'Twas the Night Before Christmas…and Ian Harris was returning home to a mystery. His beloved aunt had disappeared and his beautiful boarder, Laurel Bishop, claimed no knowledge. But the seductive single mother wasn't as innocent as she'd have him believe. Two Christmas Eves ago her husband had been murdered…and she'd been arrested for the crime.The lovely lady had a lot to explain—and even more to hide. While Ian's body told him one thing, his mind knew bette...

He asked her to be his wife, a mother to the children—and before the night was through…possibly his widowQuinn McClure had no right to show up on her doorstep after five years, looking sexy and desperate, with two tiny orphaned children in tow, asking her for an impossible favor. And yet, one look in Quinn's eyes, and her heart answered yes before she knew it.Quinn knew that if something happened to him before he could find his brother's killer, at least he c...

A STAND-IN FATHERAfter his brother's death, Gil Boyer cared for a new mother and her child, his nephew. So when the young woman suddenly disappeared with the baby he'd come to love, Gil went to lady P.I. Paulina Stewart for help, thinking this an open-and-shut case. Then his sister-in-law turned up dead….Something about this big man's fierce devotion to the little baby touched Paulina's heart. Somebody had the child, and with Gil's help, she had to...

To Laney, With Love,I know you have questions but I can explain. Meet me at The Rendevous, Valentine's Day. Make this our little secret.—R.The note stunned Laney Dobson. Before she could move on, Laney had to know if her husband was still alive. So she turned to her son's coach, Ben Forbes, and together they searched for answers—and found unexpected desire.But Laney also found her husband—newly murdered! She sought refuge in Ben's arms,...

BACK FROM THE DEAD…?Sexy lawman Luke Calder was honor bound to keep his wife's two-year-old murder case alive. And though evidence would have him believe Mary had returned from the dead, this eagle-eyed cop knew better.Who was the beautiful impostor?Whoever she was,she was in trouble.And Luke vowed to blow her cover before whoever was trying to kill her succeeded. Except, while Luke's protective cop instincts served him well in unraveling this mystery, his physical responses ...

"You are a princess, betrothed to Prince Laurent of Ducharme. My duty is to train you in royal protocol. And to keep you alive."Learning of her secret birthright shocked Rory Kenilworth, but with "accidents" befalling her and deadly bullets flying, she had no time for regrets. She had to claim her heritage—and somehow resist the fierce emotion blazing in the eyes of her tutor and self-appointed bodyguard, compelling and mysterious royal secretary Sebastian Guimond.

'Twas the Night Before Christmasand Ian Harris was returning home to a mystery. His beloved aunt had disappeared and his beautiful boarder, Laurel Bishop, claimed no knowledge. But the seductive single mother wasn't as innocent as she'd have him believe. Two Christmas Eves ago her husband had been murdered…and she'd been arrested for the crime.The lovely lady had a lot to explain-and even more to hide. While Ian's body told him one thing, his mind knew bett...

To Laney, With Love,I know you have questions but I can explain. Meet me at The Rendevous, Valentine's Day. Make this our little secret.-R.The note stunned Laney Dobson. Before she could move on, Laney had to know if her husband was still alive. So she turned to her son's coach, Ben Forbes, and together they searched for answers-and found unexpected desire.But Laney also found her husband-newly murdered! She sought refuge in Ben's arm...

A STAND-IN FATHERAfter his brother's death, Gil Boyer cared for a new mother and her child, his nephew. So when the young woman suddenly disappeared with the baby he'd come to love, Gil went to lady P.I. Paulina Stewart for help, thinking this an open-and-shut case. Then his sister-in-law turned up dead….Something about this big man's fierce devotion to the little baby touched Paulina's heart. Somebody had the child, and with Gil's help, she had to...

All children require nurturing and stimulating learning environments, but typical early childhood classrooms should be modified for children with special needs. The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom is written to help teachers look at classroom design in a new way and suggests different ways of approaching activities to help children with special needs become successful. By modifying the classroom and activities, all children will be actively engaged. Each chapter focuses on eit...

TO WED AND PROTECTWhen she was entrusted with the young Collingwood heir, Juliana Goodhew never anticipated the atrocious murder of the toddler’s parents or the reality of running for her life, baby in tow. Now she had no choice but to place her trust-and her life-in the hands of Hunter Sinclair, the enigmatic man who offered her every means of protection, even marriage.A wedded alliance with her reclusive guardian would reveal scandalous secrets and draw t...

Rory is spending her birthday alone for the first time since losing her mother when a man named Sebastian, who looks like some sort of noble, appears, saying, “I’ve come to get you, Princess.” And then she learns that she’s in an arranged engagement with the crown prince of the neighboring country. Now, in order for her to take up her mantle, Rory must learn how to be a princess from Sebastian. But the more he prepares her to marry another man, the more his kindness and support set her hea...