The Best of Diana Palmer

Cort Brannt is the heir to the Skylance Ranch empire. He's got money, investments, and an endless flow of women moving in and out of his bed. He's happy to be a playboy as wild as the lands that bear his name. But everything changes when a pretty, vivacious neighbor named Maddie Lane, catches his eye. There's something about her that Cort can't get out of his mind. Is it possible that he's finally met his match?

Gaby Cane was always a bit afraid of her attraction to Bowie McCayde. When she was only 15 years old, Bowie's family took her in and she's always felt like he resented her for that. Now ten years later, she's an aspiring journalist who can hold her own with any man who tries to take her down. Then Bowie strides back into her life. This time, however, he's the one who needs her help. When Bowie asked Gaby to help save his family's Arizona ranch, he never expected the teenage girl he once knew to have grown into such a successful, confident, and beautiful woman. 

As they work together, Bowie is more shocked to discover that his feelings for her have become something beyond platonic or familial. But the rogue rancher can sense something holding her back, and he's determined to uncover the truth.

Jason Donavan is a dyed-in-the-wool Texas rancher with a brooding personality and distrust of love. No one at the Diamond Spur ranch can stand his moods. Nobody, that is, except for Kate Whittman. She's as determined as he is, and she knows that what she wants more than anything else in the world is Jason. He's the only man for her, but he seems to view her as a bratty younger sister and not a future lover. Ever the gruff cowboy, Jason insists that commitment and love aren't for him. So Kate pursues her own life, away from the man she loves. But just when it seems that her fairy tale is coming true, fate brings her back to Texas. And to Jason…

Emma Copeland knew that falling in love with her boss's handsome millionaire neighbor was a very bad idea. But giving herself over to Connor Sinclair was easy. Despite the vast differences between them, and a past that's left Connor Sinclair a recluse, Emma knew that she wanted to take the risk. But things change when Connor realizes that Emma is responsible for an accident that changed his life forever. It's a gut wrenching revelation for them both and it shatters their trust. By the time he realizes how much he stands to lose, it might take a miracle to win her back.

Amelia Glenn was asked by a friend to play a prank on his business partner. So, she swanned into a boardroom meeting wearing a trench coat and belly dancer's outfit, and delivered a message to Chicago's most powerful construction magnate. It ended poorly and Amelia lost her job and was humiliated in the press. The last person she wants to see after this mess is Worth Carson, the businessman who got pranked… and who got her fired. But now, she's been offered a job as a companion for his mother. Worth wants to prove himself to Amelia, but he's got a lot of work to do.

In this book, Palmer compiles two tales of finding love in unexpected places. In “Nelson's Brand,” a reckless rancher named Gene Nelson tries to deal with the dark secrets of his family's past as well as his growing feelings for the beautiful Allison Hathoway, who has some skeletons in her own closet. In “The Wedding in White,” wallflower schoolteacher Natalie Brock's life is changed forever when she meets the handsome rancher Mack Killain. But he says he'll never marry, and Natalie is determined to prove him wrong.

Maggie Turner needs to get away. Her cruel ex-husband won't leave her alone and she's feeling helpless. A vacation at her godmother's ranch near Abilene seems like the perfect escape. Perfect, that is, if it hadn't been for Gabe Coleman. It's been well over a decade since she last saw him, and in the time that's passed, he's still blunt, arrogant, and impossibly attractive. The last thing she needs is another man in her life, especially one as infuriating as Gabe. But the steely cowboy realizes he’s gotten Maggie all wrong, and now he can’t ignore his growing feelings for her. 

Sabina Cane is used to life in the fast lane as a rockstar with a wild streak. She can handle herself, so when she and her band go to perform in a New Orleans nightclub, she thinks she's prepared for anything. But she wasn't ready for Hamilton Regan Thorndon III, owner of the nightclub and the ridiculously wealthy oil baron behind the Thorn Oil company. His brother, Al, warned her of Thorn's reputation for breaking hearts, but he didn't tell him about how determined Thorn was. Once he laid eyes on Sabina, he knew that he wanted her, no matter the cost. But there are some things money can't buy, and Sabina won't give in without a fight.

Teddi Whitehall longed to escape her hectic life in New York as a sought-after supermodel. She yearned to get out of the big city, so the opportunity to spend the summer at a ranch in the Canadian wilderness with her best friend seemed ideal. If only the arrogant rancher Kingston Devereaux wasn't so determined to make her feel so unwelcome. Teddi knew that King didn't see her as anything other than a pampered celebrity who was ill-suited to rugged country life. She wants to prove him wrong, even though he's utterly infuriating. The more time they spend together, the more she realizes that her animosity has given way to something far more passionate. But it's a bad idea to fall in love with your best friend's brother.