When her aunt dies, Mindy Russell heads to the ranch in west Texas that was her aunt's final home. Aunt Lucy had been a character--once married to a Texas millionaire, she had tweeked social conventions, enjoyed life to the fullest, and, according to family legend, kept a gigolo. Mindy hopes that there's enough in the inheritance to pay her way through teaching school. When she arrives, though, she finds that the ranch manager has his own plans for the ranch, and they don't include Mindy t...

Mark Barnes is certain no woman can really love a man blinded by a land mine during peacekeeping operations in Bosnia. What looks like love must be pity, he concludes. That's certainly the message he got from his ex-fiancee when he returned from his military service and became a government lawyer. So, he focusses on his job and works out. When he accidentally sits on a beautiful ex-jock blonde, Mark initially backs off, but he is intrigued by this woman who seems to accept him as simply a ...

For her thirtieth birthday, Nicole d'Angre is expecting a nice present from her dominant husband--maybe a night on the town or a bit more passion and less pain than usual. Instead, he brings in an co-ed to replace her, tells her she's too old (at 30) for a male like him, and dumps her. Nicole dropped out of college to serve her master and doesn't have a clue how to create a life of her own--the only path she sees is to scheme her way back into her husband's good graces. First, though, she ...

How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book provides an evidence base for programme planning, policy and practice.This volume establishes a platform for comparison of international systems, trends and outcomes in foster care today. Each contributor provides a commentary on o...

Billionaire businessman Tyler Atwood knows how to solve problems--when his father left his family with nothing but debts, Tyler had to develop his business and problem-solving skills. Now he's parlayed those skills into a successful steel business, but Harvey, a golden retriever mix, is beyond his capabilities. The dog is destructive and has gone through five different trainers. Desperate, when Tyler hears about pet psychologist, Courtney Zane, he resolves to do whatever it takes to persua...

A Short Story - Brenda Blake the plain Jane data entry clerk secretly adores salesman Nick. But Nick and Tori, the sexy secretary, are tied at the hips. Not so tight that an argument doesn’t bust their Caribbean vacation plans. In a snit, Tori tosses her tickets to Brenda who hasn’t had a vacation in four years. So brown-wearing, ugly duckling maxes out her credit card for a new hairdo and bright clothes, meant just for the beach. Nick isn’t going to let his vacation be spoiled by his spoi...

A young woman, stranded and injured in a snowstorm, is rescued by backwoods lumberjack Jake. Jake saves Julie from hypothermia and certain death when he finds her unconscious in the snow. Over the next five days, the gentle giant cares for her and begins to win her heart.

“Readers hearts will melt as love rolls in with this one-of-a-kind story that is both hilarious and romantic. Costa’s voice is bold, refreshing and the narrative is delivered with such spunk, fans of chick-lit will squeal with delight. With characters this vivid and animated, you almost expect them to stroll off the page in this book your friends will be begging to borrow.”-Jaime A. Geraldi, The Romantic TimesThrough middle school, high school, bad dates, and an ill-advised ...

Elizabeth Foster is a young woman with a promising future. She has a perfect family in a nice neighborhood and she is getting ready to graduate from high school and begin her life. The only problem is a dark secret that she has kept hidden all her life.No one would ever guess that the quiet and shy girl has a rare sexuality. She is only attracted to men with physical disabilities. When she meets the paraplegic man of her dreams she tries to keep him from finding out the truth about...

Matt Calvin has watched Gina Carruther’s beautiful shape sway up and down the doctor's office hallway once a month for four long years, and it’s time to do something about his fascination with her. He’s not relationship material, but he doesn’t expect it to get that far. He just wants to talk to her, man to woman, and put himself out of his misery once and for all. Things never go as planned, though, and when fantasy crashes and burns into reality, Gina pays the price.Gina doesn’t ...

She was drowning and he was the only one who could save her.Brynn Garrett is unsure about a lot of things. Was taking a year off between high school and college to learn the family dry cleaning business a smart move or a stall tactic? Is she maintaining a long distance relationship with her boyfriend Andy because she loves him or out of habit? And will her family of four ever be in the same room again since her older brother Liam broke their mother’s heart by simply follow...

Hailey Baker was a normal teenager- friends, the occasional party and a great boyfriend. But that all changes one night when an accident kills her parents and leaves Hailey with a serious back injury.Seven months after the accident, Hailey has struggled to learn to walk again and is now about to start at a new school after moving in with her uncle. Determined to live a normal life, she doesn't let her injury slow her down. When she meets Blake Adams, her life changes once again- thi...