The Texan's Reluctant Bride

The Texan's Reluctant Bride
Author: Judy Christenberry
Publisher: Silhouette
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2014-03-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460354753

Accustomed to hiring and firing in a snap, Pete Scholfield was at a complete loss when it came to finding a wife. So why, when he engaged Ms. Thomasina Tyler to relocate his business, did he find himself considering her for another role? Sure, the chic spitfire was invading his dreams, but no way, no how did Tommie fit with his ideal of the perfect wife and homemaker! Starting out with nothing, Tommie had worked too hard to become Fort Worth’s most successful Realtor to let this handsome millionaire with decidedly old-fashioned views distract her. Clean and cook? Tommie would turn up the heat, all right, but not in the kitchen!

The Reluctant Bride

The Reluctant Bride
Author: C. K. Veale
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2003-11-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1410700666

Julia Parks has been missing for two years following the unexpected death of her husband, Turner. When an old Mexican psychic informs her, in no uncertain terms, that she will marry by the end of the year, she is less than enthusiastic, but nonetheless resigned to follow where fate leads. Julia, a talented artist and self-made woman always on the lookout for celestial guidance, mails invitations to her wedding on December 31...the name of the groom a glaring omission. Her return to Sonoma County, California pulls Julia back into the lives of her troubled sister, Shelly, and to the bedside of Nora, her dying mother and childhood tormentor. As Julia’s best friend, psychologist Paula Knapp, helps Julia confront the circumstances of Turner’s death, the two are led into a minefield of memories. The Cosmos has a plan for her alright, but it’s not what she thinks...

While Passion Sleeps (The Reluctant Brides Series, Book 3)

While Passion Sleeps (The Reluctant Brides Series, Book 3)
Author: Shirlee Busbee
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2017-02-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1614179247

The married daughter of an English aristocrat, Beth Ridgeway believes Rafael Santana cruel and insensitive; a man who uses women only for selfish pleasure. The arrogant son of a wealthy Texas family, Rafael thinks Beth flirtatious and unfaithful; a woman who takes pride in breaking men's hearts. But when Beth and Rafael chance to meet again at a dazzling New Orleans ball, something happens. Something neither the years nor the violent misunderstandings between them can diminish: an awakening to the magnificent passions of love, no matter how forbidden. THE RELUCTANT BRIDES, in series order A Heart for the Taking Swear by Moonlight While Passion Sleeps THE SOUTHERN WOMEN, in series order The Tiger Lily Each Time We Love At Long Last Love a Dark Rider THE LOUISIANA LADIES, in series order Deceive Not My Heart Midnight Masquerade Love Be Mine

The Texan's Suite Romance

The Texan's Suite Romance
Author: Judy Christenberry
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2014-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460354834

PRIVATE INTERVIEW WITH SEXY TEXAN AUTHOR Q: Dr. Alex Myerson, is it possible to overcome heartbreak and find that special person meant just for me—er, I mean you? A: Read Making the Most of Life, Tabitha Tyler, and you'll have your answer! It's possible, but personally, I wouldn't risk falling in love again, especially not with my publicist…no matter how appealing you are. Q: Well, Alex…I did read your self-help ■book and my advice, "Doctor, heal thyself." I'd even go so far as to offer you my private assistance for mending your .wounded heart. What do you say? 'A: I'd say that's a pretty sweet proposition….

The Texan's Tiny Dilemma

The Texan's Tiny Dilemma
Author: Judy Christenberry
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2014-11-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460354788

4 Months + 5 Months = Baby! As good as accountant Jim Schofield was with figures—he could count back and tell when Teresa got pregnant—he was bad with words like commitment and marriage. But when the stubborn Texan realized he was going to be a father, his bachelor days were numbered! 1 Man + 1 Love = Marriage? Teresa Tyler had vowed not to burden Jim Schofield with the consequences of their one night together. But after having figured out her predicament, he was proposing a marriage for the sake of their babies. How could Teresa take Jim's help, his protection, and not have a chance at his love?

The Bride's Best Man

The Bride's Best Man
Author: Judy Christenberry
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2014-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460355156

WHAT COULD COME OF A LITTLE HARMLESS FLIRTATION, ANYWAY? It wasn't as if she wanted to be a bride, after all. And maybe it will give Shelby Cook some answers about the mystery man who has been corresponding with her beloved Aunt Kay for the past fifteen years. And really spending time with his Closest friend, Pete Campbell, wasn't going to be a hardship! Still, getting 'him to spill his friend's secrets wasn't turning out to be a snap. Perhaps, it was time to raise the stakes? Could she tempt him with kisses? Maybe this plan had potential!

Honeymoon Hunt

Honeymoon Hunt
Author: Judy Christenberry
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2014-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460354974

For Julia Chance and Nick Rampling, chasing after her mother and his father was more than a search for eloping lovers; it was an exercise in frustration. Of all partners, how did a jet-setting millionaire get stuck with a prim virgin like Julia, who called him unfeeling and jaded? Still, Nick couldn't deny Julia intrigued him. After all, he appreciated a woman, just not a wife! But the more time he spent with Julia, sharing the same hotel rooms but enduring separate beds night after night, the more he wondered just which couple would make it to the finish line…er, altar…first!

The Texan's Wager

The Texan's Wager
Author: Jodi Thomas
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2002-10-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101126906

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas takes readers to the Old West, where an emotionally wounded man and woman discover the true nature of love and marriage in the first romance in the Wife Lottery series. Thrown off a wagon train with two other women and trying to avoid jail for a murder they committed, Bailee Moore agrees to enter a “Wife Lottery”—a ploy concocted by the Cedar Point sheriff to secure wives for the men in the small Texas town. For the sensible Bailee, however, marrying Carter McKoy is like exchanging one life sentence for another—especially since her new husband hasn’t even seen fit to utter a single word in her presence. But still, she can’t help thinking that something about this strong, silent farmer could be the key to leaving her troubled past behind...and making a worthy wager with her heart.

Magic And The Texan

Magic And The Texan
Author: Martha Hix
Publisher: Zebra Books
Total Pages: 283
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1420142364

Certain he's fated to meet his bride on his thirtieth birthday, Texas rancher Jon Marc O'Brien arranges for the perfect woman to arrive on that day. He's never set eyes on sweet Beth Buchanan, a cattle buyer's daughter from Kansas, but after a two-year romance-by-correspondence, he knows she'll be the ideal wife—pure of heart, body, and soul. The glossy-haired beauty who steps from the coach is not Beth Buchanan, who died on the journey. She's a runaway named Bethany who's so hungry for the respectable life she's willing to steal a dead woman's identity—and her betrothed. It's a desperate gamble that will throw Bethany and Jon Marc into a white-hot firestorm of passion and embroil them in a Texas-sized range war with deadly outlaw Hoot Todd, but Todd's wrath will be nothing compared to the fury of Jon Marc O'Brien should he ever discover his new bride's true identity...