by Karen Kirst (2015)
Being tied up and delivered to the sheriff was not how Nicole O'Malley expected to meet her new boss. Quinn Darling had the audacity to mistake her for a burglar! Now she is counting the days until she can leave small-town life behind to open her own boutique. But as long as she is helping two runaways escape their vindictive stepdad, she can't leave town. Quinn's determined to triumph in his first business venture without the support of his wealthy family. He can't succeed without Nicole, a beauty as prickly as she is captivating. As Quinn adjusts to the tight-knit community, he is soon set on another goal breaking through Nicole's reserve to capture the love hidden in her heart.
Lauri Robinson
Major Seth Parker knows his wife, and the woman standing before him isn't her. The manipulative vixen who tricked his hand in marriage could never possess such innocence nor get his heart racing like this. Millie St. Clair has traveled halfway across the country to pull off one of the greatest deceptions ever. But with everything at stake it soon becomes clear that the hardest part might be walking away from the Major when it's all over.
Terri Brisbin
To regain control of his fractured clan Robert Matheson must take Lilidh MacLerie hostage as a bargaining tool. But Lilidh is no ordinary captive. She's the woman he once loved--and rejected. Rob's touch is etched permanently into her memory and, unaware that he was forced to repudiate their love, Lilidh has never forgotten the man who broke her heart all those years ago. Now, looking into the eyes of her captor, she no longer recognizes this fearsome leader. She should be afraid--there's no telling what he will do. But something about him excites and unnerves her in equal measure.
Carla Kelly
As a surgeon in the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Philemon Brittle has proved his bravery countless times. But he's never known the thrill that comes with falling in love. Until he meets the beautiful Lady Laura Taunton, who has turned to nursing the wounded as solace from her unhappy past.Philemon will need to draw upon every bit of his strength and determination to convince the marriage-shy Laura that establishing a life together is the truest path to love and happiness....
Valerie King
Plotting to capture the heart of Lord Rayneworth, her childhood dream hero, Merry Fairfield is delighted by his apparent attraction to her, until she learns of his forthcoming marriage of convenience.