Patricia Johns

A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS?Barrie Jones needs a Christmas miracle. Five months pregnant, she's already the talk of Hope, Montana, because she won't tell anyone who the father is. And now her ex, Curtis Porter, is back in town, throwing her life into chao…

Damsel in distress… or veiled threat?Bernadette Morgan left her cheating fiancé moments before they were supposed to marry in the society wedding of the year. Now she’s stuck in Runt River, Ohio, with a broken-down car and a tattered wedding dress. A…

A Time to HealAn IED sent Brody Mason home from Afghanistan, but he’s determined to go back. There’s nothing left for him in Hope, Montana…except maybe Kaitlyn Harpe, the nurse who’s helping him to walk again, ride again and maybe even love again. Ca…

Damsel in distress… or veiled threat?Bernadette Morgan left her cheating fiancé moments before they were supposed to marry in the society wedding of the year. Now she’s stuck in Runt River, Ohio, with a broken-down car and a tattered wedding dress. A…

A SIMMERING ROMANCEAvery Southerly has finally met her biological father…sort of. Instead of properly introducing herself, she took a job as cook at her dad’s ranch in Hope, Montana. There’s just one problem: Avery can’t cook! Luckily ranch manager H…

When a baby is dropped into her life without warning, Emily Shaw is overjoyed.It’s a bit odd that her distant cousin named single Emily as guardian, but she’s thrilled all the same. She never thought she’d get to be a mom. Another unexpected blessing…

FROM CITY GIRL TO SINGLE MOMWhen Nora Carpenter becomes sole guardian of her triplet goddaughters, she needs backup—fast. So she heads home to the family ranch in Hope, Montana. But when she arrives, Nora learns that her great-grandparents’ house now…

From stubborn bachelor to family man…The Comfort Creek Lawmen have a new memberReturning home has stirred painful memories for officer Gabe Banks. But responding to a robbery at Harper Kemp’s bridal shop has upended his world. Harper’s adopted four-y…

A lot has changed—and a lot hasn'tFive years ago, Beth Thomas's engagement to Danny Brockwood ended when his secret child was dropped off on his doorstep. Now eight months pregnant—and about to be a single mother herself—Beth is back in her Alberta h…

FAMILY MATTERSMackenzie Vaughn is determined to learn to run the Montana ranch she’s inherited—even if it means relying on Chet Granger. Years ago, the serious (and seriously handsome) cowboy broke up her relationship with his younger brother, and Ma…

Two stubborn hearts. One ranch.With orphaned twin infants to care for, Casey Courtright hoped to buy the ranch he works on— but he can’t match Ember Reed’s offer.Nevertheless, Casey agrees to show Ember the land she plans to use for her therapy cente…

Their Secret ChildFor eight years, journalist and single mother Sofia McCray kept her son a secret from his maverick father. But when she returns to her small Montana hometown, her high school sweetheart isn’t the rebellious teen she left behind. Ben…

A Time to HealAn IED sent Brody Mason home from Afghanistan, but he’s determined to go back. There’s nothing left for him in Hope, Montana…except maybe Kaitlyn Harpe, the nurse who’s helping him to walk again, ride again and maybe even love again. Ca…

Close to homeMontana sheriff Mike Cruise never pictured himself as a father. But with temporary custody of a toddler, he has to learn the ropes fast. Thankfully, new nanny Malory Smythe fits right in, and Mike begins to believe he can make this famil…

A Family for the OfficerOfficer Bryce Camden never expected his two-week stint in Comfort Creek, Colorado would mean diaper duty. But that’s exactly what happens when he stays at the local bed and breakfast where Lily Ellison is fostering an abandone…

COULD HE BE HER HERO? Hope, Montana, is no longer home to Andy Granger, who sold his piece of the family ranch to developers. He's only back to run a cattle drive in his brother's stead. But the community can't forgive him for selling out. And Dakota…