Cheryl St. John

Memories… Tye Hatcher returned to Aspen Grove to find that life in the sleepy Western town hadn't changed much. The townspeople stubbornly refused to see the man he had become. That is, everybody but Meg Telford. Meg definitely took notice of the reticent rancher and gave him a chance in life when no one else would. Still, Meg clung to the memories of her late husband, afraid of the feelings Tye aroused in her heart. And though Tye vowed to prove his worth to the town, could he ever prove to Meg that he was worthy of her love?

With The Doctor's Wife, Mary Elizabeth Braddon rewrote Flaubert's Madame Bovary, exploring the heroine's sense of entrapment and alienation in middle-class provincial life. A woman with a secret, adultery, death, and the spectacle of female recrimination and suffering are the elements which combine to make The Doctor's Wife a classic women's sensation novel. The novel is also self-consciously literary, however, and Braddon attempts to transcend the sensation genre.

takes a brave woman to say "I do" twice -- especially to the same man! Fully Involved - Rebecca Winters — Some fires burn out of control -- Firefighters call them "fully involved." And fully involved certainly describes Gina's feelings for her ex-husband. She's never stopped loving him. And now, after three long years, she's determined to fight fire with fire and win him back! Free Fall - Jasmine Cresswell Someone is systematically killing off Liz's roommates, and there's only one man she can turn to for help. A man she hasn't seen in nine years. A man she's never forgiven -- or forgotten. A man who may be the murderer! Her ex-husband. Made in Heaven - Suzanne Simms There was something dark and dangerous about her ex-husband, something wild and exciting and forbidden. It drew her. She'd wanted him seven years ago. She wanted him now. In the wild, some species mate for life. Some men and women are the same way...

Samantha Bretton was seventeen when she got pregnant. It was the most confusing time of her life, when outside pressures helped her to see that she was too young to raise a child and too young to get married to Nick Kincaid. When Nick took their baby girl to raise by himself, Samantha gave up her rights to be Jessica's mother. But now, thirteen years later, Sam needs to see the little girl who—wonder of wonders—is dying to meet her. And Nick—ever-patient, strong, loving Nick—still looks at her the same way. Almost as if he's been waiting for her to come home. He's a man on his own, trying to raise his children. Sometimes he gets things right. Sometimes he needs a little help...

An untouched woman…Lorabeth Holdridge longed for life and experience! Cloistered by her strict father, her world was confined to chores and prayer. Her chance of escape came when she took a job as housekeeper to a boisterous family. Lorabeth reveled in her newfound freedom. And when Benjamin Chaney visited, she felt the stirrings of her first crush.A hard-bitten man…Jaded and cynical, Ben found it hard to trust, though Lorabeth's sweetness soothed his battered soul and taught him joy. But he would have to face the demons of his past to find a glorious future in Lorabeth's arms!

COME CLEAN... OR COME UP WITH A HUSBAND I, Francie Karr-Taylor, take thee, Ryan MacNair, in marriage to convince my grandmother and my tenth-reunion class that I'm happily married -- you provide the kids. A week should do it. You should pledge to be so irresistible that you charm the control tops right off those small-town busybodies. Your touches should be possessive and your kisses so hot that we won't need to feign our intense reactions. Oh, and promise we won't want this fake family to become real....

Mistletoe reunion. When Marlys Boyd moves West hoping to find acceptance for her doctoring skills, she's surprised to find her former fiance, Sam Mason, running the local newspaper. And with the ladies in town determined to make a match of the doctor and the single father, she's not sure she can resist building the family they once dreamed of. Mistletoe bride. Pregnant by a man who betrayed her trust, a mail-order marriage is Beatrix Haas's only hope. But when she arrives in Cowboy Creek and learns her intended groom has died, she needs a new daddy for the baby that's coming right away. Blacksmith Colton Werner offers the mother and child the protection of his name, but can their marriage of convenience ever lead to true love?

"A LIFE WITH YOU JUST ISN'T POSSIBLE." Heather Johnson had never intended to return to Whitehorn, Montana. But restoring an inherited ranch seemed the perfect way to pass the summer with her three kids. The moment she hired carpenter Mitch Fielding, though, his motherless twin daughters in tow, those short-term plans suddenly went awry. Mitch was the first man in her life who truly seemed to notice her. And as his skillful hands restored the ranch and ignited a passion she'd never known, her fragile heart began to heal, as well. For once in Heather's life everything seemed magnificent. And that scared her. Because the future she wanted -- and the past she'd run from -- were forever in Whitehorn...

Three heartwarming stories full of holiday sparkle and romance!Christmas Day Family by Cheryl St.John Marvel Henley though she was content until the new handsome doctor Seth Paxton and his adorable kids crashed into her life! Suddenly she began to yearn for things she had long stopped wishing for... Fallen Angel by Jenna Kernan When Abby March is accidentally shot she and her young boy are taken into a rugged stranger's care. Dark and mysterious, Ford Statler hides a softer side and offers much more than just a Christmas to remember... One Magic Eve by Pam Crooks Chet Latimer is attracted to Sonja Kaplan despite local gossip, and he finds himself asking Sonja for help with his motherless little boy. With Christmas on the horizon and magic in the air, their lives may just change...forever!

Scarred in body and soul, rancher Noah didn't consider himself fit company for anyone. But when his brother's philandering finally caught up with him, honor dictated that Noah claim his brother's widow as his own. Noah was about the most intimidating man Katherine had ever seen. Yet though one man's false promises had already dashed her dreams, she instinctively trusted this stranger. And Kate suspected she'd be a fool this time if she didn't take a chance on Noah for the sake of herself and her unborn child.

Kidnapped as a child, sold to a con man, she'd fast learned how to sweet-talk her way out of trouble. Now all Sophie wanted was to be left alone to build a new life--one that was honest and decent, based on truth, not trickery. Clay Connor was the last man she should care about. Upright and honorable, the town's marshal deserved better than a woman with a tainted past. But if only Sophie could learn to trust again, she might find this lawman would make her new life complete...

In this heartwarming romance drama of hope and redemption, Joshua McBride returns from the Civil War a changed man, ready to put down roots and plant his feet in the community. Prim and uptight Miss Adelaide Stapleton, leader of the Dorcas Society, doesn’t believe he’s changed—people are never what they seem. But she has plenty of secrets of her own—among them the inescapable fact that Joshua sets her heart to pounding and makes her long for his disturbing kisses. How long can she keep her own past hidden—and resist temptation?

"Singer Ruby Dearing is tired of life on the stage and yearns for a place to belong. She returns home to beg forgiveness from her mother and sister, only to find stubborn Nash Sommerton--her sister's widower--in charge. Nash is prepared to fight this unruly beauty for his ranch, but Ruby amazes him with her determination to restore the house to the home it once was. Can he persuade Ruby to forgive herself and see the second chance they've both been given?"-- From back cover.

"Everyone treated Annie as a fragile doll because of her deformed hip, except Luke Carpenter. The only times Annie felt like a whole person was when she was with him because Luke challenged her to do things others discouraged her from trying--even becoming his wife"--

Small town Christmas--Three big proposals "Christmas in Red Willow" by Cheryl St. John Chloe Hanley must save the town church. But only if she can convince reclusive carpenter Owen Reardon to help repair the broken heart of the community and open his own up again-- in time for Christmas "The Sheriff's Housekeeper Bride" by Jenna Kernan Running from her past and a crime she didn't commit, Eliza Flannery bumps into her future--all rugged six-foot sheriff of him. Single father Trent Foerster mistakes her for his housekeeper, but there's no mistaking his desire for a mistletoe kiss from this mysterious miss.... "Wearing the Rancher's Ring" by Charlene Sands Cooper Garnett is shot and left for dead near Double J Ranch when widow Rachel Bodine comes to his aid. Could his unexpected arrival be the best Christmas gift ever-- a second-chance family for Rachel and her little son?

With an easy to read style and section headings such as Conflict makes the story, Once more with feeling, Setting is more than a backdrop, Tension and pressure, Dialogue, and Drawing emotions from characters this is a how-to write book which is both straightforward and also inspiring. It provides a lot of helpful advice from a successful writer about the process of writing. Well worth reading.