Dailey-Massie-Macomber-Brandewyne-Beverley
A SPRING BOUQUET 5/1996 ISBN: 0821753096 Features the following stories: Castles In The Sand by Janet Dailey - They were kids together on Southern California's Castle Sand Pier, a majestic wharf topped by a colorful carousel. Years later, Bridget and Reese met again...and find that time has rekindled a passion too powerful to deny; The Marrying Kind by Debbie Macomber - Katie Kern and Jason Ingram were high school sweethearts...until Katie's wealthy parents put an end to their elopement. Now, a decade later, Jason is days away from marrying another woman. But Katie walks back into his life...and the years magically melt away; Hasten Down The Wind by Rebecca Brandewyne - Elizabeth knows nothing of the Great Range Wars of the Old West...until she is suddenly swept back a hundred years in time...and kidnapped by the notorious Chaingo, a half-breed outlaw who rides with Billy the Kid. Is he just a cold-blooded desperado...or is he fated to win her heart with a timeless love?; and Forbidden Affections by Joe Beverly - Regency debutante Anna Featherstone's rented London townhouse is filled with intriguing Gothic details...and scandalous secrets. When the notorious Earl of Carne moves into the mansion next door, a secret connecting door becomes a passageway to danger - and romance.
Janet Dailey
THE PRIDE OF HANNAH WADE 11/1985 ISBN: 0671656813 In the harsh New Mexico Territory, Hannah Wade was captured and enslaved by avenging Apaches. Only her steel-edged will to live kept her alive. Finally rescued, she returned to a husband who shunned her touch, and to white women friends who found her stained and disgraced. But Hannah fought for her honor with the help of one man who valued her strength and spirit - one man who walked by her side in a land strewn with hate and injustice.
THE PROUD AND THE FREE 9/1994 ISBN: 0446602086 Sassy, outspoken Temple Gordon grew up on a grand plantation, but in truth, no matter how elegant and wealthy her family was, they were part Cherokee. And the world as she knew it was shattering. With gangs of Georgia vigilantes roaming the roads, trouble came to both the privileged and the poor. Soon Temple and her entire family - including her tormented brother Kipp and the Gordons' slaves - risked losing their homes and their dreams. Only on man dared to embrace the future and it branded him a traitor: 'The Blade' Stuart, Temple's reckless, rebellious first love. But no one could prevent the forced march west filled with tragedy and tears. Now Temple, torn between her convictions and her heart, must face her own journey - to trust her man and fight for their time and their place to love.
Claudia Dain
A KISS TO DIE FOR 3/2003 ISBN: 0843950595 A Killer...Women were dying. Pretty women, lonely women, women who gave their hearts to a man who promised happily ever after, but delivered death. A Stranger...He steamed into Abilene on the locomotive, a loner with a legend attached to his name. Jack Skull claimed he was tracking a con man, a murderer, but Anne felt as if he was pursuing her. A Lover...Though she'd sworn matrimony was not for her--it seemed to backfire for women in her family--somehow she found herself saying "I do." When Jack took her in his arms and lowered his lips to hers, reason flew out the window, and she could well believe his would be...A Kiss to Die For.
Ruth Jean Dale
LEGEND! 4/1993 ISBN: 0373287682 Boone Smith dragged into the sleepy town of Jones, Texas, hoping to leave his reputation as a notorious gunslinger behind him. Instead, his arrival set the town on its ear, especially when he took a hankering to Rose Taggart - the marshal's sweetheart. Rose had spent years cultivating her pristine image, and now, thanks to Boone Smith, she was about to become the town's most fallen woman!
Donna Dalton
THE CALVARY WIFE 8/2007 ISBN: 1601541163 A night of too much whiskey, a wrongly-numbered hotel door, and an angry guardian force dedicated cavalry captain Chase Brooks into marrying, despite his vow never to endure another loveless marriage. He reluctantly agrees to take his new wife with him to his remote outpost, convinced the pampered girl won't last two weeks in the harsh conditions of the southwest and will beg to be sent back east. The one thing he didn't count on was his burning desire for his unwanted wife. Callie Grant embraces the opportunity to start a new life far from the controlling hands of her guardians. Enduring the rough environment of the Indian Territories, she transforms from a timid flower into the poised, self-reliant woman she's always dreamed of being. As her gratitude towards the captain turns to love, she resolves to break through her husband's formidable reserve and uncover the passionate, loving nature he tries to hide. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Margot Dalton
THE SECRET YEARS(#638) 4/1995 ISBN: 0373706383 Kate Daniels is beginning to regret her impulsive move to the small town of Wolf Hill, Alberta. The locals are hostile and determined to stop her from renovating the old Wolf Hill Hotel. Even the very polite - and gorgeous - Nathan Cameron is trying to discourage her. Kate's one ally is Ellen Livingston, a woman she's never met. Thanks to Ellen's diary - written almost a hundred years ago - secrets that have been hidden for decades are coming to light. Rancher Nathan Cameron's family has lived in Wolf Hill, Alberta, for generations and Nathan is the town's most eligible bachelor. Or is he? Ellen's diary seems to hold a dire warning: Never trust a Cameron.
Denise Daniels
WEDLOCKED short story in ALWAYS A BRIDE 6/1999 ISBN:0821762222 Returning to Montana, Fancie Parlay finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage to her former beau, Luke Winston. Though she still loves Luke, the stubborn cowboy refuses to admit he's still soft on her until Fancie embarks on a campaign to become his wife in more than name alone...
Elizabeth Daniels
BIRD OF PARADISE 12/1991 ISBN: 084393185X Sinfully handsome and devilishly sexy, Ben Paradise was a man who loved to gamble, but even he wouldn't have laid odds on the chances of beautiful Lacy Phalen reappearing in his life. When he'd first met Lacy, she was tantalizingly untouchable, heiress to the Puritan Shipping Line and the belle of every ball in Boston. What had brought her to the little town of Paradise, Missouri, and straight into his arms? He wasn't buying her story that she was the new schoolmarm. But if it was the last thing he did, he'd get the truth out of his Ice Princess, even if he had to kiss her senseless to do it.
PARADISE IN HIS ARMS 5/1992 ISBN: 0843932643 Bronzed by tropical suns and hardened by stormy northern seas, Captain Caleb Innes had always held a devastating attraction for the women of the paradise family. For as long as she could remember, feisty Kate Paradise had yearned to taste those firm, sensuous lips, to unleash the wild, excitement of that virile, utterly masculine body. But how could she hope to gain Caleb's attention when he still thought of her as the innocent daughter of his childhood sweetheart? Only a bold and dangerous masquerade in one of San Francisco's notorious pleasure palaces would open his eyes to the fact that she was a woman ready for love, longing to find...Paradise In His Arms...
Peggy Daniels
MAIL-ORDER GROOM 10/2000 ISBN: 0821771299 She wanted a temporary marriage. Her heart twice broken, Megan Kittridge had given up on love, but she refused to give up on the Circle K Ranch. Her grandfather's will stipulated that she needed a husband to keep it, so she would find one--temporarily. But the mail-order groom who arrived was far from the mild-mannered law clerk who had answered her ad--and his searing kiss made her forget they were to be wed in name only.
Justine Dare
HEART OF THE HAWK 10/1996 ISBN: 0451407210 He Was Her Downfall... Notorious gunslinger Joshua Hawk was to hang in Gambler's Notch when the sun rose. He had but one regret. He had never found his grandfather's book with his family's history - and the prophecy that the Hawk line would never die. Yet Josh didn't die at daybreak because the widow of the man he shot suddenly lied to set him free. He wanted to know why... Or Her Destiny... Kate Dixon looked into the cold eyes of the Hawk and felt him steal her breath away. He had freed her from her brutal husband only to swoop down and take possession of her heart. It seemed as if some force had brought them together to complete a fate ordained long ago. But as swiftly as his passion aroused her, his reputation attracted dangerous men. To save her, the Hawk would have to leave her and move on ... unless, to save him, Kate stood her ground and fought for the love of her life....
THE LIGHT IN THE WINDOW short story in A STOCKINGFUL OF JOY 11/1997 ISBN: 0451408004 A man seeks shelter on an isolated Wyoming homestead ... and discovers an orphan and a beautiful woman who need a miracle as badly as he needs forgiveness and love.
Victoria Dark
LOVING ELIZABETH 9/1999 ISBN: 0821763202 When You Believe In Love... Elizabeth McKay's life had drastically changed the day she found Rand Matthews wounded on the Kansas prairie. Nursing him back to health, she never imagined she would also give her heart away to a man on the run, falsely convicted of a murder he didn't commit. Believing Rand when he swore he'd come back for her, Elizabeth waited for his return and the arrival of the child she was now carrying. But when she learned he'd been killed by a bounty hunter, all of her dreams for the future were shattered. With no other way of providing for her baby, Elizabeth headed to Willow, Oregon as a mail order bride...resigning herself to a loveless marriage. ...All Your Dreams Can Come True... Posing as a sheriff in the town of Willow, Rand Matthews had been given a chance to hide his real identity when he was mistaken for a dead bounty hunter. The beautiful angel who had cared for him deserved better than a man who would always be looking over his shoulder, even if that meant breaking his word to her. But when fate brought them back together, he was determined to win Elizabeth's trust...by doing everything he could to make her fall in love with him all over again.
MARRYING MATTIE 1/1999 ISBN: 0821761013 A Prim And Proper Widow...After the death of her husband, Mattie Idyll bravely tried to forge a new life out west for herself and her son. But in Medicine Springs, Texas, her sewing skills didn't bring in enough money to put food on the table. She'd just about given up on her dream of a white knight coming to rescue her when a handsome gunslinger-turned-tycoon made her an offer she couldn't refuse... A Rugged Rancher...Ty Warburton had learned a long time ago that women weren't to be trusted. And Mattie Idyll, with her proper Baltimore ways, was no exception. Still, he had a proposal to make. As his wife, she wouldn't have to worry about money, and he'd have a mother for his nine-year-old daughter. It was a marriage bargain, pure and simple - and one that Ty vowed would stay all business. A Love They Could Not Deny....But living under one roof, Mattie and Ty could feel an unspoken longing stirring their hearts. As much as they tried, they could not ignore the unrelenting desire at each other's nearness - or the unexpected love that came from...Marrying Mattie.
Karyna DaRosa
Jewel Dartt
FIRST LOVE, LAST LOVE 3/2003 ISBN: 1592790445 Childhood friends Kat and Brendon have finally found each other and now their newfound love is threatened by an unknown stalker bent on revenge.
Peggy Darty
CIMARRON SUNSET 2/1986 ISBN: 0310472628 In 1876 when the Southern Pacific Railroad connected Los Angeles to the rest of the country, men and women flocked westward, lured by the promise of sunshine and riches. Deborah Holt's father hired on the railroad as a common laborer, seeking the mild California climate as a cure for his tuberculosis. The hard work and long journey, however, only hastened his death. Deborah and her mother were left alone in the little town of Los Angeles, but their ability to smile through their tears touched the hearts of those who came their way--especially Ridge Farrington, the son of a wealthy landowner. Deborah and Ridge soon develop a deep love for each other...but can that love outlive the stifling boundaries of social class, family interference, and conflict in Christian faith?
KINCAID OF CRIPPLE CREEK 9/1985 ISBN: 0310469821
MORNING MOUNTAIN 1995 ISBN: 1557487685 Suzanne Waters is one determined woman. She's confident she'll find a way to keep the family ranch, despite her father's ailing health. But she's not prepared to handle the wounded stranger she finds in the hills. His mysterious ways, the wedding ring in his bag, and the way he comes and goes like a shadow can only bring trouble. Luke Thompson is one determined man. Now, more than ever, he needs answers to some most pertubing questions. Why did his father leave? Did he ever care for Luke? What will Luke do now that his mother is gone too? Together-on Morning Mountain-Suzanne and Luke must fulfill their missions...or go their separate ways.
SILENT STRANGER 12/1998 In 1898 ISBN: 1577484827 Ruth and her father, Doc Wright, came to the Klondike, where the gold rush has attracted many hopeful souls seeking their fortunes. One of the first persons Ruth meets is a gold miner named Joe Spencer. Ruth knows Joe is hiding several secrets and his steps are being tracked, but immediately he steals her heart. The town matchmaker has plans for Ruth and a young widower, Dr. Arthur Bradley, at the same time Joe is identified by a wanted poster from Skagway. Will she sail away on the next ship with Arthur and leave Joe in jail? Or will Joe break his silence and erase her fears?
SONG OF THE DOVE 1997 ISBN: 1577480619 Elisabeth has always known that she isn't the natural daughter of Mary and Jed Greenwood, despite the fact that they raised her since finding her as a baby. But she never guessed that her true identity could cause her so much grief. Is it possible the savages are right? That she was the child of an Ute Indian? Adam Pearson, the handsome missionary from Denver, seems to have a lot of the answers she seeks. Can he help her find the truth...and the real Elisabeth Greenwood?
Kathryn Davenport
NEVADA LOVING 1989 ISBN: 0821728008 From her coifed blond hair to her tiny feet, Leeta Carson was every inch a southern lady and she intended to stay one throughout the long, hard stagecoach journey to Nevada. And even though her white-gloved hand itched to slap the mocking face of fellow traveler Gable Waggoner, she refused to give the rugged cowboy the satisfaction. The way to deal with such insolence, she had always been taught, was to ignore it. So why did her heart race every time he looked her over in that appraising way? And why did she wonder what it would be like to surrender herself, body and soul, to such a man...
Davidson-Stacy-Michaels
ONE CHRISTMAS WISH 10/2000 ISBN:0373291310 Contains: 'Christmas Wishes' by Judith Stacy - On the brink of losing her job, a young woman strikes a deal with a handsome carpenter who is desperate to know what his daughter wants for Christmas; 'Wish Upon a Star' by Carolyn Davidson - A child's Christmas wish for a mother sends his father on a determined quest for the nanny he has come to love as much as his son has; and 'More Than a Miracle' by Theresa Michaels - A single father finds not only his lost child but a whole new family when he comes upon the woman and her daughter who have taken in his son.
Davidson-Maxwell-Langan
WILD WEST BRIDES 6/2002. ISBN: 0373835086 Anthology featuring Flanna and the Lawman by Cathy Maxwell, This Side of Heaven by Ruth Langan, and Second Chance Bride by Carolyn Davidson.
Davidson-Mallery-Williams
MONTANA MAVERICKS: BIG SKY GROOMS 8/2001. ISBN: 0373834918 Anthology featuring Spirit of the Wolf, As Good as Gold, and The Gamble.
Carolyn Davidson
THE BACHELOR TAX 1/2000 ISBN:0373290969 The little town of Edgewood, Texas needs a schoolhouse, so it passes the Bachelor Tax, which states any single man who hasn't proposed to an eligible young woman within the last year, must ante up a percentage of his income. Rancher Gabriel Tanner has a plan. He knows that Rosemary Gibson, the daughter of the recently deceased parson, hopes to stay on as the new parson's wife. To avoid the Bachelor Tax, he only has to ask a woman to marry him, and Gabe has no doubt that this mousy, dark-haired excuse for a woman will turn him down. Indeed Rosemary sends him on his way, certainly without an affirmative answer. However, what he fails to notice until Rosemary's circumstances force her to bring it to his attention, is that she doesn't really refuse. Nothing about Rosemary matches Gabe's first impression of her and he soon must decide not only if he wants to remain a bachelor, but if he wants to take on the responsibilities of fatherhood for two abused children she insists he rescue.
THE BRIDE 2/2008 ISBN: 0373772203 She thought her fate was sealed... Isabella Montgomery's future looked bleak. Before her father died, he betrothed her to Juan Garcia, an old ranchero infamous for cruelty. Now, shut away in a convent, she dreaded the day he would come to claim her. Until a dark horse revealed her true destiny... Rafael McKenzie needed a bride before he came into his inheritance. The moment he laid eyes on Isabella, he knew she was the one. Breaking into the convent and capturing her was easy enough, but stealing her heart was another story.... RR@H's Novel Thoughts
A CONVENIENT WIFE 11/2001 ISBN: 037329185X All she wanted was a kitchen to run and a garden to tend... But when Doc Gray offered his name to her and the baby she carried, Ellie Mitchum was overwhelmed. How could she, a girl of 'a certain reputation,' ever be the kind of wife he needed - and deserved? Winston Gray knew that Ellie was the answer to his prayers. His life required a woman's touch... she needed a man to protect her. It was simple. But when her baby's real father returned, Win would learn that marriage, no matter how convenient, was never simple...
THE FOREVER MAN 1992 ISBN: 0373289855 Tate Montgomery needed a new life... And Johanna Patterson was the kind of woman who could make him leave the past behind. But how would he ever convince this reclusive spinster to open up her heart to him and his boys? It seemed to Johanna that she had always been alone. Until the day that Tate Montgomery turned up at her farm with a ready-made family, and an offer that would change her life forever.
GERRITY'S BRIDE 12/1995 ISBN:0373288980 Emmaline Carruthers shed more than her clothes under the brutal Western sun. Her 'citified' ways went next, along with her plans for a quiet, dignified life. Instead, she found herself bound to a hotheaded cowboy in a most inconvenient marriage! Ranch foreman Matthew Gerrity was used to having things go his way. So why was he having so much trouble getting his Eastern beauty of a wife to accept that he was the one in charge?
HOMESPUN BRIDE 3/1995 ISBN:0821748351 Journeying to Missouri only to discover that her intended husband-of-convenience has been killed in a freak accident, Lottie O'Malley finds solace with the man's grieving family, two orphaned children and their very handsome uncle.
LOVING KATHERINE 7/1996 ISBN: 0373289251 Roan Devereaux could gentle any filly with a look and a touch but Kate Cassidy presented a real challenge. With her coltish grace and mile-wide stubborn streak, she was more woman than most men could handle--and exactly what he needed. Men were impulsive critters, Katherine Cassidy swore, and Roan Devereaux had only proved that when he'd up and asked Kate to marry him! It was a crazy idea--but no crazier than the sound of her heart singing 'yes' in reply..
MAGGIE'S BEAU 1/2001 ISBN:0373291434 On the run from a nightmarish life, Maggie had the power to stir feelings of forever in rancher Beau Jackson's soul. From the first moment, he knew he loved this sweet-spirited gamin, but would she ever feel anything more for him than gratitude? She must have died and gone to heaven, Maggie O'Neill swore, for Beau Jackson treated her with all the kindness and respect only a genuine lady deserved. But how was she to know if what she felt for him was love?
A MARRIAGE OF CHANCE 3/2002 ISBN: 0373292007 Chloe Biddleton was in big trouble! Her fool brother had gone and lost his half of the family ranch in a game of cards, leaving her to live with her brother's mistakes, and handsome cowboy Mr. J. T. Flannery. Then trouble struck the ranch, and Chloe had no choice but to accept J.T.'s offer of marriage --no matter how inconvenient! The only thing the stubborn beauty wanted less than a business partner was a husband, but it looked as if she was about to be saddled with both! But as the battle of wills between the two began to heat up, so did their mutual passion....
THE MIDWIFE 9/1999 ISBN:0373290756 Widowed father Gar Lundstrom's offer of a marriage of convenience had given Leah the chance of a new life for herself caring for his children. Yet what would happen to her newfound happiness when the stalwart farmer learned the horrible secret that had sent her on the run? A biddable mother for his children was all that Gar had expected when he took Leah Gunderson to wife. Yet Leah's spirited presence lightened his dark and lonely existence, and made him long to find a way to free her from her troubled past.
RUNAWAY 6/1998 ISBN:0373290160. Cassie Phillips wasn't really married to Will Tolliver, no matter what he told people. Not that being the wife of a man as kind and thoughtful as Will wouldn't be a dream come true. But even Will would abandon her once he learned what she was running from. Cassie Phillips was the kind of girl you took home to mother, and Will was determined to do just that. But he never expected that in order to protect her he'd have to tell a lie that could get them both in a lot of trouble. Especially if he couldn't convince Cassie that marrying him for real was the right thing to do.
SECOND CHANCE BRIDE short story in WILD WEST BRIDES 6/2002. ISBN: 0373835086 His mail-order bride's deceit had stung him to the quick, but the pregnant widow's care of his four-year-old daughter had Jebediah rethinking his vow to send her packing as soon as her baby was born.
THE SEDUCTION OF SHAY DEVEREAUX 2001 ISBN: 0373291566 Wildfire couldn't run any hotter than this sudden, consuming passion... Shay Devereaux had been alone, angry and bereft of hope - until a deathbed plea had sent him into the arms of Jenny Pennington, the one woman who could resurrect him, heart and soul! Though the war had scarred her in places deep and secret, Jenny had refused to let it break her. Then, suddenly, Shay Devereaux rode into her life and her womanhood awakened, for this heaven-sent man without a past had brought her a future - filled with unimaginable love!
TANNER STAKES HIS CLAIM 5/2000 ISBN:0373291132 Sheriff Wes Tanner was wed to the law - until he met Angelena. . . a pregnant saloon singer with no memory of how she got that way. The shy beauty was in desperate need of a protector - and Tanner was convinced he was the man for the job. Now, if he could just convince Angelena! Though she somehow knew her name and that music was her life, Angelena had no idea where she came from, or what she was doing in Edgewood, Texas. With a baby on the way, Tanner's offer of marriage seemed like a godsend, but how could she let the handsome sheriff take on the responsibility for a past that she knew nothing about?
TEMPTING A TEXAN 3/2003 ISBN: 0373292473 Suddenly--fatherhood! Or close enough, anyway. Wealthy banker Nicholas Garvey was stunned to learn he was now the legal guardian of a niece he hadn't known he had. But the bigger surprise was the child's beguiling nanny, Carlinda Donnelly, a woman who effortlessly made him yearn for the unexpected pleasures of hearth, home--and heartfelt love! He called her Lin-a nickname short, sweet, even innocent. But Carlinda Donnelly knew Nicholas Garvey's intentions were anything but! What he wanted was as clear as the wide Texas sky. This complex man with a past had definite plans for her future-all of which made her blood race, her heart pound and her passions soar!
THE TENDER STRANGER 4/1999 ISBN: 037329056X Trust No One: To her sorrow, Erin Wentworth had learned that lesson all too well when her society marriage had proved a sham. Now widowed and pregnant, she wanted only to escape the memories. But fate, in the form of Quinn Yarborough, had followed her to her mountain hideaway to resurrect the past - and offer her a future... A Breed Apart: Bounty hunter Quinn Yarborough knew he had come face-to-face with a quarry unlike any other, for runaway widow Erin Wentworth was a prize beyond any price. And his heart ached to claim her as his very own...
THE TEXAN 7/2002 ISBN: 0373292155 U.S. Marshal Jonathan Cleary was a man with a plan: after one last undercover assignment, he'd claim a corner of the wide Texas sky and get hitched to the wild and carefree woman of his dreams. But Fate, disguised as Augusta McBride, came calling with different ideas. Now his dream woman was a prim-and-proper miss...with shocking secrets! Augusta McBride was wedded to spinsterhood yet she'd somehow landed in front of a preacher, marrying a half-naked stranger--and relishing it! No doubt about it, the mysterious, marvelous Jonathan Cleary was a force of nature who couldn't be denied!
TEXAS GOLD 7/2003 ISBN: 0373292635 Faith Hudson's marriage was a disaster. Her husband was better off in Boston without her. It had been clear to her then, and it was even clearer now that she'd traveled west and made her home on a Texas ranch. She had no plans of ever returning. But Max Hudson wanted her back. It had taken him three years to find her, and he wasn't going home without her. It was a matter of principle….Until he realized he was more in love with the woman Faith had become than he ever could have imagined. And that love just might be what Faith had needed all along. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE WEDDING PROMISE 10/1998 ISBN: 0373290314 The way west for Rachel Sinclair led straight down the aisle... And into the arms of a man she barely knew! But Cord McPherson had taken her and her brothers in when trouble struck along the trail. And Rachel believed in her heart that this marriage of convenience would grow into a bond more precious than gold. An instant family wasn't something Cord McPherson had planned on acquiring, but the sight of Rachel protecting her brothers told him she was plenty strong enough to be his bride. And he was good and ready to make their promise to each other last a lifetime.
WISH UPON A STAR Short Story in ONE CHRISTMAS WISH 10/2000 ISBN:0373291310.
Sandra Davidson
ONE SHINING MOMENT 1/1995 ISBN: 0821748033 U.S. Army Lt. Blade McAmmon had his future carefully planned: a heroic military career, then marriage to a woman so respectable that no one would ever suspect the truth about his Indian heritage. But now, amid delicate peace negotiations between the white man and his tribal brothers, Blade receives his orders. He must live among the Seminole for one month...and battle the passion that is kindled when he first beholds the beautiful Shining Dawn...Shining Dawn had made her decision long ago, when she chose the Indian destiny as her own. Now, in rugged Blade McAmmon, she meets a man who awakens desire...yet who despises her way of life. Torn between two worlds, haunted by dark visions of a mysterious prophecy, Shining Dawn must struggle to claim the love that has transformed her life in One Shining Moment.
June Wyndham Davies
GOLDEN DESTINY 5/1993 ISBN:0312088000 The Gold Rush has turned California into a place where get-rich-quick men lose fortunes as fast as they dig them from the lush hills and rivers. Connecticut-born Alicia Langdon, a survivor of this rough and ready mining life, is a woman with a secret, running from a violent past.
Dee Davis
THE PROMISE 1/2002 ISBN: ISBN: 0505524759 The mine lay deep in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, near the town of Silverthread, and was rich in ore, overflowing with wealth that could make a family's fortune-or destroy it. In it would begin the weaving of a web of deceit, a murderous tapestry of lies that would mean the deaths of many innocents. But also in the shadowy mine lay the path to redemption and love. Its labyrinthine tunnels held a magic that could draw a woman one hundred years into the past, into the arms of one who could make her life whole. But crossing time was only the beginning. To right the wrongs already done, to paint a new future, one brighter and full of love, Cara Reynolds would have to unravel several mysteries. She would have to depend upon the rugged man who emerged from the mine, trust his vow that he would keep her safe and cherish her forever. Then, and only then, would she truly understand the danger-and the power-of...THE PROMISE.
Kathryn Lynn Davis
SING TO ME OF DREAMS 1/1992 ISBN: 0671683144 There is a future I do not seek, but which will come to be, just the same...With these words echoing in her heart, Saylah, born of a white father and Indian mother, set off on a journey that would take her through al the mysteries of the human heart. As a child, she came to know the bounty of the earth and sea, the clear streams, and she guarded the secret wisdom of her close-knit Indian people. But when tragedy devastated her loved ones, Saylah was forced to leave her home and enter the world of the Ivys, an English-born family whose European traditions were as strange to her as her spirit world was to them. The Ivys had come to the lush, fertile Pacific Northwest in pursuit of a dream - to build a paradise of prosperity and freedom. Until Saylah came to them, their dream had been denied. Julian Ivy had a dream of his own. An impatient young man in whom refinement and rage were intertwined, he was drawn to Saylah's healing power and disturbing beauty. Through heartbreak and joy, Julian and Saylah would discover the richness of love...but no one could resolve for her the conflicts of her heritage. Heeding the call of her destiny, she would finally make the most wrenching choice of all...
Mary Davis
CINDA'S SURPRISE 11/2000 ISBN: 1586600265 Cinda Harris tells herself she is content to be single. But her well-intentioned friends set her up as a mail-order bride. She knows nothing of the engagement until the day her groom, Lucas Rawlings, shows up to seal their agreement with wedding vows. Believing it is God's will for her life, she marries the handsome stranger. Lucas proves to be a gentle and kind man, and Cinda finds herself falling in love with her new husband. Upon arriving at his Montana farm, however, she finds out his real intentions for wanting a wife. Her new life is full of surprises, not all of them good.
MARTY'S RIDE 8/2001 ISBN: 1586603167 Martha "Marty" Rawlings is not the typical, graceful young woman of the 1880s. Having been reared by three older brothers, she is merely "one of the boys," and goes out of her way to prove it. When her twin nine-year-old nieces are kidnapped, Marty doesn't hesitate to track them alone--ready to confront whatever dangers lie in the way of bringing them safely home. Reece Keegan, an accomplished lawyer, is drawn to the spirited Marty. His hopes have many obstacles to overcome, however-not the least of which is repairing the damage done when he, as a court appointed official, took Marty's nieces. If he can earn her trust, maybe he can win her heart as well. But this proves difficult when Reece keeps finding himself at the wrong end of her gun. Marty has learned to trust only herself. Can she begin to trust anyone else--even God?
Rachel Davis
MY OUTLAW 7/1997 ISBN: 082175680X It seemed like the perfect plan - to take from the rich to give to the poor. Until one dark night Mary Carolyn Ross finds herself aboard the private car of a speeding train. She certainly never expected to find herself up against a far more sophisticated group of train robbers: the James gang - or to be shot and rescued by the outlaw of her dreams.. Clell Miller jumped off the train and collided with the she-cat from hell, a scraggly urchin carrying the fortune he needed to start life over, far from the world of Frank and Jesse James. Suddenly a shot rang out, Mary Carolyn fell and Clell swept her away to safety where he tended to her wound, then rode off with her loot, never to see her again. Until the day she shows up at Jesse James, farm... Now a dangerous masquerade will place Clell and Mary Carolyn in the line of fire as they clash with the James gang...as they dodge the Pinkertons and the posse...and as their game of passion blazes white-hot, burning all pretense away...
Suzannah Davis
ANGEL EYES 12/1993 ISBN:0380768224 A prisoner in the house of her overbearing father, beautiful Beth Ann Linder has already been wrongly branded a “fallen woman” by the good folk of Destiny, Arizona. And her bruised reputation suffers further damage when she accidentally shoots a traveling preacher—and then takes him in to tend to his needs. But Zach Madison is a handsome wolf in minister’s clothing—a smooth-talking grifter with larceny on his mind…and an aching desire for the stunning, ebon-haired angel who has wounded his body and his heart. And in the tender embrace of this charming rogue, Beth Ann can finally know freedom—though it means surrendering her innocence for a dangerous passion…and the sweet salvation of love.
Geralyn Dawson
THE BAD LUCK WEDDING CAKE 8/1998 ISBN: 0671015176 She's Dead-Set Against Marriage... Claire Donovan came to Fort Worth to open a bakery and find independence, not a husband. For generations, a secret formula called 'Magic' made Donovan family confections strangely irresistible...until Claire jilted the fiance her family chose for her. Now they say that her broken engagement branded their cakes bad luck - and their business will go bankrupt unless she ties the knot... He'd Rather Die Than Say 'I Do.' The most eligible bachelor in town, sexy Tye McBride steers clear of marriage-hungry females. Once betrayed by love, he's vowed never to go soft over a lady again. Besides, he has his hands full minding his mischievous nieces, known as the McBride Menaces. But now that his lawyer has told him to either wed or lose guardianship, he sees Claire Donovan as the perfect bride, in name only - except something about her makes him dizzy with desire. And something about him makes her breathless. Something could complicate their best-laid plans. Something like...magic.
THE BAD LUCK WEDDING DRESS 4/1996 ISBN 0553567926 It would take more than a little luck to bring their Texas hearts together.... They were calling it the Bad Luck Wedding Dress, and Jenny Fortune knew that spelled trouble for her Fort Worth dressmaking shop. Just because the Bailey girls had met with one mishap or another after wearing Jenny's loveliest creation, her clientele had begun to stay away in droves. Yet Jenny was still betting she could turn her luck around--by wearing the gown herself at her very own wedding. There's just one hitch: first she has to find a groom.... Trace McBride seemed as likely a candidate as any. An attractive widower raising three little girls who were fast becoming three little outlaws, Trace badly needed a woman's loving touch. Jenny wasn't altogether sure she knew how to get a man to propose marriage, but she was willing to take off her spectacles, let own her honey-blond hair, and even give flirtation a try. But when seduction turns into red-hot passion, Jenny will find herself risking everything--even her life--on the chance that she'll be lucky in love.
CAPTURE THE NIGHT 12/1993 ISBN 0553561766 Stolen Rose: Pursued by a powerful and evil man, beautiful Madeline Christopher was forced to flee France with an assumed name and a kidnapped baby. Desperation drove her into a hasty marriage of convenience with a ruggedly handsome stranger, an arrangement that would allow them to join a band of colonists headed for Texas. But it was passion, dark and irresistible, that drew her night, after night into his arms...
THE KISSING STARS 5/1999 ISBN: 0671015184 Tess had run away from a broken heart and followed the stars right to Aurora Springs, Texas. There, halfway to nowhere and far from anywhere, she joined a dusty frontier settlement filled with eccentric dreamers and desperate searchers attracted by mysterious lights in the sky they believed were magic - The Kissing Stars. And she might have finally put her ill-fated marriage behind her, if only she hadn't taken a greased pig to the state fair... The pig knocked railroad investigator Gabe Montana down; seeing his ex-wife for the first time in forever laid him out flat. Then her revelation that the divorce had never happened stole his breath away - that and the secrets he saw shining in her eyes. Now he has traced his runaway wife to Aurora Springs, a place where the most extraordinary things are happening. A place where a man haunted by tragedy might find redemption and a hurting woman might find healing...if they put the past behind them...and if they allow The Kissing Stars to light their way to love.
SIMMER ALL NIGHT 12/1999 ISBN: 0671034103 A Chili Queen in England... Independent daughter of socially prominent Texans, Christina Delaney stirs up scandal along with her spicy Texas Red when she's crowned Chili Queen of San Antonio. Her family reacts to this culinary coronation by packing her off to live with her grandfather on his English estate, hoping to transform Chrissy from Chili Queen to countess. Never mind the fact that what she longs for is a modest home and loving family deep in the heart of Texas. A Texan with a Craving... Born British but reared Texan, Cole Morgan would do anything for the Delaney family, even escort the incorrigible Christina to England. Besides, he has his own agenda abroad: to locate the missing copy of the Republic of Texas' Declaration of Independence. But when a viscount offers Christina marriage, Cole is forced to see that the girt he grew tip with is now a woman whose fiery passion - and love - he craves. So he sets out to win her, and in the process proves that only he can make the Chili Queen......Simmer All Night.
TEMPTING MORALITY 6/1995 ISBN: 05530567926 She was a fraud.... That's what Zach Burkett thought when he caught sight of Miss Morality Brown testifying at a town revival meeting. A deliciously enticing fraud who would be the perfect cover for his scheme to pay back the "godly" folk of Cottonwood Creek for their cruel betrayal. But Zach was wrong: far from being a con, the nearly irresistible angel was a genuine innocent. And only after he'd shamelessly attempted her to passion would he discover that he'd endangered his own vengeful heart.... He was the answer to her prayers.... That's what Morality Brown thought when she gazed up into Zach Burkett's wicked blue eyes. It hardly mattered that the slow- drawling, smooth-talking rogue was a self-confessed sinner, or that she sensed a hidden purpose behind his charm. In his arms, she found the heaven she'd always longed for. But all too soon she'd discover the terrible truth about the man who'd stolen her heart. Scarred by the past, he lives for revenge--and it will take a miracle of love to save his soul.
THE TEXAN'S BRIDE 5/1993 ISBN 0553561758 Katie Starr knew the rugged Texan was trouble the moment he stepped into her father's inn. Overbearing, overconfident, and overwhelmingly attractive, Branch seemed to delight in sparking her anger -- and her passion. Yet even as he was teasing his way into the lovely young widow's heart, Katie feared she held a secret that would surely drive him away from her.... This is in fair shape. Spine has been cracked and has creases in it. Slight wear on the edges. Book has a slight bend in it. Winner pays the postage.... Branch had underestimated Katie from the start. First he figured she was a bar wench and fair game for the asking. Then when she'd set him straight in a manner he wasn't likely to forget, he found himself falling hard for her fiery charms. But Branch was quietly tracking down the perpetrator of a massive fraud -- a man ruthless enough to have killed Branch's brother when he got in the way. And it should have occurred to him sooner that Katie might know more, much more than she was letting on....
THE WEDDING RAFFLE 11/1996 ISBN: 0671025740 Never trust a widow woman wearing a yellow dress...That's what Captain Luke Prescott thinks when Honor Duvall, a vision in yellow muslin, steps outside the Bastrop Hotel to conduct the raffle drawing that has all of Texas talking. Mystery follows this thrice-widowed beauty like the hazy shadows of a summer night, and Luke, a renowned former Texas Ranger and bona fide hero, finds his professional suspicions aroused...among other things. Especially when she knows exactly what she wants...What Honor wants is Luke Prescott. With her family in danger, she needs the bravest man in Texas to help her save them. True, her plan to lure him to her remote ranch is a little unethical, but she'll make it up to him. Or so she thinks. Luke might be the one man Honor can't handle. He wants a prize she isn't willing to give. But Luke has the means to force her hand. He holds the winning ticket in... The Wedding Raffle.
THE WEDDING RANSOM 2/1998 ISBN: 0671001272 Soaking in a therapeutic mud bath, Maggie St. John suddenly finds herself snuggled up against the slickest thief in Texas, Gentleman Rafe Malone. Raised by pirate 'grandfathers' to be a lady, Maggie would prefer a more trustworthy man to help recover a treasure hidden years before. But with time and cash in short supply, she'll do anything to protect her 'papas' and save their spa on Lake Bliss - even put her fortune and future in the hands of a notorious rogue. Rafe Malone retired from a life of crime to raise horses, though sometimes he misses the excitement of a good escapade. So when a bank of elderly pirates makes him a provocative offer, he's game...and he's captivated by their vivacious ward, Maggie St. John. Soon Rafe is swimming an underground river hunting hidden riches - and trying to figure out just how to hold on to his hide and steal the most valuable pirate's prize of all...Maggie's heart.
Adrienne Day
A GENTLE TAMING 1/1994 ISBN: 0380774119 Adversity taught beautiful, tempestuous Lauren Cooper to be tough - but no one ever taught her how to be a woman. Since her mother's death six years earlier, she has had to run the family's failing Arizona ranch almost single-handedly - leaving her no time to even think about romance...until Alex MacKenzie acquires the neighboring spread. The gentle, handsome Scotsman is unlike any man Lauren has ever known - with his strange accent, his bizarre clothing...and a soft, brown-eyed gaze that makes her blood race hot and wild. And though Alex is bewildered by this high-spirited diamond in the rough, his impassioned heart begs him to tame her. For he knows that somewhere beneath the foul language and the dusty cowboy britches is a sweet, sensuous lady who aches to be loved.
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