Karen

It was supposed to be an easy house- and dog-sitting gig while the owner was gone for a month. But when my sportsing landlord comes home unexpectedly, injured and in need of a new arrangement, we end up as accidental roommates instead. But if Holt Webster, the tall, thick-muscled, square-jawed, broody-eyed rugby player, had told me he played for the Copper Valley Pounders, I would’ve told him that my stepdad bought the team while I was working cruise ships overseas.

Five years ago, I nearly lost everything. But there was a glimmer of hope on that darkest night. There was him—a stranger I could never forget. Now, I’m finally getting the fresh start I’ve longed for. But when I show up to interview for a nanny position in the small mountain town, the single dad has startlingly familiar blue eyes. Eyes that have haunted my dreams for the past five years. Lawson Hartley is everything I know I can’t have. Older, handsome, and my boss.

Joshua Tanner is a tall, handsome, muscular, and wealthy agricultural businessman. Having come from a wealthy family, he was well set up to be successful, but he used his own intelligence and vision to achieve his goals by the age of 35. It is not until his father begins bearing down on him about marriage that he realizes his parents are not fully satisfied with the life he leads.

Billionaire Londoner Steven has moved to America to expand his house renting business. Here he meets Julie, an African American woman who may just be the person to help him get the properties he's after. But will this business relationship be all that blossoms from the time spent together? Or will something a lot more personal occur?

We met in a trapped elevator. Emmett was on his way to work, sophisticated and handsome in his tailored suit and tie. I was on my way to the sperm bank. Awkward, right? At 35, my life hadn't taken the path I thought it would and I was tired of waiting - I wanted a baby. And I was ready to take matters into my own hands to make it happen. After our ill-fated elevator encounter, Emmett insisted on taking me to dinner - he also insisted on something else - that I ditch my plan involving a turkey baster and let him do the job. He would be my baby daddy.

Baby Daddy Wanted: "Single, personable woman seeking a man for the purposes of procreation. No further interaction with the child is required, unless desired by father-to-be. Child will be created the old-fashioned way, assuming both parties agree." I wasn’t expecting much, to tell the truth. For a week, I got no bites. Then I got a reply. We started to email. Text. He was sweet. Funny. Suddenly, the idea of doing the naked make-a-baby rumba with him seemed like more fun than function. Then I found out who he was. He found out who I was. Tomorrow, I’m going to see him at work.

Having a baby doesn't always come easy, at least not for Amanda and Connor Kirkpatrick. For five years they've worked at starting their family. Timed lovemaking and failed fertility treatments drain the romance from their marriage. At the same time the couple begins working with fertility specialist, an adoption seems possible. But Amanda is afraid to hope her dream might finally come true, irritating the heck out of Connor.