Home on the Ranch Cowboy's Honor Author:Stella Bagwell, Barb Han A Texan On Her Doorstep by Stella Bagwell -- As deputy sheriff, Mac MacCleod gave difficult news--but now he's about to get it. He's planning to confront his long-lost mother-- until he's blocked by her formidable doctor. Ileana Sanders isn't about to let any long, lean Texan in a Stetson stress her patient. And ... more »this news would set off fireworks! But she can't help being there for this tormented man. A sexy stranger who sees past her plain-Jane facade to the woman who yearns for a partner, a protector...a lover. In helping Mac search for a family, could Ileana end up with a man of her own?
Originally published as Silhouette Special Edition, No 1959
Rancher Rescue by Barb Han -- When a little boy goes missing, rancher Caleb Snow steps in to help…and winds up falling for the child's beautiful -- but mysterious -- aunt in Barb Han's Rancher Rescue. Getting tangled up with another woman in crisis is the last thing rancher Caleb Snow needs. The handsome cowboy has been badly burned too many times. But this one feels different -- Katherine Harlper is injured and reeling after an ambush in which her nephew was kidnapped. Caleb wants nothing more than to protect the beautiful, headstrong woman and help her find the missing child. If only he could ignore the feelings she stirs in him. But as they search together, it's clear someone wants Katherine dead. Soon the two are running for their lives, dodging bullets, not knowing who to trust…or if they'll survive long enough to bring a little boy home.
Originally published as Harlequin Intrigue, No 1477« less