A dedicated doctor struggling to raise money for a much-needed community health clinic, Dr. Lucinda Brightwater is beginning to feel as though time is her enemy. Besides the clinic, she desperately wants a child, but how likely is that for a single thirty-four-year-old who works long hours-with no man on the horizon? So when a man who's hard to resist makes her an offer that's hard to refuse, Lucinda agrees to marry Holden Fortune for one million dollars. The notorious bachelor needs a "respectable" wife in order to claim his inheritance. Lucinda needs her clinic. The terms? One year. In name only. No strings. No strings, maybe, but there's a lot of heat, making it hard for cooler heads to prevail, especially since it appears Lucinda's other dream is now on its way....

FBI agent Devin Kincaid is assigned the urgent task of tracking down the abducted grandson of the rich and powerful Ryan Fortune. A determined loner whose grit and tenacity make him the best man for the job, the last thing Devin needs is the help of the boy's aunt, Vanessa Fortune. First, she's too emotionally involved, and second, she's way too much of a temptation he doesn't need. A criminal psychologist, Vanessa can't sit on the sidelines while her family lives its worst nightmare. She's not running from the fierce attraction between them, but knows Devin is doing everything he can to convince himself that a Fortune heiress and a street-smart cop don't mix. But as tensions rise, passions flare and soon dangerous situations call for desperate measures�and a willingness to trust all they've got.

When his former lover, Savannah Clark, steps back into his life, now three months pregnant, Cruz Perez sets out to persuade the vulnerable and reluctant beauty to marry him. Original.

Dallas Fortune has always enjoyed his life of living alone, until Maggie Perez and her young son come to live on his land, leading Dallas to wonder if a family might not be what he has been missing. Original.

Membership in this family has its privileges and its price, But what a fortune can't buy, a true-bred Texas love is sure to bring! The Power was Logan Fortune's life mate. The executive had no time for a wife or child. . . until a curly haired tot was dropped on his desk. Logan's heart was immediately captivated by his adorable baby girl. But the confirmed bachelor's plan to become the perfect dad needed the help of the only woman the corporate cowboy depended upon. His ever-loyal assistant, Emily Applegate, would surely care for his child without romanticizing the situation. After all, the prim and proper Emily had never elicited passionate feelings in her boss before. And yet, as the shy secretary blossomed in her role as temporary mother, Logan began to feel the pull of attraction- and the need to make Emily his . . . in every way.

Famous and fabulously wealthy Ciara Wilde had led a charmed life—until the day she decided to run away from her own wedding. Desperate to escape the pursuing press, the glamorous single woman sought refuge in a secluded cabin. But her snow-covered safe haven was soon invaded by dangerously attractive Jace Lockhart—a man tending to his own emotional wounds. Forced together by a raging blizzard, their passions overheated their long-denied desires. And though Jace had the power to make Ciara feel like Cinderella, she knew her mysterious lover could never promise a fairy-tale ending. Unless beauty could find a way to tame the beast....

Five years ago, international business lawyer Eden Fortune lost her heart during a whirlwind romance in Paris. She hadn't pegged oil tycoon Ben Ramir as a love 'em and leave 'em kind of guy. Some women might have fallen apart, but Fortune women are made of sterner stuff. So Eden went back to Texas and gave birth to a son, doing her best to put memories of the baby's father behind her. But then Ben came back into her life, and Eden discovered his little he rules a kingdom across the globe. And now that he's discovered her secret—their son—she fears Ben's only interest is in claiming his child. As tempers and temptation give way to heated words and hot embraces, Eden must make a choice that could break her heart all over again—or bring a second chance at happiness.

Searching for the truth about her longhidden heritage, a young woman finds her quest leads to Texas and into the heart of the fabulously wealthy Fortune family, but she also encounters Sheriff Wyatt Grayhawk, an Apache lawman who has vowed to protect his friends from scandal. Original.

YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE Marriage to a Fortune is risky business—but nobody's listeningto attorney Parker Malone. An expert on prenuptial agreements,Parker sees this marriage as a dangerous liability for Texas billionaireRyan Fortune, and he's more than anxious to stop the wedding.Things get complicated when he falls for the wedding planner,Hannah Cassidy, who just happens to be the bride'sgorgeous daughter. Even for a woman whose career is built on love, white laceand promises, Hannah soon realizes with heartbreaking claritythat there will be no "I do's" in her future withParker Malone. But when crisis and scandal strikethe Fortune clan, Parker gets an unexpected lessonin the true meaning of trust and commitment,and discovers that love is not about fearingwhat can go wrong, but about trusting whatfeels so right.

Given the assignment of returning headstrong heiress Victoria Fortune to her worried family, mercenary Quinn McCoy never expected to fall in love with his quarry. Original.