Home to Alaska. To her ex–husband. Her family. And the babies waiting to be born
Midwife Francesca Walcott has plenty of good reasons to stay away from Alaska. Her ex–husband, Charlie Marcus, for one. Her family, for another. Thirty years ago she chose to marry Charlie over her family's objections. They haven't forgiven her or spoken to her since.
Now she's come home to Alaska because Mia, a midwife, friend and former apprentice, has been found dead. She's left Francesca her estate: a house in Talkeetna, a mine and forty–three sled dogs.
Suddenly there are more reasons to stay in Alaska than to leave. The mystery surrounding Mia's death. The mothers and babies who need her skills as a midwife. The hope of reconciling with her family. And above all, Charlie. The man who's somehow connected to everything in her life. The man who she used to love and still does.
Trial Courtship
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It isn't easy being a kid. Life's a trial for nine–year–old Nick Porter. His grandfather wants him to be good at sports, but he's hopeless. His grandmother wants him to eat vegetables, but he hates them. His aunt Andrea who's his guardian is nice, but she's always on him about school and manners and stuff.
It isn't easy being an adult. Tony's worked hard to escape his past, and that means business always has to come first. So he's less than happy when he's called for jury duty during crucial merger negotiations. Then he meets Andrea Evans and starts to think it might be time to put pleasure before business .
It isn't easy being a family. If Tony's going to have a chance with Andrea, he'll have to win over her nephew. And something tells him Nick will be a formidable opponent.
The Family Way
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9 MONTHS LATER
A pregnant woman without a husband A family without a father And a mysterious stranger who wants to be both
She's the pregnant mother of two children. She's also a recent widow, still mourning the death of her husband, who died before she even knew about the pregnancy. And she's trying to manage a failing resort in Nevada. Despite all this, Wendy Sloan is coping. Sort of.
When a handsome stranger named Josh Walker appears one day, looking for a job, Wendy figures he's too good to be true. Reluctantly, she lets him stay. In no time, her kids are crazy about him and he's fixing up the place, just as he promised. And Wendy Wendy's attracted to him. Very attracted. She doesn't want to be, but she is.
As it turns out, both of her contradictory reactions to Josh are right. No, he's not what he seems to be, not exactly. And yes, he's a man worth loving. A man who can bring wholeness and happiness back into her family's life. A man who wants to be a father to her children all three of them.
Her Bodyguard
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In a sumptuous Newport Mansion
Gillian Mahler has a plan: take the job as soap opera star Lara Corday's personal assistant. Maybe she can endear herself to Lara first, then spring the news that Lara is her birth mother, who abandoned her as an infant twenty–eight years before.
Trace Sutton has a plan, too: work undercover as a bodyguard, posing as Lara Corday's gigolo. Maybe then he can discover the identity of the faceless stalker who wants Lara dead.
In Lara's sumptuous mansion high on a cliff above Newport, Rhode Island, Gillian and Trace meet and attraction sparks right away.
This certainly complicates their plans.
Gillian can't possibly allow herself to fall for a man who's her long–lost mother's lover, and no way can Trace blow his cover as bodyguard especially when some sleuthing reveals that Gillian has an excellent motive for murdering the woman he's guarding!
Dream Baby
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By the Year 2000: BABY!
What have you resolved to do by the year 2000?
Millennium Baby!
When a friend pregnant and desperate suggests that Nora Holloway adopt the baby, it looks as if Nora's dream of celebrating the millennium with a family of her own may come true.
Then the baby's uncle shows up with a plan that doesn't include Nora. Jake Burdette's guilt over his brother's death won't allow him to break his promise to look after the child. He won't allow a stranger to adopt his nephew.
But the more he learns about Nora, the less of a stranger she becomes.
The Rescuer
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Type R Men: Rescuers. Restless, reckless sometimes unsettling.
Dr. Alexandra Robbins may have a successful career as a psychologist in Chicago, but she's had a very unsuccessful marriage. Right now, she's in the middle of a messy divorce. What a relief to get away from her soon–to–be ex and head for a small town in Idaho to complete her study on Type R men "rescuers," men compelled to risk their lives to save others.
Colin McIntyre caught Alex's attention when his daring rescue of a young child was shown on TV. He's obviously the ideal candidate for her research. Only, he doesn't like the idea of being a guinea pig. He likes her though. So maybe he'll cooperate just a little.
Sounds good to Alex. But the more time she spends with him, the more he fascinates her.
Soon Alexandra Robbins isn't just researching the Type R man anymore!
Expecting The Best
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9 MONTHS LATER
He's done raising kids or is he?
As the oldest of eleven children, Denver cop Zach Harmon spent a lot of time helping out with his siblings. Now he's enjoying his freedom, and although he loves his nieces and nephews, he doesn't plan on having a family of his own.
Then Shelley Hightower invites him to a dinner being held in her honour. Shelley's a perfect date beautiful, funny, independent, everything he admires in a woman. The whole evening passes like a dream and the truth is, neither of them wants it to end. So when the blizzard begins, it seems logical to take shelter for the night . Together.
Six weeks later, he learns there's a baby on the way. Unexpectedly, Zach finds that he's looking forward to giving up his bachelor life for the woman he loves and their child.
All he has to do is convince Shelley!
Family Reunion
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The LYON LEGACY
Family means everything and family depends on love.
Join Scott and Nicki as they uncover family secrets, betrayals and deceptions and fall in love along the way in this exciting conclusion to THE LYON LEGACY.
"Family means everything." Scott Lyon's heard his aunt, Margaret Lyon, utter these words ever since he was a child. But now nobody knows where Margaret is and the family's falling apart. Then Nicolette Bechet who has reason to hate the Lyons unexpectedly offers her help.
After the way his family treated Nicki, Scott can't believe her offer. He senses there's someone in her own family she's trying to protect. Her grandmother? Old Riva Maynard obviously knows more about the Lyons than she's willing to tell .
My Babies And Me
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By the Year 2000: BABY!
What have you resolved to do by the year 2000?
Susan Kennedy's going to have a baby by the time she turns forty. Which is in the year 2000. It's something she's wanted planned for the past decade. Now she's got everything she needs to go ahead. A nice home, a successful career, a loving family. Everything except for a husband.
She used to have a husband Michael Kennedy and that's the man she wants for her baby's father. She only needs Michael's "biological" contribution, though.
But then, when Susan's pregnant, she discovers two unexpected complications: 1. She loves Michael more than ever and wants him to be her husband again and a father to his child. 2. There isn't going to be one baby, but two she's having twins!
Daddy's Home
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FAMILY MAN
LOCAL MAN IS HERO
Thirty–five–year–old Tyler Brant saved the life of popular TV personality Kristen Kellar when the small plane they were travelling in crashed into the St. Louis River near Hibbing, Minnesota.
Brant single father of a six–year–old daughter was not available for comment.
Tyler Brant has no intention of speaking to reporters. And while he's happy that Kristen Kellar is recovering, he wishes she wouldn't keep telling people he's a hero. All he wants is to put the crash behind him, get on with his life, spend more time with his daughter.
Still, he can't forget the beautiful woman he'd carried from the wreck. Unfortunately, Kristen's big news and Tyler has reason to stay away. But he hadn't counted on Kristen's determination to thank him in person. And he hadn't counted on his little girl's growing attachment to her.
He certainly hadn't counted on falling in love .
Falling For The Enemy
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Unavoidable liaison
Every Tuesday, Hayley Morgan drops off her six–year–old son, Max, at the baby–sitter's, then drives the deserted stretch of highway south from New Orleans to the maximum security prison where she works. Every Tuesday, Max waits out front at the baby–sitter's, eager for Hayley to return.
One Tuesday, the routine isn't quite so smooth.
Because Max disappears. He's been abducted. But there's one man, lawyer Slade Reeves who can help her.
He's Hayley's only link to Max. She knows she has to trust him, although he appears to be involved with Max's kidnapping.
Even worse, she starts falling for Slade falling for the enemy.
Family Fortune
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The LYON LEGACY
A family's fortune is more than its money.
In the Lyon family, old secrets give rise to new ones
The Lyon family matriarch has disappeared. And now her money's disappearing, too bit by bit. Margaret Lyon's grandniece, Crystal Jardin, who looks after the family finances as well as those of the business, is growing more concerned every day.
The Lyons wait anxiously during this time of crisis, hoping for word of Margaret. Then, as if Crystal's life wasn't complicated enough, she meets Caleb Tanner and she falls for him. Hard. Even though Caleb's everything she doesn't want. He's too handsome. Too confident. And far too relentless. Can she afford to take a chance on her feelings?
Margaret's not there to give her advice, but Crystal knows what she would have said: Follow your heart.
Talking About My Baby
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The Midwives
This baby is hers!
One night in Texas, midwife Tara Marcus finds a newborn baby abandoned in her car. A baby she desperately wants to keep.
She takes the baby to her hometown in Colorado, hoping to adopt her. But adoption requires money. And it requires a better situation than Tara can offer. A husband, a home .
She needs a strategy, and the best one she can think of is marriage. Dr. Isaac McCrea, a newcomer to town, happens to be a widower with three kids. Surely he needs a wife! So what if he's a doctor not exactly Tara's favourite species? So what if she falls in love with him despite her outrageous proposal? None of that matters.
Only her baby matters. Her baby and his children.
Family Secrets
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The Lyon Legacy: Family means everything and family depends on love.
EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS, AND THE LYONS HAVE MORE THAN MOST.
Sharlee is the black sheep in the Lyon family fold. When she finished college her parents and grandparents expected her to join the family business, move back to the family home and do just what the family wanted. But Sharlee had her own ideas and decided to leave New Orleans, the Lyons and the man who broke her heart far behind.
Now the family wants her back, needs her back because her elderly grandfather's last wish is to see her reconciled with her parents. So they send Devin Oliver after her. What the Lyons don't know is that Dev is the last person Sharlee wants to see. She's never forgiven him for betraying her. And she doesn't trust him now especially once she realizes Dev and her family will do anything to bring her back.
Besides, she can't go home it would make keeping her own secret much too difficult .
Her Own Ranger
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COUNT ON A COP
In Florida's Everglades, Carson Ward is the law.
As a ranger, he's sworn to protect the land. But Carson's taken a private oath, too that he will track down the poachers who killed his father.
Alisha Jamison is a well–known wildlife photographer. This assignment in the Everglades will be her last the poachers who attacked her have seen to that.
Carson and Alisha team up to search for poachers and find strength in their partnership of two. They're alike in their independence, their willingness to take risks; they're also alike in their capacity for deep love and for passion.
Danger in the Everglades brings them together. Will it also tear them apart?
The Man From High Mountain
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Cole Reynolds is an outsider.
He's lived in High Mountain all his life but never felt he belonged. That's okay, though. He's a man who likes his space and in West Texas there's plenty of it.
But everything changed the day he met Taylor Matthews. He was guiding Taylor and her husband through a remote part of the desert when someone shot at them. Cole and Taylor were wounded and her husband was killed.
Now Taylor's back determined to find out what really happened. And like it or not, Cole knows he has to keep her safe .
All-American Baby
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HOPE SPRINGS
Pregnant and on the run
Heiress Melina Somerset needs a new home. Hope Springs, Virginia, looks like an ideal place to make a life for herself and her unborn child. The townspeople are friendly and don't ask too many questions.
She's grateful to Ash Thorndyke for getting her to Hope Springs. But his methods and his motives have left her wondering about his past. One thing's clear: he's not the same man she fell in love with in London. Of course, she's not exactly the woman she'd pretended to be, either.
But it's time for the truth. After all, they're going to be parents now!
Second To None
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The DELANCEY BROTHERS
Three very different brothers. Three very different lives. One great opportunity.
What's a tough cop doing in a place like this?
Mike Delancey was one of the best hostage negotiators in Texas. But he's left that behind to work in the winery he and his brothers inherited.
He was ready for a change, but nothing could have prepared him for Veronica Callahan. Because Veronica and her day–care centre represent the two things he swore he'd never have anything to do with again women and children.
Veronica's a woman with a very interesting past and a detailed plan for the future. Coming to Delancey Vineyards and starting a day–care centre fulfils the first part of the plan. The bad news for the extremely reluctant Mike Delancey is: The second part marriage and a family involves him!
Winter Soldier
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IN UNIFORM
Sometimes love isn't enough .
When Lieutenant Leah Gentry nurse and soldier goes overseas as part of a team providing medical care for those in need, she knows she's in for long days and hard work. What she doesn't expect is to fall for Dr. Adam Sauder or to become pregnant with his child.
Adam thinks Leah might be able to save him from his haunting past. But he has nothing to give her not even his love. Still, when the mission is over and he discovers that Leah's in danger of losing their baby, he leaves his job to come to Kentucky.
Adam would like to be a husband to Leah and a father to the baby, but he can't forget his past. He knows he should go but he desperately wants to stay .
The Pull Of The Moon
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9 MONTHS LATER
Moonstruck?
Dr. Danni Goodlove would like to blame everything on the moon. If it hadn't been full that night, maybe the emergency room would have been quieter. Maybe one of the E.R. doctors would've had time to patch up fire fighter Matt Creed. Maybe Danni could have stayed in Labour and Delivery where she belonged instead of attending Matt's injuries and struggling to control her own heart rate.
She might be able to blame that night on the full moon. But how could she explain what happened next? Matt's showing up at her medical convention in the Caribbean. His crazy proposal, her equally crazy acceptance and an unusual marriage ceremony followed by her new husband's tender lovemaking.
And now, just a the doctor's regaining her senses, she's having a baby .
