Book 1316

Million to One

by Darlene Gardner

Published 13 December 2005

Book 1360

A Time to Forgive

by Darlene Gardner

Published 1 July 2006

Every moment counts...

When Connor Smith has to unexpectedly care for his nine-year-old niece, he isn' t prepared. In fact, he' s overwhelmed. Blending their lives poses one problem after another until Jaye' s violin teacher throws them a lifeline.

Abby Reed not only knows how to get through to his niece, she also makes an impression on him. Soon their time together means everything to Connor-and the tragedy his family faced a decade ago begins to have less power over him. Then he discovers Abby' s family' s connection to his own...

Can their love survive Connor' s bitterness and Abby' s insistence that her brother isn' t the awful person he' s been branded?


Book 1396

A Time to Come Home

by Darlene Gardner

Published 9 January 2007

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

Old secret.

How do you tell your high-school sweetheart he's the father of your nine-year-old daughter? Diana Smith still has feelings for Tyler Benson. But they're not lovesick kids any more. He's a straight-arrow prosecutor, and she's a single mum trying to make a fresh start. New love!

Diana protected him from the truth once before. Now she has to risk her own future to save him from himself - except that Tyler's determined to raise his daughter with the woman he loves!

A Little Secret... ...a big surprise


Book 1431

The Other Woman's Son

by Darlene Gardner

Published 1 July 2007

Clay Dillon is everyone's hero-especially to his family. So when his kid sister needs a kidney, he tracks down Jenna Wright. Jenna's the only one who can help, but to gain her trust he has to lie.

Jenna believes Clay can be everything to her until she finds out who he really is-the son of the woman who ruined her life. In that instant Jenna's dreams for a future with Clay dissolve.

Jenna is in so deep, she actually considers doing what Clay asks. But how can she help his family at the expense of her own?


Book 1490

The bond Keri Cassidy shares with her adopted kids couldn't be stronger if they were her own flesh and blood.

So when coach Grady Quinlan suspends her teenage son from the basketball team, the fiercely protective single mother is fit to be tied. Until she uncovers the scandal in Grady's past. Grady claims he's innocent of any wrongdoing. In spite of evidence against him, Keri finds herself believing Grady when no one else does.

But how can she trust a man who threatens her son's future? She doesn't want to have to choose sides. But she may have already made a choice. If she has the courage to follow what her heart is telling her...


Book 1544

The Hero's Sin

by Darlene Gardner

Published 1 January 2009

Murderer. That's what they call him. That's what he calls himself.

It's nine years since Michael Donahue set foot in his Pennsylvania hometown, but they're all still pointing fingers. Even after he risks his life to save a young boy from drowning, everyone's ready to think the worst of him. Except attorney Sara Brenneman.

The outspoken Indigo Springs newcomer doesn't judge, doesn't listen to rumors. Like the town, she's also made up her mind about Michael-only, she thinks he's a hero. Not even Michael himself can shake her unswerving faith. But when the accusations begin again, will she still believe in him? And when she realizes the truth, will he be able to let her go?


Book 1562

Stranger's Sin

by Darlene Gardner

Published 1 January 2009

Accused of a crime she didn't commit, Kelly Carmichael skips bail and heads to Indigo Springs.

It's a shot in the dark, but with her freedom at stake she has no choice if she wants answers. When forest ranger Chase Bradford starts asking questions, Kelly tells him she's a stranger passing through. That's the first lie. Now she has to keep lying.

She's walking a dangerous tightrope...especially when she starts falling for the single father. How will Chase react when he finds out who she really is? Will the honorable guy feel duty-bound to bring her in? Or will he stand by her? If only she had the courage to trust him with the truth....


Book 1580

The Secret Sin

by Darlene Gardner

Published 1 January 2009

Annie Sublinski was sixteen when a brief encounter with Ryan Whitmore left her pregnant.

Ryan stood by her decision to give up their baby for adoption. Now that child is here in Indigo Springs, forcing Annie to confront the man she's been avoiding all these years.... It seems she underestimated Ryan. He wants to get to know the daughter he thought he'd never see. And her mother.

As old feelings resurface, Ryan surprises Annie with the intensity of his passion. He refuses to give up on her...on all of them. But Annie has to forgive herself for the past if she has any hope of building a future.


Book 1636

An Honorable Man

by Darlene Gardner

Published 1 January 2010

A rugged stranger asking questions...

Sierra Whitmore figures the guy is just a journalist doing his job. That's before the reserved doctor gives in to the powerful attraction simmering between them. Before she discovers the real reason Ben Nash came to Indigo Springs.

Uncovering the truth behind his mother's death seems to be Ben's driving mission. But when his quest unearths a secret in Sierra's own family, how can she ask this passionate, honorable man to choose between her and justice? Or maybe Ben has already made his choice. Especially if he knows that exposing the past could cost him his future...with Sierra.


Book 1714

Twice the Chance

by Darlene Gardner

Published 1 January 2011
"Jazz Lenox had her reasons for giving up her babies for adoption. So she can't burst into their lives after eight years. Yet there's no doubt these kids are hers. No one could mistake that unique hair. She knows she should walk away. Especially when she meets the twins' uncle - sexy, shoot-from-the-hip Matt Caminetti. But how does she leave a man who's so persistent ... and so ruggedly appealing? Most surprising of all, Matt believes in her. Believes in them. A future together means coming clean about her past. All of it. It's the only way to find out if she really has a second shot at the life she's always wanted"--Page 2 of cover.

Book 1803

The Truth about Tara

by Darlene Gardner

Published 1 September 2012

Tara Greer's world is fine the way it is-even if some details of her childhood simply don't add up. Life on the beautiful Virginia coast with her mother and young foster brother are all she needs.

What she doesn't need is gorgeous stranger Jack DiMarco's suspicion that she was stolen as a child. Because if he's right, the truth would devastate her family.

Steering clear of Jack is the easy answer, right? Wrong! The sexy, compassionate on-the-mend baseball player is everywhere she turns...exactly where her heart wants him. But their future seems unlikely when being with Jack means facing a reality that could cost Tara everything.


Book 1822

Wish Upon a Christmas Star

by Darlene Gardner

Published 1 January 2012

The odds are about a million to one. But after eleven years, P.I.

Maria DiMarco jumps at the possibility that her brother might still be alive. And when she makes a wish on a rare pre-Christmas shooting star, well, it could be a sign. Logan Collier doesn't think so. Not that Maria should put her trust-or hope-in her ex-love, who long ago left her heart in pieces.

Yet here Logan is in Key West, helping Maria chase down leads and, like her, trying-and failing-to ignore the attraction heating up between them. Even if her search takes her nowhere, Maria isn't giving up. Not on finding her brother...or on a second chance with Logan.