Nicole Foster

She didn't have a cure for heartache

And to Dr. Lia Kerrigan that's exactly what loving Duran Forrester and his seven–year–old son entailed. They stirred up feelings that made the pretty paediatrician long for things she didn't know existed. But how could she hope for a happy ending when everything in her experience told her this couldn't last?

Duran Forrester had other ideas. The doctor had become his anchor in the storm without Lia, Duran wouldn't have known where to start when it came to saving his sick little boy. Soon, he'd found a new lease on life for his son now it was time to find forever in Lia's arms .

AN EMT IN SHINING ARMOR

Sawyer Morente's specialty was saving damsels in distress. But Maya Rainbow wasn't his typical rescue: The hippie girl he barely remembered from high school had transformed into a woman unlike any he'd ever known. And when a car accident forced Sawyer to deliver Maya's premature baby, his professional concern for the boy soon blossomed into something more for the child's mother.

Strong–willed and stubborn, Maya always stood on her own two feet. But having a shoulder to lean on felt good and having the rest of Sawyer would be even better. Still, Maya had long ago stopped dreaming of a prince on a white horse .

But wait ! Was that galloping she heard in the distance ?

She couldn't go home alone...could she?

That was the question prodigal daughter turned social worker Risa Charez asked herself when she returned to Luna Hermosa. Sure, she was determined to do good in the community where she'd run wild as a teenager, but facing up to her troubled past sure wasn't easy. Then along came lovable loner Ry Kincaid, who gave her hope for the future....

Ry had been blindsided by the news of his long–lost family; the six brothers, along with sundry sisters–in–law, nieces and nephews were overwhelming to this solitary wanderer. Luckily, he could turn to Risa for shelter in the storm. She was teaching him to love...which was a good thing. Because it was time for the seventh Rancho Pintada brother to take his bride.

He was at the Rancho Pintada for a wedding and a reunion with the father and four grown brothers Cruz Declan had never known he had. Meeting Aria Charez was just a bonus. The warm, sensual architect made him feel he belonged and made him want to share a lot more than a fleeting kiss.

The tall, sexy engineer attracted Aria from the moment they met, making the perennial bridesmaid long to settle down. But the Garrett clan's long–lost brother wasn't the stick–around type, and Aria needed more than a fleeting affair. Could she afford to risk heartache with a man like Cruz? It was her turn to find out .

Eliana Tamar knew nothing could ever come of her secret crush on Josh Garrett. The restless rancher's son was more interested in this bull–riding career than in getting married and raising a family. Until he offered up his New Mexico spread to kids like her special–needs brother. Suddenly Eliana was seeing a whole different side to this rugged, irresistible cowboy!

All his life, Josh dreamed of coming home with the bull–riding title. Now he wasn't sure what he wanted. Eliana was so warm and nurturing. And once they shared a heart–stealing kiss, how could he leave her and a love he could finally call home?

Katerina Whitcomb–Salgar's life was all mapped out, and arrogant, buttoned–up billionaire Blake McCord was definitely not on the Dallas socialite's dance card. Until one moonlit kiss changed everything.

Falling for his brother's ex–fiancé was strictly taboo. Not to mention Blake couldn't afford any distractions as the hunt for the Santa Magdelena Diamond was heating up, and the survival of his family's jewellery store empire was on the line. But if there was anyone who could get him to forsake business for pleasure, it was Katie. And jetting off to the Mediterranean was just the beginning....

Teacher Laurel Tanner couldn't stop hearing her ex–husband's words. And then she met Cort Morente. The injured, brooding detective was the hottest hunk in her new hometown. And when Laurel and Cort worked together to help Tommy, a troubled boy at school, they did the impossible they began to fall in love!

But her husband's hateful words still haunted her. Laurel could never tell Cort the secret she'd kept buried deep inside. She was convinced it was the real reason her husband had left. The real reason she could never be the woman Cort needed.

Even though his eyes and his lips were telling her otherwise