Heather MacAllister

Retrieving the mail from his old apartment brought more than just letters for Vince Cutler. When he opened the door on the lovely Jolie Wheeler and rooms he hardly recognized, he knew he'd found the person to fix up his bare new bachelor quarters. But behind their banter, he sensed a pain that his friendship couldn't assuage. The warm embrace of Vince's family reminded Jolie achingly of the nephew taken from her, and the sister she refused to see. Vince's embrace made keeping the distance between them all the more difficult. And all the while the spirit of Christmas was working within Jolie's heart to reconnect her with her family...and with Vince suring this very special season...

Synopsis - All he wants for Christmas... Tucker Maddock wants to get away from the hustle and bustle of his hectic city social life. So he bolts to the countryside to spend a quiet Christmas enjoying his own company... is to love, honour and obey! But the moment he steps into his luxury hotel Tucker meets Ruth Marsh – and feels an instant chemistry that he’s been searching for all of his life. Tucker knows what he wants to unwrap on Christmas morning...Ruth!

The City: San Francisco, California The Single: Desperate but determined computer geek Marnie LaTour The Solution: The skirt! After the guy she thinks she's dating tells her she's not "girlfriend" material, Marnie LaTour decides to make some changes. She's going to learn how to be a femme fatale -- or else. Only, attracting guys isn't as tough as she thinks. Especially when she's wearing the skirt her landlord swears works like a man magnet. And it sure isn't long before rugged construction worker Zach Renfro finds himself under the influence....

Jayne Nelson's life lacks pizzazz. She wants adventure...she wants romance...she wants Garrett Charles! Since her new boss is a hunky ex-model turned entrepreneur, Jayne's convinced that the only way she'll have a chance with him is to become as model-like as possible. Considering she's short and curvy, this could be difficult. Garrett Charles is fed up with women just interested in his good looks; Jayne is the first person to treat him as an equal. Too bad she's determined to change - Garrett liked the old Jayne...If only he can convince her to forget about makeovers and think about marriage!

1 wrong text message + 1 impending hurricane = 1 sexy surprise for 3 couples!Text and the Single GirlSophie Callahan is angling to move up the corporate ladder...and attending a client party is her ticket. But she doesn't count on being trapped by the hurricane with sexy entrepreneur Adrian Dean. Suddenly, "riding out the storm" sounds like a very good idea...Text AppealWhen Mia Weiss skids off the road en route to the party, hottie Kevin Powell comes to her rescue. Only he's not her ideal savior. He's abrupt, a little grouchy...and, oh yeah, the best lover Mia's ever had!Safe TextBeing the assistant to a demanding boss is running Cammy Phillips ragged. But Gil Shaughnessy, Cammy's former partner, has the perfect cure in mind...and it involves getting Cammy more deliciously worked up than the hurricane raging outside!

Quinn and Molly Spencer are delighted to accept three bookings for their newly opened B&B, Breakfast Inn Bed, located in America's favorite hometown, Tyler, Wisconsin. But Gina Santori is anything but thrilled to discover her best friend has tricked her into sharing a room with Kurt Eber, who broke her heart eight years ago.... And librarian Delia Mayhew can hardly believe that she's gotten herself locked in the Breakfast Inn Bed basement with Justin Archer, recently named Sexiest Man in America. Then there's Rebecca Salter. She's turned up at the Inn in her wedding gown. Minus her groom. And with her best friend, and best man, Rick Travis, in hot pursuit!

EVERY MAN HAS HIS PRICE! Lost Springs Ranch was famous for turning young mavericks into good men. So word that the ranch was in financial trouble sent a herd of loyal bachelors stampeding back to Wyoming -- put themselves on the auction block! IS THIS MAN FOR YOU? NAME: Matt Winston AGE: 29 OCCUPATION: Rancher IN FIVE WORDS: Responsible, hardworking, honest, intense, down-to-earth. BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: Operating a ranch taht specializes in unusual livestock. WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU: In the beautiful TExas hill country. IDEAL WOMAN: Someone strong enough to stick with me through thick and thin. After eight years of always doing the right thing, wealthy widow Jessica Fremont is ready to rebel. Her son Sam desperately wants to be a cowboy -- to his grandmother's horror -- and Jessica's going to help him. So she bids on gorgeous rancher Matthew Winston, hoping he'll show Sam the ropes. Only then does she discover that Sam's not the only Fremont with a weakness for cowboys....

The days were long... Kyle Stuart was on the brink of disaster His company was crumbling, his employees were planning a mutiny and he was shunned from polite society in Jeffersonville, Georgia, simply because he was born north of the Mason-Dixon line. Only one person could help him--bright, gorgeous, my-family-hates-Yankees Maggie Jefferson. But the nights were longer For Maggie, falling for sexy-as-sin Kyle Stuart was as good as consorting with the enemy. But the steamy nights she spent in Kyle's arms were definitely worth the risk. Little did Maggie know that her eccentric relations were planning on saving her--from herself...and the family fertility curse After all, history proved there wasn't a Jefferson woman alive who could resist a blue-eyed Yankee....

After being dumped by yet another boyfriend, desperate computer geek Marnie LaTour turns to her friend, carpenter Zach Renfro, for help in transforming her into a sexy siren, until she discovers that Zach likes her just the way she is. "Despues de que el chico con el que creía estar saliendo le dijera que ella no era una mujer a la que un hombre pudiera considerar su novia, Marnie LaTour decidió hacer algunos cambios en su vida. Iba a convertirse en una mujer fatal costase lo que costase. Pero no había previsto que fuera a resultarle tan fácil atraer a los hombres...especialmente cuandollevaba puesta aquella falda que era un imán para el sexo opuesto. Y era obvio que no pasaria mucho tiempo antes de que el duro Zach Renfro sintiera el poder de la falda sobre él--"--P. of cover.

TEXAS MEN MAGAZINE PRESENTS: Bachelor of the Month--Trent Creighton This gorgeous hunk is a dedicated bachelor--and plans to keep it that way. Little does he know that his three matchmaking uncles have decided to play Santa. Rusty Romero can't believe it--her grandmother actually answered a personal ad for her. What is she? Desperate? Not that, her grandmother has bad taste. Even Rusty has to admit that Trent is every woman's fantasy. But his expectations are right out of the Stone Age. Trent needs a quick lesson in women's lib--and Rusty's just the woman to do it. Mail Order Men--Satisfaction Guaranteed!