Carol Steward

Why is experienced FBI agent Sarah Roberts starting over as a small-town beat cop? She has to be working undercover. Stuck with the job of training her, police officer Nick Matthews knows exactly who Sarah is spying on: him. If he ever wants to live down his past, he'll train her well, but won't say one word beyond the manual. Yet it is Sarah's past that comes crashing down on them. And trusting his new partner becomes a matter of life and death--and love.

No on saw the kidnapping—but her. Except...there's no evidence the crime ever happened.Officer Garrett Matthews is assigned to keep the "eyewitness," Amber Scott, out of trouble. Like his colleagues, he doesn't believe her claim. Yet when he notices a mysterious car tailing the beautiful party planner, he starts to suspect Amber's story is true. Soon Garrett finds himself getting dangerously close to the sweet lady who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And protecting her becomes more than just a job—it's now a matter of life and death.

Jessica Mathers enters the hospital confident that her little girl, Amy, is being cared for. But when Jessica awakes from surgery, her daughter and the sitter have disappeared.... As a favor to his mother, Detective Samuel Vance reluctantly assists on the kidnapping case, because his first impression of Jessica had not been favorable. Yet as together they search for Amy, Sam learns that Jessica is a caring, warm woman. Can they call upon their faith to help them find the abducted girl and forge a relationship?

Eight Days and 300 Miles That was how long privileged fledgling journalist Nikki Post had to deal with notorious radio personality Colin Wright and the staff on his eight-day fund-raising trek from New Mexico to Wyoming. Yet instead of the immature prankster she'd been warned to expect, Colin was generous and handsome - with a smile that reached the depths of Nikki's soul. As the days counted down, he helped her write the article for her grandfather's newspaper - and a kiss shortened the distance between them. But when trouble threatened to bring the trip to a premature end, would Nikki's role in Colin's life end, as well...or continue forever?

Afraid of marriage and commitment, Lisa Berthoff travels the world as a photojournalist. But when she is asked to write a story about a romantic guest ranch owned by Adam MacIntyre, she finds true love waiting for her.

Returning to Segundo, Colorado, was the last thing Tori Sandoval planned to do. She'd overcome the odds facing a girl from the small coal-mining town to become a big-city high school principal. But now her grandparents need her help. Still, she can't understand why widower Steve Remington would willingly move to the sticks with his children. Steve never expected that doing a favor for his elderly neighbors would introduce him to a woman as attractive as Tori. And, an even bigger surprise, she turns up again as his new boss! Working together brings them almost too close -- but perhaps God intends Steve to teach Tori the meaning of home.

BROTHER OF THE GROOMS Just when Adam MacIntyre answered his true calling at last, putting down roots on his Colorado ranch, along came footloose Lisa Berthoff to turn things upside down. His siblings might have marched down the aisle with hers, but Adam wasn't about to fall for a drifter who didn't believe in God, or in settling down… SISTER OF THE BRIDES As a photojournalist, Lisa knew better than to let her personal feelings about a subject interfere with a job. But she couldn't seem to help herself. Not when the subject was rugged cowboy Adam and the feelings were…well, she wasn't quite sure what they were. That was the problem…

This was his town now Tiny Antelope Springs, Colorado, had provided a place for police officer Dallas Brooks to forget about the big-city trauma that had almost destroyed him three years ago. Now drug dealers threatened to take over his small town, targeting the schools and ripping apart families. Suddenly Dallas was back in the fray. He vowed to just do his job, not get emotionally involved. But beautiful social worker Kira Matthews was right beside him, putting her heart on the line, asking him to care about people again - asking him to care about her. Pretending he didn't was his toughest fight yet.

Katarina Berthoff's well-planned life gets complicated when Alex MacIntyre, her teenage crush, comes back to town. He's only going to stay for a short time--or is he?

A Season for Love? When he discovered he had an infant son, Bryan Beaumont was consumed with self-doubt. What did a high-flying executive know about parenting? But compassionate day-care worker Laura Bates simply wouldn't allow a disillusioned Bryan to lose faith in himself- or his baby. While Laura knew the Lord wanted her to help unite father and son, she felt too vulnerable to open her heart to this dynamic man. Still, Bryan's tender smile stirred emotions she thought were gone forever. Would the coming season restore her hope for a joyous future?

Sparks fly when dollmaker Katarina Berthoff and firefighter Alex Maclntyre first meet. But Katarina's fear of commitment halts any romantic plans. It is their faith in God that allows them to see that all obstacles in life and love may be overcome -- and that they are truly meant to be together.

Kevin MacIntyre never expected to see Dr. Emily Berthoff again, and didn't want to. Not after they'd broken off their engagement eight years ago and she'd left for medical school. He'd wanted to forget her as easily as she'd seemed to forget him. But he couldn't. And now she was back. When she'd taken a job back home in Colorado, Emily had dreaded running into Kevin. She didn't want to relive the anger and the hurt of their breakup. Or reawaken the powerful feelings she'd had for Kevin. Then she saw him at a friend's wedding and knew that was impossible, she still loved him. But could she forgive him?

All eyes were on Dee Owens--including a killer's.The publicist's job was to assure the Magnolia College community that the campus was safe...despite two murders. But someone was watching Dee too closely, following her, making anonymous phone calls in a voice that sounded eerily familiar. And every time she turned around, there was her boss, handsome Brazilian Edgar Ortiz. He insisted on protecting her. And now it wasn't just fear sending those chills racing up her spine....