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A baby on the way...

A secret, no–strings relationship with Aaron Travers has suited Melody Hartman just fine for the past eight months. The lives of the Mustang Valley veterinarian and the deputy sheriff have always been complicated – and are about to become more so, because Mel is pregnant! 

Raising his toddler daughter and protecting his Arizona town are Aaron's priorities. But this unexpected pregnancy is a life changer. The widowed single dad is ready to do the right thing and marry Mel. Can he say the three words she is waiting to hear? Will she think he wants to marry her only because of the baby? Or will she acknowledge that their feelings for each other run deeper than either of them realised?

At a magical time of year...can a cowboy help falling in love?

For single dad Owen Caufield, living and working at Sweetheart Ranch for a month is the perfect change of pace. While the cowboy-turned-wedding-officiator can now spend more time with his children, Molly O’Malley, his new boss, is less thrilled. A wedding ranch isn’t the best place for three rambunctious youngsters. But amid the chaos – and the coming holidays – it may be the best place to fall in love...

Aidan “Ace” Hart left Flynn McKinley heartbroken when he put family duty above her feelings. Then one night, the old passions were reignited and now Flynn is about to get something she's always wanted—a child to love. Ace takes his responsibilities very seriously.

Running Thunder Ranch and his busy veterinary practice leaves little time for a personal life. That'll only get worse now that he's spending every spare minute with Midnight, the champion rodeo stallion he hopes will save the ranch from financial disaster. Flynn refuses to marry Ace and be yet one more “responsibility” to him. She wants Ace to want to marry her! And until he admits he loves her, she's determined to raise her baby alone…

To provide stability for his two young children, retired rodeo driver Josh Dempsey returns home to his family's ranch, part of which is used as a mustang sanctuary run by Cara Alverez. When Josh asks her for parenting help in return for his support with the sanctuary, Cara is torn – she isn't sure she can survive another blow to the heart. Unless a cowboy looking for his own second chance can show her how to love again…

When a man finds out he's got a son, it's time to take stock of his life. Dusty Cody may be Markton, Wyoming's most famous good–time wrangler, but now he's got only two dreams he's hankering to fulfill. To become the world's next roping champ. And be a father to his little boy.

Gorgeous California girl Maryanne Devonshire shouldn't even be on this cowboy's radar. So why's she making him feel he was born to the family life?

The West is still a mystery to Maryanne, but there's obviously more to the gorgeous rodeo rider than lazy Western charm and killer good looks. Suddenly she's not so eager to hightail it back home. Maybe because she's starting to realize that home is wherever Dusty Cody is.

His family's Arizona cattle ranch is just the place for Cole Dempsey to hang his hat before he heads back to the rodeo circuit. That is, until livestock manager Violet delivers her gamechanging news: she's pregnant!

One passionate mistake could cost Vi her job. And whatever growing feelings Cole and Violet have for each other, she knows when he hits the road again, he'll take her dream of a life together with him. Or is this rancher's legacy about to come full circle?

Nine years ago Ethan Powell gave up his rodeo career, his Arizona ranch, his family – and most important, his high school sweetheart – to join the Marines. He's returned an injured hero, determined to let nothing keep him from going back to a job he loves – breaking horses. Getting back in the saddle is something he needs to do, to prove to himself he can.Breaking horses and breaking her heart again? No way! Caitlin Carmichael isn't ready to pick up where she and Ethan left off, no matter how devastating his kisses are. She isn't the same carefree risk taker she used to be. This time the two–feet–solidly–on–the–ground nurse is proceeding with caution. So what is it about Ethan and his daredevil ways that's making her long to have him as her Christmas cowboy – for now and every Christmas to come?

Gabe Dempsey has vowed to keep the Dos Estrellas ranch alive, even if he has to share ownership with two half–brothers, who are virtual strangers. They are also pressuring him to sell – which will happen over his dead body! Luckily, Reese McGraw is the trustee of his father's estate, and she's on Gabe's side. For now. Reese is happy to support Gabe in his fight to keep the ranch – but as their feelings grow for each other, is her support a conflict of interest?

Twenty–five years ago, the Beckett family was irrevocably divided by lies told and secrets kept. But now Ryder Beckett has come back to reconcile with his past and help run the rodeo arena until he can find a new job.

He's quick to fall into old ways – taking care of the horses, trying a few of his old rodeo tricks and falling for Tatum Mayweather.

Ryder's childhood friend has become a beautiful woman. But how can he get involved with a single mother of three when he's only at the ranch temporarily? Tatum deserves a stay–in–one–place kind of guy and that has never been Ryder.

Is the pull of family enough to make him stay? Is this where Ryder truly belongs?

A Holiday For Healing

Nothing's been simple in Sweetheart, Nevada, since the wildfire that ravaged the charming little town. Miranda Staley is among those who've sworn to stay on and bring Sweetheart back to life. She loves running a group home for the elderly, but it's getting difficult to keep her business going. She could lose everything she's worked so hard to create.

On the day of the fire, Will Desarro helped save some of Miranda's elderly residents. The handsome ranch hand is a man of few words, but Miranda soon discovers that beneath that quiet exterior beats a heart of gold. Will can help save Miranda's home and her business — but only if their love is strong enough to conquer his painful past.

The Powell Ranch is not the expansive spread it used to be. With a good part of its land sold off to developers, Gabe Powell is struggling to save his disappearing way of life. He has a legacy to leave his daughter, and starting a stud farm would give him financial stability. But first he must capture the wild horse he's spotted in nearby Mustang Valley.

Sage Navarre is in Arizona on an urgent domestic matter that will secure her young child's future. And as a government field agent, she's been ordered to help Gabe track down an escaped mustang while she's here. Working with the cowboy is an incredible experience–and Sage finds herself wildly attracted to him.

But what will Gabe say when she dashes his dreams for his ranch? Because he's not the only one who wants that mustang.

Liberty Beckett was so used to watching longtime crush Deacon McCrea ride at her family's Reckless, Arizona arena, she nearly forgot the handsome cowboy was an attorney. It won't be hard to remember now that Deacon is representing Liberty's father in the legal battle dividing the Beckett clan and threatening the Easy Money Rodeo Arena.

This case is Deacon's chance to clear his name in Reckless. He didn't anticipate the powerful effect Liberty would have on him. Their attraction is undeniable…and a huge conflict of interest. To save his career and her relationship with her family, Deacon knows he needs to avoid Liberty. But what a man needs and what he wants are two very different things…

A Reason To Stay 

Las Vegas casino manager Ruby McPhee needs to lay low while the police deal with a stalker at work. So she's trading in her high heels for cowboy boots and assuming her twin sister's identity at the Gold Nugget Ranch. Ruby only plans on staying in Sweetheart, Nevada, until the threat back home has passed. But then she discovers a detail her sister forgot to mention–the handsome sheriff she's dating. 

It only takes a single kiss for Cliff Dempsey to realize the woman in his arms is someone entirely different…and completely irresistible. To protect Ruby's secret, Cliff maintains her ruse, but soon the lines between duty and desire begin to blur. Ruby and Cliff know they have a once–in–a–lifetime connection, but will they have a chance to let their love grow? 

After three years of wrongful imprisonment, Quinn Crenshaw is ready to rebuild his life. A job training horses at his cousin's ranch becomes something wonderful when Quinn meets Summer Goodwyn and her special–needs little boy.

The equine therapy program is helping Summer's young son connect with others – including Quinn. Despite the obstacles in their path, can Summer make Quinn see they have a future worth fighting for?

Too close to home…

Cassidy Beckett has a secret she's kept for six years: the identity of her son's father. She can't hide the truth much longer. The Easy Money Arena's new bull manager, Shane Westcott, also happens to be the boy's handsome uncle. But Cassidy will do anything to protect her young son, even if it means steeling her heart against Shane's nearly irresistible charm.

It doesn't take Shane long to figure out two things — Cassidy's son is his nephew and his feelings for the boy's beautiful mother go way beyond friendship. As a single dad, Shane knows how important a father is to a child. He also knows the men in Cassidy's life have let her down before. Can Shane convince Cassidy to face the truth without losing her trust or his heart?