Her name's Allie Bateman, and she claims she's the owner of the Dragonfly, the charter fishing boat that belongs to Cooper Remington. He isn't about to be swindled out of his inheritance...even if she is the most alluring first mate ever to hit the high seas! Everything was smooth sailing until the sexy East Coast lawyer showed up. Allie can't believe she agreed to be temporary partners-must be the salt air. It can't be the irresistible charms of...

Tanner O'Brien had always kept his focus on two things: rodeo and caring for his nephew. So why was he distracted by one big-city gal who was in town for only a month? Jules Vandeveer was the opposite of everything Tanner was attracted to in a woman-but even her negative attitude toward bronc riders didn't make her any less appealing. Something hidden beneath her kindness to his young nephew made him want to help ease her pain-if only she'd let him. Penetrating...

Alex Casali cut ties with his roots long ago. Now he's a Texas cowboy. But even a Stetson can't disguise the Italian fire in his eyes. Hired to run a quilting course at the A Bar A ranch, Allie is appalled when a brooding cowboy accuses her of trespassing. Manners make a man, and strong single mom Allie wants nothing to do with arrogant Mr. Casali. But when her little daughter utters her first words in a year to Alex, Allie begins to wonder whether...

When firefighter Cristiano Casali is injured on duty, there is only one place he can think of to recover-Monta Correnti, his home…Estranged from his feuding family and still wounded, Cristiano finds it difficult to start living again-until he meets pretty, warmhearted Mariella and the adorable baby she cares for, Dante…. As Mariella helps Cristiano recuperate and reunite with his family she realizes that she wants a family, too-with Cristiano!...

Nikki Johannson's new job at Oklahoma's Bent Tree Boys Ranch is a wish come true. As housemother and riding instructor to a passel of troubled kids, Nikki can do the work she loves. And finally meet someone she's been chasing down for years - ranch owner Tanner O'Brien. Someday, somehow, she'll tell him she's the sister he didn't know he had. William "Mac" MacGregor, Bent Tree's head wrangler, is looking for peace from his troubled past... so playing...

Tucker O'Brien hates doctors, and know-it-all Paige Miles is no exception. After spending eight months as a POW, the veteran wants to be left alone. His bum leg is a lost cause, no matter the nosy doc's promises. Besides, Tucker's in Desperation, Oklahoma, to spend two months with his son, a now-teenager he never knew existed. When time runs out, so will he. Just like he did nineteen years ago. Yet the relief Paige offers is hard to pass up, as is...

Who knew hiring a nanny could get so complicated? Rancher Luke Walker has been caring for his two-year-old son single-handedly ever since his wife walked out, and he sure could use some help. But when he thought to find a nanny, he didn't have someone like gorgeous Hayley Brooks in mind. And he certainly didn't expect her to move into the ranch house! Hayley is working toward being a physician assistant and needs to save money for her classes, and...

"Returning to Crooked Valley is more terrifying than the battlefield to ex-soldier Duke Duggan. Still, Duke has an important reason to be back--to take control of his late grandfather's ranch. But being thrown headfirst into his old life makes Duke feel like a fish out of water. That is, until he sees Carrie Coulter again. Twenty years may have passed but the chemistry between them is stronger than ever. When Duke threatens to sell the ranch, Carrie,...

Nothing in his military training--or Texas upbringing--prepared Hart Sanders for rescuing a woman fleeing her own nuptials. But when the runaway bride is dangerously desirable Maggie McCabe, now working at his family ranch as a wedding planner of all things and bonding with his toddler son, Hart can't stop fantasies of domestic bliss. Two years ago, Maggie ran from making the biggest mistake of her life as fast as her cowgirl boots would take her....

When fertility counselor Melissa Everhart decided to have a baby on her own, she didn't anticipate tripletsor her ex-husband's return to Safe Harbor. Three years ago, Edmond's reluctance to have children tore them apart. But now that he's been made guardian of his niece, Melissa witnesses how tenderly he cares for the little girl. Though Edmond doesn't believe he's father material, his sudden custody of Dawn leaves him little choice. He turns to Melissa,...