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It takes one dance at a party for Erianne Mitchell to fall heart-first for dashing entrepreneur Ty Mosby. They have business and friends in common—and a searing attraction that seems far too good to last. But when a devastating mistake tears them apart, Erianne flees to Wyoming with a secret, one she hopes Ty never discovers. She did nothing wrong, and she’ll never ask Ty to forgive her. She'll support herself…and the baby growing inside her. How can she be with a man who doesn’t trust her?

When San Antonio FBI agent Garon Grier buys a ranch in Jacobsville, Texas, the strong, silent loner is hoping to mend some broken family fences. He is not looking for love when he finds an unexpected, unwanted attraction to the girl next door, a shy, lovely woman who believes some secrets are best kept hidden. But the truth will prove just as dangerous when Garon tackles the most difficult case of his career: hunting an escaped convict, a child predator whose former victims are all dead. All except one.

No one expects heartbreaker cowboy Jobe Dodd to settle down and take a wife. Sandy Regan, his longtime rival, takes that as a challenge. She is determined to make the rugged Texan her own, now and forever. As Sandy and Jobe work on the range together, unexpected sparks fly and set passion ablaze. Can she lasso a cowboy’s hardened heart for good?

Sparks flew the moment Kasie Mayfield arrived at Gil Callister's sprawling Montana ranch to temporarily care for his two adorable daughters. Yet never in her wildest dreams did the innocent young woman imagine that her formidable new boss would sweep her off her feet with his potent charm. Before long, she was so deeply in love that it made her heart ache. But how did he feel? The enigmatic rancher was so difficult to read. Still, she couldn't imagine spending her life with anyone but Gil.

Theodore is a man as rugged as the land he passionately wants to claim as his own. Only one thing stands in his way: a feisty woman who is prepared to meet his challenge. Sparks fly as they go toe to toe, but can the man with a will of steel finally learn what it means to bend?

Tom Walker has never believed in true love. A difficult upbringing hardened his heart many years ago, but Elysia Craig is slowly but surely melting his tough exterior. The innocent blonde makes him want to be a different man. But can Tom change from a rough ‘n’ tumble bachelor to the forever husband Elysia deserves?

Dr Drew Morris has kept to himself ever since his beloved wife passed away years ago. Between his friends and his medical practice, he has plenty to keep him busy—and no time for women. But his beautiful assistant, Kitty Carson, stirs up feelings in him that he had long believed gone. Can the good doctor heal his heart and find a second chance at love?

Boone Sinclair is a hard-headed, hard-hearted businessman and rancher. He has it all – except for Keely Welsh. The lovely beauty had always beguiled him…yet he was too experienced for her innocent charm. But when Keely’s life is endangered by forces beyond her control, he has to protect her. Once Keely is under his roof, Boone is the ultimate cowboy – reticent, noble, and blessed with a Texas-size stubbornness! It’s up to Keely to convince him that she’s no longer a girl he can ignore – she’s a woman out to win his heart!

For years, Penelope Mathews worshipped C.C. Tremayne from afar. But the gorgeous loner doesn’t want anything to do with her—or any woman—since his wife’s tragic death. Until one night, when trying to protect C.C. from landing in trouble, Pepi enters a wedding chapel and emerges as Mrs. Connal Cade Tremayne! When C.C. realizes what happened, he plans to end the marriage. Yet the more time he spends with Pepi, the more he realizes he doesn’t want to lose her…

Hiding out in Jacobsville, Texas before testifying in a case, Michael Fiore crosses paths with beautiful but secretive Bernadette. Her solitary existence doesn’t stop him from wanting her. But as their bond grows into passion, suddenly shocking truths surface…

Underneath her bubbly carefree facade, there was more–much more–to the champagne girl. Catherine Blake had high personal standards, including a sense of duty to her widowed mother, which brought her back to Comanche Flats, the family ranch. Once she'd returned, her stepbrother, Matt Kincaid, only complicated matters. Matt demanded that she stay on at the ranch, under his watchful eye. But Catherine had a job offer waiting for her in New York City. There was only one thing that could keep her on a dusty cattle ranch in Texas–the love of the rangiest cowboy in the Lone Star State!

Hot-tempered rancher Powell Long had once stolen Antonia Hayes’s heart. But their love had faced too many obstacles, and Antonia fled. Now she’s back, finding Powell raising a daughter alone. Fatherhood hasn’t diminished the attraction she feels whenever he is near. Is taking a chance at a future family with Powell simply too much to wish for?

Born into a sprawling ranching family, rugged Harden Tremayne was the toughest, wildest man ever to come out of Texas cattle country. And the loneliest. Until he met Miranda Warren, the lovely Chicago widow who aroused feelings too long denied–and a yearning for something that could never be his….Miranda had never felt anything as overwhelming as her passion for the long, lean cowboy. But was her love enough to melt his hard, hungry heart and help them make a new life–together?

Penelope Mathews had spent her entire adolescence worshipping the elusive C. C. Tremayne–from afar. Until one night, trying to protect the mysterious loner from landing in a Mexican jail after he had drunk a little too much, Pepi was forced to seek refuge in a wedding chapel–and wound up going one step further by emerging as Mrs. Connal Cade Tremayne!

As the holiday season approached, the residents of Jacobsville were whispering about Janie Brewster's hopeless crush on Leo Hart. Up until now, all her efforts to lasso the dynamic cattleman had crumbled quicker than those mouthwatering biscuits the Hart men coveted. However, this time the starry-eyed debutante had come up with the perfect self-improvement campaign to dazzle Leo—she'd become a courageous cowgirl!

Gabriel Brandon had been her hero ever since she was a girl and he'd rescued her, an orphan, from sure ruin. And Michelle Godfrey had loved him forever, the mysterious rancher with the dark eyes; he was her protector and guardian angel. Now she'd blossomed into a woman. But Michelle didn’t realise the secrets Gabriel kept…

Newly appointed police chief Cash Grier makes it his personal mission to keep law and order in the streets of Jacobsville. As a true renegade, Cash has learned never to take anything at face value—especially not his gorgeous sworn enemy, "Georgia Firefly" Tippy Moore. But Tippy is no longer a spoiled Hollywood starlet, just an unassuming beauty. The hard-edged Texan finds himself powerless to resist their explosive chemistry. Just as Cash is about to believe that Tippy might be the one for him, an unforgivable betrayal leads to despair, deceit—and unexpected danger.

Amelia Howard cherishes her desert country. The dazzling colors, white heat, and rough sensuality of west Texas stir her very soul. But there's a serpent in her paradise: King Culhane. A towering sunburned cowboy with silver eyes that miss nothing, he's a man she's come to despise - no matter how much she had worshiped him when she was younger. As her father pushes her to secure a marriage proposal from King's mild-mannered brother in order to marry into the Culhane dynasty, Amelia assumes the mask of a demure young lady, always correct and obedient.

With only a quick glance at Nell Regan, a man might miss the beauty in the shy face, or the sexy figure hidden beneath the shapeless clothes. Nell had learned the hard way that she had nothing to offer a man. Her future was here, running her Arizona dude ranch…alone. Then Tyler Jacobs arrived…a man who knew what it was like to be alone and alienated. He yearned to kiss away the pain he saw in Nell's deep brown eyes. But Nell wasn't about to mistake kindness for love. Not again. Yet would denying her own desire destroy her one chance for happiness?

When social worker Jessica Larson asks deputy sheriff Sterling McCallum for help finding the mother of an abandoned baby, he can’t refuse. The brooding cop has a stone in place of a heart and a past as mysterious as the case that brings them together. Something compels Jessica to brave the emotions Sterling arouses within her. But when their secrets come to the surface, can the two handle the shocking revelations?