Toni Noel
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Reclusive widow Jenny Hamilton lives close to nature, far from the nearest town, raising cattle, writing and weaving until she pulls a near-drowned man from the creek and cares for him while he heals. Engineer Tom Driscoll hopes to bring Jenny out of her shell, but this victim of an abusive marriage refuses to trust any man.Someone from is sending anonymous threats to Jenny and she thinks they have to do with her late husband. Should she expect the...
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To satisfy the requirements for her graduate degree in fine art photography, and in turn secure her young daughter's future, Amy Millington is determined to photograph Charles Harding's boarded-up mansion.The reclusive architect allows no one to enter his former Mission Hills home, the traumatic scene of tragedy when he was four. Charles denies the gutsy widow's request, but Amy is nothing if not persistent. Amy and Marta's plan to teach Charles to...
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Successful businessman Luke Townsend hires Krista Lake to stage his Rancho Santa Fe estate for quick sale. He has unwillingly assumed the responsibility of running the family conglomerate following his father's sudden death and has placed his own plans on hold.The product of foster care, Krista longs for a home of her own, and promptly falls in love with Luke's. He wrongly believes unloading his house will relieve his stress until Krista points out...
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Surrendering her virginity to her high school sweetheart the same night her family entered the Witness Protection Program comes back to haunt Dawn Wainwright when she is not allowed to inform him of their daughter's birth. Later, the death of her parents frees Dawn from the WIP, but she discovers Rick Landry has moved and for fifteen years Dawn raises Kelley alone.Then the respected scientist relocates to San Francisco and crosses paths with Rick....
5) Lying Eyes
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Allison Marble's hopes of attending an amazing writer's conference shatter when bundles of cash spill out of her gym bag instead of makeup. Who switched bags with her?Teetering on the brink of panic, she asks the LAPD Detective she shared a taxi with from Union Station for advice. Fearing for her life, Carlo declares the conference off limits and insists the television crime reporter relocate to a safe house until he catches the suspected drug runner.Allison...
6) Rising Above
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Wilda Stone goes for a hot air balloon ride, and after a heart-stopping crash in California's Owens Valley, realizes she has somehow traveled back through time to 1874.Confused by this turn of events, Wilda accepts help from stoic Hal Grantham, who promises to take her to the silver mining town of Cerro Gordo. A sandstorm makes it impossible for them to reach their destination they seek shelter in a cave. In the modern day world Wilda is from, this...
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Deputy Sheriff Jon Sutherland reunites with his high school sweetheart when he responds to a silent alarm she sets off while house sitting. This chance meeting sends the sheriff and Zoe Westmoreland on a roller coaster run for their lives.Burglars escaping from her parents' home, send her sprawling. Twice. Then she finds the gardener floating face down in the family pool and interrupts a burglary-in-progress next door. When the gardener's death is...
8) Fairy Dusted
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A marriage counselor with marital problems?Jill O'Malley is determined to give husband Drew a son, while Drew secretly prays Jill will never conceive. He fears the responsibility of raising a child, but can't reveal his fear and risk losing Jill. His conflict compromises their marriage, and Jill doesn't even know why.In an attempt to save his marriage, Drew books a trip for them to visit family in Ringskiddy, Ireland, in hopes of distracting Jill...
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Her roof leaks, the plumbing, too. But on a teacher's salary, Treasure Montgomery cannot afford to pay the taxes on the grand Victorian house she inherited from the great-aunt who raised her, let alone pay for the needed repairs. Seeking fulfillment in an otherwise empty life, Treasure surrounds herself with other people's children.Until she meets Buck.The retired rodeo rider turned philanthropic-contractor donates his labor to anyone who needs a...
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Carina Carrington equates happiness with success, which means she has built a sound business but her sex life is nonexistent. Then she hires Greg Lawless, a secretive temp with exceptional office skills to cover for her secretary.With Greg comes temptation and Carina's problems multiply. Her strong attraction to him confounds her and her wandering daydreams about him break her focus. Greg seems uninterested, but at least when she catches the flu he...