Stella Bagwell

NICE, REASONABLE, DEDICATED AND COMPLETELY QUALIFIED–NO WOMAN LIKE THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO LIVE WITH HIM.Linc Ketchum hadn't been a pussycat before the fire at the T Bar K burned his hands, but now he was next to impossible. And he knew no woman would put up with him, especially not Nevada Ortiz, the so-called nurse that Linc's cousin had sent to take care of him. She was unexpectedly pretty and smarth-mouthed to boot. Her jet-black hair and creamy brown skin were a serious...

MERRY CHRISTMAS, COWBOY!You can put him in a cast, but you can’t keep Bowie Calhoun down. Even with a broken ankle, the flirty cowboy has no intention of spending Christmas lying in bed – unless he has company. Widowed nurse Ava Archer isn’t biting. She’d never consider falling for a patient, especially not someone like Bowie, who battles fires for a living and takes risks just for fun. But the longer Ava stays on at the Silver Horn Ranch, the harder it is to fight Bowie’s magnetism. ’Tis the...

FIVE YEARS TOO LATE….She should have been mine, Victoria Ketchum thought as she cradled Jess Hasting's daughter. Instead, Victoria had turned from Jess, and he'd married another. Now a widowed single father, the lean, rugged deputy sheriff could still make her passion rise–but the bitterness of their breakup kept them apart.Until now.Now Jess saw Victoria strictly as his daughter's doctor. And Victoria needed Jess's lawman skills when a body was found on her family's...

TROUBLE IN TEXASJournalist Juliet Madsen had been burned by men before, but she certainly hadn' t left Dallas for small-town Texas looking for love–or a family. Until she met single father and wealthy rancher Matt Sanchez, and the two began a steamy affair. Matt was everything she' d ever wanted: smart, sexy, loyal to his family and extremely dedicated to his teenage daughter. But he didn' t know that Juliet was on assignment to expose his family' s secrets–and she feared...

He’ll sing a new tune this Christmas!Divorced and raising two boys on her own is a far cry from the big family Marcella Grayson always imagined. Then she meets tall, dark and delicious Denver Yates – and the attraction is overwhelming! Still, Marcella is cautious. It takes a lot of man to date a single mom, let alone build a relationship…or a family.After losing his wife and unborn child, Denver has sworn off the family life – especially kids. Yet lovely Marcella and her boys find a way into...

LOVE ON THE RANGEWith nerves of steel and a physique to match, Seth Ketchum took his job as a Texas Ranger very seriously. When he returned to his family ranch to investigate a murder, he was all business–until he encountered Corinna Dawson, the beauty who had mesmerized him since high school.Determined to discover true love, Corinna instead found herself a single mother with her heart in tatters. Once Seth unexpectedly reentered her life, everything changed–except for the old insecurities that...

" YOU HEARD ME. I' LL BE YOUR NEW BOYFRIEND. ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT?" Raine Crockett stared at the handsome lawyer in disbelief. Just about everything was wrong with Neil Rankin coming down to the Sandbur ranch and posing as her fiancé, not the least of which was that his mere presence set her on fire. And he just had to make their romance realistic, right? A loving kiss, a protective arm around her shoulders. She could get used to his affections, but what would happen when their...

Friends with Benefits?Sophie Fortune Robinson is certain the office heart-throb is her one true love, but when he turns out to be a dud, Mason Montgomery is ready and waiting for her. Will these two be able to set aside their doubts to pursue their feelings?

THE CASE OF THE CONTRARY COWBOYLawyer Bella Sundell knows what she wants—cowboy Noah Crawford. The hunky foreman on her brother's ranch, Noah has a way with horses and women…and Bella is sure his touch is just as effective outside the barn! Despite her own past grief, she's ready to open her heart to the reclusive rancher.But can strong-minded Bella convince gun-shy Noah to give love a second chance?Once betrayed by the woman he trusted most, Noah is doing his best to resist love –...

DR. DELICIOUS AT YOUR SERVICEThey said he had striking looks…and Nicolette Saddler certainly felt that something had struck her straight in the heart when she first locked eyes with Dr. Ridge Garroway. But Nicolette had had her fill of good-looking, sweet-talking men and she wasn' t interested in another one, especially not a sexy cowboy doctor who had secrets of his own. Yet Ridge, unlike anyone she' d ever met, seemed to warm the coldness that filled her. Could he be a man worth...

COMING HOMEFor three months, Lonnie Corteen had been on the trail of Katherine McBride. But when a very pretty, very pregnant female answered the door, the Texas sheriff feared that telling her about the family she'd never known would send her into premature labor.She had a long-lost family! And Katherine had to know where she truly belonged. But when an ice storm forced her to seek shelter at the handsome lawman's ranch–and Lonnie delivered her bouncing baby boy–family suddenly took...

HE'S WANTED HER FOR YEARS…The handsome, chiseled features of the Ute Indian gave no hint of emotion, but under his professional demeanor Deputy Daniel Redwing was riled. Wealthy widow Maggie Ketchum was out of his league, but the flaming redhead was also driving him out of his mind. How could he persuade her that they were destined to be together?Maggie had to agree that the attraction between her and Daniel was breathtakingly mutual, but the risk of loving and losing again was great–and...