Kathleen O'Brien
34 кн.
Fast Fiction Romantic – short stories with a Happy Ever AfterGreta Kinyon should be looking forward to a romantic vacation with her boyfriend at her favorite bed-and-breakfast, the Hideaway. Instead she finds herself unceremoniously dumped. Luckily, she can always rely on the inn's owner, Gabriel Lennox, to offer his rather broad shoulders for her to cry on…
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Ex-con Matthew Quinn has plenty of trouble in his life right now. He doesn't need to take on more. And there's no question that Natalie Granville–with her crumbling mansion and her canceled wedding–is capital-T trouble. But that doesn't stop him from accepting a job from her.He can handle it. All he needs to do is follow some rules: Remember she's your boss, nothing else. Don't start letting the arrangement get all cozy and domestic and personal. Don't notice,...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
She’s pregnant by another man…he’s engaged to another woman It was a Texas-sized engagement party – until a gate-crasher stunned everyone with the news she was pregnant with Chase Clayton’s child. The “father-to-be” was the most astonished of all, since he’d never laid eyes on lovely Josie Whitford, much less taken her to bed.Chase couldn’t blame Josie for her actions after he realised she’d been tricked by a callous impostor. Now, working with Josie to track down the man using his name, Chase...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
WHEN DESIRES BECOME DANGEROUS, LOVE CAN BE DEADLYWhispers of foul play circulate through an upscale community when beautiful Justine Milner disappears. But only when her body is discovered more than two years later is her ex-husband, Michael Frome, accused of murder.Portrait artist Suzie Strickland learned firsthand how manipulative and cruel Justine could be when they were rivals for Mike's affection in high school. She believes in Mike's innocence and suspects she's found a...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Members of the wedding party are starting to die.No one could believe that Thomas Beckham was the kind of man to leave a woman at the altar, but he couldn't marry his bride-to-be. Not after what he'd seen her do. His only choice was to leave and never look back–and to keep to himself everything he'd witnessed.After the wedding-that-wasn't, everyone, including Kelly Ralston, went on to other things. Or so it had always seemed. But ten years later, Kelly finds herself attending...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Sarah Lennox had her life arranged down to the minute–but that was before she discovered she was pregnant and that her fiancé was a jerk.Not sure what to do next, she heads to Firefly Glen, the quiet little town that was once a haven for her. After she arrives, though, she finds upheaval in the disconcerting presence of Sheriff Parker Tremaine–a man who can almost make her forget that she's a recently ditched, slightly desperate and undeniably pregnant schoolteacher.
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Ten years ago, Molly Lorring left Demery, South Carolina, with a secret. She was pregnant with Beau Forrest's baby, but no one could ever know. Because Beau was dead–unaware that he'd even made his longtime girlfriend pregnant before dying in a spectacular car crash.For all that time, Beau's identical twin, Jackson, has carried his own secret. Beau isn't the father of Molly's baby…
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
A Daughter’S TrustSue Bookman wishes she believed that Rick Kraynick would make the best parent for her tiny foster baby. As the girl’s uncle, he’s got a strong claim. But is he blinded by the daughter he lost? And will he ever forgive Sue if she doesn’t choose him? For the Love of Family Belle Carson can’t bring herself to tell Matt Malone that she’s the girl he almost went home with. She needs this job too much. But Belle’s certainly never forgotten him. What’s a girl to do? Stay quiet or tell...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Always an outsider… Armed with only her suitcases and secrets, Tess Spencer arrives at Bell River Ranch. She'll work temporarily at their spa and never tell the Wright sisters her true connection to them. Meeting gorgeous carpenter Jude Calhoun challenges those plans, however. Strong and capable, Jude makes Tess want to share the burden of what she knows….That confession may come sooner than she wants when her past intrudes at the ranch. But if she reveals the reasons she's here, she...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Brianna Wright has ventured to the Bell River Ranch to make peace with her sister.With enough time here in Colorado, Bree might accomplish that goal and forget the mess of her business back in Boston. Of course, none of that will happen if she lets herself get distracted by a certain gorgeous and charming cowboy—Grayson Harper.Really, resisting a guy as carefree as him should be easy for someone as responsible as her. But it’s clear Gray has his sights set on her and his determination is...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
For one year, Penny Wright is doing whatever she wants. She’s returned to her hometown in Colorado – but not the family ranch – to cross items off her Risk-It List. To her surprise, she’s braver than she thinks, because when she spies a hot newcomer doing something sweet for his daughter, Penny can’t resist kissing him on the spot.Unfortunately, he turns out to be Max Thorpe. Her new tenant!Luckily, they both agree to be just friends. But with the sizzling attraction between them “just friends”...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Adam Kendall: He's rich, he's powerful–he's a man who gets what he wants. When he left town, he was a nobody. Now he's the somebody everyone wants to know–everyone except Lacy Morgan.Lacy Mayfair Morgan: After Adam left, Lacy married money–but only because she had no other choice. Some would say she's worked even harder than Adam to get what she has. But Adam has his doubts.Adam's never forgiven Lacy for lying to him all those years ago. And now that she can afford...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Faith Constable is not the kind of woman who runs from a fightIf it weren't for her orphaned nephew, she never would have left Manhattan for the sleepy little town of Firefly Glen. But now she's here–hunted by a madman and forced to live in fear.Reed Fairmont can help everyone but himselfReed knows Faith needs a safe place to hide, but he's beginning to wonder just what kind of protector he can be. His previous failure has already cost one life. Still, he can't back out...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
This cowboy isn't so easy to catch! When Mitch Garwood ran away with Bonnie O'Mara, he thought he'd found forever. But all his dreams crashed the morning he woke alone. Months later, he's immune to her reappearance. Even if she's now using her real name–Annabelle Irving–and ready to tell him her secrets, he's done.Too bad the situation is not that simple. Annabelle's willingness to leave her money and position behind so she can work at Bell River Ranch and be...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Mayor Nora Carson knows that council's plan to bulldoze the Killian family's mansion won't just stir up bad blood–it will attract the last person on earth she wants to see: Jack Killian. Run out of town when they were high school sweethearts, the big city lawyer is back to protect his turf–but what he'll find is Nora's eleven-year-old secret.Her worst nightmare is that he'll put two and two together and start asking questions. But there's no way she can tell him how she came to be a single...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
It seems as if Tyler Balfour's mother was the only woman in town his father didn't marry. So he's as surprised as anyone when he discovers Anderson left him a third of everything he owned.Tyler doesn't plan on sticking around. After all, the good people of Heyday already believe he's responsible for ruining their town. Not that he cares what they think. He was only doing his job.Now that he's back in Heyday, he's starting to realize his job just might be finding out what Mallory Rackham–one of...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
There's a little sinner in the heart of every saintEveryone in Heyday loves Kieran McClintock. He is the golden boy, beloved son of the town's richest man, and he lives up to his saintly reputation. Only one person begs to differ.Claire Strickland's life was ruined by Kieran, and she's not about to forgive him–not even when she discovers that she's pregnant with his baby.Kieran, Bryce and Tyler: Three brothers with different mothers–brought together by their father's last act. The town of Heyday...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
Can a sinner ever really change his ways?No one is more surprised than Bryce McClintock when he is mentioned in his father's will. The two had been estranged for fourteen years, and Bryce hadn't expected–or wanted–any part of his father's estate. But the former FBI agent, smarting from a botched final assignment and finding himself in need of respite, heads to Heyday–only to discover that Lara Lynmore, the woman who directly contributed to his on-the-job problem, has also come to town.Kieran,...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |
9 to 5 MEMORANDUM To: Lindsay From: Danial McKinley Subject: CHRISTMAS IS CANCELED! Lindsay couldn't believe it. She was working on a major deal – with a very important client. Daniel McKinley. But Daniel was a workaholic and, even though it was almost Christmas, he insisted Lindsay drop everything and spend the holidays with him… talking business! In fact, Lindsay shouldn't have been surprised.Three years ago, she'd dared suggest there was more to life than making money – and Daniel had fired...
| Автор | Kathleen O'Brien |