Janice Maynard

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Janice Maynard knew she loved books and writing by the time she was eight years old. But it took multiple rejections and many years of trying before she sold her first three novels. After teaching kindergarten and second grade for a number of years, Janice took a leap of faith and quit her day job. Since then she has written and sold over forty-five books and novellas. Her publishers include Harlequin, Kensington, Penguin, and Berkley.

Janice lives in east Tennessee with her husband, Charles. They love hiking, traveling, and spending time with family.

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An Heir of His Own: A steamy Western romance (Texas Cattleman's Club: Fathers and Sons Book 1) Oct 26, 2021

by Janice Maynard

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Can these ex-lovers live together to care for a baby in need? Find out in this Texas Cattleman''s Club: Fathers and Sons novel from USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard!

Did he really just agree to live with his ex

for the sake of a baby in need?

After he raised his stepsister, being a father feels been there, done that for Texan Drake Rhodes. But when his ex-lover, Cammie Wentworth, needs his help to care for an abandoned baby, Drake steps up. It’s ironic that Cammie’s desire for children was why they broke up. And two years apart hasn’t cooled anything between them. Cammie will be back in his bed. But when it’s over, will he walk away again…or go after a legacy of his own, with her?

From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.

Love triumphs in this uplifting romance, part of the Texas Cattleman''s Club: Fathers and Sons series:

Book 1: An Heir of His Own by Janice Maynard
Book 2: How to Handle a Heartbreaker by Joss Wood
Book 3: Married by Contract by Yvonne Lindsay
Book 4: From Feuding to Falling by Jules Bennett

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Harlequin Desire May 2022 - Box Set 1 of 2 Apr 26, 2022

by Janice Maynard, Katie Frey, Katherine Garbera

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Be transported to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles in one collection!

This box set includes:

Staking a Claim
Texas Cattleman’s Club: Ranchers and Rivals
By USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard

With dreams of running the family ranch, Layla Grandin has no time for matchmaking. Then, set up with a reluctant date, Layla realizes he sent his twin instead! Their attraction is undeniable but, when the ranch is threatened, can she afford distractions?

Montana Legacy
By Katie Frey

After the loss of his brother, rancher Nick Hartmann is suddenly the guardian of his niece. Enter Rose Kelly — the new tutor. Sparks fly, but with his ranch at stake and the secrets she’s keeping, there’s at a lot at risk for both…

Secrets of a Wedding Crasher
Destination Wedding
By USA TODAY bestselling author Katherine Garbera

Hoping for career advancement, lobbyist Melody Conner crashes a high-profile wedding to meet with Senator Darien Bisset. What she didn’t expect was to spend the night with him. There’s a chemistry neither can deny, but being together could upend all their professional goals…

For more stories filled with scandal and powerful heroes, look for Harlequin® Desire’s April 2022 Box set 2 of 2.

Staking a Claim: A Western, twin switch romance (Texas Cattleman's Club: Ranchers and Rivals Book 1) Apr 26, 2022

by Janice Maynard

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Falling for the wrong twin never felt so right in the first installment of Texas Cattleman’s Club: Ranchers and Rivals by USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard.

It’s a Lone Star matchmaking twin swap!

As a favor to his identical twin, Joshua Banks agrees to pose as his brother. The switch is supposed to last for just one “date” with Layla Grandin, their childhood friend. But dinner soon leads to much, much more. Trust is everything to Layla—she’s been burned before and secrets are destroying her ranching family. If Joshua stands any chance of staking a claim on relationship-wary Layla, the Texan has to confess so much more than his true identity. And risk losing more than he ever imagined…

From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.

Love triumphs in this uplifting romance, part of the Texas Cattleman's Club: Ranchers and Rivals series:

Book 1: Staking a Claim by Janice Maynard
Book 2: Boyfriend Lessons by Sophia Singh Sasson
Book 3: On Opposite Sides by Cat Schield
Book 4: Rivalry at Play by Nadine Gonzalez

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Triplets for the Texan (Texas Cattleman's Club: Blackmail Book 2516) May 1, 2017

by Janice Maynard

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When the man who got away delivers shocking baby news Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard!

Simone Parker will soon be a single mom, thanks to a sperm donor. But when the doctor tells her not one but three babies are on the way, Simone is floored. Especially since the good doctor is none other than the first love who broke her heart, Troy "Hutch" Hutchinson.

Touched by tragedy on an overseas humanitarian mission, Hutch has returned a changed man. What hasn't changed is the fiery chemistry he shares with Simone. But will Simone's secret reason for conceiving destroy their second chance?

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Million Dollar Baby (Texas Cattleman's Club: Bachelor Auction Book 3) Nov 1, 2018

by Janice Maynard

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USA TODAY bestselling author

After one night with an anonymous cowboy…

…there’s a little secret on the way!

Going home with a stranger isn’t sheltered heiress Brooke Goodman’s MO. Neither is falling back into bed with the same sinfully sexy man…or asking him to marry her so she can inherit millions. But now she’s pregnant, and Austin wants to wed for real! Should she trust a man who can promise her his name but not forever?

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Too Texan to Tame (Texas Cattleman's Club: Inheritance Book 5) Apr 1, 2020

by Janice Maynard

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She makes him want
to break the rules…He’s back in town…
and back in her bed?Rancher Vaughn Blackwood is only back home in Royal, Texas, for his sister’s wedding. Then he runs into Brielle Gunderson—and learns he’s the father of her baby. A fake engagement would secure his newfound daughter’s claim to the Blackwood legacy. But Brie has doubts about the plan even as their passion reignites. Can Vaughn change…or will Brie become the girl who got away—twice?

USA TODAY Bestselling Author

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A Very Tempting Texan (Texas Cattleman's Club: The Missing Mogul Book 1) Jun 1, 2013

by Janice Maynard

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The Texas Cattleman’s Club is back with a new series from Harlequin Desire! And things are heating up in Royal, Texas, in this prequel novella by USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard

Rory Fentress was the town bad boy who made good. Now a successful businessman and an honorary member of the elite Texas Cattleman’s Club, he needs a permanent home in Royal, Texas, to run for state senateand he’s got his eye on the ranch run by his former lover.

Shannon Morrison ended her steamy affair with Rory, afraid he’s only using her to get the ranch. But she’ll never give up her family’s hard-won legacyeven if Rory is more tempting than ever.

Rory knows what he wants, and he wants Shannon. He’s determined to change her mind about their futureand the best place to do that is between the sheets.

Return to Royal, Texas, with the Texas Cattleman’s Club: The Missing Mogul series from Harlequin Desire, starting with Rumor Has It by Maureen Child.

Stranded with the Rancher (Texas Cattleman's Club: After the Storm, Book 1) Oct 1, 2014

by Janice Maynard

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Enemies forced together just might become lovers in USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard's Texas Cattleman's Club: After the Storm tale.

For billionaire horse breeder Drew Farrell, the day starts with the usual argument with ornery neighbor Beth Andrews. But within minutes he and the irritating beauty are huddled together in a storm cellar praying for their lives. They call a truce…and seal it with an unexpected kiss.

They emerge to a scene of utter devastation. Their passion to rebuild is only rivaled by the very personal passion they've just discovered…until Beth's past catches up with her and a very different type of storm erupts…

Be sure to read other scandalous stories from the Texas Cattleman's Club: After the Storm series, only from Harlequin® Desire!

SHELTERED BY THE MILLIONAIRE by USA TODAY bestseller Catherine Mann

PREGNANT BY THE TEXAN by USA TODAY bestseller Sara Orwig

BECAUSE OF THE BABY… by Cat Schield

HIS LOST AND FOUND FAMILY by Sarah M. Anderson

MORE THAN A CONVENIENT BRIDE by USA TODAY bestseller Michelle Celmer

FOR HIS BROTHER'S WIFE by USA TODAY bestseller Kathie DeNosky

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Return of the Rancher: A stuck together Western romance Dec 28, 2021

by Janice Maynard

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Will the fiery connection between a wealthy rancher and his ex-wife go up in flames again? Find out in this reunion romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard.

He let her go once.

Will his secrets tear them apart again?

Five years ago, ranching entrepreneur Farris Quinn let India Lamont walk away from their marriage. Now he needs her help caring for his ailing mother. India agrees to come to Wyoming—but only for his mother’s sake. For Farris, living under the same roof as India in the home they once shared is tempting torture, and it’s only a matter of time before she’s back in his bed. But he’s guarded his secrets for so long…will he break both their hearts a second time?

From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.

Love triumphs in this uplifting romance.

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Texas Tough: A Western, opposites attract romance (Texas Cattleman's Club: Heir Apparent Book 5) Jun 29, 2021

by Janice Maynard

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When a city girl meets a Lone Star lover, can she resist temptation? Find out in this Texas Cattleman’s Club: Heir Apparent novel by USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard.

He's the kind of cowboy even big-city women dream about…

The only reason artsy Abby Carmichael is way out in Royal, Texas, is to shoot a documentary film. But to get it right, she needs a cowboy. And fifth-generation Texas Cattleman’s Club member Carter Crane is it. His slow drawl, blue eyes and swagger say he’s the real deal… Their sparks ignite like wildfire. But when her work reveals big-money secrets that could bring down Royal, Abby must choose between the film that could make her career or riding into the sunset with Carter…

From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite.

Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Texas Cattleman's Club: Heir Apparent series:

Book 1: Back in the Texan's Bed by Naima Simone
Book 2: At the Rancher's Pleasure by Joss Wood
Book 3: Blue Collar Billionaire by Karen Booth
Book 4: The Trouble with Bad Boys by Katherine Garbera
Book 5: Texas Tough by Janice Maynard
Book 6: Trapped with the Texan by Joanne Rock
Book 7: How to Catch a Bad Boy by Cat Schield
Book 8: Bidding on a Texan by Barbara Dunlop

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Impossible to Resist (The Men of Wolff Mountain Book 3) Jun 1, 2012

by Janice Maynard

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Imposing and brooding, Dr. Jacob Wolff has built a wall around his heart as impregnable as the mountain on which he lives. Until, with one simple request, Hollywood beauty Ariel Dane knocks it down.

Ariel needs Jacob to pose as her lover. But weeks on location with the young, sassy extrovert torture the reclusive doctorand her seductive body teases him, making him burn white-hot and hungry. Ariel hired him to protect her, not bed her. And now Jacob finds himself in an untenable situationlusting for the one woman he can never have.

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Reinventando el pasado (Deseo) (Spanish Edition) Sep 17, 2015

by Janice Maynard, ROSA MAULEÓN MONTES

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Una oportunidad para amar

Dylan Kavanagh sabía que Mia Larin, madre soltera, le necesitaba. Mia le había ayudado mucho en la adolescencia, por lo que estaba decidido a hacer lo que estuviera en sus manos por ella y su bebé.

No le costó ningún esfuerzo ofrecerle casa y trabajo, pero mantener la relación a un nivel estrictamente profesional era mucho más difícil.

Dylan tenía la vida resuelta y era muy atractivo, pero ¿lo que sentía Mia por él se debía solo a la gratitud? ¿O seguiría necesitándolo y deseándolo cuando cambiara su situación?

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