Romantic Valley Inn might have become a family affair, but Malachi is the man in charge. The ashes of one dream were swept up and reassembled into the new, ensnaring his siblings along the way. Living and working together allows for few secrets and Clair and Christopher quickly realize Malachi is falling for their new employee. A woman filled with secrets who has a dangerous enemy. An enemy they are all determined to defeat.Unfortunately, sometimes their help is more hindrance and ...

With his siblings moving out of the inn, Christopher finds himself on call all the time. After all, someone has to be there. The solution is easy enough and it is agreed he needs an assistant. It won't be an easy position to fill and they all know it. He finally finds the ideal candidate. Sydney is perfect and checks all their boxes. Satisfied the problem is solved, he heads off for his birthday party with old friends only to have a bikini clad Sydney jump out of the cake.Knowing h...

There was only one way to wealth in 1284, war, and Tarl was very good at it. When the king sought to reward him with land, Tarl chose what most considered a worthless rock. He didn't want to spend his life protecting land others coveted. A bastard sworn to celibacy he also didn't want the king forcing a bride on him.Simon knew Tarl would be furious when he rescued Shara and brought her to the Rock, but what else could he do? He couldn't leave her to her father's demented machinatio...

Clair likes her job and loves her brothers, but there are times she just wants to scream. Always the reckless one with an eye for the bad boys, her proper life get tiresome. Running into Raleigh Hix again offers a solution and she decides to take it. Malachi will just have to accept it. She hopes.Raleigh knows he's not the man for Clair and figures Malachi will throw him out as soon as he finds out Clair hired him. But Clair is determined and as stubborn as her autocratic brother. ...

Spencer had had enough of boardrooms and stockholders. Idealism had been replaced by corporate reality and he wanted to be able to dream again. He wanted to return to the lab and work with people who'd rather solve problems and cure diseases than line their pockets. What he hadn't bargained on was the personal change the move would bring and it began even before had actually made the move.Tori was mostly content with her life. She liked her work and her boss. What she didn't like w...

When the war took Ryan's life, Rockhaven was left without a male heir for the first time in its history, elevating Teal to countess. She was prepared for that and had already been running the family's interests for the years Ryan had been fighting Napoleon. What she wasn't prepared for was the arrival of Kit Devlin and the news that Ryan had betrothed her to him. She knew she'd eventually have to wed, but planned on doing so on her terms and in her own time. Kit was too strong. He was too ...

Damien needed a thief. He even knew a thief, but had no idea where she was or how to find her. What he needed was a trap. The ethereal creature he'd met and blackmailed into a weekend of decadence eight years ago may have fled his life, but not his mind. She was nothing like his usual victims. She was unlike any woman he had ever known and just the thought of her made him burn.Zarina read the news with a sense of amusement. She had no doubt she was being summoned. Damien Maxwell ha...

Flash wasn't sure what to expect when he took the job, he only knew it was a chance to be honest again. Oh, he was successful in his field, but it wasn't what he'd set out to do and left him empty. One thing he certainly hadn't been expecting was to find his own face among those crowding the high school bleachers, but there it was in his viewfinder. It wasn't possible. He'd never been here before and was hundreds of miles from the town he grew up in.Then he heard the boy's name and...

Captain Neil Maxwell had one goal and nothing was going to stop him. His hatred ran deep and even though it was focused on one man, it could easily spill over onto others. Sid understood this and when he realized the youth he'd thought he rescued and brought aboard was, in fact, a young woman, he knew he'd placed her in danger. Any woman would have been a problem, but a Scarborough?Riana was not stupid. Sid's recounting of the captain's story left her few choices. The one advantage...

Trainer Baintree was a nobleman in two worlds. A future earl to one and a warrior who couldn't fight to another. The white man listened to Trainer and the red one to Lonelord. Those things did not make his life easy. On the contrary, they made his life very difficult.He was not prepared to fall in love. Like most things in his life, such a state was a dream. But the dowager duchess was no dream. She was, quite simply, everything he'd ever wanted in a woman and he was determined to ...

Casey was thrilled to see Jes. The promise she'd seen in the boy had arrived and she was so proud of him. Teachers aren't supposed to admit to favorites, but he'd always been hers. A born musician, he had been a joy to teach.But a man stood before her now. A man with a surprising declaration. And a tempting one. Everything was different, but the risks were all hers. Her career, her children, her reputation. Could she risk all that for a chance at something special?

Wes always knew where he was going and had since he was a boy. Whether he was hauling a load or mapping his future, his focus was steady. Hauling was a lonely life, a young man's game, and his years were rolling by. He didn't think much about a wife. He had no intention of marrying while hauling and doubted his future held much appeal for most women. Still, he was content.Becky knew this solo trip across the country was her last chance to do something crazy. The handsome trucker in...