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Heart of the West/Bachelor Auction
Books in series
#1
The 10-Year Reunion
1999
Enjoy this fan-favorite story of blind dates, high school reunions and unexpected romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs. Beautician Twyla McCabe was voted most likely to succeed in her high school graduating class, but a run of bad luck forced her to give up her dreams of college and a career. Now a widow with a six-year-old and essentially Dear Abby with a blow-dryer, she longs to show up at her ten-year school reunion with a date she can show off. But when her well-meaning customers arrange for her to attend the Hell Creek High School Reunion with Rob Carter, M.D., Twyla knows they’ve gone too far. Who would believe a woman who dyed hair for a living could be engaged to such a hunk? Originally published in 1999.
#2
Courting Callie
1999
The lost springs ranch for troubled boys is at stake
#3
Bachelor Father
1999
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it's a man's duty to give back... ...So there's going to be an auction! Bachelor #3 Name: Zeke Lonetree, 31 Occupation: Ranger, U.S. Park Service Biggest Achievement: Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone National Park New York fashion editor Katherine Seymour thought a retreat in Yellowstone would be just the break she needed. But she hadn't planned on falling into a rushing river...or being saved by a sexy Ranger...or having his child nine months later! But when her boss wins her a date with Zeke Lonetree at the Lost Springs Bachelor Auction, she's forced to fess up...and introduce the man to his baby girl.
#4
His Bodyguard
1999
Bodyguard Meg Loria is given the challenging assignment of protecting Amos Pike, a handsome and impulsive toy company CEO, from his rivals by successfully bidding on him in a charity bachelor auction designed to save Lost Springs Ranch from financial disaster. Original.
#5
It Takes a Cowboy
1999
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it's a man's duty to give back… So there's going to be an auction! Bachelor #5 Name: Scott McKay, 33 Occupation: Gentleman rancher Biggest Achievement: Surviving daring adventures Blair Townsend didn't know the meaning of chaos until her holy terror of a nephew came to live with her. Jeffrey needed a positive role model—and Blair wasn't above buying one at the Lost Springs auction. Sexy-as-sin rancher Scott McKay looks as if he'd have no trouble teaching Jeffrey how to be a man. Except Scott seems far more interested in showing Blair how to be a woman….
#6
Hitched By Christmas
1999
As a joke, Claire Buchanan's bridesmaids give her Luke Lydell as a last fling before her wedding, only to find out that Luke, a private investigator andcowboy, has plans of his own for the beautiful Claire. Original.
#7
Shane's Last Stand
2000
When champion bullrider Shane Daniels decides to take part in the Lost Springs Ranch bachelor auction, Dinah Hoyt is selected by the townsfolk of Bushwack, Colorado, to bid on him and to use her charms to persuade him to use his celebrity status to save Bushwack's Old Pioneer Days festival. Original.
#8
The Rancher And The Rich Girl
1999
Join Harlequin for a special 12-book series about a bachelor auction in the heart of the West, Wyoming. EVERY MAN HAS HIS PRICE! Lost Springs Ranch was famous for turning young mavericks into good men. So word that the ranch was in financial trouble sent a herd of loyal bachelors stampeding back to Wyoming—put themselves on the auction block! IS THIS MAN FOR YOU? NAME: Matt Winston AGE: 29 OCCUPATION: Rancher IN FIVE WORDS: Responsible, hardworking, honest, intense, down-to-earth. BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: Operating a ranch taht specializes in unusual livestock. WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU: In the beautiful TExas hill country. IDEAL WOMAN: Someone strong enough to stick with me through thick and thin. After eight years of always doing the right thing, wealthy widow Jessica Fremont is ready to rebel. Her son Sam desperately wants to be a cowboy—to his grandmother's horror—and Jessica's going to help him. So she bids on gorgeous rancher Matthew Winston, hoping he'll show Sam the ropes. Only then does she discover that Sam's not the only Fremont with a weakness for cowboys....
#9
A Baby By Chance
2000
Join Harlequin for a special 12-book series about a bachelor auction in the heart of the West, Wyoming. Each book features a sexy new bachelor up for grabs—and a woman determined to rope him in The popular Western theme was present in 4 out of 5 of Harlequin's top-selling series titles for 1997.Dallas ad exec Madison Burnes "buys" famous horse-rancher Chance Cartwright so she can use his rugged good looks for an ad campaign. After their passionate weekend together, Madison ends up pregnant. The only way Chance will appear in the campaign is if Madison agrees to stay on his ranch so he can be a father to his baby. Will he also give Madison a chance on love?
#10
The Perfect Solution
2000
Every Man Has His Price! Lost Springs Ranch was famous for turning young mavericks into good men. So word that the ranch was in financial trouble sent a herd of loyal bachelors stampeding back to Wyoming to put themselves on the auction block! IS THIS MAN FOR YOU? NAME: Flynn Morgan AGE: 34 OCCUPATION: Security expert IN FIVE WORDS: Persuasive, fast-talking, a chameleon. BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: Sticking to the straight and narrow. WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU: Wherever there's trouble
Authors
Susan Wiggs
Author · 90 books
Lynn Erickson
Author · 20 books
Vicki Lewis Thompson
Author · 175 books
Muriel Jensen
Author · 49 books
Gina Wilkins
Author · 86 books
Jule McBride
Author · 29 books
Ruth Jean Dale
Author · 18 books
Heather MacAllister
Author · 27 books
Cathy Gillen Thacker
Author · 103 books
Day Leclaire
Author · 70 books
Judy Christenberry
Author · 78 books
Margot Dalton
Author · 16 books
Janelle Denison
Author · 59 books
Jo Leigh
Author · 55 books
Kristin Gabriel
Author · 18 books
Patricia Keelyn
Author · 9 books
Heart of the West/Bachelor Auction
Series ·
16
books · 1999-2001
By
Susan Wiggs
,
Lynn Erickson
,
Vicki Lewis Thompson
, and more
#11
Rent-A-Dad
2000
"Heart of the West"Join Harlequin for a special 12-book series about a bachelor auction in the heart of the West, Wyoming. Each book features a sexy new bachelor up for grabs—and a woman determined to rope him in The popular Western theme was present in 4 out of 5 of Harlequin's top-selling series titles for 1997. "Rent-A-Dad" Lindsay Bright's small greeting card company was growing by leaps and bounds. Her private life was in good shape, too. Except she was a busy single parent having to manage everything on her own. When she heard about the bachelor auction, she decided this was her opportunity. A man to handle the baby, the housework and business demands. Just for one weekend, and what better weekend than Mother's Day? Russell Gibbons was that man—and until he met Lindsay and her baby he never thought that babies, mommies and nesting were his specialty.
#12
Best Man in Wyoming
2000
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it's a man's duty to give back.... So there's going to be an auction! BACHELOR #12 NAME:Rex Trowbridge OCCUPATION: Attorney, and director of Lost Springs Ranch. BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: Becoming a wine connoisseur in rural Wyoming. Lindsay Duncan had hastily proposed a camping trip with some of the boys from the ranch, and she wanted-needed-Rex Trowbridge to accompany them. Could elegant Rex even ride a horse anymore? Could he stand to spend long days with her and six high-spirited boys? Could he stop teasing her long enough to recognize what was really simmering between the two of them-and do something about it before it was too late?
#13
Nick of Time
1999
Lost Springs Ranch was famous for turning young mavericks into good men. So word that the ranch was in financial trouble sent a herd of loyal bachelors stampeding back to Wyoming—to put themselves on the auction block! IS THIS MAN FOR YOU? NAME: Nick Petrocelli AGE: 32 OCCUPATION: Ex-Marine, now a DEA agent IN FIVE WORDS: Honorable, Dedicated, Daring, Self-sufficient, Loner BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: Becoming one of the "Good Guys." WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU: Usually on a stakeout. IDEAL WOMAN: Someone who can live with the fact that my work comes first. Nick Petrocelli had done some risky things in his life—but nothing compared to cutting a deal with Amelia Bainbridge-Campbell. The aged matriarch wanted her granddaughter to loosen up and give her a great-grandson. Nick's mission: to flirt with Samantha, to tease her...to prime her for another man. Problem was, Nick wanted to keep sexy Samantha to himself....
#14
The $4.98 Daddy
1999
Obsession . . . At last Merrin Ryan has completed her medical training and is out in the real world, working on Dr. Neil McAlister's surgical team. Merrin admires his professional skills, but clearly Neil, who has been widowed for two years, doesn't take proper care of himself. So she provides him with sandwiches and tells him to get proper rest—and, in nurturing him, she falls passionately in love. Neil's feelings for Merrin as just as intense. How puzzling, then, that he tells her they must stop seeing each other; that his love for her could damage her hard-fought-for career ...
#15
It Happened One Weekend
1999
A helping hand. Dr. Holly Hunter needs respite after her husband's death, and the remote Scottish village seems ideal. Until the local family doctor, Callum McLoud, turns up on her doorstep and accuses her of treating his patients! Still, the overtired, overworked Callum has to acknowledge that Holly's being a physician is a godsend, and he persuades her to continue to help him out. Soon Callum realizes that he'd like to persuade Holly to accept even more from him than surplus patients. But first Holly herself has to find out she has feelings for Callum. And that may take more time than he'd ever thought!
#16
Reclaiming Jake
2001
Lost Springs Ranch was famous for turning young mavericks into good men. So word that the ranch was in financial trouble sent a herd of loyal bachelors stampeding back to Wyoming—to put themselves on the auction block! IS THIS MAN FOR YOU? NAME: Jake Merrill AGE: 29 OCCUPATION: Mountain Rescue Squad Coordinator IN FIVE WORDS: Rugged, Wild, Ready and Willing BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: Finding lost children...alive. WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU: In the mountains IDEAL WOMAN: One who won't try to tie me down. Ali Kendrick can't seem to put the past behind her—a past that revolves around bachelor Jake Merrill. As teenagers, she and Jake had spent endless hours in each other's arms. Then he ran away, leaving her alone and pregnant. Now, Ali's got the chance to get Jake out of her system for good. But once Jake discovers he's got a daughter, will he be able to walk away again?