Mary Anne Wilson

Mistletoe and murder…It seemed simple. An eccentric billionaire who didn't trust his heirs had asked Mallory King to pose as his long-lost daughter over the holidays. But she didn't expect the lethal intentions of his greedy relatives–or expect to meet a man like darkly compelling Tony Carella, whose eyes followed her everywhere she went….Tony didn't like gold diggers, and he thought Mallory was bamboozling his elderly business partner. In order to uncover the truth about this...

Marooned In MontanaWhy had handsome, celebrated Dr. Mackenzie Parish vanished at the height of his career? Jaded writer Katherine Ames sensed a story, and headed into the wilds of Montana to find him. But when a blizzard trapped Katherine, Mac found her. Thinking her just a stranded traveler, Mac brought Katherine home….The doctor had become a gruff, unsmiling cowboy–and a daddy. Snowed-in on Mac's ranch with man and child, Katherine found a completeness she'd never known–and learned...

Home is where the heart is Dr. Merry Brenner needs to get home–she's promised the kids at her children's center. So it seems like fate that she runs into fellow Wolf Lake native and small-plane pilot Gage Carson in the middle of the crowded airport. Until their plane goes down, leaving them stranded!When help arrives, Merry's relief is mixed with dread. The bond the pair formed has left her wanting more. As someone who wants to put down roots, Merry knows a nomad like Gage is the...

Covering for her father while he takes a much-needed vacation, Dr. Morgan Kelly thinks she's ready for anything–until she has to play nursemaid to Ethan Grace.Even though the handsome developer looks relatively harmless with a broken leg, he still acts too much like Bartholomew Grace, the infamous pirate in his family tree. But even before Morgan discovers he's bulldozing Shelter Island's only medical clinic–and her home–to build a luxury bed-and-breakfast, it's too...

The Good Thing About Coming HomeThe glossy curtain of blond hair, the cashmere coat-nobody would ever connect the fabulous Alegra Reynolds with «Al» Peterson, the grimy little poor girl who'd hated growing up on Shelter Island, in Puget Sound. There'd been nobody to share her unhappiness then and there was nobody to appreciate her success now.Or was there?Is That You're Never AloneThe island Joe Lawrence remembered was the perfect place to raise his three-year-old son, which is...

Sometimes Love's An Accident Waiting To Happen…Rafe Dagget is the suave, sophisticated CEO of his own security firm. But between the blind dates and blatant come-ons from husband hunters, it's clear that in the meet-market, he's the prey. So when the single dad is offered the chance to get his family out of town and go undercover in a case of industrial espionage, it's only a matter of hours before he's got a new home and a new name. All goes according to plan until he...

Guess who was left holding the baby!Lindsey Atherton was furious with CEO Zane Holden's attitude toward the company day-care center. But when she stormed over to tell him so, she found the usually cool, controlled exec with panic on his face and a child in his arms. The man she'd called a heartless playboy had inherited…a toddler! One look at bachelor and baby, and Lindsey's defenses crumbled.A woman like Lindsey was dangerous to Zane's carefully calculated plans. But he...

Point Of No Return–Or Starting Point?A bet brings Cain Stone–or Stone Cold, as they call him in Las Vegas–home for the holidays. But after a few days of skiing and reminiscing, he plans to leave Silver Creek and all its painful memories of life in an orphanage behind him for good.Then he runs into Holly Winston.The little girl who used to yell at him to stay off her mountain has grown into a gutsy woman with a temper to match. Unfortunately, she holds him responsible for her family's...

When Business Leads To Pleasure…With her long flowing hair and her tie-dyed T-shirts, Rain Armstrong is the complete opposite of every woman conservative businessman Jackson Ford has ever found attractive. Yet the moment she looks up at him with her big brown eyes, Jackson aches to touch her. And when the little girl who's been left in his care, a child who hasn't spoken a word in weeks, suddenly begins chattering away with Rain, Jackson knows there's more to this free-spirited...

Finally she turned and Nicholas saw Samantha's face. Her eyes were as he remembered, he hair just as soft. The months they'd spent apart fell away and Nicholas ached to touch this woman he could no longer claim as his own…but had never stopped longing for.As his gaze met hers, Samantha's expression became shuttered. And as he glanced down her body, he realized why. This woman who had haunted his dreams was visibly pregnant. Suddenly Nicholas's thoughts turned away from...

The ranch should have been his… To struggling single mom and L.A. waitress Grace Evans, a ranch was a place for horses and cowboys–not a place for her and her daughter to live. Now, thanks to a shocking windfall from her estranged father, she owns one! It's a crazy notion, but Wolf Lake could be her shot at a whole new life in New Mexico. The only question is: Can she handle it?Obviously Jack Carson, the handsome and haunted rightful heir to Wolf Lake, doesn't think so. And he...

Quint Gallagher in love? It would take a miracle…Self-made millionaire Quint Gallagher could rule a boardroom and bend numbers to his will, but he'd rather lose a merger than analyze his feelings for day-care worker Amy Blake. He was too old for the beautiful widow, too jaded to fall in love. Yet when he found a baby on the day-care doorstep just days after Christmas, Quint turned to Amy.The sophisticated millionaire was more man than Amy could handle. But Quint with the tiny babe touched...

The heiress has a secret…Out to prove she was more than just a pretty face and the daughter of a very wealthy man, Brittany Lewis eagerly agreed to take a job redecorating the Just For Kids day-care center–under an alias. But when she pulled the wool over the handsome C.E.O. Matt Terrell's eyes, she never expected the job would come with the fringe benefit of a steamy office romance. Now that she had snagged the job–and the man–how could she tell Matt he wasn't falling for simple «B....

Could He Promise Her Forever?After years of sacrifice in order to keep a roof over her young daughter's head, Sara Flynn is thrilled when she's offered a part-time job at the local day-care center and is allowed to bring little Hayley with her. But it's her work on the upcoming charity ball that changes her life forever….E. J. Sommers might have the Midas touch in business, but what about love? After agreeing to hold the ball at his house, E.J. finds himself falling hard and fast...

Shelter Island's desolate coast is where Lucas Roman has come to battle the terrible trauma he's suffered in the war. Physically, he's almost as good as new, but the emotional toll of guarding a buddy's secret– and being branded a traitor because of it– is something he's kept to himself. So when a freak storm washes Shay Donovan up on the reclusive millionaire's beach, his first thought is to bundle the bedraggled marine biologist back to town.But with the roads...

Trusting him is easy. Telling him is impossible.Faith Sizemore needs to disappear. And Wolf Lake, New Mexico, seems as good a place as any. Just to hole up for a few days and rest her road-weary nerves before making her way to Colorado…and then…who knows? Her only destination is away. As far away from Chicago as she can get.But lying low in Wolf Lake is impossible. She’s attracting too much attention. Particularly from Detective Adam Carson, the best-looking son of the town’s most prominent...

When You Least Expect It…P.I. Lauren Carter has worked hard to get where she is. So when the chance to seek out and bring home a top-notch business heir lands in her lap, Lauren is determined to do the job right. Too bad Duncan Bishop seems perfectly happy living in the sleepy ski town of Silver Creek, Nevada. And in truth, the magic of small-town living soon shrouds her in its protective embrace. Not only that, but spending so much time with Duncan has shaken her cool, professional demeanor....