June 2008: ALWAYS A MOTHER from Harlequin SuperRomance Everlasting Love. Sept 2008: TEXAS HEIR from Harlequin American Romance.

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Latest Release:

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Always A Mother

Harlequin SuperRomance
Everlasting Love
ISBN-10: 0-373-71499-8
ISBN-13: 978-0373714995
June 2008

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At eighteen, Claire and Dean were already planning their future. Until they suddenly found themselves parents. With Dean on the road pursuing a football career, raising their daughters became Claire's first priority and full-time job. Now, with the girls grown, she can finally pursue her long-deferred dream of going to college.

Then she gets the news: she's going to be a mother again.

Coming to terms with her midlife pregnancy means confronting her hopes, fears and choices she's made. Through twenty-five years of joy, struggle and near tragedy, the one constant was Claire's love for Dean. Is that love strong enough to weather the biggest crisis of their marriage and help them embrace the future-together?

Rave Reviews

5 Stars! - I was immediately hooked by ALWAYS A MOTHER, especially after learning that Linda Warren got the idea for this emotional story from overhearing a conversation at her beauty parlor. Filled with real life situations that could happen to any one of us, Ms. Warren smoothly tells the story using love letters to bridge the past with the present. With characters that are easy to empathize with and a romance that survives the test of time, ALWAYS A MOTHER is a “must read” from a most talented author.
Donna of CataRomance

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Coming Soon:

texas heir

Texas Heir

Harlequin American Romance
ISBN-10: 0373752300
ISBN-13: 978-037375230X
September 2008

Stranded... With The Man Of Her Dreams

Cari Michaels has known for a long time that Reed Preston is the only man for her. Until her boss—the dynamic CEO of a family-owned department store chain—announces his engagement... to another woman.

It's just the reality check Cari needs to get over Reed. But when a plane crash strands her in the west Texas desert with the man she loves, she can’t hide her feelings. And now they have only each other to depend on for their survival.


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texasbluff

Texas Bluff

Texas Hold'em, Book 5

Harlequin SuperRomance
ISBN: 0-373-71470-X
February 2008

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Texas Bluff hit #8 on the Waldenbooks Series Bestseller List.

Luke Chisum spent most of his life running from his past. Now a family crisis has brought the former River Bluff daredevil home. Home to the small-town girl he still loves-and the secret that could tear them apart again.

Sixteen years ago, Luke dated Becky on a dare and broke her heart. Now he's back, rekindling desire and tempting Becky to give him a second chance. But she can't risk Luke discovering the truth about the child she's kept from him all these years.

Becky isn't the only one keeping secrets. A shocking revelation about his own family is about to test Luke in ways he never imagined-as a father and a son...

Rave Reviews

Luke Chisum returns to River Bluff, years after breaking Becky Parker's heart, and is quickly attracted to the now-divorced mother of a teenage son. But Becky isn't sure she can ever trust Luke again after having been badly hurt by him in the past. Luke isn't sure he can trust her either, once he finds about out the secret she's been keeping. In Texas Bluff (4.5), Linda Warren portrays perfectly the relationship between a couple learning to trust all over again. The tension is real, as is the characters' uncertainty. This is an excellent story.

—Alexandra Kay
Romantic Times

TEXAS BLUFF is an extremely well written tale that will keep readers sighing for more. As parents know they will do anything to protect their young – and the parents in this story have done their best, yet heartache is about to come to the surface. The emotional ups and downs of this story will make every reader come back for more.

Linda Warren has a writing style that just gets better with time. Ms. Warren is a talented author who just keeps getting better! The tight knit story line, combined with the creative pictures Ms. Warren has written, give this book a dimension that will make readers feel right at home in River Bluff, as though they can look out their window and see the clinic where Becky works! After more than twenty published novels, this author’s writing is still fresh, her creative plots flow from one scene to another drawing the reader in.

This is an author to be watched! Her next novel, due out this spring ALWAYS A MOTHER is sure to be a keeper!

Angie at Love Romances (5 hearts)

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The Adopted Son

McCain Brothers, Book 5

Harlequin SuperRomance
ISBN:0-373-71440-8
September 2007

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Adopted Son hit #9 on the Waldenbooks Series Bestseller List.

After answering a call asking for backup, Texas Ranger Jeremiah "Tuck" Tucker discovers an abandoned child at the crime scene. Little Brady has been neglected-and it turns out he has no living family. Tuck is determined to give the two-year-old boy a home, and starts the process of adoption.

He's furious when he learns Grace Whitten, a lawyer and family friend, is representing a couple who also want Brady. She and Tuck have never gotten along, and now she's questioning his abilities as a parent. But once he finds out Grace's true intentions for the child, he begins to see beyond the lawyer, to the woman. And to the potential wife and mother...

Excerpt:

"Have you ever thought of having kids of your own?"

Grace was pressing her luck with the question, but Tuck didn't seem upset.

"Sure, when I was younger. And if I'm honest I'd have to admit that when I look at Jesse, I wonder how it would feel to look into the face of my own child. That's a selfish male reaction. I know it would be the same as looking at Brady or Dillon."

"Do you know that you're a wonderful man?"

"Care to back up those words, ma'am?"

Grace lifted an eyebrow. "How?"

"Dancing." Tuck grabbed her hand and pulled her into the den. He poked a button on the stereo system and the sounds of a beautiful slow waltz wafted through the room. He moved the area rug back and flipped off the lights. They were enclosed in a world all their own.

"You're trembling," he whispered against her hair.

"I think I'm a little afraid of what's happening between us." She hadn't realized what she was feeling until she heard herself say the words.

"What's happening?"

"I don't know. Maybe that's what I'm afraid of."

Rave Reviews:

Attracted to Texas Ranger Jeremiah Tucker ever since her sister married his stepbrother, attorney Grace Whitten is sure he'll never give her the time of day. But after Grace recuses herself from an adoption case where Tuck's the other party, the two end up in a relationship. Linda Warren's fresh treatment of a fairly common plotline makes Adopted Son (4 stars) a pleasure to read The revelation of Tuck's mother makes the story more interesting, and Warren's depiction of Tuck's and Grace's complex emotions is spot on.
Romantic Times Magazine

5 Stars - ADOPTED SON is like old home week as beloved characters from all of the McCain Brother books meet again and wrap the reader in their warmth and love for family. Favorite author Linda Warren dazzles as she catches us up on all the characters’ lives and how they are all intertwined without missing a single beat. Ms Warren continues to tell a tale deep in feeling and with a potent message, this time about child abuse, with compassion and hope. My recommendation is to get "a-hold" of copies of the McCain Brothers series and savor each and every one but save the best for last, the gratifying ADOPTED SON by Linda Warren.
CataRomance.com

ADOPTED SON is an uplifting family story as well as a sweet, charming romance, and readers can expect to squeeze out a tear or two with this touching tale. It is a story that will capture your heart -- a thoroughly enjoyable read.
Marilyn Heyman
Romance Reviews Today

ADOPTED SON is a novel filled not only with romance but emotion. The emotions run from joy to heartbreaking sadness, from humor to horror and hits all the highs and lows in between. Linda Warren draws readers in from the first scene where Brady is alone and eating dog food to survive. Tuck’s story will bring tears to reader’s eyes when he tells the story of how he came to be the man he is today. Later tears of joy streamed down this reader’s face when Tuck and Grace become the family they long to be.

Tuck is the man all mothers want their sons to become. There is not a character flaw that could ruin this man; his only downfall was the need to salvage his pride with Grace. When she finds herself in his sights as a potential enemy lust overtakes them both, and they find they need more than what either can handle alone. As the story heats up, Grace takes over her own life and tells her father just what she wants to do in life, instead of being Daddy’s ‘son’ and gives the story a dimension that makes this one of the best Harlequin Romance novels written, in this reviewers opinion.

Angie - 5 Hearts LoveRomances.com

Adopted Son was such a delightful story and a quick enjoyable read. Linda Warren shared a story where the hero had great character. I took pleasure in the fact that the hero has a large heart for others and I promise this book gives you that plus tenderness.

Theresa from A Romance Review.com

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Once A Cowboy

Book 3 of the Cowboy Trilogy

Harlequin American
ISBN:0-373-75155-9
February 2007

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Once.And For Always

Brodie Hayes is a former rodeo star, now a rancher-a cowboy, through and through. But when he finds out some shocking news about the circumstances of his birth, he begins to question his identity. Luckily, private investigator Alexandra Donovan is there to help him find the truth about who he is. Along the way, he discovers that even a man who thought he'd be alone for the rest of his life can fall in love.

For Brodie, love was something you did once-and for always. But is Alex the type of woman who can take on a stubborn man like him? Because there's one thing about him that will never change, no matter what they find out about his past-once a cowboy, always a cowboy.

Excerpt:

Brodie woke up at dawn and stared down at the woman in his arms. Her head rested below his chin, her hand lay on his chest. She slept peacefully, making an occasional deep breathing sound. That was probably as close to snoring as she would ever get. 

It felt so right to have her in his arms. He’d never needed anyone in his life, but last night he’d needed her. It wasn’t sexual, either. Not that he didn’t want her. Last night was about something entirely different. It was about comfort, caring and mental nourishment so he could face another day. Holding on to Alex gave him that strength.

She stirred and sat up, brushing hair out of her eyes. “Good morning,” she whispered.

He felt a catch in his gut at her sleep-filled voice. Her soft brown eyes were languid, sensuous, and he had a feeling she’d look like this after making love.

Raising himself to a sitting position, he flexed his shoulders. “Morning.”

She sniffed the air. “I don’t smell coffee. After spending the night on this sofa, I expected coffee to be brought to me.”  Her eyes twinkled.

“I’m not used to getting coffee for a woman.”

“Cowboy, that is so hard to believe.”

“Well, you see, I’m used to having a woman bring me coffee.”

“Now that I believe.” She grinned, bringing sunshine into the room.

He tucked a stray hair behind her ear.  “But I’ll bring you coffee any day of the week.”

Rave Reviews:

Private eye Alex Donavan has mixed feelings about her new case. A client tells her she thinks cowboy Brodie Hayes is her son and asks Alex to find out all she can about the baby boy that was stolen from a hospital almost 40 years earlier. After Alex takes the case and gets to know Brodie, the chemistry between them burns. But can they be happy? Alex's news has the stubborn Brodie questioning his identity, but no matter what he learns he vows he'll always be a cowboy. ONCE A COWBOY (4), by Linda Warren, is warm and emotional. Brodie's past is an important part of the story, and Warren knows how to weave his various character traits into an entertaining story.
Romantic Times Magazine
Once A Cowboy is well-developed with excellent characterization of the people who populate the pages. The writer's development of our knowledge of Brodie and Alex makes this romance classic and exciting. It was so refreshing to read an excellent contemporary with a solid romance.
Jeri Neal
4 1/2 Plugs
The Romance Readers Connection
Once A Cowboy may seem like a little nugget compared to fat, page-laden contemporary and historical single titles romances, but it glows brighter than many of them.
Grade: B
Jeanne W.
Allaboutromance.com
Another poignant read from talented author, Linda Warren, Once A Cowboy will leave no eye dry at the finish.
Rating: 9
Official Review by Contemporary Romance Reviews
Once A Cowboy is a story overflowing with emotional twist and turns that grabs the reader from the first page and doesn't let go until the end.
(Blue Ribbon Rating 5)
RomanceJunkies.com
(4 1/2 Stars) Linda Warren masterfully tells a tale of deceit and guilt which is healed with the love of a good compassionate woman. A compelling story and the perfect ending to her cowboy trilogy. CataRomance.com
5 Stars - Linda Warren's latest contemporary is a must read family drama.
Harriet Klausner

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BadSon

The Bad Son

McCain Brothers, Book 4

Harlequin SuperRomance
ISBN: 0-373-71375-4
October 2006

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Beau McCain has become a successful lawyer, held the family together, mended fences and watched while others found love…. Now it's his turn. Or it would have been if Beau had managed to show Macy Randall that he wasn't just a substitute brother, that he could be—was meant to be—the man for her. But somewhere in the terrible breakup of her first marriage was the reason she refused to try again.

Yet just as Beau has reconciled himself to a life apart, an abandoned baby unexpectedly brings him and Macy together, pitching them both into a dramatic custody battle—reminding everyone that when something's very precious, it deserves a new start.

Four Stars from Romantic Times Magazine

The Cover Model:

Corey

Meet the real Zoe from the cover of The Bad Son.

Her name is Corey Mae, and her grandmother sent the photo of her. Isn't she beautiful?

Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence

Winner in Long Contemporary
First Place Tie

Excerpt:

"You were married for less than two years. What happened?"

She remained silent.

“Macy…”

“He divorced me, okay?” With angry movements she walked over to the bassinet in the corner.

“He divorced you?” Beau was thrown for a second. “Was he having an affair?”

“No.” She fingered the lace on the crib.

Beau hated to keep on, but their future was at stake. “Then why?”

“As I said, it’s none of your business.”

“You know I’m not stopping until you tell…”

She swung around, eyes flashing. “Because I’m not perfect.”

That made no sense to him. She was perfect in every way. “What are you talking about?”

“This conversation is over.” She headed for the door. “Go home, Beau.”

He caught her arm. “I love you and I’m not leaving until you tell me why you can’t love me.”

Her eyes clouded over. “Because I’m the reason my baby is dead.”

Rave Reviews:

"Linda Warren's The Bad Son (4) is an engaging story. Her well-written dialogue and story will keep readers interested."
Alexandra Kay
Romantic Times Magazine
"Linda Warren's The Bad Son is an emotionally charged read and will have you reaching for tissues throughout."
Leigh Orlowski
Romance Junkies
"The Bad Son is an enchanting romance story that readers are sure to enjoy. Two single best friends find true love. Warren writes a wonderful man in Beau McCain and readers can't help falling in love with this gorgeous man. He is so in love with one woman and trying everything he can to stay in her life. You can't help but love his determination and sympathize with him when he gets rejected over and over. So don't be fooled by the title he really is a good son. The conflict between Marcy and Beau moves the plot along as it is based on an inner struggle that is not easily resolved. Adding depth to the book, Warren adds a wonderful collection of supporting characters that make the book come alive and add fun elements to the storyline. Readers will find themselves falling in love with this story and being charmed by the struggles and true love that make this book a simply captivating read."
Tracy Zappata-Contemporary Romance Writers
Romance Designs
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Beau, Macy and sweet little Zoë. Their struggle to make a new life, especially for Zoë, was heart wrenching. Beau is a solid dependable man that took far too long to make a move with Macy but I had to admire his devotion. Macy decidedly had reasons to be cautious but I just wanted to shake her a time or two, which is a credit to Ms. Warren for making her characters so real to her readers. THE BAD SON (4 1/2 stars) is definitely a book that everyone will take pleasure in reading, particularly fans of Linda Warren. Thank you, Ms. Warren, for another delightful visit to the McCain clan. "
Donna Zapf
CataRomance.com
"The Bad Son is a fine escape into the lives of Beau and Macy and the challenges that await them as they find their way to love everlasting. "
Diana Risso
Romance Reviews Today

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Son of Texas

Son of Texas

McCain Brothers, Book 3

Harlequin SuperRomance
ISBN: 0-373-71354-1
June 2006

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The lawman with a heart of gold

Caleb McCain, Texas Ranger, will always be a son of Texas-loyal to the badge, always working above and beyond the call of duty. Which means taking care of Belle Doe, a woman rescued from a horrible fate and left without any memories.

But Belle is starting to remember. As Belle disappears, Josie Marie Beckett emerges, and Caleb knows he must back away to allow Josie to complete her healing. As they get closer to finding the person who tried to kill her, she recalls more of her past-including her fiancé.

Loyalty to his job means he must let her go. Loyalty to his heart means he wants to keep her close..

Excerpt:

"What are you thinking about?" Caleb asked.

"About the future. The person who shot me. My memory. And you."

"Me?" He lifted an eyebrow.

"Yes." Josie snuggled into him once again and his arm instinctively went around her. "And how much I'm going to miss you and your voice."

"My voice?"

Josie told Caleb about the warm milk and how his voice made her feel, especially when she felt afraid.

"You can always drink a glass of warm milk with chocolate in it when I'm not around." He was trying to be flippant, but his heart felt heavy.

"It won't be the same." Josie looked at him and slowly kissed the corner of his mouth. "Kiss me, Caleb."

He couldn't resist. He took her lips with a fiery hunger fueled by a year of glances, touches, and yearnings. For a brief moment he ignored the warnings in his head and tasted her tongue, her lips, her mouth, and let himself feel everything that he shouldn't. He couldn't do this to her, to himself, to Eric. Once her memory returned, she would regret this lapse.

Josie belonged to someone else.

Readers and Bookbuyers
Best Laurie
Finalist for Contemporary

Aspen Gold Reader's Choice

Finaist in Romantic Suspense

Rave Reviews:

"4 stars! Son of Texas is a wonderful romantic read. Caleb and Josie will burrow their way into the hearts of readers. Secondary characters are a charming addition to this emotional read."
Kristi Ahlers
Romantic Times Magazine
"5 Stars! Son of Texas is a dynamic read. Linda Warren has such a warm down home way when penning her stories. I love her sensitive, loyal, manly hero Caleb. He is true to his job but very human with his feelings. Josie Belle has a spark of humor and self reliance that is likeable in a heroine, no weak shrinking violet in this book. The story line is very engaging and kept me reading to find out what prize awaited on the next page."
Donna Zapf
CataRomance.com
"4 1/2 Hearts! Son of Texas is a superb page-turner that immerses the reader quickly into the suspense of who Belle Doe is. This reviewer couldn't put the book down until all the questions were answered by Ms. Warren's smooth yet crisp prose and the skill which she slowly unfolds Belle's identity. This book is so good that it will have you running to find Ms. Warren's backlist."
Debora Hosey
The Romance Readers Connection
"Son of Texas is a delightful romantic suspense. Linda Warren provides a strong character study of deciding just who the heroine is, Belle Doe or Josie Marie Beckett."
Harriet Klausner
TheBestReviews.com

"Linda Warren writes a story about betrayal, mystery and true love. This story will keep you guessing to the very end."
Helen Slifer
WritersUnlimited.com

"Son of Texas is well written with realistic dialogue and an interesting storyline."
Marilyn Heyman
Romance Reviews Today

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Cowboy's Return

The Cowboy's Return

Book 2 of the Cowboy Trilogy

Harlequin American Romance
ISBN: 0-373-75106-0
February 2006

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Camila Walker has spent years overcoming rumors and gossip to build a better life for herself and her twelve-year-old daughter, Jilly. Then Tripp Daniels, rodeo star, returns home demanding answers about Camila's relationship with his brother and, more particularly, about Jilly's paternity.

Tripp has always known - but never acknowledged - that he loves Camila. But all those years ago she belonged to his brother, and his family loyalty came first. Now he has a chance to put things right, for Jilly, for Camila - and for him.

But Camila can't let herself love the handsome cowboy, not until she tells him her secret.

The Cowboy's Return wins in the Booksellers Best Contest in Long Contemporary category. See the Poster

Finalist of The 2007
Golden Quill
for
Best Short Contemporary

Lories Best Published
for Contemporary
Aspen Gold Reader's Choice Finalist for Category

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All Roads Lead To Texas

All Roads Lead To Texas

Home to Loveless County continuity
Book 3

Harlequin SuperRomance
ISBN: 0-373-71314-2
December 2005

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Running away--or running home?

Callie Lambert flees New York with her three young siblings for the small Texas town where she was born, waiting for the day their abusive stepfather is put in jail and it's safe to return to the city.

The four of them quickly become attached to Homestead and its people--especially Sheriff Wade Montgomery, a man who knows what it's like to lose everything. But what will happen when he finds out Callie's secret? Will he turn her in, or help her at the risk of losing his badge?

No matter what the future brings, she's made a promise to bring the kids back home...but what if they're already there?

HOME TO LOVELESS COUNTY
Because Texas is where the heart is.


More Than Magic
Contest

Third in
Long Contemporary

Readers and Bookbuyers
Best Laurie
Finalist for Contemporary

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Cowboy's Return

"Merry Tex-mas"
in Christmas, Texas Style

Harlequin American Romance
ISBN: 0-373-75093-5
November 2005

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Merry Texmas

Mariel Todd-Crandall and Grayson Crandall love their daughter, but since their divorce, it's hard to find time to spend with Chloe. But Chloe's sick of being ignored, and she knows her parents still love each other. So this Christmas she has a special plan, including a very special tree, that's going to make Mom and Dad see that Christmas--and every day--should be spent as a family.

Texas Gold

Winner for
Best Novella

More Than Magic
Contest

Winner for
Best Novella

2006 Gayle Wilson
Award of Excellence

Winner for
Best Novella

Finalist of The 2006
Golden Quill
for
Best Novella

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Forgotten Son

Forgotten Son

McCain Brothers, Book 2

Harlequin SuperRomance
ISBN: 0-373-71250-2
January 2005
McCain Brothers, Book 2

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# 9 on Walden's Series Best Sellers List!

Her Man of Honor

Caroline Whitten has never met a man like Eli Coltrane. From the first moment he touched her, Caroline knew there was something special about him. But is she being honest with herself? Have her feelings for Eli grown out of love, or out of gratitude because the Texas Ranger rescued her from a dangerous man?

She knows that Eli has resisted getting close to anyone - including his three half-brothers - since he was young. He's the forgotten son, unacknowledged by his father, and unwilling to think of Jake, Beau and Caleb McCain as his blood. Caroline helps him change his mind, so he can find out what it means to be part of a family. But it's what she learns from him along the way that is completely unforgettable..

Winner of The 2006
Golden Quill
for
Best Long Contemporary

Holt Medallion

Finalist for
Long Contemporary

"If I can knock you down, you have to talk to your brothers."

Eli raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "You can't knock me down. I'm much stronger than you. And I'm not fighting a woman."

Caroline put the boxing gloves on. "Are you chicken, Eli? "

He stood. "I'm not fighting you."

"Didn't Pa settle all your fights and disagreements this way? Put the gloves on."

He shoved his hands into the gloves and held them up. She danced in and out, taking jabs at his stomach, but he didn't move or respond. This was going to be so easy. She moved close to him, her body touching his.

Glancing up into his stubborn blue eyes, she placed her right foot in between his feet, then she wrapped her arms around his waist. Eli tensed. Caroline raised her right foot, turned it, and hooked his left leg and jerked. He leg slid out from under him and he was on his butt in a split second.

He burst into laughter. "That was a trick," he said, taking off his gloves. "You knew exactly what you were doing."

"But a deal is a deal – and you're a man of your word, right?"

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The Christmas Cradle

The Christmas Cradle

Book 1 of the Cowboy Trilogy

Harlequin American Romance
ISBN: 0-373-75046-3
November 2004

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# 6 on Walden's Series Best Sellers List!
Week ending Nov 13, 2004

# 7 on Walden's Series Best Sellers List!
Week ending Nov 20, 2004

The Christmas Cradle is the winner of the CataRomance Reviewers' Choice Award and the CataRomance Reader's Choice Award, and a winner for The Texas Gold

This Christmas will be different!

Eight years ago, Marisa Preston fell in love. But her marriage to rodeo star Colter Kincaid was thwarted by her controlling parents. Now, unexpectedly, she's found Colter again — and his adorable seven-year-old daughter, Ellie. More than anything in the world, Ellie wants a mommy...

And more than anything, Marisa wants a child. But she's been keeping a secret about the past, a secret she has to tell Colter. She goes to see him at his ranch and it isn't long before she falls in love all over again. With Colter and with Ellie.

Just like Christmas, life can bring surprising gifts...

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The Right Woman

The Right Woman

Harlequin Superromance 1221
ISBN: 0-373-71125-5
August 2004
Series: Twins

Spin off of The Wrong Woman

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She found her family...

Sarah Welch didn't know she had a twin until five years ago, when a string of events led her through the seedy underbelly of Dallas to the family she didn't know she had. Sarah has spent those five years trying to forget what she went through — forget the man who was gunned down, the criminal she helped put behind bars, and the cop who saved her life.

Now Sarah is in danger once again. And while this time she's able to confide her fears to her twin sister, there's only one person who can truly help her — Daniel Garrett, the cop who never stopped loving her. Working side by side to stop a killer, Sarah begins to accept Daniel as part of her past. And as part of her future...

The Right Woman is a Finalist for the Bookseller's Best Award, and a finalist for the Texas Gold!

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A Baby By Christmas

A Baby By Christmas

McCain Brothers, Book 1

Harlequin Superromance 1167
ISBN: 0-373-71167-0
November 2003

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She wants to be a mother — to her own baby.

Jake's wife, Elise, wants a baby more than anything. Then Jake discovers that a brief liaison more than three years ago — before he even met Elise — had an unexpected consequence. A baby. A child who's been abandoned by his birth mother and needs a home. And he's not just any little boy — he has some special needs and requires extra attention.

Jake knows he can be a father to his son and can put in the time and effort it will take to make Ben grow up to be a healthy boy. But can Elise become this little boy's mother? She'd hoped to be pregnant by Christmas. Can she accept another woman's child instead?

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The Wrong Woman

The Wrong Woman

Harlequin Superromance 1125
ISBN: 0-373-71125-5
April 2003
Series: Twins

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They say everyone has a double...

According to private investigator Ethan Ramsey, Serena Farrell's double is a stripper working in a Dallas nightclub.

Serena doesn't believe it--but she can't help wondering. After all, her mother died when she was an infant and she's been raised by wealthy grandparents who refused to discuss the past. So she knows next to nothing about her parents.

Could she possibly have a sister? A twin?

She decides to hire Ethan to find out who this other woman is. That fateful decision leads to some shocking revelations about Serena's family-and about her look-alike, Sarah Welch. It also leads Serena into Ethan's arms... and into his heart.

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Cowboy at the Crossroads

Cowboy at the Crossroads

Harlequin Superromance 1075
ISBN: 0-373-71075-5
August 2002
Series: Home on the Ranch

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A child in need of help

Nicki Prescott is a motherless child. Five-year-old Nicki is not coping with her mother's death—she's withdrawn, refusing to eat or leave her room. In desperation, her father, Cordell Prescott, makes a phone call that will change their lives....

A cowboy in need of a woman

Cord calls Dr. Becca Talbert, a close friend of his brother's, and asks her to come to Triple Creek Ranch to see Nicki. To help Nicki. She agrees, and her presence soon starts to make a difference. But Cord's gratitude turns into something more....

A woman who loves them both

Cord doesn't believe he has the right to love Becca, although he realizes she's falling in love with him. He feels responsible for his wife's suicide—or apparent suicide. But he's not sure he can resist what Becca's offering...

WINNER for The Golden Quill Award: 2003 Award for Best Long Contemporary.

2nd Place for THE TEXAS GOLD Romance Award given by the East Texas Chapter of RWA honoring excellence in Romance fiction by a Texas author or with a Texas setting.

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On the Texas Border

On the Texas Border

Harlequin Superromance 1049
ISBN: 0-373-71049-6
March 2002

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She's made a deal with the devil...

Abby Duncan's come home to Hope, Texas - the town known as Brewster's Valley after the wealthy, powerful old man who rules it - to find the truth behind the accusations that drove her father to his death. Only Brewster knows what really happened and he refuses to tell Abby unless she agrees to find his missing daughter - the child he's never acknowledged.

And part of Brewster's deal is that Abby undertake this search with the help of Jonas Parker, foreman of Brewster's farming empire. Jonas knows only too well that the truth may not be what Abby expects. But neither of them can anticipate the secrets they're about to uncover. Secrets that threaten to shatter everything they've ever believed about themselves -- and each other.

FINALIST The Holt Medallion: Best Long Contemporary for 2002.

Finalist for THE TEXAS GOLD Romance Award given by the East Texas Chapter of RWA honoring excellence in Romance fiction by a Texas author or with a Texas setting

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Emily's Daughter

Emily's Daughter

Harlequin Superromance 1016
ISBN: 0-373-71016-X
October 2001

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A Child Lost

Emily Cooper's secret sorrow is a daughter she unwillingly gave up for adoption seventeen years ago. She's never forgotten the man who'd fathered that child. Jackson Talbert had promised Emily the world... and then he'd disappeared, not knowing she was pregnant.

A Love Remembered

Now she's Dr. Emily Cooper. And now, unexpectedly, she meets Jackson again when their work brings them briefly together. The attraction between them still exists--and so does a simmering tension. A Child Found When Jackson learns the truth, he insists they search for her child--their child--although neither is prepared for where this leads...

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Straight From the Heart

Straight from the Heart

Harlequin Superromance 991
ISBN: 0-373-70991-9
June 2001
Series: Twins

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They're definitely not two of a kind

Getting criminals off the street - that's why Blair Logan went into law in the first place. She's an Assistant D.A. in Houston, and she's always scorned defense attorneys like Lucas Culver. Especially Lucas Culver, who's tough, sharp-witted and way too handsome. He's the kind of man most women fall for, although Blair's determined not to be one of them. And he's got an impressive record of acquittals - even if she refuses to be impressed.

Then the unthinkable happens. Her twin brother, Blake, is accused of murder. A murder she's convinced he didn't commit, despite damning evidence to the contrary. She knows he'll need the best defense attorney in the state of Texas. And that means Lucas. He's the only one Blair can turn to now, the only one who can help her brother. Will he do it?

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Deep in the Heart of Texas

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Harlequin Superromance 935
ISBN: 0-373-70935-8
August 2000

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Romantic Times Magazine

Reviewer's Choice Award Winner: Best Harlequin Superromance of 2000 Romantic Times Magazine 4-1/2 Gold Medal

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The Truth About Jane Doe

The Truth About Jane Doe

Harlequin Superromance 893
ISBN: 0-373-70893-9
January 2000

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