Texas Cattleman's Club: Blackmail

A Lone Star paternity bombshell, only from USA TODAY bestselling author Maureen Child! Texas toy mogul Wes Jackson is on the brink of a billion-dollar breakthrough-until a sinister anonymous tipster reveals Wes is a dad! Suddenly his family-friendly company is in crisis and Wes's sole focus is finding the daughter he never knew. But confronting the child's mother, Isabelle Graystone, means resisting a chemistry that is as fierce as ever. Wes's failure to commit sent Belle running five years ago. Now he's back, making himself indispensable and stoking Belle's deepest passions. But is his interest in her part of a bigger ploy?

She's willing to bet the ranch that he can't resist temptation... Up-by-her-bootstraps Brandee Lawson fought hard to establish Hope Springs Ranch. But a mysterious blackmailer threatens to expose her secret to real estate developer Shane Delgado. She could lose everything, and she can't let sexy Shane short-circuit her survival instinct! Sure, Shane wants her land, but he can't help wanting Brandee, as well. When she offers Royal's most notorious bachelor a winner-takes-all wager in a bid to keep the ranch, it's the ultimate test. Can he resist her charms-and should he even bother to try when something much deeper than sexiness surfaces between them?

A Texas-size pregnancy surprise! Cecelia Morgan needs to take her business to the next level, and decorating the new luxury resort in Royal, Texas, is just the ticket. But at the meeting to pitch her designs, she comes face-to-face with Deacon Chase, her former flame from the wrong side of the tracks who grew up to be a billionaire hotelier. Turns out he's the silent partner in this project. Their chemistry is off the charts. Too bad she's spoken for. But when the blackmailer terrorizing the Texas Cattleman's Club targets Cecelia, revealing a past secret that ruins her present engagement, she turns to Deacon for comfort...only to soon be expecting!

When the man who got away delivers shocking baby news... Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard! Simone Parker will soon be a single mom, thanks to a sperm donor. But when the doctor tells her not one but three babies are on the way, Simone is floored. Especially since the good doctor is none other than the first love who broke her heart, Troy "Hutch" Hutchinson. Touched by tragedy on an overseas humanitarian mission, Hutch has returned a changed man. What hasn't changed is the fiery chemistry he shares with Simone. But will Simone's secret reason for conceiving destroy their second chance?

A pregnancy shock...and only her best friend can help... From USA TODAY bestselling author Maureen Child! Style maven and TV personality Naomi Price has made her share of mistakes with men-and she has her secret pregnancy to prove it! But when it comes to her best friend-rich rancher and inventor Toby McKittrick-her taste is impeccable. With the town blackmailer threatening to divulge Naomi's pregnancy secret, Toby steps in and pretends to be the dad. Now, that's what best friends are for! But will their relationship ruse turn into the real deal before the scandal blows up as big as the Lone Star State?

Workaholic millionaire meets feisty single mom! Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Catherine Mann! Sexy cybersecurity guru Max St. Cloud's trip to Royal, Texas, is strictly business: he's here to expose a tech-savvy blackmailer. Falling for Natalie Valentine, the captivating widow who runs the local B and B, isn't on the agenda. Plus, Max isn't daddy material and she comes with two kids too many. So why does he rethink his bachelor status after one red-hot kiss? Max's heart is damaged goods, yet Natalie can't deny her growing feelings. But will the recently widowed single mom go to any lengths to show the reluctant family man where he belongs?

A temporary tryst with a sexy Texan...no problem, right? Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Charlene Sands. All it takes is a daring out-of-character ride on a mechanical bull to send Erin Sinclair straight into the arms of one fine-looking cowboy. With Royal, Texas, on edge over the criminal targeting their secrets, she needs to blow off steam. Dan Hunt is happy to give the ex-nanny the time of her life, but the rich rancher insists he doesn't do relationships. With Erin leaving Royal in a matter of weeks, why not have a no-strings affair? Even if it feels like it could be the commitment of a lifetime...

From a USA Today–bestselling author, a case of mistaken identity at an office party leads to woman pregnant with twins by her boss's brother. Harper Lake can't believe she bedded her boss after a wild night at a masked ball. But then she finds out it was actually his identical twin, Nick Tate! And she's carrying his babies! With his own set of twins on the way, Nick knows that proposing to Harper is the only next step. Yet the former navy SEAL is battling some deeply buried demons. Welcoming Harper back into his bed is the easy part. Finding true love and wedded bliss will be the ultimate test . . . and temptation.

In this romance series finale, a security specialist hopes repair his reputation with a scandalized beauty in time for his friend's Christmas wedding. When the identity of a notorious blackmailer was revealed, the culprit's connection to Gabe Walsh left him guilty by association. Now Gabe is trying to rebuild his reputation with the people of Royal, Texas-and especially with Chelsea Hunt. Chelsea blames Gabe for the compromising photos of her that everyone is talking about. And that makes things especially awkward as they try to co-plan their best friends' Christmas wedding. Gabe has many opportunities to show the sexy cowgirl just what a good guy he really is. And apparently he's pretty convincing, because she soon winds up in his bed! But is this just a holiday fling, or the real thing?

After a charity masquerade ball, a secretary sleeps with her boss and gets pregnant, starting an office scandal as big as Texas. It's bad enough that straitlaced secretary Sophie Prescott fell for her boss Clay Everett's charms the night of the masked ball-now she's pregnant with his baby! Too bad the former rodeo star turned billionaire entrepreneur's emotional defenses are impenetrable and Sophie doesn't stand a chance of breaking through. So where does that leave her? And with a blackmailer hounding the A-list of the small town of Royal Texas, is their secret the next to be revealed? Or is an even bigger surprise in store-that maybe, just maybe, Sophie has discovered the chink in Clay's armor . . . ?

Opposites attract when a free-spirited cowgirl falls for a wealthy widowed dad, but they have what it takes to make a forever family? No way is cowgirl Amberley Holbrook falling for a billionaire city slicker like Will Brady. He's only in Texas temporarily and he's a single father to a baby girl-two reasons she should stay away. If only the widower wasn't so . . . irresistible. In town to investigate trouble at the Texas Cattleman's Club, Will soon finds himself examining his attraction to the feisty beauty, too. Sure, Amberley might be the perfect distraction, but is Will ready for more?

From a USA Today–bestselling author, an estranged married couple get a second chance when they are reunited to combat rumors about their marriage. For estranged husband and wife Tom and Emily Knox, a heartbreaking loss in their past is keeping them apart in the present. They still share a ranch, but not a bed. And when the blackmailer terrorizing Royal, Texas, accuses Tom of keeping a secret family behind Emily's back, they're thrown into an even deeper tailspin. But could the darkest misunderstanding contain the seeds of a second chance, as Tom and Emily come together to dispel false accusations and face their past?