Delores Fossen Books in Order

Adi McLaurin attends her estranged brother's funeral and discovers an orphaned niece. While a planned marriage is meant to save her family's ranch, unexpected ties to the child's protective uncle disrupt her carefully arranged future.

Abbie needs a gunslinger's help to save her sister and keep her inheritance, so she tricks Rio McCaine into marriage. Their attraction complicates the bargain, especially as she anticipates what will happen when her husband discovers the deception.

FBI agent Gabe Sanchez must protect a witness who vanished from his life two years earlier. Leigh has lost her memory but knows a child needs saving, leaving them to confront danger alongside the mysteries of their shared past.

Police officer Jessie Barrett escapes kidnapping and turns to the biological father of her unborn child for answers. Their investigation draws her closer to rancher Jake McClendon, but protecting her requires confronting the conspiracy behind her abduction.

Rachel Dillard's baby becomes a pawn in a killer's scheme, forcing her to work with her former partner. Lieutenant Jared Dillard shares her determination to bring their child home, but unresolved attraction complicates an already dangerous rescue.

Rescue officer Rafe McQuade cannot remember saving Anna Caldwell, fathering her baby or asking her to marry him. When his pregnant wife is held hostage, he must confront the danger despite the gaps in their shared history.

Ashley Palmer is hiding from a stalker when her former brother-in-law asks her to help save his toddler son. Their fraught history and growing attraction complicate the request, while confronting a killer requires bringing Ashley out of hiding.

Detective Katelyn O'Malley joins forces with her new boss, Sergeant Joe Rico, to lure a killer into the open. Posing as an engaged couple brings professional danger and romantic complications together as they try to make the trap work.

Agents Tessa Abbot and Riley McDade pose as spouses to capture a doctor linked to deadly crimes. The assignment is complicated by Riley's painful history, their attraction and a surprise pregnancy that puts more than the mission at stake.

Single mother Delaney Nash discovers that the sperm bank she used is under investigation, and her baby's father may be her sworn enemy. Suspicious accidents bring Ryan McCall into the struggle to protect their child and uncover the truth.

Natalie Sinclair learns she was drugged and became pregnant after a mysterious encounter with her sworn enemy. Joining forces with Rick Gravari offers a chance to uncover who manipulated them, but danger and unexpected feelings make trusting him difficult.

Sheriff Lucas Creed answers a desperate call from a former deputy whose actions once devastated him. Protecting pregnant Kylie Monroe brings old wounds back into focus, especially when she reveals that she is carrying a child for him.

After a drug erases her memories and her newborn is kidnapped, Lexie Rayburn turns to a man she meant never to see again. Finding her daughter requires trusting Garrett O'Malley while someone tries to keep the truth hidden.

Officer Jason Lawrence has raised his niece since his brother's death and fears losing her to her biological mother. When someone threatens Lilly Nelson, protecting her complicates his determination to preserve the family he has built.

Kelly Manning discovers her child may have been switched with another baby and seeks answers from Nick Lattimer. His potential claim on both boys makes trust difficult, but threats against the children force the adults to work together.

Federal agent Matt Christensen discovers he has a daughter and needs a murder suspect's contacts to reach her. Entering a criminal's isolated Texas compound means trusting Cassandra Harrison while armed enemies threaten their Christmas Eve rescue mission.

A new killing resembles an unsolved murder from sixteen years earlier, forcing Sheriff Carley Matheson to work with a Texas Ranger she avoids. Their investigation links the crimes while someone determined to bury the past turns them into targets.

Agent Luke Buchanan tracks down the woman raising his stolen son, intending to expose an illegal adoption. Finding Elaina McLemore under threat changes his priorities, as protecting her and the child complicates his pursuit of justice.

Faith Matthews returns to a Texas town where Sheriff Beck Tanner once believed the worst of her. When the killer who murdered her family threatens her and her baby, protection requires confronting old judgments and closely guarded secrets.

Recovering from a gunshot wound, Logan McGrath expects peace at home until a stranger arrives with his baby. An illegal surrogacy has placed Mia Crandall in danger, forcing Logan to protect her while facing unexpected fatherhood and attraction.

Texas Ranger Egan Caldwell investigates a crime involving heiress Caroline Stallings, whose lost memory may conceal vital evidence. Protecting her from a killer requires reaching the secrets she cannot recall while navigating an attraction neither anticipated.

Private investigator Lucky Bacelli tracks a single mother he believes knows her criminal brother's whereabouts. When Marin and her baby are threatened, a pretend engagement offers protection, but growing attachment makes the investigation increasingly personal.

Rancher Dylan Greer considers his adopted baby entirely his own until a police officer claims the child was stolen from her. Collena proposes marriage and shared custody, but exposing the illegal adoption brings danger alongside their unexpected attraction.

Security agent Jordan Taylor has raised a baby left on his doorstep with a plea for help. Fourteen months later, the child's mother arrives seeking protection and a reunion, disrupting the secure life Jordan believed he had created.

A deadly pursuit drives single mother Jenna Laniere into hiding with nowhere safe to turn. Agent Cal Rico offers help, but protecting her family puts his own future at risk as professional duty becomes entangled with growing affection.

Sheriff Jack Whitley raises the son of a woman who disappeared after he helped deliver her baby. When Alana returns pursued by a killer, protecting her means risking both the child he loves and his defenses against attraction.

Heiress Julia Howell disrupts an FBI agent's undercover investigation into a kidnapping ring, then shows him a photograph of a baby. Russ Gentry's immediate connection to the child draws him into protecting Julia as danger and attraction intensify.

Pregnant Willa Marks has lost her memory and distrusts the police, but one officer claims to be her former boyfriend. Sheriff Brandon Ruiz must protect her from an assassin while their attraction complicates the effort to recover her past.

A woman's murder in Comanche Creek puts a local lawman at odds with an ambitious Texas Ranger. Reed Hardin and Livvy Hutton must combine their skills when the killer threatens more victims, challenging their rivalry with an urgent investigation.

Eight months pregnant, surrogate Sabrina Carr escapes armed kidnappers and turns to the father of the child she carries. Texas officer Shaw Tolbert offers protection, but unresolved danger and their growing attraction complicate the priority of keeping the baby safe.

Escaping a deadly hostage crisis, attorney Gabrielle Markham arrives at a cattleman's ranch with a newborn. Houston Sadler can protect the child but also claim him, forcing the adults to navigate danger, responsibility and a difficult history of attraction.

A woman arrives claiming that Texas lawman Bo Duggan's daughter is hers, disrupting his understanding of his family. When gunmen target Mattie Collier, Bo must protect her and the children while confronting the possibility of losing the girl he loves.

Bailey Hodges searches for the baby stolen from her after a hospital standoff and encounters his adoptive father. Jackson Malone wants to keep his son safe, but protecting Bailey complicates the family he believed was his alone.

Texas lawman Dade Ryland needs Kayla Brennan's testimony but suspects her involvement in a relative's death. Their mutual attraction complicates an uneasy alliance, while a killer closer than they realize threatens the investigation and any chance of trust.

Sheriff Grayson Ryland's former girlfriend returns asking him to father her child. Before he can resolve his anger and attraction, an attempt on Eve's life draws them into a murder investigation that makes their personal history harder to ignore.

Deputy Hayes McKinney follows a thief to a ranch where men are unwelcome. Owner Maggie Donnelly and her eccentric aunts complicate his pursuit, while his attraction to Maggie threatens to distract him from his ambitions as a lawman.

Sheriff Jake McCall seeks a woman in witness protection who might save his ailing daughter as a donor. Exposing Maggie Gallagher's location puts her in danger, forcing Jake to protect her while time and a killer threaten his desperate plan.

CIA operative Gage Ryland returns after faking his death to protect his pregnant former wife from a hit man. Their years of hurt complicate renewed attraction, especially when Lynette claims the unborn child could be his.

FBI agent Kade Ryland once posed as Bree Winston's husband while investigating illegal adoptions. When a baby he recognizes as his arrives without her, he must reopen the case and find Bree while confronting their unexpected connection as parents.

Deputy Mason Ryland hires horse trainer Abbie Baker just as another attack strikes his family's ranch. Her connection to an old secret makes him suspicious, but threats against her force him to provide protection while attraction complicates the investigation.

When Lieutenant Nate Ryland's baby daughter is kidnapped, he must work with former adversary Darcy Burkhart, whose son has also disappeared. Their search brings them closer while an unpredictable enemy threatens the children they are desperate to save.

Bar owner Dana McNeil and security specialist Jack Cain become beneficiaries of a stranger's will. When other beneficiaries look exactly like them and begin dying, they must uncover their connection while a serial killer closes in.

Federal marshal Declan O'Malley finds private investigator Eden Gray armed on his Texas ranch. Ordered to kill him to save her sisters, Eden must instead join him in confronting an enemy whose plans reach into the past.

After an attack leaves marshal Clayton Caldwell with amnesia, Lenora Whitaker flees while pregnant with his child. When he tracks her to a Texas ranch, renewed danger forces them together despite his inability to remember their night together.

Investigative journalist Caitlyn Barnes returns to marshal Harlan McKinney with death threats following her. Their former relationship ended badly, but a killer and secrets from the past force them to rebuild trust while he tries to keep her safe.

With two infants missing, Maya Ellison fears her son will be next. Marshal Slade Becker shelters them at his ranch, where his search for the kidnapper becomes entangled with growing feelings for the mother he is protecting.

Deputy Royce McCall finds Sophie Conway in his cabin and learns a killer is pursuing her. Her claim of pregnancy complicates his protection, especially when their hazy memories of New Year's Eve suggest the child could be his.

Marshal Dallas Walker takes former lover Joelle Tate into protective custody on her wedding day. With two days to investigate an old crime threatening his family, they must confront their broken trust while a killer waits to strike.

Marshal Wyatt McCabe tracks CSI director Lyla Pearson to a Texas ranch, where gunmen are also pursuing her. His claim that he may father her unborn child complicates their flight to safety and their growing attraction.

Alena Jensen warns newly pardoned outlaw Carson Slade that someone wants him dead, then becomes a target herself. As his former gang threatens them, attraction draws them together despite her family's objections and his dangerous past.

Texas Ranger Tucker McKinnon discovers two newborns hidden in his pantry by former lover Laine Braddock. Protecting the babies reunites them, but an old murder dividing their families makes renewed trust as difficult as staying alive.

Olivia is troubled by intimate memories that do not belong to her. With enigmatic Lucian Wilde, she discovers they carry the souls of lovers murdered decades earlier, whose lingering passion and desire for revenge threaten their present lives.

Deputy Josh Ryland discovers pregnant hostages at a remote ranch, including FBI agent Jaycee Finney, his former lover. She says he fathered her baby, forcing him to confront their damaged trust while protecting her from an illegal baby ring.

Rosalie McKinnon interrupts FBI agent Austin Duran's undercover work while searching for her kidnapped daughter. He is seeking his own missing nephew, and their shared pursuit forces them to trust each other despite a painful connection to the past.

Sheriff Cooper McKinnon discovers a boy whose rare blood type suggests he could be his missing son. The child's adoptive mother, prosecutor Jessa Wells, joins him in protecting the boy while an unresolved family murder creates further danger.

Deputy Rayanne McKinnon's former lover, ATF agent Blue McCurdy, returns after being presumed dead. Injured and missing crucial memories, he must protect the pregnant deputy while recovering the truth about his disappearance and the threats surrounding them.

Cassidy O'Neal flees kidnappers with a newborn who may be Sawyer Ryland's daughter. Though her earlier deception destroyed his trust, the lawman takes them into protective custody, where renewed desire complicates his efforts to keep them safe.

FBI agent Seth Calder and journalist Shelby Braddock meet while pursuing evidence about a decades-old crime. Discovering a fresh crime scene makes them targets, forcing the longtime adversaries to cooperate as attraction complicates their search for the truth.

Elise Nichols returns to testify in a murder trial that could divide Deputy Colt McKinnon's family. When someone attacks her, the former lovers must put their history aside, although protecting her brings Colt's loyalties and feelings into conflict.

Texas Ranger Weston Cade seeks a serial killer whose biological daughter is his former lover, Addie Crockett. Learning she carries his child makes the investigation personal as he tries to protect her from the father she cannot remember.

A break-in sends Deputy Reed Caldwell to his ex-wife Addison's home, where kidnappers target her baby. Learning the supposedly adopted child is his daughter changes everything, forcing Reed to protect them while confronting the secrets behind their separation.

Sheriff Aiden Braddock finds attorney Kendall O'Neal held hostage at his ranch. Her captors demand he destroy trial evidence, and the discovery that she carries his child raises the stakes as he struggles to protect them both.

An attempt on Sheriff Jericho Crockett's life brings former lover Laurel Tate back with news of their son. An unsolved murder once made them enemies, but protecting the child requires them to confront old pain and renewed attraction.

After discovering his partner's betrayal, Logan McCord shares a night with chef Reese Stephens, who mistakenly believes she is dying. When she returns to retrieve an heirloom watch, their unexpected connection challenges his guarded heart and her unsettled life.

Former air force pilot Kane Bullock returns to Texas to find Eliza Wright claiming they are a couple. Helping rebuild his ranch gives his old girlfriend's younger sister a chance to prove herself, while their pretend romance becomes complicated.

Detective Landon Ryland returns home to investigate a murder and finds former lover Tessa Sinclair holding a newborn. She has lost her memory, and evidence suggests both she and the baby are in danger from the killer.

DEA agent Cord Granger believes his imprisoned father is the Moonlight Strangler. Rancher Karina Southerland, wounded in a similar attack, disagrees. Protecting her forces him to question the evidence while a killer threatens to finish the job.

An inheritance makes rancher Jake Monroe a target for fortune seekers, so he pretends to reunite with former girlfriend Lily Rose Granger. Working as his horse trainer, Lily hopes to prove her skills while resisting their returning attraction.

Bull rider Lucky McCord unexpectedly shares custody of two children with therapist Cassie Weatherall after his business partner dies. Returning to Texas brings Cassie into a makeshift family with a man whose unsettled life makes loving him a risk.

Deputy Jax Crockett believed his ex-wife Paige was murdered, until she returns with a killer pursuing her. Having faked her death to protect him and their son, she now needs his help as danger and old feelings resurface.

Air force captain Riley McCord returns to Texas on medical leave and reconnects with childhood friend Claire Davidson. Their proposed casual fling becomes harder to contain as old feelings challenge her need for stability and his commitment to flying.

Marshal Chase Crockett encounters former informant April Landis during a shoot-out and discovers their daughter has already been born. With criminals targeting mother and baby, he must protect a family he barely knows while their troubled relationship resurfaces.

After losing her business and fiancé, Sophie Granger retreats to her family's Texas ranch and proposes an affair with police chief Clay McKinnon. Their tangled family connections and his troubled past complicate the attraction neither can easily dismiss.

Deputy Levi Crockett follows a warning about a serial killer and finds private investigator Alexa Dearborn protecting a newborn. Her witness protection identity has been exposed, forcing him to shelter them despite the family tragedy that undermined his trust.

Air force officer Heath Moore returns to town nine years after his teenage romance with Anna McCord. Their renewed attraction leads to a secret affair, but Anna's protective brothers and their shared past complicate the possibility of a lasting relationship.

Sheriff Gabriel Beckett helped convict Jodi Canton's father for murdering his parents. When threats return ten years later, Jodi tries to expose the real killer, forcing the former lovers to confront the crime that divided them.

Roman Granger returns to Wrangler's Creek hoping to steer his teenage son away from trouble. Reconnecting with Mila Banchini, who has admired him since childhood, offers another chance at love, but his past makes trusting that future difficult.

Ranch hand Josh Whitlock and his boss Hope Applewood pretend to date to challenge their families' expectations. Their arrangement stirs gossip in Wrangler's Creek, while feelings Josh has kept hidden make maintaining the fiction increasingly difficult.

FBI agent Drury Ryland returns to his family's Texas ranch and finds former lover Caitlyn Denson fleeing a killer with a newborn daughter. Protecting them forces him to revisit their painful history as renewed feelings blur professional boundaries.

DEA agent Theo Canton reunites with Ivy Beckett when a killer threatens her. Their painful history becomes more complicated when Theo discovers the son he never knew, making protection of Ivy a fight for his family.

Marshal Holden Ryland catches his ex Nicky Hart taking fertility clinic files, then learns she is searching for a kidnapped newborn related to them both. Rescuing the child forces them to confront family secrets and old resentments.

Bull rider Wynn Beck inherits half his uncle's ranch, only to discover his ex-wife Carlene owns the rest. She wants to buy him out, but sharing the property revives the attraction their failed marriage never extinguished.

Lawman Lucas Ryland finds former lover Hailey Darrow unconscious in a wrecked car and learns she has his baby. Protecting them at his family's ranch rekindles their attraction while the danger Hailey was fleeing closes in.

Garrett Granger returns to his family's Texas ranch after losing his marriage and business. Finding former girlfriend Nicky Marlow and her young daughter there offers unexpected hope, but both must confront grief and their painful shared history.

Cowboy Carson Rowley tells ranch office manager Evie Martin that her unreliable boyfriend has married someone else. Her unexpected kiss reveals their mutual attraction, but pursuing it means deciding whether they can risk more than a casual encounter.

Deputy Court McCall suspects Rayna Travers when his father is shot. Her mysterious history and his attraction complicate the investigation, especially as he begins to believe she is being used in a dangerous plot against them.

Cowboy Nick Haskins protects his heart with strict rules, including keeping away from his former sweetheart's twin. When Lindsay Gavin arrives at his ranch, their mutual desire challenges those boundaries and the expectations attached to their past.

Childhood friends Ryder Crowley and Allie Devlin spend an unexpected night together. Allie welcomes a chance to abandon her good-girl reputation, but Ryder's preference for casual relationships becomes a problem when their friendship turns into something more.

Pregnant Rachel McCall returns home still angry over Ranger Griff Morris's hidden past. Attempts on her life force her to accept his protection, but Griff must regain her trust while identifying the threat to their growing family.

After a home invasion, Lauren Beckett learns her son may have been switched at birth. She seeks help from former lover Cameron Doran, who is raising her possible child, while someone tries to silence their investigation.

Sheriff Egan McCall rescues Jordan Gentry despite blaming her for his fiancée's death. A killer targeting recipients of the woman's donated organs forces them together, where lingering anger and renewed attraction complicate Egan's determination to protect her.

Dylan Granger discovers he has become a father after a night with his ex-wife's cousin. When former wife Jordan returns to help raise the baby, their unusual family arrangement revives desire alongside painful emotional wounds.

A Christmas wedding and a family secret bring cattleman Callen Laramie back to Coldwater, Texas. Reuniting with childhood crush Shelby McCall sparks a holiday romance, but the truth behind his return could threaten their growing connection.

Texas Ranger Jameson Beckett finds former lover Kelly Stockwell alive but suffering amnesia, with instructions to kill him. Learning they have a daughter makes protecting Kelly urgent as dangerous secrets emerge from the past she cannot remember.

Television star Eve Cooper returns to Texas pregnant and seeking refuge with the cowboy she left eighteen years earlier. Lawson Granger still wants her, but hidden trouble from Eve's past threatens the safe future she hopes to build.

Rancher Lucian Granger claims he's settling down with assistant Karlee O'Malley to help save his threatened land. Their fake engagement sparks real feelings, forcing the guarded cowboy to reconsider what he wants beyond his business and ranch.

Air Force captain Gabe Brenner returns from deployment to deliver a Christmas message to Kelly Coburn, his best friend's sister. Seeing her recalls their secret night together, then reveals a much bigger surprise: Kelly has his daughter.

Jana Parker returns to Coldwater with her daughter and asks former husband Sheriff Kace Laramie for help stopping their parents' marriage. Working together during Christmas renews their attraction, but their failed marriage makes trusting each other difficult.

Deputy Owen Slater discovers an intruder at home and fears his infant daughter is missing. Ranch manager Laney Martin has protected her, but uncovering the threat requires both to share buried secrets tied to Owen's family.