The time had come to end the lie . . . Sustained by her faith, Monica Fletcher finally had the courage to tell the only man she'd ever loved the secret that had burned in her heart for eleven years. The time had come to heal old wounds . . . When celebrity Daniel Rourke revisited Boise, Idaho, the local beauty who'd been his college girlfriend turned his world upside down with the revelation that he was a father! The time was now to start over . . . if they could. Could Daniel's hometown sweetheart and newfound daughter find a place in the fast-paced Chicago milieu that was now his world? Only time would tell if it was possible for him to reclaim the life they should have had—and the family he had belatedly come to cherish.

Her aunt's bequest was the answer to Shayla Vincent'sprayers. The rustic, secluded cabin was the perfectspot to start her long-deferred writing career. Ian O'Connell was her new neighbor—a rugged ranchercaring for his two adorable nieces. Yet Shayla hadalready helped bring up her siblings. Raising anotherfamily when her career goal was within her grasp wasthe last thing she wanted, even as the brown-eyedcowboy had quickly become the first.

Alicia Harris says she's happily married and expecting a baby—but only the last part is true. She can't bear to disappoint her grandfather by telling him she's two months away from single motherhood. Then Grandpa Roger drops in unexpectedly to spend the holidays with Alicia and her husband, and Alicia needs to find a fill-in—fast. Childhood friend Joe Palmero fits the bill, and is willing to play along. Still, the longer they spend playing their parts, the closer Alicia and Joe come to discovering what love, faith and marriage truly mean.