The mother must be Jessica Taylor, an unforgettable though regrettable one-night stand. Why would she do such a thing?When Jessica returns, desperate and remorseful, there's no way Alex will let her walk away with his son. And after discovering that she's connected to his jewelry empire's biggest rival, the mogul wonders if the pregnancy really was an accident. What will he gamble to keep his heir…and the woman who still has a stranglehold on his heart?

    . . "The Snow Man" by Diana Palmer Meadow Dawson needs Santa to deliver a solution to her management of the Colorado ranch she's inherited. Cattleman Dal Blake just wants his pretty neighbor's dog to quit digging under his fence. This Christmas, the unexpected gift of love will surprise them both. "Kassie's Cowboy" by Lindsay McKenna A brutal blue norther is battering Wyoming just in time for Christmas when solitary former Marine Travis Grant finds his childhood sweetheart, Kassie Murphy, injured in her car just beyond the ranch where he works. For Travis and Kassie, this snowy silent night will be one last chance to put the painful past behind them--and treat the wounds only love can heal. "Her Outback Husband" by Margaret Way Scott and Darcey MacArthur were the perfect couple, devoted to their life together on the family cattle ranch. With one blistering rumor, it ended in heartbreak--but Scott's mother has a scheme that will reunite them in the Outback for a holiday that will prove it's the season for forgiveness.

    He agreed to help - but of course he wanted something in exchange, and what he wanted was Genista for his wife. He explained that it was a matter of convenience: he needed someone who would act as his hostess and also protect him from all the other women who were pursuing him. Genista had taken it for granted that he meant the marriage to be in name only, but it seemed she had been over-optimistic...

    She worked a full time job, raised her two teenage brothers, supported her retired grandfather and tended to their farm. When her brother Clay was arrested on drug charges, Rebecca's life suddenly began to come apart at the seams.