Men Made In America 2 Series, Series by Dixie Browning

Maryland Love Comes When You Need it Most Liza Callahan's world had shattered in a single day. First came the shock of losing her job. Then she found her boyfriend in the arms of another woman. But that wasn't all - there had been a minor accident which had thrust her headlong into the arms of a perfect stranger. Only Thatcher Hamilton wasn't really such a stranger after all. A relative of her stepmother, Thatcher had first seen Liza at her father's funeral... moreMaryland Love Comes When You Need it Most Liza Callahan's world had shattered in a single day. First came the shock of losing her job. Then she found her boyfriend in the arms of another woman. But that wasn't all - there had been a minor accident which had thrust her headlong into the arms of a perfect stranger. Only Thatcher Hamilton wasn't really such a stranger after all. A relative of her stepmother, Thatcher had first seen Liza at her father's funeral. She had been a child then, on the verge of womanhood - and far too young for him. Now she was older...but was he any wiser? Only love could tell. less

North Carolina Valentine Scott had come back to Lakesboro to begin again. She had a new job, a tiny apartment, a new life. She'd put the past behind her - a bad marriage that had ended abruptly with a terrorist bomb. She was safe now. No dangers. No uncertainties - and absolutely no Cody Macheris, her intriguing neighbor. Borrowing sugar, okay. Better to stay impersonal though; it was safer. Val couldn't risk loving, and with Cody it was all too tempting... moreNorth Carolina Valentine Scott had come back to Lakesboro to begin again. She had a new job, a tiny apartment, a new life. She'd put the past behind her - a bad marriage that had ended abruptly with a terrorist bomb. She was safe now. No dangers. No uncertainties - and absolutely no Cody Macheris, her intriguing neighbor. Borrowing sugar, okay. Better to stay impersonal though; it was safer. Val couldn't risk loving, and with Cody it was all too tempting. But Valentine discovered that things change. Past dangers could resurface - and so could long-buried desires. less