As a young secretary, Ivy McKenzie fell hopelessly in love with tycoon Ryder Calaway. But the searing passion that sizzled between them--and Ryder's cool rejection--sent innocent Ivy running. Now, five years later, Ivy discovered that Ryder's magnetic virility was still as daunting--and harder than ever to evade. Jet-setter Ryder had always gotten what he wanted--except for Ivy. For years, he'd waited for her, longed for her. Now she was free, and Ryder's patience was at an end. This time, he vowed to make her irrevocably his. Given this precious second chance, could he convince sweet Ivy that the best was yet to come?

    But it seemed her dream of having a family wasn't meant to be. Deserted by her husband, Allison was left to raise a child with special needs--alone. She could never hope to have another child, and she certainly couldn't risk ever falling in love again ....Until she met Joe Burgett. The sexy writer of children's books was the perfect companion--handsome, compassionate and strong. But more than anything, he wanted to have kids of his own--a gift that Allison couldn't give him. How could she ask Joe to accept her and her special child without offering him the one thing he really wanted?

    Yet here he is, back on a sprawling ranch deep in cattle country, confronted with the one woman he hasn't been able to forget--a mischievous, irresistible cowgirl who both maddens and arouses him. Reissue. .

    So she looked to the skies for help...and it miraculously arrived in the very pleasing form of Michael Justice. But Michael was like no man Alexandra had ever met....Michael had been sent to earth to help those in need, and Alexandra certainly fit that category. But in no time he was having feelings for her that had much more to do with body than soul! Yet how could he ever tell her the truth--that he was no mere mortal, but an angel in disguise?

    Would he ever find a woman with warmth, class and a soul so deep he could lose himself in it?Valerie Hepburn, demure and thoughtful, was all that and more---but, much to CC's frustration, she kept him at arm's length. She was silent about the obstacles she had overcome, and gracious but firm in her insistent refusal to discuss her tragic past. Would CC's persistent, persuasive ways convince Valerie that he could heal her sorrows, and that a future with him would be a glorious wonder?

    Then a tall, blond, bearded stranger appeared in a battered pickup. Bea was reluctantly rescued... and began her long journey home. — Though major mishaps slowed them down, rugged Russ Hammond accelerated her heartbeat!The sassy, smart-mouthed lady deserved to be dubbed "Tiger Lady," but Russ sensed she was as lonely as he was. A drifter with his own demons, Russ had given up on love long ago. So why was he sharing secrets ... and warm kisses? And hoping that before their journey ended, he'd convince the sexy spitfire that they'd both been home all along...

    He planned on seducing the recently widowed Lainie Benjamin, then dropping her like a hot cayenne pepper.Zachary's return to Louisiana shattered Lainie's tranquil life. Twenty years ago he'd left her when she needed him most--yet her disturbing response to his sensual presence proved she still loved him. But was his renewed interest sincere? Or had he discovered her secret and come to claim the child who was rightfully his?

    For the first time in her life, the auburn-haired beauty was on her own. Her sunny outlook overcame all obstacles but one-- she'd just awakened in bed with a long, tall ... stranger!Brody Walker was a rodeo star, an expert at busting broncos and breaking hearts. The sexy cowboy didn't have the time for a sweet thing like Caitlyn, and his painful past left him unwilling to love any woman. But she wouldn't take no for an answer, and soon, he was ready to brand the one wild thing he might never be able to tame.

    Instead, she'd somehow stumbled upon The Molly Q, a top-secret computer project. Then gorgeous, marvelous Luke Montana stumbled across Georgia, and he decided she was a computer spy!Georgia wanted to hate Luke, especially once he kidnapped her, but he was so handsome, so commanding, that his explanations made perfect sense. She told him she was innocent, but he wouldn't believe her. . . even as he made wonderful love to her! Could Georgia get Luke to realize the truth? More important, could they ever get out of this mess?

    Yet from the moment she opened her cottage door to seductive Gabriel Ballesteros, Lisa was mesmerized by this sensual, scarred stranger who seemed so hauntingly, achingly familiar.It had been three years since Jonathan Howard had vanished in the explosion that nearly ended his life...three years since he'd last seen Lisa. Now, he was a new man with a new identity. Could he make Lisa forget the pain of his necessary deception and start over with this woman he so desperately wanted to love again?

    Her father's will gave her exactly eighteen days to find a husband or lose the family business--and she wasn't about to do either! There just had to be a loophole..Sensible lawyer Matthew Oliver had always been fascinated by headstrong, unpredictable Charlotte, and he hated to let her down. There was no getting around the iron-clad legal clause, so he did the next best thing for his pretty client--he married her!The confirmed bachelor dutifully took his place as head of Charlo 's zany household complete with a whiz kid and eccentric robot. He knew it was only temporary... until love stepped in and convinced him to bargain for a lifelong commitment!

    After his eventual release, he headed for the mountains to rethink his life.That was where Shelley Evans found him, and where they both began to fall in love. But he couldn't erase the fear that Shelley's real concern was with the story he represented. After all, she was a reporter, and he knew all about them.As for Shelley, she was afraid she might not get time to demonstrate the strength of her feelings. Christopher intended to prove his brother's innocence, and his quest might very well lead him into a literal dead end.