Melting her boss's frozen heart... Shy computer expert Lauren Taylor can handle any tech issue—it's the clients she finds more challenging! Especially when she realizes her new boss, brooding tycoon Matt Dalton, is the first man she ever kissed... Haunted by his parents' infidelities, Matt's mission was to save his ailing father's company, then leave. Except Lauren's compassion begins to melt his defenses. He never planned on sticking around, but another earth-shattering kiss later, could Lauren give him a reason to stay?

For years, undercover cowboy cop Shane Holiday had tracked Lillian Smith's every move, watched her every curve until he made her the offer she couldn't refuse--marriage.Shane's looks had nothing to do with it, Lillian said. She needed a husband to adopt the baby she craved. Now, with a baby in her arms and a cowboy in her heart, she hoped her secret past was behind her....It was only to be for a few weeks. Live together and pretend intimacy. But a "wife" and "son" tamed Shane, bringing the lone wolf from the Lone Star State to his knees. He'd married vowing vengeance--but would he become a husband and daddy for real?

EDITORIAL REVIEW: For Beth Lindstrom, the rundown cafe she inherited in the small town of Lone Wolf was simply a means to an end. Selling it and moving on was the young widow's only hope of a fresh start for her and her five-year-old daughter though she doubted there was any place on earth they'd feel really safe ever again. However, she hadn't counted on Joel McAllen getting under her skin. The handsome ex-cop seemed to sense that her past held a terrible secret that kept her on the run. But it wasn't until her husband's killer followed her to Texas that she realized she'd need to trust Joel with her life and her heart.

MR. JULYHis Name: Rafe CourtenayHis Challenge: To rescue a kidnapped childHis Accomplice: Beguiling Valentina O'HaraTheir Destination: A remote canyon where danger will merge with desireWhen Rafe Courtenay is on a mission, nothing stands in his way. Not scorching heat and rugged terrain. Not a tempting female whose tormented nightmares shatter the still desert nights. But Rafe, who has never truly needed anyone, needs Valentina O'Hara. And though the legendary markswoman inhabits a man's perilous world, Rafe intends to win her trust--and love--by treating her like a real woman.MAN OF THE MONTHTHE BLACK WATCH: Men and women sworn to live--and love--by a code of honor.

Dynasties: The Danforths. A family of prominence...tested by scandal, sustained by passion!THEIR AFFAIR WAS FORBIDDENAdam Danforth could have had his pick of Savannah beauties, but the only woman who tempted him was Selene Van Gelder—the daughter of his father's most venomous rival.THEIR PASSION UNQUENCHABLEAdam should have been suspicious of Selene's interest. He should have questioned her motives. But his desire for her was wild and uncaged. He wanted to go public with their relationship, but she begged him to wait. Their secret trysts and stolen pleasure had to be enough—until the media unexpectedly exposed their affair. Now Adam was faced with a harsh reality: had Selene leaked their secret to sabotage his father's campaign—and could he ever trust his heart again?

All the money in the world won't bring you happiness if the strings attached are pulled so tight you can't breathe. FAITH MORGAN couldn't breathe. Controlled all her life by a dominating father whose wealth influenced his actions and prejudices, Faith spent her teen years defying every rule Lionel Morgan made. BUDDY LEE WALKER is Boyd Walker's son and mad as hell about it. He hasn't been anybody's boy since his mama died when he was six. When his no-account daddy went to prison for a bungled bank robbery and armed assault, sixteen-year-old Buddy Lee shouted "Hallelujah!" and set about working hard to overcome his hated reputation as Boyd's boy.

"As far as everyone's concerned, Alina, this child is ours." Surrogacy is the closest Alina Fletcher dares get to motherhood. But when she must tell tycoon Ethan James she's carrying his late sister's child, his solution takes her breath away - a temporary marriage of convenience for the baby's sake! Alina knows it's the right decision for her baby, but is marrying a stranger - especially one who makes her heart sing! - the right choice for her? Having loved and lost her own family, this proposal could be another chance at happiness...if only Alina's brave enough to say "I do"!

LIVING UNDER ONE ROOF...Rancher Cal McCall needed to resist his alluring new housekeeper to shield his battered heart. But when her troubled past returned to haunt her, Cal offered her protection...in the form of a convenient proposal.IGNITES SMOLDERING PASSION!Lyn knew that a marriage license was no guarantee of happily-ever-after. But she couldn't say no to handsome Cal's proposal. Soon close proximity was providing temptation not easy to deny! Could Cal also heal her wounded soul with a forever kind of love?