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Happens in Texas A Heap of Texas Trouble Christmas at Home Holidays on the Ranch The Honeymoon Inn The Shop on Main Street The Sisters Café Secrets in the Sand Red River Deep Bride for a Day A Chance Inheritance The Wedding Gift On the Way to Us Chasing Dreams  \nSisters in Paradise  \nParadise for Christmas Sisters in Paradise Coming Home to Paradise  \nThe Paradise  \nMeet Me in the Orchard  \nA Little Christmas Matchmaking  \nLucky Cowboys  \nLucky in Love One Lucky Cowboy Getting Lucky Talk Cowboy to Me  \nHonky Tonk  \nI Love This Bar Hell, Yeah My Give a Damn’s Busted Honky Tonk Christmas  \nSpikes & Spurs  \nLove Drunk Cowboy Red’s Hot Cowboy Darn Good Cowboy Christmas One Hot Cowboy Wedding Mistletoe Cowboy Just a Cowboy and His Baby Cowboy Seeks Bride  \nCowboys & Brides  \nBillion Dollar Cowboy The Cowboy’s Christmas Baby The Cowboy’s Mail Order Bride  \nHow to Marry a Cowboy  \nBurnt Boot, Texas  \nCowboy Boots for Christmas The Trouble with Texas Cowboys One Texas Cowboy 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When some of you readers asked me to write about what happened to those seven little girls in the original Paradise story, Trouble in Paradise, I had no idea the series would grow like it has. But even as I leave Spanish Fort, I can see the next generation of the Paradise family and wonder if maybe someday they will come knocking on my door, asking me to write their stories.  \nMy name is on the cover of each book in this series, but it takes a village to produce a finished book. Thanks to everyone who lives in that village, with a special thanks to all my fans who asked me to write about the sisters who grew up in the old Paradise. Also to Deb Werksman and Sourcebooks and everyone on the team who worked so hard to polish my stories. To my agency, Folio Management, and my agent, Erin Niumata. To all those folks behind the scenes who made the gorgeous covers. To my readers—bless your hearts for all the  \nsupport. And to my family, who continues to love me even though I spend hours and hours in the writing cave.  \nRaising my cup of coffee this morning to a great series and to Aunt Bernie for all her input. 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