Family Matters

FAMILYMATTERSI FOUGHT THE LAW - Joe Roberts was tenderhearted and incredibly sexy, but he was a lawman - just like the man who had broken Maria Lightner's heart in the past. Maria tried to ignore Joe, but her little boy had other ideas. He wanted a daddy and had chosen the new sheriff as his perfect father. What was a single mother to do? AND THEN I MARRIED HIM! A wife and child were the last thing on Joe's mind when he came to town. But Maria and her adorable son had shown him what he was missing. A home. A family. The kind of love a man couldn't walk away from. What was a marriage-shy lawman to do? Kisses, kids, cuddles and kin. The best things in life are found in families!

Cissy's outlook to marriage is, when it gets tough, fall in love outside and her parents are not helping the situation as they easily demand a bride price. Will Cissy finally settle down for good, or her parents will keep on receiving the bride price and hoping that one day she will never come back home to roost.Linda is a single mother who started teaching her daughter and a few of her friends on what it means to be a lady. Now she is sought after and is well known for her sage advice. She despairs over Cissy who happens to be her niece. Will she finally make a lady out of her. Or Cissy will always remain as the wayward niece. Yvonne Sibanda loves a good story with a happy ending. Born and bred in a small mining town of Hwange, Yvonne derives her inspiration to write from her family and friends around her. She believes that each and everyone of us is affected by the issues of the heart and therefore brings them out in her writing. To everything that has love in it, she's a softie, be it an emotional scene of a movie or novel, as she sheds a tear or two. Chaos is a given when it comes to Linda's family-but somehow, she's always the one holding it all together with her quiet strength and sage advice. From managing her daughter's rebellious streak to softening her niece's rough edges, Linda is the anchor in the storm. And maybe she's passed on some of that wisdom, because now Angel finds herself playing peacemaker between her hot-headed nephew and his equally fiery new wife.Because in this family, drama is inherited-but so is love.

Single mother Adrienne Rhodes warned herself not to drool over carpenter Cutter Matchett. His broad back, clever hands and low-slung tool belt were very appealing but it was the loneliness in his eyes that kept her close. Cutter was hired to remodel the bathroom, not tease her nosy mother, counsel her plump daughter about boys, and certainly not to heal Adrienne's broken heart! Yet Adrienne couldn't resist the warmth of Cutter's kiss or his arms. Soon Adrienne wanted Cutter to build something else in her life: a marriage! Kisses, kids, cuddles and kin, the best things in life are found in families!

Bachelor Cade McKendrick has no intention of filling his rugged ranch with a family. Then his hastily hired cook turned out to be a gorgeous single mom, and the place was promptly invaded by freshly baked cookies, toys and laughter. Soon, Cade longed for something he didn't even believe in. P.J. Kirkland was a mother, not a wife. Yet Cade's tender ways had her dreaming of a husband. Was it possible this cowboy wanted more than a place to hang his Stetson, that he desired his own loving family? Kisses, kids, cuddles and kin, the best things in life are found in families!

In the blink of an eye, Tyler Corwin found himself father to the little girl he'd loved as a baby, then let go when his marriage fell apart. Back then, the decision--the right thing to do--had torn him apart, just as his daughter's rebelliousness did now. To reconnect with Lanie, he needed help. He needed Shaunna Lightfeather. The earthy beauty healed horses and, Tyler hoped, children, too. And as Shaunna worked her magic with Lanie and his daughter's wild Mustang, he realized she'd charmed this dad, as well. But would the woman who'd won his heart and restored his family consider a future by his side?