Sassy hairdresser Nora Darby had a chip on her shoulder the size of Texas. Abandoned by her dad and betrayed by her fiancé, she was anti-man, anti-marriage and mouthy about it to boot. All of which suited Stephen Remington, M.D., to a tee. Though the townsfolk considered him the ideal candidate to scale Nora's defenses and soften her heart, the sexy widower had vowed never to love—and lose—again. But their public battle of the sexes led to a night of shocking, private passion...and an unexpected pregnancy...leaving no-strings Nora and love-shy Stephen staring straight down the shotgun of motherhood and—shudder!—matrimony....

The Rancher Next Door by Susan Mallery released on Oct 25, 2000 is available now for purchase.

Josie Fitzgerald Scott was athletic, competitive and stubborn as sin - until an accident changed her life. Now she simply sought closure with unforgettable Del Scott - the man she'd once lovingly wed, passionately bedded then contrarily fled... Amazingly, Del didn't recognize Josie's reconstructed contours. Yet her secy ex-husband seemed oddly, instantly drawn to this soft, delicate "stranger," despite her new curves. Which gave Josie - as "Rose" - a second chance: to woo and win back Del's fierce male passion. But would limping, less than honestly, down memory lane unleash a landslide of trouble? Or - miraculously - lead Josie home to love?