Cindy Kirk Knihy

Potent sex appeal, smarts, irresistible charm...the patient assigned to social worker Lexi Brennan's care had everything--except any idea who he was! With no ID and no memory after an avalanche hit his ski slope, John Doe was forced to stay in town to recuperate. And Lexi, who once believed she was better-off single, was suddenly having second thoughts.The instant Lexi entered his hospital room, John Doe--a.k.a. Dallas attorney Nick Delacorte--was drawn to her wit and warmth. But what if the memory he was trying to recover proved he had other ties? His heart had made room for Lexi and her adorable little girl. Now all he wanted was to make a place for them in his life!

Michelle Kearns has a simple credo she lives by: no domestic complications! But the Jackson Hole obstetrician's "no kids" rule is tested to the max when she meets her sinfully handsome new neighbor.

It was a shriek heard around the world. SIngle mom Mary Karen Vaughn woke up in Las Vegas with a ring on her finger. A full-timw nurse raising three small boys, she had no room for romance. Althought there was Dr. Travis Fisher, whose sexy allure always set her hormones on fire. One second Travis was a confirmed bachelor vowing never to marry or have kids. The next, he willingly walked dow the aisle! In the light of day, they opted to forget their night of wedded passion. And they were doing just that when, suddenly, forgetting became impossible ... with two babies on the way ... [from back cover]

"A widow at twenty-six, Primrose Bloom returns to idyllic Good Hope, Wisconsin, with her two rambunctious young boys, seeking the beauty of the lakeside landscape and the comfort of home. After the loss of her husband and her job, all she's looking for is peace. Prim is resolved not to date again until her boys are in college, but her will starts crumbling whenever she's around her former high school debate partner, Max Brody--who just happens to live in the charming cottage next door. Max has reservations of his own about giving love a second chance and is determined to keep his distance. But when the two pair up to work on the town's Fourth of July celebration, the fireworks over Green Bay aren't the only sparks flying. Are Prim and the small-town boy she left behind perfectly wrong for each other... or perfectly right?"--Back cover.

They've helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now twelve new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight as the second Year of Weddings novella collection begins

Former professional baseball player, Derek Rossi, has come close to walking down the aisle three too many times. Can a Jackson Hole nurse change his luck? After suffering the loss of those closest to her, Rachel Milligan is still an old romantic. As a nurse and foster carer, Rachel takes in a sweet ten-year-old girl in need. But Mickie wants a permanent home and knows what she needs to do, play match-maker to bring Derek and Rachel together.

Betsy McGregor is down on her luck, and pretty down on love, too. Besides being out of work for so long, she's also harbored a secret crush on Ryan Harcourt since forever. When she finally lands a job, Betsy finds herself not only working for the handsome lawyer she's always loved, but also agreeing to play matchmaker for him. And vice versa! But the more time Ryan spends trying to find Betsy a match, the more he realizes he really wants her for himself. Could true love have been right in front of him all along? If Ryan can ever get Betsy to admit her real feelings, they could just find themselves saying "I do" this Valentine's Day.

Pediatrician Kate McNeal thought she had it all. But the one thing she longed for--the child she'd given up for adoption nine years earlier--remained just out of reach. So when she learned the girl was living with her adoptive father in Jackson Hole, Kate moved her practice lock, stock and stethoscope, to be close to the daughter she'd never forgotten. Joel Dennes used to think "he" had it all--until tragedy tore his family apart. Now the single dad needs help with his little girl, and the new doctor in town seems like the perfect woman for the job--and soon he thinks she may be the perfect woman for him! But when Kate's secret comes out, will the betrayal be the end of their fairy-tale ending?

Celebrated hairstylist Marigold Bloom knows how to tease beauty out of chaos...until her own life becomes untamable. After losing her prestigious job in Chicago, Marigold returns home to Good Hope, Wisconsin. But her plan to lay low and consider her next move is complicated by an unexpected blast from the past. Sheriff Cade Rallis has never forgotten the blissful weekend he spent with the irresistible Marigold in Door County. Seeing her again is like a one-two punch to his heart, and he knows he can't lose her a second time. Marigold never meant for her stay in Good Hope to be permanent, and she certainly never meant to fall for Cade. As Valentine's Day approaches and her dream job beckons, will Cupid's grip on Marigold be strong enough to keep her in Good Hope? Or will the lure of fame and fortune in the big city prove impossible to resist?

A ruse with an old flame grows into romance. Delphinium "Fin" Bloom returns to her hometown with one goal: get the mayor--her former flame--to approve a location shoot in Good Hope. But business turns personal when the two become entangled in a fake engagement to comfort his ailing grandmother. For Jeremy, the romantic façade hits close to his heart. Still reeling from the way things ended between Fin and him all those years ago, he sees the fake engagement as an opportunity to get her out of his system once and for all. But instead of laying the past to rest, Jeremy quickly discovers he can't envision a life without her. Now engaged to another man, Fin had long ago given up on the dream of a life with Jeremy. Why is it, then, that her fake engagement feels more genuine than her real one? As the sleepy days of summer come to a close in Good Hope, will Fin and Jeremy give love a second chance? Or will the revelation of a devastating secret put an end to the fairy tale?