J. B. Hammock played by his own rules, and rule number one was never settle down. He treated his women with a no-strings detachment they all accepted.

Then sweet Tellie Maddox lost part of her memory. Even J.B couldn't be so heartless as to push Tellie aside, and so he played the role of friend... until friendship turned into something else, entirely. Branded by Annette Broadrick

She'd been called Jake Crenshaw's "shadow," the tomboy who'd tagged after her hero for years till the night she'd tried to prove to him that she was a woman... and had been rejected.

Now Jake needed her help. And he needed her under his roof. This time Ashley would see that Jake lost his white-knight complex... and that she lost her virginity to this man.

Lonetree Ranchers: Morgan by Kathie Denosky

Morgan didn't know a thing about delivering babies, but when he came across a stranded woman in labour, he knew he was her only hope.

When the rugged rancher discovered that single mother Samantha needed a place to stay, he felt duty-bound to offer his home. Samantha evoked his every masculine instinct — to protect, defend... and possess?