"Surprise, Surprise. There's a Woman in There After All!"But Kathryn knew there wasn't….Since Derek's rejection, she had felt like a shell, and she had no intention of ever exposing her heart to hurt again! Rex Panther could stalk her as much as he wanted, he could try to crack her ice-maiden image, but she would not succumb.Kathryn knew they had no future together—how could they? So Rex must never know that she was beginning to fall in love with him…....

Gabe Ryland knew he was attracted to Caprice themoment she arrived at his rural resort. But she wasbeautiful and sophisticated—exactly the sort of womanhe refused to let into his heart again!Caprice was equally determined not to fall for Gabe.She'd come hoping to discover the truth about herfather's past. Yet she found Gabe and his little girl,Willow, irresistible. If only she could convinceGabe to trust in love once more…

Dermid McTaggart faces the hardest decision ofhis life—he must find a surrogate mother to carryhis baby, or lose the chance of having children.The last person Dermid expects to help him isLacey Maxwell, his late wife's sister…Lacey is determined: she'll take one year offfrom her successful career to have their baby, thenshe'll leave. Unless Dermid can convince her to stay?

Liz hasn't seen Matt Garvock since he broke her teenageheart, years ago. He's the last person she expects tosupport her when, pregnant and alone, she returns toher hometown. Yet Matt offers more than a shoulderto cry on—he offers the chance to rekindle theirformer passion…With twins on the way, Liz finds Matt's attentions hard toresist. He clearly wants Liz, body and soul. But Liz has herbabies to consider now. Matt has to take her as a completepackage…twins included!

Jed Morgan wasn't the marrying type, as he made perfectlyclear when Sarah turned up on his doorstep with twoyoung children in tow! Adorable children they might be,but Jed wasn't interested. Until the accident…A few bruises and a bad case of memory loss turned Jedinto an entirely different man. He suddenly wanted tomake a family with Sarah—but what would happen whenhis memory returned?

Once Bitten, Twice Shy!After her fiancé's betrayal, Jonquil made a promise—never to fall in love again! But when Slade Alexander starts taking more than a casual interest in her, she's intrigued.The man is an enigma. Wealth and success have made him tough, yet he treats his tiny ward, Natalie, with a tenderness that makes Jonquil long to be part of a real family. But then she discovers the real reason for Slade's interest in her….

Living together by necessity…Jordan dotes on his little daughter and can't refuseher anything. When she begs for Felicity Fairfax asher live-in nanny, Jordan gives in—despite havinga grudge against the Fairfax family!Loving each other in secret…Both are astonished when their enforced intimacyleads to a fiery attraction. How can they be falling foreach other? And living under the same roof meansnothing can be hidden—not their growing passion,nor a family secret...

T he secret fatherBrodie Spencer had loved Kendra since she was a teenager. Now she was a widow with a young daughter, and Brodie longed to help her make a happy family home. But Kendra couldn't risk letting this handsome, bighearted man get close to her….What if he knew Kendra had never really had a husband as she pretended? That an accident had stolen her memory, and Kendra didn't even know who little Megan's father was. Nor could she reme...

A Christmas courtshipDamian McAllister didn't do Christmas. No presents, no carols, no mistletoe kisses. Christmas was just another day. Without the family he'd lost, what else could it be? It would take a miracle for him to fall in love again.Stephanie Redmond believed in happy-ever-afters—and miracles. It must have been fate that stranded her on Damian's doorstep one snowy Christmas Eve—with a sack of presents in her arms! Soft toys, cute fluffy animals…but...

Mallory had given up a high-powered job to look after her orphaned nephew, and no way was she going to let Jordan Caine walk in and steal custody! It was true he had a valid claim to baby Matthew, but Mallory just couldn't bear to lose him…Only, Jordan's proposed solution was equally outrageous: he wanted them to marry and share custody! Mallory had no choice but to live under Jordan's roof, but could she really agree to become his wife?

A mission to seduce…It was four years since Jessica had last seen Mitch, yet she'd never forgotten—or forgiven—his heartless treachery.Now, blackmailed by her boss, and in the name of "business", Jessica was forced to confront Mitch again…and pretend that the attraction between them burned as fiercely as ever! Pretending to fall in love with Mitch was dangerously easy—dangerous for two reasons:He might break her heart again.He...

In search of a wife!Logan Hunter had made a promise: to find a new bride for himself, and a mother for his darling daughter. That was five years ago, and he hadn't even started looking! But Sara Wynter found him anyway….Only Sara had none of the attributes Logan wanted in a second wife. She was too pretty, too outspoken. Logan tried not to fall for her—he simply wanted a marriage of convenience. But Sara reminded him that he had a heart, and it looked as thou...