Heart of the West Books
Enjoy this fan-favorite story of blind dates, high school reunions and unexpected romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs. Beautician Twyla McCabe was voted most likely to succeed in her high school graduating class, but a run of bad luck forced her to give up her dreams of college and a career. Now a widow with a six-year-old and essentially Dear Abby with a blow-dryer, she longs to show up at her ten-year school reunion with a date she can show off. But when her well-meaning customers arrange for her to attend the Hell Creek High School Reunion with Rob Carter, M.D., Twyla knows they’ve gone too far. Who would believe a woman who dyed hair for a living could be engaged to such a hunk? Originally published in 1999.
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it's a man's duty to give back Bachelor #2 Name: Mase LeBow, 34 Occupation: Homicide detective, Denver Biggest Achievement: Living to adulthood after a too-wild adolescence Widower Mase LeBow figures Callie Thorne's remote equine therapy ranch is the best place to protect his son. So he's determined to charm her after she "buys" him for a date at the Lost Springs Bachelor Auction. But her insistence on helping his withdrawn boy gets past his defenses and that can't happen. Falling in love with Callie when he's the star witness in a murder trial would be a huge mistake.
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it's a man's duty to give back So there's going to be an auction! Bachelor #3 Name: Zeke Lonetree, 31 Occupation: Ranger, U.S. Park Service Biggest Achievement: Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone National Park New York fashion editor Katherine Seymour thought a retreat in Yellowstone would be just the break she needed. But she hadn't planned on falling into a rushing river or being saved by a sexy Ranger or having his child nine months later! But when her boss wins her a date with Zeke Lonetree at the Lost Springs Bachelor Auction, she's forced to fess up and introduce the man to his baby girl.
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it's a man's duty to give back So there's going to be an auction! Bachelor #4 Name: Amos Pike, 34 Occupation: CEO of Pike's Pickled Peppers Toy Company Biggest Achievement: Smiles on children's facesBodyguard Meg Loria had never before drawn such an assignment from her family's security firm: successfully bid on a gorgeous guy at a charity auction, hole up alone with him in a secluded cabin so she could protect him from his rivals without his knowledge, and then tryjust try!to keep her mind strictly on her work.
When Maddie Thomas, whose abusive husband recently kidnapped her three-month-old child, takes in Dr. William Ward and his adorable little daughter Emma, during a storm, a night of heightened intimacy forces Maddie to make some lifechanging decisions. Original.
Escaping to a secluded Scottish village to heal from the death of her husband, Dr. Holly Hunter is confronted by local doctor, Callum McLoud, who accuses her of treating her patients and then convinces her to assist him, and as they work closely together, Callum finds himself falling for the lovely doctor and will do anything to win her love. Original.
Merrin Ryan finds herself falling in love with Dr. Neil McAlister, a widow and renowned surgeon whose team she is working on, but when Neil insists that they stop seeing each other because it could ruin her career, she must convince him that their love is worth the risk. Original.
Blair Townsend didn’t know the meaning of chaos until her holy terror of a nephew came to live with her. Jeffrey needed a positive role modeland Blair wasn’t above buying one at the Lost Springs auction. Sexy-as-sin rancher Scott McKay looks as if he’d have no trouble teaching Jeffrey how to be a man. Except Scott seems far more interested in showing Blair how to be a woman .
Luke Lydell, former state cop, current cowboy and part-time private investigator, was supposed to be Claire Buchanan’s joke bachelorette gift from her four sisters, her bridesmaidsa last hurrah before her Christmas wedding to wealthy rancher Clive Stoddard. But Luke wasn’t laughing. Growing up an orphan dumped on the steps of Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys, he’d always wanted Claire, a rich rancher’s daughter, for his own. So this time, he’s playing for keeps .
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it’s a man’s duty to give back After eight years of always doing the right thing, wealthy widow Jessica Fremont is ready to rebel against her mother-in-law’s upper-crust interference into how she’s raising her son. Nine-year-old Sam desperately wants to be a cowboyto his grandmother’s horrorand Jessica’s going to help him. So she bids on gorgeous rancher Matthew Winston, who inherited his struggling spread, a home for retired circus animals. Jessica is hoping he’ll show Sam the ropes. Except, she’s about to discover that Sam’s not the only Fremont with a weakness for cowboys .
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it’s a man’s duty to give back Dinah Hoyt was chosen by the good citizens of Bushwack, Colorado, to “buy’’ former Bushwack resident Shane Daniels at auction and then talk him into using his celebrity as a bull rider to save the Old Pioneer Days festival. Everyone knew that she and Shane had once been close. But no one knew exactly how close, or what had come of that teenage love affair not even Shane. And if Dinah had anything to say about it, he wasn’t going to find out!
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it's a man's duty to give back So there's going to be an auction! Bachelor #9 Name: Chance Cartwright Occupation: Rancher Biggest Achievement: Being the best horse trainer in Wyoming. Men of Chance Cartwright's caliber were hard to find, and Madison Burnes needed, wanted, was determined to have him as the spokesman for her ad campaign. Even if it meant seducing him. She'd stop at nothing but then she hadn't bargained on morning sickness or falling in love with her prey!
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it's a man's duty to give back So there's going to be an auction! Bachelor #10 Name: Flynn Morgan Occupation: Security expert Biggest Achievement: Sticking to the straight and narrow Flynn Morgan's weakness is damsels in distress, and Jane Dearly is that. Not only does she need his security services, she needs a man to drag her away from her laboratory now and then. Her guardians decide he'll make the perfect birthday gift, but Jane is more interested in Flynn as a subject for her latest experiments with love potions!
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it’s a man’s duty to give back So there’s going to be an auction! Bachelor #11 Name: Russ Hall Occupation: Architect Biggest Achievement: Not getting caught at the altar. Why in the world had Melissa Bright bought a bachelor? Between running a business and caring for her daughter, she barely had time to breathe. And what would Russ Hall do when he found out she had a baby? He’d expect candlelight and romance. Instead, he’d find bottles, diapersand a little girl who would bring this bachelor to his knees .
The Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys is at stake, and it’s a man’s duty to give back . So there's going to be an auction! BACHELOR #12 NAME:Rex Trowbridge OCCUPATION: Attorney, and director of Lost Springs Ranch. BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: Becoming a wine connoisseur in rural Wyoming. Lindsay Duncan had hastily proposed a camping trip with some of the boys from the ranch, and she wantedneededRex Trowbridge to accompany them. Could elegant Rex even ride a horse anymore? Could he stand to spend long days with her and six high-spirited boys? Could he stop teasing her long enough to recognize what was really simmering between the two of themand do something about it before it was too late?
Pediatric surgeon Angus Ferguson finds himself drawn to Caitlin Gray, who happens to be engaged to Scott - a man he just saw with another woman, and as they work together at Southshore, Angus desperately wants her to learn the truth about Scott, so that he can convince her that he loves her - with all his heart. Original.