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CUPID'S KISS 2/1996 ISBN: 0505520761 Features the following stories: A Marriage Made In Heaven by Patricia Hagan: Pennsylvania, 1850. With the assistance of her guardian angel, a wealthy spinster searches for the ideal husband. But she soon learns that earthly perfection is no substitute for a passion straight from paradise...Heaven On Earth by Bobby Hutchinson: Indiana, 1889. Divine intervention helps a country doctor and a rural beauty realize that, while duty is important, life is meaningless without laughter and love.... Heaven In His Touch by Linda Madl: Colorado, 1885. A rugged rancher and a fiery filly have always longed for one another, but it takes a heaven-sent messenger to set them on a trail to fulfillment.....and A Gift From Heaven by Bobbi Smith: Tennessee, 1865. A Yankee soldier and a Southern belle are ready to start their own civil war - until a heavenly visitor draws up terms of surrender that will bring them eternal bliss.

Patricia Hagan

GOLDEN ROSES 1983 ISBN: 0380841789 With her dear father dead, Amber Forrest was alone in a foreign land, at the mercy of a cruel, domineering stepbrother who vowed he would bend her to his will and make her his bride. But Amber Forrest was a prize all men wanted. Mexico's most dashing matador, captivated by her pale golden beauty, promised his life to save her. His reckless gallantry touched her innocence, yet her heart was drawn to the handsome American who boldly demanded she be his. Forced to fight for her destiny, Amber faced bravely the ravishing storm of two men's passions, her gentleness torn between the vicious stepbrother whose pleasure was her pain...and the rugged American whose tender violence was love.

HEAVEN IN A WILDFLOWER 1992 ISBN: 0061040959 It was in the sultry heat of a Louisiana summer that they came together for the first time - the plantation owner's headstrong daughter, Anjele Sinclair, and the bronze-skinned, muscular Cajun worker known only as Gator. In the secret darkness of the bayou, they found a joy that broke all the rules. But a love like theirs could never be, and they were driven apart. Anjele was sent to England to finish her schooling and to forget Gator's searing touch. After four long years, she returned home to her beloved South, to a land devastated by the War Between the States. It was there that the lovers' paths crossed once more, only this time, they were on opposite sides of a raging conflict.

LOVE AND GLORY 1982 ISBN:0380796651 Kitty and Travis, united at last, have found happiness on her ancestral North Carolina farm - until the lure of adventure takes Travis to Haiti. When Travis returns, he finds his beautiful bride has been abducted by the murderous, swaggering Luke Tate. Distraught when he is shown Kitty's grave, Travis is haunted by crushing memories of the one woman who ever filled his heart. And he knows he can never belong to another woman - even the lovely Marilee, whom he marries. The stunning climax to the love story of Kitty and Travis - which blazed across a North and South consumed by war, which smoldered in the ashes of a conquered land --- now reaches its magnificent conclusion in the triumph of true devotion and a love meant to last forever.

ORCHIDS IN MOONLIGHT 11/1993 ISBN: 0061080381 Together the lovers rode the terrifying Sierra ranges. Jaime Chandler, searching for her father, was in the care of the one man who could lead her safely to San Francisco. Cord Austin, kidnapped and raised by the Apache, had been branded a savage by white society. His bitter past had made him vow never to let passion sway his heart, and his passion for Jaime was a mirage he vowed to leave behind on the dusty trail. Still guarding the dark secret of his heritage, Cord rejoined the vaqueros on the golden coast. The search for her father led Jaime to a clifftop castle lush with vineyards and exotic flowers. Through a web of intrigue, deceit, and danger, she and Cord had to find their way to seize again the dazzling dream their destiny had promised.

SAY YOU LOVE ME 5/1995 ISBN: 0061082228 Jacie Calhoun could have become the mistress of a Georgia plantation, married to a man who worshipped her. Instead she was driven to know the truth about her mother. Was she really alive and a captive of the Comanche? Luke Howling Wolf didn't want to lose his beloved adopted mother Sunstar, and his tribe needed their white medicine woman. Like was determined to keep Sunstar and her true identity a secret from the girl claiming to be her daughter. But Jacie's spirited determination and innocent sensuality assaulted Luke's heart in a hundred unexpected ways.

SPICY LOVIN' short story in THE WAY TO A MAN'S HEART 11/1997 ISBN:0312963335

STARLIGHT 7/1994 ISBN: 0061080586 Delicate and elegantly dressed Samara Labonte is the prettiest passenger on the train to Kansas City. Fleeing Paris and a tumultuous past, she dares to hope that her new life in America will bring happiness...and even love. But as the train winds through its final miles toward the booming prairie town, bloodcurdling cries fill the air and wildly painted savages sweep Samara from the train. She fears her young life will soon be over, but fear cannot quell the attraction she feels for her mysterious bronze-skinned captor. Enchanted by his blue eyes, Samara soon learns that this man who calls himself Wild Spirit is actually Cade Ramsey, a federal agent sent to help the Indians. Just as Samara is awakening to desires she has never know, her future is threatened by a jealous con man and a crooked frontier judge. Suddenly, Samara faces the possibility that she and Cade might be torn apart forever.

THE SAVAGE HEART 12/1984 ISBN:0380877597 Though it broke her heart, Julie vowed to forget Derek Arnhardt, the bold captain who had fired her very soul but left their love in ashes. But the wagon train west was led by the one man who would not let Julie forget the past. Derek was consumed by the blazing memories of the raven-haired beauty who had fled from his arms, and staked his life in a hostile wilderness to reclaim the woman he loved beyond all else. And in the cool quiet of the desert night, smoldering passions too long denied finally exploded in a fiery surrender to the magnificent love that was meant to be forever.

Shirley Hailstock

CLARA'S PROMISE 6/1995 ISBN: 078600147X At fifteen, orphaned Clara Winslow married Wade Cameron - a man twenty years her senior - and settled into a life helping to run his farm and care for his two young sons. But now, at twenty-one, Clara feels unfulfilled, and harbors her own secret dreams...dreams that become a reality when she graduates from teaching school. Fleeing her unhappy marriage, Clara journeys from Virginia to Montana to carve out a new life...on her own terms. There, she meets Luke Evans. A widower struggling to escape his tragic memories, Luke is passionately drawn to the tender-hearted woman who has made a special place for herself in his heart. It will take courage, desire, and one unusual matchmaker to help Luke and Clara let go of the past and find the strength to risk everything on a rapturous promise of love...

Cathy Marie Hake

BUTTON STRING BRIDE short story in HEIRLOOM BRIDES 2/2001

LETTER PERFECT 8/2006 ISBN: 0764201654 If her own two feet don't end up tripping her, Ruth Caldwell's mouth is likely to get her into equal trouble. But Ruth has the best of intentions. Truly. It's just that her attempts to live up to her mother's expectations of how a lady should act have often yielded…well, less than impressive results. Josh McCain is speechless when he sees Ruth step off the stage in Folsom, California. Sure, it looks like she's been sleeping in her gown for the past week, but with a crown of riotous curls and those deep green eyes, she's certainly the most beautiful woman he’s ever met. But Josh soon finds the sparks that fly upon Ruth's arrival aren't the romantic type. With her legitimate claims to an inheritance, the Broken P Ranch's future is suddenly precarious. And when Ruth's "accidents"—going beyond even her normal bumbling ways—seem to take a sinister turn, Josh must decide where his loyalties lie. RR@H's Novel Thoughts

Deborah Hale

WHITEFEATHER'S WOMAN 10/2001 ISBN: 0373291817 Only the strong could thrive in big sky country--Jane Harris, on the run from an embattled life back East, hoped merely to survive. Still, everything in this breathtaking territory was so overwhelming-including John Whitefeather, a blue-eyed Cheyenne leader who'd stirred the embers of her slumbering womanhood, awakening her to desire's dawn-Whitefeather knew what it meant to be an outsider. Could that be why he was so drawn to Jane Harris? he wondered. Yet this shy violet was blossoming into a passionflower with roots deep in Montana soil, and deeper still in his lonely heart--Return to Whitehorn, Montana-where legends are begun and love lasts forever beneath the big sky--

Hall-Wilson-McCarthy

BABY IN A BASKET 4/1999 ISBN: 0821761765 The innocence and beauty of babies touches people's hearts and brings out the best in everyone. Now, from three beloved authors come three heartwarming tales of "special deliveries" that rekindle dreams and celebrate new beginnings in more ways than one! Features Fate's Little Miracle; Cradle Song; and Gambler's Full House.

Diana Hall

BRANDED HEARTS(#482) 10/1999 ISBN: 0373290829 Kit O'Shane would never surrender... Her quest for justice came before any chance at love, even if that chance was with rancher Garret Blaine, a man she wanted with a wildfire intensity that rivaled the desert sun! Garret Blaine had met his match... When Kit O'Shane rode onto his ranch and proved she could bust a bronc as well as any man, Garret knew he was lost. She'd stolen his heart like a thief in the night, and now that she had it...he was never going to let her go.

Gimone Hall

TEXAS JEWEL 8/1993

Sylvia Halliday

GOLD AS THE MORNING SUN 1/1997 ISBN: 082175761X The Civil War is over, and the West is booming. Callie Southgate's father has brought his family to the rough-and-ready town of Dark Creek, where fortune beckons to those brave enough to follow...and where Callie's future has been bartered to a stranger. But the stagecoach carrying Callie's unseen fiance to the Colorado mining town also carries Jace Greer - con man, card sharp, and bank robber on the run. When the stage is ambushed, Jace, as the sole survivor, takes over the identity of his traveling companion. It is his fate - and his fortune - to become Callie's mail-order husband. Until his murderous past catches up with him.

Renée Halverson

EXTREME MEASURES 7/2002 ISBN: 0843950625 If André Du Bois were a betting man, he would lay odds that the woman in red is robbing his dealers blind. He can tell this beauty's smile disguises a quick mind and even quicker fingers. To catch her in the act he deals himself into the game, never guessing he might lose his heart in the process. Faith O'Malley depends on her wits to succeed at cards, and experience tells her the ante has just been raised. The new gambler's good looks are distracting enough, but his intelligent eyes promise trouble. Still, Faith will risk everything--her reputation, her virtue--to save the innocent people depending on her. It won't be until later that she'll stop to learn what she's won.

Debra Hamilton

FILIGREE 5/1996 ISBN: 0821747274 Back in England after a boyhood in the Colonies, Courtland Day was a man without a country. Until hunger for revenge-and a dangerous spying mission-brought him back to Massachusetts on the eve of war...and straight into the path of a Colonial bullet. Badly wounded, Courtland stumbled into the forest hut of the lovely Chaynoa, who tended and healed him. Yet even after he'd left-haunted by memories of Chaynoa's gentle touch-Courtland did not know why she hid in such a desolate place or what she so desperately feared. A Man And A Woman From Different Worlds... Though Chaynoa could not forget the tender British soldier she'd nursed back to health, the half-breed outcast never dreamed that fate would bring them together again-or that Courtland would risk his life to save her from the hangman's noose. Dared To Fall In Love....Now, as Courtland's kisses lit a fire deep within her, Chaynoa dared to imagine that happiness could be hers. But as the land flamed into revolution, divided loyalties and a mysterious secret threatened the fragile bonds of her forbidden love.

Mary Ann Hammond

LAND OF GOLD 5/1984 ISBN:0671508725 Julie Leighton gazed through tear-filled eyes at Matthew Thorn. Usually the cynical Thorn was anything but a comfort to Julie. But now she needed his strength even though she would not admit that she needed him. Her only desire was to see that her casino, Land of Gold, survived. To that end, Julie vowed that if she had to she'd make a pact with the Devil himself. Matthew Thorn was happy to oblige.

Peggy Hanchar

CHEYENNE DREAMS 4/1993 ISBN:044914769X Broken and beaten by the treacherous South Dakota trail that had taken the lives of all she knew and loved, Colly Mead bravely pushed on, until she could go no more. She surrendered to the savage land, ready to meet her Maker, not the tall Cheyenne warrior who found the skinny filthy, near dead white woman with the strange light eyes and hair that twisted and leapt like flames. Mutual fear and mistrust gradually turned to respect as Colly, now called Spotted Woman learned the ways of the Cheyenne. But she was unprepared for the sensations evoked by Lone Wolf, whose dark eyes had gazed deep into her soul and found the secrets she could not deny.

FANCY LADY 3/1994 ISBN: 0449147703 Coop Fletcher had fought hard against the odds to make a small empire for himself in the lawless lands of Colorado. But what the rugged, silver-eyed rancher craved was the kind of respect a highborn woman would bring. Miss Francine Bourne never intended to be a mail-order bride. But Coop Fletcher was the best - and only - rescue for an actress down on her luck. He believed he had a genuine lady at his side. Well, she could play a gentle-born Southern belle with her eyes closed. Fancy could fool Coop Fletcher - and even the most uppity citizens of Elizabethtown. But try as she might, she couldn't fool herself. The passion that her husband's demanding kiss ignited was so completely wanton - and not ladylike at all....

THE GILDED DOVE 2/1991 ISBN:0449147150 Kansas McKay could feel Cole Slater's desire stirring her own buried passions. But she couldn't forget the heartbreak and humiliation of running from the town and the man who'd always see her as a whore's daughter. Here in Virginia City, where she'd escaped to make a new life, her grace, her style, and her .22-caliber derringer made her place, the Kansas Palace, into the greatest gambling hall in the most notorious town this side of the Rockies. Beautiful and generous, she'd won the love and respect of the rough Nevada mining town. Still it wasn't enough. She longed to be a lady of virtue in the eyes of the only man she'd ever love. Then the new sheriff rode into town, Cole Slater. A man tough enough to tame this lawless boomtown...and tender enough to stake his claim on the love of Kansas McKay...

RENEGADE HEART 1/1987 ISBN:0451400208

SWAN NECKLACE 9/1995 ISBN: 0449148653 They came from different worlds, and found a love that would become a legend.. Standing bound and dirty on the auction block, Swan Necklace, daughter of Red Hawke, chief of the Cree, remained proud and defiant. Struck by her beauty and courage, Scottish fur trader James McLeod vowed to return the captive princess to her people. But as their perilous trek through the Northwest Territory began, desire and Destiny became one.

TENDER BETRAYAL 11/1988 ISBN: 0451401042 Sarah knew that she should not dream of loving Major Lucas Tanner. He was an army officer, sworn to subdue the proud Nez Perce Indians. When Sarah left the home of her white father to return to the Nez Perce of her mother's birth, Tanner had saved her from a robber's assault. Could they defy all that stood between them?

TOMORROW'S DREAM 9/1989 ISBN:0451401506 The roaring Yukon in the human floodtide of the gold rush was no proper place for an innocent young lady, especially one as temptingly beautiful as redheaded Kate O'Riley! Yet Kate was determined . . . But when fate made her the wife-in-name-only to handsome, danger-loving Hogan O'Shea, she found that a woman's passion could match a man's . . .

WHERE EAGLES SOAR 3/1992 ISBN:0449147169 Daughter of an American fur trader and a beautiful Crow Indian woman, Raven was bold and headstrong--the equal of any warrior brave. She did not share the womanly dreams of her tribal sisters. Her destiny lay in a vision from the gods: to avenge her father's murder. A white man had killer her father. A white man would die for the crime. But in her dreams, a white man would be her salvation. And when he appeared, Raven was both intrigued and scornful of the Scottish tenderfoot. Wake McKenzie was thunderstruck by the majesty of the glorious land, the courage of the colorful mountain trappers he had come to respect--and the strong, earthy beauty of Raven. This new place would change him forever, as he and Raven kindled a love destined to fly where eagles soar--

WILD SAGE 12/1994 ISBN:0449147711 Beautiful and indomitable Wild Sage is Comanche, adopted by the tribe as a child. But in her veins flows the blood of the white man, enemy of her people. Betrothed to the fierce warrior chief Two Wolves, Wild Sage sees her world change in an instant when the U.S. Army descends brutally upon her village. She is captured by Caleb Hunter, a white man who will not rest until every Comanche is on a reservation--dead or alive. Now Wild Sage must adjust to the ways of the white man. And as her past begins to come into focus, so does her love for Caleb--a man she has sworn to kill, but now dares to love.

Lori Handeland

CHARLIE AND THE ANGEL 4/1995 ISBN: 0843937769 On the run from his past, Charlie Coltrain never planned on rescuing a young nun in the desert. Charlie told himself he wanted only the money she offered him to take her to the convent. But hiding away such a shimmering beauty was a sin he couldn't abide, and he yearned to send her to heaven with his forbidden touch. Hoping to find happiness, Angelina Reyes was ready to follow her calling and dedicate her life to the Church. But the first soul she found that needed saving belonged to a gunslinger wanted by the law, not the Lord. Determined to help Charlie at any cost, Angelina discovered that he was far more than a mere man - he was her mission, her temptation, her greatest love.

DREAMS OF AN EAGLE 9/1998 ISBN: 0505522764 After losing everything in the War Between the States, including her husband and young daughter, Genny McGuire was haunted by the dream of a white eagle who took her to the heights of happiness, then left her in despair. Frightened, yet compelled to learn the truth behind what she believed was a prophesy, Genny lit out for the untamed land of Bakerstown, Texas--and came face-to-face with Keenan Eagle, a half-breed bounty hunter as astonishingly handsome as he was dangerous. Keenan, known as White Eagle, had returned to Bakerstown to get his man, though he knew doing so would unleash the evil that had driven him away years before--and had taken every woman he'd ever loved. He swore he'd never love again, yet something about the stone-willed schoolteacher awakened a desire deep within him, and a need to risk everything to protect her. Soon he began to wonder if she was the one he'd been searching all his life.....

JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT 10/1999 ISBN:0821764918 When her father was killed in an avalanche, Megan Daily found herself the sole proprietor of a dance hall in the Canadian Yukon. The Celebration was a glittering jewel in a rough gold rush town, and Megan vowed to keep her legacy. But dangerous threats forced her to seek the help of rugged Mountie Alex Carson, who clearly disapproved of her line of work. And she couldn't deny that the passion in his knowing gaze made her want much more than innocent kisses...The determined Mountie had a job to do even though all he could think about was taking Megan to bed. Despite her stunning beauty, Alex had no illusions about the type of woman she would become if she continued running the Celebration. He lost his sister to the hard life in the Yukon, and he wanted to protect Megan from the same fate. But when Alex realized the danger she was in, he discovered that he love was all that mattered.

LOVING A LEGEND 7/2000 ISBN:082176893X (Precious Gem)

NATE: THE ROCK CREEK 6 9/2001 ISBN: 0821772759 When Josephine Clancy, the pastor's daughter, met gun-for-hire Nate Lang, she couldn't help but offer her friendship. Haunted by the War Between the States, Nate was the kind of man who needed someone. But Jo hadn't counted on falling in love with the hurting, secretive stranger-or the lengths she would travel to rescue him from the melancholy that threatened to destroy him. Even the little town of Rock Creek, Texas-and the five men Nate calls his only friends-hadn't succeeded in saving Nate from the emotional pain he can never escape. Spirited Jo was no different-until one passionate moment between them resulted in a hasty wedding. Yet Nate can't deny that Jo's trust in him is a gift he can't refuse-and that in her arms her love is his greatest joy.

AN OUTLAW FOR CHRISTMAS 12/2001 ISBN: 0821771078 On an orphan train bound for Kansas, ten-year-old Ruth Kelly has only one thing to hold onto—a sad-eyed boy named Noah who takes pity on her grief. Arriving at the depot on Christmas Eve, Ruth is lucky to be adopted by a wealthy childless couple, and horrified that a rough-mannered farmer has chosen her only friend. Before they part, Ruth begs Noah to promise that they will meet each Christmas Eve, at the same depot. But every year, Ruth searches the festive crowds for his face in vain. One Christmas Eve, ten years later, a wounded man stumbles from the darkness and falls at her feet. It's Noah—and he's the outlaw Ruth's suitor, the town sheriff, has vowed to find. As her past and her future collide, Ruth remembers the gentle boy she once knew, but responds to the haunted man who needs her help. With all the odds against them, Ruth wants to believe in Noah's innocence, but one year later, she must put her trust in the magic of Christmas Eve before they can celebrate the gift of their love...together.

REESE: THE ROCK CREEK 6 9/2001 ISBN: 0821767429 Haunted by the war, Reese has vowed to keep his past--and his pain--to himself. Now a gun for hire, he can't refuse schoolteacher Mary McKendrick's request to rid Rock Creek of the outlaws who threaten to destroy the town, as long as one thing is clear: When the job is done, he'll move on. Yet stubborn, pretty Mary is determined to unearth the secrets he guards like a hidden treasure--and with each soulful, passionate kiss, Reese is finally tempted to dream of a future by her side and in her arms, hoping she'll want the only thing he has left to offer--his love.

RICO: THE ROCK CREEK 6 11/2001 ISBN: 0821767437 Although Rico Salvatore's friends call him "The Kid," Rico is a man through and through--and one who can't resist a lovely woman's charms. Singer Lily Fortier, the main attraction at Rock Creek's saloon, is his kind of beautiful, and her voice rivals an angel's. But while Lily can't deny the powerful attraction between them, she won't admit that it's anything but desire. Women covet Rico's body, his face, his protection, but no one has ever cared for him. He wants to learn if true love is possible and he wants to learn with Lily. But a dangerous secret from her past threatens their chance of a lifetime together

SECOND CHANCE 7/1994 ISBN: 0505519666 It was a small Missouri town where the people believed that anyone who had done wrong deserved another shot. All the condemned man needed was someone to take responsibility for him. And that someone would never be Katherine Logan. With a bad marriage behind her, and the bank note on her horse ranch coming due, the young widow had neither the time nor the inclination to save some low-down bandit. But the sight of the most wickedly tempting male ever to put his head through a noose changed her mind real quick. Although the townsfolk said Jake Banner would as soon shoot Katherine as change his outlaw ways, she wouldn't listen. Deep within Jake's emerald green eyes lay secrets that intrigued Katherine, daring her to give him a second chance at life, and herself a second chance at love.

WHEN MORNING COMES short story in THEN HE KISSED HER 5/2003 Losing everything she loved and owned in the Civil War, proud and feisty southerner Ella Fontaine knows she cannot refuse former Yankee soldier Seth Torrance's offer of a position as governess to the five children in his guardianship. But her haughtiness melts when she discovers Seth's warm embrace and tender kisses…

Lindsey Hanks

LONG TEXAS NIGHTS 9/1991 ISBN:0821735217 Proper preacher's widow Sarah Beth Hogan didn't belong in a dusty Texas town running a saloon in which blood flowed as freely as whiskey, but her long-lost daddy had willed the place to her, and it was all she had left of him. There was no need to fear the unsavory crew who patronized the place, for when black-haired sheriff Cole Blade pushed open the double doors of the Do Drop In, his muscled masculinity and the holster riding low on his lean hips told her she'd be safe. But the dangerous desire brewing in the lusty lawman's stormy gray eyes left her completely defenseless!

NEVADA ECSTASY 10/1992 ISBN: 0821739468 Until she rescued Sam Cassidy from the bullets of a corrupt sheriff, photographer Reilly Reynolds had lived a solitary life. But after saving the handsome gambler and nursing him back to the full bloom of health, thoughts of solitude were quickly banished; sharing a bedroom with Sam had awakened Reilly to life's delicious pleasures and she no longer wanted to experience life only through her camera. Though she knew she was taking a grave risk hiding a man wanted by the law, Reilly was unable to send Sam on his way. For in just a short time she had become addicted to savoring his searing kisses, caressing his hard, lean body and surrendering herself to his bold, passionate embrace! When Sam Cassidy recovered from his close brush with death, he was startled to find himself in a woman's bedroom - and not just any woman, but a golden haired beauty with the face of an angel and the body of a temptress! He watched her silently, carefully not to reveal to his curious hostess why someone might have wanted him dead in the first place. For the truth might prompt her to think twice about harboring a fugitive from justice, and Sam intended to explore just how silky soft Reilly's skin would feel as he molded his hands to her lusciously formed curves, how gentle her sighs would sound when he brought her lips to his and how sweet her surrender would be as he caresses her ecstasy in her arms....

OUTLAW LOVER 10/1990 ISBN: 0821731548 Samantha Savage loved her job at the local newspaper, until she learned her society column was the butt of every joke in Collins, Wyoming. Determined to prove her reporting skills, the green-eyed beauty went in search of a big story..and stumbled onto handsome loner Tyler Dalton. She knew for a fact he's been framed for murder, and she vowed to write a story that would prove his innocence, even if that meant pretending to be his hostage to shield him from a posse's bullets. But Samantha soon discovered she was in real danger when Tyler took her in his arms and claimed her with seductive caresses that made her tremble with longings she couldn't resist. Tyler Dalton knew how to stay one step ahead of the law, and hot on the heels of the enemy he'd been tracking for a lifetime. But he hadn't bargained on a feisty lady reporter getting underfoot! At first, he only let her stay with him because she provided the perfect cover, but Tyler soon discovered that a temporary arrangement with the lovely blond wouldn't do. Her lips tasted sweeter than revenge, her eyes glowed with passion's flame, and her inviting embrace made him wonder if it was time to quit running..and start loving!

Julia Hanlon

A TASTE OF MAGIC short story in SINFULLY DELICIOUS 7/1999 ISBN:0821762575

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HARVEST HEARTS 11/1993 ISBN:051511233X Features Liar's Moon, Far Beyond Pearls, Autumn Song, and Cotton Pickin' Cowboy.

Kristin Hannah

THE ENCHANTMENT 8/1992 ISBN: 0449147738 Emmaline Hatter was a beautiful, brilliant, and rich Wall Street financier in the nineteenth century until the crash of 1893 wiped her out completely. Desperate to recoup her losses, she joins Dr. Lawrence Digby in his search for the legendary lost city of Cibola, rumored to be rich in gold. Emmaline was used to getting her own way, but Lawrence was not about to give up control of his expedition to a woman. Somehow, in a world of enchantment, each would have to learn to believe - to trust the other with their lives, their secrets, and their hearts...

A HANDFUL OF HEAVEN 9/1991 ISBN:0449149722 Yukon territory was a gold miner's heaven, and Devon O'Shea had come to claim her share. But instead of a thriving store in a boom town, Devon O'Shea discovered she was part owner of a filthy disorganized tent. . . Stuck in the middle of a Godforsaken frozen moose pasture. . . With a bunch of motley gold diggers and a mountainous slap of animosity for a partner: Stone Man Mackenna. Gathering mop, pail, and sheer determination, Devon vowed to make this post the best in Yukon Territory. Stone Man didn't scare her...not his bear voice, giant size, or eagle eyes...or threats of the bug-infested tent and bed they had to share. But his kiss...a gruff attempt to convince her that the Yukon was no place for a lady...left her feeling for the first time in her live, feminine and alive.

IF YOU BELIEVE 1/1994 ISBN: 0449148378 Mad Dog Stone was a carefree drifter, a man who loved life on the open road. Mariah Throckmorton was a lonely spinster, hiding from a past filled with heartbreak. He wandered onto her quiet apple farm in search of a few days' work, threatening her peace of mind and stirring the hot, passionate emotions he tried so hard to hide. Now, together they must face the heartache of loss, the price of passion, the aftermath of betrayal. For only then will they learn the bittersweet truth - that love exists only if you believe...

LIAR'S MOON short story in HARVEST HEARTS 11/1993 ISBN:051511233X

WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES 11/1994 ISBN: 0449149080 Romance writer Alaina Costanza has given up on dreams and fairy tales. Then one storm-tossed, enchanted night she is plunged back in time to the wild, Western world of her newest novel. Disoriented and disbelieving, she is kidnapped by her own character, a ruthless outlaw known only as Killian. At first Alaina is not afraid. After all, she wrote this story, invented the notoriously sexy Killian. Now she's matching him hard-bitten word for word...until she is hit with the shock of her life: this is all too real. Once wisecracking and invincible, she is now a mother desperate to return to the child she left behind - one hundred years in the future. Thrown together by fate, Alaina and Killian will discover a love too magnificent to last a single lifetime. But even magic has a price, and time is running out. For the sake of Alaina's child, they must risk it all and fight for a future that depends on lightning striking...twice.

Jeanne E. Hansen

DECEPTION'S EMBRACE 1989 ISBN:0821727206 Desperate flight...Katrina Montgomery had to run for her life. Her stepfather would kill to get the wealth she would inherit in just a few months- but if she could survive until then, she'd have the power to fight him. So the terrified heiress fled Memphis with what little she could carry and headed west, hiding in a freight car. By the time she reached Kansas City, she was feeling almost safe.. until the handsomest man she'd ever seen entered the car and swept her into his embrace...

Jeanne Hansen

EMERALD EMBRACE 9/1998 ISBN: 0821759906 Miranda Phillips' cruel guardian has given her an ultimatum: turn over the money left to her by her deceased parents or her young brother Jeremy will be sent away. Terrified at losing her beloved sibling, Miranda flees with the boy to a remote island off the coast of Washington. There, she accepts a position as governess to a wheelchair-bound eight-year-old girl who is plagued by nightmares of her mother's mysterious disappearance, and whose father, the electrifying Luc Benedict, fills Miranda with emotions she has never felt before. Confounded by his child's illness and his inability to keep a governess, Luc Benedict is desperate to save his daughter - and Miranda Phillips is his last chance. Before long, this startlingly beautiful woman is taking charge of the household, winning the trust of his daughter, and arousing an ungovernable desire in him. But as need flames into uncontrollable passion, a dark secret from the past threatens to destroy them both, weaving a web of treachery and betrayal that could bring heartbreak or happiness to those who dare to love.

LOVE'S WILD FRONTIER 4/1989 ISBN: 0821726374 Elizabeth Hepplewhite didn't mind when she heard people call her a spinster - at 27 years old, she didn't expect to find the perfect mate. So when she left Virginia for the rugged terrain of New Mexico, Elizabeth didn't have her mind set on falling in love. But when she met her roguish cousin, Dash McKaid, her lonely heart filled with joy. Never had she imagined a man so handsome, so strong...never had she experienced a kiss so deep, so warm...Elizabeth became consumed with a burning need for Dash - a desire so great that she was willing to risk everything for him!

Kim Hansen

REBECCA McGREGOR 1991 ISBN:0843930985 When hot tempered Rebecca McGregor was orphaned, she was forced to leave her native Scotland and travel to her uncle's Australian home. There she refused to tolerate her uncle's strict was and soon fled. He wayward path led her into the arms of Jonathon Gray. Unlike the thousands of greedy, dreamers who stormed the continent to strike it rich in the Australian gold rush, Jonathon had come to start anew after escaping a painful family life in England.

UNTAMED DESIRE 5/1991 ISBN:0843931175 From the moment she looked up into the stranger's steely eyes, Jessica knew she had found her heart's desire. But even though he'd saved her honor in the midnight blackness of a boomtown alley, she swore she'd never submit to his arrogant demands. Nick Driscoll was as hard as the West itself. Slow with gentle words and quick with a gun, he was on the trail of a dangerous renegade and had no time for a soft Eastern woman. But tragedy threw them into one another's arms, and beneath the desert's starry skies, Jessica learned that her passion was as untamed as the man she loved.

Tanya Hanson

THE OUTLAW'S WOMAN 9/2002 ISBN: 0843951060 Dena Clayter carries a secret. In the midst of a blizzard, the young widow harbored an outlaw. She fed and nursed the injured fugitive, frightened not of the man but of the longings he incited. She yearned for his touch, the comfort of his arms, his lips against hers, and their passion flared hot enough to burn away all her inhibitions. Now Dena races across the West to try to save him from the hangman's noose. For more than just his life hangs in the balance—Dena's own future and that of their baby stands in jeopardy. And the expectant mother has to know if a bond conceived in winter darkness will be revealed as love in the light of spring.

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