The Texan's Forbidden Affair by Peggy Moreland released on Apr 11, 2006 is available now for purchase.

Mack McGruder was there to pay her off...another one of his ne'er-do-well brother's women, claiming paternity. But Addy truly was having a McGruder heir...at that exact moment. At her side during the birth, Mack knew he couldn't just abandon her. So he offered Addy a name for her baby and a hands-off marriage, though secretly he desired her. Together in his grand Texas home, the temptation was unbearable. If Mack took what he truly wanted, would having Addy be worth the price he'd have to pay?

A few half-truths got him through the front door. A few more white lies had him living in her house. Texan Sam Forrester never planned on such subterfuge when he set out to honor a promise. His mission was to get answers from the lovely Leah Kittrell…and she wouldn't have allowed him access to her home, to her life, if she knew who he really was. But what should have been a simple business matter turned into a tumultuous affair. Sam soon found himself in Leah's bed and knew that once she discovered the truth, his treachery would prove unforgivable.

It was an assignment she couldn't refuse.Ultracapable assistant Sally Gregg hadto take care of her boss for one week. Nophones. No computers. No stress. Not aneasy task considering Vince Donnelly wasa workaholic—a tyrant she had little usefor outside the office. Then the business tycoon decidedseducing his secretary would be theultimate way to pass the time….

She knew working for Jase Calhounwould amount to nothing but heartache.The wealthy rancher had never seenMandy as anything more than the shy girlnext door. But then a secret about Jase'spast was uncovered, and the handsomeTexan decided bedding Mandy would bethe perfect way to forget. Now that she'd slept with her boss, howcould they ever go back to business?

He was a man you didn't refuse Billionaire Garrett Miller had arrived in Texas under false pretenses. He told innkeeper Ali Moran that his stay at her bed-and-breakfast was strictly business. But the high-powered businessman's true agenda was to uncover all of Ali's secrets… and use them to his best advantage. For all of her wide-eyed innocence, Garrett couldn't believe Ali was unaware of the claim she was holding, the potential power she held over his family. And yet, soon all he could think about was staking his own claim…on her.