Linda Varner

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSLauren West: Imagine, Nicke Gatewood, the sexy town bad boy, gallantly rescuing me from an obnoxious mule pursuer. But did he have to say we were engaged?!Nick Gatewood: It was nothing, really. Especially because I need one night of Lauren's time, as my fiancée, to convince the boss's wife that this bachelor isn't the proverbial Thanksgiving turkey.A simple agreement: But Lauren never expected her family and friends to get word of her nonintended nuptials. Or to find herself...

Three Weddings and a FamilyOn the road to happily-ever-after, a long-lost family is found!MARRIAGE-MINDED MILLIONAIRE?Reo Sampson was too busy making money to think about playing house. But when his pretty new assistant, Rusty Hanson, accompanied him for weekend negotiations, Reo discovered he liked–a little too much–having the sexy redhead by his side. And for a marriage-shy millionaire like himself, that was very unnerving….Rusty couldn't help but dream when her handsome boss took her in his...

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSJINGLE BELLS, WEDDING BELLSOn Christmas Eve single dad Ryan Givens and his newfound son were stranded in a small Colorado town without a dime to their name. But just when Ryan saw his plans for their first Christmas crumpling faster than his son's smile, a miracle came their way….No matter how hazardous good-looking cowboys were to her heart, Danielle Sellica couldn't let Ryan and his adorable son spend the holiday in a hotel room. Everything would be fine, as long as they...

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSRECIPE FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR1 Bachelor pilot1 Young widow1 Oversize house6 Assorted relativesPassion, hope and love as desiredIn oversize house, toss together pilot and widow. Fold in memory of passionate midnight kiss and heat thoroughly. Add generous dollop of assorted relatives. Season with passion, hope and love.Yield: A Home for the Holidays…and forever!HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Celebrate the joy and love of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's with three very special...

Three Weddings and a FamilyOn the road to happily-ever-after, a long-lost family is found!MAKE BELIEVE MATRIMONY…They were married…and still almost complete strangers. Gabriel Dillard and Jessica Landers had struck a dry-eyed deal to wed in name only, for Gabe needed a wife to be eligible for a lucrative job and Jessica needed a daddy for her adorable little girl.OF LIFETIME OF HONEYMOON BLISS?But sharing such tiny quarters with all six feet of georgeous Gabe was making Jessica feel that their...

Three Weddings and a FamilyOn the road to happily-ever-after, a long-lost family is found!COULD THIS SWEET TEXAS LADY…A home, a family and a man who believed in happily-ever-after were Mariah Ashe's lifelong dream. Tony Mason was an unlikely groom–but Mariah was about to teach the sexiest, most confirmed bachelor in Pleasant Rest, Texas, what love was all about!TAKE THIS STUBBORN BACHELOR?Tony wasn't interested in commitment. But he did want Mariah. And strangely enough, the tenderhearted...