Still waters run deep… Hotel magnate Luke Marlow has one golden rule: Never be distracted by a woman. Especially when that woman has just inherited half of his late uncle’s luxury cruise liner. But the ship’s doctor, Della Walsh, proves to be the exception. Her dignified allure arouses Luke’s desire despite his suspicions…Even so, he will gain full control of the ship. At all costs. For Della, the ship has been a sanctuary. Now she has just three weeks to change Luke’s mind and save the ship –...
Love, twice in a lifetime There are five stages of grief, and Luke Bosworth is stuck on anger. Unable to move on after his wife’s death, he’s struggling to make ends meet and be a good father to his children – a fight he’s afraid he’s losing. But then Sarah Jensen crashes into his life.Dealing with the loss of her mother, Sarah is a kindred spirit in grief. And even though he doesn’t always agree with her actions, she renews hope for Luke and his children. Suddenly he’s making plans for the...
A Little Bit Country… Emma Donovan ran off to Nashville when she was young and full of dreams. Now she’s back home in Colorado and common sense is telling her not to count on Jamie Westland. He won’t be around long – not with his big-time career in New York City.Jamie’s never felt at home, especially not with his adopted family. Now, on his grandfather’s ranch, the pieces of his life are coming together and Emma is a reason why. But, when an opportunity arises in New York, Jamie isn’t sure if he...
A BABY'S LOOSE IN BELLE…Simon Gilmore was back in town! And that meant trouble for Kit Davenport, who'd just gotten custody of her best friend's baby. Although he'd been strictly off-limits, Simon had always held a cherished place in Kit's heart. But what kind of father abandoned his own son?AND THE TOWN'S PRODIGAL SON IS ABOUT TO CLAIM HIM!A man who thought the child wasn't his. Until Simon walked into the Dinner Belle Diner and saw the spitting image of...
IN THE COLD WYOMING NIGHT, THREE HEARTS WERE WAITING TO BE FOUND…Gwen Langworthy had been abandoned as a child then left at the altar. She had given up on love and marriage and the entire baby-carriage thing.Garrett Maxwell had lost his child and his marriage and now he spent his life reuniting other families.And somewhere a down-on-her-luck new mother was longing for the baby she had been too frightened to keep–and had left on Gwen' s doorstep.Three people lost in the world…and one baby to...
The French Quarter: where seduction is a game…The Game: ObsessionThe Players: Josie Villefranche, notorious hotel owner; Drew Morrison, business sharkObject of the Game: Have a Cajun-hot love affair, without getting burnedBordello-turned-hotel-owner Josie has a hands-off rule when it comes to men. Too many have wanted her only for her talents in bed. But when too-sexy-to-resist Drew checks in, she decides to make an exception: use him, then lose him–no regrets.Ruthless businessman Drew has a...
Single-father James Dillon's life is dedicated to his young son. Then a beautiful, stylish stranger appears on his doorstep and he can't ignore the magnetism between them.Siena Capuletti's homecoming was only meant to be fleeting–the mistakes of her past are still ruling her head. Yet as she spends time with gorgeous James and his adorable son, she knows she's losing her heart to them.Is she the jet-set career girl she's convinced herself she should be…or the bride and...
WHOSE BABY?The last thing police officer Dan Sorenson expected to find on his doorstep during the biggest blizzard of the season was a woman. A beautiful, shivering woman. But once he escorted her inside to warm up, he was in for an even bigger shock…. For the mysterious woman was not only pregnant but about to give birth!After safely delivering Fay's baby girl, Dan was full of questions–questions that Fay wasn't up to answering. Ever the trooper, Dan stepped in as caretaker and...
A WOMAN'S LOVE… A MOTHER'S SECRETRachel Hartwell, just a kid when she gave up her daughter for adoption, now yearned to be part of Megan's life and fulfill her motherly role. But a run-in with Adam Wessler, Megan's smoldering–and single–adoptive father made her realize that her maternal instincts were not the only ones going unfulfilled.Adam couldn't have known what Rachel's real connection to his daughter was, because, clearly, all he wanted to do was pull her...
Wade Dalton was having a very bad day.His five-year-old had accidentally set the kitchen on fire. His daughter was surly, as usual. The baby hadn't been fed yet. And his mother–aka «The Childminder»–had eloped…with a scam artist. Could it get any worse?Turned out it could. Because the annoyingly beautiful daughter of said scam artist was now at the door, batting her doe eyes at him and proposing that she be his temporary nanny while awaiting the newlyweds' return. Could he trust her to...
FROM MIDWIFE TO MOTHER-TO-BE…One night of heart-stealing passion left Milla Johnson wanting much more from Dr. Kyle Bingham. But settling down wasn't in the gorgeous resident's game plan. And the practical-minded midwife had her own future to think of…now that a baby was on the way. Kyle's baby.Growing up on the black-sheep side of the town's most prominent clan left Kyle feeling out in the cold when it came to family. Until Milla. She had him yearning to shed his solitary...
It started with a kiss…Having left his humanitarian posting in Africa to raise his two orphaned nieces in San Francisco, Dr Gavin Brice has enough on his plate without an inconvenient attraction to his new boss, the frosty Dr Virginia Potter. Especially considering that, ever since his arrival at Bayview Hospital, she’s clearly disapproved of his maverick ways.But when Virginia meets his adorable girls and sees what makes the renegade surgeon tick, her relationship with him soon deepens into...