Frank Carlson Library

Just Kate: Ever since Kate Blake's sister died in a car accident, it's been just her. Just Kate to keep her family together. Just Kate to live up to her senator father's expectations and her mother's idea of perfection. But now, after a painful betrayal by those she loves, she decides it's time to live for herself and claim what she wants. And what she wants is Sean Harris. The only man she's ever loved. And her late sister's husband. But years have...

New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods brings readers a beloved tale of hope and second chances… When a tragic fire landed Frank in the hospital, all he wanted was to be left alone. His hands were injured, the very way he made his living destroyed. How could he face life-or his sprawling, well-meaning family-again? Then Jenny Michaels waltzed into his room and claimed she was going to bully and badger him until he got on the road to recovery....

In the dark: Could the man she'd vowed to love be the killer she feared? Alexandra McCord's perfect life was crumbling. After stumbling upon the body of a dead woman, she found that her working paradise on Moon Bay Island had turned into a nightmare. Each piece of evidence she discovered seem to point toward someone on the island--and to herself as the next victim. Person of interest: Dr. Elizabeth Cameron's work for the CIA has made her a target,...

J. B. Hammock played by his own rules, and rule number one was never settle down. He treated his women well, but with a no-strings detachment they all accepted. But sweet Tellie Maddox hovered about like a gossamer butterfly, always trying to take care of him, always caring about him. It was enough to make a confirmed bachelor take drastic measures.

An undercover affair ... Ever since DEA agent Alexander Cobb gave Jodie Clayton a Texas-size brush-off, they've been sworn enemies. When he pushed Jodie out of his life, he told himself he was doing the right thing. But eight years later, this cynical Texan can't believe the baby-faced schoolgirl has turned into such a beauty. Or that he'd have to beg her to help him crack a drug-smuggling case that threatens Jacobsville. Take me, Cowboy: Rancher...

The cowboy's lady: Fresh off a breakup, Taylor Manning accepts a yearlong teaching position in Cougar Point, Montana, planning to focus on herself and avoid men. That's before she meets Russ Palmer, a local rancher who's as stubborn as he is handsome. With his old-fashioned attitudes about women, Russ is the last man Taylor could imagine dating, and the feeling seems to be mutual. So why can't she get him off her mind? Small-town nanny: Susan Hayashi...

At Home in Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller: It's hard for Ashley O'Ballivan not to feel a little lonely. After all, everyone in her family is marrying and having babies--except her. She hasn't had a booking at her bed-and-breakfast in far too long. And she hasn't seen or heard from the handsome, mysterious man who broke her heart in months. But then Jack McCall suddenly reappears--with no explanations and no promises. Jack has secrets, secrets he...

Rancher Harley Fowler had a knack for getting himself out of trouble—until trouble runs right into him in the form of whirlwind investigator Alice Jones. Alice has been called to Jacobsville, Texas, after a man's body is discovered. And when her investigation leads her straight back to Harley, he knows this is one fight he has to win. Alice doesn't need help from anyone, particularly a long, tall Texan. And when the friendly cowboy's smile starts...

Classic, collectible romances from our bestselling authors. THE SECOND TIME AROUNDAs a young secretary, Ivy McKenzie had been hopelessly in love with tycoon Ryder Calaway. But their searing passionand Ryder's cool rejectionsent innocent Ivy running. Now, five years later, Ryder's magnetic virility was just as dauntingand harder to escape. Ryder always got what he wanted. Except Ivy. For years he'd waited and longed for her. Now she was free, and Ryder's...

Part of the bargain: After a searing tragedy, Libby Kincaid just wants to go home. But the Circle Bar B ranch isn't the haven she expects it to be. Malicious rumors about Libby are circulating through the ranch, and worse, her lifelong opponent, rancher Jess Barlowe, believes them. The cowboy is as sexy and rugged as ever...but now he's promised to keep a very close eye on her...The more time Jess spends with Libby, the harder it is to resist her....