Lindsay Longford

VIRGIN BRIDES

Celebrate the joys of first love with unforgettable stories by your most beloved authors.

AN UNFORGETTABLE KISS.

Years ago, Joe Carpenter had been tempted by beautiful Gabrielle O'Shea. But he wasn't going to be the one to initiate the achingly innocent schoolgirl into womanhood. Still, he couldn't resist stealing one magical kiss before disappearing into the night.

A MISTLETOE BRIDE?

Years later, Joe still remembered that kiss. And suddenly he was staring into Gabrielle's angelic face again. But Joe had more than his own heart to protect he had his six–year–old son's. Would it take a Christmas miracle to become Joe's mistletoe bride?

Bundles of Joy

AND BABY MAKES FOUR ?

When pretty, pregnant and penniless Phoebe McAllister showed up on his doorstep, Murphy Jones didn't think twice about taking in the expectant mom and her adorable daughter. But the single–minded bachelor was opening up his home, not his heart .

Once, Phoebe had dreamed of a blissful future with Murphy. But when the overprotective loner insisted she deserved better, she'd fled, vowing to forget him somehow. Now she'd returned older and wiser, but still powerless to resist the gruff man who touched her soul. This was her last chance to win Murphy, and Phoebe vowed to do anything to make him hers forever!

Sometimes small packages can lead to the biggest surprises!

Fabulous Fathers

The Cowboy and his Lady

It had been five years since Buck Riley had held Jessie in his arms, five long, lonely years. Now just one look brought the memories flooding back .

and his Baby?

A second look filled Buck with questions. About where she had been since then. And about her little boy, Gopher, whose big blue eyes were mysteriously like his own. Logic had told Buck that Gopher couldn't possibly be his. But Jessie was definitely hiding something. What secrets had driven her from town all those years ago? Buck was determined to uncover the truth and claim the woman and her child as his own .

Fabulous Fathers. This cowboy would make a FABULOUS FATHER!

Detective Judah Finnegan didn't believe in happy endings – too many years fighting crime had left him cynical. But when the discovery of an abandoned baby brought him back into the arms of his lost love, he realized he would have to find a new way of looking at the world or risk losing the woman of his dreams.

Dr. Sophie Brennan had always been able to see through Judah's bitterness into the loner's heart, but she could never convince him that he was worthy of love. As they worked to save the baby, they tried to stay out of each other's arms, but their old passion was too powerful to resist. Could their love survive a second chance?

Expectantly Yours

DESPERATE MEASURES

Kate March's pregnancy was forcing her to return to Jed Stone, the man she'd walked away from years ago. With a killer shadowing her, Kate had to put her future and that of her unborn child in her former lover's hands.

Their past stood between them, yet the haunted look in Kate's eyes aroused Jed's protective instincts as well as his pent–up desire. But could he allow himself to surrender his love to the one woman he couldn't live without and who was carrying another man's child?

Baby on the way

SUPER Fabulous Fathers

NOT HIS WIFE

Kate McDaniel had stolen Walker Ford's heart years ago, and she held it still even though she'd married his best friend.

NOT HIS BABY

Now Kate was widowed, and it was Walker's last chance to convince her that he was the one she should have married, he who should have been her baby's father but could he put their relationship at risk just when Kate needed him most?

BUT FINALLY HIS FAMILY?

This SUPER FABULOUS FATHER would settle for nothing less than the permanent position of husband!