A dedicated doctor struggling to raise money for a much-needed community health clinic, Lucinda Brightwater is beginning to feel as though time is her enemy. Besides the clinic, she desperately wants a child, but how likely is that for a single thirty-four-year-old who works long hours—with no man on the horizon?So when a man who's hard to resist makes her an offer that's hard to refuse, Lucinda agrees to marry Holden Fortune for one million dollars. The notorious bachelor needs a "respectable" wife in order to claim his inheritance. Lucinda needs her clinic. The terms?One year. In name only. No strings. No strings, maybe, but there's a lot of heat, making it hard for cooler heads to prevail, especially since it appears Lucinda's other dream is now on its way….

Some marriages are made in heaven...Some are not.What happens when "the happiest day of your life" turns into a nightmare? Forget the drunken best man or the bridesmaid dresses from the '80s...none of these wedding day disasters can compare to a cursed bride determined to make it down the aisle, or a vampire who is about to disrupt your wedding.Join New York Times bestselling authors Maggie Shayne and Jeaniene Frost, USA Today bestseller Kathryn Smith, as well as Terri Garey in four unforgettable tales of unholy matrimony...where the grooms are dark, dangerous, and mostly dead, and to love and cherish till death takes on a whole new meaning.

Oklahoma Brands, Book 6 A man from her past.... The secret Vidalia Brand has been keeping for decades is about to come out. Bobby Joe McIntrye is back in Big Falls, Oklahoma, and even he doesn’t know what really happened between them all those years ago. A man’s last wish.... Just one perfect Christmas with the only women he’s ever loved–that’s all Bobby Joe wants in the time he has left. A Christmas Miracle.... Holidays in Vidalia’s clan are known for their miracles, and this year, she’s asking for the biggest one of all. 

Fans of touching small town holiday romances like those of Debbie Macomber, Susan Wiggs, & Susan Mallory will relish this novel! A deeply moving, emotional story of a mother's anguish, a father's love, a family's hope, this novel will renew your faith and restore your belief in miracles. If you enjoyed Maggie Shayne's Award Winning Texas Brands & Oklahoma Brands, you will LOVE the McIntyre Men.

Seventeen years ago, government agent Joshua Kendall was part of the raid on the cultlike Young Believers compound. His own bullet killed an innocent girl, and he has lived with the guilt ever since. But a new assignment will reveal that the most shattering incident of Josh's life was nothing more than a lie.Elizabeth Marcum was that girl. She survived the bullet from the botched raid and now lives under a new identity in rural Vermont, hiding from the cult leader who has managed to elude capture all these years. But she's tired of running, tired of hiding. If Mordecai Young tracks her down, so be it.When Josh is sent to protect Elizabeth--and realizes who she is--he will do anything to keep her alive, including lying about who he is. But as Mordecai descends back into their lives they become targets in a deadly battle that threatens to shatter their last chance at life and love.

The man had come to Jane Fortune from out of nowhere. He couldn't explain who he was, but Jane's young son could. The little boy insisted Zach was his imaginary daddy come to life, the father he'd always wanted. And even Jane couldn't deny that he was oddly familiar--and the husband she'd always dreamed of. Yet the clock was ticking on the family they'd formed, because Jane had discovered exactly who Zach was. And only a twist of time could keep him home....

Formerly titled THE HOMECOMING.“Maggie Shayne has a permanent spot on my keeper shelf.” NY Times Bestselling Author, Karen Robards“Maggie Shayne is a reader’s joy!” NY Times Bestselling Author, Teresa MedeirosA HEART YEARNSLuke Brand wishes for what he’s never had–family. Aside from an overprotective mother who died young, he’s never had that–until he drives his rig into Quinn, Texas to meet the family he’s never known. His cousins welcome him with open arms. 3 months later he’s still there, selling his semi to buy an abandoned house for back taxes, dreaming of settling down with a wholesome woman and raising some kids of his own.OPPOSITES ATTRACTJasmine is not wholesome. She’s a waitress and sometimes exotic dancer at a Chicago club. A classically trained dancer, Jasmine doesn’t mind doing what she has to. It’s all for her son, Baxter. She’d do anything to protect him from the world.DANGER PURSUESWhen Baxter witnesses a murder at the club and becomes a target himself, Jasmine takes him and runs. Posing as her best friend, shot dead by the same killer who’s after Bax, she heads for Texas to hole up in the house her roomie inherited but wanted no part of. The only problem with her plan is the sexy cowboy who’s already living there.Fans of movies like Hope Floats, Sweet Home Alabama, and The Cowboy Way and novels like Susan Mallery’s Fool’s Gold series will love Maggie Shayne’s TEXAS BRANDS.“Maggie Shayne delivers romance with sweeping intensity and bewitching passion!” Multiple NY Times Bestselling Author, Jayne Anne Krentz“Maggie Shayne is better than chocolate!” NY Times Bestselling Author Suzanne ForsterMaggie Shayne’s TEXAS BRAND Series List:The Littlest CowboyBadlands Bad BoyThe Baddest Virgin in TexasThe Husband She Couldn’t RememberThe Outlaw BrideThe Baddest Bride in TexasTexas Homecoming (formerly The Homecoming)The Texas Guardian (formerly That Mysterious Texas Brand Man)Texas Angel, Bayou Devil (formerly Angel Meets the BadMan)Maggie Shayne’s OKLAHOMA ALL-GIRL BRAND Series List:The Brands Who Came for ChristmasBrand New HeartacheSecrets and LiesSweet Home Oklahoma (formerly Feels Like Home)Oklahoma Danger (formerly Dangerous Lover)

The Darkest Angel by Gena ShowalterAn iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust – until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the pure hearted Lysander into temptationLove Me To Death by Maggie ShayneTwenty-two years ago four teenage boys were convicted of a young girl's murder. Now, in the form of a beautiful woman, the 'victim' is seeking vengeance. And only one man dares to dig into the past to uncover its secrets and set her free.Lady Of The Nile by Susan KrinardLady Tameri believes herself to be the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian princess, and Leo Erskine has set out to prove her wrong never dreaming that the two of them are about to discover a prophecy that will bind them together forever.

Back from the Dead?Ben Brand is still in mourning for his long lost wife, Penny, although it's been two years since she died in a fiery car wreck leaving her wedding band as the only identifiable thing on her body. Now he wonders if his endless grief has finally driven him crazy, because he's seen her, twice now, once outside his gym in town where he teaches martial arts to kids, and ones right outside his bedroom window. Is Ben losing his mind...or experiencing a miracle?

From New York Times bestselling author Maggie Shayne comes the final novel in her thrilling new trilogy,The PortalTheir love was destiny. Was a curse to be theri undoing?As an ancient king's favorite harem slave, Lilia committed the worst of all possible crimes: loving another man. When the king discovered her treason, her lover was sentenced to lose his soul and linger in eternal imprisonment, and Lilia herself was executed alongside her sisters. While they reincarnated through countless lifetimes, she lingered alone between worlds for thousands of years, waiting for the moment to rescue her beloved Demetrius.Now that moment has come. Demetrius has broken free, but without his soul and in the thrall of the same high priest who betrayed them so long ago; he has become a ravaging demon, devoting himself solely to pleasure and power. Somehow Lilia must convince him to reclaim his humanity, to abandon the enemy tempting him to give in to his cruel desires—or her life will be lost alongside his, both of them condemned to eternal damnation, eternal isolation, their love lost one final and irrevocable time.Review"Shayne crafts a convincing world, tweaking vampire legends just enough to draw fresh blood."-Publishers Weekly on Demon's Kiss"This story will have readers on the edge of their seats and begging for more."-RT Book Reviews on Twilight Fulfilled"A tasty, tension-packed read."-Publishers Weekly on Thicker Than Water"Tense . . . frightening . . . a page-turner in the best sense."-RT Book Reviews on Colder Than Ice"Mystery and danger abound in Darker Than Midnight, a fast-paced, chilling thrill read that will keep readers turning the pages long after bedtime.... Suspense, mystery, danger and passion-no one does them better than Maggie Shayne."-Romance Reviews Today on Darker Than Midnight [winner of a Perfect 10 award]"Maggie Shayne is better than chocolate. She satisfies every wicked craving."-New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Forster"Shayne's haunting tale is intricately woven.... A moving mix of high suspense and romance, this haunting Halloween thriller will propel readers to bolt their doors at night."-Publishers Weekly on The Gingerbread Man"[A] gripping story of small-town secrets. The suspense will keep you guessing. The characters will steal your heart."-New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner on The Gingerbread ManKiss of the Shadow Man is a "crackerjack novel of romantic suspense."-RT Book Reviews About the AuthorRITA Award winning, New York Times bestselling author Maggie Shayne has published over 50 novels, including mini-series Wings in the Night (vampires), Secrets of Shadow Falls (suspense) and The Portal (witchcraft). A Wiccan High Priestess, tarot reader, advice columnist and former soap opera writer, Maggie lives in Cortland County, NY, with soulmate Lance and their furry family.

Rachel de Luca's uncanny sense of perception is the key to her success as a self-help celebrity. Even before she regained her sight, she had a gift for seeing people's most carefully hidden secrets. But the secret she shares with Detective Mason Brown is one she has promised to keep. As for Mason, he sees Rachel more clearly than she'd like to admit.After a single night of adrenaline-fueled passion, they have agreed to keep their distance--until a string of murders brings them together again. Mason thinks that he can protect everyone he loves, including Rachel, by taking them to a winter hideaway, but danger follows them up the mountain.As guests disappear from the snowbound resort, the race to find the murderer intensifies. Rachel knows she's a target. Will acknowledging her feelings for Mason destroy her--or save them both and stop a killer?

She's empty inside...While celebrating her engagement with her fiancé in Africa, a bomb in a marketplace steals Kira's life away.Kira wakes from a coma with a steel plate in her head, and not a lot else. And it's too easy to let herself flow in the current of her mother's tender care. Her wedding plans go merrily on and she can't work up the least bit of entusiasm about it.In fact, she only starts to feel alive again in the presence of her gorgeous wedding planner.Eventually she goes in search of her old life and finds a wardrobe of denim and leather, and a small arsenal.Who was she, before the bombing? She asks it of her reflection. And suddenly there's a bad-ass version of herself looking back at her, and she wonders if she really wants to know."Maggie Shayne's books have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf. She writes wonderful stories with page-turning thrills, and I highly recommend her." —NY Times Bestselling Author, Karen Robards