Home in Emmett's Mill

Widower Dean Halvorsen is concentrating on just two things: his construction business and raising his teenage son. He doesn't really care about anything else. Not anymore. Then Annabelle Nichols comes to Emmett's Mill, California, with her baby daughter, Honey. Before Dean quite knows how, Annabelle is working in his office and turning his world upside down. Still, the more time he spends with Annabelle and Honey, the more he realizes what's missing in his life. But Annabelle is all wrong for him. Of course, when something-or someone!-is all wrong, that doesn't mean things won't work out just right.

John Murphy gets the shock of his life when he finds three abandoned girls on his doorstep. Once he takes them in, it isn't long before the little tykes bring out his fiercest protective instincts. So when their mother shows up at his Emmett's Mill ranch, he's ready to do battle. Except Renee Dolling isn't what he expects. She clearly loves her girls and wants to make up for past mistakes. John wants to trust her, but he's got the girls to think about. Unless Renee can prove she's the mother her daughters deserve…and the woman this solitary rancher needs.

Aubrey Rose can't stand Sammy Halvorsen when they first meet. It's only because she's a sucker for a sweet baby that she agrees to be a nanny to his infant son. She gets that Sammy's in pain, but he's so busy burying his sorrow he's forgotten to be a father. As she comes to know Sammy, however, she starts to fall for him. So how can she make him see that his child needs him? And when he does, will he still need her, too?

One night of loosened inhibitions and Natalie Simmons'sworld has come completely unraveled. It must have beenthe experience of the white-water rafting. Or maybe it wasthe result of being dumped and on the rebound. Eitherway, she let down her guard-and now she's pregnant witha stranger's baby! A stranger who is a thrill-seeking river guide, a nomadbeholden to no one. What does Evan Murphy know aboutsettling down or being a father? They couldn't be morewrong for each other, which is why Natalie is sodetermined to go it alone. But Evan's got other plans.- 9 Months Later It's not what they're expecting.