Karen Templeton

The One That Got Away…A bad break-up has driven Sabrina Noble back to her home town… but she never expected to run into her first love, Cole Rayburn, on her first day back in Maple River. And she definitely didn’t expect him to have become such a gorgeous, impressive man… or come with two adorable kids!It’s clear that the old connection is still there – and the children love Sabrina. But brooding Cole has been burned badly before. Could it be possible that Sabrina can be the mum this family...

Sometimes love just needs a little work…When her life went topsy-turvy, Roxie sought refuge in the town she’d left years before. But as she plunged into renovating a house as an antidote to heartbreak, she faced an obstacle: Noah – still as unattainable as he’d been years before. Noah’s love-‘em-and-leave-‘em exterior belied a hardworking, responsible man…one who made Roxie’s skin prickle with desire.To Noah’s surprise, Roxie haunted his every waking moment. But Noah had no desire for the white...

A simple equation for love Silas Garrett has done the maths.This widowed father knows that his two wonderful young sons deserve all of his hardworking heart. Still, the handsome accountant can’t help but notice the carefree new nanny…But for Jewel Jasper, family equals trouble. She is not going to follow in her mother’s footsteps, chasing romance no matter the risk. The pretty nanny has her own career to consider and her tall, dark employer is not part of her plan. The heart has its own logic,...

Neighbour, handyman and…husband? Pregnant Laurel Kent tries not to stare at her neighbour, sexy Tyler Noble, who’s helping her around the house. She needs the help more than she cares to admit, but it’s getting nearly impossible to ignore the butterflies she feels every time he smiles at her!All Tyler wants is zero barriers between them and yet he’s repairing the fence separating his yard from Laurel’s! Sure, she’s pregnant and she’s not looking for Husband No.2. But if she’d give him a chance,...

When hometown boy Ben Vargas shot out of town ten years ago, he also left Mercy Zamora behind.And though she had led the chorus of no strings/no wedding bells/no babies, ten years can change a girl. If only it had changed her feelings for him… And as for Ben–he'd had his reasons for leaving, but Mercy had never been one of them. And so he was home–at least for now.And he should know better than to start something, once more, that he couldn't finish. Know better than to think that once...

An unexpected homecomingDeanna Blake is stunned at the loss of her estranged father – and inheriting half his ranch. In a strange twist, the other half goes to Josh Talbot…her former crush and one of the many sources of trouble between Dee and her dad. Not to worry. The single mom-to-be hates this place, steeped in reminders of the past she's still trying to leave behind. She’ll sell her share now and ensure a comfortable future for her unborn child.Except Josh can’t afford to buy her out....

He could handle raising his orphaned little brother. He could handle his demanding career.But what Joe Salazar couldn't handle was this quirky little town where people actually cared. People like Taylor McIntyre. She had worked wonders with his heartbroken little brother, but she scared the hell out of Joe. Because no kindergarten teacher he'd ever met before could make him hot with desire just by looking at him. Could make him want things he had no business wanting–not when the only...

Baby, be mine!Kevin Vacarro just found out he was a father to a five-month-old! He’d fought to overcome his troubled past, but it was nothing compared to the battle he was about to wage for his child’s future.Julianne McCabe had no intention of giving up her sister’s child – the one she loved as her own – without a struggle. Yet that was before Kevin started bonding with his daughter. Before he awoke feelings that made her long to share more than late-night feedings.But was she ready to risk her...

His daughter’s birth made him a father. Becoming a daddy would take a bit longer…Connecticut mogul Grant Braeburn never thought he was father material, even though his nearly four-year-old daughter should have convinced him otherwise. But then his ex-wife’s death made him Haley’s permanent parent. Her only parent. He needed help, in a hurry. It came from Mia Vaccaro, the lively, lovely party planner who had been his ex-wife’s best friend. Mia was the only one who could touch Haley’s broken...

He took one look and fell in loveFrom the moment Rudy Vaccaro saw her, he was a goner. Never mind that his twelve-year-old daughter hated the house on sight. Rudy could see the place’s potential. So could Violet Kildare… The house was supposed to be hers! Now Violet would have to find another place for her and her two sons to live.Then Rudy made an offer the struggling single mother couldn’t refuse. Rudy needed Violet’s help – actually, he needed Violet, period. Somehow he had to show the...

It was bad enough that her partners left shy store owner Dana Malone to scout new retail space with devastatingly handsome Realtor C. J. Turner.Then—wham!—her way-out wayward cousin literally left a baby on Dana’s doorstep, and a birth certificate listing C.J. as the father. Raising her ultracute nephew was a dream come true, and as she and C.J. shared baby duties and close quarters until paternity was established, Dana kept her cool.But every time the commitment-phobe looked at Dana, the...