Harlequin Special Edition September 2026 – Box Set

By Brenda Harlen, Donna Hill, Heatherly Bell, Michele Dunaway

On Sale: 8/25/2026
Harlequin® Special Edition brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family.


This Harlequin Special Edition box set includes:

THE SOLDIER’S HOMECOMING SURPRISE
The Cowboys of Whispering Canyon
By Brenda Harlen

Her husband is a hero…
And a stranger

In five years of marriage, Caitlyn Chandler and her Army Ranger husband, Ellis, never actually had a chance to live together. And for the past twenty months, while he was MIA, she thought that the opportunity to fully share their lives was gone forever. But now he’s back on his family’s West River Ranch, working the land and living in a deserted cabin, alone, except for his rescue dog. Now they can be a family: Caitlyn, Ellis…and Rory, their fifteen-month-old daughter she never had a chance to tell him about. They’ve both been changed by their time apart, yet their marriage started with love. All they have to do is find it again.

THEIR UNEXPECTED PLAN
A Lowcountry Promise Novel
By Donna Hill

A surprise addition to their business plan…

Ascension Publishing’s newly minted publisher Morgan Chambers has to make the organization profitable or risk everything he’s ever worked for if it fails. Morgan doesn’t have time for distractions like pretty Noa Dunnavant. He’s only meeting with her to discuss her novel. Not the fact that he can’t stop thinking about her.

Noa’s novel is the lightning rod the company needs. Her book’s success is good for her ego, and covertly spending time with Morgan is good for her soul. But that little pink plus sign changes everything. A baby was never part of their plans. Will this plot twist begin their final chapter, or seal their happily-ever-after?

A TEXAS HERO
Charming, Texas
By Heatherly Bell

Protecting her is easy…
Resisting her is impossible

After injury ends his career in the military, Archer Rossi is determined to prove himself as a civilian bodyguard. But when he botches his first assignment, his next job has to go well. Then he meets his beautiful new client, Zoey Lambert, and Archer realizes he’s in serious trouble…

Zoey believes in romance so much she celebrates Valentine’s Day twice every year. And now she’s ready to find her own sweetheart. But her search gets complicated when her football-legend father hires a bodyguard to protect her from fame-hungry suitors. Having her chiseled bodyguard with her at all times makes finding love impossible…or could it be a lot closer than she thinks?

INHERITING A RODEO COWBOY
Legacy Canyon
By Michele Dunaway

Her grandfather left her a ranch…
And a rodeo cowboy!

Kristen Larrabee is surprised when she inherits her grandfather’s ranch, but she’s even more stunned when she learns the conditions: She has to stay on the ranch for a year…and she has to run it with Lucas Thomas. Reeling from her recent divorce, Kristen and Lucas shared a steamy night on her last trip home. But the bigger problem is that the rodeo rider is a member of the family that’s been feuding with her family for years. Kristen can’t deny that the cowboy is good at his job and oh-so-tempting to lean on. But can she trust him with her family’s ranch…or her heart?
 
ISBN: 9780369783769
Imprint: Harlequin Special Edition
On Sale: Aug 25, 2026
List price: $21.99
No of pages: 272
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / Romance / Western
BISAC 2: FICTION / Romance / Small Town & Rural
BISAC 3: FICTION / Romance / Military

Brenda Harlen

Biography

Brenda Harlen is a multi-award winning author for Harlequin Special Edition who has written over 25 books for the company.

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Donna Hill

Biography

Essence bestselling author Donna Hill began her career in 1987 with short stories and her first novel was published in 1990. She now has more than ninety published titles to her credit, and three of her novels have been adapted for television. She has been featured in numerous outlets, and her novel Confessions in B-Flat is being adapted for the screen by Amblin Partners with Octavia Spencer as Executive Producer. Donna lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her family.

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Heatherly Bell

Biography

Heatherly Bell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama but lost her accent by the time she was two. Her grandmother, Mima, kept the both the accent and spirit of the southern woman alive for decades. After leaving Alabama, Heatherly lived with her family in both Puerto Rico and Maryland before being transplanted kicking and screaming to the California Bay Area. She now loves it here, she swears. Except the traffic.

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Michele Dunaway

Biography

In first grade, Michele Dunaway wanted to be a teacher when she grew up. By second grade, she wanted to be an author. By third grade, she determined to be both. Born Missouri, Michele lives in her childhood hometown and travels frequently, with the places she visits inspiring her writing. A teacher by day and novelist by night, Michele describes herself as a woman who does too much, but doesn’t know how to stop, especially when it comes to baking brownies and chocolate chip cookies.

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Harlequin® Special Edition brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family.<br /><br /><br />This Harlequin Special Edition box set includes:<br /><br /><strong>THE SOLDIER’S HOMECOMING SURPRISE</strong><br /><em>The Cowboys of Whispering Canyon</em><br />By Brenda Harlen<br /><br /><strong>Her husband is a hero…</strong><br /><strong>And a stranger</strong><br /><br />In five years of marriage, Caitlyn Chandler and her Army Ranger husband, Ellis, never actually had a chance to live together. And for the past twenty months, while he was MIA, she thought that the opportunity to fully share their lives was gone forever. But now he’s back on his family’s West River Ranch, working the land and living in a deserted cabin, alone, except for his rescue dog. Now they can be a family: Caitlyn, Ellis…and Rory, their fifteen-month-old daughter she never had a chance to tell him about. They’ve both been changed by their time apart, yet their marriage started with love. All they have to do is find it again.<br /><br /><strong>THEIR UNEXPECTED PLAN</strong><br /><em>A Lowcountry Promise Novel</em><br />By Donna Hill<br /><br /><strong>A surprise addition to their business plan…</strong><br /><br />Ascension Publishing’s newly minted publisher Morgan Chambers has to make the organization profitable or risk everything he’s ever worked for if it fails. Morgan doesn’t have time for distractions like pretty Noa Dunnavant. He’s only meeting with her to discuss her novel. Not the fact that he can’t stop thinking about her.<br /><br />Noa’s novel is the lightning rod the company needs. Her book’s success is good for her ego, and covertly spending time with Morgan is good for her soul. But that little pink plus sign changes everything. A baby was never part of their plans. Will this plot twist begin their final chapter, or seal their happily-ever-after?<br /><br /><strong>A TEXAS HERO</strong><br /><em>Charming, Texas</em><br />By Heatherly Bell<br /><br /><strong>Protecting her is easy… </strong><br /><strong>Resisting her is impossible</strong><br /><br />After injury ends his career in the military, Archer Rossi is determined to prove himself as a civilian bodyguard. But when he botches his first assignment, his next job has to go well. Then he meets his beautiful new client, Zoey Lambert, and Archer realizes he’s in serious trouble…<br /><br />Zoey believes in romance so much she celebrates Valentine’s Day twice every year. And now she’s ready to find her own sweetheart. But her search gets complicated when her football-legend father hires a bodyguard to protect her from fame-hungry suitors. Having her chiseled bodyguard with her at all times makes finding love impossible…or could it be a lot closer than she thinks?<br /><br /><strong>INHERITING A RODEO COWBOY</strong><br /><em>Legacy Canyon</em><br />By Michele Dunaway<br /><br /><strong>Her grandfather left her a ranch… </strong><br /><strong>And a rodeo cowboy!</strong><br /><br />Kristen Larrabee is surprised when she inherits her grandfather’s ranch, but she’s even more stunned when she learns the conditions: She has to stay on the ranch for a year…and she has to run it with Lucas Thomas. Reeling from her recent divorce, Kristen and Lucas shared a steamy night on her last trip home. But the bigger problem is that the rodeo rider is a member of the family that’s been feuding with her family for years. Kristen can’t deny that the cowboy is good at his job and oh-so-tempting to lean on. But can she trust him with her family’s ranch…or her heart?<br /> 

ISBN: 9780369783769
Imprint: Harlequin Special Edition
On Sale: Aug 25, 2026
List price: $21.99
No of pages: 272
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / Romance / Western
BISAC 2: FICTION / Romance / Small Town & Rural
BISAC 3: FICTION / Romance / Military

Brenda Harlen

Biography

<p>Brenda Harlen is a multi-award winning author for Harlequin Special Edition who has written over 25 books for the company.</p>gt;

Donna Hill

Biography

<p><em>Essence</em> bestselling author Donna Hill began her career in 1987 with short stories and her first novel was published in 1990. She now has more than ninety published titles to her credit, and three of her novels have been adapted for television. She has been featured in numerous outlets, and her novel <em>Confessions in B-Flat </em>is being adapted for the screen by Amblin Partners with Octavia Spencer as Executive Producer. Donna lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her family.</p>gt;

Heatherly Bell

Biography

<p>Heatherly Bell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama but lost her accent by the time she was two. Her grandmother, Mima, kept the both the accent and spirit of the southern woman alive for decades. After leaving Alabama, Heatherly lived with her family in both Puerto Rico and Maryland before being transplanted kicking and screaming to the California Bay Area. She now loves it here, she swears. Except the traffic.</p>gt;

Michele Dunaway

Biography

<p>In first grade, Michele Dunaway wanted to be a teacher when she grew up. By second grade, she wanted to be an author. By third grade, she determined to be both. Born Missouri, Michele lives in her childhood hometown and travels frequently, with the places she visits inspiring her writing. A teacher by day and novelist by night, Michele describes herself as a woman who does too much, but doesn’t know how to stop, especially when it comes to baking brownies and chocolate chip cookies.</p>gt;