He made my cowardly self feel special… Surrounded by growling wolves, Mary Ellen freezes. She’d only recently moved to Michigan to start over after being left at the altar by her fiancé… Would this be the end for her? But then out of nowhere she hears a man’s voice telling her not to move. Steve, an animal ecologist who is studying wolves, calmly helps get her to safety down the mountain. Despite her past heartache, Mary is enamored by this fascinating man and his passion for his job. Before she can settle her feelings, Steve kisses her. What could this lead to?

[taken from fictiondb] Loren Shephard doesn't want his help, but the brawny stranger won't take no for an answer. Masterful Buck Leeds wins over Loren's tippling grandfather and flighty sister, bringing order to the chaos of her madcap household. He even becomes Mr. Fix-it in her work place. Then, having magically simplified her life, he adds the greatest possible complication: love. But Loren discovers that Buck is not what he seems, and it shatters her faith in him. Now she must choose -- between the bitter lessons of the past, and Buck's promises for the future.

[taken from fictiondb] After bitter experience, Leigh vowed never to marry--but she desperately wanted a child. In this age of medical breakthroughs, she decided on a bold plan-to have a mere acquaintance, Brian Hathaway, father a child for her by scientific means. But Brian has plans of his own. To provide the child a home and himself a wife, he forces Leigh into marriage. Her pregnancy brings her unequaled joy, but the stranger who is now her husband disturbs her deeply, arousing desires that beg to be assuaged. Though her defenses slowly crumble under Brian's tender caresses, she's afraid to open her heart to love again...