Ten years after leaving Shelter Valley, Sam Montford, a direct descendant of the town's original founder, returns, accompanied by a troubled young girl, and is reunited with his ex-wife, Cassie Tate. Original.

WHO IS BETH ALLEN? AND WHO–OR WHAT–IS SHE RUNNING FROM?

Beth only wishes she knew. Six months ago, she woke up in a shabby Arizona hotel room with no memory of her past. What she did have was a bruised face, $2,000 in cash–and a little boy who called her "Mama."

What's her real name? Is she a victim or a criminal? The child's savior or his kidnapper? Until her memory returns and she can answer those questions, Beth knows she has to hide. She's chosen Shelter Valley as her sanctuary.

The town welcomed her, as it welcomes all others, and Beth has begun to fashion a new life for herself and her child. But when she falls in love with Greg Richards, her sense of sanctuary is threatened. Because Greg's the sheriff of Shelter Valley–the one man who could uncover the truth about her past, a truth that might destroy the woman she's become.


Becca's Baby

by Tara Taylor Quinn

Published 15 February 2002

The Secret Son

by Tara Taylor Quinn

Published 1 May 2002

Erica has a little boy–and a big secret.

Her son, Kevin, is not her ex-husband's child. In fact, Kevin's real father doesn't even know he exists. She's carried the guilt of this for more than five years.

Now, to her complete shock, the man she fell in love with, hostage negotiator Jack Shaw–the man she expected never to see again–is back in her world. Her world and Kevin's…


White Picket Fences

by Tara Taylor Quinn

Published 1 December 2000

Come home to Shelter Valley where love lasts and families matter….

Miranda Parsons is content with her life. She has a great job, a wonderful family, a lovely house. She has good friends. And she lives in a town where people know her, care about her. So what's missing?

Passion–as she finds out when she meets Zack Foster.

Zack's a veterinarian who's recently moved to Shelter Valley after the failure of a marriage he'd considered perfect. He still likes being with women, but now prefers his romances "short and sweet."

Randi and Zack learn what it is to feel truly passionate about someone else–and they begin to want the passion they've discovered. But to get something, you have to give something up. Can they exchange contentment for happiness–even if greater happiness means greater risk?


My Sister, Myself

by Tara Taylor Quinn

Published 1 November 2000

She's not who she says she is! Tory Evans is living her sister's life. Christine is dead, murdered by Tory's vengeful ex-husband, and now--for her own survival--Tory has taken on Christine's identity. Her name, her job, her new home in Shelter Valley, Arizona.

He's reinventing his life. Ben Sanders is a divorced father who's come to Shelter Valley to resume the education that was interrupted years before. He's intrigued by one of his professors, the woman he knows as Christine Evans. She's smart, she's beautiful--and she's hiding something. She's also off-limits.

Despite that, despite the secrecy and the danger, Tory and Ben are drawn to each other. Second chances really do exist. Especially in a place like Shelter Valley...


Heart of Christmas

by Tara Taylor Quinn

Published 21 November 2003

The Baby Gamble

by Tara Taylor Quinn

Published 1 October 2007

Enjoy the dreams, explore the emotions, experience the relationships.

Brought together by baby

Annie Kincaid wants a baby more than anything in the world. But she's been burned by love and now she can't let any man get close to her. So she'll have her child - on her own. Blake Smith is trustworthy, honourable - and clearly out of his mind!

There's no other reason that he's contemplating helping Annie achieve her crazy goal. Except that when he looks into her sparkling eyes, he just wants to make her happy - in every way he can!


Just Around the Corner

by Tara Taylor Quinn

Published 1 December 2001

Phyllis Langford is everybody's friend and nobody's lover. Until she succumbs to the unexpected temptation of Matt Sheffield-and soon after, discovers she's pregnant.

Matt's a loner, a man who hides from the possibility of love and family. Just as well, in Phyllis's opinion, since she doesn't want or need anything from him. Not one single thing. But Matt can't quite leave it at that....

Matt and Phyllis arrive at an agreement-he'll help her out. That's all. He'll drive her to the doctor, take care of her household chores. But this agreement gradually leads them to a bigger involvement in each other's lives, and by New Year's Eve, they're ready for the biggest involvement of all: marriage. Which is a good thing, because as it turns out there are two babies waiting just around the corner. Happy New Year, Phyllis, Matt and twins-to-be!


The Sheriff's Daughter

by Tara Taylor Quinn

Published 1 August 2008

Enjoy the dreams, explore the emotions, experience the relationships.
Being the sheriff’s only child wasn’t easy.

Maybe that’s why teenage Sara Calhoun made one bad choice that changed everything. Twenty-one years later, Sara opened her door – to come face to face with the child she’d loved and given up! For her son’s sake, Sara finds the courage and strength to discover the truth about her past. Her search leads to enigmatic Mark Dalton – the secrets revealed make Sara question all she’s ever believed.

As a fragile trust grows between Sara and Mark, their long-ago mistakes will lead to a promise of happiness forever.