Love at first touch . . . Air Force pilot Shane Freemont will do anything for his foster sister, including taking a role as Man of Honor in her wedding. He has his misgivings about the hasty marriage, and so does the groom's "best woman," Meg Stoddard. It's about the only thing Shane and Meg, manager of a local dude ranch, do agree on. Until a tornado forces them to shelter in a cramped storm cellar together, and mutual attraction explodes. Love takes time—lots of it. Meg has always believed that. But something happened between her and Shane over the space of a few intimate, incredible hours. Her head says it's just spectacular chemistry. The rest of her is ready to take a chance on the deepest connection she's ever known. But if she does, will she be flying solo, or will her man of honor be by her side? Originally appeared in Happy is the Bride Views: 406
Re-read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author Carole Mortimer Abandoned by her–apparently married!–college boyfriend and left to bring up her daughter alone, Merry Baker decided long ago that marriage isn't for her. But when handsome publishing executive, Zack Kingston, shows up on her doorstep, Merry experiences an intense longing she's never felt before…So when Zack pretends to propose to her at a party, Merry finds herself almost wishing it was real. But what Merry doesn't realise is that secretly Zack is determined to put a ring on her finger!Originally Published: 1999 Views: 406
New from bestselling historical romance author and Whitney Award Winner, Michele Paige Holmes, comes the newest Hearthfire Romance, YESTERDAY’S PROMISE.In the Scottish Highlands, 1761:Nineteen-year-old artist Katherine Mercer dreams of selling her paintings to help support her struggling family. Before she has the opportunity, Katherine learns she is to be sold—or practically so—given in marriage to a lord she has never met or even heard of. In return, a much-needed settlement will be made upon her mother.Katherine’s situation goes from frightening to surreal when her husband-to-be Laird Collin MacDonald arrives with an entourage of men, each heavily armed and speaking with a thick brogue. As if leaving all she knows behind and traveling to another country with strangers isn’t bad enough, Katherine soon discovers a Scottish heritage she knew nothing of, a brother-in-law who wants her dead, and far more at stake with her... Views: 406
Terrified of being targeted by bullies for being overweight, Lionel tries to go through Grade 8 attracting as little notice as possible. But he discovers something about himself: he’s fast. And Lionel takes up running. That leads to joining a running group, and being recruited for the school track team. But being on the track team and getting more attention brings him closer to the bullies he’s been avoiding, and makes him a target. Views: 406
What does Eli Marks have up his sleeve this time? Well, let me tell you, no matter the mystery, his sleight of hand always does the trick. Eli's trip to London with his uncle Harry quickly turns homicidal when the older magician finds himself accused of murder. Not Uncle Harry! A second slaying does little to take the spotlight off Harry. Instead it's clear someone is knocking off Harry's elderly peers in bizarrely effective ways. But who? The odd gets odder when the prime suspect appears to be a bitter performer with a grudge...who committed suicide over thirty years before. While Eli struggles to prove his uncle's innocence—and keep them both alive—he finds himself embroiled in a battle of his own: a favorite magic routine of his has been ripped off by another hugely popular magician. What began as a whirlwind vacation to London with girlfriend Megan turns into a fatal and larcenous trip into the dark heart of magic within the... Views: 406
**“He’s a joy to us. They all are. When they’re not busy giving us migraines.” ~King Henry**
No one ever said raising children was easy...but raising a future monarch? That's another story all-together. Get a glimpse into the happily ever after of Wessco's irresistible royals in *Royally Raised* - a sweet, sexy, heartwarming short story set twenty years after *Royally Matched*. Views: 405
