It Takes A Baby

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COUNT ON A COP

She had to run, hide, change her identity

So why had Kathleen Hanes let herself get sidetracked by a baby and the baby's too–handsome father, Booth Rawlings? To make matters worse, he was a cop a never–say–die, never–give–up detective. It was the cops, after all, who had framed her for her husband's murder!

But that was in tiny Rodeo, Wyoming. Maybe things would be different in New England. Maybe she could finally have the family she longed for, a career a baby. And young Lisa Rawlings fit the bill. But sooner or later Kathleen's past would catch up with her and Booth would learn who she really was.

Until then, though, could it hurt to dream a little?

Having It All

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FAMILY MAN

Love, family, success. Can you really have it all?

Garrett Lock wants it all. He's a single father with a child he adores. He had a successful career. And now he wants a second chance at marriage, another shot at love with Sherry Campbell.

Despite her desire for a family, Sherry doesn't believe that love and independence are compatible. But when Garrett becomes her boss and her neighbour she starts to question her assumptions, falling first for his eight–year–old son and then for him. She and Garrett both find there's more than one way to get what you want.

With a little bit of compromise and a lot of trust you can have it all!

Honeymoon

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A honeymoon of their own.

Toni Shaw can't believe she's actually agreed to research honeymoon resorts for her sister. If that's not bad enough, Kyle Brennan has agreed to do the same thing for the bridegroom. So how do two strangers go about selecting the ideal honeymoon? By trial and error, of course. Mostly error, Toni figures, as she and Kyle keep getting stuck in the most romantic places. Suddenly it's getting difficult to focus on her sister's honeymoon. It's much more fun to imagine hers and Kyle's.

"I love Ellen James's stories. Her wit sparkles and her full–speed–ahead heroines are sure to capture your heart."
Debbie Macomber

The Want Ad

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jillian Birmingham please call her brother collect 212–555–1427

Trouble was, Jillian Birmingham didn't have a brother. She wasn't even Jillian Birmingham anymore. She was April Kelly and she'd do anything to prove her parents innocent of a long–ago crime.

Paul Gardiner was a man on a mission. His father had been killed in a bombing allegedly masterminded by April's father. So why would he want to prove Colin Birmingham innocent? But he said he had proof. Proof April couldn't ignore. So she phoned him and began the greatest adventure and the greatest love of her life!

Cottonwood Creek

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HOME ON THE RANCH

He's in her bad books.

Someone's been skimming profits from Clay Alderson's ranching operation, and now the government has sent an auditor to check the books. The very attractive Ms. J. C. McKenna is all business. She's prepared to stay at his ranch for as long as the job takes, although it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore her attraction to him an attraction he seems to feel, too. But she's determined to keep their relationship professional.

Unfortunately, her professional opinion of Clay is that he's the prime suspect.

When Sparks Fly

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Someone's deliberately setting fires in Durham County

And fire–fighter Ray Minnetti has no choice but to team up with the newest member of the squad, T.J. Tess O'Connor. Not that he has anything against women. On the contrary, he appreciates women, especially women who look like Tess O'Connor. He just doesn't want one on his squad.

But, as the arsonist gets more daring and the fires more dangerous, Ray has to admit that Tess is exactly what her r sum said she was an outstanding fire–fighter. Now he's beginning to question the wisdom of having her as a partner for a very different reason.

There are so many sparks flying between them, they're in real danger of starting a fire of their own.

Babe In The Woods

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So much for peace and quiet

Brendan Millar wants to spend a quiet summer in the woods of northern Minnesota. He has a difficult decision to make whether or not to become a priest and he needs time alone. But that isn't going to happen. Not when Dani Taylor, a beautiful woman with questions of her own, arrives.

It's impossible to ignore Dani and soon Brendan isn't sure he wants to. Then, as if Dani isn't enough of a complication, his teenage niece shows up. She's a runaway a pregnant runaway. And the baby's due any day.

Things aren't turning out the way Brendan planned. But he still has to come up with an answer. Does he choose the path he's spent most of his life following or take a chance on Dani? And what about the baby?

The Wallflower

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Nowhere to run. One place to hide Sarah Davidson is the lone witness to a brutal murder. After the killer makes an attempt on her life, she's put under police protection. But when one of the cops turns on her, she's forced to hide in a place no one would ever think to look. Sarah's solution? Roosevelt High. She'll masquerade as a high school senior and try to blend in.

But no one can ignore the "cool girl from California." Especially not Jack Morgan, her English teacher. Under ordinary circumstances, he would be the perfect man for her. But he'll never look at her as a woman unless she reveals her true identity and if she does that she just might wind up dead. What's a girl to do?

A Father's Heart

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FAMILY MAN

He only wanted to be a father to his children

But that was the one thing Daniel Kendrick couldn't be. Falsely accused of a crime that severed him from his family, he made a new, solitary life for himself in New Orleans. Soon that, too, was shattered.

His teenage daughter had run away had run to him. How could he explain that he couldn't give her the home she longed for? How could he convince youth worker Tessa Hamilton to let him see her? Tessa, after all, was the woman who had damned him in the eyes of the law.

But Tessa is having second thoughts about her testimony. Now that she's met Daniel, she has strong doubts about his guilt. She doesn't, however, doubt that she's strongly attracted to him .

Reluctant Witness

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He was a stranger among them

Prosecutor Brent McCade understood that Sarah Yoder's Amish family and friends had her best interests at heart. But they were dead wrong when they persuaded Sarah not to prosecute the man who'd attacked her.

Sarah knew her explanation that justice should come from a higher court wouldn't satisfy him. And his argument was powerful. Without her help, no woman in Wheatland County including Sarah could feel safe.

If she agreed to testify, was she betraying the people she loved? If she refused, was she betraying herself and the man she was falling in love with?

There's more to the story

Father: Unknown

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9 MONTHS LATER

Her name is Anna. And she's pregnant.

That's all she knows, all the doctors can tell her. Anna was in an accident, and when she regains consciousness, she has no memory of who she is or where she came from. She has no idea who the father of her baby might be.

Jason Whitaker sees the broadcast appeal and comes forward to identify her. This is Anna Hayden. The woman he still loves. The woman who rejected him three months ago. The woman who can't remember him and is now pregnant.

Two months pregnant.

"Tara Taylor Quinn writes with wonderful assurance Her handling of male viewpoint is exceptional; she manages to make her heroes both intriguing and human, which isn't always easy. She seems to genuinely like and understand men, an attitude as refreshing as it is unusual."
Jennifer Blake, author of Kane

Her Protector

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COUNT ON A COP

"I love Ellen James's stories. Her wit sparkles and her full–speed–ahead heroines are sure to capture your heart."
Debbie Macomber

FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS

Robyn Myers loves her father. But Cal Myers has a secret he's not sharing. A secret that tests Robyn's love as never before, and could put her life and her mother's in danger.

Mark Stewart loves his two daughters. But they accuse him of being a better cop than a father. And neither will forgive him for putting his job before them.

At her father's insistence, Robyn comes to the shooting range to learn how to use a gun. Mark on leave from the police department is her teacher. But once again, the cop in him is taking over. He can't help wanting to step in and solve Robyn's problem.

He can't help wanting to protect the woman he's beginning to love.

Baby Boom

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Hope Springs

Hope Springs. A place where you can leave your doors and your hearts open. A town where you know your neighbours. The only things you don't know is what they're going to do next .

Faith, hope and love

Faith O'Dare is an optimist and one of Hope Spring's three mothers–to–be. The only trouble is that the baby's city–slicker father is already married! His partner, Sean Davenport, comes to town to break the news to Faith. All Faith realizes is that here is another man who can break her heart.

Sean falls in love with Faith's fiery nature and her well, faith in humankind. He only wishes she'd place a little faith in him. With the help of the townspeople, he woos and almost wins her, but Faith remains obstinate. How can he convince her nothing could mean more to him than becoming the father of her baby?

The Man She Left Behind

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Could this woman really be her birth mother?

Leigh Randall plans to stay on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina's Outer Banks only as long as it takes to sell her family home. Her memories are not happy, and the locals won't let her forget. But there are at least two people pleased to see Leigh. One is a newcomer a woman who just might be her mother.

And the other is Spencer McKay, Leigh's high school sweetheart. He's back with his teenage son the child of Leigh's former best friend and his feelings for Leigh haven't changed. Like the mystery woman, he wants to rehash the past and make sense of what happened all those years ago.

Leigh just wants to get on with her life. But something is keeping her on Ocracoke. Something more than the secret of her birth.

Anything You Can Do...

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WOMEN WHO Dare

"I contend that today's man could handle the rigors of pioneer life. Could a woman?"
Nolan Campbell

"You bet! Anything he can do, she can do, too!"
Emily Benton

"And probably better!"
Sherry Campbell

There's only one way to find out. Nolan Campbell (known as Camp) recruits a group of women to re–enact the kind of wagon train journey made by settlers of the 1820s. These women include his sharp–tongued sister, Sherry and Emily Benton. Emily with her fragile beauty, her delightful laugh, her two impossible children. Emily, who's as determined and capable as any pioneer.

Surrounded by big horses and smart women, Camp discovers that wagon train life, 1990s–style, isn't what he expected. Sometimes it's fun (not to mention funny) and sometimes it's frightening. Kind of like falling in love. With Emily

A wonderful, witty battle–of–the–sexes romance. Nobody does it better than Roz Denny Fox!

Deception

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9 MONTHS LATER

Her mistake was falling in love with a cop. Now she's pregnant and he's missing.

Shelby Beaumont is madly in love with homicide detective Johnny Spencer. They've been together for the past year; they've just become engaged. And though Johnny doesn't know it yet, Shelby's pregnant with his child.

But Johnny's been investigating a possible case of police corruption. And someone on the force has found out .

Then a bomb is rigged on Johnny's boat. And Johnny's on it.

Or is he?

If Wishes Were Horses

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FAMILY MAN

If wishes were horses

The child's wish: A pony of her own. For her twelfth birthday just as her father had promised years ago.

The father's wish: A safe and happy life for his daughter. That's all Mike Whitten's ever wanted. And that means keeping her away from Liz Matthews and her "germ–filled" camp for young horse lovers. It also means breaking his promise a promise made in haste at a time when Mike would have done anything to bring a smile to his child's face.

The woman's wish: That Mike would stop treating his daughter as though she were made of glass. And if Liz Matthews could sneak in a second wish that he would start looking at Liz as more than just his daughter's riding teacher.

"A wonderful romance. Strong. Emotional. Superb. A real page–turner."
Patricia Potter, bestselling author of Starcatcher

"Carolyn McSparren is a terrific, talented newcomer who has a gift for finding the emotional compass of a story."
Debra Dixon, award–winning author of Bad to the Bone and Doc Holliday

Wyoming Wildcat

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HE'D HAVE TO BE BRAVE TO TAKE ON HER BROTHERS

Grace McBride Kramer knew two kinds of men: those who stayed and those who left. Trouble was, the men who stayed were her brothers, her self–appointed protectors!

But now Travis Sullivan was back in town, and suddenly Grace realized all she'd missed over the years. In Travis's strong, lovin' arms she wasn't a struggling single mother or the good girl Gracie McBride. She was Grace, a woman born to be with this passionate cowboy and ready to be his.

But was Travis meant to be a family man?

Hearts of Wyoming
Rugged and wild, the McBride family has love to share and Wyoming weddings are on their minds!

Baby Boy Blessed

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HE FELT LIKE A THIEF

Little Georgie was his son and he had every right to claim him. But in the year Colin Garrett had been searching for the boy, lovely Lauren Cole had been caring for his child and loving him. And this exhilarating, warm hearted woman had been prepared to do the same for Colin, too until she discovered his real reason for coming to her. Now, though she'd agreed to marry Colin to keep Georgie, Lauren wasn't about to let him back into her heart. How would Colin ever convince Lauren that he loved her every bit as much as his blessed baby boy?

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

Pregnant & Practically Married

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KNIGHT IN WHITE STETSON?

One minute, pregnant and single Karin Spencer was daydreaming about being swept away by a white knight, and one wallop–to–the–head later she was. But her rescuer was no knight he was a cowboy! Surely rock–solid rodeo champ Jed McCarron wouldn't mind doing her one more itty–bitty favour .

Play her fiancé?! Pretend to be her child's father? Jed could feel his "cowboy code" kick in from the moment he'd cradled sweet Karin against his chest. He couldn't help but aid this damsel again. After all, it wasn't like playing her beloved would have him lassoing her ring finger with a golden rope or would it?

THE BRIDAL CIRCLE:
They dreamed of marrying and leaving their small town behind but soon discovered there's no place like home for true love!