- AND PREGNANT! Things have not gone well for Hayley Ryan. Her beloved grandfather is dead. Her ex-husband not only abandoned her for another woman but also stole Hayley's inheritance -- and left her pregnant. All she has now is a p...
YOU CAN'T MISS WHAT YOU'VE NEVER HAD That's the philosophy Claire Hannaford's always followed. Orphaned shortly after her birth, Claire's never had a family -- and she's convinced herself she doesn't need one. Being on her own means she's free to ...
THE BEST-LAID PLANS After an injury ended her dance career, Jessica Holliday became a landscape designer. So when a society wedding gives her the chance to make a name for herself, she vows to get the job done without help from anyone -- especiall...
IS SHE TOO SMART TO FALL IN LOVE? It was a hard lesson, but Libby Cameron learned it...twelve years ago. Now her ex-husband has moved to town, but Libby's too smart to go down that road again. Doing the smart thing isn't easy, though, once she dis...
At twenty-seven, Tibby Mack's the youngest resident of Yaqui Springs, a retirement community near California's Salton Sea. The folks there have become her family, her friends...and her matchmakers. But since the youngest man in town is sixty-five, th...
REFUSING GABE'S PROPOSAL WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO And Katie hasn't regretted her choice once in the past ten years. Gabe went on to law school and a brilliant career, and she took care of her family, put her siblings through college and even open...
Being an instant mother was hard enough. But Abby Drake had never planned to live in a town so small it didn't even appear on the map. She'd never expected to live in hiding, either, or to tell so many lies. But she'd do anything to keep her niece...
Disillusioned with love, single dad Joe Morgan has no time for his instant and unwanted attraction to enchanting dentist Samantha Carter. But Joe needed Samantha's help. His son, Luke, has the crazy idea that Samantha is the tooth fairy. And he's sav...
Special forces soldier Ben McKaslin returns home with a bum leg, a bad attitude and his career in tatters. Then, in one defining moment, an emergency has him leaping instinctively to the rescue -- and locking eyes with the captivating woman he left b...
"First comes love, then comes marriage…" Once upon a time, Meg and Scott Harper had it all. But then life got in the way, and they lost sight of what was important. Each other. Now twenty years have passed, and they seem to be just going through...
Will history repeat itself? Hollywood, 1953 Anita Brooks and Price Garfield were all the rage, perfect partners on and off the dance floor -- until Price married an ambitious starlet and Anita fled to Broadway. Los Angeles, 2011 Anita's d...
Lauren Van Slyke and Jack "Sully" Sullivan are total opposites Lauren works for her family's charitable foundation, a foundation that has just cut off financial support to Sully's boys' home in the Adirondack Mountains. Sully's an ex-con with a he...
MUCH MORE THAN SHE BARGAINED FOR... All Abby Cahill wanted was a quiet summer job in the beautiful Wisconsin woods. But the hospital where she's filling in turns out to be overcrowded, understaffed and decidedly stretched for cash. And as if she d...
Nobody ever ignores Dr. John MacIntyre Thorn In the operating room he's king. His skill as a veterinary surgeon and his devotion to his four-legged patients are legendary. Unfortunately, his bedside manner with their owners needs a little work. ...
Finnoula O'Grady had never had a home Growing up in foster care, Finn had spent her childhood longing for a house with a white picket fence. Years later her dreams came true when she bought the run-down March Winds. But someone else was in love wi...
A twist of fate A promise to her sister sends rising ballet star Cheryl Steele temporarily back to the hometown she fled years ago in disgrace. Then an unexpected snowstorm and an injured foot land her in the home of Sam Hardin. Sam's two l...
Jo Dubray doesn't think much of marriage... And she certainly doesn't plan to try it herself. But that doesn't mean she isn't interested in getting to know her new roommate's brother. After all, Ryan's recently divorced and has two children liv...
Rachel's world came crashing down with the kidnapping of her only child. Her despair made her question everything about her life, including her eighteen-year marriage to local sheriff, Jake McAdam. When fourteen-year-old Michael appears on their door...
Part-time caregiver Thea Gayle is left to care for two young girls who've been abandoned by their father. She turns to the man who is the only family the twins have -- their uncle, Logan McCall. But is Logan -- a wildland firefighter who is never hom...
Even after all these years, she's not ready to face her painful past, and only a request from her elderly grandmother could bring her back to town. She hopes her arrival will escape notice and that she can leave as quietly as she's come, but she does...
Desperate times call for desperate measures That's why the dying town of Homestead, Texas, established the Home Free program, offering land grants in exchange for the much-needed professional services modern homesteaders could bring with them. ...
She dreamed of having a family As a little girl, Tess Wheaton wished that her father would come back and rescue her -- but he never did. Although Tess grew up in the care of a loving guardian, she never had the parents she longed for. These days, ...
Everyone says Kathleen Monroe is perfect -- the perfect wife, the perfect hostess, the perfect mother But after a lifetime of practice, Kathleen is beginning to wonder if perfectionism is a good thing. After all, it didn't help her marriage and ma...
When Robin Farrel was a child, a man drowned saving her life. Desperate to free herself from the guilt that still lingered after twenty years, Robin tracked down his six orphaned children and took a job as a chef in the seaside hotel they owned and o...
WHAT THEY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A DADDY! Jaclyn Wentworth is on her own with three little kids. She used to be married to the golden boy of their small Nevada town, but the marriage was a disaster because the golden boy never grew up. And he sure ...
Helen Schaefer isn't getting married That's what she's decided, anyway -- because she simply can't stand to think she could love and lose again. After the death of her husband, she let her daughter down terribly and she's not about to risk hurting...
Molly has returned to Serenity for Homecoming...but will she stay forever? Beau Julander, a single father of two, is having trouble juggling the responsibilities of career, home and family. And his work for the Homecoming Week Committee makes this...
What happens when love can't lead to marriage? The last thing Phoebe Douglas ever expected when she came to the isolated dairy farm was that she'd learn to like it. Farms were dirty, and she wasn't the kind of woman who was interested in being mes...
Susannah Pelton is a woman alone. A woman who's lost everyone she loves and has become wary of entanglements. Ryan Whitepath is a Cherokee, a member of a close family and a vibrant community, a man who cares about his little girl, Nia, above all e...
Gillian Flannery's marriage project worked great with her high-school students. But when she was assigned a partner herself, her "marriage" to John Slater quickly ran into trouble. In real life, Gillian soon learned, people came burdened with trou...
"Actually, we've met before..." Ten years ago, to be exact. Then, Julia Sommerville was just an awestruck student in love with a dashing young professor. Now, after she has saved his life, Cameron Birch sees her for the intelligent and beautiful w...
When contacted by her long-lost grandmother, Lauren McKaslin wanted to reconnect with all the warmhearted Montana McKaslins. For too long, she'd relied solely on herself. But mistrustful lawman Caleb Stone stood in the way of her dreams, and his ques...
Twenty-five years ago, a fender bender tore high school sweethearts Doris June Hargrove and Curt Nelson from each other's arms on the night they were planning to elope. And they haven't spoken since. Now their widowed parents want to rematch the pair...
WHAT MAKES A HOUSE A HOME? When a broken arm forces Dr. Eric Mitchell to hire temporary help, the veterinarian who arrives on his doorstep takes him by surprise. Physically, Alison Truesdale seems too fragile. Emotionally, her smile never quite...
And what a catch -- Adam DeVries is a hardworking, intelligent man who's running for mayor of New Skye. After years of avoiding the trappings of a relationship, Phoebe finds herself pulled toward Adam.... In truth, Phoebe Moss is a speech therapis...
Dr. Sarah Benedict had tried -- but failed -- to forget Matt. Even after marrying another man and moving to Central America, she couldn't shake the memories of her childhood friend. She'd grown to realize she loved Dr. Matthew Cameron deeply.... Yet ...
Widower Alan Ridge has to believe that Laurel Ashline, a weaver who's just arrived in Ridge City, Kentucky, can do what no doctor has: help his daughter, Louemma. He's skeptical about weaving as therapy, but he'll do anything for his little girl, esp...
Dr. Jill Edwards's husband has come home to Blackberry Hill -- just not home to her. Jill and Grant have been separated for over a year now, and while both agree it was for the best, neither has quite been able to start official divorce proceedings. ...
For much of the year, some remote areas of northern Canada rest on land so precarious there are no real roads. They're accessible only once the perfect conditions appear. It's no different for certain people. Some say life has passed Emily Moore b...
Desperate times call for desperate measures! So when general's daughter Darcy Stanton abruptly balked at marrying a macho military man, she shamelessly fled her wedding and hit the road running. But fickle fate delivered Darcy into the arms of irr...
Girl trouble. Jacob's seven-year-old triplets are a handful. Allie is organizing her teacher to death. Jessie is crying in class. Meggie is becoming almost reclusive. Jacob is told what the triplets need is a woman in their lives. But the last thing ...
When Becca Reynolds heads for rural Georgia to investigate a suspected crop insurance scam, she's concerned about her career, not her heart. Chief among the suspects is handsome Ryan MacIntosh, who isn't telling everything he knows. Could his invo...
The minute Dr. Ivan Donovan saunters into her office, Ainsley Danville's got only one thing on her mind -- proving her genius at matchmaking. The handsome Texan is, in Ainsley's professional opinion, the perfect man for her sister. And as soon as she...
Vicki Sorenson married Jamie Malone an hour after she met him. Both had good reasons for exchanging vows, but their marriage was never meant to be real. Now, thirteen years later, Vicki has a new man in her life, and he's about to propose. Before she...
Juggling the care of her toddler son and elderly parents kept young widow Abby Cramer busy from sunup to sundown. And just when she thought she had it all under control, her mother broke her hip at a home-improvement store. Good thing store employee ...
B and B owner Caroline Tuttle has dreamed of moving out West and marrying a cowboy ever since she saw her first horse. But then a friend wills Caroline a farm, and leaves her with two final wishes -- to care for an orphaned girl and the farm's tenant...
Ten-year-old Daniel has had a rough year. His mother's unexpected death has landed him in the custody of his uncle, elementary-school principal Joshua White. And though Josh is a pro when it comes to dealing with other people's kids, he can't get thr...
Cilla Prescott has one priority in her life -- her preschool in Glory, Alberta. It's rewarding work and she loves it, but it leaves little time for romance, which is just fine by Cilla. Not so fine for rancher Jeremiah Blake. Jeremiah has decided ...
After rescuing Kathryn Holiday and her seven-year-old daughter from a fire that burned down their home, rookie firefighter Ethan Basque can't forget them. So he offers them a place to stay, hoping to spend more time with the beautiful single mom and ...
Dixon Bell left his hometown of New Skye thirteen years ago with only a broken heart and a guitar to his name. He turned that heartache into a successful songwriting career, but he never forgot the girl he left behind...Kate Bowdrey. So when he learn...
Once upon a time, a girl from Small-Town, Texas, was "America's Cinderella." But Lacey McCoy soon learned that being married to a count was no fairy tale. So she turned in her glass slippers and headed home to Texas, vowing to make her own dreams ...
When Ruby Cade wins the lottery, the first person she calls is her husband, Sam. But the air force captain is on yet another top secret mission, even though he promised her he'd take himself out of the field. At the end of her patience, Ruby files fo...
Life has never been easy for Tim. Abandoned and left to fend for himself, he's finally found a home with Dean Luchetti. And yet...something's missing. Now that he has a dad, Tim's convinced that what he needs is a mom. Which means he has to find Dean...
She had vowed never to return to Houston's crime-riddled East End. But Detective Crista Santiago's promotion to the Chicano Squad has put her right back in the violence of the barrio. Determined to transfer out as fast as possible, Crista first has t...
Businessman Jackson Ford has always prided himself on being in control. But he can't make Victoria speak. Jackson became the little girl's guardian when her parents died, and he's been unable to get through to her since. Desperate, he turns to free-s...
Can a lawyer be too intimidating? Louise Duncan says no. Her boss, though...he suggests she take some time off to work on her "people skills." Never one to sit idle, Louise heads to Bayberry Cove to visit her best friend. And to her surprise, she ...
Luke Duncan has never been able to turn away when he was needed. That's why he became a veterinarian, and now cares for three dogs, two cats, a raccoon, snakes, ducks...but children? Luke hadn't considered parenthood before, but when he finds three o...
Most people dream of winning the lottery... Rebecca Warwick dreams of health care. A clinic for her small community in the Blue Ridge Mountains that is fully funded and fully staffed. Though she never thought "staff" would include Hollywood's Dr. ...
Kevin MacIntyre never expected to see Dr. Emily Berthoff again -- and didn't want to. Not after they'd broken off their engagement eight years ago and she'd left for medical school. He'd wanted to forget her as easily as she'd seemed to forget him. B...
On a beautiful spring night Mindy Fenton went to bed thinking all was right in her world. Before the night was over everything had changed. Mindy was awakened by Brendan Quinn with the news that her husband had been shot and killed. Now Mindy was ...
Most people don't see past Brooke Anne Kressler's Jovial Janitors sweatshirt and old sneakers. But even janitors dream of being Cinderella at the ball, and for one night with executive Morgan Carmichael, Brooke Anne lives her fairy tale...until Morga...
Kat Harmon did not believe in Santa Claus. And she wasn't sure her kids should, either; it would only set them up for disappointment. Her twins had visions that St. Nick would bring them kittens, dogs -- and a daddy. How could she tell her children t...
UNEXPECTED WINDFALL Sadie Spencer would stop at nothing to help her students. Even if it meant winning a date with one of Oklahoma's most eligible bachelors, Andrew Knight, to get him to listen to their needs. But on their "date," Sadie quickly sa...
Charlie McGraw never should have bought the angel book for his precocious daughter. Because then Meredith wouldn't be convinced that getting a new mommy was as simple as having an "angel" sprinkle him with her "miracle dust." And she never would have...
Lynn Chanak is living the nightmare every mother fears. There was a mix-up at the hospital. Her baby isn't hers. And the only way she can have the baby she gave birth to and keep the child she loves is to marry Adam Landry -- a man she doesn't even k...
Her newborn son was perfect. She had rugged cattleman Cade McGivern to thank for that. He'd delivered her baby when a New Year's snowstorm stranded her at his ranch. She knew that Cade's strength and quick thinking had saved her and her baby. She ...
An unexpected fire Katarina Berthoff had everything planned out. Her business was developing well, and her stable boyfriend would propose in eight weeks, according to his timetable. Then smoke jumper Alex MacIntyre -- Katarina's teenage crush -- r...
Is the dream worth the sacrifice? Penelope Langston wanted to make it on her own, and the moment the truck set the house down on her very own land, she knew dreams could come true. But she never thought she'd end up in the middle of a land dispute...
Can they be a family? Raising four kids on his own doesn't leave widower Seamus Lee much time for cultivating new relationships. Which is just how he wants it. But Rory Gorenzi, the unconventional wilderness instructor at his children's mountain s...
Can modern women survive the rigors of pioneer life? Professor Nolan Campbell is doubtful. But his sharp-tongued sister, Sherry, wants to prove that today's women can handle anything. She dares Camp to recruit a group of women to reenact the k...
A forever Valentine? As a photojournalist, Lisa Berthoff knew better than to let her personal feelings about a subject interfere with a job. But when the subject was rugged cowboy Adam MacIntyre and his beautiful ranch, Lisa found it impossible to...
Can he promise her forever? After years of sacrifice in order to keep a roof over her young daughter's head, Sara Flynn is thrilled when she's offered a part-time job at the local day-care center and is allowed to bring little Hayley with her. But...
Sworn to protect Celeste Langley may be the NYPD's prime suspect in her brother's murder, but Detective Travis Quinn is convinced she didn't do it. She's too kind and warmhearted…and his feelings for her are far too strong. But before they ca...
Love, family, success. Can you really have it all? Garrett Lock wants it all. He's a single father with a child he adores. He has a successful career. And now he wants a second chance at marriage, another shot at love -- with Sherry Campbell. D...
For the sake of a child Rundles and Salingers don't mix. Not since the tragic accident involving Zach Rundle's brother and Lindsey Salinger's mother. But when the well-being of Zach's five-year-old nephew is at stake, Zach and Lindsey are dragged ...
She's the new girl in town. Genevieve Slate never thought she'd return to small-town life. But she didn't expect that the man she loved would reject her, either. Now living in quaint Lane's End, Ohio, Gen's starting over. Her job at the local poli...
His child…or hers? NYPD detective Hank Ballantyne figures that for a single father, he has his life running pretty smoothly. Until a woman appears on Hank's doorstep saying she is his adopted son's mother -- and she wants her son back. Dr. Na...
He understands angry teen boys -- he'd been one himself As the local high school principal, Peter Stone knows troubled student Sean Williams needs someone to talk to, and Peter wants to help. Then he meets the boy's beautiful mother and he starts ...
The courage to love Katie Salinger has spent most of her adult life looking for the next big adrenaline rush. But the extreme-sports journalist faces her greatest challenge when she returns to Lone Oak, Kansas…and meets the attractive, secretive...
A ready-made family Rafe Dagget is the suave, sophisticated CEO of his own security firm. But between the blind dates and blatant interest from husband hunters, it's clear that in the meet-market, he's the prey. So when the single dad is offered t...
An Unexpected Homecoming Ryanne Whitaker isn't proud of having to return to her hometown of Elmwood, Iowa. But with a failed marriage and a financial mess waiting for her back in the city, she needs a place to regroup. She also wouldn't mind a fri...
Her Special Project The minute Nick Durrance steps onto the porch of the once-grand, now run-down Meadowcroft home, he knows something is different. The woman at the door is not his ancient former teacher, but her young, beautiful grand-niece. Mag...
Nobody said it would be easy But Kayla Price hadn't expected it would be this hard to begin a new life with her daughter in the Texas Hill Country town of Homestead. She's excited to join the innovative Home Free program, take ownership of a parce...
A Missing Birthright Jordan Castillo is the only surviving son of a family that can trace its heritage back for centuries. He's also a salvager looking for sunken treasure -- Castillo treasure. And only one person can help him find it -- a woman n...
Always a bridesmaid… After a painful betrayal, Sylvie Shea put aside her dreams of becoming a successful New York wedding-dress designer and returned to her hometown in North Carolina. Now she outfits the town's brides and secretly works on her ...
A town at risk Macon's Point mayor Annie McCabe loves her small community. Ever since she took over her ex-husband's political term, she's worked tirelessly for the people she has grown to care about. Now the town's main employer, Corbin Manufactu...