"Until now, Marjorie Majors has made a point of avoiding doctors. But an attack of appendicitis doesn't give her any choice. Dr. Sam Bretton's confident diagnosis and gentle care are exactly what she needs, and his bedside manner is pretty appealing, too. She's starting to fall for him--until he asks her to find another doctor. Except his reason isn't what she thinks it is. He wants to be her husband, not her doctor!"--Container.

Shadow chasing. Carla Walker had found paradise in Mexico and a temptation too sweet to deny: Philip Garrison. Theirs promised to be much more than a casual holiday romance ... until Carla learned that he was a cop. For all my tomorrows. A young widow turns to her husband's best friend for support until he mysteriously leaves town without warning. He returns three years later, as mysteriously as when he left, with an interest in her that seemed to...

It's nothing special on the surface, merely a rambling old Victorian summerhouse on a secluded island, where the sky is blue and the water is clear. Yet after a month at the Rainshadow Lodge, people begin to change--and fall in love. How else can you account for what happens to the most mismatched, unlikely couples? There's Beth, who's stuck sharing the lodge with a complete stranger--and a difficult one at that. And Mitch, a workaholic on a deadline...

This holiday season, visit four of your favorite towns created by four of your favorite authors! First, let's drop in to Cedar Cove, Washington, where you'll visit with Ruth and Paul. They'll offer you a cup of mulled cider and the story of how they met-and they'll share Ruth's grandmother's breathtaking adventures during the Second World War. 5-B Poppy Lane by Debbie Macomber Next, come on over to the Gold Country town of Whiskey Creek, California....

A collection of three stories about love and knitting includes Susan Mallery's "Coming Unraveled," in which Robyn Mulligan returns home to run her grandmother's knitting store and meets handsome T.J. Passman.

STARLIGHT: Rand Prescott believes that his chances for happiness are limited because he's going blind. But when he meets Karen McAlister one magical starlit night, he begins to imagine a different future--one filled with love. Karen already knows she wants to be with him for the rest of her life. But Rand refuses to consider marriage; he refuses to bind her to a man who can't see. Brokenhearted, Karen is prepared to walk away, but can Rand really...

Montana: "When Molly learns that her grandfather is ill, she packs up her sons without a second thought and makes the long drive home to Sweetgrass, Montana. But she immediately has questions about the stranger working on her grandfather's ranch. Just who is Sam Dakota? Why doesn't the sheriff trust him? Despite everything, Molly can't deny her attraction to Sam--until her ailing grandfather tries to push them into marriage. Some borders aren't so...

Two novels centering on women who have conflicting feelings about marriage.