Catherine Coulter

JADE STAR 5/1987 ISBN: 0451404483 Saint Morris first meets Juliana DuPres on the island of Maui when he is a very young doctor, just landed off a whaler, and she is the fourteen-year-old daughter of an impossibly puritanical minister. When he leaves Maui he takes her girl's heart with him. When Saint sees Juliana again it is four years later and she is being sold in a Barbary Coast slave auction in San Francisco. He saves her, then returns her to her parents in Maui. But there is no welcome home for Juliana. She is an outcast, reviled by her family, considered no better than a prostitute. What is Saint to do? He does what any honorable man would do - he marries her and takes her back to San Francisco. He likes to think of himself as her protector and her brother, Juliana has other ideas. Now their adventures begin.

MIDNIGHT STAR 6/1986 ISBN: 0451404467 The story of Delaney Saxton, a man who struck it rich in the California gold rush of 1849 and stayed to build a great city, and Chauncey Fitzhugh, an heiress from England who travels to San Francisco to avenge her father. She believes Delaney Saxton ruined him and plans to destroy Saxton in the same way he destroyed her father - leaving him betrayed and penniless. But her prey isn't what she expected. He is charming, too handsome for his own good, rich - and elusive as a wisp of smoke. As for Chauncey, as bright and creative as she is, she can't come up with a plan to ruin him financially until, quite by accident, she is hurt and ends up in his bed and in his care. Naturally, one thing leads to another. Chauncey gains what she wants, but soon the tables are turned. These two strong-willed people must overcome their distrust of each other and deal with a relentless killer from halfway across the world.

WILD STAR 11/1987 ISBN: 0451400135 There are men and then there are MEN, and then there's Brent Hammond, a gambler who's handsome as sin, distrustful as only a betrayed man can be, and wilder than an unbroken stallion. When he meets Byrony by chance in San Diego, he can't help himself - he's charmed - until he sees her again in San Francisco as the petted wife of an older rich man. All his distrust and cynicism come out, and he treats her very badly indeed. He fights as only a man can who's willing to do anything to keep himself protected. Until her life is threatened, and he is the only one to protect her. Byrony is innocent, honorable, and more alone than a single star in a black sky. She is caught in a web of deception that will kill her if she can't escape it. She also has fallen in love with a man who despises her one minute and tries to seduce her the next. What she does shouldn't really surprise you because you'll see soon enough that she has guts.

Roxanne Countryman

AT HIS SIDE 10/1999 ISBN: 0821764926 (Precious Gem) She needed his protection. Shelby Raines was there the night her father was murdered. Born blind, she couldn't see the killer, but she heard what he said and knew he'd be back again. Alone for the first time, Shelby was in no position to refuse the offer of a helping hand from her neighbor, Ken Caulder, but she never dreamed she would soon yearn to feel his touch. He needed her love. After spending years chasing criminals as a Texas Ranger, Ken Caulder was finally ready to hang up this gun and return to his family ranch. But when his father convinced him to help the blind girl next door, his plans for a quiet life were soon disrupted. Not only did he have to protect Shelby from a killer on the loose, he also had to guard his heart from falling under the captivating spell of this innocent beauty.

Debra S. Cowan

ALMOST HOME 2/1994 ISBN: 1557739781 To save her late husband's business she would marry again. But that didn't mean she would love again... Cabot: At first, he only wanted Leah to give him a child. But soon he dared to hope she would give him her heart as well... She thought that falling in love would be a betrayal...but when Cabot's tender touch sparked an unmistakable emotion deep within her, Leah's own heart betrayed her. Drawn together by desire, united through times of trouble, Leah and Cabot learned that only love can make a true marriage--and a true home...

FOR PETE'S SAKE 4/1996 ISBN: 051511863X After outlaws murdered her husband and injured her six-year-old son, Julia vowed to protect Pete--at any cost.

OUR HOUSE 11/1994 ISBN: 0786500573 Abby. A dedicated doctor, she fought to be accepted in a man's world-and came to Texas after a broken marriage engagement...Jeff. The gunslinger came home to care for his orphaned nieces-and ran smack into a headstrong lady doctor who'd already laid claim to them...Since her friend Jilly died, Abby had lovingly cared for Jilly's girls. Now Jeff wanted to take them away from her. But Jilly had one last wish-for Jeff and Abby to be married, to be real parents to the girls. The arrangement did fulfill Abby's wish for a family-but she had dreamed of true love, not playing house with an irresponsible, prairie-roughened gunman. Yet Abby and Jeff were already bound by the love of two young ones who needed them. Now maybe time would bring them closer still-as they make a special place to call home...

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YELLOW ROSES 4/2001 ISBN: 158660113X Texas Rangers are the pride of the Lone Star state as law officers not as sons-in-law. Few parents welcome a courting ranger, with his hard, dangerous life. Who would want his daughter involved with a lawman of the Old West, in a state full of characters willing to break the law in any possible way? But the attraction of the ranger is hard to resist, as Serena Talbot learns. Though her father is planted firmly in the path of her dreams, she knows she must follow her heart and trust God to provide Serena's Strength for the challenges awaiting a ranger's wife. Amelia Donovan discovers that love can strike unexpectedly when she ignores A Woman's Place and offers a ranger her opinions on snagging cattle thieves. What will he do about this headstrong woman? Wrongly accused of aiding a band of robbers, April Hansen is The Reluctant Fugitive in the custody of a Texas Ranger. How can she prove her innocence? Her love for a ranger tore Grace Delaney from her family years ago. Could another ranger end up Saving Grace from an even crueler family separation?

Carol Cox

CROSS MY HEART 7/2002 ISBN: 1586605364 Violet Canfield has a tender heart. Growing up, she cared for a constant stream of orphaned animals. Now, when three orphaned children show up on her doorstep, it's second nature to protect the kids from the wild-eyed man chasing them. Raised in the shadow of strong men, Willie Bradley believes it's time to prove his own worth. But his new job - delivering three mischievous children to their guardian in Arizona Territory - may be too much for him. When the trio slip away from him and take refuge at Violet's farm, he must not only try to locate their missing guardian but persuade Violet he's trustworthy as well. Can Violet and Willie get past their first impressions and discover each other's true character? What does God have planned in their "chance meeting"?

JOURNEY TOWARDS HOME 3/1998 ISBN: 157748276X Desperate to escape her life in Missouri as a barely-tolerated poor relation, Judith Alder journeys west to live with her uncle, only to be abandoned along the Santa Fe Trail. Her only hope of survival is a motley crew of cowboys and a simple ranch that becomes an oasis to Judith's broken soul. Her fondness for the New Mexico Territory grows as a seed of love sprouts toward Jefferson Bradley, the ranch's owner and trail boss. But Judith struggles with learning to trust God with every part of her life, including the possibility of losing Jeff to a former love. Is God abandoning Judith to a life of hopeless wandering, or can she trust Him to lead her to a place she can finally call home?

THE MEASURE OF A MAN ISBN: 0577486277 Growing up on the Double B Ranch has given Lizzie Bradley ample opportunity to indulge her tomboy whims. At nineteen, Lizzie has yet to realize she's on the threshold of womanhood-though Adam McKenzie, one of her father's ranch hands, is very much aware of her maturing appeal. When handsome Tom Mallory makes a dramatic entry into her life, Lizzie begins to sense her own womanhood in the light of his open admiration. Tension mounts as both Tom and Adam vie for Lizzie's favor. Lizzie swings from elation to despair before she learn to gauge a man's worth according to God's standards-and to find the joy of a relationship grounded in Christ.

SEASON OF HOPE ISBN: 1586603833 When her beloved father dies in a mine accident on the northern Arizona Territory, Rachel is left to maintain the family farm and care for her younger sister. To make matters worse, the deadline for the final mortgage payment is looming, and Rachel has no idea how she'll come up with the money in time. Daniel Moore owes Ike Canfield his life. Determined to pay off the debt to his deceases friend, Daniel resolved to help Ike's daughters bring in their harvest. Though he intends only to work off an obligation, he may instead lose his heart to Rachel. Daniel's desire may be thwarted though, by cold-blooded businessman Hiram Bradshaw, who would like nothing better than to get his hands on the Canfield farm...and on Rachel herself. Who can Rachel trust? Will she allow God to calm her fears in time to learn that Daniel is a man of honor?

A WOMAN'S PLACE short story in YELLOW ROSES 4/2001 ISBN: 158660113X

Deborah Cox

DESERT DREAMS 1/1995 ISBN: 006108302X A Gambler's Daughter - Anne Cameron's delicate features and poised manner belied her upbringing as a riverboat gambler's daughter. Her papa was now dead and she was alone, except for the strong, handsome stranger who mysteriously rescued her from several unsavory gunfighters. But what Anne saw in Rafe Montalvo's black, piercing eyes made her shudder with apprehension - and desire. A Dangerous Bounty Hunter - Rafe Montalvo, a renowned vigilante, needed Anne to draw out the real target of his revenge - the man who had destroyed his life and left him for dead in the desert. But while traveling countless miles through unforgiving desert, Rafe discovered that his need for Anne went deeper than revenge and became a thirst that could only be sated by love's sweet passion.

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD 8/1995 ISBN: 0061083615 After falling in love with Jason Sinclair through his letters requesting an obedient and demure mail-order bride, Caroline Marshall decided she would make him the perfect wife, despite her strong-willed, independent ways. She met him in the wilds of the Amazon jungle and together they discovered a love more blissful than either ever imagined. The year is 1885. After building a coffee empire in the Amazon Valley, Jason Sinclair asks his cousin in New Orleans to find a bride for him and marry her by proxy. What he wants is a young, innocent bride who will give him the heir he desires and otherwise stay out of his way. What he gets is Caroline Marshall Sinclair, a young widow who wants to be more a part of Jason's life than he ever imagined. When this irresistible force (Caroline) meets this immovable object (Jason), nothing will ever be the same from this day forward.

UNFORGIVEN (Ebook) 1/1999 ISBN: 1582005176 Reece McBride left the south after the war with nothing but ashes and memories. He's built himself a new world around the credo, "Never care deeply so about anything you can't bear to lose it." He didn't reckon on a lady journalist digging into his affairs or his past. Emma Parker is a journalist, and a journalist fights for the truth. And no sweet talking scoundrel is going to make her compromise her principles. Emma's determined quest for the salvation of Reece's soul is matched only by Reece's painful struggle to be the man Emma believes him to be.

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THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS 11/1998 ISBN: 0505522837 Featuring Jack of Hearts by Emma Craig: With the help of saintly Gentleman Jack Oakes, love warms the hearts of a miner and a laundress, turning a nineteenth-century California mining camp golden in the glow of the season; The Shepherds and Mr. Weisman by Annie Kimberlin: A two-thousand-year-old angel stands just outside of heaven - but before she can unlock the pearly gates, she must first bring together two modern-day soulmates down on earth; The Yuletide Spirit by Kathleen Nance: A tall, blond, and handsome man - with curiously pointed ears fulfills the wish of a beautiful and lonely woman, and learns that the spirit of the season - and true love - is as alive as ever in the heated heart of modern-day New Orleans; and Twelfth Knight by Stobie Piel: Two honorable thieves, one a spritely young woman, the other a dashing and just knight, have only the twelve days of Christmas to traverse medieval England and find a secret treasure...which just may be buried in each other's arms.

Emma Craig

COOKING UP TROUBLE 10/2000 ISBN: 0505523396. Heather Mahaffey was a beauty, true, and clever, but her father had a tendency to run off at the mouth. And that could land a girl in a whole mess of problems--especially when the man was praising her to the wealthiest rancher around, telling him that she could out-cook anyone in the New Mexico Territory. The whole situation was mortifying, especially when Heather knew she had difficulty boiling water. Worse, the wealthiest man in the territory was also the best looking. Philippe St. Pierre had a face a woman would die for... and a body to match. But was it worth feigning ability just to earn money for her family... and maybe for a chance to be near Philippe? And was the devilishly handsome man who offered to assist her--one Mr. D.A. Bologh-- on the up and up, or did he have a purpose far more sinister? Either way, with one kiss from Philippe and faster than she could say Rumpelstiltskin, Heather was in the kitchen and...Cooking Up Trouble

ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS 12/1998 ISBN: 050552287X Noah Partridge had a cold, cold heart. The darkly handsome man had suffered the loss of his family and livelihood, and been betrayed by his sweetheart and friends. So he set out along on horseback to stake a claim in the wind-whipped New Mexico Territory, where he would live out his days on a land as rough and barren as his own soul. Honey-haired Grace Richardson had heart to spare. Despite her husband's death, she and her young daughter had hung on to life in the Southwestern desert, as well as to a piece of land just outside the settlement of Rio Hondo. Although she did not live on it, Grace clung to that land like a memory, unwilling to give it up even to Noah Partridge, who was determined to buy it out from under her. But something like magic was at work in this desert land of mesquite and red rock: a magic that made Noah wonder if it was Grace's land he lusted after, or the sweetness of her body and soul. For he longed to feel her hands stroke his muscled chest, and to believe that her touch held the warmth that would melt his icy heart.

GABRIEL'S FATE 11/2001 ISBN: 0505524295 Gabriel's Fate by Emma Craig Sophie Madrigal tells the fortunes of anyone curious enough to pass the velvet curtain of her makeshift parlor-and Gabriel Caine is just such a man. The black-clad bounty hunter is on the hunt for a murderer, and nothing will stop him from bagging his prize. So when the gorgeous Gabriel laughingly offers his palm, Sophie feels compelled to reveal everything...or almost everything. What Sophie doesn't divulge is that she, too, appears in his future. Or that she is at a loss to explain the heady scent of sweet spice that swirls around her whenever Gabriel is near. "Magic," claims her wise old aunt, and Sophie fears the woman must be right. For nothing short of magic-unless it is love-could have ensnared her so completely in Gabriel's fate.

GAMBLER'S MAGIC 1/2000 ISBN: 0505523582 Gambler Elijah Perry was on a winning streak, until he was shot in the leg and feared his good fortune was at an end. Then he awoke to find the straight-laced Joy Hardesty scowling at him and he saw he'd been dealt another tricky hand. And when dreams of a different kind of full house entered his head, he wondered if the gunshot had scrambled his brain. But as the lovely nurse tended his wounds, he discovered a free, joyful spirit beneath her poker face, and a straight flush that bespoke an enchanting innocence. There was magic in the air, and Elijah realized that it was not a sleight of hand that had brought him to New Mexico, but Lady Luck herself. As he held the beauty in his arms, he knew that in winning the love of a lifetime, he'd more than broken even.

A GENTLE MAGIC 6/1999 ISBN 0505523213 Cattleman Cody O' Fannin had never shied away from an adventure in his life, so when a high-pitched scream rang out across the harsh new Mexico Territory, he rode straight into the heart of danger, expecting to find a cougar or a Comanche. Instead he found a scene far more frightening-- a woman in the final stages of childbirth. Alone, the beautiful Melissa Wilmeth clearly needed his assistance, and although he would rather have faced a band of thieving outlaws, Cody resolutely ignored his quaking insides and helped deliver her baby. When the infant's first wail filled the air, Cody gazed into Melissa's bewitching blue eyes and was spellbound. How else could he explain the queer tightening in his chest and the sparkles he saw shimmering in the air above her honey-colored hair? Then thoughts of marriage crept into his head, and he knew for sure that both his sense and his courage had deserted him on the same day. But as he got to know the new mother with the engaging smile, he didn't need a crystal ball to realize he hadn't lost his mind or his nerve, but his heart.

JACK OF HEARTS short story in THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS. 11/1998 ISBN: 0505522837 With the help of saintly Gentleman Jack Oakes, love warms the hearts of a miner and a laundress, turning a nineteenth century California mining camp golden in the glow of the season.

ROSAMUNDA'S REVENGE 8/1997 ISBN: 0505522136 He'd been hired to escort Miss Tacita Grantham from New Mexico Territory to San Francisco-- an easy job for a rugged Westerner like him. But he didn't count on her little rat of a dog sinking its teeth into his leg. Nor did he plan on falling for the fair maiden, with her big blue eyes and golden curls. At first she thought Jedediah Hardcastle was a big brute of a man with no manners whatsoever. But when she saw he'd do anything to protect her-- even rescue her beloved Rosamunda-- she knew his bark was worse than his bite. And when she first felt his kiss, she knew he was the only man who'd ever touch her heart. She was a Yorkshire Terrier with impeccable breeding, and she knew her mistress loved her more than anything in the world. She'd thought she was doing Tacita a favor in biting the overgrown beast who suddenly wouldn't leave them alone. But soon Mistress seemed to care for him, and Rosamunda realized that for humans there was no rhyme or reason once love was unleashed.

Rebecca Craig

GENTLE THUNDER 4/1995 ISBN: 051511586X Spurned at the altar by her last love, Maggie Longyear went west to her uncle's ranch to relax- and forget about men. Crushed by the loss of a woman, Will Sutten kept his mind off love by ranching - and plotting revenge against the man who had ruined his life. Neither Maggie nor Will was looking for love. When they met on a ranch in the mountains of Wyoming, the feelings between them shocked them both. Maggie was attracted to Will but thought she could never love again. Will was infatuated by Maggie, but first he had to settle a bloody score from his past. Still, the gentle thunder in their hearts brought them closer together - and unleashed a wild storm of passion...

DiAnna Crawford

AN ECHO OF HOPE 8/2003 ISBN: 0842360123 Hope gave up on true love long ago when faced with the realities of frontier life. But now, with the aftermath of her husband's death and with the return of Michael, her childhood beau, Hope's life opens up before her in unexpected ways. Michael's father had destroyed any hope Michael might have of making a respectable name for himself. Prejudice runs deep in Reardon Valley, and Michael must suffer the consequences of his father's dishonesty. But as Hope and Michael face the obstacles the town sets before them, they discover that they can still hear love's echo in the beating of their tender hearts.

FREEDOM'S PROMISE 2/2000 ISBN: 0842319166 After completing her years of servitude to a dairy farmer in North Carolina, Annie McGregor hears there is a man in town, Ike Reardon, looking for settlers to accompany him across the mountains to Tennessee. Could this be the answer to her prayer for independence? During their adventurous journey, both Annie and Ike learn that freedom's promise holds more than either of them ever dreamed.

LADY OF THE RIVER 3/2003 ISBN: 0842360115 Wilderness explorer Max Bremmer's dreams are shattered when he suffers a severe injury that forces him to settle in Reardon Valley. When he catches sight of the mysterious Belinda Gregg, he is driven to uncover the secrets of her family's secluded life on the river. As Max enters the uncharted territory of Belinda's heart, Belinda must expose the truth or risk losing love forever.

Elaine Crawford

CAPTIVE ANGEL 9/1992 Falsely accused and arrested in a brothel raid, innocent Rachel Chambers was given two options...marriage or jail. Aroused by his new bride's scandalous past, frontiersman Jake Stone expected a wildcat of a woman...a woman experienced in the ways of love. Both husband and wife were in for a big surprise: a wild, stormy battle of the sexes that shook the Oregon mountains to their highest peaks. They taunted, teased, and tormented each other...until the sparks of their fury ignited a fire of passion that raged out of control. Somehow-in spite of their hearts, bodies and souls-the battling newlyweds had fallen helplessly in love...

LOVE SO WILD 4/1994 ISBN: 0515113549 Carrie... Daughter of a ruthless and vengeful sheriff, she learned early in life not to trust men - not even her father, who had brought her first and only true love to a tragic end. She longed to get far away from her tormentor - but a kidnapping was not what she had in mind. Chama... The muscular half-breed outlaw knew all too well the fury of the white man. He vowed bloody vengeance on the Army for the massacre of his people and the death of his mother. And now, a beautiful white woman was his prisoner. Captor and captive were enthralled by each other, body and soul. But how long could their tempestuous love last? Could their furious passion overcome Chama's bloodthirsty obsession... Carrie's distrust of men...and her father's relentless quest for vengeance?

THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN 4/1996 ISBN 0515118451 To claim his birthday prize from his grandmother, Atlas Daltry, the entrepreneur of the Daltry family, must court Charlotte Clairmore, an eccentric widow who makes her living as a traveling saleswoman.

RIVER TEMPTRESS 3/1993 Women adored Pierce Kingston-his beautiful face, his Southern charm, his manly arrogance. But one woman hated him.--Men ignored Georgie Pacquing-until she traded her britches for petticoats and transformed herself into a breathtaking belle...She swore she'd teach the riverboat gambler a lesson he'd never forget. She'd taunt him and tease him, love him and leave him, plucking the peacock's feathers one by one. But the game took a reckless turn one fateful night-when Georgie found the tenderness within the man--and the red-hot passion within herself!

Catherine Creel

BREATHLESS PASSION 6/1983 ISBN:0821712047 She was a mail order bride, delivered into the hands of love..

CIMARRON BRIDE 3/1989 ISBN:0821725955 Impulsive, spirited Jessie Clare had been looking for adventure to Cimarron, New Mexico. But the spunky schoolmarm got a lot more than she bargained for when marauding Apaches captured hero-and would release her only to the man who claimed he owned her. The one thing that alarmed the beautiful innocent even more was when Cimarron rancher Ben Chandler showed up swearing he was her betrothed-and that he'd make her his woman in an Apache ceremony that very night! Terrified to be an Indian slave, Jessie had no choice but to submit--and become a victim of the brash frontiersman's wicked, bold loving. Virile widower Ben Chandler wanted nothing to do with troublemaking ladies, but when the town elected him to rescue the outpost's schoolmistress, he had to say yes. At the redskins 'camp, he was shocked to discover Jessie would be freed only if he married her-and even more surprised to see how young and desirable she really was! His passions ruled his head, and Ben possess the golden-haired gal every way imaginable. Between his unrestrained kisses and her ineffective struggles, the hot-blooded male taught the teacher the facts: Fight and end up a very dead and heavenly spirit, or obey and become his breathing, willing--Cimarron Bride

GOLDEN OBSESSION 1/1986 ISBN:0821717383 When independent Stephen Campbell first glanced at flame-haired Jennie Jackson, his desire flared as hot as molten rock. Then he saw her three strapping brothers and the rugged gold miner quickly decided a moment of ecstasy sure wasn't worth a shotgun clicking at his back and a preacher locking him in marriage...Their 'Golden Obsession' was for him to master her completely and for her to possess him wholly.

LADY ALEX 10/1994 ISBN:044914786X Alexandra Sinclair was no baseborn little doxy to be toyed with--she was a Lady--with no place here in Australia, in the factory prison at Parramatta, or in the arms of an arrogant, green-eyed American who treated her with such a shocking lack of respect. Yet something in Jonathan Hazard's eyes had compelled her to trust him. He had rescued her from the factory, true enough, yet at what cost? She was an English noblewoman falsely accused of a crime she didn't commit. Was this her only hope of freedom--indentured servitude to a rakehell who stirred her woman's passion into molten desire?

NEVADA CAPTIVE 10/1989 ISBN:0821727818 She'd Demand His Respect...All that was left of her father's frontier struggle was the McAlister Stage - and spirited Caley McAlister was determined to make the company a success. Then that tall and handsome Marshal Jake Brody swaggered into town and the passionate woman in Caley couldn't get him out of her mind. His deep green eyes disrobed her; his powerful frame made her tremble with desire. The stubborn spitfire told herself work was all she needed to be happy, but her heart belied much more primitive needs whenever the green-eyed officer was near! He'd Make Her Submit...Jake Brody had come to Elko, Nevada to restore order to the bustling town. Then he saw striking Caley McAlister, and Jake made conquering the alluring vixen his top priority. His roaming hands didn't hear her protest that she didn't want a man. His seeking lips didn't heed her demands that he behave. The sensual male knew all the tricks that would make Caley respond to his touch...but what he really wanted was to forever make her his passionate Nevada Captive.

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TEXAS BRIDE 9/1982 ISBN:0821710508 Wedding of convenience--Ravishing Sarah Bradford was all alone in Wildcat City. The rough boomtown was full of brawny, unbridled men and the Yankee beauty needed one man's protection. In name only. Sarah became Mrs. Adam Macshane. And only then did she learn that the one thing worse than being alone was being married to an arrogant Texas scoundrel! Marriage of love--Though Sarah was a stubborn, willful spitfire, Adam couldn't deny that his pulse quickened at just the thought of her. He ached to tangle his strong hands in her waves of black hair and to trail his burning lips along her silken curves. He had given his word of honor that he would not touch his Yankee wife-but he swore an oath of passion that he would claim his Texas bride.

TEXAS FLAME 1981 ISBN: 0821733575 An uncivilized haven of outlaws and Indians! Amanda didn't know what to expect of the open country, but she bravely hid her worst fears and journeyed west to visit her father. The land held more for Amanda than she had imagined: Luke Cameron, a handsome, young rancher, quickly stirred a flame in her heart. He was wild and untamed like the land; his fierce blue eyes matched his bold spirit. She was overwhelmed with a burning passion that begged to be kindled. But when Luke began fencing her father's open range, the fire of their love flickered. Did she owe loyalty to her father or love to the man who had captured her heart? She knew she couldn't have both.

TEXAS SPITFIRE 12/1987 ISBN:0821722255 The dictates of the will were clear. Fiery, independent Dallas Brown had to marry the overbearing, arrogant Ross Kincaid, or she would lose her inheritance. And though she considered him a low-down opportunist, she couldn't deny the way he made her pulse race with an inexplicable flaming need. She had a hundred reasons to hate him and a thousand ways to love him.

TEXAS TORMENT 1985 ISBN: 0821716220 Union officer Daniel Jordan moved South to take possession of his cattle ranch-and to stake his claim on Adelaide Caton, the golden-haired spitfire who ran the neighboring spread. He had met her once, before the war, and never forgot how he savored her milk-white skin and reveled in her ecstatic embrace. Because she was his enemy, he had loved her and left her.

TEXAS WEDDING 7/1995 He abandoned her on their wedding night. Now he's come to claim his bride.Rand Logan had left Claire Pramalee heartbroken and alone on her wedding night - and abandoned bride whose scandalous, hastily arranged marriage made her the object of cruel scorn and mockery. Claire had dreamt of Rand's return, imagined a broken man begging for forgiveness. But when he did return - to find his unkissed bride in a delectable state of undress - he didn't look like a broken man. And he sure as hell wasn't begging for anything. After six long years, Rand Logan had come home to claim his bride. Tossed into a storm of longing, hurt and humiliation, Claire was as angry as a polecat and just as hard to hold. But nothing could chase Rand away now. Not Claire's spitfire defenses, not his mission to bring a man to justice. and especially not the white-hot desire ignited by the love that had long ago branded them both.

WESTWARD ANGEL 12/1995 ISBN: 0449182800 She vowed to resist him.... Proud and strong-willed, Lainey Prescott dared to stake a claim for her family in the booming Oklahoma territory. It was a treacherous place for a woman alone, but she was determined to make her way - without the help of her self-appointed rescuer, Ethan Holt. He needed to possess her.... She was every inch a lady, and every inch a wildcat. And when he branded her with his kiss he staked his own claim to her body and soul. There was no turning back.... She fought her own passions until she could fight no longer, surrendering to the fire of his touch. Soon danger and desire brought turbulent days and raging nights - in the arms of the devilishly handsome Texas lawman who had taken her by storm....

WILD TEXAS LOVING 4/1992 ISBN: 0821737147 Georgia belle Lorelei Montgomery would have done anything to save her brother from the hangman's noose in Fort Concho, Texas--and if that meant seducing the bold, arrogant commander, Major Reeve Cameron, it was a small price to pay. But she hadn't bargained for the handsome cavalryman's steely sense of honor that would allow nothing--not even his feelings for her--to color his judgment. Nor had she taken into account the longings of her own heart in the face of Cameron's complete mastery of her body all through the hot Texas nights...

WILD TEXAS ROSE 12/1993 ISBN:0449147851 Callie Rose Buchanan had a face and figure that would tempt any man -- but also a fierce independence that no man could challenge. A trip to Europe was arranged to land this fiery cowgirl a husband with enough gumption to tame her. What she got was Ian MacGregor. Abducted to settle an old feud between the two clans, Callie was imprisoned in his Highland castle -- and fought like a wildcat to escape the handsome chieftain who threatened her freedom with the weakness of desire. But there was nothing like a challenge to make the blood flow faster in the devilishly handsome Scotsman's veins. He was determined to possess her, first with angry lust, then with a searing yet tender passion that branded her soul and bound them to a heated and turbulent future -- as vast and storm-tossed as the seas spanning the Highlands and the blazing skies of Texas.

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A WESTERN FAMILY CHRISTMAS 10/2001 ISBN: 0373291795 Featuring the following stories: Christmas Eve by Millie Criswell - A handsome drifter and a lonely spinster rediscover the joys of the season when they are snowbound during the holidays; Season of Bounty by Mary McBride - A Civil War doctor turned ne'er-do-well gambler finds love and redemption in the unlikely arms of a beautiful widowed shopkeeper; and Cowboy Scrooge by Liz Ireland - Take one jilted mail-order bride. Add three bratty orphans. Throw in a cantankerous cowboy. Result? A Texas-size family Christmas!

Millie Criswell

CALIFORNIA TEMPTRESS 6/1991 ISBN:0821734296 Determined to find the father she had never known, spirited New York beauty Elizabeth Forrester crossed the wide frontier and made her way to San Francisco. But she arrived at the lavish Nob Hill mansion only to discover that she must share her father's paternal affection with his adopted protege handsome arrogant Cole McAlister! Elizabeth bristled when the dashing interloper looked her up and down, but when he dared to capture her lips in a searing kiss, she forgot her role of dutiful daughter and surrendered to a lover's caress! Cole McAlister's life was mighty satisfying! He'd been taken under the wing of a wealthy and successful man, and he enjoyed living in the lap of luxury. The last thing he needed was the arrival of Jonathan Forrester's long-lost daughter, Miss High and Mighty from the East. But when the blonde minx sashayed off the train and he saw the fire in her violet eyes, he couldn't resist a touch - then a kiss that sent his senses reeling. Suddenly all Cole wanted was to caress every inch of her silken flesh, then claim her as his very own California Temptress.

DANGEROUS 2/1998 ISBN: 0446604976 Texas Ranger Ethan Bodine slept with his gun, talked to his horse, and lived by an unbreakable code. Right was right, and wrong meant he brought a man to justice--even if the outlaw was his brother Rafe. Now Ethan's only goal is to find his brother before a bounty hunter guns him down. Ethan never expected his rival to be a horticulturist named Wilhemina Granville. This independent lady had never hunted anything before she galloped off after Rafe Bodine for the reward money. Now not even a tough lawman can make her go home. Wilhemina is ready to meet Ethan man to man. He's ready to meet her kiss for kiss. But both desire and dreams can die unless they learn to ride side by side and meet where all differences and boundaries end--in a territory called love.

DEFIANT 8/1998 ISBN: 0446604984 Texas Ranger Ethan Bodine lives by a strict code of right and wrong. So when his brother Rafe goes on the run, Ethan knows he must be the one to bring him to justice. Unfortunately, his plans to intercept his brother are complicated by a petite, headstrong horticulturist named Wilhemina Granville, who's determined to collect the bounty on Rafe's head in order to save her family home from foreclosure. Having been burned by the only woman he came close to loving, Ethan has a less than flattering opinion of the fairer sex, which infuriates the progressive-minded Wilhemina. Having had her own bad luck with love, she's interested in no more than removing those unenlightened ideas from Ethan's head. But as they work their way in and out of several dangerous adventures in their pursuit of Rafe, they come to have a grudging respect for each other--even an undeniable need for each other. And something deeper begins to blossom. . .

DESPERATE 7/1997 ISBN: 0446604151 He was desperate for revenge... With a heart of stone, former Texas Ranger Rafe Bodine set out across an unforgiving land to hunt the outlaw who murdered his family. Tortured by grief and guilt, he vowed there would be no jail cell for the killer, no second chances - for he alone would be the judge, jury, and executioner... She offered him forgiveness... The last thing Rafe expected to stumble across was Emmaline St. Joseph stranded in the middle of nowhere with a group of orphans. A beautiful Eastern heiress, Emmaline was naive concerning the ways of the wilderness, but her determination to save the children at any cost touched Rafe's heart. Now, as fierce storms and trigger-happy outlaws threaten their survival, Rafe must chose between the vendetta consuming his soul and the high-spirited young woman bringing new joy to his life. And Emmaline must decide if she has the will - and the strength - to heal a heart sick man.

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH 1/1994 ISBN:0061080934 They called her the meanest spinster this side of the Rockies. Miss Prudence Daniels meant to do things her way, until a handsome stranger rode into the Rough and Ready Ranch, invading her private world, igniting sweet desire and filling her with restless longing. The good God-fearing folds of Absolution, Colorado, said Prudence had a temper that rivaled the devils and a tongue that could tear a man to ribbons at twenty paces. But Brock Peters saw the passionate, sensual woman within, a redheaded spitfire who dared him to meet her challenge, break her rules, and make his home in her fiery heart forever.

THE MARRYING MAN 4/2000 ISBN: 0373291086 Leaping into overnight marriage and motherhood, Sarah Jane Parker found herself wed to first-class 'catch' Ash Morgan. But would he give her his stamp of approval - or would he try to send her back when the hidden truth about her came out? 'Marryin' man' Ash Morgan would really rather retire his title, yet he knew his tomboy daughter needed a mama. Besides, a docile little wife from back East might be a welcome change. But mail-order bride Sarah Jane Parker was proving to be a surprise package of passion, wit. . . and iron will!

PRIM ROSE 12/1996 ISBN: 0446603236 Rose is the only Martin sister who has no desire to leave the family homestead--even if it was her father's deathbed wish that each of his girls would find a husband and a life far away from Kansas. Although the farm has been sold to Alexander, the Duke of Moreland, Rose figures he'll need her when he arrives and realizes he hasn't acquired a country estate complete with servants and field hands. She bets correctly; the Duke is speechless when he learns his rural playground will require more hard work and manual labor than he could ever have imagined. Not only does he enlist Rose's advice and aid, but he quickly comes to admire and then love her determined, unspoiled nature, despite the fact that her manner is at times as prickly as her namesake! Rose is unprepared for the passion the Duke brings into her life. Sometimes she'd like nothing more than for him to pack his bags and return to his aristocratic place in England. Only when his past arrives in Kansas in the form of his jilted fiancée does she realize how desperately she wants him to remain in Kansas with her forever.

SWEET LAUREL 3/1996 ISBN: 0446601721 Laurel Martin sets out to turn her father's deathbed wish into her very own dream come true. Having agreed to leave Salina, Kansas, in search of a husband, Laurel arrives in Denver, Colorado, determined to sing in its fabulous opera house. Unfortunately for Laurel, she is the only one who thinks she is qualified, or that she can carry a tune! When Chance Rafferty, a gambler and local saloon owner, offers to hire her, Laurel reluctantly accepts. She is convinced this is but a temporary arrangement until she successfully auditions for the opera. What Laurel Martin least expects is to like singing in a saloon. She is even more surprised when she finds herself passionately in love with Chance, a man who has sworn off a commitment to any woman and who considers the idea of raising a family while owning a saloon nothing short of preposterous. Laurel's wit and passion convince him otherwise!

TEMPTATION'S FIRE 6/1992 ISBN:0821737864 Though her mirror told her she was still enchantingly beautiful, Margaret Parker saw herself as a twenty-six year old spinster. There wasn't much chance for romance in the sleepy town of Purgatory, Arizona, so Maggie looked forward to the square dance in honor of the new U.S. Marshall.

TRUE LOVE 6/1999 ISBN:0446604992 New Yorker Emily Jean Barlett, author of dime novels about the Wild West frontier, is determined to save her career with a ripsnorting book based on Jess Murdock, "Legend of the West." But the lanky, sexy cowboy living in True Love, Montana, refuses . . . unless Emily proves she can handle the hardships of real ranch life. Now, between marauding rustlers, Jess's long, hot kisses, and one tragic lie, true love might break Emily's spirit--or give her a man and a dream to fight for with all her heart.

WILD HEATHER 7/1995 ISBN: 0446601713 Her head spinning with dreams, Heather came to San Francisco to become a famous illustrator. Instead, the job she landed was governess to the solemn-eyed, motherless son and daughter of newspaper magnate Brandon Montgomery...The irrepressible farm girl was turning their elegant Nob Hill mansion topsy-turvy with her exuberance and opening two little hearts to joy. But it was embittered Brandon, engaged to a spoiled, snobbish young woman, who needed Heather's magic the most. And it was carefree Heather, suddenly swept up by stormy new feelings, who suddenly knew what she had to have-his unbound, undying love...

Elizabeth Crook

PROMISED LAND: A NOVEL OF THE TEXAS REBELLION 6/1994 ISBN: 0870743856 a sweeping saga of the Texas Revolution, tells the story of two families - one Tejano Mexican, one Anglo - whose fates become intertwined in the midst of the bloody conflict. Crook retraces the movement of General Santa Anna's Mexican Army in 1836 as it sweeps north to quash the Texas Rebellion, led by Sam Houston. Among Houston's ragtag militia are Dr. Hugh Kenner and his two sons. As the rebel forces make a desperate stand at Goliad, the Kenners and Adelaido and Crucita Pecheco find they have much to teach each other about loyalty and betrayal, sin and retribution.

Pam Crooks

BROKEN BLOSSOMS 4/2003 ISBN: 0843951761 Carleigh wants only to escape her father's lies and find the mother she never knew. Trig is determined to bring her back again....When she flees into the California wilderness, Trig is blackmailed by her unscrupulous father to chase after her. But as a special agent for the United States government, he is drawn into an opium smuggling ring only Carleigh and her mother can help expose, and he is forced to choose between two loves--Carleigh or his country. Will it cost him the only family he has left in the world? Or will he find new life with the beautiful woman whose very blood marked her his enemy?

HANNAH'S VOW 4/2002 ISBN: 0843949864 Hannah grew up on the wrong side of the law, daughter of a master thief and student to his trade. But when he dies at the hands of an angry mob, she flees to a monastery to escape the world and her sins. Quinn is betrayed by his brother and sentenced to a life in prison. Only the thirst for revenge keeps him alive. He will do anything to escape . . ..Together . . .They must run for their lives to survive their pasts. And in the journey, they find truth . . . and an unlikely love in their hearts.

LADY GYPSY 9/2001 ISBN: 0843949112 Liza was born to roam the land with her mother's people, but she is shamed by the sin that made her forever different. And not the world of the Gaje, the non-Gypsy . . . Reese has set down roots deep in the Nebraska prairie. His long-held dreams are sure to come to true with a budding railroad and a proper new wife and child. Until their worlds collide . . . But Liza is accused unfairly by Reese's people, and she is forced to flee the security of her world to seek safety in his. When Reese's careful plans for success and prosperity are threatened, he must fight to save all he's ever worked for.

MERCENARY'S KISS 8/2004 ISBN: 0373293186 Jeb Carson is a fearless mercenary. He's fought long, hard years on foreign lands to defend his country.  He's determined to return to America and live a quiet, normal life. Elena Malone is a mother. She knows nothing about war until her precious son is kidnapped by one of America's most dangerous enemies. Together, Jeb and Elena must risk their lives in a daring fight to rescue her baby---and find victory in newfound love. RR@H's Novel Thoughts

UNTAMED COWBOY 7/2007 ISBN: 0373294573 Carina Lockett is driven to build a legacy for her young daughter, and she doesn't need a man to help her do it. But when her precious child is lured away and held for ransom, she must swallow her pride and ask for Penn McClure's help. Penn McClure has no intention of playing cowboy for any woman, especially one as strong-willed as Carina. But driving a herd of cattle to Dodge City is no easy task. And he has a score to settle with the man waiting for them at the end of the trail. Along the way, he discovers Carina is pure female—and that her legacy has become his own. RR@H's Novel Thoughts

WANTED! 8/2006 ISBN: 0373294131 Lark Renault, alias Wild Red, is a former outlaw turned respectable. She loves her life as an honest, law-abiding bank teller in a small Iowa town. But her past comes back to haunt her. His name is Catfish Jack, and he wants the money she stole and buried when she rode with the infamous Reno gang. Only one man can keep her safe. Ross Santana, the bounty hunter determined to arrest her and close the only case he'd never solved. But to do so would destroy her—and the unexpected love they'd found. RR@H's Novel Thoughts

WYOMING WILDFLOWER 3/2001 ISBN 0843948434 All Sonnie Mancuso wants is to be needed by her father. Unfortunately, he already has a daughter--six, to be exact--and all he needs is a son. Orphaned in the slums of New York, fifteen-year-old Lance Harmon needs a home. Sonnie's father gives him one, on the cattle-rich Rocking M ranch. Through the years, Lance learns to love the land, the work . . . and Sonnie. . But Vince Mancuso's health is failing, and there's trouble on the Wyoming range. Sonnie returns home to claim the legacy that's rightfully hers . . . but learns Lance has already earned it.

Tanya Anne Crosby

SAGEBRUSH BRIDE 6/1993 ISBN: 0380770601 Skilled in the medical arts, beautiful, headstrong Elizabeth Bowcock steadfastly remains in Sioux Falls to aid a community threatened by the fearsome Cheyenne...and solemnly vows to raise her innocent orphaned niece. But the little girl's grandfather has declared the unwed doctor to be an unfit guardian - and refuses to deliver the child to Liz's care until she finds herself a man.....Dangerous and secretive, hated by the settlers for his Cheyenne blood, rugged Cutter McKenzie volunteers to pose as the husband of the fiery, golden-haired healer. But even a sham marriage to the handsome half-breed promises very real perils. For his raw, seductive magnetism threatens Liz's cherished independence. And she dares not trust her own impassioned heart...nor the yearning voice within that begs her to yield to the power of love.

Crowe-Heath-Vaughan-Wilks

TO TAME A TEXAN 3/1999 ISBN: 0312968868 Journey to Texas, where the passion is hotter than a branding iron and the men are as rugged as the land they work. Join four beautiful and courageous women, as each sets out on a perilous adventure of the heart, risking all they have for the love of a cowboy. Long Stretch of Lonesome by Lorraine Heath--A hired gunslinger falls in love with the woman he's been contracted to kill. Best Laid Plans by Evelyn Crowe--A city girl gets into the saddle to convince the man she loves she never betrayed him...even if it means following him across his ranch all miserable day long. Sweetheart of the Rodeo by Vivian Vaughn-The daughter of a ranch-hand has the courage to love the ranchowner's son and the grit to keep him from riding the most dangerous, outlaw horse in the land. A Tempting Offer by Eileen Wilks-A tomboy turns into a woman and ignites the heart of the childhood friend who always thought of her as "one of the guys."

Heather Cullman

TOMORROW'S DREAMS 6/1996 ISBN:0451406842 Beautiful singer Penelope Parrish-the darling of the New York stage-never forgot the night her golden life ended. The man she loved beyond all reason, handsome businessman Seth Tyler, hurled wild accusations at her and walked out of her life. She did not know that Seth, left in a church vestibule as an infant, had uncovered a secret about his past so horrifying that he could never many her. Instead, he decided to protect her by making her hate him. Years later, when Penelope and Seth meet again amid the boisterous uproar of a Denver dance hall, Seth is on a quest for vengeance for the wrongs done to him as a child. And Penelope is fighting for survival in the West. Suddenly all their repressed passion struggles to break free once more, all Penelope and Seth discover their love is too strong and too wonderful to deny....

YESTERDAY'S ROSES 4/1995 ISBN:0451405749 Dr. Hallie Gardiner knows something is terribly wrong with the handsome, haunted-looking man in the great San Francisco mansion. The Civil War had wounded Jake "Young Midas" Parrish, just as it had left Serena, his once-beautiful bride, hopelessly lost in her private universe. Tall, unconventional Dr. Hallie has come to Jake's privileged yet empty world, asking for money to keep her hospital open. But when Serena is found mysteriously dead, Hallie, the woman, finds herself falling in love with Jake, the suspect.

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