Most Popular Books by BARBARA McMahon

Katie Donovan kicks over the traces of her loveless marriage and heads for Key West to start a new life in the sun and fun of the beach. To her shock, her husband follows and demands she return home to Boston. Digging in Katie refuses, and so starts an unusual courtship by a man who was too busy before, but now determined not to lose his wife

As a special envoy of the kingdom of Marique, Clarissa is to visit America. Her task is to bring back Jake, the only possible heir to the throne after the crown prince and his son passed away. Clarissa manages to get him to agree to go with her after much persuasion. She spends time with Jake as he unveils a novel new idea and finds herself drawn to this wild and uninhibited man!

8 Dynamic Heroes; 8 Amazing Women; 8 ways to discover love in San Francisco. From a bachelor who concocts a fabricated engagement to a man who is suddenly father to two-year-old twins, to a pretense that’s almost too absurd to maintain–all which take place in the gorgeous City by the Bay. Discover how the unexpected can turn into lasting love. Download your copies today!

When Gillian Parker inherits a house in Rocky Point Maine from a woman she never met, she can''t believe it. The charming New England town has all anyone could want with a seaside setting and friendly neighbors—except for the one next door. Joe Kincaid doesn’t trust his new neighbor. He’s too wary to trust anyone from glittering Las Vegas when she says she’s here to stay in bucolic Rocky Point—especially when another claimant arrives to take possession of the house. He refuses to let down his guard no matter how interested he''s becoming in Gillian. Trust like love takes time to build. Can these two become more than neighbors? Or will the past be too much to overcome?

Temporary Father by Barbara McMahon released on Mar 25, 2001 is available now for purchase.

Tanner: I hold the loan on her business. In exchange for not foreclosing, she helps me find the perfect society wife. Someone who will marry for status and wealth and children. Love not required. Sunny: This is the stupidest thing I ever heard of, marrying to get in with the right family. So what that he came from poverty—he’s now one of the richest men in San Francisco. He doesn’t need help finding a wife. Sean: It’s my fault my cousin Sunny’s helping Tanner—I talked her into it. Big mistake. Now Tanner’s more uptight than I’ve ever seen him. What’s up with these two? If you love lighthearted romances, you’ll love Finding A Wife for Tanner.

Pregnant and abandoned, Emily Collins plans to leave her life behind and start over–until her Greek billionaire boss, Nikos Drakos, offers her a marriage of convenience to solve both their problems. As they live under the same roof, Emily’s feelings for Nikos deepen, and she starts to believe he might feel the same. But a visit to Greece uncovers unexpected complications, leaving her questioning their future. Can their convenient arrangement turn into the love of a lifetime?

Tough homicide detective Jake Morgan was a bah, humbug kind of guy. Getting injured in the line of duty wasn’t the worst thing that could have happened to him–no, it was being assigned as the police department’s Christmas Cop while he recovers. He wasn’t one to bring any feel-good feelings with kids. He had no idea what kids wanted for Christmas. And he sure to goodness didn’t want to be paired with a pink-hair, do-gooder who looked more like a kid herself than a software engineer. When Shea O’Reilly is paired up with the man most likely to win the exact-opposite-of-Christmas-spirit award, she’s thrown. It’s her favorite holiday. And her best day would be to make a bunch of kids happy. How can she manage that with the disgruntled Mr. Scrooge she’ll be working with? Christmas for children? Or a holiday miracle of love? Buy your copy of The Christmas Cop today and may your very own Christmas be merry and bright!

Barrel Racer Susannah Davis loves the rodeo. She and her horse have done well in barrel racing this year and she has hopes to make it to the finals in Las Vegas. Yet it all may come to an end when she discovers drugs hidden in her truck. Is someone setting her up? Or merely using her truck as a means of transportation? All Around Cowboy Toby Palmer and his partner were high on the charts of this year’s rodeo events–until his partner is arrested accused of smuggling drugs. Toby knows that’s impossible and sets out to find who''is responsible to get his partner out of jail. Investigation The one person on the rodeo circuit Susannah can trust is Toby Palmer. Together they contact Jesse Knight of Knight Agency Investigations to help them discover who''s using the rodeo as a part of a drug smuggling ring. What better cover than that of falling in love to fool others in thinking their time investigating is really personal. Can this charade become real?

Jordan Brodie: handsome, fun-loving, recently deceased. His former fianc?e, Laura Parkerson, is tasked with trying to sell off his paintings in her gallery, but Jordan''s twin brother has other ideas, and as the executor of Jordan’s will, he has a bit of say. Laura''s pulled between his demands and those of his mother. She''s too wrapped up in this family’s arguments?does mother know best, or will her late fianc?’s doppelganger swing matters his way?

Christmas alone Caitlin chooses to spend her Christmas break from teaching this year clearing out the family home in southern Virginia recently left to her instead of enjoying the fun at her friend''s wild family celebration. Soon she begins to question if this is the wisest move. Being alone makes it especially hard with the decisions she needs to make. A determined man Zach doesn''t find the homecoming he expects when he pulls out all the stops to get home for Christmas. Chasing after Caitlin is not how he planned to spend his holiday. Things have a way of going off track, unless a determined man can find a way to change the past. A Christmas locket It would take a miracle to bridge the gap between them. Will the locket prove to be the key? Or will the new year find them going their separate ways once again—this time forever?

Patrick O''Shaunnessy, private investigator, is the only man who can unravel Shelby''s past. But he''s too busy caring for his daughter, Mollie, so Shelby comes up with the crazy solution of a temporary marriage - she will take care of Mollie while Patrick works for her!

Home for Christmas After a year''s deployment, soldier Josh Marquette is back in the US. His first assignment state side-best man in a Christmas wedding. More importantly, he''s going to get his dog who was fostered while he was gone. Goodbyes come too soon Cassie Smith fostered a serviceman''s dog for a year while he was overseas. She should have thought that through. Now he''s back for his dog-only she hadn''t expected to fall in love with the big German Shepard, nor her owner. Holiday hope When Josh agrees to stay beyond the wedding and spend Christmas with Cassie, she begins to hope their friendship will blossom into something more. After all, Christmas is the time of hope-and love.

This bundle contains : A Scandalous Situation 1,The Sarantos Secret Baby , and HIS CONVENIENT FIANCEE. Iantha, daughter of a nobleman, finds herself trapped alone in a castle full of men because of a blizzard. Lord Duncan, the master of the castle, asks for her hand in marriage to protect her reputation from the scandal—but Iantha had been attacked by a gang of men six years ago, when she was only eighteen! Though her heart is still wounded, Iantha is encouraged by his kindness, and accepts his proposal... This is a tremendously popular, dramatic historical romance!

Stacey is a nanny, and her new boss is handsome workaholic and company president Luis. As a single father, he’s hired her to look after his twin sons during their three-week trip to Spain, totally expecting her to be unable to handle the two six-year-old rascals because she’s so young. When it turns out she’s actually very good at her job, Luis finds himself becoming attracted to the bright and open-hearted Stacey despite his tormented past.

When Josh meets Eliza, he’s riding a grudge. She’s the nefarious bank executive foreclosing on his sick neighbor’s property and he’s there to set the matter straight. Cold-hearted bankers can’t just take away a man’s livelihood because he missed a payment or two. Eliza is stunned when Josh confronts her. She tries to explain the situation from her end, but he’s having none of it. Finally she placates him—she’ll review everything and see if the bank can extend the loan period. Not good enough. Josh wants her to meet with the rancher and see the ranch. Yet it’s not only the man’s ranch he takes her to, but his own. Over the next few weeks the discussion doesn’t only center on the foreclosure, but on how to make things work—maybe even between them. Until the fateful day Josh slams back into her office accusing her of foreclosing after promising to extend the loan. Eliza did no such thing, but convincing Josh of that is almost impossible. If he can’t believe her, then all the closeness she thought they had growing between them was nothing but will o’the wisp. How can it ever be made right?

Cath Morgan knows she''s made the right decision to spend Christmas alone. For six years she has dreamed of more from her marriage. Only Jake isn''t about to let his wife go so easily. He has to show how much he loves Cath - to tell her the secrets that have kept him away.