Harlequin Special Edition imprint: 999 books

SIGNED To whitewash his reputation and win custody of his son, rakish Brady McQueen needed a respectable wife. To save her cherished home, prim, love-shy Maggie Buchanan needed a husband. The bargain? An immediate wedding and a pretense of instant love! SEALED But when Brady continued...

Daddy Knows Last CONGRATULATION, IT'S A GIRL…AND ANOTHER GIRL! Days away from divorce, Valerie and Lucas Kincaid received startling news: they were going to become parents. Gaining custody of orphaned twins would have been cause for celebration…. Trouble was, this stork may have arrived...

What's Best for Billy? The child was his. Corporate giant Alex Kane discovered he'd fathered a child. Alas, the baby doted on a dizzy adoptive aunt, cocktail waitress Carly Mitchell. True, she'd mothered little Billy for some months now. But the boy belonged with him…. The child was...

DO YOU TAKE THIS STRANGER? Ashley Grant awoke in a hospital. Minus her memory. Three months pregnant. And utterly alone. Until handsome Dr. Jarrett McMullen strode into her room, declaring that he'd always loved her-and always would…. Jarrett's arms were strong enough to shelter Ashley...

The Baby Bet THE BABY WAGER Sure, her best friend's brother was drop-dead gorgeous. But as long as Deedee Hamilton had known him, ex-cop Ryan MacAllister was also oddly aloof. So the matchmaking MacAllister clan might be wagering on Cupid, but Deedee knew better. No way would dangerously...

A PRACTICAL MARRIAGE Maybe that was all Jane Elliot's maddeningly attractive boss, Maxwell Hamilton, had to offer her, but blinded by love, Jane accepted nonetheless. And she hoped to have all the time in the world to change his mind about his "no love-and certainly no babies!" policy....

UNCERTAIN BRIDE When Emma Cantrell arrived at the Buchanan family ranch, expectations of her marriage to the oldest Buchanan son were in the air. But soon the wild loneliness of the Texas Hill Country touched her artist's soul, and Burke Buchanan, the rugged cowboy who rules the vast family...

SINCLAIR'S SLEEPING BEAUTY Janice Jennings refused to be any man's "trophy" ever again. So she hid behind drab duds and think glasses. And the camoflauge worked. Not one man looked beneath the surface to discover the woman inside. Until Mr. Sinclair came along… Tayor Sinclair...

**PARENTHOOD "Diana Whitney writes delightful, engaging stories that touch the heart. A sure winner." -Bestselling author Debbie Macomber** DADDY COME HOME We used to be one big family until Mom and Dad got divorced. Dad works all the time and that makes Mom mad....

SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY Cruel fate had placed Ethan Devlin's sons beyond his reach-in the care of his powerful parents. Estranged from his family, Ethan fought valiantly to reclaim his twins, but had nearly given up. Then, like hope eternal, Deirdre O'Connor appeared, and his hard heart began...

The Avenger When no-nonsense Roberto Arroya found a pajama-clad three-year-old in his kitchen, he was more than a little baffled-and curious about the little imp's mother. Erica Franklin was a beguiling mix of protective lioness and fragile flower. And Roberto was instantly smitten with Erica...

THE WRANGLER, THE RICH GIRL…AND THE MISSING BRIDE-TO-BE Man-of-the-land Max Carter didn't care for the pampered princess who came searching for her brother's intended bride. Besides, he didn't know where his cousin Sabrina was. But when socialite Josie Wentworth fell and got amnesia, he suddenly...

NOT WITHOUT A WEDDING RING! She didn't look like the mother of a sixteen-year-old, but Cori Cassidy certainly had the past to prove it. And knowing too well where temptation could lead, she made a vow: No honeymoon before the wedding. Her pact had been surprisingly easy to keep…until Travis...

Not the Marrying Kind Hell would freeze before a mere female brought proud Wyatt Sommersby to his knees. The macho millionaire always got what he wanted-and then moved on. But Maggie Muldoon proved immune to Wyatt's money, and indifferent to his manliness. Her free spirit pricked his ego…and...