Tina Leonard

Tongues were wagging once more in Lover's Valley, Texas!Bridal store owner Crystal Jennings's shame had once been the talk of the town. The only reason she'd want to lay eyes on the cause of it—that black-haired, blue-eyed devil, Mitch McStern—was to ask him...why?It figured Mitch would come breezing back to town just as her family started a no-holds-barred, get-Crystal-married campaign. It figured his kisses would still make her pulse race—and he still wouldn't reveal his secret from all those years ago.It figured her family would take his return as a sign that fate had specially ordered Mitch, just to be her groom...

DADDY KNOWS LAST!San Antonio, TexasSeems one Sam Winston returned home today to discover he was a bona fide father... of twins! Was it possible that his bride, Maddie, had taken an unexpected withdrawal from Sam's Maitland Maternity sperm bank deposit? Well, two cooing newborns sure aren't going to lie! Sam's a daddy. And spittin' mad as to why his dear wife didn't let him in on the surprise nine months earlier....

Instant Daddy?Gabriel Morgan has been lured home to Union Junction, Texas, by a father who claims he's not trying to match his ornery son with a ready-made family. Gabriel has his commitment radar up--so when he lays eyes on the widow Laura Adams and her sweet children, he's not prepared for visions of baby booties dancing in his head! Laura finds it absolutely irresistible that Gabriel has fallen for her little girl and baby boy. But his "proposal" to marry her and take care of them all for one year smells too much like convenience--and not enough like the love she's looking for. Does being a good mother mean putting her children first?What Laura doesn't know yet is that her kids aren't the only ones Gabriel's falling for....

Texas Ranger Dane Morgan wasn't planning to get married any time soon, but he's been lured home by his father's ultimatum: become a family man or forfeit his inheritance. Suddenly, sticking around the family ranch is looking better and better to this roving cowboy...especially when he meets the new live-in housekeeper.Suzy Winterstone will do anything to give her twin toddler daughters a name—except marry Dane Morgan! He wants to play house for a year to appease his father, who longs for grandbabies to spoil in his golden years. But Suzy yearns for the real thing. True Love.While the sassy single mother is as tempting as she is sweet, no Ranger worth his salt can be forced into marriage by a meddling matchmaker!Can he?

All He Wanted Was The One Woman He Couldn't HaveArtist, rancher, bull rider, Crockett Jefferson has always been a man of strong passions. So when he finds himself thinking passionately about the one woman he shouldn't—Valentine Cakes, the mother of his brother's child—this sensitive cowboy knows he's in trouble.Valentine has no idea of how Crockett feels about her, but she does think the handsome cowboy is sexier than any man has a right to be. Of course, she isn't about to let on—trying to win Crockett would confirm everything the Jefferson men once thought about her: That she was a gold digger after a wealthy cowboy.Crockett and Valentine are sitting on a powder keg—and it'll take only one sweet kiss for the whole thing to explode!

From A Burning Night Of Passion To...Parenthood?Fannin Jefferson only wants a date—albeit the perfect date. Petite, blond and cheerful. But what he got is what he least expected and more than he could have imagined: tall, fiery, red-haired Kelly Stone. Now the vivacious Kelly is heating his blood and tempting him like no other woman ever has. She may be ready to call their night of passion a fling, but when she turns up pregnant—with twins—Fannin knows she's the perfect flame for his hearth and home....

Pepper Forrester has been keeping a secret—make that two secrets—for years. When the love of her life, Luke McGarrett, took off after high school not knowing she was pregnant, she didn't bother to track him down. He'd always wanted to shake the dust of Tulips, Texas, off his boots, and he certainly wouldn't need an instant family tied to him.But now Pepper's secret is out and the whole town has conspired to bring Luke back to face his responsibilities. Luke is happy to take up the mantle of fatherhood—and a marriage of convenience to Pepper. But when a new job opportunity for Luke arises, he takes off again. Will he ever come back—or is history repeating itself?And what about the new baby?

Texas Sheikhs: Though their veins course with royal blood, their pride lies in the Texas land they call home!THE TWIN BROTHERCade Coleman knew that a royal arranged marriage was the only option to honor his family's long-promised alliance. He just couldn't let his brother go through with the impending nuptials to a woman he'd never met. Yet when Cade posed as his identical twin, the carefree playboy never counted on the allure of vivacious Princess Serena. She tested his rock-solid self-control with her fiery kisses and her proclamations that she wanted to be his wife—in every sense of the word. And though Cade was desperate to claim Serena—body and soul—dare he forget that she was rightfully his brother's intended bride?

Laredo Jefferson was eight seconds from shaking the dust of Union Junction, Texas, from his boots. Eight seconds from discovering the Something Big he was destined to do. He couldn't reckon how he'd promised those eight seconds to sweet filly Katy Goodnight, but he sure as shootin' knew why. He wanted to be her hero. And that meant riding the beast Bloodthirsty Black.Laredo was a lover, not a bull rider. Still, he craved a challenge—and so, it seemed, did Katy. For this gun-shy Lonely Hearts gal handpicked him to unsaddle her of her virginity. Suddenly, where Katy was concerned, eight seconds could never be enough....

Liberty Wentworth may have abandoned Duke Forrester on their wedding day, but when she returns to Tulips, Texas, pregnant with his child, Duke knows he'll do anything to win her back. But how? Liberty's claiming he's as ornery as ever, and she can't live with a bullheaded man like him for the rest of her life.So Duke takes some advice from an unlikely source—the ladies of the Tulips Saloon. These women have brought him much pain with their meddling, but if he's ever going to marry the woman he loves, he'll have to follow their "recipe" for success. Because no matter what it takes, Duke is going to spend his life with Liberty—even if that means softening up around the edges. After all, a man has to do what a man has to do!

That Man's Only Interests Were Boots, Babes And Beds!A love-'em-and-leave-'em cowboy was not what Nina Cakes wanted when she asked for a muscular man to help move her heirloom bed. After all, it was a cowboy who had gotten her sister into trouble, and no handsome rancher—not even a notorious Jefferson brother named Navarro—would make Nina forget why she'd come to Lonely Hearts Station: to save her sister's good name.Staid, ordinary, respectable, Nina was a librarian on a mission, and it would take more than sweet talk, teasing grins and world-shaking kisses to tempt her onto the wild side.... She'd settle for nothing less than lassoing his untamed heart!

HASTY MARRIAGE SPARKS SPICY SPECULATION!Austin, TexasCaleb McCallum has long been one of Texas's most elusive bachelors and everyone is wondering if the abandoned quadruplets left at Maitland Maternity Hospital are behind his sudden case of marriage fever. Is it mere coincidence that Caleb's lovely new bride, April Sullivan, wanted to raise the precious babies as her own, but her chances at adoption were slim—until she tied the knot with the handsome ex-cop? Rumor has it that this union may be based on a practical arrangement, but there is no telling what spending night after night together will do to this instant couple....

Happily ever after meant concussions and busted legs—at least for the Jefferson brothers. But if love meant being cursed with broken body parts, Ranger Jefferson darn sure wanted to keep his bones—and his heart—intact. To his way of thinking, even the military would be safer than snagging a Lonely Hearts lady.... But then Hannah Hotchkiss hopped into his truck with her wild-child smile, thumbing a ride to Mississippi and preoccupying his mind with thoughts of hot kisses. Before he knew it, he was in need of tender loving care, with only one cure—convincing this wandering woman to say, "I do"!

The blackest sheep of the Morgan clan came home to Texas to collect his inheritance...not start a family. But there's a family already waiting for him! Four orphaned quadruplets in need of a loving home are pretty hard to resist. The hitch? To adopt them, Pete needs a wife. And Priscilla Perkins could be the ideal candidate....She may be wildly attracted to the globe-hopping secret agent, but Priscilla isn't going to be lassoed into marriage by Pete or his matchmaking father. Even if it is just a temporary engagement. And even if the tiny babies are calling to something deep inside her. Priscilla may not think Pete is husband material, but he knows she'd make a super mom. With five angels stealing his heart, it's a scenario no man can resist!

Running from relationships was a surefire way to get caught in the marriage trap—and ragged on by his brothers. But no matter what those rascals said, Tex Jefferson wasn't afraid of intimacy—or good girls. And to prove he was man enough to avoid the now-and-forever bonds of wedlock, he planned to temporarily marry Cissy Kisserton, the prettiest, naughtiest man magnet in Texas. But somewhere between I do and make-believe bliss, his sinfully sexy wife became the most delectable, upright girl in town. Wicked she wasn't...so why was this love-'em-and-leave-'em cowboy tempted to accept forever—with her?

She'd Traveled To Texas For Two Things: A Real Cowboy And A BabyAnd her e-mail buddy, Archer Jefferson, fit the bill. From his jeans to his hat to his crooked smile, the man was more cowboy than Australian stuntwoman Clove Penmire had bargained for—perfect for helping a friend make one little baby. And although she was known as a plain Jane, Clove refused to let her lack of glamour—or the odd twist of her heart when she saw Archer—interfere with her baby-making mission. She'd be the one to love 'em and leave 'em this time...until a makeover and one passionate night changed all her plans!

"That Bride On The Run Is Just Begging To Be Slowed Down."—Bandera JeffersonWhen Holly Henshaw, wedding planner extraordinaire, left her no-good fiance at the altar, she decided then and there: no more true love. Adventure, excitement, freedom—that's what she wanted. She'd change her business, change her life...and if she was lucky, she'd kiss a cowboy along the way. That's when she flagged down Bandera Jefferson, a long, tall Texan offering her a ride into the sunset...and much, much more. Ornery, possessive and sexy as the dickens, he was making wild-at-heart Holly think she just might like belonging to Bandera.

"You Haven't Dated A Real Cowboy Till You've Been A Jefferson's Girl."The only good things she'd ever gotten from a cowboy were her daughter and her son. And rodeo gypsy Olivia Spinlove had vowed she'd never again let an elusive, sexy cowboy corral her heart. This single mom had been born racing barrels and had no trouble outrunning love—until Calhoun Jefferson strolled into her arena. Unlike any cowboy she'd ever known, he had artistic vision, concern for her kids—and dark eyes that said, "Hey, pretty lady," even from a distance. He almost made her wild heart want to stop wandering. Because the promise in his kiss said that catching Calhoun might make it worth getting caught—for good.

Jessica Tomball Farnsworth has never seen a cowboy before, so is quite unprepared for her strong physical reaction to him. And when her little indiscretion results in a baby—make that babies—she's more than a little overwhelmed.Zach Forrester has always been a bit of a wild one, but the ladies of the Tulips Saloon finally see their opportunity to make him settle down for good. So with some prodding from the gentle matchmakers, it looks as if the people of Tulips, Texas, might achieve their goal of growing the town one—make that two—babies at a time.And just in time for Christmas!