New Releases by Gina Coon

Forty, unmarried, and childless, high-powered attorney Jen Kramer needs a break from the rat race. While visiting a friend in Montana, she volunteers to teach a high school drama class and the experience unearths long-buried joy and unrealized talent. Periodic run-ins with the handsome, single dad of one of her students, as well as his adorable children, further knock her off balance. As she gets to know Dan and his family, she falls in love with each of them and finds healing from her turbulent past. Might they be the balm to an otherwise disappointing future, as well?Dan Edwards is instantly wary of the beautiful drama teacher his daughter idolizes. She reminds him way too much of his ex-wife. He has no intention of making the same mistake twice. But Jen Kramer is much more than she appears. She soon earns his respect and wins the affections of his children, though he''s convinced she couldn''t possibly remain content for long in a small town like Silver Springs. When she goes, will any of them recover from the broken hearts she''s sure to leave behind?

Jilted two weeks before her wedding and left homeless in the process, Karen Aimes has escaped to Montana to lick her wounds and regroup. She''s expecting rest, fellowship with a good friend, and time with her precocious six-year-old son, Marc. What she encounters is a scruffy rancher who danger seems to follow and an attraction she''s having a hard time ignoring. She keeps reminding herself that she neither needs nor wants a man, but it''s tough to ignore her son''s desperate yearning for a father. Can she set aside the baggage from her past and grant her little boy''s greatest Christmas wish?Frank Wilson isn''t looking for a relationship. He hasn''t felt the jolt in years. However, when his friend''s pretty houseguest and her energetic son drop into his life, he''s knocked for a loop. He soon finds himself unable to stay away. But there''s an arsonist on the loose and the madman seems to be targeting Frank. Does he dare entertain a serious relationship at a time like this?

When a shocking accident takes the life of her best friend, Elizabeth Nelson flies to the rescue of the orphaned children, carrying a letter that grants her custody. Her friend''s brother-in-law, gruff rancher Jack Summers, is already there, organizing the funeral and planning to take the children back to Montana. With separate legal claims and a concerned social worker looking on, the two strangers desperately search for a way to keep the children together. Their solution: Marriage. Elizabeth is willing to set aside her dull, empty life, in the hopes of having a family. Jack will do whatever it takes to ensure his ranch eventually passes to his brother''s children. Will they find love in the bargain?As she settles into her new life, little oddities plague Elizabeth. She begins to question whether the plane crash that claimed her friend''s life was really an accident. Jack and Elizabeth discover a mutual attraction, but will they recognize the love that''s grown between them before another tragedy strikes?

For the past eighteen months, Jordan Gray has raised her deceased sister''s children alone. She loves and wants what''s best for them. Unfortunately, her teenaged nephew doesn''t care. Caleb is constantly in trouble, and each new infraction is worse than the last. With nowhere else to turn, she begins to search for the boy''s unknown father, convinced that finding him will be the hard part. She couldn''t be more wrong. Her intense reaction to the man is as exhilarating as it is bewildering. Surely, this former bad boy couldn''t be the one God has chosen for her? When FBI Agent Carl Spencer learns that someone is using cyberspace to look for him, he does what he''s trained to do - hunt the hunter. When the enemy turns out to be a pretty young woman, he''s surprised. But that''s nothing compared to the jolt that rocks his world when she delivers her news - he''s a father. While Spence builds a relationship with his troubled son, he battles a strong pull toward the boy''s virtuous aunt. Too bad she''s not his type. Struggling with a mutual attraction seems challenging enough, until a new danger threatens to destroy them.

Newly widowed Emma Smith grieves for her lost husband. But, after President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act offering free land, she reluctantly agrees to her restless father''s plan to move west. Along with her sister and young son, the small family joins a wagon train setting out on the Oregon Trail. The journey is fraught with adversity and heartache, eventually changing the travelers'' destination as well as their lives. When the group begins to homestead, Emma finds herself alone with four children in the raw, untamed west. She learns to draw on an inner strength she didn''t know she possessed and renews her faith along the way. But will Emma be able to come to terms with the death of her husband and embrace a new love in this rough land? Gruff rancher Seth Summers doesn''t feel Montana in the 1860s is a safe place for women and children. He''s experienced enough personal tragedy to confirm the fact. But a pretty new neighbor, who works harder than most men, gradually gets under his skin. Without even knowing it, he begins to long for a feminine presence on his ranch and in his life. Can he win the heart of the attractive widow? You''re invited to come along on a pioneer adventure filled with danger and excitement, heartache and romance! Building Fences, Mending Hearts is sure to touch your emotions, leaving you alternately weeping and smiling.