Sylvia McDaniel

Running Away Brought Her What She WantedCrystal Young isn't marrying for love, but it will give her what her heart desires that is until her fianc reveals his true treacherous self. Running from her wedding, she takes their honeymoon cruise alone. While on the cruise, a crazy encounter with the man next door pushes her over the edge. Giving up on men, she returns home determined to have a baby on her own.Attorney Tyler Nelson wonders why his best friend and client billionaire has been acting strange. When he learns of his client's latest business deal, he advises against it. And then when Tyler learns the deal is with the crazy woman from the cruise ship, he's incredulous. The woman is bonkers and not fit to be a mother.Crystal will do whatever it takes to have a baby. Only the revelation of devastating secrets could change Tyler's mind. Secrets that will transform everything including Crystal's dreams. Runaway BrideBillionaire fatherInsta loveFamilyEnemies to loversDreams of motherhood

One Blind Date Too ManyVanessa Lowell hates Valentine's Day. After her husband was killed in Afghanistan, it's the loneliest day of the year. A reminder of everything she's lost. Unaware that her good friends are setting her up for another blind date, she goes to a party only to meet Disco Dave -yet another bad date.Three years after the death of his wife, David Baker is tired of his well-meaning friends setting him up. So he becomes Disco Dave, the worst date ever. When he meets Vanessa, he's attracted, but fearful. Cupid has a target on Dave's back and before he can do the Hustle out the door, he's been struck.Will David and Vanessa put an end to bad dates or do their hearts still belong to their first loves? When you've experienced great love is it possible to love again?A sweet story of second chance love.Return to Cupid SeriesCupid StupidCupid ScoresCupid's DanceCupid Help MeCupid CuresCupid's HeartCupid SantaCupid Second ChanceCupid CharmerCupid Crazy

Childhood enemies married in Vegas?Caitlyn Beckett, had a five year plan. Marry a handsome billionaire, have two point five children and live happily-ever-after in a grand mansion. Only problem, she is four years late in finding her wealthy husband and is beginning to feel desperate.Nathan Greene and Caitlyn have hated each other since Junior high when they ran against each other for the Student Council President and his slogan was the Brains to Get it Done. Since that day she's made her feelings for him quite clear. Now he's desperate to find a wife and with them both attending her sister's Vegas wedding, she's the perfect target. For ninety days, he needs a marriage of convenience.Can the two of them live under the same roof without killing each other?Slightly spicy 30,000 word laugh out loud, romantic comedy. Return to Cupid, Texas and dance naked around the statue to find your true love.

Can Cupid Cure Not Only a Disease, But a Heart as Well?Kyle Lawrence must fulfill a bet by dancing naked around the Cupid statue at midnight. Only he doesn't believe in the superstition of finding true love, and he doesn't have time for forever after. A beautiful investigator from the USDA has arrived to warn of a possible cattle epidemic.Life has not been easy for Dr. Tempest Tangier. A no nonsense veterinarian, who arrives in Cupid to investigate the possibility of a deadly cattle disease. But when she shows up at the Lawrence clinic, only to see a naked man breaking in, she quickly realizes the town holds more secrets than her forbidden past.Can a rigid doctor with a famous past and a veterinarian with a gentle heart rescue each other?A slightly sexy, stand alone story of a woman with a secret identity.

Come Spend Christmas with the BurnettsJoshua Burnett is the next Burnett the family ghost is ready to match. But he's been keeping secrets from the family. Secrets even his ghostly great-great-great-great-grandmother doesn't know. Maybe he's a womanizer for a reason until life delivers him a surprise he never saw coming.Kayla Scott has lost everything she's ever wanted in life. When she interviews for a nanny to the Burnett family, she gets an unexpected job opportunity - taking care of Joshua's baby daughter.Being forced together every day is bringing up emotions she'd long given up ever feeling. And Joshua is dead set against giving up his bachelorhood. He's not even sure he wants the baby. Joshua's ghostly ancestor has her work cut out for her on this one. Can she pull these two through facing their own demons?

Can the Bad Girl be Tamed?Nellie Robinson's sharp tongue and scheming ways have done more harm to the debutantes in Fort Worth, Texas, than even the newspaper's scandal-loving social columnist. But when Prince Randolph Schmidt comes to town, she is determined to become his princess. But not everything is as it seems.Pinkerton agent Daniel McClintock is no Prince Charming, but neither is shyster Randolph Schmidt who cons women into believing he will take them to his kingdom to be his queen. Looks like he's found his next mark-Nellie Robinson. When Schmidt leaves town with her trust fund, Daniel goes after him. When Nellie becomes a one-woman posse determined to get revenge and her money back, she finds herself in danger as she tangles with a man who wants her heart and one who wants her dead.

Good Girls Just Want to be BadRose Tuttle, the preacher's daughter, has been secretly rebelling against her father's tyranny for months. Disguised she takes a job singing in the saloon. When her father announces he's found her a husband, she rebels. That night, at the end of her performance, she removes her disguise. Now with no other choice, she becomes the newest member of the bad girls club. Son of a Railroad tycoon, Hayden Lee has been going to hear a mysterious singer in the saloon for months. Her angelic voice reaches deep inside him and touches his soul. But he isn't prepared when he learns her identity as the preacher's daughter. Unable to resist her, he longs to make her his permanently. But there is no way, his family will accept a saloon singer for his wife. A woman from the bad girls club. Who will win, family or love? Or...Can he have both?Bad Girls of the WestScandalous SadieRavenous RoseTantalizing TessaNellie's Redemption

The Single Father and the TeacherJesse McIntire is determined to protect his young daughter from the fate of his late wife. His father sends for a woman to take over his daughter's academic training as well as her feminine etiquette. Jesse refuses to bow down to his father's wishes. Until he sees the beautiful and elegant teacher exit the train... She just might be what his daughter needs-and what he desires.Dreaming of independence and self-worth that don't require her to be shackled to any man, Pearl Weare denies her attraction to the rugged cowboy. But once she starts falling hard for the Colorado rancher, she must decide between what her heart wants and her convictions.Can she give her heart to the man who teaches her about home and family, while still holding firm to her beliefs?

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Flood waters and broken hearts...two jilted ex-lovers trapped in Bride, TexasLaney Baxter's ironic escape to Bride, Texas couldn't be more fitting - considering she is a runaway bride Unfortunately, her plans to hide out have her jumping from the frying pan into the fire when she discovers she's trapped with the one man who broke her heart years ago - Chase Hamilton Now, she can only hope the rising waters recede just as fast before Chase uncovers the mystery of their past.Chase returns to Bride, Texas to nurse a broken heart and re-evaluate his life. The family home along the river was supposed to offer him peace and quiet, not the last woman he ever expected to see again. When the river rises, trapping them together, Chase questions whether his heart was really broken or just his ego bruised.Laney and Chase are forced to face some startling revelations - including the feelings they still have for each other. Can the two work through their tangled emotions before the river recedes, or will long hidden secrets tear them apart?Bride, Texas books Bride and Prejudice by Bonnie R. PaulsonThe Unlucky Bride by Sylvia McDanielTicket to Bride by Liz IsaacsonBride 'em Cowboy by Twist RobertsOver My Wed Body by Veronica BladeSleigh Bride by Neve CottrellBride for Hire by Debra Clopton

Scrooge Colin McDermott Has One Last Chance To Get Christmas Right Colin McDermott despises Christmas, has no affinity for kids, and is solely focused on becoming a millionaire. But two angels are fighting for his soul in an effort to show him the importance of love and family. This is his last chance to understand the true meaning of Christmas. Brooke Warren is stunned to see her former lover walk through the door of the children's hospital. She's in desperate need to locate a Santa for her Christmas program and Colin wants to present his software to the hospital board. Could they put the past behind them and make a deal?When secrets are revealed, what will Colin choose? A last chance redemption story of a man who has a valid reason for hating Christmas."This book is such a delight. Romance and Christmas Think I'll try a few more of Sylvia McDaniel's books." N. Sims "The book is very well written and it is an adorable read. Especially for the Holidays." Cecelia A. Marlow

How can she forgive the man who arrested her brother? The man who was once her fianc ?Sabrina Callahan left Texas after the man she loved arrested her brother for cattle rustling. Two years later, when she arrives home, there is Patrick, the memory of his kisses still fresh on her lips. But now there's even more trouble on the ranch she loves and only one man who can help her. Patrick...the cowboy who betrayed her brother.The last thing Patrick wanted to do was hurt Sabrina and her father. Now, he's lost more than her love. His family has been killed, Sabrina's loved ones are in danger, and something is not right in Sherwood. Can he claim justice for his family and reclaim Sabrina's heart? Or will old hurts tear them apart before he has the chance to prove his commitment?

Wade Ketchum is searching for his only surviving sibling when he finds a ready-made family. Rachel Cooke is stranded on the Oregon Trail with three orphans and a rebellious sister, until gambler Wade Ketchum rescues them. The hardened cowboy is searching to find his long lost brother, is out of cash and has no time for a praying spinster. When Rachel runs out of options, she makes a deal. Wade must pretend to be her husband and help her reach Oregon. But somewhere along the trail, pretending becomes real. Can she help Wade realize that he still has a heart capable of love?

Meg McKenzie has been responsible for her sisters since she was twelve when her mother died. While she longs to have a normal life like all young women, she must dress in pants and take on a man's job as a bounty hunter in order to provide for her sisters. In this western historical romance, she has her pistols set on one last bounty to pay off the farm so she can begin to live her dream. But one man stands in her way. One man that can't see past her bounty hunter fa ade to see the true woman inside.Sheriff Zach Gillespie has a secret. In the small Texas town of Zenith, there is only one woman who could calf rope his heart. Unfortunately, Meg McKenzie has the opportunity to expose his secret to the world. In the past, she'd already left him vulnerable, naked, and tied up and now she's on the prowl again. He must choose what kind of man he is, a law-abiding sheriff or an on the run outlaw. Will her belief in him lead him down the right path? Will she give him a second chance to show he's the only man for her?

Alexandra Thurston wants revenge. Revenge on the husband who wrongly accused her of infidelity and divorced her, tainting her as a scarlet woman. She vows she will reclaim her good name and never marry again. However, her father wants grandchildren to be heirs to his banking fortune and he's determined to find her a husband. He has no luck, though, until she finds herself caught in a compromising position with the handsome plantation owner, Connor Manning.Connor Manning loves only one thing, his family plantation and he's desperate to save River Bend from the tax man. Desperate enough to agree to marry Alexandra for cold hard cash, never dreaming that this spirited woman would ensnare his heart, leaving him yearning for a marriage more than in name only, even though their marriage is based on a terrible betrayal....

In 1880 Zenith Texas, the McKenzie sisters, Meg, Annabelle, and Ruby find themselves penniless after the death of their father. When the bank threatens foreclosure, the women realize they need a way to support themselves. They have three options: marriage, women's work, or... following in their papa's footsteps.After her failed proposal of marriage, Meg McKenzie turns to her dream of being a seamstress and discovers it's not all it's cracked up to be. Sweet and practical Annabelle McKenzie gives waitressing a whirl, but soon wandering hands shove her out the door. The youngest of the McKenzie sisters, Ruby has her rose-colored glasses tarnished when she discovers cleaning houses can be hazardous to her virtue.Spectacularly fired from their traditional jobs, they have no choice but to follow in their father's footsteps - bounty-hunting.

Annabelle McKenzie stays at home and takes care of the farm and the bookkeeping for their family bounty hunting business while her two sisters take all the risks. Except that she's grown bored and longs for adventure. The chance to show her sisters that she's just as capable of bringing a man to justice and collecting a bounty as they are. When opportunity bumps into her at the bank, she recklessly follows her prey out of town. Only she soon realizes she's chosen the wrong man to hunt. Beau Samuels has a dark secret that goes beyond the price on his head. And now there's a wanted poster with his face plastered in every small Texas sheriff's office. As if things couldn't get worse, now he has a novice in a skirt brandishing a gun and determined to collect his reward. Can he get away from the blonde spitfire with his heart intact?When Annabelle unlocks the secrets to his heart and reveals the true man behind the wanted poster, can she lay aside her scruples and allow herself to love an outlaw?

Eugenia Burnett has gotten what she wants. Her three sons are married and she has three grandchildren, with the fourth on the way. But she hasn't given up her matchmaking ways. Now she's moved on to the people she knows and she's matching widows and widowers together. Until one widower, Wyatt Jones let's her know in front of a crowded restaurant that he's not interested in any of the women she keeps sending him except her. Sworn never to remarry, she doesn't need a husband or want one. She's a free spirit doing what she pleases and no one is going to boss her around. But Wyatt wants Eugenia and she says no.In this western historical romance novella, come back to the old west and spend Christmas with the Burnett family. See Eugenia meet her match in cowboy Wyatt Jones.

She's a Runaway BrideValerie Burrows is running from a wedding, her attorney fianc , and the law. Pampered Valerie takes a bus to nowheresville, where she learns her cash and credit cards have been stolen. Left with only her designer clothes and luggage she takes on a new identity and must learn to be self-reliant. She swears off men, especially attorneys, only to find the one man who refuses a one night stand and wants a relationship.He's Looking For A WifeMatt Jordan, the Colorado Crusher, is the most successful liability lawyer in the state. After the death of his brother-in-law, he realizes he's ready to settle down with a family of his own. His only requirements are intelligent, great-looking, wants more than a hook-up, and doesn't lie. After witnessing the lies his father told his mother, he demands complete honesty. Yet Valerie Brown shows him sometimes in order to find yourself, you must become someone else. Even if that means lying.