Finding Love Through Grit and Grace…Samantha “Sammie” Abel, formerly of the Buckin’ Babes reality TV show, always wanted to be known for more than her beauty. The new Grit and Grace Rodeo Roughstock Company, founded with her friends, is her opportunity to prove she can compete in a male-dominated world. She just needs to secure their first rodeo contract. Nothing stops her—not an oops pregnancy, sexist demands or the unexpected arrival of her baby daddy intent on winning the same bid.Professional bull riderAlec Neisson knows he can’t compete forever. The youngest in his wealthy ranching family, he’s always been determined to step up and prove he can run the family’s lucrative bucking bull program. As a favor to his grandfather, he heads to Last Stand, Texas to prove he has what it takes, never dreaming his family business opportunity will pit him against the woman he’s tried but failed to forget.Only one can win, but when Alec discovers Sammie’s news, more than his career is at stake, but he needs to woo Sammie and gain her trust.

Attending the charity masquerade ball was my chance to let loose for one night. And as soon as I see him, I let the handsome stranger show me the hottest night of my life.Except then I learn he isn’t a stranger. He’s my new boss.TessaI’m Windward born and bred. I love my family, my town, and my dream job managing my hotel. But now we’ve been bought by Langston Hotels. Cue stress and panic.I’ll do anything to make sure they don’t ruin the charm and turn my hotel into a slick, modern, soulless shell.What I wasn’t counting on was jet-setting hotelier Ambrose Langston. Handsome, bossy, with a wide workaholic streak.It doesn’t take me long to realize he’s also the man I let do very wicked things to me.RoTransforming the Windward Resort is next on my plan. I’m on a mission to make Langston Hotels thrive and rub my father’s face in it.What I never expected was the locals of Windward being less than happy with my acquisition. And I definitely wasn’t expecting Tessa Ashford.I’ve always been professional with my employees, unlike my philandering father, but smart, beautiful Tessa—the mysterious woman who rocked my world—makes it a challenge.Working side by side, all I can think about is her. I never stay. I work, then leave. But she has me questioning everything.Then the strange “accidents” start happening. Someone doesn’t want me in Windward.Now, I need to keep Tessa safe from whoever wants me gone.

He’s a cop who dreads working with teenagers. She’s a high school teacher of at-risk students and cops are her worst nightmare.The last thing by-the-book Captain Mitch Lansing wants to do is work in a high school classroom to improve relationships between at-risk kids and the police department. Life’s been cruel to him, and his past still haunts him.Unorthodox teacher Cassie Smith, herself an at-risk student in high school, has fought hard for her success as a teacher. She escaped a dysfunctional mother and worked her way through college and is happy with her job and cadre of friends.Until Mitch crashes into her life and starts to work with her kids. Though she’s not looking for romance, her world goes off kilter. So does Mitch’s. It’s the kids who begin this healing process.When a gang goes after Mitch, Cassie realizes she’s in love with a cop. But can he accept her and the students into his life? With several highly emotional scenes and deeply moving situations, this story will go straight to your heart.+++Be sure to read all of the Bayview Heights series: COP OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE IT’S CHRISTMAS, COUNT ON ME, BETWEEN TWO WORLDS and IF YOU WERE MINE

Review Once upon a time, Cassie Smith was a troubled teen who trusted no one and had a bleak future ahead of her. If not for the intervention of a caring teacher, Cassie would have fallen through the cracks. Now she's a teacher herself, dedicated to guiding her students through the troubled waters of life. She doesn't want a cop in her classroom- especially a cop like Captain Mitch Lansing with all his rules and regulations. The last place Mitch wants to be is in a classroom with a bunch of teenagers. But when a friend calls in a favor, that's just where the police officer finds himself. As part of the school board's Resiliency Program, Mitch's job is to spend ten weeks in the classroom. He's assigned to a class of At Risk students- kids who might not make it in the real world without some kind of intervention. Mitch hasn't had this tough a time since his days in Vietnam. But it's not just the kids getting under his skin- it's their teacher. Once again, Kathryn Shay delivers a thought provoking love story grounded in reality. Cop of the Year deals with at-risk teenagers and gangs, as well as the effects of war. With her trademark issue-oriented plots, Ms. Shay creates characters readers can empathize with. Cassie and Mitch are opposites- he's rigid and follows all the rules, she's laid back and creative. On the other hand, they've both been burned by life and lived to tell about it. And they're both dedicated to their jobs. Cassie's students bring them together but it's their growing attraction and unique personalities that are at the heart of this memorable novel.Kathryn Shay writes from the heart! Her stories are about real people with real lives. You will laugh and cry with her characters. Cop of the Year is sure to be one of the best books to hit the shelves this year! A book by Kathryn Shay is always a keeper! Ms. Shay never fails to charm readers with her heartwarming style laced with humor! It's obvious her compelling stories come from the heart! Kristina Wright -- Copyright © 1998 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved -- From Literary Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

A ruined marriage. A shattered career. And a 13-year age gap she never saw coming.Harlow James is done. As a world-renowned transplant surgeon, she once held lives in her hands; now, all she wants is a place to fade away. When she finds the Pearl—a remote, sustainable sanctuary outside of Taos, New Mexico—she’s ready to let the silence of the desert swallow her whole.She didn’t count on Dax Drexel.A scheduling error lands the master carpenter at the Pearl at three in the morning, where the last thing he expects to find is a woman asleep in his bed. Or the haunting goodbye note left on the table.Where Harlow sees nothing to live for, Dax sees a woman worth fighting for. He’s thirteen years younger, rough-edged, and far too observant to let "Goldilocks" slip away. Between the desert stars and the quiet adoration of a man who refuses to let her fade, Harlow is about to learn that the life she was running from was never the one she was meant for anyway.Everything She Ever Wanted is an earthy, emotional, age-gap romance featuring a protective hero, a heroine at her lowest point, and the family that heals what was broken. Book 1 of the A Different Kind of Love series.