Kathryn Albright

Clear Spring's new schoolteacher Gemma Starling feels as if she's been given a fresh start. So long as no one discovers her dark secret – she once shot a man in self–defence!

Sheriff Craig Parker has sworn off love, but delightful Miss Starling intrigues him. And when the school is in danger, Craig must protect her. He sees himself loving Gemma, but will her secret tear them apart or bring them together by Christmas?

Back in the officer's arms… 

Four years ago, Tom Barrington shared a connection with Elizabeth Morley that was like nothing he had ever experienced. But as a solitary soldier, he knew marriage was out of the question. 

So when he strolls back into her life, Elizabeth can't believe it. He once broke her heart, and now he's back — more irresistible than ever! And when the dangers of Tom's lifestyle catch up with him, the question remains: can he be the safe harbour she craves?

Years ago, heiress Hannah Lansing was forced to give up the man she loved. Now, to save the family business, her grandfather demands she marry someone she feels nothing for. Torn between duty and desire, there's only one man Hannah can turn to… Gunslinger Caleb Houston is shocked when Hannah arrives in San Diego — he never expected to see her again! In the eyes of society, they're worlds apart, but can Caleb finally convince Hannah to put her own happiness first and trust in the power of the love they share?

Raising her son alone, penniless Sylvia Marks has had enough of being the subject of town gossip. But when her son is seriously injured she'll do anything to save him – even kidnap handsome Dr Nelson Graham!

Nelson knows what he wants in a wife and gun–toting Sylvia Marks isn't what he had in mind...but as the two of them are forced together he realises she's exactly what he needs!

Can a widow in the Wild West…find wedded bliss again?

When Cassandra Stewart fulfills her husband's dying wish by visiting the ranch he loved, she plans to sell it. But then she meets his best friend. As aloof, ruggedly handsome Wolf shows Cassandra the value of life in the prairies, tenderness begins to grow from their shared pain into something more…maybe there's a future for her at the Rocking S Ranch after all…