Tanya Michaels

Home at last?

Jace Trent is the definition of unsettled. But it’s a lifestyle he’s beginning to outgrow. So when Layla Dempsey returns home to Cupid’s Bow, Texas, it seems like fate. His best friend’s little sister is all grown up and so are Jace’s feelings for her. Everything changes, though, when he realizes that Layla’s been keeping a secret from him – his six-year-old daughter, Addie.

Jace is furious at Layla’s betrayal. He’s missed so much of his daughter’s life! Yet how can he stay mad when a future with Layla and Addie is right in front of him. Jace will do anything to gain Layla’s trust – even pose shirtless in her cowboy fund-raising calendar – because he’s not letting the two of them walk out of his life again.

"There's no way I would have ever imagined swapping datinghorror stories with my mother-in-law. But life is now officially very, very weird."

In Eleven Short Months Charlotte Smith Has:
A. Become a widow too soon
B. Had her job transferred out of state
C. Driven over 1500 miles with two cranky kids
D. Moved in with her mother-in-law, Rose Fiorello Smith (a cross between Mary Poppins and Napoleon)

For Charlotte aka Charlie, dealing with bumps in the road is a fact of life lately. Maybe it's time she made Rose realize that embracing change isn't about waving goodbye, but saying hello to a life where limits are for sissies…and a new beginning is only a new hairdo away.

A chance to heal

Jarrett Ross's freewheeling lifestyle nearly cost his family everything. So he's sworn off the rodeo and women, and not a moment too soon. When he hires stunning redhead Sierra Bailey to be his sister's physical therapist, he knows she's off-limits…and yet somehow twice as hard to ignore.

City-gal Sierra dreads small town life and insists her new job in Cupid's Bow, Texas, is only temporary, although being around a sexy cowboy is an unexpected perk. There are so many reasons Sierra should keep her distance from Jarrett. But as they work together to help his sister heal, it's obvious they're a great team. Will Sierra and Jarrett follow their hearts and make this temporary arrangement permanent?

A fresh start

Widow Kate Sullivan moved to Cupid's Bow, Texas, to get her teenage son on the right path. But their new life in the small town gets off to a rocky start when her son is caught shoplifting by the sheriff. Kate is immediately attracted to Cole Trent, but she's not ready to fall in love again, and certainly not with another cop.

Cole should have known Cupid's matchmakers would scramble to fix him up with a smart, beautiful woman like Kate. The single dad has managed to evade their efforts until now, so he and Kate come up with a plan to keep the matchmakers at bay. Pretending to be a couple was a good idea, until Cole realises his feelings are anything but pretend. Can he convince Kate to give their romance a real chance?

He's Just The Hired Help… 

What kind of cockeyed Pollyanna is Colin Cade working for? Her porch is rotting, her "guest cabin" is cheerless and her land and livestock have only a geriatric cowboy to care for them. Yet Hannah Shaw is positive she can turn her ranch into a successful B and B–and that Colin's the man to make it happen. 

But Colin can't stick around. He lives with the loss of his family by avoiding the memories, and the way he feels around Hannah and her young son is like a knife to the heart. Trouble is, he's better at ignoring his own pain than someone else's, and bright, cheerful Hannah has a heart as haunted as his own. She deserves to be happy–but could she really be with him?

Surprise! You're a Daddy!

Life's been full of surprises lately for rancher Garrett Frost – and not in a good way. His mother has just dropped a bombshell about his past, so Garrett needs to take some time to come to terms with his family's secret. And who should he run into? Arden Cade, the beautiful photographer who shared a single night of passion with Garrett six months ago. He is even more shocked when he discovers Arden's pregnant – and he's the daddy!

Arden hadn't even planned on telling Garrett about the baby. Despite her lies, Garrett is determined to be a good father – and he can't deny that he's falling for her all over again. But he'll have to find a way to forgive Arden's betrayal. And to make peace with that skeleton in the family closet...

'I dare you...'

Riley Kendrick has officially lost her nerve. Since being robbed last year, her spontaneous side — the fun side — has been completely MIA. That is, until her new neighbour moves in. Jack Reed, a.k.a. Mr Apartment 4B, is over six feet of hard, sculpted hotness with a dimpled smile...one that suggests that maybe it's time for Riley to get in touch with her once-naughty self.

Now the dares have begun. What started in an elevator has quickly escalated to a game of sexy challenges, each more daring than the last. It's exciting, it's wicked, and as far as Jack's concerned, it's a safe, no-strings fling. But every game has its limits...and Jack is about to discover just how dangerous a dare can get!

Fast Fiction Romantic – short stories with a Happy Ever After

All Meg Nichols needed to prove herself as an event planner was for this weekend's society wedding in the Texas Hill Country to go smoothly. Then things started to go wrong. The maid of honor's tan turned a very unnatural shade of orange. The best man had a skiing accident and broke his leg. And his replacement was none other than her ex–boyfriend!