Carrie Weaver

Widowed and pregnant, Becca has to believe this baby was her beloved husband Gabe's last gift to her. No way could the child belong to Rick Jensen, her husband's best friend––and the man with whom she shared one night. But she has her doubts.

So does Rick. He's not ready to give up on the prospect of being a father––or of becoming more than just a friend to Becca. He may never be able to replace what she had with Gabe, but maybe he can do the right thing and raise Gabe's child as his own.

Then another question starts to haunt him. Could he raise his child as Gabe's?

For Patrick Stevens less means more!

Patrick Stevens is a great teacher. All of his ?kids? say so except Emily Patterson's oldest son, Jason. Jason is Patrick's lone failure the one student he couldn't reach.

And that's too bad, because when Patrick and Emily are thrown together on a project, Patrick realizes he'd really like to get to know Emily better. If only she didn't come complete with those four sons .

Most men have nine months to prepare to be a dad

But not Beau Stanton. Nevertheless, he's determined to be a great father to the fourteen–year–old problem child who showed up on his doorstep. And that means the end to his days as a footloose bachelor. That's not difficult, though, until he meets Nancy McGuire. Nancy has her own problems. She's a single mum who doesn't need a man like thrice–divorced Beau. Yet as the season of goodwill approaches, these two families are thrown together. In this instance can two and two ever make four?

They had a glimpse of heaven

After the wreck of her marriage, Detective Angel Harrison swore no man would ever control her again. Then she had to infiltrate a dangerous cult, and pretending to be a submissive wife was the only way in. Even worse, her new ?husband? quickly aroused feelings ignored for too long.

But first they had to go through hell

Matt Stone had escaped Zion's Gate, but concern for the sister left behind had him agreeing to the cops? plan to return. Angel was good at playing the subservient wife so good that he began to worry when the rebellious glint in her eye started to fade. After all, held been hoping for a permanent partnership. Assuming, of course, they made it out alive.

Become a stand–up father?

It all starts with a mysterious message from his upstairs neighbour. The next thing he knows, Royce McIntyre is sharing handmade treats with ten–year–old Jake Garner. But it's Jake's alluring mom, Katy, who keeps Royce coming back for more. So when a crisis threatens, he surprises the overwhelmed single mother with an offer she can't refuse. Royce McIntyre may not be like any nanny Katy has ever hired, but he's certainly the handsomest! And her son really likes him. Together, do they have what it takes to transform a temporary arrangement into a forever family?

Vi Davis has places to go, people to meet and things to do

And the most important thing of all is getting a promotion. So she's not pleased when a little accident on the highway near Echo Point, Arizona not exactly on the road to the big time forces her to take time out of her schedule to care for an elderly stranger.

How could Vi ever have guessed that staying with Daisy Smith and meeting her gorgeous son Ian is exactly the thing to do?

You can't change the past

Colleen Davis is the younger sister, the second sister, the one who stayed behind. Now her dying father has one final wish to reconcile with his elder daughter, Violet, and Colleen has no choice but to help. But that isn't going to be easy, because once she gets to Violet's, she finds Sheriff Vince Moreno standing in her way.

But can you build a future?

Vince has sworn to take care of Violet during her difficult pregnancy and travelling four hundred miles for a bittersweet reunion that won't make up for the past doesn't strike him as a great idea. But Colleen refuses to let them wait until the baby is born, meaning Vince has to go with them back to the hometown he doesn't want to see again. Along the way he realizes that Colleen doesn't come second to anyone but before he can even act on his feelings he has to confront the tragedy of his own past .

Keep life simple, safe. Avoid risks. Annie Marsh learned that the hard way when she was just a kid. So what possessed her to forget those rules for one night with Reservist Drew Vincent? Could've been the fact he was shipping out the next day. Regardless, next thing Annie knows, she's a new mummy...and her son's daddy is missing and presumed dead.

That is, until two–plus years later when she answers her front door. Turns out Drew is not only very much alive, he's about to discover he's a dad. And that initial spark between Annie and Drew? It's on the verge of becoming all–consuming. But how can she trust her heart and her son to a man who risks his life every day?