Arlene James

Paige Ellis's prayers had been answered! Kidnapped by her ex-husband, Paige's son had finally come home.But their reunion was not the loving one she'd envisioned: her sweet little boy had turned into a resentful, surly teen. Desperate for help, she t…

EVERYDAY MIRACLESA BRIDE AT LAST?Bridal consultant Layne Harrington had been planning other people's weddings forever. But never her own. Then rugged cowboy Rod Corley walked into her shop, looking like the answer to a prayer.Rod was captivated by La…

Remembering Winston Champlain's offer, Danica Lynch shook her head. Something told her that as a neighbor Winston was going to be a problem.Well, she was certainly in no danger of becoming enamored of the man. She knew his kind far too well for that.…

THE OLDER WOMANThe first time fortune found Sierra Carlton, she'd become a millionaire. The second time, Sam Jayce stood before her, a long, lean, young farmer hungry to make her flower ranch a reality. Trouble was, Sam made her hunger for more than …

Retrieving the mail from his old apartment brought more than just letters for Vince Cutler. When he opened the door on the lovely Jolie Wheeler and rooms he hardly recognized, he knew he'd found the person to fix up his bare new bachelor quarters. Bu…

Every time Adam Fortune gazed at his children, he knew they desperately needed motherly love. So he hired pretty Laura Beaumont as their live-in nanny and thought his prayers were answered. But Adam soon sensed that something was troubling the young …

HER UNDOINGRoyce Lawler was dark and mysterious, movie-star handsome and dangerously seductive even when flat on his back. And prim and professional Merrily Gage was supposed to live alone with this man, tending to his every need as his private nurse…

Help Wanted At The Heavenly Arms MotelIf only someone will take the job so oil rigger Holt Jefford can stop making beds and burning breakfasts. And then someone does: a lovely single mother with a baby boy–and secrets. Sweet, kind Cara Jane is scared…

A Time to Heal Everyone in Buffalo Creek, Texas, knows that Dr. Brooks Leland doesn't date. After his harrowing loss, the widower focuses all his time on helping the sick. But when a mysterious newcomer with a heartbreaking secret becomes his patient…

Fast Fiction Romantic – short stories with a Happy Ever AfterCecelia Locke's has been offered her dream job as director of an orphanage in Mexico. But taking the job will mean leaving her home in Grasslands, Texas. Gilbert Valenzuela has a calling, t…

In need of a wife, Pastor Marcus Wheeler was sure God would send him a good woman – anyone except Nicole Archer.Though she was kind and beautiful, she was far too young and unconventional to be a proper minister's wife. She couldn't possibly be the o…

Four rambunctious children and not a wife in sight. Struggling single father Orren Ellis needed someone to care for his brood, and the only applicant was Mattie Kincaid. Though the beauty could cook, clean and courageously keep his kids in line, Orre…

HER UNDOINGRoyce Lawler was dark and mysterious, movie-star handsome and dangerously seductive even when flat on his back. And prim and professional Merrily Gage was supposed to live alone with this man, tending to his every need as his private nurse…

Every time Adam Fortune gazed at his children, he knew they desperately needed motherly love. So he hired pretty Laura Beaumont as their live-in nanny and thought his prayers were answered. But Adam soon sensed that something was troubling the young …

Take one uncontrollable little girl. Add a home infested with bees.Toss in former childhood nemesis Anna Burdett, and what single dad Reeves Leland gets is one big headache! His trio of matchmaking maiden aunts aren't helping matters. Neither is his …

Help Wanted At The Heavenly Arms MotelIf only someone will take the job so oil rigger Holt Jefford can stop making beds and burning breakfasts. And then someone does: a lovely single mother with a baby boy–and secrets. Sweet, kind Cara Jane is scared…

Her school reunion was just an excuse.New Christian Ivy Villard really returned to Eden, Oklahoma, to reconcile with her father, her sister…and Ryan Jeffords, the high school boy she left behind. Ivy chased adventure in the big city, but she's learne…

THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB?In charge of a hotel renovation, Petra Chatam’s got everything under control—except Dale Bowen. The too-handsome contractor has his own ideas about the project. And they don’t match up with ambitious Petra’s, who hopes to be…

THE GOSSIP GURU has some shocking news: devout Wallace Hamilton, head of rival newspaper the Davis Landing Dispatch, is not Jeremy Hamilton's father! Word is, his wife was already pregnant when they wed and now that Jeremy has learned the truth, he's…

Logan Fortune is all business, although he's indulged in his share of pleasure, a fact made abundantly clear when he meets the new lady in his life: his toddler daughter.Admittedly out of his league, he turns to Emily Applegate, his no-nonsense assis…