Mary Kay McComas

Ellis is a woman on a mission. Armed with a dream and a plan to get out of her small Appalachian town, she works as many jobs as she can fit into the day to save the much-needed money. She has no time for small-town ladies' man Bryce LaSalle - and her indifference is exactly what catches his eye. Drawn to her single-minded determination to distrust everyone and a stubborn independence streak, Bryce is driven to distraction by Ellis. His devotion to...

An enigmatic cop and a beautiful bartender become enmeshed in a morass of secrets, lies, and irresistible passion. The stranger who shows up at Kelly Branigan's bar tells her his name is Baker. No first name. No intimate details. The attraction is instant - and unstoppable. They share a sizzling, toe-curling kiss. But Baker is off limits because Kelly has one ironclad rule: Never date a cop. If she only knew... Baker didn't just happen to walk into...

Sometimes it takes half a lifetime to realize the one you love was there all along. Young Livy Hubbard and Brian Carowack meet on the playground in Tolford, Tennessee, in 1956. Livy is cocooned in a world of wealth and privilege. Brian comes from a broken home and grows up poor. The years pass, and they go their separate ways - Livy to an Ivy League university, where she becomes an active part of the groundbreaking sixties - Brian to college on a...

A professor kindles passion, but hides his true motives, in this enticing drama about the chances we take for love Noble McEntire is the perfect excuse for Emily Becket to change her straitlaced ways. Tall, dark, and devastatingly handsome, he is new to her small Southern town, which makes him even more alluring. And as it happens, Noble is interested in the Civil War–era letters in her attic that might hold the key to clearing the name of Noble's...

A woman who wants a baby comes up with the perfect plan - but destiny has other ideas... When Meghan Shay crashes the male-dominated Physics Symposium at New York's Essex House Hotel, she isn't looking for a husband. She is looking for a perfect stranger with whom to share her bed for one night. Once he gives her what she wants, she will never see him again. The plan backfires when gorgeous Texas hunk Michael Ramsey shows up at her law firm. For months,...

A woman and the bodyguard sworn to defend her discover an unexpected passion that neither can deny The last assignment bodyguard Ian Walker wants is protecting Trudy Babbitt. She is his polar opposite: talkative, relentlessly cheerful, and prone to leaving her doors and windows unlocked. She fills her house with eccentric boarderseven when she should be in a witness protection program. But despite her maddening quirks, Ian can't help but find her...

Infatuation smolders in a quarantined laboratory, as rival scientists fight to surviveand to control their overwhelming desire Dr. Mack" McKissack, a renowned scientist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is certain Dr. Kurt Andropov is hiding something in his fortress of a laboratory. Suspecting that the maverick genius's work involves deadly bacteria, she storms into his lab demanding answers. But the renegade researcher stonewalls...

Destinies collide when two strangers find love in a moment of chaos Holly is navigating a crowded Los Angeles International Airport terminal when the earthquake hits. Dazed, she fails to notice the ceiling crumbling above her. But in one swift motion, a stranger tackles her, saving her from certain death as tons of debris crash only feet from where they fall, locked in an embrace. Drawn together in a split second, Holly and Oliver find a bond they...

Guarded secrets and a lifetime of lies haunt what might be Esther Brite's only chance for a future with the rugged Dr. Jacobey Esther Brite overcame her tough, mining-town roots, seizing stardom with her talent for songwritingbut she harbors a dark past. After a car crash claims her husband and baby boy, Esther returns to her hometown, only to fall ill with pneumonia. She is at the mercy of the town's new doctor, the brusque, handsome Daniel Jacobey....

Featuring twins, triplets, and multiple identities, this is a whimsical, romantic tale about the perils of living someone else's life. It starts when Katherine Asher's sister makes a date with two different men. When she asks her triplet to take her place with one of them, Katherine tells herself this is the last time she will agree to a bait and switch. That is, until the take-no-prisoners attorney meets her date. Architect John Wesley is nice, well...