Linda Lael Miller

From a New York Times–bestselling author, "another frontier romance loaded with hot lead, steamy sex and surprising plot twists" (Publishers Weekly). The past has a way of catching up with folks in Stone Creek, Arizona. But schoolmarm Lark Morgan and Marshal Rowdy Rhodes are determined to hide their secrets-and deny their instant attraction. That should be easy, since each suspects the other of living a lie. . . . Yet Rowdy and Lark share...

With his rugged good looks, vast wealth, and family name, hell-raiser Hutch Carmody is still the golden boy of Parable, Montana. But he's done some growing up--making peace with his illegitimate half-brother and inheriting half of Whisper Creek Ranch, which should have been all his. These days, Hutch knows there are some things money can't buy: like the heart of loving, ladylike divorcee Kendra Shepherd.

Slater Carson might be a filmmaker by trade, but he's still a cowboy at heart--and he knows the value of a hard day's work under the hot Wyoming sun. So when he sees troubled teen Ryder heading down a dangerous path, he offers the boy a job on the ranch he shares with his two younger brothers. And since Ryder's guardian is the gorgeous new Mustang Creek resort manager, Grace Emery, Slater figures it can't hurt to keep a closer eye on her, as well...

When Sheriff Slade Barlow inherits half of a ranch also owned by his half-brother Hutch Carmody, their tense relationship takes on more strain. Then Hutch's former flame, Joslyn Kirk, who is working hard to make up for her stepfather's dishonesty, catches Slade's eye. Is the sheriff headed for trouble and heartbreak?

"Self-made tycoon Landry Sutton heads to Hangman Bend's Ranch to sell his land to his brother Zane. Though he's got cowboy in his blood, Landry plans to return to city life before the dust even settles on his boots. Of course, he didn't count on falling for Big Sky Country or Ria Mannnning."--Page 4 of cover.

Drake Carson is the quintessential cowboy. In charge of the family ranch, he knows the realities of this life, its pleasures and heartbreaks. Lately, managing the wild stallions on his property is wearing him down. When an interfering so-called expert arrives and starts offering her opinion, Drake is wary, but he can't deny the longing-- and the challenge-- she stirs in him. Luce Hale is researching how wild horses interact with ranch animals-- and...

"Melody Nolan has always been attracted to Spence Hogan, the local chief of police, but she's convinced that Spence, a notorious charmer, isn't exactly husband material. He's a great cop who isn't afraid of anything--except love--but there is something about Melody that his heart just can't ignore"-- Provided by publisher.

After the sudden death of his best friend, Steven Creed becomes the adoptive father of his friend's five-year-old boy, and this development is a deal-breaker for his long-term girlfriend. Steven and his new son pack up and move to Stone Creek, Arizona, looking for a fresh start. What he absolutely isn't looking for is someone like fiery prosecutor Melissa O'Ballivan, a woman with plety of demons of her own, to fall for.

TEMPTED BY HIS TARGET Cookbook author Holly Llewellyn is the last person who should be labeled an "enemy of the state"-or is she? After all, her brother is a missing traitor, and with her ties to the president, the Secret Service isn't taking chances. So they send in Agent David Goddard, undercover. After one glance, David knows Holly isn't just an "assignment"-she's a woman who'll change his life. But couldn't her blue eyes, blond hair and girl-next-door...

Mojo Sheepshanks, a struggling private investigator with the ability to see ghosts, is in way over her head when a situation involving her wealthy sister, who is being terrorized by a blackmailer, turns into a murder, revealing shocking secrets about thefamily she thought she knew.