Cathy Gillen Thacker
58 кн.
High-powered shipping executive Mitch Deveraux, Charleston, South Carolina's most eligible – and handsome – bachelor, was more interested in the status of his shipping company than in matters of the heart.But when the chief business rival of the Deveraux family offered his lovely daughter's hand in marriage as bait for a merger – everything changed. There was a time when Mitch would have done anything to unite the two companies. Only, now he wasn't so sure.Because passionate...
| Автор | Cathy Gillen Thacker |
Left hand, ring finger…Best friend Bridgett Owens's gigantic diamond winked at the eldest Deveraux son, Chase, like a coy madam at an old-time bordello. The fun-loving playboy of Charleston, South Carolina, wasn't supposed to go gaga over the grown-up daughter of the family housekeeper. Except welling up in the bachelor's brain were protective, intimate feelings that he just couldn't – didn't want to – discount.But can a man who's definitely not the marrying kind...
| Автор | Cathy Gillen Thacker |
Dr. Gabe Deveraux hated to see any woman cry – especially his good friend Maggie Calloway.So when the feisty designer turned to him with tears in her eyes, needing a strong shoulder to cry on, there was no way the good doctor would turn her away. The cause of her distress: Maggie wanted to have a baby before it was too late! Ever the knight in shining armor, Gabe agreed to help Maggie get pregnant.Only, he had one stipulation – they marry in secret…and conceive the old-fashioned way. But soon...
| Автор | Cathy Gillen Thacker |
Mixing business and pleasure was out of the question for Connor Templeton.Except with Kristy Neumeyer, he was reassessing his options. The spirited widow of twin little girls had her hands full with a ramshackle waterfront resort. But for some reason Connor, the real-estate raider, was helping her restore the building instead of bulldozing it!Could the take-no-prisoners tycoon be assuming the role of chairman of Kristy's family? More important, were Kristy and her girls preparing for a...
| Автор | Cathy Gillen Thacker |
Amy Deveraux's biological clock was tick…tick…ticking!To make matters even worse, she had agreed to look after her three-month-old godson while his mother was out of the country. Except, sharing the baby-sitting responsibilities with Nick Everton – the baby's handsome uncle – wasn't part of the bargain! She and Nick were as different as night and day.But seeing Nick in the role of temporary daddy and spending long days – and nights – playing house with him made Amy yearn to turn...
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Fast Fiction Romantic – short stories with a Happy Ever AfterRobin McCabe-Taylor hopes a puppy will help her bond with Molly, the young girl she wants to adopt. But when ex-flame Sam Navarro comes to the rescue with golden retrievers, Robin begins to dream of a family not just with Molly, but with Sam, too.But is theirs the kind of family Sam wants?
| Автор | Cathy Gillen Thacker |
Friend. Baby wrangler.Family man?Ex-soldier turned rancher Matt McCabe wants to help his recently widowed friend vet Sara Anderson. She’s like him to join her training service dogs …yet Matt has another offer. He’ll take care of her adorable eight-month-old son, Charley! But this arrangement could bond them in ways they never expected…
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Family… By FateBridgett Monroe dreams of adoption – and when she finds an abandoned baby it seems her dreams might come true. Only Cullen Reid McCabe, stands in her way! Cullen needs Bridgett’s help to find the baby’s parents – but could “family” mean the three of them?
| Автор | Cathy Gillen Thacker |
A Sweetheart DealWhen estranged lovers Wyatt Lockhart and Adelaide Smyth share one night of passion, neither expected the end result would be twins! Also trying to manoeuvre both joint custody and giving each other space is not easy – especially when their hearts want more…
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Once upon a time, Cal and Ashley Hart were blissful newlyweds. But all of that changed when Ashley moved to Hawaii for three years, leaving her oh-so-sexy husband alone in Holly Springs. They told themselves it was for the good of their careers. And of course, there were the weekends – fiercely hot, passionate moments that left them both aching for more….Now Ashley has returned to Holly Springs – temporarily – to try to salvage their marriage. They still can't keep their hands off each...
| Автор | Cathy Gillen Thacker |
Lost: Two HeartsIt’s no surprise to see a package on Thad Garner’s porch. Women are always leaving tempting offerings for the sexy doctor. But when Michelle hears a baby’s cry, she realises this is no ordinary delivery… Thad opens his door to find his gorgeous neighbour cradling an infant.It seems as if the coolly professional lawyer is also a natural mum. When Thad finds out baby William is a relation, he sets out to adopt him. But how does he tell Michelle he doesn’t just want her for her...
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WEDDING FIASCO… TO DOMESTIC BLISS?Nothing in his military training prepared Hart Sanders for rescuing a woman fleeing her own wedding. But when the runaway bride turns out to be dangerously desirable Maggie McCabe, now ironically working at his family ranch as a wedding planner, single father Hart can’t stop his fantasies of domestic bliss. Two years ago, Maggie ran from the biggest mistake of her life. Now the gorgeous ex-soldier and his son are wreaking havoc with her hard-fought independence....
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Lewis McCabe fell for Lexie Remington long ago.But as a shy and awkward teenager he thought he had no chance with her. Now he's a successful business owner and ready to romance Lexie, who's back in their hometown of Laramie, Texas. However, Lexie, an image stylist to the stars, thinks Lewis is asking for her professional help.So in order to spend time with the woman of his dreams, Lewis agrees to a makeover. Lexie is determined to see Lewis as just a client, no matter how she's...
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A perfect family Christmas.Callie McCabe-Grimes has one thing on her holiday wish list: to make this the best Christmas ever for her little boy. Preferably without Nash Echols, who’s constantly creating a racket at the tree farm next door. Her son deciding Nash is the present he wants from Santa is the last thing she expects…Just the sight of the beautiful widow and her toddler fills Nash’s head with visions of the three of them together under one roof. But first, he must convince Callie to let...
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Jack Granger, counselor to the Deveraux shipping empire and totally devoted to the senior Deveraux, has been shadowing the love child of his mentor for nearly a decade. Granger had watched Daisy grow up from a petulant rich girl into a driven young woman with a mission to find her roots–a quest he had long prevented her from ever accomplishing…harboring his desire for her all the while.Both were outcasts searching for redemption and truth in an unforgiving world of wealth and deception. Instead,...
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Three baby boysAnd a second chance at love…Lulu McCabe’s secret elopement with Sam Kirkland ended before it even began. Now he’s back, as legal guardian to three orphaned boys and with a tantalising proposal. Can Lulu bring security to the young children or will the reigniting passions of the past sabotage this family-in-the-making?
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COMPROMISE…OR ALL-OR-NOTHING? The heart-stopping attraction’s still there, but today Lily needs only one thing from old flame Gannon Montgomery – the best legal counsel he can provide. The stakes are high – custody of Lily’s son Lucas hangs in the balance. And the rules are clear: Lily’s not giving Gannon the chance to break her heart again. Gannon only came to town to sell his family ranch, but Mayor Lily McCabe makes sticking around impossibly tempting. As the tension between them grows, so...
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Past transgressions haunted Hope Barrister, whose beauty helped her rise from a tenant farm to a Texas fortune. But her quiet loveliness concealed dark secrets she'd long kept safe, to protect her young son….Chase Barrister found Hope enigmatic and elegant–but she tasted of forbidden fruit. Years ago, Chase had fled his father's legacy, but he'd taken memories of his stepmother and his own bittersweet desire.After his father's death, Chase returned to Texas and Hope. Would he...
| Автор | Cathy Gillen Thacker |