Janet Dailey

"He's the one who got away; the cowboy who claimed her heart before taking off on a tour of duty, planning never to return. But Beau Tyler is back, and Natalie Haskell feels defenseless against the powerful pull of the brawny soldier. Especially when she finds herself suddenly widowed and needing the shelter of his strong arms. She's the hometown sweetheart; the girl Beau left behind but never forgot, despite his battle-scarred soul. Now Natalie is...

For more than one hundred years, the Cee Bar Ranch on the northern plains of Texas has been run by the Calder family. They might live in Montana, but their hearts are never far from the blue skies and hard-working hands at home in the Lone Star state. But now, there's trouble at the Cee Bar. The ranch has been all but abandoned, the horses left to starve, the ranch hands run out of town. Someone is determined to undermine the Calder's Texas outfit,

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Laura Calder, a sophisticated young woman of the world, finds her plans to remained unattached thwarted by two men--Boone Rutledge, the son of a Texas billionaire, and Sebastian Dunshill, the Earl of Crawford--who vie for her affection, while an enemy from her past prepares to destroy the Calder name.

The born rancher who stole her heart, her ex husband, the tough, tender father of her child… Tori Tyler can’t let Will Tyler go to prison for a crime that was a simple accident. But she can’t deny that her feelings for the man run much deeper than loyalty, and her desire for his strong, sure embrace has never died. Protecting him is second nature, until an unexpected terror threatens to shatter them both…and Tori needs Will’s fierce love...

Veterinarian J. T. "Rush" Rushford, who lost custody of a girl he thought was his daughter, is in Branding Iron, Texas, with his mobile vet practice, just hoping to get through the season--until a Christmas miracle happens.

In Arizona's desert, a girl who needs her father, a woman who needs forgiveness, and a war hero who needs healing form a family: "Touching . . . well-written" (Publishers Weekly).

Before he left for Afghanistan, Jake O'Reilly had everything—a beautiful wife, a baby on the way, a wonderful life. Three years later, his wife is dead and he is so haunted by his memories of war that he can't bring himself to go home.

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After recovering from a brutal attack, Chase Calder arrives at the Triple C Ranch to find out who wants him dead and places his trust in his daughter-in-law Jessy Calder, swearing her to secrecy about his true identity, while Jessy tries to deny her growing attraction to a mysterious stranger.

With the two-million-dollar reward for the safe return of Ann Montgomery, who was kidnapped long ago, about to expire, R.J. Bannon, agreeing to take on this cold case, believes that talented local artist Erin Randall is Ann--a discovery that brings a legacy of lies and deception to a shocking climax.

"The little town of Branding Iron, Texas, opens the Christmas season with the Cowboy Christmas Ball, but Sheriff Ben Marsden volunteers to work security so his deputies can attend with dates and families. But this year will be different because a pretty and mysterious redhead has come to town and put Christmas-- and loving--on his mind"--