But one completely unexpected (and completely magical) kiss later, Lanie's forced to admit the truth—that their supercharged battle of wills hides a much more dangerous attraction….

    There, a new female hired hand has the CEO thinking about mixing a little pleasure with business.Melissa Warner certainly doesn't have many ranching skills. But her beauty's too captivating to ignore, and Jared's ready to stake his claim. Yet even in his passion-induced haze, he suspects Melissa of hiding something. Heaven help her if he discovers her lie, for there's nothing more dangerous than Ryder retribution.

    And it robbed Sarah Harper of her best friend. In the two years since the tragedy, Sarah has wanted to reach out to Rome, but she knew she needed to stay away, guarding the secret she had kept from him and Diane all those years -- that she was in love with her best friend's husband. But now Rome needs her. And though another woman will hold his heart forever, Sarah agrees to be his wife, knowing that everything has a price, including love. Then something totally unexpected rekindles her hidden hope that a marriage of convenience will become a union of love. Will Rome keep fighting his own growing need for a woman who dares him to believe there are second chances in life... or will he give in to the healing power of love and miracles?

    Her agent and her parents are all too involved in her acting career, and she longs for a real connection with a man—not one driven by money and greed. When Scarlett meets Dr. Lachele Simpson on Timmy Callen’s talk show, she hopes that signing up for Matchrimony will be her way out of a life she’s never wanted. Beau Lawrence doesn’t even flinch getting on the back of a bull, but he wouldn’t be caught dead talking to any of the girls who want his attention after a rodeo. Beau has always chosen his bull riding career over his relationships, and he doesn’t see that changing anytime soon. When Beau’s friend Josh convinces him that he won’t ever be happy alone, he decides to take a chance and let Dr. Lachele find a match for him. Will Scarlett be able to accept Beau’s cowboy lifestyle? Or will the man she met at the altar make her wish she’d never left LA? www.keirakbarton.com

    Despite the shaky conditions in the world, she and a friend embark on a cross-country bicycle trip. She's nearly two thousand miles from home when an EMP (Electro-magnetic pulse) over the eastern third of the nation takes out the power grid and cripples transportation. She must get home! Her husband, kids, and grandkids are back at their homestead in Montana! Ride along with Sue on her harrowing and often dangerous journey from Mississippi to Montana across a country just realizing that the world as they knew it is gone.(In January 2013 the author pulled the book file to rewrite some sections in response to reader comments and suggestions, which made a good story even better. This is the new version.)

     Rebecca is traveling with Beryl Watson, Cat and Hayden Harvey are taking a well-deserved holiday vacation, Henry took the kids to Grandma's house, and she's finally alone. A sofa, a book, a blanket, and her animals. Peace. Quiet. The front doorbell? Two strangers barge in, making plans to decorate and change the landscape and the foyer. She finally convinces them to leave, though they refuse to accept she's the homeowner and not some sloppy housekeeper. Who are they and why were they even there? Her friends don't know anything either, so Polly does what she always does. She lives her best life, helping her kids grow into themselves, helping her friends make big changes in their lives, and preparing a New Year's Eve party that brings them all together. The answers are out there and when she finally discovers what happened, not only has Polly made a new friend, but she has another opportunity to help an old friend. It's a New Year in Bellingwood. Everything is possible.

    Thankfully she has the security of loving friends and routine comforts in her life to keep her evenly keeled. When a friend asks her for a favor and she acquiesces, it brings a bit of chaos that spices up Skylar’s mostly staid existence.That chaos comes in the form of Christian Sullivan—a man who is entirely too appealing for Skylar’s own good. She finds herself inexplicably drawn to Christian, much to her own dismay considering that she has a man at home. This is further complicated when unknown connections between Skylar and Christian are uncovered and rock Skylar’s world in ways she never saw coming.

    When Lewis Heart, football announcer and voice of the Crimson Tide, vanishes after an impromptu romp with Vivi Ann McFadden at the Fountain Mist Motel, Vivi does what any Southern woman would do: call her best friend, Blake O'Hara Heart, attorney-at-law.With the town gossip swirling around them, Vivi and Blake are determined to find out what happened to Lewis and clear Vivi's reputation. Because after all, men may come and go, but the Sassy Belles are forever.

    Despite their attraction, Ivo makes it clear he already has a woman in his life. But neither of them reckon on the magic of Christmas.

    He offered to marry Claire and adopt Melanie. But it seems Andreas wasn’t quite the answer to her prayers – he was certainly prepared to deceive his new bride!For – Xander Pascalis has bought himself a wife! Helen is lavishly expensive but headstrong and refusing to share his bed! So Xander carries her off to his private Greek island to get the wedding night she’s so far denied him…Marriage – Mia Frazier agreed to her father’s demand that she marry Greek millionaire Alexander Doumas for her own reasons – not money! Alex won back his family island, Mia’s father would get a grandson, but could Mia’s motive stay hidden now she was carrying Alex’s child?

    Instead of planning a walk down the aisle, she's crossing the pond with the only companion she needs; her darling dog, Bliss. Caring for a pack of show dogs in England seems the perfect distraction from the scandal that ruined her teaching career, and her reputation, in New York. What she doesn't count on is an unstoppable attraction to billionaire dog breeder Donovan Darcy. The London tycoon's a little bit arrogant, a whole lot sexy, and the chemistry between them is disarming. When passion is finally unleashed, might Elizabeth hope to take home more than a blue ribbon?

    To let off steam, she writes a private, scandalous exposé on the tycoon…and is horrified when it’s accidentally published! Yet that’s nothing compared to the surprise that soon follows…Leo’s enraged to see the woman who ruined his name on his doorstep. But once he discovers Emma’s pregnant, he knows what he has to do. Claiming his child will be easy. Trusting Emma and their palpable chemistry? Unimaginable!

    But teaming up with Alexandria Bastin is a complication he didn’t expect. Nor is he prepared to collide with the dark side of Cajun culture—and his own troubled past.The frantic search leads them to a place said to hold magic, an eerie island where Alex is also working her charm on him. At one time, he’d been forced to leave her brokenhearted. And now, dangerously close to the truth, he’ll do anything to protect her from the evil that surrounds them—an evil that might hold the key to sending a little girl home.…Originally published in 2012

     Set in the Blue Mountain’s town of Blackheath in New South Wales, Australia, the novel Heart of Eternity introduces two very different characters, Jay and Naida, who encounter each other at a challenging time in each of their lives. Their individual expressions of the feelings they provoke in each other give rise to a turmoil that could ultimately claim their lives. When two people understand so deeply the pain each other has faced will it force them into the abyss of darkness or will their combined need for healing allow love to enter both their hearts?

    Fate has taken away everything former hot-shot Air Force pilot J.D. Rivera ever held dear--his family, his fiancée and his career. Inheriting his crazy aunt's broken down ranch in Los Rios, Arizona, is the last thing he wants. For J.D. the ranch is just another bad memory. But if he doesn't take over the ranch, all the people who work there will lose their jobs. And the one person who'd believed in him would cry in her grave. SHE COULD LOSE EVERYTHING... A traumatic experience caused Madeline Inglewood to withdraw from life, but now she's determined to change all that. Maddy believes her new job teaching English to Spanish speaking workers at the Tripplehorne Ranch is perfect for her new start. But when she arrives, her employer is dead--and the new owner is man with a secret. He's also dark, handsome, and if locals are to be believed--dangerous. And he has no interest in hiring an English teacher. But when sparks fly between J.D. and Maddy, love...redemption...and second chances are theirs for the taking...if they can let down their defenses long enough to trust each other. "Full of surprises. The pages seem to turn themselves. When a story engages my mind as well as my emotions, I know I'm hooked." 5 Stars --The Romance Reader