Janet Dailey

When Frank Culhane, the wealthy patriarch of one of Texas’s most prestigious families, is murdered, Detective Sam Rafferty, a city outsider, is propelled into a tangle of simmering rivalries and forbidden attractions as Frank’s second wife and his scorned first wife hold the future of his ranching dynasty in their hands.

The lone lawman in the small Texas town of Branding, widowed single father Sheriff Sam Delaney shoulders a lot until a special someone enters the picture.

"Conner Branch still hasn't stopped thinking about the sultry singer he spotted on stage during last year's Cowboy Christmas Ball. So imagine his surprise when he discovers the demure kindergarten teacher who comes home for the holidays to Branding Iron, Texas, is the very same woman. And once he's up close and personal with the mesmerizing Megan, he's downright determined to keep her by his side for good... If only Conner Branch were simply the star...

Returning to Branding Iron, Texas, is Travis Morgan's last resort, and the abandoned ranch he inherited isn't much more welcoming than the prison cell where he spent the last three years doing time for a tragic accident. Completely without funds or family, Travis finds celebrating Christmas is the last thing on his mind, but there's no escaping the holiday spirit in this close-knit town - not with Branding Iron's longtime Santa retiring, and sweetly...

"When fate brings the man she once loved together with the son he never knew he had, Ruth McCoy knows it is only a matter of time before Judd Rankin learns the truth and wonders if the revelation will shatter the tender feelings between them, or be her family's greatest gift."-- (source of summary not specified)

The cowboy who claimed her heart before taking off on a tour of duty planned never to return. But Beau Tyler is back, and Natalie Haskell feels defenseless against the powerful pull of the brawny soldier. Especially when she finds herself suddenly widowed and needing the shelter of his strong arms.

"A page-turner." —Publishers Weekly
Their land . . . their family . . . their pride.
When the Calders fight for the things they love, they fight to win.
 
Jessy Niles Calder grew up on the Triple C ranch, six hundred square miles of grassland as bountiful as it can be harsh. It's land that bends to no man's will—just like a Calder. As Ty Calder's wife, Jessy finally has all she's ever wanted. But shadowing this...

In this classic romance from the New York Times–bestselling author, a woman falls for her boss—the one man she can't have. Zane Wilding's company in Hartford, Connecticut, has made him one of the most influential financial wheeler-dealers on the East Coast. And he's learned to command attention with his looks alone—looks that are as cold and hard as marble. His ambitious new assistant, Deborah Holland, has never met anyone so calculating, inscrutable,...

A New Orleans heiress awakens with memories she's afraid to trust in this New York Times bestseller by a master of romantic suspense. One minute, beautiful Louisiana shipping heiress Remy Jardin was being swept away by the uninhibited party madness of Carnival in France's Côte d'Azur. The next, she wakes up in Nice, suffering from amnesia after a brutal attack, her identity and memories lost in a dizzying eddy of confusion. Found by her family and...

Montana winters are harsh, but bad weather won't get in the way of the Calder family's Christmas reunion. Patriarch Chase Calder is determined to make this holiday the happiest yet -- especially for his daughter, Cat. And Chase knows the best gifts aren't always done up in paper and ribbon ... It's high time for widowed Cat to have a man in her life again, whether she'll admit it or not. Chase has been thinking long and hard and he has a plan -- one...