With two young sons to look out for and her vengeful ex on their trail, Kate Quinn thought the Circle S looked like the perfect place to hide out. They could build a new life, a safe life. And if love never came her way, so what? But she hadn't counted on Tanner McCall, the intimidating half-breed who ran the ranch with an iron fist—and a closed heart. Something about Tanner got to her, making her dream of love under the stars and becoming a family at last.

Chase McCall: The lonely road he'd chosen had somehow led him straight back to the home he'd always hated—and the woman he'd always loved ... Devon Manyfeathers: She knew better than to believe this man could ever give up his restless ways—but that didn't keep her from hoping ... She was the only woman he'd ever truly wanted, and yet Chase had always been too busy chasing his dreams on the rodeo circuit—and running from his troubled past—to make it work with Devon. But something seemed to be calling him home now, to the Alberta ranch country and to her—and making him dream of just one more chance...

Eden McCall was still dazzled by the sweeping valley view from her parents' front porch. Still frustrated by her family's problems. Still crazy about rugged loner Brodie Malone... But Eden had another life row, and a daughter who desperately needed her protection. She couldn't get caught up in memories—or anything more. The moment Brodie saw her, it was almost as if she'd never left. Almost as if time and youthful mistakes hadn't wrenched them apart. But a man like Brodie didn't forgive. He didn't forget, either. Not the heartache—and not the passion.

If Wishes Were Horses... by Judith Duncan released on Mar 23, 2001 is available now for purchase.

The secluded cabin high in the snow-covered mountains was as far from Mallory O'Brien's glittering world of wealth and privilege as she could possibly have imagined. Yet this place—and the proud, bitter man who lived there alone—represented her last refuge from the ruthless killers stalking her... Finn Donovan was as hard and unyielding—and as dangerously compelling—as this land he called home. And he had sworn to keep her safe, whatever the cost. But she wanted more from her guardian. She ached to know the secrets of his shadowed past—even as she longed to share his future.