Kit Saunders is a public relations expert and never turns down a challenge. She never gets involved with clients. But Greyson Corey is both challenging and too hunky for words. Is he as down-to-earth and honest as he seems? Change is difficult for him but Kit is resilient enough to present the facts in a way that nudges him in the right direction. Yet when he turns in her direction and chemistry seems to take over, she stops short and takes a deep breath. Kit was fooled by a con man who stole her financial well being...but more importantly her sense of trust. Although it's easy for others to put trust in her—in business, in the volunteer program she started to bring pets together with sick children—her sense of trust in men has been destroyed. She is so attracted to Grey she can hardly see straight. And his first kiss could lead to passion she has only dreamed of. But her barriers are high and strong and the con man lurks in her background. When Grey has commitments that he won't explain, Kit's radar senses trouble. She won't fall in love with a man with secrets. Grey has his own walls to climb. His sister has special needs. Although she is now living in a group home, he is responsible for her. He loves Deedee and will protect her until his dying day. A previous relationship ended because the woman he dated couldn't accept Deedee's role in his life. How can he trust that Kit will be any different? Two people search for the meaning of love in a real world. Can a few mind-boggling kisses lead to happily-ever-after? Only if they can trust as well as love.

THE PRICE OF LOVE Mechanic Darcy Kearn is everything a man would ever want in a woman: beautiful, intelligent—and as skillful at fixing cars as she is at making romantic candlelight dinners for two. When attractive attorney Seth Halloran's car breaks down in her small Pennsylvania town, Darcy is eager to do both. Though the attraction between them is too powerful to ignore, Darcy soon faces a problem that may prove insoluble.... Her best friend is embroiled in a bitter custody battle—and the lawyer representing her ruthless ex-husband is none other than Seth. With her loyalties torn between her friend and the man she is rapidly coming to love, Darcy knows she will have to make a choice that could change her life forever. Unless she can learn to trust Seth with all her heart... and unless he can prove to her that the only thing that matters is a love that lasts forever....

Alex Woodsides is a single dad who wants the best for his daughter. His daughter Kristy believes her father needs a wife and she needs a mom! When Kristy lets her math grade drop, she suggests Amanda Carson—her best friend's mom who is a third grade teacher—tutor her over the summer. She believes Mrs. Carson is the perfect mom and would make a wonderful wife for her dad. Neither Alex nor Amanda suspect they're being pushed together by two nine-year-old matchmakers until it's too late. Sparks fly when they meet and keep flying as they become involved in each others lives. But Amanda has been burnt in the past by a controlling husband, and Alex gained sole custody of his daughter because her mother walked away. Will Amanda and Alex fall for each other and the parent trap their daughters have set?

A former ice figure skater, Francie Piccard must make a decision. Should she resume her training with the partner who betrayed her and try for a gold medal? Or should she stay on as manager of the Roller Fun roller skating rink and try to convince her new boss and owner, Noah Gordon, not to sell it? Persuading Noah to stay in Gettysburg until Valentine's Day isn't as difficult as Francie expects. But is he staying because of the rink, her family's hospitality, or the attraction between them? Should Francie hold onto an old dream or chase a new one? Originally published as Because Of Francie.

Finding Mr. Right series, Book 5. Sexy romantic comedy with family complications! Josh Flannigan owns a toy store. Someday, he wants a wife and lots of kids. Lexa Kittredge plans to adopt her unwed sister's baby because she loves children...and because she believes she can never conceive. A passion burns in Lexa to help others. Actively involved in a local senior center, she meets Josh's Aunt Clare and helps her find new verve in life by bonding with other seniors and sharing a house together. Away on a backpacking trip, Josh returns home to find chaos! When Josh and Lexa meet and sparks fly, they can't deny their unwavering attraction to each other. But Lexa has secrets. Can Josh teach Lexa to trust? Follow Josh and Lexa on their road to happily-ever-after. Warning:Consummated love scenes Originally published as Toys And Wishes.

Dr. Paige Conrad needs Clay Reynolds' help. However, he can't give it because she and the rest of the town of Langley, Maryland, might discover his secret. Clay has no memory of the first 25 years of his life. The past and his father's rejection is behind him. Digging it up brings back nightmare he has fought for ten years to control. After spending three years in underdeveloped countries following her parents vision of healing, Paige has come to Langley to gain perspective on her life and help an old friend with his medical practice. Learning Clay was involved in a rock climbing accident and went through the rehabilitation process, she wants him to share his experience with a trouble teenager to give the boy hope. Paige and Clay are inexorably drawn to each other. But can Clay trust Paige and share his secret? Can Paige dare to follow her own dreams.

Finding Mr. Right series, Book 7 An intimate relationship has been missing from Zack Clark's life for years. He focuses all of his attention on his son. Divorced, he learned the hard way that happily-ever-after is only for dreamers. Then he meets massage therapist Skye Delaney and falls under her spell. When she dismisses him as a client because of their mutual attraction, he begins to believe she is very different from the wife who left him...very different and very desirable. Can a caring touch lead to love and passion for a lifetime? Skye Delaney also learned that marriage doesn't always live up to expectations. Her ex-husband hadn't even found time to be by her side after her miscarriage let alone try to understand their loss. When she first meets Zack at her massage practice, she believes he's the same type of man. Yet Zack loves his eight-year-old like a dad should. And as a man...he shakes her calm and makes her believe dreams can come true.

Laura Applegate Sanders' world is turned upside down when Mitch Riley appears on her doorstep with the news her estranged father is about to undergo heart bypass surgery. For the past few years, Mitch has been her father's partner in the jewelry business Laura once dreamed of sharing—until her father disowned her when she married Doug Sanders, an artist with no money and few prospects. Mitch loves and respects Laura's father as he never could his own. His dad was a drunkard and a gambler who died leaving his wife and two sons destitute when Mitch was fourteen. Knowing how much it would mean to Ray Applegate to see his daughter again, Mitch takes it upon himself to travel to Ohio to ask Laura to come home. To his surprise, he learns she is a widow with a four-year-old daughter, Mandy. Mitch is prepared to dislike Ray's rebellious daughter because of the pain she caused Ray. But when he meets her, her self-confidence and the love she feels for her daughter throw him for a loop. In self-defense he clings to the image of Laura that Ray has fostered, that of an irrepressible, spoiled rich girl. After getting to know Laura, Mitch finds her irresistible and their passion takes their relationship to a new level. But Mitch has been betrayed in the past. His lack of trust in Laura causes him to back away to the old life that has left him alone. Soul-searching leads him back to Ohio to admit to Laura his life won't be a happy one until she is in it permanently. A few days before Christmas he returns to Laura's doorstep to give her a ring he designed especially for her. Laura accepts his proposal, eager to find happily-ever-after with him.