"On the run from a killer, Kay Young depended on the stranger who rescued her onw snowy night. Though a lifetime of hurt had made her wary of men, Clint Ardmore was different. He offered her shelter, protection ... and the chance to discover true passion. A soldier-turned-writer, Clint craved the privacy of his secluded ranch, where he could be alone with the gruesome memories of combat. But once he let Kay into his home, he let her into his heart....

"When her husband's murder forces Cory Farland into the Witness Protection Program, she has to make a fresh start in a brand-new place. In Conard County, she has no past. Until former Navy captain Wade Kendrick moves in. The enigmatic ex-SEAL reawakens passion ... and dares Cory to dream of a future. Wade didn't come to the Wyoming small town to play bodyguard. But Cory needs a boarder and he needs a place to decompress. And now the guarded widow...

"On the run from her powerful and lethal almost ex-husband, Kelly Scanlon finds a temporary haven in a small Wyoming town and dares to trust the questioning--gorgeous--cowboy next door. Opening up to Hank Jackson about her past is as frightening as what sent her running in the first place. Except, he's the only one who believes she's in danger--and makes her feel safe. But the gray-eyed man with the guarded heart and tragic past of his own keeps insisting...

"Like her journalism career, Liza Enders's sunny outlook has dimmed. A layoff, her move back home and a new low-paying teaching job have her thinking life couldn't be more unfair ... or lonely. But when a sexy stranger turns up at the faculty tea, a spark of intrigue--and chemistry--reawakens Liza's investigative instincts ... Special agent Max McKenny is not who he claims to be. While he testifies in a homegrown terrorism trial, it's safer that way....

"'In five minutes, you'll be dead.' The pregnant widow and her stern words saved Ryder Kelstrom from a tornado. The least he could do was help the woman rebuild after the deadly storm. It felt good working with his hands again, forgetting about all he'd lost ... and maybe finding the will to love again. Marti Chastain had nothing left except the baby she carried. But she had a wealth of compassion for Ryder's torment and guilt. As these two lost souls...

Waitress Haley Martin has made a small, safe life for herself: no big surprises, no falling in love. In one night, that calm world is shattered. A truck driver is dead, a sexy former military cop needs her help to solve the murder, and she might be next on the hit list. There is something big going down in this sleepy county. Buck Devlin needs to keep Haley close--and he has had worse cover stories than pretending to be in love with a beautiful blonde....

""I love you." Ten years ago rancher Cliff Martin said those three little words to Holly Heflin. But all she said was "goodbye." She ran from Conard County fast as a jackrabbit, leaving Cliff with a broken heart. But Cliff never forgot the one that got away. Now Holly has returned to settle her aunt's estate and Cliff is the executor. Her matchmaking aunt and his jealous ex-wife are the least of Holly's problems. Everywhere there are memories and...

"On the run from her overbearing family and a fiancé with more menace than love in his eyes, Hope Conroy finally took refuge in Conard County, Wyoming. A place of safety, maybe even possibility. But what could a former--and pregnant!--socialite do to keep a roof over her head? Divorced rancher Cash Cashford never expected to be raising an angry tween all by himself. Something about Hope told him immediately that she was what his daughter needed....

When Vicki Templeton and her daughter Krystal move from Texas to Conard County, Wyoming for a new start, Vicki is wary of beginning a relationship with her neighbor, sheriff's deputy Dan Casey.