Had He Been Hired to Protect His Own Daughter?

When bodyguard Anton Santa moved into Cyn Sweet's Manhattan penthouse, Cyn's pint-size daughter thought her Santa letters had been answered--and that she'd just gotten a daddy for Christmas!

Cyn knew her little matchmaker needed protection, since the three-year-old was the mascot of the family toy store. But sexy Santa reminded Cyn of a Christmas past and a thief who'd stolen her heirlooms--and her heart!

Santa--thief and master of disguises--was guilty as charged. Still, he suspected Cyn had stolen something far more valuable than the family jewels--his fatherhood!

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

Freewheeling cowboy Tye Bradshaw had never wanted a wife or children. But thanks to one night of passion, Dulcie Kincaid had borne a child. His child. From the moment he discovered he was a father, Tye vowed that his son would bear his name. And so would Dulcie....

NOT ON YOUR LIFE!

How could Tye expect Dulcie to up and marry him, just like that? Yes, she wanted their baby to have roots, a home, a family. But she refused to give her heart to a wandering man who might not be here tomorrow--no matter what he promised today....

Reluctant Husband

It wasn't easy for a man as proud as Day Kincaid to admit he had trouble he couldn't handle alone. But if he wanted to keep the daughter he loved, he had to find himself a wife--fast. And that meant marriage to a stranger--a woman who awakened longings that had no place in his solitary life....

Wife in Name Only

The Red Arrow Ranch seemed the perfect place for Angelique Summer to hide. And her new role as a rancher's wife seemed the perfect cover--until a surprising passion for her hard, embittered "husband" made her wish she was playing the part for real....

Valerie Thorne loved her husband with passionate devotion. When they'd first met, Jonas's bewildering moods and stunning tenderness had breathed new life into her. Now, three years later, Valerie felt a deep desire to be his partner and his equal in every sense of the word.

A brilliant, dynamic businessman, Jonas faced few unsolvable mysteries--except his wife. But after Valerie led him on a merry chase of discovery--and self-discovery--a tragedy threatened to part them forever. Suddenly the tables were turned. Jonas needed her more desperately than ever. Valerie would have to summon all her strength to lead them into a future brighter than they had ever dreamed possible!

Valerie Jordan felt that her own life had ended with the death of her fiancé, but she was wrong.

Life--and love--beckoned to her once more in the person of Jonas Thorne. A man of moods, of bewildering arrogance and stunning tenderness, he made her his wife. His kisses gave her breath; his touch lit a fire in her, and with firm determination he led her into a future brighter than any she had ever known.