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When my children were small, we had a scary break-in—a traumatic experience for our whole family. The police advised us to get a dog and we adopted a German shepherd. Rino came to us as a six-week-old puppy. It was love at first sight with the kids. My two-year old daughter managed to control him with her sweet voice, play with him and ride on his back around the house. Rino was a fierce protector who wouldn’t let anyone approach the kids. He almost bit a neighbor who was running after my son. I will never forget how much we cried when we moved to a different state and Rino stayed ...

When novice skier Gabriella Levano finds herself stuck on a dangerous slope, volunteer ski patroller, Dr. Nathan Dutton guides her safely down the hill and offers her lessons to improve her skills. Spending time together on the slopes, Nathan and Gabriella are attracted to each other. An orthopedic surgeon, Nathan promises to fix an old injury to her knee that afflicts her with pain and causes her to limp. Gabriella is afraid to let him examine her. So many men have mocked her in the past. So many doctors have assured her she may end up in a wheelchair if anyone manipulates the injured ...

Her husband died in a car accident six months ago. Burying her pain, Stephanie Hall focused on managing their software company and raising their twelve-year-old twin girls. During a visit to her father in St. John, she meets Neil Cooper, a lawyer. Attraction sizzles between them, and Neil manages to befriend her difficult daughters. The vacation ends too soon. Back in Atlanta, in the middle of a snowstorm, Stephanie decides to reorganize her company and allow herself family time. While cleaning her late husband’s office, she discovers painful secrets that destroy her peace of mind. Neil ...

Handsome doctors are lying, cheating, self-centered bastards, particularly Vince Cooper, the charming resident, Casey Benton had the misfortune to fall in love with in medical school. Fate protected her by sending him to the other side of the country for a fellowship. Three years later, he’s standing in her parents’ living room, and she curses her bad luck. Vince Cooper blesses his good luck when his dog finds a lost toddler in a park and allows him to reconnect with the woman he could never forget. They had a brief affair at Boston University, but she dumped him without explanations ...

A Romantic Comedy High school sweethearts separated by life...They meet years later, successful but different, each with a heavy baggage. They were high school sweethearts in their senior year. The top of the class nerd and the dashing athlete. She helped him with math problems and he helped her shed her bashfulness. In between homework and torrid sex, they shared their goals for a successful future: no marriage, no children, no family, until they realize their dreams. They meet eighteen years later at a hospital fundraising event. When Ethan Dutton, now a millionaire contractor recognizes ...

A contemporary romance, intense, emotional, realistic, and sexy. To forget the drama that shook his life years ago, Captain Rafael Lopez dedicates himself to his career as a helicopter pilot, transporting patients in need of urgent care. His new flight nurse holds his attention with her gorgeous face, sassy mind, and indomitable spirit. With determination and a lot of guts, Arianna Garcia survives life in the slums, learns to conquer her fears, and fights for herself. Rafael gives her the courage to break from her past. And Arianna is delighted to be Rafael’s flight nurse by day and ...

Following a traumatic experience, Dr. Sophia Dixon hates working as an ER attending physician. Yet she badly needs money to support herself and her three-year-old daughter, help her mother repair her parents’ crumbling house, and... Dr. Ryan Todd is the perfect boss, professional and courteous, and Sophia easily adjusts to her new job. While multiplying their effort in the ER, Ryan and Sophia get closer. Over the next few months, they exchange passionate kisses and Sophia often ends the night in Ryan’s arms at his condo. A no-commitment situation that suits them both. But she doesn’t ...

Babies in the Bargain, voted BEST ROMANCE NOVEL at Preditors & Editors Readers Poll 2009. Babies in the Bargain won 2010 BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE NOVEL at Readers Favorite With only one year left to complete her medical training, Dr. Holly Collier vows not to let anyone mess up her sacrosanct schedule. Especially not Dr. Marc Suarez. The heartthrob of the hospital who used to collect sports’ trophies and nurses’ kisses broke her heart seven years ago. When a tragic accident transforms the carefree playboy into a dedicated, but novice father to his nephew, Holly gives in to her maternal...

Nurse Melody Parker is continuously late at work. She doesn’t seem sorry about it and has the gut to ask for an increase. Although she’s an excellent nurse, Dr. Aidan Olson gives her a reprimand, but later faces a scolding from his own boss about his lack of managerial capability. Mortified and determined to find out the reason for Melody’s tardiness, he visits her house, unintentionally scares her little daughter, and is attacked by her German shepherd. Melody works a second job to pay for her neighbor’s medical bills and leaves her daughter with the dog as she can’t afford a ...

Chloe Devereux, the youngest sister of Prince Paul of Rensy Island, has convinced her brother to let her study at Harvard incognito. She enrolls in a graduate program and plans to enjoy a year of freedom and fun without secret service detail trailing her. But the school year starts with the gruesome murder of a young woman in Chloe’s co-ed residence. The duplex building houses American students on scholarships and wealthy foreigners, all working hard to garner a Harvard degree and build a brilliant future: The friendly Jason Owen who invites her to play detective with him; the female ...

Dr. Brian Dutton can’t believe his own eyes when a sixteen-year old patient he saved from suicide abandons her twin babies in his clinic, asking him to find them a good home. His present girlfriend is pushing him to propose but doesn’t lift a finger to help him with the babies. To complicate things, his former girlfriend, a hot Argentinean beauty, arrives with her family to attend her brother’s wedding in Miami. Carla, the daughter of the Governor of Buenos Ayres is more than happy to play the nanny to the twins, live in Brian’s condo and sleep in his bed, thus renewing their ...

Finally, Claire's dream of a wonderful white wedding to the man she’s loved for ten years is about to come true. Two weeks before the big day, Claire and David receive an unexpected announcement that can destroy their relationship. Is their love for each other strong enough to turn the worst wedding surprise into the best? Wedding Surprise is Book 4 of Holiday Babies Series. Holiday Babies Series: A family with high moral values and a strong sense of unity, the Ramsay clan count five daughters and their partners—Madelyn and husband Dr. Nick Preston, Roxanne and husband Dr. Greg Hayes, ...

She can’t abandon her patients for his crown! To please his dying grandfather and protect his country’s autonomy, Prince Paul of Rensy Island must marry an American doctor, descendant of a Rensian princess. Paul, a confirmed bachelor, agrees to meet Amy incognito as her driver, during her vacation in Paris. Although her career and ex-boyfriend are major interferences, attraction sizzles between Amy and Paul, but the unexpected announcement of her engagement to the Crown Prince of Rensy Island infuriates her. Can Paul convince her that he loves her, in spite of his lies by omission? ...

Two-year-old Sarah lost her Syrian mother to cancer and never met her American father, a fallen gold star hero. When she lands in Dr. David Dutton’s office and gives him her mother’s letter, the good doctor forgets to sign his divorce papers and pledges to find Sarah’s paternal grandparents or a loving family to adopt her. After losing her baby boy, Jennifer Dutton wallowed in grief for three years. Now she wants a divorce from the husband who couldn't understand her sorrow. Her heart melts when she meets Sarah and reads her mother’s letter. Putting aside her plans for divorce, she ...

HEAL MY HEART (Previously An Unusual Christmas) Running away from Christmas celebrations and the demons of her past, Dr. Jillian has dedicated her life to saving third-world children. In a faraway country, a handsome doctor may teach her the true meaning of Christmas, with the help of a baby girl and four little boys . As Jillian and Fyodor work together for six months in his hospital, their fascination with one another surprises them both. Can attraction and love overcome guilt, duty, and a clash of cultures?

When his step-father suffers a stroke on St. John Island, Greg Haynes rushes to his bedside to support his mother. Meeting a gorgeous law intern comes as a bonus for the generous computer expert who navigates life without worries or responsibilities. After experiencing pain and betrayal, Heidi Benton focuses on her law studies with one purpose in life—to graduate and recover her money back from the scumbag who stole it. To achieve her goal, she swears off trust and commitment. The threat of a hurricane hitting the island forces everyone to evacuate and turns Greg and Heidi’s lives ...