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Freedom! After raising her three siblings, high school teacher Beth Coleman was finally, at thirty-eight, responsible for herself alone. With her nurturing nature, she'd loved caring for her family, but now she could travel, see the world. Her only decision? Where to go. Yet as Beth pondered South America as her first stop, a troubled teen walked into her classroom, and with her, a single dad – a …
To: Anne, Meg, PilarFrom: RachelRe: Updates on Mom, baby Gracie and the hunky doc!Well, Mom is making great strides in physical therapy, and taking care of Gracie is an unexpected joy. Because my adopted little sister was a preemie, she's had lots of checkups…and her green-eyed pediatrician is gorgeous! Each time we visit Eli Cavanaugh, he makes me want to embrace life, finally let my hair out of …
Five years ago, Abby Franklin thought she'd marry Donovan Woodward.But her first love walked out of her life. Now, he's back in town, with his motherless godchild, Ariane, in tow. Avoiding him is essential –and impossible. Because Donovan has rejoined the family business, Weddings by Woodwards…where Abby works as a jewelry designer.Then Abby meets Ariane, and something about the silent young girl …
Home for the holidaysA second chance at love on Big Heart RanchFormer navy SEAL Zach Norman has been avoiding his ranching roots—and the woman he couldn’t have. Back to visit his brother’s widow, Emma Maxwell Norman, and her adorable toddler twins, the bah-humbug cowboy is roped into helping prepare the ranch for the holidays.Working side by side, can Emma and Zach overcome their troubled past…and…
Twins are double the trouble. And between his work at Weddings by Woodwards and his boys, widower Reese Woodward is convinced he doesn't have time for love. Then he meets Olivia Hastings–his sister's bridesmaid, and a woman with troubles of her own. The betrayals from Olivia's past make her wary of closeness.Yet who could resist the twins–or their father? Though neither is looking for love, Olivia…
My name's Bradley. I'm eight and have cancer. I want to meet a Special Forces soldier more than anything. Well, almost anything. Having a family would be nice.U.S. Air Force pararescue jumper Joel Montgomery promised to make a sick child's wish come true. Well, not the family part–not with Joel's past. And so despite vowing never to set foot back in Refuge, Illinois, Joel parachuted onto the boy's…
The Cowboy's ReunionSeeking redemption from his troubled past, cowboy Lee Bannister returns to his Montana hometown. He's not looking for love–just to prove he's not the same reckless guy who broke Abby Newton's heart and destroyed her family. But when Abby, a magazine photographer, is assigned to cover the story of his family ranch's 150th anniversary, old feelings start to resurface. He knows Ab…
ALONE AND IN TROUBLEMaggie Gardere's trust in her fiance had been repaid by him stealing her innocence. Now her straitlaced family was doing everything in its power to see that Maggie left town for good. And it looked as if she and her unborn baby would just have to make it on their own.Local minister Jake Mathison knew a lost soul when he saw one. Giving her a job as church secretary and a place …
THE CHILDREN OF HIS HEARTTrenton Osborne knew that his beloved wife, Maggie, was made for raising little ones. But Trent secretly, desperately, feared failing at fatherhood. So even with Christmas coming and ten years of marriage at stake, he had to let Maggie go….But on the brink of their divorce, like a gift from God, four orphaned children entered their lives and their hearts. Watching Maggie i…
A LESSON IN LOVEJust when compassionate teacher Leigh Christopher was about to give up on her God-given talent, she bonded with a special littler girl. Rejuvenated, she vowed to do anything to inspire young Sarah–even if it meant clashing with the child's rugged, fiercely protective father. But the quiet agony in Daniel Gregory's eyes told Leigh that his daughter wasn't the only one who needed her…
MARRIAGE TO A STRANGER?Marry a man she'd never met? Impossible! But the will was clear: Cassie Newton and her foster children could keep the mansion at Oak Bluffs…if she became Mrs. Jefferson William Haddon III.Yet, once they met, Cassie couldn't deny her attraction to the lonely millionaire. And despite his promise to keep things strictly business, Jeff soon risked life and limb to charm Cassie's…
A SINGLE DAD, A SON…A FAMILY?Calli Giovanni wanted nothing to do with romance–or the law. But persistent policeman Luke Northrup wouldn't give up.His warm smile and tender embrace chased the shadows from her heart and brought peace to her troubled soul. In Luke's happy home, she found herself part of a loving family as the dedicated single dad showed Calli how bright her future could be.For years,…
CHRISTMAS WISHES…Mickie:All she wanted for Christmas was a new mommy, one who loved baking cookies with little girls. But not just any mommy would do–it had to be their new housekeeper, Aunt Sarah….Sarah:She'd come to heal the past, but adorable Mickie and her handsome father soon tole her heart. Yet Sarah feared that Justin would never want to marry her, especially when he learned her unhappy sec…
JUST PLAIN KATE…Sometimes, secretly, Kate wished she were pretty. Pretty enough to attract the attention of handsome Ian McAllister, the dashing single dad next door. But Kate tried to be content, raising her children solo and filling in as part-time mom to Ian's lonely little boy.So it was a bolt from the blue–a dream come true–when Ian proposed, promising Kate anything if she'd be his wife. Her …