Seth Webster's heart never healed after he lost his adored wife. Now, with Christmas approaching, wild twin boys to raise alone, a home in chaos, and the latest in a long line of exasperated housekeepers quitting in disgust, Seth needs more than help to keep his family together... he needs a miracle. And then a miracle arrives on his doorstep, Her name is Mrs. Merkel, but the kids call her "Mrs. Miracle" - and from the moment the warm, knowing, and...

Nell Bishop is a widow and mother of two kids and has changed Twin Canyons into a dude ranch. Among her first visitors is Travis Grant, a famous person of sorts, an aspiring cowboy, and a man from the East known for his Western books. Nell's kids are wild about Travis, and Nell is getting a little crazy about him, too. It is too soon, she thinks, to think of dating and marriage. And Travis appears intent on shaking up the town, by discovering a mystery...

"Rich Manning and Jamie Warren have always been friends - and nothing but friends. However, that changes when Jamie asks Rich to father the child she so desperately wants. Rich agrees - if she'll marry him. Because he thinks that their marriage of convenience could become a real marriage instead."--Publisher description.

Caroline's Child: Who's the father of Caroline Daniels's child? Everyone in town wants to know, but no one's ever asked

"The First Man You Meet... Shelly Hansen was horrified when her great-aunt's wedding dress arrived--because, according to family legend, she was destined to marry the next man she met. So when she tripped on an escalator and fell into Mark Brady's arms, she told him--and herself--that she wasn't interested in marriage. But then she started seeing him everywhere. The Man You'll Marry. After her own wedding, Shelly sends her best friend--Jill Morrison,...

Jason Manning was not the marrying kind -- until a precocious teenage matchmaker interfered, and the born bachelor and sports fan found himself irresistibly drawn to single working mother Charlotte Weston. Beneath Charlotte's reserved exterior was a warm, loving woman whose tender passion rocked Jason to the very depths of his soul. Swept away by feelings he'd never known, he asked her to be his wife. But Charlotte had been hurt before and was afraid...

"Norah Bloomfield is feeling a bit unneeded these days. Her father is recovering from his heart attack, and her sisters, Valerie and Stephanie, are busy planning their weddings. But then a cantankerous Texan named Rowdy Cassidy crashes his small plane in Orchard Valley. The same Rowdy Cassidy who'd been Valerie's boss...and who'd demanded she marry him. Now he's Norah's patient, and in all her nursing experience she's never encountered a more difficult...

That summer - more than ten years ago, while they were still in high school - Noelle McDowell and Thomas Sutton fell secretly in love. Secretly because their mothers had been locked in a bitter feud for decades. But despite the animosity between Sarah McDowell and Mary Sutton, Noelle planned to elope with Thom. Until he jilted her. This Christmas Noelle McDowell is home to celebrate the holidays with her family. (After all, December 25 is also her...

Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy - three willing but sometimes wayward angel - are each given someone's prayer to answer . . . Shirley: She's sent to help nine-year-old Timmy Potter, who longs for a new father. And although his mother, Jody, has vowed never to trust any man, Shirley is determined to help her love again. Goodness: She knows Monica Fischer longs for a husband and home of her own, but the young woman has practically given up on finding the...

Physical therapist Joy Neilsen doesnt take no for an answer when it comes to her patients. Shes tough yet compassionate, doing whatever it takes to get them back on their feet . . . and shes met her match in Sloan Whittaker. Bitter, angry, resentful, Sloan is ready to give up. But Joy doesnt let anybody quit, especially not a man as talented as this brilliant tycoon-a man who, somewhere along the way, has won her heart.