Cowboy Pete Dugan never thought he d see the woman whose beautiful face had haunted him ever since their brief, turbulent affair. Now he d come face-to-face with Carol Benson again, but this time a secret lurked in her green eyes—a sadness he was determined to soothe.... Now that Pete was back, with lingering looks and seductive touches, Carol had a heck of a time remembering she had secrets that needed to be kept. Still, her heart told her to lean on his broad shoulders once more. And she was helplessly falling in love....

SHELBY HAD DREAMED OF MARRYING FOR LOVE… and in a way she had. True, Troy Jacobs was a total stranger, a steer wrestler she'd proposed to in a roadside café. Still, a pregnant preacher's daughter needed a husband! But what now that the love for her child…had spread to her groom? TROY HAD NEVER DREAMED OF MARRYING, PERIOD! But Shelby Cannon had been desperate and scared—and all she needed was a paper marriage. So why was Troy still protecting his pregnant bride? Was it possible he'd "accidentally" married for love…too?

"I've come to take my family back home where they belong." — Clayton Rankin, husband on a marriage-rescue mission World rodeo champ Clayton Rankin had honorably married Rena when she'd gotten pregnant... hell, he'd given the twins his name! What more could a wife want? Cuddles? Well, cowboys don't take too easily to cuddles. But Rena needed tenderness—and Clayton would do anything to keep his woman. So he'd darn well convince his beautiful Texas bride that he was 100% husband material. Even if it meant a lifetime of tenderness...