A shipwrecked lawman loses his memory—and discovers a forbidden passion—in this historical romance set on the California coast. California, 1858. Lawman Flynn O’Rourke swore he’d bring his sister’s killer to justice. So when suspect Aaron Cragun is identified, Flynn will do anything, even rent a boat and sail to Cragun’s remote home, to find him. But Flynn doesn’t anticipate the storm that wrecks his boat, the injury that erases his memory . . . or the beautiful woman who rescues him. Sweet Sylvie is lovely and kind—and Aaron Cragun’s daughter. As Flynn’s memory returns, will the lawman keep his vow or allow himself to fall for the one woman forbidden to him?

To have and to hold— until the case is solved? When an undercover assignment pairs laid-back Florida detective Dante Matthews with by-the-book cop Eloise Archer, he knows it won’t be easy. And not just because they’re competing for the same promotion. Now they’re living together under the same roof, and it’s getting harder to ignore his deepening feelings for his “wife.” Can he convince Eloise to partner up—for life?

Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships imbued with the traditional values so important to you: home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: THE RANCHER’S TWINS Return of the Blackwell Brothers by Carol Ross Lydia Newbury is not the experienced “country nanny” rancher Jon Blackwell thinks he’s hired to wrangle his out-of-control twins. Lydia’s desperate to keep her secrets, even as she’s falling for her boss. HER MONTANA COWBOY Montana Bull Riders by Jeannie Watt Gus Hawkins is suspicious when Lillie Jean Hardaway shows up at his uncle’s ranch claiming to be half owner. But how can Gus make plans for the ranch when all he can think about is Lillie Jean? THE LAWMAN’S SECRET VOW Meet Me at the Altar by Tara Randel Dante Matthews and Eloise Archer, two police detectives vying for the same promotion, go undercover as a married couple to solve their latest case. Attraction quickly sparks to complicate matters—or was it what they were hoping for? NICE TO COME HOME TO by Liz Flaherty Returning to Lake Miniagua after inheriting half her aunt’s orchard is bittersweet for Cass Gentry. But meeting—and butting heads with—her new business partner, Luke Rossiter, makes going home again feel right somehow. Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!

FIRST COMES MARRIAGE Feisty, fearless Jody Bravo's set to do everything for her baby. She doesn't need anything from anyone—especially the stepbrother of her baby's late father. But lawman Seth Yancy won't leave her to face parenthood alone, no matter how prepared she is. And even though Jody resists, soon she's taken in completely by his charms—and agrees to be his wife… THEN COMES LOVE? Hunky Sheriff Yancy's not without his fair share of admirers in Justice Creek. After a terrible tragedy years before, though, he's faced life alone. Now the real-life woman of his dreams just happens to be his bride—and pregnant with the child of his heart, if not his reality. So "father" is a role that will come naturally to Seth. And will "husband" really be that far behind?

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ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME: WINTER'S CAMP by New YorkTimes bestselling author Jodi Thomas Harlequin®Historical brings you three new titles for one great price, availablenow! This box set includes: THE COUNTESS AND THE COWBOY (Western) byElizabeth Lane Widowed Eve Townsend heads to the Wild West witha grand title and not a penny to her name. Could cowboy Clint Loniganbe the breath of fresh air this countess needs? THE REBEL DAUGHTER (1920s) Daughtersof the Roaring Twenties • by Lauri Robinson Wild childTwyla Nightingale will stand on the sidelines no longer: her feet arefirmly on the dance floor! Forrest Reynolds sees the challenge in hereyes and takes Twyla for a dance she'll never forget! HER ENEMY HIGHLANDER (Medieval) Loversand Legends • by Nicole Locke Impulsive Mairead Buchanan's only goal is to track down herbrother's murderer. Until an encounter with Caird Colquhoun proves tobe a distraction she can't ignore… Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin®Historical!

A new life in Wyoming! Newly widowed, Eve Townsend is left with a grand title and not a penny to her name. She doesn't know what future she can build in the Wild West...but she's ready to learn, and to reunite with her family. When she arrives in Wyoming, she discovers her beloved sister's death and sets about caring for her niece and nephew. But burly Clint Lonigan is everywhere she turns! Even though he's Eve's opposite in every way, maybe a rough-mannered cowboy is just what this genteel countess needs...

"I want the boy." For three years Angie Montoya hid her son from her late fiancé's family…until his brother tracked them down. Now Jordan Cooper demands she move to his Santa Fe ranch—the boy's birthright. But how can Angie live with the man who called her a gold digger…the man whose one kiss she's never forgotten? Racked by guilt since his twin's death, Jordan seeks redemption by raising his nephew. But Angie resurrects a hunger in him that only she can satisfy. Jordan knows he can have her on one condition—that she never learns the truth about him.

Harlequin Desire brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! This Harlequin Desire bundle includes For the Sake of Their Son by USA TODAY bestselling author Catherine Mann, The Nanny's Secret by Elizabeth Lane and At Odds with the Heiress by Schield. Look for 6 new compelling stories every month from Harlequin Desire!

Includes the bonus novella "Potter's Field" SIGHT UNSEEN Little Cindy Ann knew things no one else knew; saw things no one else saw. Ever since she'd nearly died of fever, the gift of second sight had been hers. Only it didn't seem like such a gift when the other children called her a witch and wouldn't play with her. Or when her visions resembled nothing so much as her worst nightmares. DEATH UNDYING Then her older brother disappeared in the vicinity of the old tobacco barn. And Cindy's visions began to burn with a bloodthirsty relentless hatred. What horrors lay buried in the cold earth of the barn? And how could one innocent little girl hope to fight the terrifying evil - an evil that had taken her brother, and that would now turn on the only witness to its monstrous, merciless crimes...Cindy herself.