Jodi O'Donnell

ONCE UPON A TIME, A GIRL FROM SMALLTOWN, TEXAS, WAS "AMERICA'S CINDERELLA."

But Lacey McCoy traded her glass slippers for cowboy boots and vowed to make her own dreams come true. Trouble was, who'd hire an ex–countess with no experience?

"Iron" Will Proffitt, that's who. Harbouring a powerful grudge, the rugged rancher gave Lacey the dirtiest jobs, certain she wouldn't last. But Lacey flabbergasted him by working hard and refusing to be rescued.

Suddenly Will's feelings for Lacey moved beyond grudging respect to an undeniable attraction. Sure as heck Will was no Prince Charming but could he be the right man for Lacey?

Fabulous
Fathers

HE NEEDED HER TLC .

In all of Texas, there was no better doctor than Holden McKee. But faced with his son's broken arm, the lonely widower forgot to be a dad. Until Edie Turner came to his aid. With tender, loving care she helped his son heal and made his own heart beat faster.

Edie's caring ways soothed the bitterness in Holden's soul and her gentle caresses stirred something more masculine. But Edie had secrets of her own, and the one thing Holden couldn't heal was a broken heart .

Or could he?

This Fabulous Father just might be the perfect husband!

That's My Baby!

"An emotional whirlwind of second chances Texas style!"
Nora Roberts, New York Times bestselling author

CAUGHT!
And at her age!

Glenna Dunn was aghast to learn she was expecting. How could it have happened? But then she recalled the night when rancher Reid Shelton's comfort turned to passion and she blushed. How could she tell him or her pregnant daughter! that she was in the family way? A stunned Reid announced they would wed right away, but Glenna refused. They barely knew each other! True, every time Reid was around, Glenna felt young and graceful, but in a couple of months

THAT'S MY BABY! Sometimes bringing up baby can bring surprises and showers of love!

"Indulge yourself, and read this book you'll be glad you did."
Debbie Macomber, award–winning, bestselling author

WIFE FOR HIRE?

Country bachelor Jeb Albright was in trouble. What did he know about little girls? So when his orphaned niece came to stay, he treated her like one of the guys. But now social services wondered how she'd become such a tomboy?

Enter elegant and refined Mariah Duncan. She was perfect to show Robin how to be a lady. But she was not the type Jeb would choose for a wife! He needed someone who could see beyond his rough exterior to the caring man inside.

Then one day Jeb saw Mariah looking at him and realized she not only saw the man he was, but the husband he could be!

ADDICTED TO ADDIE

Once, rancher's daughter Addie Gentry loved a cowboy with all her young heart and she gave herself to him completely. But, despite his ardent promises, Deke Larrabie rode off into the sunset, unknowingly leaving Addie with child .

What scandalous secrets made Deke disappear? And how dare he come back to Bridgewater on the eve of Addie's engagement, to stir up desires as stormy as a Texas twister, to enthral her young son, to claim what he vowed was rightfully his? Lithe, lean and more dangerous than ever, would Deke repeat past wrongs or was this cowboy finally home to stay?

They came from different worlds

To the residents of Rumor, Montana, Ash McDonough was nothing but trouble. It didn't matter that ten years had passed since he'd last set foot in town. Nothing could redeem him not even the fact that he'd rescued the daughter of the most powerful man in the county from a fiery blaze.

But Maura Kingsley seemed hell–bent on tearing down the defences of the cowboy who'd saved her life. While it would take a better man than Ash to resist her passionate kisses, he wasn't about to let the beautiful redhead anywhere near his wary heart. After all, he'd learned long ago that risks were rarely worth taking even if it meant losing his chance at love.