NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS HAD GRANT EXPECTED THIS.His late wife, Ally, speaking on a memory videotape she'd left behind, was actually suggesting he start dating."Date?" Grant thought aloud. «Who would I date? Who wants a widower who lives on a principal's salary and has three daughters?»Clearly anticipating his reaction, Ally said into the camera, «I know you're going to sit around for weeks saying you wouldn't know who to ask ...
Who was the handsome stranger who'd saved her life – twice?That was what Claire Wilcox wanted to know, especially after she'd impulsively invited the man to stay at her shelter for runaways. She sensed there was more to handyman Nick Andrews than met the eye – there was a great loss this loner was trying to run from. Claire knew what running was all about. A former runaway herself, she'd established a haven for troubled teens.As Nick earned his ...
SHE WAS GOIN' TO THE CHAPEL….…and she was going to get married–to the dashing new minister. At least, that was Julia Evans's plan. Convinced holy matrimony should be based on more than romance, Julia was caught off guard when old-fashioned fireworks erupted where she least expected them– and ignited a spark she couldn't seem to ignore….Carpenter Zeke Taylor knew Julia fully intended to become the pastor's wife. But the more t ...
Widowed with three young children, Tricia Williams vowed never to get involved with another risk-taking man – ever. Her matchmaking friends thought she needed someone, and the blind dates began. No one could compare with her lost love – until she met Brett Lancaster, the quietly strong, handsome new man in town. Like Tricia's, Brett's emotional scars ran deep, and he too had lost his faith.They shared some quiet evenings, and her child ...
MAYBE LAUREL RUNYAN WAS CRAZY…At least that's what everyone seemed to think in Lucius, Montana, when she'd suffered a breakdown after her father supposedly murdered her mother. Now, after a twelve-year absence, she'd returned to bury her estranged father…and her past. But discovering that her first love, Sheriff Shane Golightly, was her new neighbor wasn't the mark of a sane woman. Particularly when just the sound of his mola ...
HE WAS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT MAN SHE'D EVER ENCOUNTEREDMaude Ann knew she was in trouble when wounded detective Matthew Dolan was sent to Henley Haven to recuperate. The nurturing foster mom couldn't afford to fall for another man in blue, yet Matt's piercing eyes and gut-wrenching loneliness stirred something deep inside of her. Now it wasn't a question of if she'd surrender to their electrifying passion but when… ...
Rose Granger had preferred life in Waterville before Stefan Donatien began to call it home. Now the restaurateur turned up in her paint store, her kitchen, her every thought–some of them blazing hot.But she doused her fiery, forbidden thoughts. For the big-city businessman could never be satisfied with the serene beauty of small-town life and the woman who matched it perfectly….Stefan had never burned so fiercely for any woman…fate had singled o ...
Sun, sea and a suitcase of memories Jilted by her cheating boyfriend, with her self-esteem in tatters, Kayla Young escapes to an isolated Greek Island. The last thing she wants is to share her precious paradise with a mysterious arrogant Greek. Hounded from the city by the press and an entourage of gold-diggers, Leonidas Vassalio can’t believe he’s sharing his sanctuary with the one woman who doesn’t know who he is! And he’ll take full advantage ...
When Riana Andrews wakes up to find an engagement ring on her finger, she is more than a little confused.Especially as the guy she thinks proposed is Joe Henderson, the oh-so-sexy famous photographer shooting her wedding dress designs! Joe may have a hidden agenda, but he is acting like her fiance, and she's definitely not imagining the tingles she gets whenever he's around.… ...
