She's a widow newly escaped from a brutish husband.He is fully devoted and aims to be the partner she both needs and deserves. However, they find themselves at a stalemate, with neither willing to budge.Laurie Dixon, a lovely young widow with three rambunctious sons, is finally independent. She's managing her own business to provide for her family, and she doesn't need Matthew Whittaker to take care of her. While she suspects she's falling in love with Matt...

The mail-order mayhem continues. Nothing goes as planned for either Suzanna or Charlotte, yet somehow they both get what they deserve. It's complicated.Seattle hasn't been the same since dozens of women responded to a letter for a mail-order bride. Suzanna and Charlotte, two southern belles who couldn't be more different, both answered the same advertisement seeking a husband.Raised in a world of wealth and privilege, Suzanna Jefferies feels entitled and wi...

AbbyNever trust your best friend.After a fun night and too much liquor,Bridget let me crash in an empty apartment over the pub.Only problemShe forgot to mention that the owner's brother uses it when he's home from active duty.I woke up next to a very naked and sexy Navy Seal.Awkward.He seems big on rules and discipline.I'm pretty sure my bottom is at risk.BridgetI love Dell, everything about him.It's my fu...

Cheryl loves her job at Estelle's boutique, but her paycheck keeps getting smaller and smaller with each new shipment. She doesn't see herself as a shopaholic, although her stash in the guestroom closet keeps growing.Her husband, Troy, has been brown bagging his lunch and saving all his overtime earnings for their dream vacation in Hawaii next year. He's not too happy when he accidentally discovers her packages the night before Valentine's Day. Things get out of hand when he confro...

Shadows of a Broken MarriageMorgan Whittaker is a mere shadow of his former self. Burdened by personal tragedies, a failing marriage, and injuries from his last military mission, all he desires is solitude. Cara Whittaker, though resigned to their marriage ending, finds it both painful and frustrating to see her husband deteriorate. As a quantum physicist, she offers him an incredible opportunity: a chance to travel back in time.What Morgan discovers in 188...

Rory and Tess:I completely lost it.I'm lucky I wasn't suspended considering I'm a Detective.I roasted that strangers perfect bottom when I caught her sleeping on the park bench, three times in one week.Then I impounded her car and carted her off to my mothers.Now every time I look at her I think - Finders/KeepersI'll never be able to let her goBridget and Dell:He's an attractive, well-mannered, and inexperienced geek.A 'projec...

Ethan Jorgenson has had enough. Martha Jonas has postponed their wedding for the last time. He's putting his foot down!Martha Jonas can't seem to help feeling a bit sorry for herself. She's the last bride on the shelf, so to speak. All the others have married, and most seem happy with their choices.In truth, Ethan declared for her the moment he met her, sweeping her off her feet, and he'd never wavered. Despite being held at bay each time another's wedding ...

Engaged to a demanding social climber, in love with a saloon girl!Mead Whittaker's life is spiraling out of control. He's engaged to a demanding social climber while his heart belongs to a saloon girl. His situation worsens when a stray bullet threatens to confine him to a wheelchair for life. Desperate and out of options, he listens to his brother Morgan, who offers a solution: travel to the future for advanced medical care.Despite his doubts, Mead takes a...

Here Come The Brides!Oh no! Something is definitely amiss!Hugh Jordon needs a wife. The severe shortage of women in the Pacific Northwest makes advertising for a bride seem reasonable. As long as he finds a wife who is the exact opposite of his tempestuous mother he'll be well satisfied. Studying the applicants, he chooses one who seems to best fit his needs and delegates his head clerk with the critical task of sending polite rejections to...

"I made a mistake," Carrie spat out. "I didn't mean to invite you all on the same night, and in fact, I'm not certain I did. I'm sure one of you just showed up uninvited and it might have been you," she continued, glaring openly at Micah.Carrie Ann Meadows is a dreamer, a bit of a schemer, and the prettiest girl in Centerville. If she'd get her nose out of those damn dime novels now and then, she might realize that standing right in front of her is a flesh and bloo...

For one magical night, Merry and Bright had everything they'd hungered for. Until the sun rose…My goodness! Things are finally starting to settle down at the North Pole.All the presents have been delivered and the Elvin community is looking forward to a well-earned vacation in January.Bartlett Bright, the new supervisor at SW/NP has just survived his first Christmas, with a little help from his new friends, and he's ecstatic. He is also basking in t...

Here's an interesting tidbit of information:Think the North Pole is all about children?Reindeer Turds!Santa's Workshop is bringing pleasure to children of all ages, if you get my drift. Things are happening there, big things, and sexy things. Elf things, human things, human and elf things! It's crazy.Merry Mistletoe, an elfin female, is in the process of a divorcing her cheating husband and it shows in her work. Sad and angry faces are appea...