When he inherits half of a ranch, Sheriff Slade Barlow meets resistance from his half-brother Hutch, especially when Hutch's former flame, Josyln Kirk, who is working hard to make up for her stepfather's dishonesty, catches his eye.

With his rugged good looks, vast wealth, and family name, hell-raiser Hutch Carmody is still the golden boy of Parable, Montana. But he's done some growing up--making peace with his illegitimate half-brother and inheriting half of Whisper Creek Ranch, which should have been all his. These days, Hutch knows there are some things money can't buy: like the heart of loving, ladylike divorcee Kendra Shepherd.

"Slater Carson might be a filmmaker by trade, but he's still a cowboy at heart--and he knows the value of a hard day's work under the hot Wyoming sun. So when he sees troubled teen Ryder heading down a dangerous path, he offers the boy a job on the ranch he shares with his two younger brothers. And since Ryder's guardian is the gorgeous new Mustang Creek resort manager, Grace Emery, Slater figures it can't hurt to keep a closer eye on her, as well......

"With his father's rodeo legacy to continue and a prosperous spread to run, Walker Parrish has no time to dwell on wrecked relationships. But country-western sweetheart Casey Elder is out of the spotlight and back in Parable, Montana. And Walker can't ignore that his "act now, think later" passion for Casey has had consequences. Two teenage consequences! Keeping her children's paternity under wraps has always been part of Casey's plan to give them...

"Ten years ago, Hadleigh Stevens was eighteen and this close to saying "I do," when Tripp Galloway interrupted her walk down the aisle. Now that she's recovered from her youthful mistake and Tripp's interference, Hadleigh and her single friends form a marriage pact. She doesn't expect Tripp to meddle with her new plan to find Mr. Right--or to discover that she's more attracted to him than ever! Divorced and eager to reconnect with his cowboy roots,...

A descendant of the legendary McKettricks, Connor Creed knows exactly who he is: a hard working rancher carrying on his uncle's legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Small-town life isn't exactly his dream, but he owes a huge debt of gratitude to the man who took him in as a kid. When his identical twin, bad boy Brody Creed from whom Connor has been estranged for years, identity issues loom. Then Connor meets Tricia McCall, who knows a thing or two about...

Rodeo cowboy Brody Creed likes life on the move. Until a chance encounter with his long-estranged twin brother brings him "home" for the first time in years. Suddenly Brody is in Creed territory--at thirty-three, he's a restless bad boy among family with deep ties to the land and each other. And a secret past haunts him as he tries to make plans for his future. Carolyn Simmons is looking for Mr. Right in Lonesome Bend, as the ticktock of her biological...