Tara Quinn Taylor – лучшие книги

Sam Montford left Shelter Valley ten years ago. He's a direct descendant of the town's founder, the first Samuel Montford, and for him, Shelter Valley's expectations had become oppressive. Home had become smothering instead of sheltering.Sam returns to the town–and to his ex-wife, Cassie Tate–with a seven-year-old child. This is a complete shock to Cassie. When Sam left, he hadn't known she was pregnant. Or that she had lost their baby.Sam's back in Shelter Valley now, back to stay. But he refuses to become the man people expected him to be ten years ago. Can he be the man Cassie needs now?

A LITTLE SECRETMother and DaughterJamie Archer loves her four-year-old daughter, Ashley, more than anything in this world. But Jamie has a past she's ashamed of, a past she needs to keep hidden. So she's created an entirely new life for herself and Ashley–a life that's threatened when Kyle Radcliff reappears.Father and ChildKyle doesn't immediately realize who she is, but Jamie recognizes him right away. He's Ashley's father. Even though he doesn't know it&#133.A Family Now?For Ashley's sake, for all their sakes, Jamie has to tell him the truth–something that seems to become harder every day. Because she's falling in love with him. For the second time….

Come home to Shelter Valley where love lasts and families matter….Miranda Parsons is content with her life. She has a great job, a wonderful family, a lovely house. She has good friends. And she lives in a town where people know her, care about her. So what's missing?Passion–as she finds out when she meets Zack Foster.Zack's a veterinarian who's recently moved to Shelter Valley after the failure of a marriage he'd considered perfect. He still likes being with women, but now prefers his romances «short and sweet.»Randi and Zack learn what it is to feel truly passionate about someone else–and they begin to want the passion they've discovered. But to get something, you have to give something up. Can they exchange contentment for happiness–even if greater happiness means greater risk?

Anyone could be hiding a secret… Marie Bustamante does not trust or love easily. Growing up with a philandering father and an overprotective mother, she comes by her reservations honestly. So after only three months, how can she be falling for her best friend's bodyguard? This isn't like her at all. But Elliott Tanner is strong, gorgeous and…trustworthy. Honest. At least he seems to be. Of course, some things about him remain a mystery. Protecting the privacy of his clients is Elliott's job. That doesn't mean he's hiding anything from her. Does it?

Caroline Prater: A lost twin. A widow. A pregnant woman.When she discovers she has a twin living in an Arizona town called Shelter Valley, Caroline Prater decides to go there. Pregnant and a widow, she leaves her Kentucky hometown and drives west. She'll try to connect with her twin sister, Phyllis Sheffield. And she'll seek out John Strickland, the father of her baby–if only to let him know.John is a well-known architect, a still-grieving widower who's settled in Shelter Valley. He and Caroline met six weeks earlier when he traveled to Kentucky….Caroline's waiting for the right moment to approach Phyllis, unsure whether her unsuspecting twin will welcome her presence. And she develops a deeper relationship with John–but that's just for the baby's sake. Or is it?

Back from the dead… And back in her heart? Emily and Winston Hannigan had a fairy-tale romance…until he perished for his country. So pregnant Emily is shocked when Winston arrives on her doorstep very much alive. Can Emily and Winston rekindle their love, or will Winston’s secret tear them apart…

It looked so good on camera…If it weren’t for the money, Spencer Longfellow would happily drive Natasha Stevens and her TV crew right off his ranch. But his land, and his kids, mean the world to him—and he’ll do anything to secure their future. Even cohost Natasha’s cooking show, Family Secrets, in his barn. Even play the token hunky cowboy to her sophisticated city slicker and flirt with her on national television… It could never amount to anything real anyway. After all, he was fooled and left in the dust by a city girl once. And he will never let that happen to him—or his kids—again.

Once a woman of wealth and privilege, Kate Whitehead now lives an ordinary life in an ordinary San Diego neighborhood as Tricia Campbell. Two years ago she escaped her powerful and abusive husband and became a different person. She disappeared for her own safety–and that of her unborn child.Tricia has found a measure of happiness with paramedic Scott McCall, although he knows nothing of her background, and they live as a family with her son. Then a newspaper article threatens her newfound life: her husband, Thomas, has been charged with her «murder.» Tricia must make a difficult choice–protect herself and let an innocent man go to jail, or do the right thing and save a man who could destroy everything.

Dana Harris’s world has turned upside down. She’s learned that her father isn’t her father, and she has no idea who her real dad is.Then she receives the unexpected opportunity to attend Montford University in Shelter Valley, Arizona – a perfect time to start over. Especially when Josh Redmond adopts a puppy she’s rescued. That’s the beginning of an instant friendship between them, even though she senses that he’s holding something back… Still, their friendship culminates in romance – and a night together. A night that has consequences.But at Christmas, a surprise revelation and a baby-to-be bring them both comfort. And joy!

Enjoy the dreams, explore the emotions, experience the relationships.Being the sheriff’s only child wasn’t easy. Maybe that’s why teenage Sara Calhoun made one bad choice that changed everything. Twenty-one years later, Sara opened her door – to come face to face with the child she’d loved and given up! For her son’s sake, Sara finds the courage and strength to discover the truth about her past. Her search leads to enigmatic Mark Dalton – the secrets revealed make Sara question all she’s ever believed.As a fragile trust grows between Sara and Mark, their long-ago mistakes will lead to a promise of happiness forever.

WHO IS BETH ALLEN? AND WHO–OR WHAT–IS SHE RUNNING FROM?Beth only wishes she knew. Six months ago, she woke up in a shabby Arizona hotel room with no memory of her past. What she did have was a bruised face, $2,000 in cash–and a little boy who called her «Mama.»What's her real name? Is she a victim or a criminal? The child's savior or his kidnapper? Until her memory returns and she can answer those questions, Beth knows she has to hide. She's chosen Shelter Valley as her sanctuary.The town welcomed her, as it welcomes all others, and Beth has begun to fashion a new life for herself and her child. But when she falls in love with Greg Richards, her sense of sanctuary is threatened. Because Greg's the sheriff of Shelter Valley–the one man who could uncover the truth about her past, a truth that might destroy the woman she's become.

There's truth–and then there's love Sedona Campbell is an attorney who works with The Lemonade Stand, a unique women's shelter in California. She's called in to advise fifteen-year-old Tatum Malone, who claims she's been abused–by her brother, not her boyfriend. It's Sedona's job to sort out truth from lie. She soon discovers that's not an easy task, especially once she meets Tanner Malone. Because despite herself, she's attracted to him.Tanner has always protected his younger sister–but she's lying about him. And he's falling for Sedona. Between them, maybe they can figure out why Tatum's doing this. Maybe then he and Sedona will be free to love each other….

By the Year 2000: BABY!What have you resolved to do by the year 2000?Susan Kennedy's going to have a baby…by the time she turns forty. Which is in the year 2000. It's something she's wanted–planned–for the past decade. Now she's got everything she needs to go ahead. A nice home, a successful career, a loving family. Everything except for a husband.She used to have a husband–Michael Kennedy–and that's the man she wants for her baby's father. She only needs Michael's «biological» contribution, though.But then, when Susan's pregnant, she discovers two unexpected complications:1. She loves Michael more than ever and wants him to be her husband again–and a father to his child.2. There isn't goin to be one baby, but two–she's having twins!

Phyllis Langford is everybody's friend and nobody's lover. Until she succumbs to the unexpected temptation of Matt Sheffield–and soon after, discovers she's pregnant.Matt's a loner, a man who hides from the possibility of love and family. Just as well, in Phyllis's opinion, since she doesn't want or need anything from him. Not one single thing. But Matt can't quite leave it at that….Matt and Phyllis arrive at an agreement–he'll help her out. That's all. He'll drive her to the doctor, take care of her household chores. But this agreement gradually leads them to a bigger involvement in each other's lives, and by New Year's Eve, they're ready for the biggest involvement of all: marriage. Which is a good thing, because as it turns out there are two babies waiting just around the corner. Happy New Year, Phyllis, Matt and twins-to-be!

This is a story for every woman who has a best friend…Bailey Watters and Koralynn Mitchell consider themselves «sisters of the soul.» Their circumstances growing up couldn't have been more different; Kora came from a wealthy, privileged family, while Bailey's home life was hard. They'd do anything for each other. «I'd give you a kidney,» they always say. There are no secrets between them–until there's one secret Bailey can't share.This is a story for every woman who's been in love.Danny Brown is the only man Kora's ever wanted, ever loved, and her marriage seems as flawless as everything else in her life. Bailey, however, doesn't want a husband. She does want a baby–but only by IVF. And the perfect donor, the perfect biological father, would be a man like…Danny.What happens when love and friendship collide?Kora might be willing to give Bailey a kidney. But what about a baby?

Bonnie Nielson's life looks perfect. She has everything she's always wanted–a husband and child she adores, a successful business, close family and friends, a town she loves. And yet she's not happy.For some unaccountable reason, Bonnie is no longer satisfied with the life she and Keith have created in Shelter Valley.She has to figure out why. And–more important–she has to fix the problem, whatever it is. Whatever it takes. Before she loses everyone and everything she loves.

Fast Fiction Romantic – short stories with a Happy Ever AfterBill Mendholson is used to being in control. As a detective, he's trained to keep his suspects, and his emotions, in check. But when the woman he loves, social worker Mary Anderson, is caught in a brutal storm with several small children, Bill fears he won't be able to get to Mary in time. That he'll never get to tell her how he feels—or discover her secret….

Business hotshot Elise Richardson is successful, beautiful, single…and her biological clock is clanging like a church bell. So independent Elise takes matters into her own hands and now she's pregnant–with quadruplets!Her business partner and best friend, Joe Bennett, can't believe she's going to be a mom–times four! There's no way he's ready for the chaos of parenthood. Being one of seven children has taught him that much.But now that Elise's doctor says she shouldn't be home alone, Joe's ready to move in. Strictly as a friend, of course. At least until Christmas…

Enjoy the dreams, explore the emotions, experience the relationships.Brought together by baby Annie Kincaid wants a baby more than anything in the world. But she’s been burned by love and now she can’t let any man get close to her. So she’ll have her child – on her own. Blake Smith is trustworthy, honourable – and clearly out of his mind!There’s no other reason that he’s contemplating helping Annie achieve her crazy goal. Except that when he looks into her sparkling eyes, he just wants to make her happy – in every way he can!

Will the truth heal him—or tear them apart?The baby she gave up for adoption long ago is a secret Eliza Westin has concealed from her husband. With good reason. Wounded soldier turned police Pierce Westin was Eliza’s high school sweetheart. He’s also her son’s father.Seventeen years ago, Pierce went off to war unaware that he’d fathered a child. Eliza's shot as a contestant on the Family Secrets cooking competition show is her chance to reconnect with the past. But once she finds her long-lost son, she can only hope that Pierce will embrace their newfound family. Or will Eliza lose the love of her life all over again?