A temporary marriage with handsome, arrogant geologist Ethan Winslow is the only way Liz Madison can join the BioCave experiment. Neither of them expected to feel a powerful attraction -- or to be confronted with a dark, evil force only a kindly ghost could help them defeat. But could Liz make doubtful Ethan see the truth in time -- so that they both fight for their newfound happiness?

AN IRRESISTIBLE PROPOSAL Allie Dickenson couldn't believe she was marrying her brooding boss, Lucas Taylor, the man she'd been fantasizing about for the past year. But when he proposed a temporary union in exchange for helping her with her ailing father, she couldn't say no ... A FAMILY TO CALL HIS OWN Lucas desperately wanted a child, and marrying his loyal secretary would get his foot in the adoption agency's door. Although the jaded millionaire swore no woman could melt his steely defenses, he found himself powerfully drawn to his beautiful bride-and their sizzling night of passion result.

WILL A READY-MADE FAMILY BRING HIM BACK FROM THE BRINK? After a tragic chain of events nearly destroyed his life, Jameson O'Connell returned to the one place that he'd ever considered home. However, as soon as the brooding bachelor set foot back in Hart Valley, he reeled from the discovery that one night of frenzied passion with the tantalizing Nina Russo had brought a beautiful little boy into the world. After the shock subsided, the tortured town outcast insisted on claiming Nina as his bride. But despite the insatiable hunger that elevated them to exquisite heights in each other's arms, y.

HE WAS A MAN SHE NEVER WANTED TO MEET AGAIN ... Lori Jarret had first met tough deputy sheriff Gable Walker when she'd been in the grip of a terrible disease. He'd seen her at her worst-and helped her onto the road to recovery. Though he'd saved her, one encounter was enough ... for both of them. So, as luck would have it, who else would be the surprise guest already in residence at a supposedly ""empty"" chalet Lori had rented from a mutual friend? Quiet time to reflect turned into something quite different with the handsome lawman around ... especially after he discovered that his ""roommate"" had.

Two teenagers in love...1955. One dark night, a storm takes two lovers over the edge. Since then, they have wandered between earth and limbo, searching for peace...1998. Now Kyra and Randon must help the ghostly young couple find the truth about their death, and give them eternal rest together. Could this quest also bring Kyra and Randon a new hope for happiness?

Tony Herrera couldn't believe Becca Stiles had applied for a job at the home he'd started for former foster kids. And that he's hired her! Eleven years ago, she'd walked out on him and their marriage without a backward glance. But even as the attraction sizzled between them, the single father knew that letting Becca back into his life was asking for trouble.

Raised without a father, Jana McPartland did not want the same for her unborn baby. So when the daddy-to-be took a hike, she turned to her closest friend, Sam Harrison. He'd always been her refuge from the storm...and this was one heck of a hurricane she'd found herself in. The bestselling novelist offered her a roof over her head, a paycheck for her hard work and all the safety she craved. Yet Jana found herself needing more from the brooding bachelor--to finally give in to the unspoken attraction that had always burned between them. But as a former foster kid, Sam wasn't the type of man who stepped out of his comfort zone. Until he proposed!

When Jack Traynor resced an injured woman during a winter storm, it was only fitting that he give her a place to recuperate. But then Jack was stranded in his mountain cabin with a woman who couldn't remember who she was. Still, the plight of his beautfiful, elusive visitor melted his heart. Mia's search for her identity-- was Mia even her name?--was made more urgent by her sense of intruding on a man's very private grief. Yet he made her feel protected. Wanted. At home. Suddenly, Mia wasn't so sure she wanted her old life back--starting over with Jack migh be all she needed...

His Miracle Baby Karen Sandler Shani needed to honour her late best friends wishes, so she made up her mind to carry a baby for a man she loathed. But as her pregnancy proceeded, Shani started to wonder Could Logan be more than just the father of her child? Even, perhaps, the man of her dreams? Return to Emmetts Mill Kimberly Van Meter Fifteen years ago golden girl Tasha Simmons had run from Emmetts Mill, leaving behind the man she d hoped to marry. Coming home, she cant avoid Josh, whos as handsome as ever. But the single father hasnt forgotten their love. Or forgiven her for leaving