The Rancher’s Temporary Nanny Laura Lee has longed for a child of her own—but she never expected one would suddenly appear on the school steps. With a note begging her to raise the baby girl, the teacher must find a new home since there’s a rule against children in the boardinghouse. Her only option is becoming a temporary live-in nanny for a rancher. Widowed single father Clint Shepard needs a nanny for his daughter immediately—even if hiring Laura means he’ll have to find someone else in a few months when school starts up. But after spending time with her and the little girl she’s raising, he starts falling for them, and wishing their arrangement could be permanent.

Unexpected delivery!. Lily Baker has dreamed of a family of her own for so long…but she never expected a newborn baby and a deliciously brooding man to arrive on her doorstep the very same day! Hotshot charity boss Nic Johnson turned his back on fatherhood years ago after the devastating loss of his three-week-old son. Yet when he stumbles into beautiful Lily's life, something in his broken heart begins to heal… And after one magical, heart-stopping kiss, Nic realizes he'll never be able to let Lily go!

Obstetrician Andrew McKinley was intrigued by his new single tenant and neighbor, who looked about ready to pop--and also about ready to jump down the throat of anyone who even hinted that she might need some help. So he knew he should not get involved. But with Claudia showing every sign of labor, what could he do but come to her aid? Manhattan accountant Claudia Nelson was a self-confessed control freak. Research, plans, schedules--that was her approach to everything, including having her baby. Suddenly nothing was happening as she'd expected. Because after going to so much trouble to go it alone, how could the man on her doorstep turn out to be her knight in shining scrubs?

West Texas horse trainer Kitty Cartwright didn't expect a romantic proposal...especially from the New Mexico rancher who was her business rival. She didn't expect a proposal at all But Kitty was having Liam Donovan's baby. And now the daddy-to-be was insisting they make it legal. No child of Liam's was going to be born without him around. The surprise was how quickly Kitty said "I do"--for the sake of the baby, of course. But with passion reigniting, this marriage of convenience was starting to feel an awful lot like the real thing. Was Liam ready to risk his heart? Because Kitty wasn't settling for anything less.

Can love change this lonely cowboy? Having struggled for years, Leyla Chee wasn't about to mess up her temporary job as cook on the Chaparral Ranch. That meant focusing on her work, her young son and her dreams of going back to school. And certainly not being tempted by the sexy foreman who devoured her cooking, put a smile on Dillon's face and made her own heart race! But Laramie Jones's strong shoulders seemed ready to share Leyla's burdens. His rough hands smoothed away her cares. And his mouth…well, what he did with that mouth made her blush! Yet Laramie was a man without a real past—could she trust that what he really wanted was a future with her?

After her recent heartbreak, all Maura Donovan wanted was to pick up the pieces of her life. Taking a position as nurse to an elderly rancher seemed a perfect temporary tonic. Then she met his grandson…. His rugged masculinity mesmerized her. His passion branded her. Quint Cantrell was an impossible man to resist. But he was six years younger—and now she was having his baby….

It started out as a week for troubled sixteen-year Julie to be "dumped" by her selfish mother and abusive boyfriend for a spring break with a family friend and retired family counselor Dr. Essie Carrington in Misty Lake Iowa, a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. Then while an unexpected blizzard paralyzed the entire community, the two opposite generations found two cups of cocoa with nowhere to go and discovered the untold story of Stephanie Townsend a troubled teen who only wanted one thing, to be a famous rock star. Her strengths, talents and experiences changed the lives for both of them forever. It was a story of many memories, tears and lessons never to be forgotten and told by the unforgettable seventy-two year old Dr. Essie Carrington who molded the two generations together with her intense story.