Pine Ridge

What's a sane woman to do when your overbearing brothers won't let you live your life?Easy-point blindly at a map, then pack up your belongings and your cat and leave.It all seemed so much simpler in her head.But now, in Billings, Montana and working as a housekeeper on a cattle ranch, Daisy O'Malley finds her luck has run out. Asa Mitchell, the superstar son of the sweet older man who hired her, has come home from a life of glitz and glam in Hollywood.From the moment she creams him with a cupcake when he startles her in the middle of the night, they butt heads. Grumpy, obstinate, rude, he's the exact opposite of his father.But it doesn't take long for Daisy to realize Asa's stressed and on the verge of a breakdown. When the dangers from his old life invade the quiet and serene Stone Creek Ranch, and her brothers finally find her, they strike a deal to protect each other from the lives they want to leave behind.Will the outside forces win, or will they get much more than they bargained for?

Amidst the shadows of a haunting past, a chance encounter in Montana unites two lonely souls.When Sofie McAllister's abusive ex-husband spreads lies and tries to gain custody of their four-year-old daughter, she knows it will take a miracle to keep Olive out of his hands.How is she supposed to fight Lance and all his money?Knox Duvall doesn't mind his lonely life. In fact, he prefers his horses to most people. But a visit to Montana for a friend's wedding changes all that. The precocious Olive and her quiet, beautiful mother draw him out of his shell. For the first time in his life, he no longer wants to be alone.When he learns of Sofie and Olive's dilemma, he can't sit idly by, so he takes a leap of faith and proposes a marriage of convenience.But what starts as means to halt her ex's plans, quickly turns into a love neither of them expected. Can they thwart her ex, or will Lance succeed in ripping Sofie's family apart?

Sara doesn't want to like James. As far as she is concerned, he-and all of her friend Daisy's brothers-can take a flying leap off a tall cliff for the way they'd tried to "protect" Daisy before she came to Montana.Her dislike has nothing to do with his charming smile or hypnotic sapphire blue eyes.Nope.Nothing.When a snowstorm strands James miles from anywhere, though, Sara can't just leave him out in the elements, so she plucks him from the snowdrift and takes him home with her. Stuck with him until the weather clears, she discovers he's more than just a pretty face and not the overprotective jerk she thought he was.But town secrets threaten to harm him more than the weather ever could. Can they unravel the mystery and save their chance at something more than just a snowbound romance?

One thing Alice has learned in her twenty-nine years is that change is a part of life. Never is that more apparent than when she meets Wade Kaczmarek, the handsome and reserved fire inspector in Pine Ridge, Montana on her first day in town. His serious and intelligent hazel eyes draw her in and make her want to learn more about the single dad.Sour on the idea of love and relationships, Wade has no desire to repeat his failed marriage. But the beautiful Alice Duvall brings out feelings he never thought he would have again, smashing his carefully ordered life to bits. He tries to keep his distance, but when an arson case demands more of his time, she becomes a lifeline for him and his children. Now, he can't avoid her or the emotions she's resurrected, no matter how hard he tries.But as he gets closer to unmasking the arsonist, it puts his family-his future-in danger. Can he keep them all safe so they can forge the family they all deserve?