A TEXAS THANKSGIVING
Steeple Hill Love Inspired
ISBN: 9780373875047
November 2008
Margaret Daley

A frozen turkey dinner is just fine for former soldier and widower Evan Paterson. But his five-year-old daughter deserves better. So when she invites her best friend and her single mother to the Double P ranch for the holiday meal, Evan agrees. But not to a fix-up. Social worker Julia Saunders knows as much about heartache as he does, but Evan isn't ready to love again. Until a duo of pint-sized matchmakers show two stubborn grown-ups what being thankful truly means.

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A MILITARY MATCH
Steeple Hill Love Inspired
Mounted Color Guard Series #3
ISBN: 9780373875061
November 2008
Patricia Davids

Everyone—especially his estranged grandfather— thinks Private Avery Barnes is just a wealthy playboy. Yet the military taught him to value what can't be bought—honor and love. And if he wins the top prize at the cavalry competition, he'll show his grandfather he's made of more than his birthright. He needs lovely veterinarian's assistant Jennifer Grant to help him train. Except that Jennifer, from the other side of the tracks"," is wary about Avery's commitment—to the competition and to her. Until winning her heart becomes the greatest prize of all.

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FAMILY TREASURES
Steeple Hill Love Inspired
ISBN: 9780373875054
November 2008
Kathryn Springer

Image consultant Caitlin McBride is moved by the preteen's letter. Jenny fears that unless her single father looks more like a "dad," he'll lose custody of his children. Caitlin knocks on Devon Walsh's door to find a very handsome man in need of a personality makeover. He grumbles that Caitlin cares more about a person's exterior than what's inside. He shoos her away, only to appear at her office with a heart-tugging request: to do whatever is necessary to save his family. A family about to change in so many blessed ways…

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A MATTER OF THE HEART
Steeple Hill Love Inspired
Homecoming Heroes Book #4
ISBN: 9780373875009
October 2008
Patricia Davids

Operating on a sick little boy is Dr. Nora Blake's responsibility. Answering a determined reporter's questions about the surgery is not. Especially because Robert Dale is delving into her life, too. Nora has her share of secrets. She won't allow a newspaper to profit from the child's story—or her own. Granted, the handsome reporter truly seems to care. About young, orphaned Ali. About her. And thanks to Rob's skills at digging deep, there is one question she just might answer with a joyful yes….

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SNOWBOUND IN DRY CREEK
Steeple Hill Love Inspired
ISBN: 9780373875016
October 2008
Janet Tronstad

Rodeo champion Zach "Lightning" Lucas grumpily agrees to a Christmas Eve deal: put on a Santa suit and deliver gifts to a widowed mother. That done, he can finally leave Dry Creek, Montana, in his dust. Well, except for the small stowaway in his truck: Jenny Collins's grief-stricken little daughter. Like Zach, the girl doesn't believe in much of anything anymore. He brings her home just in time for a blizzard to strand him in lovely Jenny's barn. Where he unexpectedly helps a family—and himself—find the meaning of Christmas.

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HOLIDAY ILLUSION
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
Amazon Adventure Series
ISBN: 9780373443161
November 2008
Lynette Eason

To save a sick, orphaned boy, Anna Freeman must risk her own life. Little Paulo desperately needs a new heart. It's his only Christmas wish—well, that and building his fi rst snowman. For the surgery, Anna must take him to a hospital in the city she once called home. A place she fled in fear years ago. Which means telling Dr. Lucas Bennett that the woman he's known all this time as a caring orphanage worker is really someone else. Someone with a very frightening past. And that the danger stalking all of them won't take Christmas Day off.

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SHIELD OF REFUGE
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
ISBN: 9780373443154
November 2008
Carol Steward

No one saw the kidnapping—but her.

Except…there's no evidence the crime ever happened.

Officer Garrett Matthews is assigned to keep the "eyewitness," Amber Scott, out of trouble. Like his colleagues, he doesn't believe her claim. Yet when he notices a mysterious car tailing the beautiful party planner, he starts to suspect Amber's story is true. Soon Garrett finds himself getting dangerously close to the sweet lady who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And protecting her becomes more than just a job—it's now a matter of life and death.

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FORSAKEN CANYON
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
ISBN: 9780373443093
October 2008
Margaret Daley

"I'll arrest you."

So threatens the tribal chief of police if Kit Sinclair dares enter Desolation Canyon alone. Hawke Lonechief insists it's too dangerous. He lost his wife to the treacherous canyon. He knows the ancient ruins Kit seeks aren't worth her life. But Kit is sure all that hiking and searching will help put her traumatic past behind her. When she risks Hawke's wrath by going alone, he finally agrees to lead her. On his terms. Impossible. Because someone else is following their every move. Watching them grow closer to danger with every step…

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NOWHERE TO RUN
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
ISBN: 9780373443123
October 2008
Valerie Hansen

"Run and don't stop!"

Those were her former boyfriend's last words. Before the thugs he associated with murdered him in cold blood. Now they're after Marie Parnell. She flees with her five-year-old daughter—until car trouble strands her in Serenity, Arkansas. The handsome mechanic who promises to get her back on the road is suspicious—and purposely slow. With nowhere to turn and nowhere left to run, Marie tells Seth Whitfield everything. About her past, about finding faith, about how safe she feels with him. He vows to protect her and her child. But Seth isn't exactly who he says he is….

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A CALICO CHRISTMAS FOR DRY CREEK
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical
ISBN: 9780373827992
November 2008
Janet Tronstad

The Montana territory was supposed to be the land of dreams for Elizabeth O'Brian. But when influenza claims her husband and baby, Elizabeth doesn't know if she can go on. Then a stranger approaches her with a plea she can't ignore.

Jake Hargrove is desperate. His brother's death left him in charge of his two part-Sioux nieces—one an infant. Jake knows the baby can't survive the harsh western winter without a wet nurse. A marriage of convenience with this grieving mother seems to be the only answer. Fighting for the acceptance of their charges gives Jake and Elizabeth new purpose. With the Christmas season approaching, dare they hope that they also could receive the gift of love?

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A MAN MOST WORTHY
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical
ISBN: 9780373827978
October 2008
Ruth Axtell Morren

He was her father's poor bank clerk. She was a wealthy young lady. Though they were worlds apart, their innocent friendship bloomed into a mutual admiration. Then suddenly Nicholas Tennant was wrenched from Alice Shepard's life.

Now, years later, he has returned to London society wealthy and influential, determined to seek revenge on Alice's father—and Alice herself. But she is no longer the spoiled schoolgirl Nicholas remembers. She is a beautiful young widow of conviction and faith, raising a son on her own. Now Nicholas must look deep into his heart. For only in abandoning his thirst for revenge can he finally become the man most worthy of her love.

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THE CHRISTMAS KITE
Steeple Hill reissue
ISBN: 9780373786299
October 2008
Gail Gaymer Martin

A Boy's Special Gifts -- With joy in his heart, eight-year Mac Hayden sought out all kinds of adventures. And when he saw a man with a kite, Mac bounded over to make a new friend. He didn't think that his being different would deter anyone from accepting him. And he wouldn't take no for an answer as he pulled the aloof Jordan Baird into his happy-go-lucky world.

A Mother's Love -- After her in-laws gave her payoff money to rid themselves of her and her little boy, single mom Meara Hayden wanted to start over somewhere new. With her abundant faith and her son's enthusiasm, she knew she could do it. She just never thought one simple kite soaring in the sky could lead her to love again.

A Man's Journey -- Having stumbled off the beaten path, Jordan Baird felt as aimless as the kites he made. He'd lost his beloved wife and child and led a reclusive life, paying a self-imposed penance. But unexpectedly a mother and her son had him believing in new possibilities, in the happiness of love and faith in God. Did Jordan dare dream of the riches life had to offer?

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