Would he ask her to stay? Her resignation was typed and ready. But Joan was strangely reluctant to submit it to Brandt. Her resolve that she was doing the right thing had not wavered, but Brandt's unexplained actions raised hopes she could not entirely shrug aside. Then everything changed with Brandt's words. "Miss Somers," he said curtly, "I'm prepared to accept your resignation. And please make it clear to the agency that this time I want someone older and married. Someone I can rely on not to be carried away by ridiculous flights of fanciful imagination."

"Are you admiring the view?" he asked. "Yes," LaRaine agreed without turning. She did not want Travis McCrea to see the brightness of the unshed tears in her eyes. "It's a vast, beautiful . . . " The lie stuck in her throat. She could not find anything beautiful about this desolate country. " . . . nothing." she finished with cold, blatant truthfulness. "You could be right." Travis considered her reply. LaRaine felt his gaze on her. Heat rushed through her body as she realized he was applying the description to her instead of the land-a beautiful nothing Janet Dailey, who passed away in...

Nothing seemed to be turning out right. "Stop trying to kid yourself--and me," Lije snapped. "You're homesick for city life. But I told you before we were married how much this ranch meant to me. I'm not going to give it up, even for you."

Diana was hurt. She had loved Lije enough to give up her career; she had really tried hard to adapt to the ranch. And yet that apparently was not enough. Because Lije was not prepared to compromise, there were limits to his love.

Julie Lancaster thinks her new job is perfect. She has a gracious employer, a charming teenager to teach, and life in the splendid beauty of Hawaii. But when Ruel Chandler comes on the scene, things begin to change. Her pupil's brother and head of the household, Ruel is aloof, indifferent, and bored with women. Yet Ruel stirs the flame in her heart and she is drawn to him uncontrollably. Can Julie resist, or will she lose everything-her new job, her new home . . . and even herself? Janet Dailey, who passed away in 2013, was born Janet Haradon in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She attended...

"Why doesn't he leave us alone?"

Kit and her grandfather managed the Flying Eagle Ranch. For years they'd been doing it without interference from its long line of mostly absentee owners. Now the newest heir, Baron Reese Talbot, had come to look over his inheritance. He had some different ideas--and they went beyond the running of the ranch He wanted to teach Kit how to be a woman. But she wouldn't let him ruin her the way the old baron had ruined her mother. Kit was ready to fight.

Lisa believes that Slade Blackwell is systematically embezzling her aunt's money. She needs proof. Luckily, she knows how to get it. The only problem? She must wear a disguise and adopt a different role. And the deeper she delves, the harder it will become for her to adjust her real life to the other-not to mention her burgeoning feelings for Slade. Janet Dailey, who passed away in 2013, was born Janet Haradon in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska, before meeting her husband, Bill. The two worked together in construction and land development until...

From a New York Times-bestselling author: A widowed father finds an unexpected romance when his two tenacious daughters unite him with their new nanny.

Jordan Long has serious issues with the attractive young live-in nanny his aunt hired while he was away on business. He specifically requested a more experienced, matronly woman to take care of his two young daughters, and Kathleen Darrow is an unwanted sexy distraction. She has to go.

After three years working as a nurse, Kathleen was ready for a change, and she was thrilled to take the governess job at...

Jonni is a city sophisticate and a country girl. She has never given up her love for country living, even as a model in New York. Jonni's fiance, Trevor, is the perfect accompaniment to her glamorous city lifestyle.

Gabe Stockman, however, is decidedly different. After meeting him again at her parents' ranch in Kansas, Jonni is suddenly filled with doubts and uncertainties. She faces a difficult choice: the elegant, well-mannered man she is engaged to, or the earthy, vital ranchman who believes that Jonni belongs in the country--and in his arms.

Amanda fought hard to prove her love. "I forgot, Amanda." Jarod's dark eyes mocked her as he spoke. "You're wrapped up in those romantic notions about husbands and wives and the happily-ever-afters." But Amanda kept her secret fear-that someday all this happiness must end-firmly pushed to the back of her mind. She was determined that the days, weeks, or months spent with Jarod would be heaven. Because she knew that living without him would be agony. Janet Dailey, who passed away in 2013, was born Janet Haradon in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska,...

Shannon is ecstatic to finally join Rick in Alaska. Now that he has found a pilot's job, they will finally be able to be married. But the second she arrives in Anchorage, her hopes fade; Rick is not there. His apartment has been rented to someone else. Panicked and confused, Shannon seeks help from Cody Steel, Rick's supposed employer. Shannon prays for Rick's safety and that she sees him soon . . . before her love fades, before she succumbs to Cody's captivating charm.