Karen Rose Smith

She had all her baby plans mapped out....
Sam Barclay would father her child, and Corrie Edwards would get the baby she always wanted. It sounded like a good plan...until sperm donor Sam decided he wanted to be the daddy fate had once denied him.
It was supposed to be strictly a business arrangement. Romance wasn't on Corrie's radar.
But the closer they came to conception, the more Sam wanted to make things personal. Could he convince...

After one torrid night at their high school reunion, Riley O'Rourke thought his torch for Brenna McDougall had finally been extinguished. But after she appeared on his doorstep-with his infant son, no less!-it was clear that the flames of passion sizzled hotter than ever. Brenna knew that Riley was all wrong for her. But one encounter with her secret love plunged her back into his life for keeps. She hadn't bargained on their long-muffled chemistry...

Two women in labor...; A delivery ward in chaos...; A mix-up during a blackout...; For three years, single mother Jillian Kendall had raised her daughter, Abby, and built a secure and loving home. But her happiness was threatened by Chase Remmington's claims that their babies had been switched at birth. Jillian would do anything to keep the child she'd lovingly raised, but she also wanted Marianne, the baby she'd given birth to...;. The only way...

IN THE COLD WYOMING NIGHT, THREE HEARTS WERE WAITING TO BE FOUND - Gwen Langworthy had been abandoned as a child then left at the altar. She had given up on love and marriage and the entire baby-carriage thing. Garrett Maxwell had lost his child and his marriage and now he spent his life reuniting other families. And somewhere a down-on-her-luck new mother was longing for the baby she had been too frightened to keep - and had left on Gwen's doorstep....

After losing his wife in a tragic accident, successful businessman Dawson Barrett was determined to help his son, Luke, who was dealing with his pain by acting out at school and at home. Luckily, the devoted dad knew just who to call. As talented as she was beautiful, music therapist Mikala Conti could work miracles. To her, the real miracle was that Dawson the boy who'd once stirred her teenage heart, then vanished was back in town. Still, Mikala...

Rust Creek Ramblings A WEDDING IN THE WORKS? We here at the Gazette are amazed to report that trust-fund cowboy Hudson Jones may soon be off the market. The boyish billionaire has been spending more time than ever with Bella Stockton, who manages his day-care center. It seems impossible that quiet, reserved Bella would have captured the fancy of such an alluring specimen of manhood. Bella finds it hard to believe herself, and she keeps pushing Hudson...

USA Today–Bestselling Author: He's getting mighty cozy with the pretty owner of a Texas B&B-but she doesn't know his secrets . . . Innkeeper Cassie Calloway could easily fall for her newest guest. Out-of-towner Nash Tremont is hunky, handsome, and handy, but Cassie's painful past makes her afraid to trust. In this case, caution may be in order. Nash is actually an undercover cop from Mississippi staying at her B&B-and a member of the famous Fortune...

He'd lost the only family he'd ever known. His sister and brother-in-law were dead, and their premature baby was fighting for his life in a Wyoming hospital. The globetrotting photographer lost no time rushing to the preemie's side. But much to Dylan's surprise, he was not Timmy's rightful guardian. Why didn't his beloved baby sister leave him custody of the baby, instead of appointing her friend Shaye Bartholomew? Shaye loved Timmy, that much was...

Hold on to your Stetsons! A reliable source tells me that Zane Gunther is hiding out in Thunder Canyon. Now the tweets and texts are flying about the music legend and a certain single mom who's having trouble making ends meet...Zane came to the Montana mountain town to escape the paparazzi-and a tragedy he can't forget. But keeping a low profile seems next to impossible, especially once he falls-hard-for local girl Jeannette Williams. Is this cowboy...

COZYING UP WITH THE COWBOY… Ah, wintertime in Rust Creek Falls! It's the perfect time of year to snuggle up by the fireplace and indulge in some juicy gossip. Speaking of snuggling, did you hear that Eli Dalton and Hadley Strickland were forced to spend the night together in an abandoned barn during our recent snowstorm? While it may have been a horse in distress that brought the lovely veterinarian out to the Circle D, we're betting handsome, steady...