The secluded Montana ranch seemed the perfect hideaway for Pricess Sophie Saxe, on the run from the prying eyes of the paparazzi. She thought she'd found peace here, at least for a little while. But then Sophie found herself falling—hard—for a man unlike any she'd ever encountered in her own glittering world…. Carter McLeod was as hard and untamed as the West itself, and he awakened a wildfire passion within her. But his home was here in the big sky country with the adorable little girl he was raising alone, and Sophie's was in the royal courts of Europe. She knew a future with Carter was impossible. Until she learned this stubborn, sexy cowboy always got his woman!

The Nanny And The Reluctant Rancher by Barbara McCauley released on Feb 21, 1997 is available now for purchase.

A RANCHER IN NEED Rodeo rider Wyatt Sawyer was used to handling bucking broncos, not babies! So when he became guardian of his five-month-old niece, Wyatt knew he needed to hire a nanny. He just never expected that nanny to be the lovely Grace Talmadge—who was easy on the eyes…and a terrible temptation to a commitment-wary cowboy's heart. Grace liked her life safe and secure, but living with her rugged boss and his bone-melting kisses was likely to get even the most sensible girl into trouble. She and Wyatt were complete opposites, yet Grace found herself falling for this wild cowboy. Could she take a chance and lasso the love of a lifetime?

THE GOOD DOCTOR Physician Mercy Holt always kept her cool in the E.R. Then rodeo rider Travis King showed up—half-naked and needing a strong dose of T.L.C. Suddenly, Mercy was seventeen again—longing for the one footloose cowboy she couldn't have. THE BAD BOY Travis knew his old pal Mercy was off-limits…if he wanted to keep his deep, dark secret. Besides, Mercy was the marrying kind—and Travis wouldn't abandon his tumbleweed ways for any female. Even this delectable doctor with the irresistible bedside manner….

Pilot Guy Blackwolf thought he was doing the right thing when he braved the Alaskan wilderness to change Holly Douglas’s life.... Until she rescued him from his wrecked plane, and her healing touch ignited his body with need. Their passionate joining made Guy yearn to brand her as his own. But once he reunited the “lost heiress” with the loving family she’d always craved, could he convince Holly that she’d never be complete without his love?

JUST ONE OF THE BOYS Chancy Freedman had grown up on the Bar Q ranch. She had learned how to rope and ride, and the ranch hands had looked out for her "best they could." But they couldn't teach her the art of being a lady, and poor Chancy had made it to her twentieth birthday without learning how. And then Clifford Robertson rode into town…. Cliff was a real cowboy, with an easy, long-legged stride and a confident air. Nothing rattled this dude—until the irrepressible Chancy roped him in. The virginal beauty had decided Cliff would make a most appropriate teacher. That wily wrangler was in for the ride of his life!

Emily Barone could remember nothing about her near-death experience in a Boston fire—except for the rock-hard chest and strong arms of the fireman who pulled her to safety. She and Shane Cummings generated a heat hotter than any blaze. Trapped in a family full of strangers, Emily was drawn to Shane's familiar face...and oh-so-virile body. Theirs was a liaison Shane enjoyed—for as long as it lasted. For while Emily tracked her elusive memory, Shane couldn't help but fear it was the one thing that could take her away from him.