How do you win the love of someone whose heart you broke before you even met? Corporal Reid MacFarland is desperate to make amends for the mistake that will haunt him for the rest of his life. But his overtures to the woman he made a widow are rejected, again and again, and it's looking like he'll never get the chance to make things right. Single mother Parker Dean is struggling, not only to raise her daughter on her own, but to keep the family business from going under. The last thing she needs is help from the man responsible for her husband's death—until circumstances force her to accept the soldier's offer. As Parker and Reid work side by side, hurts begin to heal and Reid finds himself believing that Parker might forgive him after all. Except now he wants more than forgiveness—he wants her heart. But what are his chances, when he's already broken it? Previously published by Harlequin Superromance, as...

He's out for revenge. She's looking for an apology. Before too long, they're forced to admit that what they really want is each other. PR Manager Allison Kincaid is already struggling to cope with a demanding boss, a narcissistic mother, and a ruthless loan shark, and now she has to add asshat ex-lover to the list. With her job on the line, she's forced to beg her arrogant ex for a favor on behalf of the company. Joe Gallahan turned his back on a lucrative but soul-sucking career to honor the memory of his brother and their dream to run an inn. Instead of joining him, his coworker-turned-girlfriend joined forces with the company instead, and together they screwed him over. Now Joe welcomes the chance to get even. He offers Allison a deal—he'll grant the favor if she helps renovate his motel from hell. Allison is irate, but stuck, and grudgingly trades in her designer duds for a pair of coveralls. Joe enjoys his revenge, until he...

He wants forever. She wants right now. Ivy Millbrook has lusted after Seth Walker from the moment they met, but he's made it clear he's a commitment kind of guy, so they're stuck pretending friendship is enough. The situation gets intense when Ivy's family legacy encounters one crisis after another and she's faced with the prospect of losing it all. Now she has no choice but to accept help from the man it hurts too much to be around. Single father Seth Walker is all about family, and he knows that scares the hell out of Ivy. His two kids scare her even more. He's loved her for what seems like forever, and it bugs the hell out of him that she's determined to keep things casual. He knows full well the only reason she's letting him help out at the farm is because she's desperate, but then again, so is he. Maybe showing her how good they can be together—in and out of the bedroom—will convince her to stop with the propositioning so...

She's changed. But will he believe her? Kerry Endicott has a lot of apologizing to do. Still, returning to a community that sees her as a thief is harder than she expected. How can she find an apartment, let alone a job in Castle Creek if nobody trusts her? That's why it's such a relief when, finally, someone looks at her with something other than suspicion. It might just be lust, but Gil Cooper really seems to see Kerry. And the sexy nerd thing he has going on doesn't hurt. But her reputation here runs deep, and Gil might not be as immune to it as he seems...