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Faberville bookstore owner Claire Malloy is ruminating over the state of her love life when she gets disturbing news. Elderly Miss Emily Parchester is up a tree. Chained to an old oak, packing a thermos of tea and a gun, the retired schoolteacher is ready to go down with the ship, or rather the tree, before she'll let another historic piece of Farberville be bulldozed in the name of "progress," i.e., developer Anthony Armstrong's condominiums. With Miss Parchester armed, and therefore dangerous, Claire fears this noble act will end tragically. Unfortunately, it does-when someone murders Armstrong. And suddenly Claire herself is out on a limb: a baby has been left on her doorstep, the child's teenage mom is suspect number one in Armstrong's death, and Claire needs to find the real killer fast. Especially when she discovers Miss Parchester knows more than she's willing to tell..

For Mariah Crawford, the consequences of her brief, impulsive interlude with a captivating stranger were undeniable: her career was over before it had even begun. A pregnant skier didn't stand a chance of making the Olympics. For Seth Cantrell, a rangers' solitary life was the perfect way of escaping his dark past and avoiding all present entanglements. But he was a man, with a man's needs, and his one night with a mystery woman still haunted his dreams. Two lives had been changed by the creation of a child. Could one short night of passion possibly become a never-ending future of love?

WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF Tatum Summers had a good life - a job as marshal of Tatum's Bend and two daughters she adored. It was only when she met the new man in town that she realized something had definitely been missing. Dan Kendall had the power to make her feel alive and loved again, but his heart was torn between her and the memories that haunted him, day and night. Then Tatum began to suspect that he wasn't everything she'd hoped, that in fact he was a ruthless smuggler. When she started an investigation, she was determined to prove his innocence to the world, and by the time she finished, she was determined to prove to him that they could have a future - together.

(The sixth book in the Prescription Marriage series) After a devastating heartbreak, Dr. Kelly Hall had given up all hope of family and happiness. Then single father Tanner Malone breached her lonely existence with a magnetic virility that was hard to resist. His charming smiles and come-hither glances drew her like a moth to a flame, and watching Tanner cradle his infant daughter had her yearning for what she'd been missing from her life. But Kelly could never let down her defenses, especially since she harbored a secret that she'd risk all to hide. Nonetheless, she wished that Tanner's little princess was THEIR little princess, and that she could call father and daughter her own....

Safe Haven From the moment Emryss Delanyea stole her away to his dark and misty valley filled with ancient magic, Lady Roanna Westercott felt safe for the first time in years. Though he bore the scars of battle, the Welshman seemed invincible. Little did Roanna know how much Emryss would come to depend upon her quiet strength. Returning home from the Crusades with his body disfigured, Emryss had put aside all thoughts of women and love forever, until he met the Lady Roanna. The fragile woman had a will of iron, but was she strong enough to heal his warrior's heart?