Cindy Kirk

It's love at first sight for one sexy cowboy–but has this Fortune met the only woman who just might slip through his grasp? Cindy Kirk weaves a sweet and sexy Valentine's Day romance in this latest installment of the new Fortunes of Texas continuity! 

As Valentine's Day approaches, playboy rancher Jude Fortune Jones is convinced he has met the Woman He Is Going to Marry. (Again, his brothers tease.) But it is no joke to Jude. When petite brunette beauty Gabriella Mendoza arrives in Horseback Hollow, Jude knows he will never be the same.  

Keep things light, Gabi tells herself. She is in no position to think about settling down, particularly with the hopeless–romantic cowboy. As a heart–transplant recipient, she has plenty of reasons to avoid getting too intimate with Jude–plenty of reasons to feel less than worthy of his love. How can she trust that the flirtatious Fortune is playing for keeps?

Rust Creek Ramblings

HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET?

You heard it here first:  Good ol' boy Brad Crawford left that raucous Fourth of July card game with legal possession of Boyd Sullivan's Leap of Faith Ranch. Never mind that Brad took advantage of an old man under the influence. The handsome and cocky Crawford has always had a 'me first' philosophy.

Now we've learned that Boyd's long-absent daughter Margot Sullivan has returned to Rust Creek Falls and is living with Brad at the Leap of Faith! It seems unthinkable that the strong-willed, sassy rodeo rider would allow Brad to take advantage of her. So just what is going on behind those weathered fences?  Place your bets, savvy readers. Could the right woman finally have reformed Brad the cad?

Sir Oliver Fortune Hayes is new to Horseback Hollow...new to Texas...and even new to parenting. It's enough to drive a man daft — and daft he would go, if it weren't for Ollie's new nanny, Shannon Singleton. A cowgirl for a nanny? It's a little unorthodox, but it works. The trouble is, now Oliver can't help imagining sweet Shannon as his Valentine. She's warm and bubbly and...much too young for the likes of him. Will proper Oliver maintain his upper-crust composure?  Or will the love of a good Texas woman rope him in for good?

From Russia, With Love — Ingrid Weaver

Designer Marina Artamova wants to find her orphaned nephew, who has vanished into the Russian welfare system. When finally Marina locates Stefan, he's already been adopted by American David Anderson. She joins them on the cruise ship Alexandra's Dream — David's gift to the reserved boy before taking him to the US. Marina must focus on gaining custody of Stefan, despite her undeniable attraction to David. But Stefan's silence hides a secret about his parents' deaths...and that the man responsible will do anything to keep him quiet.

Scent of A Woman — Joanne Rock

When fragrance business Danielle is pressured to sell her shop, she sees an opportunity in attending an exclusive conference on Alexandra's Dream — she'll make contacts to support her! But it all comes to a halt when she meets Adam Burns, a representative from a US competitor who is determined to outmanoeuvre her.

Fighting off the advances of a competing fragrance company is hard enough, but resisting her attraction to Adam may prove to be the real battle — and mixing business with pleasure may just cost her both.

The Tycoon's Son — Cindy Kirk

Trish Melrose is on Alexandra's Dream to convince businessman Theo Catomeris to re-sign his contract with Liberty Line. Theo's estranged father gave her the task, but the attraction between them is becoming a distraction...

Theo's success suggest that he's a man with blueprints to good fortune, but absentee parents have made it difficult for to trust anyone. Now that his father has purchased the cruise line he used to work with, Theo is reluctant to sign the contract. But will Trish give him a new perspective on building a future and resolving his past?

Meet the neighbours...

WINN FERRIS: Land developer.  Lives to work. When he's not making deals, he's dreaming about them.

HAILEY RANDALL: Out of work speech therapist. Homebody. Can't wait to have a family of her own.

GAME CHANGER: The eight–year old–son Winn never knew he had!

NEW CHALLENGE: Winn needs help taking care of his little boy–and Hailey stepped up. Is she falling for the father and the son?

NEW OPPORTUNITY?: Winn had known Hailey for years, but  was he suddenly starting to have feelings for the girl next door? 

Jackson Hole obstetrician Michelle Kearns' “No kids” rule is tested to the max when she meets her sinfully handsome new neighbour. Because there's just one thing wrong with the heartmeltingly perfect construction engineer: his teenage daughter! Gabe Davis can't understand the sexy doctor next door.

After all, the willowy blonde beauty is a natural with his young daughter. Doesn't Michelle realise that family is what it's all about? Try as she might, she can't ignore the sparks igniting between them. It couldn't be a more ideal prescription… for happy ever after!