Cathy Gillen Thacker, The Rancher's Family Thanksgiving
Summary:
She'll Marry Who She Wants-- Or Not At All!
Susie Carrigan needs help--fast! With her family playing matchmaker, she can think of only one man to turn to. Rancher and caring vet Tyler McCabe has always been there for her--anytime she needed a broad shoulder to lean on... or a warm body to heat up a cold Texas night. Now he has to stop her from making the biggest mistake of her life.
When his best friend asked him to run interference, Tyler didn't think he'd end up putting his own heart on the line. He can't let Susie marry somebody else--not when there's a man right here in Laramie who loves her and plans to show her a Thanksgiving neither of them will forget...
When she discovered Luke Hardman was offering her a job she couldn't refuse, Kate had to think twice before accepting. Could she work for the ruthlessly successful businessman who years before had left a lasting imprint on her infatuated teenage heart? But then why would Luke even remember kissing a gawky girl with bottle-bottom glasses? He was looking for a smart, super-efficient PA and these days, Kate certainly fitted that bill. When it came to Luke Hardman, Kate's girlish dreams had to be a thing of the past....anything between them now would be strictly business!
"A little excitement was what she wanted. So Josslyn's sudden assignment to Egypt came as a delightful surprise. Pity she couldn't say the same about her new boss. Thane Addison.
An overbearing, domineering slave driver. And yet, sometimes, Joss got a glimpse of an entirely different sort of personality beneath his arrogant exterior. It was enough that Joss knew despite having to work for this brute of a man, she wanted to stay. Not that Thane seemed to care at all what his temporary secretary thought about him..."
For Romillie, family always came first. So when her mother took ill, Romillie immediately put aside her plans to go to university and stayed home, where she was needed. But now her mother is on the mend, and Romillie has met dashing businessman Naylor Cardell.
Romillie would never have imagined that a high-flying CEO like Naylor would be interested in an ordinary girl like her. Now Naylor says he has a question for her. Dare she hope that the confirmed bachelor might ask for her hand in marriage?
When a case of mistaken identity lands ranch cook Emmylou Brown in the arms of her childhood crush Deston Rhodes heir to a fortune and her boss at Oakvale their mutual desire unravels into a torrid night of lust. The evening takes a sharp turn though: A sudden mishap could mean motherhood for Emmylou! ..Struggling with unwelcome emotion, Deston whisks beautiful Emmylou into a whirlwind of Cinderella romance while the truth remains hidden. But reality awaits. If Deston discovers the real name behind the face he's fallen for, the fairy tale ends or will it? After all, Emmylou opened his guarded heart. Would he let arrogance and lies tear them apart?