Hawkins Ranch

Running from a disastrous engagement, and an over-powering father, Dr. Allie Parsons agrees to help out an old friend and travels to Duster, Montana. She's agreed to help the local doctor for a brief period of time until he can find a permanent new doctor. Raised her whole life in New York city, Allie is greeted with culture shock when she finds out how small Duster is, but she also finds a warm, friendly community. And the doctor turns out to be young, tall, dark and handsome. He sends her emotions shooting sky high. She's welcomed into the Hawkins family and develops a relationship with his daughter. A mysterious stranger leaves notes at the clinic and Allie fears they are a warning he's going to kidnap the doctor's daughter. Luke Hawkins, one of the Hawkins' brothers is looking for a doctor to take over half the practice from the retiring doctor. He's not expecting his temporary replacement to be a young, sexy, single woman from New York. He knows she's the woman he's been searching for all his life, but he also knows she won't stay in Duster. He doesn't believe the notes are meant for him until his daughter is kidnapped. Now he has to save his daughter and convince the woman he loves that she really is a small town doctor at heart.

HUNTED is the first in the series about the Hawkins ranch and the Hawkins men. It's a romantic suspense set in Duster, a fictional, small town in Montana. Staying alive wasn't Maggie McGonagall's first concern. Could she convince the man she hadn't planned on ever seeing again, to accept and protect, a son he didn't know about? Once she managed that, she'd figure out how to keep herself from getting killed. Cody Hawkins came running when the woman he wanted to forget called him for help. Could he help her, and walk away? The Hawkins ranch was Maggie's second home growing up. She'd been in love with Cody ever since she met him when she was ten years old. Until her late teens Cody never showed interest in her as a person One night, caught in a cabin in a thunder storm they had made love. Maggie thought Cody finally realized he loved her. He had to leave on a cattle drive the next day and was gone for several weeks. While he was gone Maggie found out she was pregnant. She planned to tell cod, but when he returned home she found him in the arms of another woman. To prevent embarrassing her family as an unwed mother she left Duster. Moving to Chicago she worked as a receptionist in an accountant's office. One night she forgot a book she'd been reading. Returning to the office she opened the door just as shots were fired and the accountant fell to the floor. Two men trained their guns on her. She ran and escaped. It had been a mafia contract killing. The FBI found her and Maggie testified, sending everyone involved to prison. After delivering a healthy baby boy, they are both put into the witness protection plan. She's been living in Seattle, under an assumed name, with her son ever since. Cody returned from the cattle drive after a disastrous mistake on his part, expecting to find Maggie waiting for him. Instead, she had left town. No one would tell him where she went. He tracked her to Great Falls but then she completely disappeared off the face of the earth. He's been angry with her for running out on him, ever since. After seven years someone is trying to kill Maggie. She's convinced the mafia has finally found her. She contacts Cody. She wants him to protect their son. He immediately comes to help Maggie. Another attempt on her life occurs. Maggie is shot in her arm. Cody tries to convince Maggie she should return to Duster with him. He'll protect both her and her son. She refuses, wanting her son to be as far away from her as possible. Cody decides he's not taking no for an answer. The doctor treating her arm gives her medication to sleep. While she's sleeping he kidnaps her. He takes her, and Matt, back to his ranch, locking her in the house so she can't escape. Over the next few days Cody teaches the boy how to ride and shows him the ranch. Maggie schemes how to escape and runaway again. The daughter from a neighboring ranch shows up to welcome Cody home. She is hoping to get Cody to propose. When she finds out about Maggie, and they meet, she tells Maggie that she and Cody are planning on getting married. Maggie realizes how much she still loves Cody. She finally agrees to stay on the ranch until the killer is caught. There are no further attempts on her life, so they hope the killers haven't traced her. She finally tells Cody that Matt is his son. He's angry at first but he loves the boy. Both sets of parents are thrilled with their grandson. The Seattle police arrest the person who had tried to kill her there, but it's not over because he isn't the one that shot at her. A new, big, black car shows up in town. He's concerned that they might be after Maggie. They are professional hit men. Cody and the sheriff plan to have everyone think Maggie has left town and hopefully the hit ...