DANCING MOON RANCH SERIES – JUSTIFIED DECEPTION \\\* FAMILY ISN'T ALL ABOUT BLOOD RELATIONS… \\\* RUTH AND MATT'S STORY : Ruth Crawford's private investigator is all but certain that ranch owner, Matt Kincaid's adopted daughter is Ruth's child, who was kidnapped five years before. But even though Ruth manages to land the job as nanny to Matt's six-year-old daughter, she must tread carefully. Matt's the maverick in a wealthy and powerful family and Ruth can't predict what they might do if the adoption's challenged. But Ruth's carefully-laid plan starts to unravel when Matt begins to suspect she's the woman who gave up his daughter for adoption and has come to take her back… Which will happen over his cold dead body. \\\* ABOUT THE DANCING MOON RANCH SERIES : The series begins on the he Kincaid Ranch in Eastern Oregon, then takes readers to the Dancing Moon Ranch, a working guest ranch located in Oregon's Coast range where a mix-up at a fertility clinic sets into motion a sweeping family saga that encompasses baby bartering, cover-ups, divorce and a tangle web of righteous lies that carry over into the next generation when the web begins to unravel. The books in the series are not standalone books but are intended to be read in sequence as each book moves forward in time, the series spanning three generations. \\\* LEVEL OF SENSUALITY : If you're looking for a steamy read you'll find instead a sexy story in a non-graphic way. While some couples in the series make love, much is left to the reader's imagination. My goal is to create romances that feature courageous, self-assured heroes with endearing flaws and the gutsy women who capture their hearts, women these unsuspecting cowboys would lay down their lives for. So, please join me in ranch country where the vista goes on forever and chivalry's alive and well. \\\* CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES : In several nooks in this series cultural and/or spiritual issues are involved. However, my goal is not to convert anyone to anything but to convince readers that the couple in the story belong together. \\\* DANCING MOON RANCH FAMILY ALBUM : A FIRST IN SERIES BOOKS I invite you to go to my website and check out my Dancing Moon Ranch Family Album in which the entire Dancing Moon Ranch series is illustrated with over 600 full-color photographs depicting the ranch and all the characters in the 13-book series. You'll also see photos of the "missing years" when the children of the heroes and heroines of the first five books (the heroes and heroines of later books) were growing up on the ranch. THIS IS A MUST. Be aware that it is a photographic album only. It does not include the actual books in the series. If you go to my website you can view some of the pages (www.patriciawatters.com) \\\* ADDITIONAL NOTE : The photographic album is suitable for Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and iPad readers. Pages in the album might be slightly smaller than the screen on some readers. NOT SUITABLE iphones, original Kindle, Kindle Keyboard or Key Words contemporary western romance, contemporary cowboy romance, cowboy romance series, clean and wholesome, western family saga, cowboy romance series, western romance series, contemporary romance series

Grace Templeton thought the child she'd been carrying for seven months was the child of her dead husband. And Jack Hansen thought the sperm he'd donated had gone to the wife of his sterile twin... Until they learn that two vials of sperm at the fertility clinic were accidentally switched. The shock sends Grace into early labor, and the only place she can have complete bed rest is at the Dancing Moon Ranch owned by Jack and his twin, Sam. But soon, Grace finds herself falling in love with a hard-edged cowboy who appears to want to control every aspect of her life, now that she's carrying his son. But Jack has his reasons. He also has no intention of marrying, and Grace is determined to learn why.

A STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF LOVE TO MEND THREE BROKEN PEOPLE When a relationship with a CEO goes sour and Justine Page finds herself without a job or a place to live, she goes to the Dancing Moon Ranch to stay with her sister and reassess her life. Brad Meecham, a best-selling author with post-traumatic stress, has taken a cabin there to try to deal with mind demons. Brad is drawn to Justine, who knows instinctively what to do when his dark memories begin to surface. But when he unexpectedly finds himself with a daughter he never knew existed, who wants nothing to do with anyone but Justine, Brad knows without question that a woman who slept her way to the top will never be a candidate for step-mother. But then, he fails to factor in the power of love to bring together a flawed woman and a troubled child, and his need to have both of them in his life. Pandora's Box is a story about the power of love to triumph over tragedy, the strength of the family unit to heal, and the joyfulness that comes with giving the gift of hope. PLEASE NOTE: The books in the Dancing Moon Ranch series are intended to be read in sequence as each book moves forward in time.

Jayne Hamilton has a dark secret she's carefully guarded and which she hopes will stay hidden until she lands the job at Dancing Moon Ranch. But as Sam Hansen interviews her, he’s uneasy. Things don't add up. Still, he hires her without running a background check because his mother wants to retire from the guest ranch end of the operation, and neither Sam nor his twin, Jack, want to take over that job. A guest ranch manager would free them of that burden. But soon, Sam finds himself blindly attracted to Jayne, even though he knows she's hiding something... something that has to do with a child. But Sam also senses that there's much more.

All her life Sophie Meecham was told that modesty was a virtue and sex before marriage was wrong, so when she learns that her step-mother slept her way up the corporate ladder before marrying her father. Sophie’s so angry and disillusioned she shows up unexpectedly at the Dancing Moon Ranch to vent to her lifelong friend, Rick Hansen. Rick too is disillusioned. Sophie’s changed from the woman he'd grown to love over the years, and even envisioned marrying. In fact she's so mad, she rebels against everything that’s been instilled in her. But although Rick doesn't want the woman Sophie is now, he doesn't want any other man to have her either. But soon after, a life-altering incident has Sophie looking at Rick, her buddy, in a whole new light. It's also clear that the man she’s falling in love with has fallen out of love with her and it'll be an uphill battle to prove to Rick she's still the woman he'd always thought her to be.

When Adam Hansen discovers his ex-fiancée, along with a son he never knew he had, hiding in an isolated cabin on his ranch, in the middle of winter, and learns she's being hunted down by her former husband, an ex-green beret, Adam vows to protect them, even though he has no intention of getting involved with Emily again. He's also trying to gain the love and trust of a three-year-old boy who fears and mistrusts men. But while he's safeguarding Emily and Jesse, Adam learns that Emily’s wanted in a non-custodial kidnapping to protect Jesse from a dangerous step-father, who's also Jesse's legal father, since Emily gave birth to Jesse while married to him. Still, Adam intends to protect them at all cost, even if it means going against his family, and the law, and taking Emily and Jesse into the mountains and beyond, if that's the only way to keep them safe.

In the jungles of Central America, archaeologists Marc Hansen and Kit Korban are winding up a project. Marc walked away from his family after learning that all his life had been a lie. He hasn't seen them in four years and doesn't plan to return any time soon. Although Kit sees potential in the man, and his presence makes her pulse race, he's carrying far too much personal baggage, so a relationship with him is out. However, when she learns there's an unexcavated Indian mound on his family's ranch, Kit talks Marc into taking her there. But whereas Marc's mother welcomes him with open arms, it's not the same with his father. Marc walked away from a mother who'd loved him unconditionally, and Jack Hansen isn't ready to put that behind. But as Kit begins to peel back the layers of a very complicated man, she also finds in Marc a man worth loving. The problem is convincing Marc that just because he's no blood kin, he's not the outsider in the family he's always believed himself to be.

Jump ahead fifteen years to Southeast Oregon and the Kincaid Ranch... Annie Kincaid's a wild horse advocate. Ryan Hansen's a bronco buster. The fact that Annie's father hired Ryan to oversee the trail horses and take guest-ranch visitors on trail rides definitely doesn't sit well with Annie. She's had her fill of hot-shot cowboys who think life's all about busting, breaking or bulldogging, and of all the Hansen boys from the Dancing Moon Ranch, Ryan's the cockiest of the bunch. Ryan also has a lot to learn about managing Annie Kincaid. In the past he had no problem attracting women, but now he wants the one woman who'll take special handling. But in the process, Annie also learns something about Ryan she never could have imagined, something that has her taking a second look.

BOOK 8: DANCING WITH DANGER DANCING MOON RANCH FAMILY SAGA FAMILY ISN'T ALL ABOUT BLOOD RELATIONS… \\\* JOSH AND GENIE'S STORY : The last person Josh Hansen expects to encounter at the Kincaid Ranch is Nurse Ratched, the woman who gave him an ice water bed bath when he was under her care after a collision with a bull, two years before. And the last person Genie wants to become entangled with romantically or otherwise while visiting her sister, Annie, is a rodeo clown. Odds are he'll get busted up again. She's also legal guardian of her 3-year-old sister and a man who dances around with bulls for a living will never be a candidate for step-father. The problem is, logic seems to vanish whenever they're around each other. \\\* ABOUT THE DANCING MOON RANCH FAMILY SAGA : The series begins on the he Kincaid Ranch in Eastern Oregon, then takes readers to the Dancing Moon Ranch, a working guest ranch located in the foothills of Oregon's Coast range where a mix-up at a fertility clinic sets into motion a sweeping family saga that encompasses baby bartering, cover-ups, divorce and a tangle web of righteous lies that carry over into the next generation when the web begins to unravel. The books in the series are not standalone books but are intended to be read in sequence as each book moves forward in time, the epic series spanning 30 years and three generations. \\\* LEVEL OF SENSUALITY : If you're looking for a steamy read you'll find instead a sexy story in a non-graphic way. While some couples in the series make love, much is left to the reader's imagination. My goal is to create romances that feature courageous, self-assured heroes with endearing flaws and the gutsy women who capture their hearts, women these unsuspecting cowboys would lay down their lives for. So, please join me in ranch country where the vista goes on forever and chivalry's alive and well. \\\* CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES : In several nooks in this series cultural and/or spiritual issues are involved. However, my goal is not to convert anyone to anything but to convince readers that the couple in the story belong together. \\\* DANCING MOON RANCH FAMILY ALBUM : A FIRST IN SERIES BOOKS I invite you to go to my website and check out my Dancing Moon Ranch Family Album in which the entire Dancing Moon Ranch series is illustrated with over 600 full-color photographs depicting the ranch and all the characters in the 13-book series. You'll also see photos of the "missing years" when the children of the heroes and heroines of the first five books (the heroes and heroines of later books) were growing up on the ranch. THIS IS A MUST. Be aware that it is a photographic album only. It does not include the actual books in the series. If you go to my website you can view some of the pages (www.patriciawatters.com) \\\* ADDITIONAL NOTE : The photographic album is NOT suitable for downloads as the photos and copy accompanying them is too small to read on cell phones or electronic devices. It is available in paperback on Amazon or through my website at www.patriciawatters.com

Cutting the ties for Jeremy Hansen meant taking a job three hundred miles from the Dancing Moon Ranch, where he could be his own man. But when he meets Billy Bree Fitzsimmons, his perfect mate, a woman whose passion for raising bucking bulls matches his passion for riding them, he also finds himself drawn into circumstances in which cutting the ties takes on a whole new meaning when he is forced to choose between his family, and the woman he loves and never seeing his family again.