OPPOSITES...Gavin Marshall was good-looking, carefree and the most irritating man shy Anna Collins had ever met. But he was trying to bail her brother out of trouble. So she had to put up with her uninvited houseguest until her missing sibling turned up. And she didn't like it one bit. Well, maybe just a little...maybe a lot....ATTRACTStraitlaced women like Anna just weren't Gavin's type. They were too darn serious about life--and about love. But now that these temporary roommates were forced to play house together, Gavin was having very grown-up thoughts about his buddy's sister. And Gavin had never thought he needed love--until Anna.

A KNIGHT IN SHINING...STETSONFrom the moment the rugged rancher swept Lisa Hampton into his arms and out of a raging blizzard, she'd never felt safer in her life. Pregnant, alone, and without a memory, what woman couldn't use a knight right about now...?Wary Jack Wilder was no knight; he did what any man would have done in his boots. But Jack couldn't deny that the feisty beauty and her unborn child had pierced right through his armored heart. Funny thing--for a man who'd sworn off women, he found himself wanting to protect Lisa and her baby...today, tomorrow...forever.

A MOST CONVENIENT MARRIAGEFun-loving bachelor Trey Wilder was in for the surprise of his life when he discovered he was the father and sole guardian of a two-week-old baby girl! But what did an alfalfa farmer know about babies? Luckily, teacher Laurie Oliver was more than happy to show him....Laurie intended to help Trey with his newborn only until the fall school season started, yet suddenly she found herself at the receiving end of a marriage proposal. But Laurie's visions of marriage were formed from love, not convenience....Still, Trey's cobalt blue eyes and ruggedly handsome looks tripped her pulse like never before. Was it only a matter of time before business turned into pleasure...and permanence?

BEST FRIENDS TURNED LOVERSNeighbor to the Cherokee Rose ranch all her life, Melanie Pruitt had a special relationship with each Chisholm brother. Sloan was her crush, Justin, her fun pal, and Caleb, her best friend in the whole world. But when a simple dance with Caleb at Sloan's wedding reception led to an unexpected and steamy kiss, it stunned them both. Were they friends or lovers? Aroused and confused by their earth-shattering kiss, Melanie soon realized Caleb meant to woo her. The last thing she wanted, though, was to lose her best friend--even if it meant gaining the man of her dreams. Would Melanie fend off Caleb and his Chisholm charm, or end up in his arms--forever?

WITH EVERY BEAT...When millionaire Wade Harrison woke from transplant surgery, his first words were, "Hug my boys." But he had no boys! Convinced his new heart was telling him to look after his donor's sons, he headed to Tribute, Texas, to set up their secret college fund...and met their beautiful mother, Dixie McCormick, who really set his pulse racing!Dixie sensed something oddly familiar in the handsome stranger, and gave him a job washing dishes in her busy diner. When Wade finally confessed the truth, she didn't know what to think--she'd already fallen for him. But now Wade faced a difficult decision--return to his life in New York society, or follow his heart into Dixie's loving arms....

"This is a story to be read and reread, each time giving you a deep-down feeling of wonder at the beauty of love." —RT BOOK REVIEWSWith her ranch on the line and three younger sisters to care for, Sunny Thornton is in no position to take on any more responsibility. But when she learns that the man who was paralyzed saving her life in a bank robbery isn't being cared for, she feels it's her duty to help him. She isn't moved by his attempts to push her away, nor does she care that he is an ex-con. As far as she's concerned, Ash has paid for his crimes. Plus, she can't deny the stirrings inside of her whenever he's near.Ash McCord knows the beautiful and headstrong Sunny deserves more than the likes of him; still, the pull of desire he feels as she cares for him is getting harder to resist. If he ever wants to clear his name after his unjust imprisonment, he must learn to walk again. But when he does, will he be strong enough to walk away from Sunny?

INTRODUCING THE WILDERS OF WYATT COUNTY...When Belinda Randall showed up to help her widowed brother-in-law take care of his three sons, it was obvious that she had a Wyoming-sized soft spot for her beloved nephews--and that she didn't care one whit about their dad. But what Belinda had hidden for so long was her true feelings for rugged rancher Ace Wilder. For he was the only man who made her feel alive when he held her in his arms. And now that their sparring was setting off passionate sparks, was their a place for Belinda in Ace's hardened heart?Wilders of Wyatt County: Their hearts are as big as the wide open Wyoming sky

WHO WAS THE FATHER Vivacious beauty Rachel Wilder and achingly handsome Native American Grady Lewis had long shared their dreams and secrets. Their childhood pledge to never part would one day become their marriage vows. But their plans turned to dust when Grady left town with the one secret Rachel wouldn't let him share, and returned with a pint-size spitting image who was...his son? Now, years later, a twist of fate had given Grady a chance to set things right. Could their love survive? Would Grady forgive Rachel for not giving him the chance to tell her the truth about his beloved mystery child? WILDERS OF WYATT COUNTY: Their hearts are as big as the wild Wyoming sky!

HIS WYATT COUNTY WOMANSheriff Dane Powell stumbled upon sassy Stacey Landers snooping around private property. And the stunning trespasser wouldn't divulge what she was doing on Wilder land. Dane's big dilemma was whether to arrest the beauty--or kiss the living daylights out of her!Stacey wasn't about to tell the sexy, take-charge lawman about her urgent family errand. Especially when she realized that Dane was friends with those upstart Wilders! But after days and nights spent in close proximity with the handsome sheriff, Stacey found herself in danger of revealing the whole truth--and losing her heart in the process....

"Every once in a while an author arrives with the rare talent to combine reality with romance. This is Janis Reams Hudson." —Romantic TimesWhen nations collide, the battle for love is the fiercest of all.These six grand, sweeping historical romances from Janis Reams Hudson take readers out West, where the sun reveals all the hidden desires lurking in the shadows, and the passion sizzles hotter than the desert sands. Wars rage, hearts are broken, and forbidden love blazes, as Hudson entrances readers with these scintillating, hot-blooded stories.

CALLING ALL POTENTIAL DADDIES!"Are you single?"Sloan Chisholm stared down at the little girl in the roadside café. She and her younger sister were as cute as all get-out. But their mother was a knockout, and Sloan knew he was a goner when he impulsively invited Emily Nelson and her daughters to stay at his Oklahoma ranch....Why had the handsome rancher opened his home to Emily and family without even a reference? He clearly had more than a job in mind when he asked the hardluck widow to cook for him, his grandmother and two brothers. The big surprise was how passionately Emily desired him. In Sloan's arms, she was rediscovering love, and teaching her irresistible host what hearth and home really meant....

THE RELUCTANT HEROInjured New York firefighter Nick Carlucci had long ago retreated to quiet Tribute, Texas, determined to escape his demons. He was done with remembering--and feeling. And then beautiful reporter Shannon Malloy hunted him down--and got him back to doing both.Shannon refused to let Nick avoid her. She was intent on unlocking the secrets he kept--secrets that tied in to her own painful past. But when the tenacious reporter finally gained full access to the elusive hero, would she get more than a story--say, maybe a one-way ticket to Nick's heart?