A Family of Strangers Matt Bolt. A top homicide detective before he made one - almost fatal - mistake and ended up with a bullet in his chest, another in his leg. And now to complicate matters, his son - a child he's seen only twice in ten years - is placed in his care. Bolt's life is a shambles, his house a wreck - and he can't cook. Worse, his son seems to hate him. Then, as if he doesn't have enough troubles, he's suddenly stuck with Virginia Carney, a woman running from her past. Running for her life. Matt Bolt's a stubborn man; even he admits that. He's never asked anyone for help, but he needs it now. Still, he has two questions: First, is Ginny's presence in his home likely to be a danger to his son? Second, can she cook?

The eagerly awaited spin-off to Fathers & Other Strangers! He's never met the woman he couldn't charm until now! Jason Van der Bollen is to put it bluntly a womaniser. Dashing and delightful, yes. But still a womaniser. Lately, though, he's been thinking there's something missing in his life. Maybe that's why he moves back home to west Texas. After all, his brother's family is there and the idea of family has suddenly become very appealing to the confirmed bachelor. His nephew claims Jason's been "bitten by that nesting impulse" but what does an eleven-year-old know? Yet when Jason meets Laura Ghant, "nesting" or even "mating for life" doesn't seem such a bad idea. At least, not to Jason. Laura, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with him. Poetic justice?