Family Way

It Takes a Very Special Man to Win That Special Woman! Single mother Rachel Carson had devoted herself to her two beautiful children... and to the business that had been her late husband's dream. She'd learned the hard way that life was serious and love was for the young. Then she met Seth Fletcher. The handsome lawyer charmed her kids, and had her thinking about things that were definitely unbusinesslike. Suddenly, Rachel started believing in the power of passion, but she knew Seth was in no position to promise her forever.

This vacation was supposed to bring a little excitement into Celia Carson's life-so why couldn't she shake her attraction to a staid, reserved accountant? And yet, she also couldn't shake the feeling that there was more to him than met the eye….Federal agent Reed Hollander's undercover role was working a little too well for his liking. He'd believed Celia to be the key to bringing down a dangerous criminal organization. But he couldn't help wondering, was she the small-town innocent she seemed-or the sophisticated woman he suspected she really was?

Dr. Adam Stone had fled to a secluded cabin in the woods for a bit of rest and solitude. But when an unseasonably harsh snowstorm broke, and a very pregnant woman appeared on his doorstep, Adam couldn't find it in his heart to turn her away, even if it did mean sharing his home. Jenny Newcomb was beautiful, bubbly, and about to give birth. Adam helped her through labor, and brought her daughter into the world. And from the moment he looked at mother and child he began to wonder if they could provide the love he'd never thought he needed.

Celebration 1000 Temporary Bride Dana Preston was wary when Cody Carson proposed a temporary engagement-even if it was just a prank on his meddling, matchmaking family. But although he never could have guessed why, a fake fiancé was just what she needed right now. Dana never expected to love Cody's family so much, or for them to be so thrilled at his choice in a bride. So when he discovered her secret and offered a real wedding, Dana had an impossible choice. Could she spend her life with a man she loved-and who would be the perfect husband-but who might only be doing the honorable thing? The Family Way: When their beloved Granny Fran begins to play matchmaker, four cousins find love! Celebration 1000!: We're celebrating our first 1000 books and their legacy of love.