His toughest challenge is coming home...He's a distraction she doesn't need—or want.After months of nursing her father back to health, artist Leah Culhane-Petrovic is finally focusing on her work again. But her longtime crush on Sean O'Sullivan is hard to forget. Especially when he moves back to Cedar River—and into the lake house next door! Sean has come home, but is clearly keeping secrets from everyone, even his family. So why does he find himself wanting to bare his soul—and his heart—to Leah?

Sometimes love is a package deal...Two sweethearts for the price of one!Rugged builder Kane Fortune has never had any trouble attracting women—he's just never been the type to stick around. Until he meets widowed mom Layla McCarthy and her adorable toddler, Erin. But just as Kane feels safe enough to let his guard down for the first time, Layla puts on the brakes. She's worried he's not up to being a lifetime valentine. Kane will have his work cut out for him proving he's right for the role.From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.The Fortunes of Texas: The Hotel Fortune

The rugged cowboy lassoed her heartWill his secret change everything?It's almost Valentine's Day, and poor Valene Fortunado is still single. Determined to take matters into her own hands, she signs up for a dating app that inexplicably pairs her with Jake Brockton. The sexy, down-to-earth "ranch hand" quickly makes Val forget what she thought she wanted in a man. But what will she do when she finds out her perfect, "penniless" beau is secretly a millionaire?

It was the life she always wanted, except is wasn't hers...She knew two things about her boss:He didn't love change. And he didn't love her.For four years, Annie Jamison had dreamed of capturing the heart of David Culhane McCall. But she knows the workaholic widower sees her only as a caregiver to his children. Until her resignation lands on his desk—and forces him to acknowledge that she's more than just the nanny to him. David has overcome tragedy, but is he ready to risk his heart and build a new family? Annie isn't so sure—but she's definitely willing to find out...

She was having his baby.But why wouldn't she be his wife?After several failed pregnancies, Tess Fuller's dreams of motherhood hadn't worked out—until one memorable night with her ex-husband resulted in pregnancy! Take-charge rancher Mitch Culhane had never stopped loving Tess. Now he has the perfect solution: marriage, take two. But Tess isn't so sure their love story can have a happily-ever-after...unless Mitch can prove he's changed...

It Was The Life She Always Wanted, Except It Wasn't Hers...She Knew Two Things About Her Boss: He Didn't Love Change. And He Didn't Love Her.For four years, Annie Jamison had dreamed of capturing the heart of David Culhane McCall. But she knows the workaholic widower sees her only as a caregiver to his children. Until her resignation lands on his desk–and forces him to acknowledge that she's more than just the nanny to him. David has overcome tragedy, but is he ready to risk his heart and build a new family? Annie isn't so sure–but she's definitely willing to find out…

She was in town to uncover her pastNot discover her future. Marnie Jackson has one mission: to discover her roots in Cedar River. She's determined to fulfill her mother's dying wish, but her sexy landlord and his charming daughters turn out to be a surprising distraction from her goal. Widower Joss Culhane has been focusing on work, his kids and his own family drama. Sure, Marnie connects with his girls—and with him—but she's staying only a few months. Why risk opening his heart to another woman who might leave them?From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.The Culhanes of Cedar RiverBook 1: When You Least Expect ItBook 2: The Soldier's Secret SonBook 3: The Nanny's Family WishBook 4: The Secret Between ThemBook 5: The Night That Changed EverythingBook 6: The Family She Didn't Expect

A Christmas surprise for a homecoming soldier...When Jake Culhane comes home to Cedar River to visit his family, he doesn't expect to reconnect with the woman he never forgot. Abby Perkins never believed Jake would return, which is why she never told him she'd given birth to his son. But Abby is still in love with the boy who broke her heart when he enlisted. This could be their first Christmas as a real family—if Abby can find the courage to tell Jake he's a father...

She Was Having His Baby. But Why Wouldn't She Be His Wife?After several failed pregnancies, Tess Fuller's dreams of motherhood hadn't worked out–until one memorable night with her ex-husband resulted in pregnancy! Take-charge rancher Mitch Culhane had never stopped loving Tess. Now he has the perfect solution: marriage, take two. But Tess isn't so sure their love story can have a happily-ever-after…unless Mitch can prove he's changed… 

ONE WEEK TO BUILD A HAPPY-EVER-AFTER? The cowgirl: Brooke Laughton wants one thing: the family she can't have. When a gorgeous man and a giggling baby girl step onto her Cedar River ranch, her dream comes true. Or so she hopes... The city boy: Tyler Madden wants to find the baby's unwitting birth father—Brooke's missing brother—and fulfill a promise to the late mother. Then he can go back to his lucrative law practice. Or so he hopes... But one little baby has a different agenda. Little Cara wants a family...and the lonely cowgirl and the commitment-phobic lawyer are just the mommy and daddy she needs! She's got one week to show them what's right in front of them. Desire. Love. And the promise of a forever family...

She's late. That kind of late... Kayla Rickard always planned to marry and start a family—with the right man. Then she met Liam O'Sullivan. Once she sampled passion in his arms, she forgot the feud that separated their families for decades. Now Kayla's in two times the trouble. She's secretly married to—and pregnant by—public enemy number one. After eloping to Vegas, the scion of the O'Sullivan empire wants to come clean. Liam wants his wife—at his side, in his bed. He'll do whatever it takes, even get to the bottom of the feud. But are he and Kayla prepared for the bombshells they'll uncover? They have no choice—because in nine months their little secret will be born!

Was it fate...or a labor of love? Find out as Grace Preston comes face-to-face once again with teenage crush Cameron Jakowski in author Helen Lacey's fourth book for Harlequin Special Edition, Date with Destiny... Financier Grace Preston did fourteen-hour days in New York City. She didn't do small towns in Australia. Not since she'd fled almost twenty years ago. But when a personal trauma sent her home--with a secret she couldn't reveal--the last person she needed was her first love. Local cop Cameron Jakowski had loved Grace for most of his life. But he wanted marriage and family and she didn't. He was small town, while she was big city--and lived half a world away. But for now she was right here--a walking, talking temptation. One he managed to avoid...until he made one mistake. He kissed her. And reawakened the passion that could change their lives...forever.

OOH-LA-LA! A FRENCH FORTUNE! The Yuletide season brings something très magnifique to Austin, Texas, in the form of sexy French entrepreneur Amersen Beaudin. The sexy but standoffish playboy has zero interest in meeting his newly discovered Fortune relatives, least of all the man who is his biological father. But when matriarch Kate Fortune dangles an all-too-attractive business proposition, he is too intrigued to stay away. And once he meets Kate's beautiful gardener, Robin Harbin, he starts to rethink his holiday plans... A spicy affair with the blonde, blue-eyed Texan is now at the top of Amersen's wish list. But all Robin wants for Christmas is the flirty Parisian's heart and soul. Can she convince him that love—and family—can lead to a joyeux Noël?

1 Cowgirl Cop + 1 Single Dad = Double the Desire! Running a ranch for troubled kids, policing the town and raising a son—Ash McCune is in complete control of her hectic life. Till one sexy single dad arrives on her Cedar River ranch with his daughter. Cole Quartermaine is rich, successful, a good father. But in weeks, he's leaving. So why does he make her feel something she hasn't felt in years—like a woman? Cole needs this ranch to connect with his newfound daughter. What he doesn't need is a jaw-dropping attraction to the cowgirl cop who runs it. Nor hero worship from her son. He's got three weeks to resist her and return to the city, a party of two...or stay and make a family of four.