A Bridesmaid Thirteen Times Over. But Never a Bride?A painful betrayal drove wedding dress designer Sylvie Shea out of New York City to her North Carolina hometown. Now she outfits the town's brides and secretly works on her own wedding dress–one Sylvie thinks she'll never wear.Her family–and practically all the citizens of Briarwood–have made it their mission to find Sylvie a husband. And when Joel Mercer and his six-year-old daughter ...
NO ORDINARY WOMAN…He'd believed her to be a fraud, another «convenient» heiress in a long line of cons. But spirited diner watiress Mikki Finnley was different. Not simply because she was more at home in demin than diamonds, but because just a look, a touch, from her could melt his frozen heart… .But Clayton Reese had a job to do. Either prove Mikki was the long-lost Hawthorne heir, or expose her lies. Only trouble was, he'd fallen so deeply for ...
The best man for the job was a woman?Hotshot horse trainer «J.J.» Adams yanked off a battered Stetson–and unfurled a cascade of tantalizing curls! Rancher Flint McCray needed a stallion tamer–not some curvy cowgirl infiltrating his masculine domain. But Jenna quickly proved a natural with Black Satin–and a vexation to Flint's control. The sensual awareness that roared between them monopolized Flint's mind–he had to douse this inferno o ...
It was an affair…to regret.Rachel Blakely's charmed life is significantly tarnished after her husband Nick's infidelity, but she wants to give her marriage a second chance. Then a business trip to sun-drenched Rome with her best girlfriend Kit leads to a night of passion with a stranger–a one-night stand meant to signify the end of a painful chapter in her life.Rachel returns home determined to put the past behind her, and at first life seems go ...
FROM A PECK ON THE CHEEK…Maddie Jackson's bruised heart leaped at the casual brush to her cheek. Evidently men in this town found her attractive! But wasn't this handsome stranger being a little forward? And then she discovered that Patrick O'Rourke thought Maddie was his sister-in-law, and her heart leaped again–this time with hope….TO A TINGLE IN HER TOES!Because Maddie had come to town searching for family–and now she might hav ...
DOUBLE TROUBLE!It’s a beautiful Texas summer, and Shelby Bell’s idyllic lakeside resort is tailormade for romance. So when Shelby suggests that Aaron Walker be her pretend boyfriend to help her catch a resort thief, she’s sure it’s the perfect plan. Aaron is handsome, smart, and understanding – so what if her perfect boyfriend is a fake?Having grown up in the shadow of his twin brother, Aaron is enjoying being the hero. Shelby looks at him as if ...
The Right TouchShe was living dangerouslyAs a TV camera operator and competing fencer, Devorah Hunter had enough to handle. She didn't need a tough, sexy guy like Cal Travis around–she suspected he was a real lady-killer.Yet when she met the notorious pilot at an embassy party in Hong Kong, she was in for some surprises. Devorah had planned on keeping her distance, but somehow her plans and Cal's moves just kept pulling them closer and closer… ...
For the baby's sake…Zito and Roxane Riccioni were still married when they accidentally conceived their baby. But they hadn't lived together for over a year! Roxane's unexpected announcement left Zito in no doubt–the marriage was definitely back on.Roxane knew Zito would want their baby to have two parents. Still, she didn't expect him to move in right away! But they did have less than nine months to sort out the past. Includi ...
You can't help who you fall for…Six months after her husband's death, Jamie knows she has to start living again. And when fellow soldier Brett Palmer turns up, Jamie knows it's fate. Brett is the only other person who can make her feel alive again.Brett swore he would protect Jamie, but being so close to her is driving him insane. So Brett does everything he can to fight their connection. Until the words slip out–he's always ...
