Jule McBride

Luke Lydell, former state cop, current cowboy and part–time private investigator, was supposed to be Claire Buchanan's joke bachelorette gift from her four sisters, her bridesmaids–a last hurrah before her Christmas wedding to wealthy rancher Clive Stoddard. But Luke wasn't laughing. Growing up an orphan dumped on the steps of Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys, he'd always wanted Claire, a rich rancher's daughter, for his own. So this time, he's playing for keeps….

Go-getter Ariel Anderson is back in Bliss, West Virginia. She's got to shoot a TV spot--and undo her (undeserved) wild-child reputation. But there's something downright sexy happening in Bliss. And inexplicably, Ariel aches to be more naughty than nice.

Especially after colliding with Rex Houston, the hottest CDC virus-chasing "cowboy" this side of the mountains. He's testing the local spring for a love bug dubbed "Romeo" that's reputed to cause sexual mayhem for seven straight days.

For the first time in sixty years, Bliss is going "buggy." Romantic songs on the radio. Restaurant breakfast specials for two. The whole town is under some spell. Now Rex and Ariel are testing some steamy waters of their own. Maybe this myth was never meant to be debugged....

Some girls are made for the city!

Successful voice–over artist Ari Madden has been planning her escape from Blackwater Inlet for years. 

In three more weeks, she's making tracks–away from her cloying family, the gossip mill, and her rep for rejecting local men who threaten her dreams. So it's defnitely the wrong time for a total stranger to start delivering sexy shocks to her lady–circuits.  

Bruno Brandt meant to unwind in his new getaway cabin in Podunkville, not get recharged by a red hot woman with small–town blues. 

Outrageous, sultry Ari sparks him like a live wire, though, convincing him their fling will never be enough. He's a world–class whiz when it comes to anything electric, but can he do what no man ever has before–jump start Ari's desire to commit? 

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!