He lives by the law. She's running for her life.
After forensic accountant Beth Greenwood uncovers a money-laundering scheme tying her company to the organisation that murdered her mentor, she knows she needs to go into hiding. With ruthless killers in pursuit, she's forced to rely on homeland security agent Corbin Ross's protection – even as his investigation suggests Beth is complicit in embezzlement. Can their uneasy alliance develop into something deeper – and keep them alive?
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Courted by a cowboy
The Engagement Bargain - Sherri Shackelford
Raised by a single mother and suffragist, Anna Bishop doesn’t think much of marriage — and she certainly doesn’t plan to try it herself. But after an attempt on her life, a pretend engagement to confirmed bachelor Caleb McCoy is the only way to protect her from further harm. Playing Caleb’s blushing bride-to-be makes Anna rethink her independent ways. Because their make-believe romance is becoming far too real…
Cowboy Seeks a Bride - Louise M. Gouge
Marybeth O’Malley is everything rancher Randall Northam seeks in a wife…if only she’d say \"I do.\" But Marybeth won’t marry until she locates her long-lost brother. When Rand agrees to help her with her search, she can’t deny her surprisingly warm feelings toward her prospective groom. Could this untamed but honourable cowboy show her he’'s the husband she never knew she wanted?
Hitched for the holidays
A Convenient Christmas Bride - Rhonda Gibson
After a pupil’s prank forces Anna Mae Leland to take shelter with a widowed sheriff during a blizzard, she loses her teaching job — but gains a fiancé. Josiah Miller needs a mother for his twin daughters and Anna Mae needs to protect her reputation. Soon Christmas’s arrival brings a gift neither dared hope for — a second chance at love and happiness…but only if they’ll forego what’s practical and follow their hearts.
The Rancher’s Christmas Proposal - Sherri Shackelford
Single father and rancher Shane McCoy needs help raising his two-year-old twins. An encounter with a lovely stranger offers an unconventional answer to his predicament when she suggests a marriage of convenience. Tessa Spencer needs a fresh start and protection from a vengeful outlaw. Shane’s ranch provides refuge, and his children easily win Tessa’s affections. But as her past resurfaces, only honesty and trust will make this family Christmas the first of many…
He lives by the law. She's running for her life.
After forensic accountant Beth Greenwood uncovers a money-laundering scheme tying her company to the organisation that murdered her mentor, she knows she needs to go into hiding. With ruthless killers in pursuit, she's forced to rely on homeland security agent Corbin Ross's protection – even as his investigation suggests Beth is complicit in embezzlement. Can their uneasy alliance develop into something deeper – and keep them alive?
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Single father Shane McCoy has his hands full trying to run a ranch while raising two–year–old twins. His children clearly need a mother's guiding hand. An encounter with a lovely stranger on a train platform offers an unconventional answer to his predicament when she suggests a marriage of convenience.
Tessa Spencer needs a fresh start far from her con man father's schemes. His latest scrape has made her the target of a vengeful outlaw. Shane's isolated ranch provides refuge, and his children easily win Tessa's affections. But as her checkered past resurfaces, only honesty and trust will make this family Christmas the first of many…
Prairie Courtships: Romance on the Range
Seeking justice…and finding love
Wyoming Lawman - Victoria Bylin
Deputy sheriff Matt Wiley will never marry again. His little girl might want a mother, but no woman should have to deal with his guilty secret. Yet when courageous single mother Pearl Oliver comes to town, watching from the sidelines isn’t an option — especially when Pearl lands herself in danger. Now his heart, Pearl’s life and the safety of their town are all at risk…
Winning the Widow’s Heart - Sherri Shackelford
When Texas Ranger Jack Elder stormed an isolated Kansas homestead, he expected to find a band of outlaws. Instead, the only occupant is Elizabeth Cole — and she’s just gone into labor. Jack helps deliver the widow’s baby girl and then leaves to pursue the murderer, who killed one of his own. But Elizabeth may hold the key to his unsettled past — and his hoped-for future.
Willing to marry, reluctant to love?
The Marshal’s Ready-Made Family - Sherri Shackelford
Just as she’s resigned to a lifetime alone, a misunderstanding forces spirited JoBeth McCoy into a marriage of convenience. Wedding the town’s handsome marshal Garrett Cain offers a chance at motherhood, caring for Garrett’s orphaned niece. Yet when unexpected danger threatens to expose a long-buried secret, they’ll need a leap of faith to turn their makeshift union into a real family.
Conveniently Wed - Angel Moore
To save her family’s homestead, Daisy Mosley is willing to marry a rugged cowboy who thinks he knows best. But though the widowed mother of two takes childhood friend Tucker Barlow into her home as her husband, she isn’t ready to welcome him into her heart. Can Tucker show Daisy that he’s more than just a practical groom — he is worthy of her love?
Caught between a killer on the loose and a deadly snowstorm…
A man’s been murdered, and the only witness is Alaska State Trooper Shane Taylor’s ex, Kara Riley — a woman he’s sure has been keeping secrets. Now Shane and Kara are snowbound during a dangerous winter storm — with the killer! Shane’s convinced this has to be tied to Kara’s past, and he needs to find the truth…before they become a murderer’s next victims.
From investigating a security breach to becoming the target of an unseen foe...
Someone has been impersonating software engineer Lucy Sutton to steal classified technology secrets, and it’s up to her to figure out who. National Security Agency employee Jordan Harris is the only person she trusts to help her set a trap. But with an unknown enemy watching Lucy’s every move and threatening her life, capturing the culprit becomes an even deadlier task than they expected.
Her life is a mystery…and forgetting the past can be deadly.
Run off the road, investigative journalist Emma Lyons awakens with no memory of who she is or what happened. And researching her own past with Deputy Liam McCourt quickly leads to a killer who wants them silenced. Branded outsiders in a sleepy Texas town full of dark secrets, can they escape an unknown threat dead set on robbing Emma of her past — and future?
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Russ Halloway's mail–order bride never boarded the bride train! In her place is recently widowed Anna Darby Linford, sister of the last woman to jilt Russ. He's surprised to see Anna again – and stunned when he discovers she's pregnant. Marrying Anna seems the right thing to do...especially since love continues to evade him.
Anna hopes Russ will help her find employment – becoming a wife again never even crossed her mind. Yet as she struggles to start over in the small town, Anna forges a genuine connection with Russ. When secrets from her past threaten Russ's future in politics, can they protect their family in the making?
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The 'package' is addressed to him, but rancher Sterling Blackwell certainly didn't order a baby! More scandalous still, he and the town's pretty teacher are named as parents. With gossip running wild, only a marriage of convenience can protect little Gracie and their reputations until her real family is found.
Heather O'Connor is content to be the spinster schoolmarm of Valentine, Montana…until Gracie's arrival stirs her heart. She can't keep the adorable child without Sterling's help, though she promises not to interfere with his life. But staying aloof from her handsome husband isn't easy with a tiny matchmaker in tow. A mistake brought them together, but love might just make them a family by Christmas…
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Mistletoe Reunion – Cheryl St.John
When Marlys Boyd moves West hoping to find acceptance for her doctoring skills, she's surprised to find her former fiance, Sam Mason, running the local newspaper. And with the ladies in town determined to make a match of the doctor and the single father, she's not sure she can resist building the family they once dreamed of...
Mistletoe Bride – Sherri Shackelford
Pregnant by a man who betrayed her trust, a mail–order marriage is Beatrix Haas's only hope. But when she arrives in Cowboy Creek and learns her intended groom has died, she needs a new daddy for the baby that's coming right away. Blacksmith Colton Werner offers the mother and child the protection of his name, but can their marriage of convenience ever lead to true love?
Make–Believe Marriage...
When Tilly Hargreaves and her three nieces are stranded at his small stagecoach station in an abandoned town and threatened by outlaws, Nolan West must protect them. And the only way he can do that is by pretending he's married to Tilly. But can the former solider, whose only wish is for solitude, stop himself from growing attached to his temporary family?
Tilly knows the charade is necessary to keep her and the girls safe, but now her heart is in danger. The longer she pretends the stoic station agent is her husband, the more genuine their union feels. Nolan believes he's better off alone, but Tilly's certain that if he'd only open his heart to his make–believe family, he'd want to claim them as his for real.
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Paid to accompany two orphaned siblings to their grandfather in Nebraska, Lily Winter is dismayed to discover the old man has gone missing. And when the children's inheritance makes them a target, buying protection is Lily's only option. Until a handsome gun–for–hire suggests another solution: marriage.
Undercover US Marshal Jake Elder can't reveal his true identity without blowing his mission. Nor can he leave the town's pretty new arrival unguarded. But while uncovering a plot against her charges is difficult and risky, falling for Lily is all too easy. Especially once their marriage in name only gives Jake a glimpse of how wonderful Christmas–and their future as a family–could be.
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Raised by a single mother and suffragist, Anna doesn't think much of marriage–and she certainly doesn't plan to try it herself. But playing Caleb's blushing bride–to–be makes her rethink her independent ways, because their make–believe romance is becoming far too real…
Prairie Courtships: Romance on the range
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An abandoned baby is the last thing town founder Will Canfield expects on his doorstep. He's not the father–and the mother's unknown. But the precious little girl needs a protector. And Will never backs down from a challenge, even if it means caring for a newborn…or dealing with spitfire cattle driver Tomasina Stone.
With her father gone, Tomasina's trail life has ended. Yet becoming a polished city lady feels far out of her reach. All she wants is a place where she'll be appreciated, respected…maybe loved. And the more time she spends helping Will care for the baby, the more she wonders if she's found it. She's never wanted to settle down…but Cowboy Creek–by Will's side–might finally give her heart a lasting home.
Cowboy Creek: Bringing mail–order brides, and new beginnings, to a Kansas boomtown
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Moira was grateful for John's help when he rescued her–and she couldn't deny that his calm, in control matter proves comforting. But she was determined not to let anything get in the way of her plans to search for her long–lost brother at journey's end. However, could John show her a new future–one perfect for them to share?
A marriage of necessity
Gentlemen don't court feisty straight shooters like JoBeth McCoy. Just as she's resigned to a lifetime alone, a misunderstanding forces the spunky telegraph operator into a marriage of convenience. Wedding the town's handsome new marshal offers JoBeth a chance at motherhood, caring for the orphaned little girl she's come to love.
Garrett Cain will lose guardianship of his niece, Cora, if he stays single, but he knows no woman could accept the secrets he's hidden about his past. The lawman can't jeopardize Cora's future by admitting the truth. Yet when unexpected danger in the small town threatens to expose Garrett's long–buried secret, only a leap of faith can turn a makeshift union into a real family.
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The Cattleman Meets His Match - Sherri Shackelford
Cowboy John Elder needs a replacement crew of cattle hands to drive his longhorns to Kansas — he just never figured they’d be wearing petticoats. Travelling with Moira O’Mara and the orphan girls in her care is a mutually beneficial arrangement. Yet despite Moira’s declaration of independence, the feisty beauty evokes John’s every masculine instinct to protect, defend…marry?
Second Chance Hero - Winnie Griggs
To help his dying sister, Nate Cooper once broke the law — and he’s regretted it ever since. So when the ex-con turned saddler saves Verity Leggett’s daughter from imminent harm, he’s shocked to be called a hero. But when his secrets come to light, will Verity be able to get over his past and see Nate for the caring man he’s become?