by Mary Lynn Baxter (1719)
UNDER WATCHFUL EYES Kari Kerns had reached a crossroads and needed a change to figure things out, but her travels through rustic Amber, Wyoming, hit a snag when she witnessed a bank robbery. Life began to get complicated... . And Sheriff Nate Nelson couldn't have been unhappier. He'd found a more peaceful existence in Amber since his days as a hotshot district attorney in D.C. He'd known women like Kari back then, and the Texas beauty was the last thing he needed. Even though he'd offered her his protection, Nelson found it difficult to be professional. Kari was hard to resist, and just because he'd become her guardian, that didn't mean he'd be an angel.
Lani Diane Rich
Eleven years after taking Tessa Jones' car--and her virginity--and skipping town, Dermot Finnegan's guilt gets the best of him. Planning on quietly returning Tessa's car, Finn's quiet exit from town is ruined when he becomes a town hero. Original.
Dorothy Speak
Linked by themes of desire and adultery, the nine diamond-hard stories that comprise this collection tell of the disappointments and reconciliations of women whose lives have fallen out from under them. A woman's husband is carrying on with her best friend. A dentist's assistant is pleading with her much older boss to leave his wife and move in with her. A mother is abandoned late in life by her daughter and then by her husband. From these seemingly devastating situations, each must rise, gather her strewn possessions, and move forth without bitterness or despair. Salvation comes through small acts of defiance - a shattered greenhouse, a mailbox fouled by raw liver, sex with a cousin's husband - or through the more lasting balm of slow self-recovery.
Dixie Cash
Elvis has left the building . . . and his shoes have followed suit!No holiday in tiny Salt Lick, Texas, is more revered than January 8th—Elvis's birthday! To commemorate the grand occasion, Hogg's Drive-In—where the King enjoyed many a burger on the road to fame and fortune—is displaying an "actual" pair of Elvis's blue suede shoes. That is, until some heel without a soul swipes them right out of their display case.Debbie Sue Overstreet and Edwina Perkins-Martin—the shoe-loving Domestic Equalizers—are shocked that someone would perpetrate such a dastardly crime. So the plucky detecting duo agrees to help the town's inept sheriff track down the royal blue loafers. And being majestic multitaskers, the ladies might even be able to squeeze in some matchmaking as well.Mix-ups, mayhem, the threat of gunplay, and shocking octogenarian secrets revealed—it's all in a day's work for the Domestic Equalizers, the two best friends whose motto is: Don't get mad . . . get evidence!
Rebecca Winters
Count Remi is a Spaniard who is as proud as he's passionate. He works the land of his ancestors and lives for the Soleado Goyo olive estate.Jillian Gray has gone to Spain to make a fresh start. She's not sure why Remi hires her; it's clear he's a man used to doing things alone.Amid the silvery olive groves Jillian brings new ideas and a zest for life into Remi's estate. More importantly, she's awakening her brooding boss's guarded heart....