"DO YOU OWE ME, GAGE DALTON?"His answer, like his vow during their ^unceremonious nuptials afterward, had been, «I do.» Before each other, they'd promised to love and honor, but unspoken was their own pledge. For Jenna Butler had saved this stranger's life, which bound him to return the favor.And only marriage to a Lenape would grant her custody of her sister's baby..So Jenna m…
Nate Parker had a plan. Find his widowed dad a wife, and keep the old man from butting into his life once and for all! But Nate never dreamed distracting Dad would put him face-to-face with his own Ms. Right. Not that Nate was in the market for a bride…As far as Allie MacLord was concerned, men were strange creatures–and Nate was the strangest of all. It seemed her handsome neighbor wanted to matc…
SHE'D TRADE A MINIVAN FOR A BACHELORETTE PAD.…At the ripe age of 25, Johanna Durbin had raised six siblings. Now, on the verge of becoming carefree at last, she met Mr. Right. Rugged, sensitive, and available, Hunter Pace was everything she was looking for–except footloose and fancy free.…HE'D SWAPPED HIS BACHELOR PAD FOR A MINIVAN!With a brood of orphaned nieces and nephews under his ro…
A FAIRY'S TALEIt had seemed like a grand idea, temporarily trading her pixie wings for a womanly form to help handsome widower Paul Roland with his baby girl. And the moment she held the precious bairn in her arms, Fern knew true happiness for the first time. But she never anticipated the dizzying emotions she felt for the man who not only needed her as a nanny, but as a woman whose passion c…
IT WAS A MANSION RIGHT OUT OF A GOTHIC NOVEL…And so was the gruff stranger who told Abby Melrose to go home. But she'd come to Dr. Jeremy Waters for help with her exceptional little boy, and she didn't scare easily. The handsome recluse might be off-the-charts smart, but common sense told Abby he needed her as much as she needed him.Jeremy was a genius, but he was also a red-blooded male…
When Major Cole Standen retired from the Canadian Armed Forces, he figured he'd quit the rescuing business for good.Then five irresistible tykes turned up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, desperate for his help But he hadn't counted on sharing child-care duties with their auntie, Brooke Callan–a wide-eyed beauty who seemed as if she could use a little rescuing herself.Knee-dee…
FROM THE DESK OF LUC DUMONT,HEAD OF SECURITYST. MICHEL APRIL 2002 DAY30While a missing heir remains at large, Princess Ariane has offered to go undercover at the palace in Rhineland and learn more about the rumored faction hoping to control St. Michel. Her quick mind and devotion to her country–not to mention her intoxicating beauty–make Ariane the perfect person for the job. But it seems as thoug…
NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS HAD GRANT EXPECTED THIS.His late wife, Ally, speaking on a memory videotape she'd left behind, was actually suggesting he start dating."Date?" Grant thought aloud. «Who would I date? Who wants a widower who lives on a principal's salary and has three daughters?»Clearly anticipating his reaction, Ally said into the camera, «I know you're going to sit around f…
Brittany Patterson came to Miracle Harbor eager to start her new life as a brand-new business owner. So what if she dreamed of inheriting a boutique and instead got a bakery? And so what if she had to marry to keep it? She was determined to have it all. Starting with the stuffy-but-irresistible lawyer she'd set her eyes on….From the moment he saw beautiful Brit Patterson, Mitch decided she wa…
WHAT A MAN'S GOTTA DO…J. D. Turner couldn't let Tally select a mate without understanding how things should be between a man and a woman. Especially since the innocent beauty was going to be raising his little boy! So he took it upon himself to show her just how life and real love could be.Tally Smith had a plan to find the right man to marry and create the perfect family for little Jed.…
SEDUCED BY OATMEAL COOKIES?Eligible bachelor Andrew Wiseman knew how to evade commitment-hungry women. He dodged their entreaties with practiced grace, and dallied only with those who knew the rules. He never expected to be ensnared by the smell of brown sugar….THE TEMPTRESS WITHIN…Mary Frances Parker wanted a baby–and first she needed a husband. Drew had made her heart flip-flop for years, but sh…
HE WAS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT MALE…Harriet Pendleton already knew why ninety percent of the women chose him: Tyler Jordan was perfection. But it wasn't T/s broad shoulders, or heavenly brown eyes. No, Harriet had seen the soul of the man who had raised a sibling…and whose smile had made an ungraceful duckling feel swanlike long ago….AND HE MADE HER FEEL EVERY INCH A WOMANNow she was again on his…
Due to a mysterious bequest, Abby Blakely had just inherited her dream house–complete with a cranky ex-cop her little girl decided would make a perfect daddy! Ruggedly handsome, Shane McCall was husband-material. Except he had a little problem with the M word….Marriage. The very word left a bitter taste in Shane's mouth. For it conjured up memories of a life he once dreamed of–a dream that ha…
SHE HAD EVERYTHING A GIRL COULD WANT–EXCEPT A HUSBAND!So career-girl Elise Montgomery turned to The Husband Finder, a trendy guidebook, to locate one. Only, according to the manual, her choice–sexy farmer Zane Keaton–was definitely Mr. Wrong! Yet, after a few of Zane's knee-weakening kisses, Elise wondered if he might be marriage material after all….AVOID FEMALES WHO MISTAKEMARRIAGE FOR MERGE…
Lacy Rivers could no longer ignore her biological clock. She might have given up on marriage, but motherhood was her destiny. So Lacy chose to approach the one who'd always struck her as the Perfect Man-but this time as a daddy candidate. Only, Dane Buchanan's tragic secret drove her problems out of Lacy's head….Two decades had passed since Dane's fleeting acquaintance with the…