Emily Carmichael

AUTUMNFIRE 12/1987 ISBN:0446347175 The lusty epic of a wildcat in buckskin and the savage gunman who aimed to tame her.

BECOMING GEORGIA 7/2003 ISBN: 042519101X Georgie Kennedy is so mad she could spit. Just weeks after she sold one of her Arizona gold claims to Cougar Barnes, some two-bit lawyer has the gall to tell her the mine wasn't hers to begin with. Georgie knows her rascally grandpa is behind the whole mess-and that she'd better high-tail it to Chicago to set him straight. Should be simple enough. She's wiped the floor with men twice her size. How much trouble can one old coot be?...Plenty, that's how much. Grandpa could give a mule lessons in stubborn-and he's hell-bent on turning "Miss Georgia" into a petticoat-wearing, curtsying priss. He tells her that if she stays on in Chicago for exactly one year-and makes nice with the strait-laced simpleton he wants her to wed-the claim will be hers, free and clear. Now, getting hitched is just about the last thing on Georgie's mind. But between her unwanted suitor and Cougar Barnes, who comes all the way to Chicago to make sure he gets his property back-and to check on Georgie-she has a lot of thinking to do. And soon she has to decide if her heart belongs in the big city...or at home on the range.

GOLD DUST 6/1996 ISBN:0446602973 Katy O'Connell, the hellion daughter of OUTCAST's hero, is up to her old tricks, only now she's grown from a twelve-year-old imp into a beautiful woman, with a woman's instincts and a woman's problems. Restless for adventure, she takes off for the gold fields of the Klondike after duping Chicago news correspondent Jonah Armstrong into hiring her as a guide. Jonah Armstrong is looking for a story, not adventure or love. He finds all three as he and Katy make the difficult trek over Chilkoot Pass and become a part of the last great gold rush.

JEZEBEL'S SISTER 3/2001 ISBN: 0515129968 The Wages Of Sin Miss Cassidy Rose McAllister is not That Kind of Woman. Just because her sister is a madam and their family business a brothel, Cass is tired of being taken for a soiled dove. So, when her sister is given the choice of a jail cell or permanent exile from Webster, Kansas, Cass comes up with a save-the-day sort of plan to start a new life--The Road To Hell Heading west on a wagon train of straitlaced churchgoers is the last place Cassi's sister expected to find herself-especially with six of their employees in tow. Now, all Cass has to do is make the ladies look-and act-like respectable citizens. But Cass has a hard time acting respectable herself in the presence of the wagon train's charismatic preacher-a man with the looks of an angel and the eyes of a devil. For his part, the not-so-holy man has discovered that all it takes is a little soul-saving to catch a girl off her guard-and spark a downright sinful desire.

LAWLESS 10/1993 ISBN:0446364096 Mackenzie Leigh Butler had left Boston seeking magic and adventure in the wild Arizona Territory. She found both in California Smith. A white man raised as an Apache, Cal was a loner who trusted no one, fit in nowhere, and cared for nobody until Mackenzie stole his heart. But violence and tragedy killed their love before it could grow. Now Mac is alone in a man's world, facing drought, rebelling ranch hands, and potential range war. Only one man can help her...the man she once loved with all the passion of innocence...the man she holds responsible for her father's slaughter..the man she must trust again--and who must trust her--before the dangers of a lawless land destroy them both.

OUTCAST 2/1995 ISBN: 0446364118 In the 1880s, the prissy matrons and knockabout cowboys of Elkhorn, Montana, are scandalized when Olivia Baron arrives to practice medicine. Only one man is not put off by her unorthodox ways - tough, handsome miner Gabe Danaher. After Olivia treats him for injuries resulting from a barroom fight, Gabe begs her to travel to his remote mountain home to care for his two sick daughters. When Olivia declines, the desperate miner kidnaps her. Once in the mountains, the beautiful doctor treats Gabe's daughters - and warms to his piercing eyes, devilishly arched brows and irresistible smile. And after just one kiss, a war begins between her heart and her will. Even as she longs for his touch, she knows she must leave him unless he can learn that the only way to keep love is to set it free.

VISIONS OF THE HEART 10/1990 ISBN: 0446357480 Miri Sutcliffe's wedding plans and her future, were utterly destroyed by the war between England and America. Her fiancé was on the run for treason and now she was wrongfully accused! Boldly she escaped into the wilds of America...and into the waiting arms of a handsome, rugged savage.

WINDFALL 8/1997 ISBN: 0446602981 Ellen O'Connell is a spirited no-nonsense Montana cowgirl and a trained medical doctor. Having just finished her clinical training in Europe, she stops unexpectedly at a baronial mansion where Lord Chesterfield 's younger brother lies gravely wounded. Suddenly Dr. Ellen O'Connell has her first patient.
Lord Chesterfield himself is coldly aristocratic, sinfully handsome, and intrigued by this independent woman. She arrived at a time when Chesterfield wanted to be married in name only. But convenience is a dangerous basis for a marriage - especially when the real attraction is love...

Lynda Kay Carpenter

EDEN'S SONG 4/2003 ISBN: 0595274935 Miss Eden Bright, an innocent spinster and preacher's daughter, is held hostage by a convicted outlaw and forced from her hometown of Yuma, Arizona. This enigmatic stranger takes her to an isolated setting on the Colorado River where she is greeted with a tremendous surprise. Here, in this beautiful, but not so peaceful place, she unexpectedly learns about turmoil and deep pain that can only be healed through faith and unconditional love.

SUMMER SURRENDER 3/1995 ISBN: 0786500824 Summer St. Sinclair took the train from Boston, deep into the Mojave Desert to meet her betrothed. But when she arrived, the platform was deserted...and she was alone in the heart of a sandy wasteland with no food or water. Then, from the other side of the tracks strode a tall, untamed drifter whose stern gaze sparked a different kind of desert heat. Summer could never trust a man like Chase, even if his eyes reflected her desire. Even if his touch unleashed longings she'd never had before. Even if he was her only hope...

YESTERDAY'S CHILD 12/2000 ISBN: 0595150446 On a field trip to Bodie, Ca., schoolteacher Lilly Dey, who is engaged, steps into a dilapidated whorehouse and is whirled back to 1880. Upon awakening she finds a customer in bed, demanding she join him. Lilly gets shot and becomes entangled with prostitutes, outlaws and a devilishly handsome bounty hunter. She is ultimately forced to make an agonizing decision when she uncovers the mystery to her past and a glimpse into the future.

YESTERDAY'S SON 12/2001 ISBN: 0595199070 (Time Travel) From the moment in 2001 that Locke Hightower sets foot in the small airplane, his fate is sealed and he is powerless to halt it. Upon finding the half-dead body of a stranger in 1899 Juneau, Alaska, Olivia Garrett's destiny is ultimately changed forever. The day for Locke's departure quickly approaches and there remains two intriguing questions: How will he find his sons? And how will he ever live without the love of his life and his true soulmate? In this sequel to Yesterday's Child, Kell and Lilly Garrett's eldest daughter Olivia, a beguiling tomboy whose goal in life is to become the best and first female veterinarian in 1899 Alaska and marry her childhood friend, is unwittingly caught up in the life of the mysterious and handsome stranger to whom her family has readily opened their arms and given their love. But for the Garretts in 1899, Locke's impact on their lives can only end tragically, for he is determined to return to 2001 and his cherished sons. If possible.

Shana Carrol

PAXTON PRIDE 1976 ISBN:0515040193 Karen Hampton - the belle of Washington, D.C. society, an irresistible beauty who won men's hearts and used them - until the rugged Texan, Vance Paxton, conquered her and claimed her, awakening her hungry young desire .As Vance Paxton's woman, Karen was to learn that love could be as wild and dangerous as the untamed Texas country that was her new home. Could Karen ever forget the terrible nightmare that had taken her first-born child from her . her fear of the savage outlaw who sought to violate her . or, worst of all, the day her husband brutally renounced her? Could she ever win back the love of the proud Vance Paxton?"

YELLOW ROSE 1982 ISBN:0515055573 A passion as wild as the Texas they loved.... Her beauty radiated love. And like a flower, her heart yearned to open and surrender to desire. But Elizabeth Michaelson had to be strong. Forced to leave drought-plagued Pennsylvania, she sought new roots in the rugged prairie lands of Texas, on a forbidding frontier where a woman alone was fair prey for every hungry man. The Elizabeth met True Paxton. Handsome, arrogant, bold, True had given up his aristocratic birthright for the freedom of adventure in the new West. He awakened the passion within Elizabeth, he set her aflame, he made her his own. And Elizabeth would do anything to keep him...even if it meant giving herself to another man.

Carol Carson

BAD COMPANY 11/1998 ISBN: 084394448X Lying on the rug was not where Sheriff Magrane thought he'd be when he caught the notorious bank robber Mad Maggie West. Sure, she was dangerous, but Chance never expected the flame-haired beauty to shoot him in the shoulder. She claimed she was Trixianna Lawless, a proper lady who baked pies for the restaurant. But the proper ladies of Grand Fork, Kansas, did not have the fanciest underpinnings this side of the Mississippi, or sparkling green eyes that captured Chance's soul and stirred his desire. And they certainly did not shoot the sheriff! Trixianna couldn't believe her eyes when the ruggedly handsome man lying on her rag rug arrested her for bank robbery. When she landed in Chance's house instead of jail, she found herself in the middle of the biggest pickle she had ever gotten herself into. As the days passed, Trixianna began to wish that Chance would look at her with his piercing blue eyes, take her into his well-muscled arms, and prove that she was anything but...Bad Company.

FAMILY MAN 11/1999 ISBN: 0843946253 Rider Magrane knew what "wanted" meant; he'd spent time running from the law. Those days were over now, and he'd come back to Drover to make amends. But the man he'd wronged was no longer in town. Instead he found the most appealing woman he'd ever met...Jane Warner...and she thought that he'd come about the ad he now held in his hand. To be near her was tempting, but what did a cattle rustler know about children...or love?

FORTUNE'S TREASURE 12/2000 ISBN: 084394806X Nora-Leigh Dillon wants excitement. The schoolteacher of Steamboat Bend has already resolved herself to being a spinster, but despite that, she's vowed the summer of 1886 will be one to remember. She'll find herself some lost gold, a hidden treasure, or something.... What she finds is even better: a man. But what sort of man will travel through Montana in the guise of a pirate—when he obviously has never been east of the Mississippi? Whatever he is, Clay Sullivan has a twinkle in his eye and a secret in his past. He is just what Nora has prayed for-excitement. And with a little luck, she may not just find a pot of gold, but a heart of one.

Christine Carson

CANADIAN KISS 1990 ISBN:0821731351 Sent halfway around the world from London to Vancouver to marry a stranger three times her age, golden-haired Sara Oliver had barely arrived when her husband was murdered--on her wedding day. Sara vowed to track the killer down and bring him to justice..but he ambushed her and left her for dead. When she awoke, wounded and dizzy, she found herself staring up into the eyes of the handsomest man she'd ever seen. And when she felt the warm pressure of his fingers in her tangled hair, his cool hand touching her fevered brow, she knew her mission of revenge would have to wait until she'd melted, just once, into the embrace of her golden-skinned rescuer, drowned in his ardent kisses, and flamed at the touch of his strong body against her yearning flesh. Hunted for a murder he didn't commit, Tom Russel had ridden out of Washington state two years ago and never looked back. Now he had a small spread of his own, a good horse, and plenty of solitude--just what a true loner needed! So the rugged half-breed wasn't too pleased when he heard a gunshot and found a wounded lady lying beside his fence. She was a sight for sore eyes, but Tom valued privacy more than company! He'd let her rest a bit, then send her on her way. But the simple act of bandaging a flesh wound sent spirals of passion coursing through his body until he knew he could never let her go. He'd sample her sensuous soft flesh, stroke her lissome limbs, and make room in his cabin and in his heart for the wild unbidden ecstasy of a lifelong Canadian Kiss.

JoAnne Cassity

AUTUMN SONG short story in HARVEST HEARTS 11/1993 ISBN:051511233X

COURTING SEASON 8/1994 ISBN:0786500239 Was it too late for their love? Megan: She came to the bustling town of Boonville, Missouri, to work as a veterinarian - and to seek out a man from her past... Jim: The deputy sheriff's life - and his heart - were overturned when Megan Hawkins came to town ... Years ago, Jim was silently smitten with the outspoken, feisty Megan. Now their childhood crush is a thing of the past - and Megan is reunited with a Jim she barely recognizes: handsome, manly, confident - and in love with another woman. Wrapped up in her struggle to be accepted as a woman doctor, Megan resolves to ignore her feelings of attraction. But Jim sees everything in her that he's always adored - and feels the innocence of first love coming alive again...

FOREVER ANNIE short story in QUILTING CIRCLE 9/1996 ISBN:0425149803

HOLDING HANDS 2/1995 A world of romance, pageantry, and adventure comes to life in The Harmony Sentinel, in a weekly tale that keeps the whole town awaiting the next exciting episode. For Elnora Perry, the knights and ladies of long ago spark her daydreams of finding a real-life hero of her very own. But the newspaper story holds more than she ever imagined--veiled words of love written with her in mind...

Linda Lea Castle

ADDIE AND THE LAIRD 11/2000 ISBN: 0821767151 Addie's sisters had their hearts set on living in the Wyoming Territory, she grudgingly went along with their plan and became a respectable "widow." But that wasn't good enough for Ian McTavish. Intent on safeguarding his town's moral code—and enjoying Addie's home cooking—the handsome Scot insisted she marry him, in name only, within the month or start packing. For her sisters' sakes, Addie agreed, and soon had her husband yearning to sample her kisses!

GIDEON'S ANGEL 8/1999 ISBN:0821765027 (Precious Gem)

LOTTIE AND THE RUSTLER 8/2001.ISBN: 082176831X. A successful dressmaker, Lottie has no desire to follow her sisters down the aisle. So she steals her “husband” from a wanted poster…only to have the real Shayne Rosswarne, alias Colorado Jack, saunter into her shop and kiss her senseless! Shayne doesn't know what game his delicious little “wife” is playing, but if he plays his cards right, she'll lead him straight to the man who sent him to prison, a man who just happens to be Lottie's brother-in-law. A taste of seduction will make his revenge all the sweeter…if he can just remember to leave falling in love out of the plan.

MATTIE AND THE BLACKSMITH 4/2001 ISBN: 0821768034 Mattie happily let her absent “husband” deter would-be suitors while she waited for true romance. Her beloved would court her properly— and he most certainly would not be a man like Roamer Tesh. The brawny blacksmith clearly had little use for hearts and flowers and only wanted a mail order bride to help him raise his young nephew. Still, Mattie didn’t mind when he asked her to help him compose courtly letters to his would-be wife…until unsettling glimpses into his secretly romantic heart made her wish that she was the one he’d marry.

Linda Castle

ABBIE'S CHILD 6/1996 ISBN:0373289219 Abigail's Child... Widow Abigail Cooprel had been devastated by the news that her daughter had died at birth and been "switched" with a healthy baby. Now, six years later, she cherished her son as if he were truly her own, and there was nothing she wouldn't do to keep him. The years he'd roamed the Colorado mining camps searching for his long-lost wife and the child he'd never seen had taken their toll on Willem Tremain. Lonely and bereft, he'd almost given up hope, until Abigail and her blue-eyed boy made him ache to love again.

FEARLESS HEARTS 3/1995 ISBN:0373288611 A recluse since her accident, sheltered easterner Bellami James thought she was prepared for the challenge that awaited her in the New Mexico Territory. But when her "charge" turned out to be an embittered ex-deputy, Bellami had to wonder just what kind of mess she'd gotten herself into! Trace O'Bannion was mad enough to spit nails. He'd show his interfering family what they could do with the sharp-tongued teacher they'd saddled him with. He didn't need - or want - Miss Bellami James, especially not when she smelled of lavender and made him remember what it meant to be a man.

HEART OF THE LAWMAN 8/1999 ISBN:037329073X The law had made a mistake Torn from her child's arms and imprisoned as a murderess, Marydyth Hollenbeck had thought her life was over. Now fate had set her free. But what was freedom, bound to ex-lawman Flynn O'Bannion, the man she had vowed to hate for the rest of her days? Flynn had always ridden alone, until he became guardian to an angelic little girl, and knew his roaming days were over. But how would the child he considered his daughter feel when she discovered that he was the one who had sent her mother to prison for something she didn't do?

THE RETURN OF CHASE CORDELL 1/1997 ISBN:0373289480 Chase Cordell was coming home Linese had long awaited her husband's homecoming, but the hero that returned from the war was not the dashing rogue that had captured her in a whirlwind courtship. Who was this man with the haunted eyes who could still make her heart pound ceaselessly? His memory shattered by war, Chase Cordell vowed to keep the loss of his identity a secret - even from the beautiful stranger whose touch rekindled a long-forgotten flame. But time was running out, and the past that stalked him was taking on a sinister life of its own....

TEMPLE'S PRIZE 12/1997 ISBN:0373289944 There was more at stake here than money Temple Parish knew it the minute Constance Cadwallender set foot in Montana. If he were saddled with "little Connie", how could he concentrate on winning the scientific prize that would make his reputation? Particularly since Connie wasn't little anymore... and was determined to beat him at his own game! Temple Parish was a modern-day pirate who'd stoop to anything to get what he wanted - even her, Constance feared. But now that she's challenged him to unearth a great discovery, how come all she could think about was burying herself in his arms?

TERRITORIAL BRIDE 12/1998 ISBN:0373290411 Brooks James thought he'd left his dandy days behind him But when Missy O'Bannion, the wildfire cowgirl who'd lassoed his heart, set her sights on becoming a lady with a capital L, he traded the wide-open spaces of the West for the gilded streets of Little Old New York...! Missy O'Bannion knew only two things: that she wanted to be a genuine "lady" and that one look from Brooks made her feel like anything but! Was this true love? He claimed he wanted her forever, but she still had doubts that even true love could survive that long!

Cates-Dodd-Martin-Stuart

ONE NIGHT WITH A ROGUE 10/1995 ISBN:0312956118 Features Such Wild Enchantment by Kimberly Cates - His handsome face hidden behind an ebony mask, the dashing highwayman halts a coach in mid-journey--only to be held at pistol-point by a violet-eyed minx who leads her virile Knight of the Road into a passionate duel of hearts...The Lady and the Tiger by Christina Dodd - Known throughout England for his bold cunning and magnificent feats of daring, the sensual rogue called the Seamaster is undone by a saucy seamstress who steals into his room on a mission of revenge ... until the Seamaster's first kiss awakens scandalous desire...Too Wicked For Heaven by Deborah Martin - Caught in a compromising situation with the most notorious rake in London, a virtuous lady is unaware that he has his own secret reasons for pursuing her. Now, in exchange for, reclaiming her honor, she must spend one night with her irresistible would-be seducer....and Dangerous Touch by Anne Stuart - As range war spreads across the rough-and-tumble West, a black-clad stranger with an angel's face and a tarnished soul rides into Wyoming, where he clashes with a feisty young widow determined to fight for her land ... and win the heart of this enigmatic outlaw who isn't what he seems.

Kimberly Cates

ONLY FOREVER 4/1992 ISBN:0671740830 Ashleen O'Shea looked like a blue-eyed angel ... and indeed she believed in making miracles. She stole a precious chalice from the convent that had sheltered her and escaped famine-struck Ireland, with four little orphans in tow. Landing in America, she discovered another miracle - fate deeded her a farm in Texas and delivered her into the hands of Garret MacQuade, a dashing scoundrel. Handsome and powerful, MacQuade was sworn to protect her in spite of himself, yet his heart opened slowly, reluctantly, to Ashleen and the children. But even more savage than the dangers that lay before them on the trail was the pain of the past. And Garret knew, at journey's end, that he must settle a deadly score ... or lose the bright promise of home, family, and the incomparable woman that could be his... only forever.

Elizabeth Chadwick

BRIDE FIRE 7/1992 ISBN:0843932945 The cowboy.As wild as the untamed prairie, Alex Harte had no place in his life for a woman. But when he rescued 17-year-old Cassandra from a cruel death in the wilderness, he had no choice but to allow her to join his rugged band of mustangers. And no matter how he denied the sparks between them, it was only a matter of time before the flames of passion burned out of control. The Comanche.As strong and free as the wind, Counts Many Coup was a respected warrior with two wives and many ponies. But when his men stole the beautiful white woman from the mustangers, he knew cass-an-dra must be his own. He had already captured her body; now he must captivate her heart. Cassandra.One woman in a million, she would challenge the raw frontier and change forever the two men who risked all they had to possess her.

ELUSIVE LOVERS 12/1994 ISBN: 0843936932 After an innocent kiss left her good name in shreds, Kristin Traube set off for the life of a Bohemian painter. Dishonored and disowned, she knew that her reputation would scare off any decent man. Fortunately for Kristin, Jack Cameron had money and sense enough to ignore respectability. Since he'd compromised her in the eyes of society, Cameron was determined to bring the beguiling artist home. But his hot pursuit soon took an unexpected turn, and Cameron pledged to win the untouched beauty with a masterpiece of seduction that would unleash the wildfire smoldering beneath Kristin's cool charms.

RELUCTANT LOVERS 12/1993 ISBN:0843935405 The Chicago girls... plain or pretty, shy or sultry, they all showed up on Kathleen Fitzgerald's doorstep looking for the same thing - a husband...Ever since her first appearance in Breckenridge, Colorado, Kat has been besieged by proposals from the love-starved men of the remote mining town. Determined to avoid matrimony, the lovely young widow acts as matchmaker between her admirers and the arrivals from her old hometown. But love waits just around the corner for Kat.

VIRGIN FIRE 8/1991 ISBN:0843931418 Jessica Parnell was besieged by oil drillers, speculators, confidence men, and riffraff--everyone longing to take advantage of her precious facilities.

WANTON ANGEL 7/1989 ISBN:084392781X In the wild, romantic years of the Rocky Mountain gold rush, anything could happen - and usually did. So Aaron Court was not surprised when he rode in to Amnonville to find it engulfed in flames. What did surprise him was the vision of beauty he saw standing on the blazing balcony of the Fallen Angel brothel. Thinking she was the town's newest tart, Court did more than nurse her injuries on the night of the rescue. But when he discovered her innocence and naivety to be genuine, and that she was the sheltered younger sister of the cathouse madam, Court had a lot of explaining to do. Yet he could never forget the burning passion they'd shared, or the driving need he felt to once again possess his...Wanton Angel.

WIDOW'S FIRE 7/1990 ISBN:0843929766 With a herd of ornery cattle and the threat of rustlers to contend with, the last thing Justin Harte needed on roundup was a woman. And a widow woman at that! But as he looked into Anne McAuliffe's beguiling eyes his troubles were only beginning . . . .

Linda Chaikin

DESERT ROSE 4/2003 ISBN: 0736912347 Jack Halliday struck it rich in the 1860 silver boom in Virginia City! As Annalee and her mother travel to join him in Nevada, their joy turns to ashes. They're unprepared for the savage mountain winter that traps them in a desperate struggle for survival. At this critical moment, lawman Brett Wilder arrives in town. He's looking for the gunslinger who crippled his father-and he suspects Jack. When Annalee and Brett meet as they each search for Jack, they must face what they believe about the sovereignty of God, justice, and mercy. They also must discover whether their growing love for one another will melt like snow into an icy mountain stream or bloom like a rose in the desert.

Pamela Quint Chambers

THE BRIDE QUILT 6/1999 ISBN: 0821762141 A Runaway Mail-Order Bride - A mail-order bride, Madeline Preston had fled from the horrid old man who'd paid her passage, only to lose her way in the Rocky Mountain wilderness. The isolated cabin she'd stumbled upon seemed deserted, until the owner - a huge man clad in bearskin - returned in a fury with his sister's five orphaned children in tow and a blizzard raging at his back. With spring months away, Maddie was suddenly a captive of the elements - and this turbulent, tender man who had ignited a fire in her heart. A Solitary Mountain Man - Sam Spencer valued only two things: his solitude and the bridal quilt made by the wife he still grieved. Now the clamor of children filled his cabin and a maddening violet-eyed stranger stood carelessly bundled in his precious quilt. As tempers flared, it would take a near-tragedy to wake Sam to the feelings stirring within him...feelings that spoke of a heart rekindled to love, of a humble cabin that had become a home, of a future warm with promise woven from the torn threads of...The Bride Quilt.

FAMILY RECIPE 4/1995 ISBN: 0515115894 Katie - The hushed rumors around her Michigan town said that the Bradshaw family wealth was depleted - and that the straight-laced Katie Bradshaw would surely never find a husband... Daniel - A widowed logger with two scruffy children, he never imagined a woman would touch his life again. But dire circumstances forced him to propose to Katie for the sake of keeping his family together... Their first meeting was nearly a disaster: Daniel's children ran into Katie on Main Street and, in a whirl of activity, almost knocked her down! Try as she might, she couldn't deny she was charmed by his children - and attracted to the rough-hewn outdoorsman. Risking her reputation, she came to their run-down cabin to care for Daniel in a time of sickness - and discovered there was much more than money to fill the heart with joy. All they had was each other - and that was enough for a lifetime...

Megan Chance

A CANDLE IN THE DARK 9/1993 ISBN: 0440214874 She had blood on her dress and trouble in her eyes when she roused Dr. Cain D'Allesandro from his drunken stupor. The sight of Ana, The Duchess, beautiful, icy, desperate--almost sobered him....She had money, and they both needed to escape. So Cain agreed to pose as her husband on the dangerous trip through Panama to California. But Ana hadn't counted on Cain's willingness to be more to her than a comforting candle in the dark.

FALL FROM GRACE 2/1997 ISBN: 0061084891 Lily lost her childhood the day the Sharpe gang murdered her parents and 'adopted' her. They brought her into their world, and taught her how to be ruthless and smart. Soon, Lily the Cat was wanted by the law. But, in an act of revenge she had planned for twelve years, Lily betrayed the outlaws. And then she deceived Texas Sharpe, reluctant heir to the notorious gang - the man who loved her, married her, and defied his father for her. But although he desired her like no other, she used him - and his love. And he was about to show Lily just how ruthless a man betrayed could be...

A HEART DIVIDED 7/1996 ISBN: 0440220815 Sarilyn Travers trembled when she spotted the lone rider crossing the high Colorado plains. Conor Roarke was back. It had been only a year since he'd loved her and used her to betray her husband and brother. Now, as a woman alone, she could take no chances with a man who could make her forget family ties, consequences, and the truth that lay just behind his sweet words and tender smile. Conor would not give up his search for Sari's brother. Michael Doyle had killed the one person Conor had ever depended on - his father. Now the trail led him back to Sari's ranch - to the woman he had loved and left a year before. He planned to charm her with false kisses and easy lies, avenge his father's murder, then walk away again. But he never counted on her fury - or his passion. Conor Roarke had one emotion burning in him as real as his hatred for Sari's brother: his desire for her...

A SEASON IN EDEN 10/1999 ISBN: 006108705X Once, she was happy here, in the Yakima Valley that held such promise. But that was before tragedy robbed her life of joy; before that terrible winter destroyed their crop and their future. Now there is nothing but sadness and struggle. So when young Lora Cameron's husband, Eli, leaves for the summer to work in a faraway logging camp, she knows it's for the best. There is certainly enough work to keep her busy, and for company there is Will Bennet, the man Eli hires to take care of things in his absence. Really not much more than a boy, Will is like no one Lora has ever met. A drifter, he speaks of a man named Thoreau, deigns to make supper for a woman, and recognizes in her a soul in need of solace . . . and perhaps, change. As the summer eases into fall, Will gently teaches Lora how to live and dream again--daring her to reach out to her newly returned husband and rekindle the love she thinks she's lost.

THE WAY HOME 11/1997 ISBN: 0061084913 Eliza Beaudry was determined to get out in the big, wide world - even if it meant trading a few kisses for her freedom. When she met traveling gambler Cole Wallace, she thought her fantasies had come true. But Cole's daydreams didn't include Eliza Beaudry. He was a man used to taking what he wanted, so he took what Eliza offered - and neither of them thought about what might happen later. Penniless and pregnant, Eliza found a savior in Cole's shy brother, Aaron, who fell for her instantly. He surely wasn't the man of her dreams, but could her dreams change?

Robin Chandler

LOVE IN THE PRAIRIE WILDS 1995 ISBN: 155748709X Forced by her late father's business debts to leave her Philadelphia finishing school, Holly joins her brother at his army camp in Nebraska. Her worst fears are realized when she discovers the camp is hundreds of miles from civilization and within sight of a Lakota reservation While she schemes to return to her beloved East Coast, Holly is surprised when five-year-old Red Wing captures her heart. And he is not alone in his pursuit. Jonah Finch, a mysterious man with unsavory friends, and Granville Wiggins III, a friend from Philadelphia, also are vying for her affections. Against a troubled palette of imminent war, Holly searches for answers-and love-in the prairie wilds.

Muncy G. Chapman

MARGARET'S QUEST 3/1999 ISBN: 1577485424 In 1836, Savannah debutante Margaret Porter travels by schooner to the wild, unsettled Florida Territory, and learns that her fiance' has been killed in a fierce conflict between the army and Seminole Indians. Margaret is befriended by shipboard acquaintance Mikal Lee, who helps her launch a millinery business in Apalachicola, a flourishing seaport. Margaret's business soars. Mikal tries to open Margaret's heart to the loving care of the God whom Margaret feels has deserted her. Will she find her fulfillment in the wealth that the dashing Harry Robards is anxious to give her, or will her quest lead to a Christ-centered life with Mikal Lee?

Eileen Charbonneau

RACHEL LeMOYNE 6/1998 ISBN: 0812571142 Rachel LeMoyne, a mixed-blood Choctaw raised in a Presbyterian mission, knows that her calling in 1847 is to travel to Ireland to feed the starving people there with her own people's life-giving surplus corn. But she never expects to find a husband considered to be an outlaw. When Rachel and Darragh return to America as husband and wife, a new challenge awaits her: they must flee to escape the authorities still searching for Darragh. But with the Irish, like the Blacks and Indians, deemed 'unfit for liberty,' facing factories posting 'No Irish Need Apply' signs, the only place to go is west to the wild country promised to anyone who can survive the journey.

Christine Charles

HEART'S BOUNTY 1/1998 ISBN: B00006GSKW (E-book) A woman on a mission of vengeance... Confederate renegades murdered her family, and left Bethany Hart homeless and alone. When military and civilian officials would not help bring them to justice, she vowed to do it, herself. She set out to hunt them down no matter how long it took, or what the personal cost. ...with a need for justice as her only companion, and her heart as cold as her ice-blue gaze...

Kate Charles

HUNTER'S KISS 5/1995 ISBN: 0786001399 Enigmatic and seductive, he is the rugged hero of your most intimate dreams - a sensual stranger who can fulfill your every desire. Now, discover the secrets of his own yearning heart as a beautiful woman sweeps him away on a journey to adventure...and love... He was the Army's most fearless fighter...until the day he disappeared. Now he is known only as Hunter, western frontier scout - a man with no roots, no friends, and no time to remember...or to feel. Then he meets Tess Caldwell, who is also on the run from her shadowy past. As desire ignites, Hunter becomes the prey of this lovely, spirited woman who will force him to risk something even more precious than his life: his heart...

Danette Chartier

MIDNIGHT PROMISES 7/1994 ISBN: 0821746383 Desperately fleeing an arranged marriage, lovely orphan Serena Lark seeks refuge in an abandoned, allegedly haunted old ranch, but her sanctuary is soon invaded by Gage Tanner, a rugged wanderer tormented by the dark secrets of his past.

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