Kathleen O'Brien

Patrick Torrance is shocked to discover he's adopted. But that's nothing compared to what he feels when he finds out the details of his birth. He's Enchantment's so-called Homecoming Baby—born and abandoned in the girls' room during a high school dance. All the folks in town think they know who his parents are, but he's determined to find out the truth. But uncovering the truth is going to mean using some of Enchantment's finest residents. And once he gets to know some of them, especially Celia Brice, he begins to wonder just how much it's going to cost him to get the answers he wants.

The days of Susannah Everly dreaming about white dresses, churches and Trent Maxwell are long gone. So it's more than a little funny that she finds herself actually married to the guy. But she's determined to save the family ranch by any means possible, and if Trent is those means...Still, they both know the deal. This is a business arrangement and there are rules. Rules that do not include rekindling those old feelings or surprise midnight seductions. So what's Susannah to do when Trent seems determined to break their agreement? Especially when what he offers is way too tempting.

How could she afford to welcome him home? — Amanda had been dangerously naive the summer Drake Daniels raked in a cool ten thousand dollars for leaving her family's Georgia estate and disappearing into the night without her. His betrayal had nearly killed her. — For six long years she'd fantasized about confronting him -- to tell him exactly what she thought of him. But face-to-face her accusations were powerless. The sad truth was, her secret fantasies always ended the same impossible way -- with her beating her fists on his hard chest and him holding her tightly, explaining, soothing away the anguish of the horrible years..

Allison Cabot is all about babies. She'd even been ready to marry a guy she didn't really know to get one. Except that her last-minute prenup scared him off. It turns out she got lucky. Mark Travers's sister hadn't been so fortunate. And now all Mark wants is to hunt down the man who betrayed her. That, and prevent women like Allison from falling into the other man's trap. The one thing Mark doesn't want to do is break his rule about getting involved with a woman who has babies on the brain. Yet Allison's zany plan to capture their quarry with charm makes himâ ¦jealous. Could this beautiful woman really be the exception to his rule?

Clayton Creek ranch was the scene of a Texas-sized engagement party--until a gate-crasher stunned everyone with the news she was pregnant with Chase Clayton IV's child. The father-to-be was the most astonished of all, since he'd never laid eyes on lovely Josie Whitford, much less taken her to bed. But he didn't have the heart to blame Josie for ruining the party or embarrassing his fiancee--not after he realized she'd been tricked by a callous impostor. Now, working with Josie to track down the man using his name, Chase tries to ignore a new and even more shocking suspicion: Was he about to marry the wrong woman?

Love and betrayal Kelsey Whittaker's life has changed forever. All because she's fallen in love with Brandon Traherne. Kelsey knows that love is supposed to make everything right. But how can anything be right when you fall in love with your fiance's brother? How can anything he right when your fiance dies in a fiery car crash just hours after you break your engagement? And how can anything ever he right for Kelsey when Brandon can't remember the love they shared?

MEMORANDUM To: Lindsay From: Daniel McKinley Subject: CHRISTMAS IS CANCELED! Lindsay couldn't believe it. She was working on a major deal--with a very important client. Daniel McKinley. But Daniel was a workaholic and, even though it was almost Christmas, he insisted Lindsay drop everything and spend the holidays with him ...talking business! In fact, Lindsay shouldn't have been surprised. Three years ago, she'd dared suggest there was more to life than making money--and Daniel had fired her! But this deal was vital. She'd have to negotiate with Daniel--under the mistletoe if need be! As it turned out, Daniel had some unexpectedly romantic notions about how to spend winter nights with Lindsay ....

Secrets. Between shocking family revelations and a shared passionate moment she's hoping her new boss won't recall, Belle Carson can't get away from secrets. Yet she can't bring herself to tell Matt Malone that she's the Cleopatra he almost went home with years ago after a costume party. She needs this job too much.But Belle's certainly never forgotten him. Dreamed about Matt, actually, which means it's all the more disappointing that she seems to have made zero impact on him. And that's a shame, because she loves Matt, loves his big, boisterous familythe exact opposite of hers. What's a girl to do? Stay quiet and maintain the status quo? Or take a leap, tell him the truth... and risk losing him again?

Home is where the heart breaks For Eleanor Wilding, home was Wildingsher family's antebellum estate in Mississippi. Wildings . . . where she'd foolishly fallen in love with her handsome stepbrother, Edan Bond. And where Edan had rejected that love. And it was to Wildings that Eleanor returned after a five-year, self-imposed exile. She'd come back to visit her ailing grandmother, but also to confront Edan. Because, like the legendary family ghost, memories of Edan haunted her, and it was time to exorcise the past. However, once she'd seen Edan again, it was impossible to forget what he'd meant to her . . . since those feelings were still all too real.

Taylor Pryce could be described as a professional bachelor ... until he discovered little Justin. The nephew he never knew he had. Only, Justin belonged to someone else. Brooke Davenport. She'd adopted him in good faith, believing him to be an orphan baby. Taylor will do anything to gain custody--even marry! He just needs to persuade Brooke that he's the ideal husband she didn't even know she wanted! FROM HERE TO PATERNITY--men who find their way to fatherhood by fair means, by foul, or even by default!

Jennie Kearney hasn't seen Michael Winters in six years. Not since the night her brother died. Once, she thought she loved him.... Michael Winters never looked back after he left Texas. He could barely live with what happened, and he couldn't face Jennie. Now Michael's been hired to find Jennie's sister, Clare, and the trail leads him right to Jennie. But she isn't about to tell anybody where Clare is. Especially not Michael--the man she blames for killing her brother.

Faith Constable is not the kind of woman who runs from a fight If it weren't for her orphaned nephew, she never would have left Manhattan for the sleepy little town of Firefly Glen. But now she's here -- hunted by a madman and forced to live in fear. Reed Fairmont can help everyone but himself Reed knows Faith needs a safe place to hide, but he's beginning to wonder just what kind of protector he can be. His previous failure has already cost one life. Still, he can't back out now -- Faith and her nephew have nowhere else to go. FOUR SEASONS IN FIREFLY GLEN: A place to live, a place to love. Hero: Reed Fairmont Heroine: Faith Constable