mary sullivan

An unexpected match...

Life is pretty good for champion bull rider Dustin Lincoln. Every week is a different town, a new woman and a fierce competition. Until he takes a job organising a rodeo and meets his new boss, rancher Maxine Porter. She’s brash, aggressive and wants to replace bull riding with a polo match.

Working together won't be easy - they don't see eye to eye on anything! Yet Dusty can't help admiring Max's determination and commitment to those she loves, including her adorable eight-year-old son. For the first time in a long time someone is depending on Dusty, and he likes it. But that may change when Max finds out why he's really in town...

A small town. A big surprise.

Handsome, strange men are not on Violet Summer's radar – especially ones sitting in her diner in too–new cowboy gear. There's a reason Mr Phony Cowboy and his teenage daughter are here in Rodeo, Montana…and she'll find out the truth.

Sam just wants to get back to New York. He doesn't need complications, like the gorgeous diner owner who irritates and intrigues him at the same time. Or a simmering attraction that results in one unforgettable night – and an unexpected bun in the oven! Now he's torn between his big city life…and becoming a real cowboy for good.

Journalist Nadine Campbell set out to write a feel–good piece on Rodeo's own rancher–Rembrandt, Zach Brandt – not a sensational expose. She'd come back from New York to heal, not hurt. But a feel–good piece wasn't about to save her job.

Zach didn't want to be interviewed. But he did want Nadine. Always had, ever since high school. Now that she'd returned, he had a second chance. Opening up to her was a risk worth taking. Or so he thought…

Tempted by a family… 

Travis Read never wanted to settle down anywhere–with anyone. He's in Rodeo, Montana, just long enough to fix up a house for his sister and he'll be on his way. Then he meets Rachel McGuire. Beautiful and kind–and with magnetic whiskey–colored eyes–Rachel is everything that Travis could want. Except that Rachel is also very, very pregnant. 

A struggling widowed mom, Rachel wants to give her family the stability she's never had. Travis dashed those hopes by buying her dream house. Okay, she can start over. But she wasn't counting on such a fierce attraction between them. And this cowboy was never meant to settle down…

A family housewarming!

Visitors are rare at widower Michael Moreno's Rodeo, Montana, ranch. When Samantha Read and her two sons turn up, seeking shelter in a snowstorm, his kids are ecstatic. Michael is less enthusiastic. Sammy's sophisticated city vibe seems out of place in his country home. But even he can't deny that the bubbly beauty lights up the whole house. 

Though Sammy doesn't know much about ranching, she recognizes an aching heart when she sees one. Michael and his kids could use some cheer, and she's determined to make the most of their time together. But as the heat between Sammy and Michael threatens to melt the snow, Sammy wonders if Michael's heart could be thawing, as well… 

He's calling in backup...

As the law in Rodeo, Montana, Sheriff Cole Payette can handle just about anything. Taking in his orphaned niece and nephew, though, puts him out of his depth. Cole turns to bar owner and long time crush, Honey Armstrong.

Honey is shocked by Cole's request. He rarely says two words to her and now he needs her help? But bonding with the kids starts to feel a lot like being a family. Something Honey has never let herself dream about – no matter how tempting Cole is…