For weeks, I've needed a partner for my country clinic. Well, I've finally found one—right under my own roof! My guest room's temporary occupant is a rugged hunk who looks more comfortable wearing a Stetson than a stethoscope, and he has secrets—big secrets. He's also tender, grumpy and practically irresistible! Steve Hartly says he doesn't practice medicine anymore, but I see the longing in his eyes and have felt the warmth of his touch. Somehow I've got to find a way to help him while protecting myself. Because even I don't know how to heal a broken heart…

NO MORE NICE GIRL. Spirited Callie Webster was done staying home on Saturday nights—alone. Now was the time to be a little bad. Just enough to win the heart of the man she'd dreamed of since childhood. But first he had to notice her. Michael Fitzpatrick couldn't believe the changes in innocent Callie. Suddenly she was dating every available man in Alaska—and forcing him to act like a protective big brother. But "brotherly" wasn't what he was feeling! Heck, despite his marriage-resistant tendencies, Michael was imaging how much fun staying home every night with Callie could be!

A woman heads to small town Alaska to pretend to be the wife of a handsome stranger in this heartwarming romance from a USA Today–bestselling author. Lost . . . When a woman’s screams pierce the foggy night, Luc LeBlanc doesn’t have to think twice about running to the rescue. Ironically, he gets hit on the head, and on regaining consciousness discovers that he has lost not only his wallet, but also his memory. Yet it’s brought him a ministering angel, too. . . . Found . . . Alison Quintano owes her life to the nameless hero who saved her from a mugger. So by the time Luc finally remembers his identity and the predicament that made him leave Alaska, she feels duty bound to help him out. Even if it means accompanying this once-spurned fiancé to his hometown and masquerading as his wife to make a plan of revenge complete!

In denim and rawhid Roland Thorton looked every inch a stable hand. But his bloodlines ran as blue as teh Montagues, age-old enemies of the Thortons, whose palace the prince infiltrated, searching for his kidnapped half sister. Yet it was another woman whose image consumed him day…and night. Lily claimed to be a lady's maid, yet her grace rivaled any royal princess's. Initially Roland thought to use Lily to expose the Montagues' deceit. Instead, it was his guarded heart that this fair maiden broke open with her innoncence. Then he discovered he wasn't the only royal masquerading….

Cowboy's Caress by Victoria Pade released on Feb 23, 2000 is available now for purchase.

Bachelor Luke DeForest was attracted to women who were affectionate, curvy, and ready to laugh. Until he got exactly what he hadn't wished for! The newest female in his life—plump, screaming, toddling little Carolyn—was more than any single man could handle. A man of his word, yet knowing nothing about booties and bottles, Luke vowed to do his best for the orphaned child. So who could he turn to? Suddenly Luke remembered his lovely, vulnerable ex-sister-in-law. Before, Marie had always brought things to mind Luke had no business feeling. But this time she could be the answer to all his prayers&3151;except how to stay single.

Published for devotees of the cowboy and the West, American Cowboy covers all aspects of the Western lifestyle, delivering the best in entertainment, personalities, travel, rodeo action, human interest, art, poetry, fashion, food, horsemanship, history, and every other facet of Western culture. With stunning photography and you-are-there reportage, American Cowboy immerses readers in the cowboy life and the magic that is the great American West.