A Family Circle Series by Dallas Schulze

HUSBAND WANTED... Nikki Beauvisage desperately needed her inheritance to keep her day-care center open. But she had to be married to get the money. Enter Sam Walker - the most arrogant, tantalizing man she'd ever met. And as Nikki said 'I do,' she had a sinking feeling she was in for a lot more than she'd bargained for.. moreHUSBAND WANTED... Nikki Beauvisage desperately needed her inheritance to keep her day-care center open. But she had to be married to get the money. Enter Sam Walker - the most arrogant, tantalizing man she'd ever met. And as Nikki said 'I do,' she had a sinking feeling she was in for a lot more than she'd bargained for... Sam Walker desperately needed money for his niece's surgery, and he would do anything to get it - including marry a stranger! Although their business deal was highly unusual, the prospect of spending a year with this sultry beauty was downright enticing. This could be a very convenient marriage indeed... less

PICKING UP THE PIECES When a car accident left Gage Walker's best friend's wife a widow and a single mom, Gage knew he had to step in and help out the family. While Gage didn't believe in roots and attachments, he did believe in responsibility. Trouble was, his "friendship" with Kelsey was stirring up all kinds of feelings that he had buried long ago, like passion, commitment--and pure, raw need. And those feelings could only lead to one thing ....

STRANDED...WITH A STRANGER Crashing his charter plane was not in single father Cole Walker's plans. But now he was stranded with his beautiful passenger, Adelaide Smith, and wondering why he wasn't feeling worse about things.... Surviving the crash was nothing compared to sharing a sleeping bag with rugged Cole Walker. Addie had never felt so powerfully attracted--and to a virtual stranger! But she knew their passion couldn't last. Because once rescue came, Cole would return to his child... moreSTRANDED...WITH A STRANGER Crashing his charter plane was not in single father Cole Walker's plans. But now he was stranded with his beautiful passenger, Adelaide Smith, and wondering why he wasn't feeling worse about things.... Surviving the crash was nothing compared to sharing a sleeping bag with rugged Cole Walker. Addie had never felt so powerfully attracted--and to a virtual stranger! But she knew their passion couldn't last. Because once rescue came, Cole would return to his child. And Addie would be left wishing for one of her own.... less

A WOMAN...PREGNANT AND ALONE On the run from a heartless past, Tessa Wyndham left her home for the open road. Then the fragile beauty found refuge from the storm in the arms of Keefe Walker. A MAN...PROTECTIVE AND STRONG Keefe was a loner...but the rancher also had the courage and rugged strength to protect this woman without a haven. A CHILD IS BORN And iii one overwhelming moment, a family bond is forged that can never be broken....

Reece Morgan had been a newly orphaned ten-year-old when he came to Serenity Falls to live with the grandfather he barely knew. He spent the next eight years butting heads with the stern old man, determined to prove that there wasn’t a rule made – and his grandfather made plenty of them - that he couldn’t break... moreReece Morgan had been a newly orphaned ten-year-old when he came to Serenity Falls to live with the grandfather he barely knew. He spent the next eight years butting heads with the stern old man, determined to prove that there wasn’t a rule made – and his grandfather made plenty of them - that he couldn’t break. Sheer pig-headedness kept him on the right side of the law and got him through school but the moment Reece picked up his diploma, he blew out of town, swearing he’d never set foot in the place again.But twenty years later, he was back. He only planned to stay long enough to wrap up his grandfather’s estate but then he met his new neighbor, a tall redhead with legs that went on forever and a slow, teasing smile that made him feel like maybe Serenity Falls wasn’t a bad place after all.Shannon Devereux had spent her childhood constantly on the move, dragged along by a father who could never seem to settle in one place for long. After his death, she was determined to find a place where she could settle in and sink down roots. She’d found that place in Serenity Falls, a pretty little town in central California. She had a home, a thriving small business and good friendships.Despite what some of those friends thought, she wasn’t looking for romance, didn’t long for someone to share her life with. She’d had that once and it seemed greedy to expect to find that sort of happiness again. She liked her life just fine the way it was, thank you very much.The fact that the living embodiment of tall, dark & handsome had moved in next door wasn’t going to change her mind about that. He was only staying for a few weeks. She could certainly resist temptation that long. Couldn’t she? less