Kathleen O'Brien – författare

A Daughter’S Trust Sue Bookman wishes she believed that Rick Kraynick would make the best parent for her tiny foster baby. As the girl’s uncle, he’s got a strong claim. But is he blinded by the daughter he lost? And will he ever forgive Sue if she doesn’t choose him? For the Love of Family Belle Carson can’t bring herself to tell Matt Malone that she’s the girl he almost went home with. She needs this job too much. But Belle’s certainly never forgotten him. What’s a girl to do? Stay quiet or tell him the truth…and risk losing him again? A sixty-year-old secret will rock two families to the core!

She’s pregnant by another man…he’s engaged to another woman It was a Texas-sized engagement party – until a gate-crasher stunned everyone with the news she was pregnant with Chase Clayton’s child. The “father-to-be” was the most astonished of all, since he’d never laid eyes on lovely Josie Whitford, much less taken her to bed.Chase couldn’t blame Josie for her actions after he realised she’d been tricked by a callous impostor. Now, working with Josie to track down the man using his name, Chase tries to ignore an even more shocking suspicion – was he about to marry the wrong woman?

The days of Susannah Everly dreaming about white dresses, churches and Trent Maxwell are long gone. So it's more than a little funny that she finds herself actually married to the guy. But she's determined to save the family ranch by any means possible, and if Trent is those means… Still, they both know the deal. This is a business arrangement and there are rules.Rules that do not include rekindling those old feelings or surprise midnight seductions. So what's Susannah to do when Trent seems determined to break their agreement? Especially when what he offers is way too tempting.

9 to 5 MEMORANDUM To: Lindsay From: Danial McKinley Subject: CHRISTMAS IS CANCELED! Lindsay couldn't believe it. She was working on a major deal – with a very important client. Daniel McKinley. But Daniel was a workaholic and, even though it was almost Christmas, he insisted Lindsay drop everything and spend the holidays with him… talking business! In fact, Lindsay shouldn't have been surprised.Three years ago, she'd dared suggest there was more to life than making money – and Daniel had fired her! But this deal was vital. She'd have to negotiate with Daniel – under the mistletoe if need be! As it turned out, Daniel had some unexpectedly romantic notions about how to spend winter nights with Lindsay… ."The suspense and tension Kathleen O'Brien creates all but jumps off the pages." – Romantic Times

FROM HERE TO PATERNITY "The suspense and tension Kathleen O'Brien creates all but jumps off the pages." – Romantic timesTaylor Pryce could be described as a professional bachelor… until he discovered little Justin. The nephew he never knew he had. Only, Justin belonged to someone else. Brooke Davenport. She'd adopted him in good faith, believing him to be an orphan baby. Taylor will do anything to gain custody-even marry!He just needs to persuade Brooke that he's the ideal husband she didn't even know she wanted!FROM HERE TO PATERNITY - men who find their way to fatherhood, by fair means, by foul or even by default!

Sleeping with her enemy! Mark Connelly had always been the black sheep in his family, and Glenna knew she was playing with fire the day she walked back into his life. Once a sexy rebel in a leather jacket, Mark had transformed himself into a seriously rich financial hotshot. But he still had women falling at his feet.Not Glenna, though. She'd returned for revenge, not seduction – and to uncover a ten-year-old scandal in Mark's past. Only, her search for the truth seemed destined to begin – and end – behind Mark's bedroom door! Presents Extravaganza 25 YEARS!

The marriage bargain Melanie wasn't interested in marrying for money – but under the terms of her uncle's will, that was exactly what she must do! Concerned about Melanie's wild ways, her uncle had left her his millions – on condition that she'd reformed… and could prove it, by making a suitable marriage!Melanie wasn't interested in becoming rich, but she was determined to prove she'd changed. Only, the man she had to convince was her uncle's lawyer, Clay Logan. A devastatingly attractive man – and ideal husband material?

The marriage bargainMelanie wasn''t interested in marrying for money—but under the terms of her uncle''s will, that was exactly what she must do! Concerned about Melanie''s wild ways, her uncle had left her his millions—on condition that she''d reformed…and could prove it, by making a suitable marriage!Melanie wasn''t interested in becoming rich, but she was determined to prove she''d changed. Only, the man she had to convince was her uncle''s lawyer, Clay Logan. A devastatingly attractive man—and ideal husband material?

Sleeping with her enemy!Mark Connelly had always been the black sheep in his family, and Glenna knew she was playing with fire the day she walked back into his life.Once a sexy rebel in a leather jacket, Mark had transformed himself into a seriously rich financial hotshot. But he still had women falling at his feet. Not Glenna, though. She''d returned for revenge, not seduction—and to uncover a ten-year-old scandal in Mark''s past. Only, her search for the truth seemed destined to begin—and end—behind Mark''s bedroom door!Presents Extravaganza25 YEARS!

Ex-con Matthew Quinn has plenty of trouble in his life right now. He doesn't need to take on more. And there's no question that Natalie Granville—with her crumbling mansion and her canceled wedding—is capital-T trouble. But that doesn't stop him from accepting a job from her.He can handle it. All he needs to do is follow some rules:Remember she's your boss, nothing else.Don't start letting the arrangement get all cozy and domestic and personal.Don't notice, don't want, don't feel and definitely don't touch.But apparently, when it comes to Natalie, rules are meant to be broken….

Brianna Wright has ventured to the Bell River Ranch to make peace with her sister. With enough time here in Colorado, Bree might accomplish that goal and forget the mess of her business back in Boston. Of course, none of that will happen if she lets herself get distracted by a certain gorgeous and charming cowboy—Grayson Harper.Really, resisting a guy as carefree as him should be easy for someone as responsible as her. But it’s clear Gray has his sights set on her and his determination is stronger than Bree thought!As they work together on the ranch, she realizes there’s more to Gray than his footloose facade suggests. If that’s true, he just might win her over!

For one year, Penny Wright is doing whatever she wants. She’s returned to her hometown in Colorado – but not the family ranch – to cross items off her Risk-It List. To her surprise, she’s braver than she thinks, because when she spies a hot newcomer doing something sweet for his daughter, Penny can’t resist kissing him on the spot.Unfortunately, he turns out to be Max Thorpe. Her new tenant!Luckily, they both agree to be just friends. But with the sizzling attraction between them “just friends” is hard.Maybe it’s time Penny add a new item to her list – a family with Max!

One night. That's all Kitty Hemmings wants. An escape from her heartaches. So what if guarded David Gerard is the type of man she doesn't usually trust? He's also kind, sexy…and looking for his own temporary escape.Eight weeks later, Kitty's running again. This time to San Francisco to tell David he's going to be a father. His solution? Get married. Not the answer in Kitty's eyes. Their compromise? Moving in together.Turns out that arrangement isn't exactly working, either. Because the longer they're together, the more she craves that essential step they skipped: the falling-in-love part. Yet she can't forget why David is with her. But maybe if she gives their unconventional relationship a chance, he just might surprise her….

It all starts with the kid… Life was better for Logan Cathcart before he crossed paths with nine-year-old Sean Archer. Because now he has to face the kid's mom, Nora. It's not that Logan doesn't like Nora. He does–a lot. Perhaps too much. Even though she's captivated him from the moment they met, socially he and the wealthy widow next door are leagues apart.Still, keeping his distance is next to impossible with Nora constantly on his ranch, determined to clean up the mess Sean made. With the kind of sparks that erupt whenever she and Logan are within touching distance of each other, there's a whole lot of trouble in Logan's future…the adult, let's-get-serious kind of trouble.

Redmond "Red" Malone instantly agrees when his dying mentor asks him to deal with a situation discreetly. Yet convincing "the mistress" Allison York to sign a document keeping silent about the relationship leaves Red feeling…off. Allison is smart, honest and beautiful–not at all like the gold digger he'd assumed she'd be. Even more unsettling is that the single mom wants nothing to do with Red or any offer he has.Still, Red is persistent, and the more he's with Allison, the more he realizes he's found where he wants to be. He's found his home. But the silent secret between them threatens their happiness. And Red is faced with a dilemma: to keep his promise, or let the truth set them free.

As a reckless teenager, Colby Malone made a catastrophic mistake. One he's regretted every day since. So when Hayley Watson–the woman he's never forgotten–returns to sell her family's vineyard, he seizes the opportunity to make amends.But she's not making this easy for him. Hayley wants nothing to do with him or Sonoma, California. And the intense attraction between them? Yeah, she's ready to ignore that, too. Colby must convince her to take a chance on him…on them. And what better place to do that than the land that sparked all their dreams of a future together?

Fast Fiction Romantic - short stories with a Happy Ever After Greta Kinyon should be looking forward to a romantic vacation with her boyfriend at her favorite bed-and-breakfast, the Hideaway. Instead she finds herself unceremoniously dumped. Luckily, she can always rely on the inn's owner, Gabriel Lennox, to offer his rather broad shoulders for her to cry on…

Mayor Nora Carson knows that council's plan to bulldoze the Killian family's mansion won't just stir up bad blood–it will attract the last person on earth she wants to see: Jack Killian. Run out of town when they were high school sweethearts, the big city lawyer is back to protect his turf–but what he'll find is Nora's eleven-year-old secret.Her worst nightmare is that he'll put two and two together and start asking questions. But there's no way she can tell him how she came to be a single mother. Or why her son has the Killians' blue eyes and curly black hair…

Allison Cabot is all about babies. She'd even been ready to marry a guy she didn't really know to get one. Except that her last-minute prenup scared him off.It turns out she got lucky. Mark Travers's sister hadn't been so fortunate. And now all Mark wants is to hunt down the man who betrayed her. That, and prevent women like Allison from falling into the other man's trap.The one thing Mark doesn't want to do is break his rule about getting involved with a woman who has babies on the brain. Yet Allison's zany plan to capture their quarry with charm makes him…jealous. Could this beautiful woman really be the exception to his rule?

The secret of the "Homecoming Baby" is about to be revealed! Patrick Torrance is shocked to discover he's adopted. But that's nothing compared to what he feels when he finds out the details of his birth. He's Enchantment's so-called Homecoming Baby–born and abandoned in the girls' room during a high school dance. All the folks in town think they know who his parents are, but he's determined to find out the truth.But uncovering the truth is going to mean using some of Enchantment's finest residents. And once he gets to know some of them, especially Celia Brice, he begins to wonder just how much it's going to cost him to get the answers he wants.

There's a little sinner in the heart of every saint Everyone in Heyday loves Kieran McClintock. He is the golden boy, beloved son of the town's richest man, and he lives up to his saintly reputation. Only one person begs to differ.Claire Strickland's life was ruined by Kieran, and she's not about to forgive him–not even when she discovers that she's pregnant with his baby. Kieran, Bryce and Tyler: Three brothers with different mothers–brought together by their father's last act. The town of Heyday will never be the same–and neither will they.

Can a sinner ever really change his ways? No one is more surprised than Bryce McClintock when he is mentioned in his father's will. The two had been estranged for fourteen years, and Bryce hadn't expected–or wanted–any part of his father's estate. But the former FBI agent, smarting from a botched final assignment and finding himself in need of respite, heads to Heyday–only to discover that Lara Lynmore, the woman who directly contributed to his on-the-job problem, has also come to town. Kieran, Bryce and Tyler: Three brothers with different mothers–brought together by their father's last act. The town of Heyday will never be the same–and neither will they.

It seems as if Tyler Balfour's mother was the only woman in town his father didn't marry. So he's as surprised as anyone when he discovers Anderson left him a third of everything he owned.Tyler doesn't plan on sticking around. After all, the good people of Heyday already believe he's responsible for ruining their town. Not that he cares what they think. He was only doing his job.Now that he's back in Heyday, he's starting to realize his job just might be finding out what Mallory Rackham–one of the town's favorite daughters–is so desperately trying to hide. Three brothers with different mothers. Brought together by their father's last act. The town of Heyday, Virginia, will never be the same–and neither will they.

Adam Kendall: He's rich, he's powerful–he's a man who gets what he wants. When he left town, he was a nobody. Now he's the somebody everyone wants to know–everyone except Lacy Morgan.Lacy Mayfair Morgan: After Adam left, Lacy married money–but only because she had no other choice. Some would say she's worked even harder than Adam to get what she has. But Adam has his doubts.Adam's never forgiven Lacy for lying to him all those years ago. And now that she can afford it, he's going to make her pay.

Faith Constable is not the kind of woman who runs from a fight If it weren't for her orphaned nephew, she never would have left Manhattan for the sleepy little town of Firefly Glen. But now she's here–hunted by a madman and forced to live in fear. Reed Fairmont can help everyone but himself Reed knows Faith needs a safe place to hide, but he's beginning to wonder just what kind of protector he can be. His previous failure has already cost one life. Still, he can't back out now–Faith and her nephew have nowhere else to go.

Ten years ago, Molly Lorring left Demery, South Carolina, with a secret. She was pregnant with Beau Forrest's baby, but no one could ever know. Because Beau was dead–unaware that he'd even made his longtime girlfriend pregnant before dying in a spectacular car crash.For all that time, Beau's identical twin, Jackson, has carried his own secret. Beau isn't the father of Molly's baby…

Sarah Lennox had her life arranged down to the minute–but that was before she discovered she was pregnant and that her fiancé was a jerk.Not sure what to do next, she heads to Firefly Glen, the quiet little town that was once a haven for her. After she arrives, though, she finds upheaval in the disconcerting presence of Sheriff Parker Tremaine–a man who can almost make her forget that she's a recently ditched, slightly desperate and undeniably pregnant schoolteacher.

Members of the wedding party are starting to die. No one could believe that Thomas Beckham was the kind of man to leave a woman at the altar, but he couldn't marry his bride-to-be. Not after what he'd seen her do. His only choice was to leave and never look back–and to keep to himself everything he'd witnessed.After the wedding-that-wasn't, everyone, including Kelly Ralston, went on to other things. Or so it had always seemed. But ten years later, Kelly finds herself attending the funeral of another one of the bridesmaids–the third member of the wedding party to meet a tragic death. Kelly can't help but wonder if the deaths are a coincidence. Or are they linked? If so, who will be targeted next?Thomas Beckham may be her only chance to find the killer. Before the killer finds her…