The last American cowboy...

was stranded – and on his own ranch, of all places! – with one very alluring little lady who had him thinking of things that didn't involve ropin' or wranglin'. Things that were – dare he say it? – romantic. Well, that left him with only one choice...

...And the wannabe cowgirl!

Run her off the ranch? Never! Brianne Gainsborough could rope and brand cattle with the best of them. Heck, she'd even be willing to bet she could rope herself a cowboy like Kent Cutler if she wanted... and boy, did she want!

The Cutlers of the Shady Lady Ranch: These five siblings find love in the most unexpected places!


Like the Harlequin Series, this is a well-loved Romance line offered by Thorndike Press in a library hardcover format. Featured authors include Nora Roberts and Diana Palmer.

At first, Henry Cutler had just wanted to repay Fiona Reilly for doing him a favor -- until he met her face-to-face and realized how gorgeous she was. But he'd never met a woman more oblivious to her own charms or, it seemed, to his. . . . He was going to have to do something to get her attention!

When Henry turned up on Fiona's doorstep with a bunch of flowers, she presumed he was the delivery man! The first time he asked her out to dinner, she thought he'd made a mistake. But by the time he faxed her a marriage proposal -- she was ready to say "Yes!"


Damsel in distress?

What happens when a spitfire little lady driving a big rig runs a confirmed cowboy off the road? Fireworks! But no way was single mother Denise Cavanaugh going to swoon at the feet of some gorgeous, rugged wranglin' man, not when she had her family and business to worry about – and a jaded heart to protect. But try as she might, Denise just couldn't run Will Cutler out of her mind. And if she wasn't careful, the convincing cowboy just might succeed in sweet–talking her into his arms – and his life.

The Cutlers of the Shady Lady Ranch These five siblings find love in the most unexpected places


The ten–day sentence

When city gal Ginny Marlow stormed into Serendipity, Montana, to bail out her little sister, she didn't expect to be sentenced herself – to ten days on Sheriff Quint Cutler's ranch! Or that “doing time” with this laid–back lawman would completely unsettle her well–ordered life.

or lifetime commitment?

Quint knew just what Ginny and her sister needed. As for his own needs After one all–consuming kiss, he couldn't help himself. He wanted Ginny in his arms forever. And soon he was building a case that even she couldn't resist!

The Cutler Family: These five siblings find love in the most unexpected places!


Match for Morgan

by Marie Ferrarella

Published 24 December 1999