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A man of honor always protects the woman he lovesCord Greer was one such man. Tessa Draper had been his brother's woman, but no matter how it broke his heart, Cord would do whatever it took to keep her safe. Even marry her in name only.Tessa was pregnant and alone, and her life–as well as Cord's–was threatened. Marriage provided them temporary security–and the ultimate temptation. As danger closed in, was it fear that drove Tessa into Cord's arms–or something more than Cord had dared to hope...

She'd Traveled To Texas For Two Things: A Real Cowboy And A BabyAnd her e-mail buddy, Archer Jefferson, fit the bill. From his jeans to his hat to his crooked smile, the man was more cowboy than Australian stuntwoman Clove Penmire had bargained for–perfect for helping a friend make one little baby. And although she was known as a plain Jane, Clove refused to let her lack of glamour–or the odd twist of her heart when she saw Archer–interfere with her baby-making mission. She'd be the one to love...

From A Burning Night Of Passion To…Parenthood?Fannin Jefferson only wants a date–albeit the perfect date. Petite, blond and cheerful. But what he got is what he least expected and more than he could have imagined: tall, fiery, red-haired Kelly Stone. Now the vivacious Kelly is heating his blood and tempting him like no other woman ever has. She may be ready to call their night of passion a fling, but when she turns up pregnant–with twins–Fannin knows she's the perfect flame for his hearth and...

He may be a grown man, but daredevil Last Jefferson is running away from home. Yet in escaping his own family, he runs right smack into another! Esme Hastings casts a spell under the big top as sexy magician Poppy Peabody–but being mom to her orphaned niece and nephew is her most important job.Unfortunately, convincing a judge she can provide a stable home will take more than a wave of her magic wand.Before Last takes off halfway around the world, he brings Esme and the kids back to the...

Happily ever after meant concussions and busted legs–at least for the Jefferson brothers. But if love meant being cursed with broken body parts, Ranger Jefferson darn sure wanted to keep his bones–and his heart–intact. To his way of thinking, even the military would be safer than snagging a Lonely Hearts lady…. But then Hannah Hotchkiss hopped into his truck with her wild-child smile, thumbing a ride to Mississippi and preoccupying his mind with thoughts of hot kisses. Before he knew it, he was...

That Man's Only Interests Were Boots, Babes And Beds!A love-'em-and-leave-'em cowboy was not what Nina Cakes wanted when she asked for a muscular man to help move her heirloom bed. After all, it was a cowboy who had gotten her sister into trouble, and no handsome rancher–not even a notorious Jefferson brother named Navarro–would make Nina forget why she'd come to Lonely Hearts Station: to save her sister's good name.Staid, ordinary, respectable, Nina was a librarian on a mission, and it would...

Pepper Forrester has been keeping a secret–make that two secrets–for years. When the love of her life, Luke McGarrett, took off after high school not knowing she was pregnant, she didn't bother to track him down. He'd always wanted to shake the dust of Tulips, Texas, off his boots, and he certainly wouldn't need an instant family tied to him.But now Pepper's secret is out and the whole town has conspired to bring Luke back to face his responsibilities. Luke is happy to take up the mantle of...

Someone had rounded up a herd of twenty women for the Union Junction Ranch, home to twelve hard-ridin', heartbreakin' cowboy brothers! With the oldest conveniently gone from home, second-born Frisco Joe Jefferson smelled one big rat. The ladies claimed to have answered a housekeeper ad, but Frisco could spot matchmaking at ten paces. He almost shooed them awaythen he looked into single mom Annabelle Turnberry's beautiful blue eyes, and Go away became Stay. Oh, my! The eleven hunky examples of...

That Bride On The Run Is Just Begging To Be Slowed Down.–Bandera JeffersonWhen Holly Henshaw, wedding planner extraordinaire, left her no-good fiancé at the altar, she decided then and there: no more true love. Adventure, excitement, freedom–that's what she wanted. She'd change her business, change her life…and if she was lucky, she'd kiss a cowboy along the way. That's when she flagged down Bandera Jefferson, a long, tall Texan offering her a ride into the sunset…and much, much more. Ornery,...

The Ride Of His Life…Four Years LateMimi Cannady had no regrets. Spending that night with the cowboy had been the right thing to do–their beautiful daughter was living proof. And since the word commitment used to make Mason Jefferson buck like a bronc, marrying another man the very next day was a good idea, too. But now it's time for the truth….When the sheriff from Malfunction Junction finds out he's a father, he's delighted. Naturally, Mason assumes claiming his daughter means claiming her...

Last Callahan Standing?Defending his family’s New Mexico ranch against a hostile takeover is the only reason Sam Callahan would even consider getting married. With four of his brothers already happily hitched, the youngest Callahan could end up being the last bachelor standing.Unless Seton McKinley says yes…. Seton came home to Diablo to hang out her PI shingle. But the real reason is her unrequited crush on one hunky cowboy. The footloose charmer is proposing they make it legal–in name only!Of...

The boy next door has sure grown up to be one good-looking man. And suddenly all Bailey Dixon could dream of was having Michael Wade see her for the woman she'd become. And then it happened…Passion took command as the rugged rancher happliy made Bailey his…in every way. Though she knew the object of her affection was a natural-born loner, perfectly content with their no-strings relationship, Bailey couldn't help but want more. Somewhere, locked deep inside Michael's heart, lay the answer to her...

Laredo Jefferson was eight seconds from shaking the dust of Union Junction, Texas, from his boots. Eight seconds from discovering the Something Big he was destined to do.He couldn't reckon how he'd promised those eight seconds to sweet filly Katy Goodnight, but he sure as shootin' knew why. He wanted to be her hero. And that meant riding the beast Bloodthirsty Black.Laredo was a lover, not a bull rider. Still, he craved a challenge–and so, it seemed, did Katy. For this gun-shy Lonely Hearts gal...

Liberty Wentworth may have abandoned Duke Forrester on their wedding day, but when she returns to Tulips, Texas, pregnant with his child, Duke knows he'll do anything to win her back. But how? Liberty's claiming he's as ornery as ever, and she can't live with a bullheaded man like him for the rest of her life.So Duke takes some advice from an unlikely source–the ladies of the Tulips Saloon. These women have brought him much pain with their meddling, but if he's ever going to marry the woman he...

All He Wanted Was The One Woman He Couldn't HaveArtist, rancher, bull rider, Crockett Jefferson has always been a man of strong passions. So when he finds himself thinking passionately about the one woman he shouldn't–Valentine Cakes, the mother of his brother's child–this sensitive cowboy knows he's in trouble.Valentine has no idea of how Crockett feels about her, but she does think the handsome cowboy is sexier than any man has a right to be. Of course, she isn't about to let on–trying to win...

Tongues were wagging once more in Lover's Valley, Texas!Bridal store owner Crystal Jennings's shame had once been the talk of the town. The only reason she'd want to lay eyes on the cause of it–that black-haired, blue-eyed devil, Mitch McStern–was to ask him…why?It figured Mitch would come breezing back to town just as her family started a no-holds-barred, get-Crystal-married campaign. It figured his kisses would still make her pulse race–and he still wouldn't reveal his secret from all those...

Dillinger Kent is getting ready for a lonely Christmas on his Texas ranch. All that changes the night the widowed gunslinger hears an infant's wails…and is swept into a time and town definitely not his own. After ditching her fiancé at the altar, Auburn McGinnis is on the run, trying to figure out how to hold on to her family's perfume company.The rough-and-tumble stranger who just showed up with a baby girl in tow could be the hired gun–and protector–she needs. At first, all Dillinger wanted...

Running from relationships was a surefire way to get caught in the marriage trap–and ragged on by his brothers. But no matter what those rascals said, Tex Jefferson wasn't afraid of intimacy–or good girls.And to prove he was man enough to avoid the now-and-forever bonds of wedlock, he planned to temporarily marry Cissy Kisserton, the prettiest, naughtiest man magnet in Texas. But somewhere between I do and make-believe bliss, his sinfully sexy wife became the most delectable, upright girl in...

DADDY KNOWS LAST!San Antonio, TexasSeems one Sam Winston returned home today to discover he was a bona fide father… of twins! Was it possible that his bride, Maddie, had taken an unexpected withdrawal from Sam's Maitland Maternity sperm bank deposit? Well, two cooing newborns sure aren't going to lie! Sam's a daddy. And spittin' mad as to why his dear wife didn't let him in on the surprise nine months earlier….

A Callahan And A Cash—Forever?Sawyer Cash pregnant? With twins? The fiery-haired bodyguard who had secretly shared Jace Callahan’s bed just rocked his world. The only solution is a quickie Vegas wedding. Then it’s back to Rancho Diablo, where Jace can keep an eagle eye on his bride and babies-to-be while waging war against the Callahan nemesis hell-bent on stealing his land.Jace knows Sawyer thinks she’s only brought trouble to his door by marrying him. She wanted to catch a Callahan and now she...

Alex Banning anxiously awaited the birth of his male heir to carry on the Texas family ranch. A Banning boy had been part of the bargain with his wife of convenience, Daphne. But then Daphne not only had triplets, she had three girls wrapped in ruffles, white satin and lace!Suddenly this tough-guy cowboy was in over his head with three newborn daughters and a «marriage» to Daphne that seemed more than an arrangement.

REBEL WITH A CAUSE?Mackenzie Hawthorne is looking for a ranch foreman, not a husband. Good thing, because marriage isn’t in injured bull rider Justin Morant’s future. He’s happy to help save the ranch – and play stand-in father to the sexy single mum’s four angelic new-borns.Mackenzie would be a fool to fall for the hunky cowboy, who wears his rebel status like a badge of honour. Justin’s a natural with her daughters and at ranching…yet she knows he’s eventually going to gallop off into the...

A HERO’S SURPRISE‘Commitment’ has never been a word associated with Ty Spurlock, but he can’t resist Jade Harper! And he’s determined to woo her… even if he is about to leave town to join the Navy SEALs.Jade can’t help falling for Ty’s roguish charm, but she refuses to stand in the way of his dream. The problem? She can’t hide her surprise – two precious surprises! – when her hero comes home for Christmas. Besotted with his twin girls, Ty’s ready for a family. But can Jade say yes to a man who...

TWO BABIES: DADDY NEEDED Suz Hawthorne was always a rebel. But falling for ex-Navy SEAL Cisco Grant – when local legend destined him for another woman – borders on sedition.For a Texas town that depends on its romantic reputation, flouting local lore is disastrous. And, when their attraction comes with consequences, Suz’s renegade heart could cost her the family ranch… and the town its livelihood. Cisco knows he and Suz are meant for each other and the twin babies they’re expecting are the only...

Four Babies—And Her Whole Family—To ProtectAshlyn Callahan has always known that her fate can only bring danger to those she loves. That’s why she flees Rancho Diablo–and the ornery cowboy she loves–to hide out in Texas Hill country. But all hell breaks loose when Xavier Phillips finds her . . . and her four newborn babies.Xav finally tracked down his warrior woman–only to discover she’s the mother of two perfect little boys and two perfect little girls. And he’s the father! Now Ash has to marry...

“Marry me, Taylor.” Those aren’t the three little words Taylor Waters longs to hear from her crush, Falcon Chacon Callahan. The whole town knows the soldier-turned-rancher just needs a bride to inherit the coveted spread north of Rancho Diablo. Taylor wants more—even if Falcon is the hottest cowboy this side of the New Mexico border, which he proves one crazy, passionate night!Family has always come first for Falcon, so when he finds out Taylor is pregnant with his baby, he declares a brand new...

Tighe Callahan is wild and free as the wind, until he starts chasing the beautiful River Martin. After he catches her – in a midnight seduction he’ll never forget—Tighe learns he’s about to become a daddy…three times over! Not even an ornery bull can stop him from making River and their babies-to-be his. Standing down isn’t in River’s vocabulary. Tighe can insist on doing the honorable thing all he wants—she isn’t tying the knot until the cowboy says he loves her. Only now her wounded warrior’s...

Three Little Callahans! You could knock Rafe Callahan over with a feather. He and the very prim, very proper Judge Julie Jenkins are having triplets! Rafe doesn’t expect their precious news to end the bad blood between the Callahans and Jenkinses. And as for saving his family’s New Mexico ranch, with three brothers married off, Rafe’s in fourth place.But that doesn’t stop the die-hard bachelor from proposing—feud or no feud. Julie always had a soft spot for the long, lean cowboy. But Rafe’s...

Texas Tough…And Christmas TenderChristmas Baby Blessings by Tina Leonard Ranger Seagal West is back in Bridesmaid’s Creek, Texas, on bodyguard duty with his soon-to-be ex Capri Snow. And what a body to guard: to his surprise, she’s carrying twin babies. His babies. Capri is as irresistible and stubborn as ever. So how can Seagal convince Capri they all belong together – and not just for Christmas? The Christmas Rescue by Rebecca WintersA slippery road, a speeding car…and Texas Ranger Flynn...

Marriage isn’t in Dante Callahan’s short-term plans. But Ana St. John is!After the gorgeous nanny bodyguard—and woman of his fantasies—turns the tables and seduces him, Dante is suddenly corralling his inner wild man. Now Ana is having his baby…and refusing to say “I do!” There’s no denying Ana’s powerful feelings for Dante.But is the footloose rancher—and the hottest cowboy in New Mexico–ready to hang up his spurs for married life? According to the legend of the magic wedding dress, he’s not....

Texas Ranger Dane Morgan wasn't planning to get married any time soon, but he's been lured home by his father's ultimatum: become a family man or forfeit his inheritance.Suddenly, sticking around the family ranch is looking better and better to this roving cowboy…especially when he meets the new live-in housekeeper. Suzy Winterstone will do anything to give her twin toddler daughters a name–except marry Dane Morgan! He wants to play house for a year to appease his father, who longs for...

Jack Morgan came home to the Morgans' Texas ranch on urgent family business–not to get roped into marriage. But he's finding it impossible to steer clear of his attraction to angelic Cricket Jasper. Now the virtuous deacon is pregnant…with triplets! The sexy rodeo rider has always been in Cricket's secret prayers. But she never dreamed she'd be having Jack's babies!She knows the firstborn Morgan son came home to make things right with his estranged father. Now he's about to become a father. What...

Soldier. Cowboy. Father. Husband? Hired to work the Callahan brothers’ New Mexico spread, Shaman Phillips doesn’t know what to do about the stunning blonde he finds on his porch…except haul her into his arms. Turns out Tempest Thornbury wants to share more than just the returning soldier’s out-of-this-world kisses. She wants to have Shaman’s baby! Tempest came home to turn her not-so-hot past into a better future.The sexy, broody military man’s bringing that dream one step closer to...

The blackest sheep of the Morgan clan came home to Texas to collect his inheritance…not start a family.But there's a family already waiting for him! Four orphaned quadruplets in need of a loving home are pretty hard to resist. The hitch? To adopt them, Pete needs a wife. And Priscilla Perkins could be the ideal candidate….She may be wildly attracted to the globe-hopping secret agent, but Priscilla isn't going to be lassoed into marriage by Pete or his matchmaking father. Even if it is just a...

Becoming a husband and family man in the middle of a raging land feud isn’t the destiny Galen Callahan saw for himself. But once he laid eyes on Rose Carstairs, he knew the bouncy blond with the warrior heart was his future.Now, with Rancho Diablo under siege, the eldest Callahan sibling will do whatever it takes to protect his new wife and triplets. Except Rose refuses to be protected! No husband of hers can stop her from fighting by his side while keeping their newborn sons out of the line of...

Isabella Trueblood made history reuniting people torn apart by war and an epidemic. Now, generations later, Lily and Dylan Garrett carry on her work with their agency, Finders Keepers. Circumstances may have changed, but the goal remains the same.LostOne twin. Ben Mulholland desperately needs a bone marrow donor to save his little girl, Lucy. The brother Ben never knew he had is Lucy's best, maybe only, chance. If he can just track him down…FoundThe miracle of hope. Caroline St. Clair has loved...

A Lonesome Cowboy Finds His DestinyFormer Navy SEAL Sloan Callahan lives by his own rules, free and alone. But now urgent family business brings Sloan and his brothers and sister to New Mexico—and the cousins he’d never met. That isn’t all he finds on Rancho Diablo, where a petite blonde is about to completely upend Sloan’s world.As the liaison between the two branches of the Callahan clan, Kendall Phillips’ job description doesn’t include being bossed around by one ex-military cowboy. It’s hard...

“Holy Smokes. I'm A Father.”Sabrina McKinley broke Jonas’s heart when she left him for another man. Then the eldest Callahan brother gets the surprise of his life when he sees her again…holding his son. Even at six months, his bouncing baby boy was wearing the legendary Callahan smile!Which means Sabrina has got to marry him, even if Jonas has to drag her to the altar. Sabrina’s been head over heels for the hunky cowboy doctor since the day she first came to Rancho Diablo, but it’s always been...

Instant Daddy? Gabriel Morgan has been lured home to Union Junction, Texas, by a father who claims he's not trying to match his ornery son with a ready-made family. Gabriel has his commitment radar up–so when he lays eyes on the widow Laura Adams and her sweet children, he's not prepared for visions of baby booties dancing in his head! Laura finds it absolutely irresistible that Gabriel has fallen for her little girl and baby boy.But his «proposal» to marry her and take care of them all for one...

Not The Marrying Kind?Finding Daria Cameron warming his bed is a sight Judah Callahan will never forget. How can a red-blooded cowboy say no? Especially when Judah's desired Darla from afar for years. Only now she's having his babies. . . and planning on tying the knot with another man. Over his dead body!All Darla wanted was one night of passion with the wildly sexy Callahan she secretly loves. But now that she's going to have a family, she has to be practical. And Judah isn't the marrying...

If you're selling something, I'm not buying, cowboy.” Not the warmest words of welcome for Gage Phillips, who’s just been named overseer of Dark Diablo ranch. On top of that, the Texas rover recently found out he’s a father. The last thing he needs is a woman ordering him around, not to mention driving him crazy with desire…especially now that he’s thinking about mending his footloose ways.Ireland seems a long way from Chelsea’s new life on the Callahans’ New Mexico spread. Which now includes a...

Mistletoe, Miracles and Matchmaking!The Sheriff Who Found Christmas by Marie Ferrarella Now that Sheriff Garrett Tanner is guardian of his niece, Lani Chisholm is more determined than ever to get the sexy Scrooge into the holiday spirit. With a heart the size of Texas, the ex-big-city cop has more than enough love for Garrett and his little girl. And with some unexpected help from a tree hunt and a missing angel, a certain Western lawman just may discover his own Christmas miracle…. A Rancho...

Triple Trouble! When Daisy Donovan arrives in Bridesmaid Creek, she makes quite an entrance: on the back of a motorbike! The former bad girl is back… and ready to face irresistible former SEAL John Mathison, the father of her unborn baby boys.Commitment was never on the cards for John – but he can’t say he’s forgotten his night with beautiful Daisy. When she tells him she’s pregnant with his triplets, John realises he might be a family-man-in-waiting after all! Now, all he has to do is get Daisy...