Victoria Pade

When Gracie MacDougal returns to Seagull Point, Virginia, seeking to reform her workaholic ways, she discovers more than relaxation. The picturesque town calls to her, as does the waterfront Victorian house she envisions as the perfect bed-and-breakfast. But one person stands between Gracie and her new goal...and he isn't budging.Southern charmer Kevin Daniels isn't interested in selling Gracie's dream house, but he's definitely interested in something else...her. Enticing the uptight businesswoman into letting down her hair becomes his new mission in life, but beyond that? He already has way too many people depending on him, and has no intention of adding one more.Gracie's not looking for a home. Kevin's not looking for a wife. But sometimes even the best intentions can wind up going wonderfully awry.

"This will be more than a nine-to-five affair!" Cool, arrogant and sinfully attractive attorney Rand Colton was used to victory—whether in the courtroom or the bedroom. Heir to the Colton fortune, this self-assured bachelor had no need of anything…except the undivided attention of his stunning new assistant, Lucy Lowry. While Rand's instinct told him that Lucy wanted him just as much as he wanted her, he sensed that something—or someone—was holding her back. And as they worked to uncover the possibility of a Colton impostor, their electrifying attraction could no longer be denied. Yet Rand knew that it was going to take a lot more than his wealth and status to claim this guarded beauty as his…bride?

Wedding planner Vonni Hunter and bachelor Dane Camden meet while planning his grandmother's wedding and, with bad business blood between their families, both try to resist their mutual attraction.

The brilliant doctor Jacob Weber, a renowned fertility specialist with no people skills, who just happens to also be handsome, and have a soft spot, and sassy, smart, beautiful Ella Gardner, a divorced prosecutor who will not let anything come in the way of what she wants: a baby. Dr. Weber is so socially inept that everyone Ella knows can't stand him, but she sees a softer, different side of the man.

THE BRIDE'S BACK IN TOWN Ivey Heller had left Cheyenne in a wedding dress--but without a groom. She'd narrowly escaped marrying the wrong man, and she couldn't think of anything to do but go home to Elk Creek. Ivey vowed she was finished with men. But she'd been in town less than one day when she ran into Cully Culhane .... The hard-muscled cowboy had sure grown up well. A single father with two adorable little girls, he was now aiming his considerable charm right at Ivey. Could the sexy rascal win over the reluctant bride? A RANCHING FAMILY: Though scattered by years and tears, the Heller clan share mile-deep roots in one Wyoming ranch-and a singular talent for lassoing the unlikeliest hearts! A Ranching Family - 4

TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS When it came to the family company, Lacey Kincaid would prove to her hidebound father that she could play with the big boys. She rode into Northbridge, Montana, to get her way with the mighty Camden conglomerate-and was shocked to find herself up against easygoing rancher Seth Camden. Suddenly she couldn't stay out of flirt mode-how her father would crow if he saw her falling for the opposition! More cowboy than CEO, Seth Camden was content to tend the farms in his family's corporate empire. The pleasure was all his as he showed workaholic Lacey how to relax...until things began to feel so serious, he couldn't tell if it was alarm bells or wedding bells he heard ringing from his near future....

His single days are numbered ... Look up unlucky in love in the dictionary and you'll see Gia Grant's picture. Still, she takes inspiration from her elderly neighbours and will do anything to stop foreclosure on their home. Businessman Derek Camden claims he's here to help, but can't be trusted. So why is it every time she turns around she wants to kiss this lovable lout? Derek has a knack for falling for the wrong women. Or so he likes to tell himself--because the beautiful botanist is growing on him! This could definitely be the bachelor's last stand.

Wholesome, churchgoing Kansas Daye secretly yearned to be more than Elk Creek's favorite "spinster aunt." A tiny, naughty part of her harbored fantasies hot enough to melt the rivet off rodeo rider Lincoln Heller's skintight jeans. Linc's roguish charm made Kansas feel utterly female. And his motherless son filled up something empty inside her. But could straitlaced Kansas ever be woman enough for a footloose, sweet talking sinner like Linc?

Daddy Dilemma! Lang Camden's just found out he's a dad (and the sole guardian)…of a rambunctious two-year-old. He's never changed a nappy in his life – what's a man to do? Enter Heddy Lanrahan, the widowed baker who's as luscious and sweet as her cheesecakes. Lang's on a mission to help her business and Heddy willingly lends a helping hand with his child. The chemistry between them is off the charts – but the history between their two families is complicated and, if Heddy lets herself fall for this man and his little boy, she could lose everything!