THE DESERT NEWSIs Rattlesnake Ranch ready for prime time?Stop the presses! Miss Hospitality herself, Meredith Bingham Turner, has been spotted bringing her unmistakable decorative flair–and delicious recipes–to Rattlesnake Ranch. Rumor has it she' s visiting her best friend, Karen, and helping to spruce up the Porter homestead. But I think there' s a reason she might be extending her stay: her best friend' s brother, the bona fide cowboy, Bucklin Porter.Single dad Buck can be as...
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...
MY ENEMY…MY LOVE?For generations, a lake shimmering with sinister, scandalous secrets divided the rival ranching families of Megan Windom and Kyle Herriot. So how could one waltz sweep them into a treacherous whirlpool of primal, unthinkable desire? Why did Kyle's husky whispers begin unveiling Megan's lost memories? Why did quiet Megan haunt Kyle's dreams? What drew them inexorably toward betraying their own kin? Family loyalties and a flood of suspicions threatened to swamp the...
From A Burning Night Of Passion To…Parenthood?Fannin Jefferson only wants a date–albeit the perfect date. Petite, blond and cheerful. But what he got is what he least expected and more than he could have imagined: tall, fiery, red-haired Kelly Stone. Now the vivacious Kelly is heating his blood and tempting him like no other woman ever has. She may be ready to call their night of passion a fling, but when she turns up pregnant–with twins–Fannin knows she's the perfect flame for his hearth...
Nick Cooper can't believe he's in Cooper's Corner sharing a room with the object of all his high school fantasies–Danielle Douglass. And sharing that overstuffed, king-size bed in this cozy inn is driving him crazy with wanting her.However, she needs his protection, not his overactive libido. But in these close quarters, just how long will he be able to keep his hands off her?Under any other circumstances, Danielle would love staying in a room with the sexy Nick. But right now...
He's in some serious trouble Cole Savitt does not want to deceive Briar Browning. But if he hopes to see his son again, he has to find the weaknesses in her charming bed-and-breakfast, then get out of town fast! But the quaint inn isn't the only thing charming him….Cole's straightforward plan becomes anything but when he begins to fall for the beautiful innkeeper. Suddenly everything's on the line–his future with his son, a chance at happiness and the love of a good woman....
The Randalls are back! A new generation will discover the meaning of family…and the power of love.Though not a Randall by blood, rodeo star Toby Randall had always been fiercely loyal to his adoptive family. And his desire to never disappoint them had caused Toby to deny himself the only woman he'd ever loved. He'd left home, determined to erase sweet Elizabeth from his mind. But now she was engaged, safely out of temptation's way, making it clear for him to return to his Wyoming...
THE ULTIMATE REVENGE?Like a haunted gunslinger intent on avenging old wrongs, bitter but now filthy-rich outcast Nick Cassidy was back in Kane's Crossing, seeking retribution from the conniving golden boy who'd once framed him and drove him from town. And why not serve justice on a silver platter–by wedding his enemy's pregnant conquest and giving her baby his notorious name?But Nick's «convenient» marriage to Meggie Thornton, his angelic childhood chum, brought out...
This time, it has to be forever Emily Jordan has been in and out of Salem Pearce's life for years. As an archaeologist, her work often took her far away–even when he asked her to stay. She called it bad timing. He called it running away. Now she's back and asking for one last chance.But Salem is a single father with more than himself to think about. If he gives Emily another shot and she takes off again, it'll hurt his daughters, too. He can't take that risk. But deep down,...
It used to be Nicky Sinclair’s nightmares which kept her up all night; those 3 am silences were her worst enemy. So now she’s following doctor’s orders – rest, relaxation and plenty of therapeutic Spanish sunshine.Only she hasn’t counted on sharing her tranquil retreat with her best friend’s brother Rafael, whose presence is anything but peaceful! With his beguiling eyes and smouldering smile, he quickly becomes a very welcome distraction.After all, if she’s struggling to sleep, why not find...
Wishing the weekend would never end! Trey Harris wants nothing to do with his late father's farm. In fact, he can't get rid of it fast enough so he can enjoy his city life. Then he meets Maxine «Max» Backstrom–the gorgeous woman leasing the land. Between her passion for his family's farm and her determination to show him its beauty…well, Trey can't stop thinking about what it would be like to kiss her!Still, their lives are worlds apart. If he sells, her livelihood vanishes....