Автор: Janice Carter

A soldier’s best friend?Army captain Luca Rossi hasn’t forgotten the dog who saved his life in Afghanistan. He just didn’t expect to be reunited with him on an Ohio soybean farm. Kai Westfield, the photojournalist who agreed to transport Amigo back to the States, has a different future in mind for the mutt that’s bringing her orphaned nephew out of his grief. This tranquil, beautiful place is also healing the wounded soldier…and Kai deserves credit, too. But she’s only holding down the fort here until her dad recovers his good health; she can’t wait to get back to the…

She dreamed of having a familyAs a little girl, Tess Wheaton wished that her father would come back and rescue her–but he never did. Although Tess grew up in the care of a loving guardian, she never had the parents she longed for. These days, she’s a successful businesswoman and family is the last thing on her mind.Now family has found herThat is, until she discovers that the father who abandoned her long ago is dead and has left behind two young children who want Tess to be part of their lives. She steps, hesitantly at first, into this makeshift family and finds herself on a…

He was her first loveAt Twin Falls High School, Gil Harper and Clare Morgan were inseparable–until the murder of a classmate tore their world, and their relationship, apart.Gil was a prime suspect in the murder, and although he was quickly cleared of all charges, Clare was never sure why Gil hadn’t told her the whole story of his relationship with Rina Thomas. Their trust was shattered, and their plans for the future were buried along with the truth about Rina’s murder.Now, years later, Clare returns to her hometown, where she is troubled by thoughts of what might have been.…

Just as every bee returns to its hive…She came home to help her dad. But Annie Collins never expected to run the family business on her own. Nor could she have guessed that the daughter she gave up at birth would seek her out.Will Jennings never expected to find Ambrosia Apiary–a place that felt like home before he’d ever laid eyes on it–or to face the tragedy that made him quit firefighting.Sometimes, though, the sweetest things happen when you least expect…

Who is the real Allie Newman?Is she the woman who lives a quiet, predictable life teaching math and working in a health food store? Or is she the longlost granddaughter of a wealthy and notorious racketeer–as Joel Kennedy believes?With the only man who would be able to answer all her questions dead and buried, Allie isn’t sure whom she can trust to tell her the truth.Can she trust Joel, who seems to pop up every time she’s in trouble? Is he really a private investigator, as he says he is? Can Allie trust her growing feelings for him? The answer’s got her on the run–but…

Who is the real Joanna Barnes?To Matt Sinclair, Joanna Barnes was the woman his father married six months after his mother died. Two years later, his father had been on the verge of divorcing Joanna when he’d suffered a heart attack. Most of his assets were gone–and several important papers were missing.To Kate Reilly, Joanna Barnes was the woman who’d befriended her one summer when she’d been an unhappy 11 year old. The woman who’d sent Kate a birthday card each year with a reminder that the two of them would meet on Kate’s 30th birthday. A meeting Joanna…

A mystery inheritance–with strings attached!Roslyn Baines can’t believe what she’s hearing. A great-aunt–someone she’s never even heard of–has left her a large estate in rural Iowa on condition that she give up her career in Chicago for a year and live in the house. Otherwise, the alternate beneficiary–Jack Jensen–will inherit the place.Well, maybe he should. After all, he helped take care of it for years, while Roslyn didn’t even know this side of her family existed; her grim-faced grandmother never discussed relatives. But Roslyn’s curiosity draws her…