Three couples find places to call home—and potential love—in this trio of romantic novellas set in Western communities.Midnight Sons and Daughters by New York Times –bestselling author Debbie MacomberThere's something special about Alaska—and about the town of Hard Luck. Scott O'Halloran grew up there; he's been away for years, but now he's back. To stay? Everybody's won...

Cowboy goes a-courtin'Jeremiah Blake is a true man of the West: a hardworking, straight-talking rancher. He's got his priorities all figured out-and marriage isn't one of them. He likes women, no mistake about it, but not on what you'd call a permanent basis.Cilla Prescott's arrival in Glory provides him with a brand-new challenge. But Cilla has her priorities figured out, too. She says she's not interested in romance-or in him. Sh...

HOME ON THE RANCHJudith Bowen has a "talent for spinning a powerful story."—Catherine SpencerWestbank RanchWest of the Blue River, WyomingFraser McKenna is the owner of Westbank Ranch. Strong, too silent, a still-grieving widower.Martha Thomas is the woman who comes to stay.Martha's at loose ends, her job "downsized" out of existence. She's a city woman driving through the western states, l...

A secret marriagePhoebe Longquist and Lewis Hardin got married on impulse, without a fancy wedding, without family, without fuss. Phoebe wants to keep things quiet and uncomplicated…for a while, anyway.A family secretLewis would rather not deceive their families. But he'll do it if she really wants…for a while, anyway. He might be a Glory boy made good, but he's also an ex-con and hardly what Phoebe's parents have in mind for their daughter.

A secret marriagePhoebe Longquist and Lewis Hardin got married on impulse, without a fancy wedding, without family, without fuss. Phoebe wants to keep things quiet and uncomplicated…for a while, anyway.A family secretLewis would rather not deceive their families. But he'll do it if she really wants…for a while, anyway. He might be a Glory boy made good, but he's also an ex-con and hardly what Phoebe's parents have in mind for their daughter.

At their last reunion, they all accepted a challenge: look up your first love. Find out what happened to him, what kind of man he became.Since Zoey's spending the month before Christmas back in her old hometown–Stoney Creek, in British Columbia's interior–she decides she'll take the opportunity to search for Ryan Donnelly, the boy she'd loved with all the passion in her teenage heart.Zoey ends up visiting the Donnelly ranch, and she discovers that Ryan–who's still ...

At their last reunion, they all accepted a challenge: look up your first love. Find out what happened to him, what kind of man he became. Since Zoey’s spending the month before Christmas back in her oldhometown-Stoney Creek, in British Columbia’s interior-she decides she’ll take the opportunity to search for Ryan Donnelly, the boy she’d loved with all the passion in her teenage heart.Zoey ends up visiting the Donnelly ranch, and she discovers that Ryan-who’s still single-

MEN OF GLORYA cowboy town in a cowboy country.This is a place a woman could love.These are men a woman could love!She's pregnant–and she's his brother's wife-to-beShe met Jesse Winslow at a cattle show. They had a brief affair–and now Abby Steen is pregnant. Jesse, a rancher from Glory, Alberta, offers to marry her, and Abby accepts. She leaves her home in S...

A man with a wild child. A secret child…When Eva Haines first comes to remote (and supposedly deserted) Liberty Island, she has the uncanny feeling that someone's watching her–and she's right. A small wild-looking child with a huge black dog has been following her around. Eva, who's spending a few weeks on the island to deal with an elderly relative's estate, is puzzled. Who is this little girl? Where did she come from?Eva finds out soon enough. Fanny is th...

MEN OF GLORYA cowboy town in a cowboy country. This is a place a woman could love. These are men a woman could love!Virginia Lake left town more than a decade ago–after a memorable night with a man her parents forbade her to see. Lucas Yellowfly, they said, was a troublemaker. Off-limits. Half-Native American and from the wrong side of town, he wasn't good enough for Dr. and Mrs. Lake. But now…everything's changed. Now Lucas is a s...

A very persistent young man dreams of making his hero his dad in MOM AND MR.VALENTINE by Judith Bowen.

A man with a wild child. A secret childWhen Eva Haines first comes to remote (and supposedly deserted) Liberty Island, she has the uncanny feeling that someone’s watching her-and she’s right. A small wild-looking child with a huge black dog has been following her around. Eva, who’s spending a few weeks on the island to deal with an elderly relative’s estate, is puzzled. Who is this little girl? Where did she come from?Eva finds out soon enough. Fanny is the...