Harlequin heartwarming

Kevin MacIntyre never expected to see Dr. Emily Berthoff again, and didn't want to. Not after they'd broken off their engagement eight years ago and she'd left for medical school. He'd wanted to forget her as easily as she'd seemed to forget him. But he couldn't. And now she was back. When she'd taken a job back home in Colorado, Emily had dreaded running into Kevin. She didn't want to relive the anger and the hurt of their breakup. Or reawaken the powerful feelings she'd had for Kevin. Then she saw him at a friend's wedding and knew that was impossible, she still loved him. But could she forgive him?

"When contacted by her long-lost grandmother, Lauren McKaslin wanted to reconnect with all the warmhearted Montana McKaslins. For too long, she'd relied solely on herself. But mistrustful lawman Caleb Stone stood in the way of her dreams, and his questions about her were intimidating. Was his attention more than a protective instinct? Now that she believed in family again, perhaps this was also the time to believe in true love"--Page 4 of cover.

"After a painful betrayal, Sylvie Shea put aside her dreams of becoming a successful New York wedding dress designer and returned to her hometown in North Carolina. Now she outfits the town's brides and secretly works on her last original gown, sure that her creation will never be worn and certainly not by her, no matter how determined her family and the town are to see her walk down the aisle." --

Love is blooming in Molly's garden ... Molly McNair needs someone tough to work for her. An oil company is pressuring her to sell her farm, and she's losing workers to intimidation. When Adam Hollister applies, she knows she's found the right man. Solid, fair-minded ... and handsome, too. But there's something she doesn't know. Adam, a widower who's been drifting since he lost his family, is a former wildcatter. And his onetime business partner sent him to obtain soil samples from her farm. Molly, whose life is dedicated to providing healthy food for hungry families, has to discover if her love for Adam is deep-rooted enough to survive the truth.

Cilla Prescott has one priority in her life--her preschool in Glory, Alberta. It's rewarding work and she loves it, but it leaves little time for romance, which is just fine by Cilla. Not so fine for rancher Jeremiah Blake. Jeremiah has decided to take courtship and marriage more seriously, and he's convinced Cilla is the woman for him. Now he just has to convince Cilla. But this cowboy is up for the challenge--even if it takes a bachelor auction and some crafty scheming to do it.

Garrett Lock wants it all--successful career, fatherhood, and marriage. Sherry Campbell doesn't believe that love and independence are compatible. But when Garrett becomes her boss and her neighbor, she begins to question what she thought was possible.

In three novellas ... "Discover the magic of Christmas Town, Maine! Jack Banning promised to support the mother of his unborn child... But she doesn't need money, she only needs him. Callie Banning's student has declared war on Christmas, so it's up to her to help the little girl--and her widowed father--believe again. Gina Vernay is about to meet her online mystery date...and she's in for the surprise of a lifetime."--Page 4 of cover.

Katarina Berthoff's well-planned life gets complicated when Alex MacIntyre, her teenage crush, comes back to town. He's only going to stay for a short time--or is he?

Christa Montgomery has faced many changes recently, but she draws the line at an overhaul of her hometown, Cedar Grove, Texas. When the community's livelihood is threatened by a new highway, she's determined to stop the project and its chief engineer, Ryder Oakes. Ryder almost swept Christa off her feet before she recognized who he was, and now she must struggle to resist his warmth and compassion. Torn between two loyalties, she can't support the new highway, even if his career is at stake. As his project runs into trouble, though, sh'e determined to come up with a way to have her town . . . and Ryder, too.