Carolyne Aarsen

Cody Jameson knows that hiring gourmet chef Vivienne Clayton for the Circle C Ranch has to be a mistake. He once secretly loved her, but she's back in tiny Clayton, Colorado, for just a year. Vivienne wonders how she'll survive in the town she couldn't leave fast enough. Yet she soon finds herself cooking beans and biscuits for cowboys and helping Cody with his sassy teenage sister. To the entire ranch's surprise, it seems like this big-city chef...

Since his return to Little Horn, Texas, former special ops soldier Grady Stillwater has felt lost. Stillwater Ranch needs his attention - and so does his brother's abandoned baby. But the injuries Grady sustained in Afghanistan have skewered his confidence. Physical therapist Chloe Miner offers hope ad guidance - and a balm for the cowboy's wounded heart. Little does he know that Chloe is hiding a life-altering secret of her own. The sweet girl he...

When they fell in love that summer, Jess Schroder never knew the secret Naomi Deacon carried away with her. The boy from the troubled home made it clear he wasn't cut out to be a father. Frightened, and with her heart breaking, Naomi moved on. Eight years later, she's back in Hartley Creek - a nurse's aide devoted to healing others. As she gets to know the good, caring man Jess has become, Naomi realizes they both deserve a second chance. Is Jess...

"Seeking redemption from his troubled past, cowboy Lee Bannister returns to his Montana hometown. He's not looking for love-- just to prove he's not the same reckless guy who broke Abby Newton's heart and destroyed her family. But when Abby, a magazine photographer, is assigned to cover the story of his family ranch's 150th anniversary, old feelings start to resurface. He knows Abby will never forgive him. But as they spend more time together, they...

Love is Patient - If Dylan Matheson knew the real reason she had become his secretary, Lisa Sterling suspected his gray eyes would turn to Arctic ice. Always protective of her stepbrother, she now needed to get inside Dylan's company to clear her sibling's name. Lisa thought their relationship would be strictly business. Until she accompanied Dylan to a family wedding. Heart's refuge - Handsome but restless Rick Ethier had no use for the stuffy family...

Widowed attorney Zach Truscott is ready for a fresh start, so he and his daughter head west to the quaint town of Hartley Creek. However, instead of a new beginning, Zach comes face-to-face with a woman from his past. A woman with a secret. For Renee Albertson, falling for the handsome single dad is easy; revealing the truth is difficult. Renee wants a second chance to make things right, but can they let go of the past and create a family together?...

Denny Norquest has a plan: lease a ranch in Hartley Creek and raise cattle. However, the baby dropped in his lap changes everything. Soon, he's deep in diaper duty - with no end in sight! Bookseller Evangeline Arsenau feels compelled to help the handsome single dad care for his little girl. She's learned the hard way that men can't be trusted, but Denny's unexpected devotion to his daughter has her falling for daddy and baby.

Saving lives is what nurse Shannon Deacon excels at. The fast pace of the emergency room provides a distraction from painful memories of being left at the altar. Until she discovers that her next-door neighbor happens to be her ex-fiancé's brother. Dr. Ben Brouwer feels just as uncomfortable around Shannon. He, too, conceals a hurting heart by devoting himself to his work. Yet there's an undeniable attraction between them, and two determined matchmakers...