Instant Mom--just add a fiancé and seven kids!

Lately, it seems widowed rancher Jon Rider just can’t climb out of the cow muck.  Since his wife’s death, raising his seven kids has become impossible to manage--especially with a ranch to run and a household that sends housekeepers fleeing in panic.  But then someone notifies social services.…

It takes a cow emergency to deliver an answer to his prayers: the disarmingly attractive veterinarian Kaycee Calloway.  It’s Jon’s kids who introduce Kaycee to the social worker as their new mom.  And suddenly Jon and Kaycee find themselves faking an engagement.

But can a good thing come out of a small deception?

It's never easy to find yourself alone, abandoned--and pregnant.  But what if the father of your child turned out to be...a man you never met? 

When Josie Whitford arrives at the Double C Ranch, hoping to make Chase Clayton do the right thing by the baby they created together, she's in for quite a shock.  Although Chase Clayton is everything she could want in a lover, handsome, strong and kind...he's also a complete stranger.

Now what?  She needs to find the mystery lover who never told her his real name.  But can she expect any help from the man she wrongly accused?

A second chance in Texas

For Beth Lindstrom, the rundown café she inherited in the small town of Lone Wolf was simply a means to an end.  Selling it and moving on was the young widow’s only hope of a fresh start for her and her five-year-old daughter--though she doubted there was any place on earth they’d feel really safe ever again.

However, she hadn’t counted on Joel McAllen getting under her skin.  The handsome ex-cop seemed to sense that her past held a terrible secret that kept her on the run.  But it wasn’t until her husband’s killer followed her to Texas that she realized she’d need to trust Joel with her life...and her heart.

The Man From Texas by Linda Style, Harlequin Superromance, ISBN 0373714438

Jack Parker was just a kid when they locked his father away for murder.  Raised by adoptive parents, he's been searching for a sense of identity ever since--and a truth he can live with.  And if that means ending his budding relationship with Taylor Dundee by implicating Taylor's mother as the real killer, so be it.

When Jack's investigation uncovers a shocking secret about her family, Taylor never wants to see the handsome man from Texas again.  But unfortunately, she needs him to help her get to the bottom of her dead mother's lies...and right so many old wrongs to so many people.  Starting with Jack.  And then she'll have to find a way to tell him she's carrying his child...

After answering a call for back-up from the local police, Texas Ranger Jeremiah "Tuck" Tucker discovers an abandoned baby at the crime scene.  Little Brady has been neglected--and it turns out he has no living family.  Tuck is determined to give the two-year-old boy a home, and starts the process of adoption.

He's furious when he learns Grace Whitten, a lawyer and family friend, is representing a couple who also want Brady.  She and Tuck have never gotten along, and now she's questioning his abilities as a parent.  But once he finds out Grace's true intentions for the child, he begins to see beyond the lawyer, to the woman. And to the potential wife and mother....

Life was supposed to be less complicated here...

But it’s not working out that way for Regan Flynn.  Her new job at the high school came with a difficult boss and an even more difficult twelve-year-old student.  And then there’s the girl’s charming cowboy father, the local horse trainer with a penchant for rescuing damaged creatures.

Will Bishop is doing his best to raise Kylie on his own.  But protecting her from the truth just got a lot more difficult with the arrival of the beautiful new teacher.  Any future Will and Regan might have together would be burdened by the secret he can’t afford to reveal...to anyone.

September 18, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Several Baton Rouge Romance Authors, including Elaine Grant, author of September Superromance Make-Believe Mom, will be at the library to mingle with readers and fans and sign books. Watson Branch Library, 34917 Highway 16, Watson, LA 70786-0149.

September 28, 6:00 p.m., Linda Style will be signing The Man From Texas, her September 2007 release. Also available online and wherever books are sold. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 1758 South Val Vista Drive, Mesa, AZ.

September 28 & 29, Elaine Grant, author of September Superromance Make-Believe Mom, will sign books at the conference at the Saturday night booksigning event. Moonlight and Magnolias, Georgia Romance Writers, Hilton Atlanta Northeast, Atlanta, GA.

September 29: Melinda Curtis will be hosting a table and signing at the Fall in Love Again Readers Luncheon September 29th, 2007 at the Sacramento, CA, Holiday Inn North.

October 5-7, All day Saturday, Roxanne Rustand  will be speaking on a panel at the 2007 Kiss of Death Retreat, sponsored by the Mystery Suspense Chapter of RWA. Embassy Suites Downtown Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska.

October 6, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., Elaine Grant, author of September Harlequin Superromance Make-Believe Mom, will sign her books. WaldenBooks, Cortana Mall, Florida Blvd at Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA.

October 13, Noon - 2:00 p.m., Mix and mingle with your favorite romance authors for lunch. Elaine Grant and nineteen other noted romance authors will be on hand to share their experiences. Each attendee will be seated with at least one author and all authors will be easily accessible during the pre-luncheon "meet and greet" and post-luncheon book signing. There will be raffles and door prizes and everyone comes away with something! HeartLA Reader's Luncheon, Drucilla Restaurant, Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA.

Tired of drinking from sweaty glasses? Win a set of wood coasters by celebrating the end of summer with Melinda Curtis.

Roz Denny Fox has a book drawing & mystery gift for release dates in November and December.

Drop by and enter Elaine Grant's latest contest and win a cute replica of Kaycee Calloway's cowgirl hat with a lovely silver necklace inside. The first 10 entries will also win a small token of appreciation. Ends October 31.

Lynnette Kent is extending the deadline for her Fabulous Films Contest. To enter, go to Lynnette's web site

Stop by Kathleen O'Brien's website and enter her new contest, "Baby Love". For a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Borders, a copy of any title from Kathleen's backlist, and an adorable mommy/baby stuffed bunny named Apricot, just answer this question from Kathleen's September Superromance, Texas Baby. What is the name of Josie Whitford's baby's biological father? Ends October 31.

Visit Roxanne Rustand's website for monthly drawings for autographed books and other gifts, and be automatically entered in a year-end drawing for a gold and ruby necklace!  Ends December 2007.

Every three months Kathryn Shay will give away three copies of her backlist (when available) or her upcoming release every three months. Visit her contest page for more details.

Linda Style Contest: To celebrate the release of The Man From Texas, on September 15, Linda Style is giving away an autographed set of her Cold Cases: L.A. trilogy. Check it out!

To celebrate the release of the last McCain brother's books, Adopted Son, Linda Warren will be running a two month contest with some great prizes. Check it out! The winners will be drawn from the correct answers to a question on her Web site.  Ends October 31.