Mills-Potter-Jarrett

CHRISTMAS ROGUES 11/1995 ISBN: 0373832974 Meet....a drifter torn between his quest for revenge and the lovely Kansas rancher he meets along the way. ....a former Union officer despised as a traitor by everyone in his Georgia hometown, except for one strong woman. ....and a Rhode Island merchant's son who has to challenge his own father for the love of a shy spinster.

Anita Mills

BITTERSWEET 11/1997 ISBN: 0451407695 When the South lost the Civil War, everything changed for Laura Taylor. The Yankees came to South Carolina, driving Laura and her soldier husband, Jesse, west to seek a new beginning. But Laura's hopes crumbled when she found herself pregnant and alone in a wild railroad camp. Jesse was dead, winter was coming in fast, and Laura had no one to turn to except Dr. Spencer Hardin. Spencer came home from the war to find his wife had run off with another man, taking his young son with them. Vowing to get his child back, he headed to San Francisco. Not even the discovery that his wife had died could stop his vengeful journey. But as a blizzard raged, Spencer found himself stranded, fighting for the lives of Laura Taylor and her baby...and the chance to reclaim his soul through the miracle of love...

THE CHRISTMAS STRANGER short story in CHRISTMAS ROGUES 11/1995 ISBN: 0373832974

COMANCHE MOON 7/1995 ISBN: 0451405536 Beautiful, flame-haired Amanda Ross had been sent from Tecas to Boston to be a lady. But now she was going back to claim the vast ranch that was her legacy in the untamed land where her cattle baron father and heiress mother had died at the hands of Comanches. Amanda hated the Indians, just as she tried to hate handsome ranger Clay McAlester, who had been raised by them. Yet when this fierce and fearless man took her in his arms, she could think of nothing but her desire. And when she found herself with him in the Comanche camp, she learned that kindness knew no barrier of skin, and passion was wiser than pride when if yielded to love's sweet searing savagery...

COMANCHE ROSE 1/1996 ISBN: 0451405544 Beautiful Annie Bryce had a stain on her name and an aching hollow in her heart. The Comanches who had killed her husband had violated her honor and stolen her daughter. Now she would do anything any pay any price to get her beloved child back. Hap Walker was a former Texas Ranger, famous for his skill and daring. He agreed to go with Annie Bryce into Indian territory to find her child. But what he demanded of Annie was more than her money. She would have to play the part of his wife, for better or for worse. And so Hap and Annie joined on a trek into the heart of danger, afraid - more than all else of their own desire. In a time and place of both savagery and splendor, a saga of passion and courage comes to flaming life.

DANGEROUS 9/1996 ISBN: 0451407083 From the moment Philadelphia-born Verena Howard first laid eyes on the smooth-talking gambler, she knew he was trouble. He was everything he mother had ever warned her about - a darkly handsome man with something to hide. But as she embarked on a journey across the untamed Texas frontier, fighting off amorous ruffians and sinister strangers, he came to her rescue by pretending to be her husband as handy with his gun as he was with a deck of cards. To Matthew Morgan, the pretty Verena looked alone and decidedly vulnerable when he first saw her, making her the perfect cover for his flight from the hangman. But once he persuaded the independent-minded beauty that she needed his company, everything went wildly awry, and he was in the game of his life, risking everything - and discovering the greatest trick of all just might be keeping his own heart.

WHIRLWIND short story in UNCHAINED LIGHTNING 8/1996 ISBN:0312959281

Carla J. Mills

THREE RIVERS 12/1989 ISBN:0553284428 For Doreen Anderson there was no turning back--not from the hardship of the Wyoming wilderness or from the hopes that turned her will to steel as she gazed out over her inheritance, Three Rivers Ranch. She might be a greenhorn, but she was etermined...even when she discovered that rustlers had been stealing her cattle and men had been dying in this majestic high country of frost and snow. But the true test would come when a powerful landowner tried to force Doreen off her spread. Caught in a crossfire of betrayal and deception, she'd find herself turning to a rugged gunman named Laramie Smith...and find in herself a sureness of spirit and heart that would forever brand her a woman of independence, courage, and boundless love.

DiAnn Mills

MAIL-ORDER HUSBAND 1/2003 ISBN: 1586606182 As a widow, struggling to raise two boys and keep her Nebraska farm operating, Lena Walker knows the pang of loneliness. None of the nearby men meet her expectations, so she decides to advertise for a husband in newspapers back East. After all, she figures, men find wives that way.  In Philadelphia, Gabe Hunters has spent his life buried in books, believing every question can be answered from the printed page -- especially of the Bible. When he sees Lena's advertisement for a husband and father, he see's God pulling him to a place he's never before seen and work he has never. Lena is confident that God doesn't make mistakes -- but Gabe isn't at all what she expected. How can she ever learn to love this man?

REHOBOTH 8/1998 ISBN: 1577484045 Katie Colter never expected her father to die; neither did she expect to abandon her home among the Comanches to live with her uncle and aunt at Fort Davis. Leaving behind Lone Eagle, the warrior whom she was to marry, Katie sets out to begin her life anew. Alone and miserable, Katie struggles to learn the ways of her own people, especially their strange God. With her uncle and aunt she finds love and acceptance and a special friendship with Sergeant Peyton Sinclair. But Lone Eagle has not forgotten his intended bride. He demands her return to the Indian village as his wife. Lone Eagle's cries for vengeance, for justice, are heard throughout the territory as Katie faces the ultimate test of her loyalties.

SERENA'S STRENGTH short story in YELLOW ROSES 4/2001 ISBN: 158660113X Serena Talbot seems frail and small. In fact, for the tow years Ranger Chet Wilkinson has known her, he believed her to be a young teenager. Suddenly Serena has proven herself to be a woman of uncommon strength, and Chet has taken notice. But Serena's very protective father won't hear of a ranger courting his only child.

Darlene Mindrup

THE RELUCTANT FUGITIVE 4/2001 short story in YELLOW ROSES 4/2001 ISBN: 158660113X

Stephanie Mittman

THE COURTSHIP 1/1998 ISBN:0440221811 Two brothers...and the one woman who claimed their hearts... Ash Whittier had barely returned to Oakland's harbor, when he was arrested for arson, insurance fraud--and murder. His only hope was his brother Cabot, the best lawyer in Oakland, and Cabot's young wife, Charlotte, the town's first lady lawyer. He knew he could count on his brother to rescue him, just as he'd done before. The last time had put Cabot in a wheelchair...This time there was Charlotte, whose no-nonsense suits weren't doing much to hide her needy heart. All Charlotte had ever wanted was to be a lawyer. Cabot had given her the chance, and so much more, when he'd married her. He'd taught her to dress like a lawyer, think like a professional, and act like a man. But somehow her brother-in-law still saw the lace beneath the starch. And suddenly being a lawyer wasn't the only thing she wanted anymore. They were his lawyers, determined to save his life. But as his trial approached, it became clear that if Ash won his case, someone would still have to lose. . . .

A HEART FULL OF MIRACLES 10/2000 ISBN: 0440225566 A Heart Full Of Joy... Abby Merganser believes in rainbows and happy endings. The daughter of the town minister, she is a source of sunshine and laughter for the citizens of Eden's Grove. But there is one thing Abby wants more than anything in the world: the love of Dr. Seth Hendon. Abby has been in love with Seth for as long as she can remember. But he still thinks of her as his little sister's best friend. Clearly, Seth doesn't know what's good for him. So Abby vows to prove she's the perfect prescription. Even if it means making him jealous enough to propose. After all, she's tried everything else. Cooking for him. Managing his life - even when he complains that she's driving him crazy. A Heart Full Of Sadness... Dr. Seth Hendon has had it with being a doctor. Weary and dispirited after losing a couple of his patients, including his own beloved sister, Seth is ready to sell his practice and leave medicine - and Abby - behind. She's too tempting, too full of life for a dedicated bachelor like himself. But Seth hadn't reckoned on Abby's determination to show him where his heart belongs - with her. No sooner have they set the wedding date than a shocking tragedy occurs, leaving Seth, and the whole town, praying for a miracle....

A KISS TO DREAM ON 11/1998 ISBN: 044022554X A Tender Kiss... When Slick Waynick left her pregnant and alone at the altar, Gideon Forbes claimed Arliss Mallard as his bride. Strong, honest Gideon risked his reputation as deputy sheriff of Granite, Montana, and lied to save her honor. But though she had pledged to be his partner for life, she dreamed of Slick, who had promised to return and sweep her away. So why was it Gideon's touch that took her breath away, melted her insides, and touched her heart? A Hungry Kiss... Gideon had loved Arliss all his life. He knew he was not the first to claim her, but bound by vows to honor and cherish, he was determined to be the man she loved best. If only he could tell her what was in his heart. It was sweet agony, sharing the same bed, feeling her warmth, tasting the hunger, the need - until she said yes to passion. Then he swore no other man would ever come between them, that only he could give her . . . A Kiss to Dream On.

THE MARRIAGE BED 5/1996 ISBN: 044022182X Set on the Williamson Farm in 1897 Wisconsin, we are introduced to Olivia and Spencer on their wedding night. Spencer's life has been beset with tragedy; Olivia is his second wife and a poor consolation prize for a man whose family was torn from him by Scarlet Fever. Olivia has been a friend and neighbor to him throughout his life and she has been in love with Spencer for as long as she can remember. Now she only wants to make him happy again and to help replace some of what he has lost. Fighting his growing love for Olivia, Spencer makes terrible and hurtful mistakes, pushing Olivia away before he is finally able to court his wife and to accept the love she offers-- and to give love in return.

Christine Monson

GOLDEN NIGHTS 1/1990 ISBN:0446355860 Flame-haired, scandalously beautiful socialite Suzanne Maintree was accustomed to shocking New York society-and getting her way no matter what. Then she was abandoned by her weakling husband, Bradford, on their wedding night. To track him down and claim her rights, she joined forces with her piratical father-in-law and headed to the treacherous wilds of Colorado. But Suzanne hadn't reckoned on the man hired as their guide: Rafer Smith, an English adventurer armed with devilish charm-and endless schemes. Nor was she ready for the devastating, searing fire that flared between them, one that ignited her senses and held them both in reckless enchantment...Now through feverish gold-struck mining towns and across the merciless mountains, Suzanne and Rafer will match wits and battle disaster at every turn. But a vengeful, powerful enemy and a long-missing treasure will raise the stakes in the most passionate game-and test them far beyond the most dangerous limits of love...

Pat Montana

STORYBOOK COWBOY 10/1995 ISBN:0373191111 The moment single dad Trey Covington stepped into her life, cowgirl Jo McPherson knew she was in for trouble. Here was a man who could quicken any woman's heartbeat—and inspire the most distracting daydreams. Even if she didn't believe in happily-ever-afters. Trey wasn't one to ask, but he needed Jo's help to get his ranch up and running. Working side by side with the long-legged beauty was proving to be anything but hardship. In fact, Ms. Jo McPherson just might be the gal he'd been waiting for—and the perfect mother for his little boy. But could he convince her that real-life love stories can have happy endings?

K. Sue Morgan

IN NAME ONLY 4/1999 ISBN: 0821763407 A bleeding man on the lake bank was the last thing Margaret Tierney expected to find when she set out for an afternoon of sketching. Taking the unconscious, and breathtakingly masculine, stranger home was the only thing to do, even if Margaret was more accustomed to painting portraits than nursing wounds. Then Texas Ranger Colter Wellbourne regained consciousness—and awoke Margaret's sleeping passions.

Kathleen Morgan

DAUGHTER OF JOY 8/1999 ISBN: 0800757181 Set in the late nineteenth century outside Colorado Springs, Colorado, Daughter of Joy tells a compelling, perceptive tale of one woman's faith journey. In the wake of losing both her husband and young son, Abigail Stanton is searching for a way to make sense of her losses. She takes a job as housekeeper for Conor MacKay, the owner of Culdee Creek ranch. Conor, a confusing, often volatile man, carries deep pain-and secrets-in his inscrutable heart. Though they are wary of each other at first and protective of their bruised hearts, Abby and Conor challenge each other to take off their masks.

LADY OF LIGHT 4/2001 ISBN: 0800757556 Heartbroken at losing his first love to another man, Evan MacKay leaves Culdee Creek in hopes of forgetting her. When his searching heart brings him to his ancestral home of Scotland, he encounters a beautiful young woman who begins to fill the empty corners of his soul. After a whirlwind courtship, the tempestuous lovers return to Culdee Creek ranch. But when their hopes and dreams are confronted by the realities and challenges of married life, will love be enough to keep them together?

WOMAN OF GRACE 6/2000 ISBN: 0800757270 Hannah Cutler, a former prostitute, is trying to begin her life anew. But she struggles with the notion of being loved, even by the Lord of love whom she recently accepted as her Savior. Devlin MacKay adds to Hannah's feelings of shame by unjustly blaming her for his own guilty past. But as Hannah becomes a Woman of Grace, Devlin is forced to confront his feelings for her and toward the God who has transformed her life.

Lori Morgan

AUTUMN STAR 7/2001 ISBN: 0843948922 The Seeds of Attraction... Morgan Caine rescued Lacey Ashton from a couple of pawing ruffians, fed her dinner, and gave her a place to sleep. He was arrogant, bossy, and the most captivating man she had ever met. He claimed that she would never survive the wilds of Washington territory. But trading in her society dress for dungarees, Lacey set out to prove she not only belonged in the untamed land, she belong in Morgan's arms. Yield a Loving Harvest... A federal marshal determined to see justice prevail against the men who'd murdered his sister, Morgan was completely disarmed by Lacey's innocence and optimism. Like an autumn breeze, she caressed his body, refreshed his soul and invigorated his heart. At last, the hardened lawman longed to trade vengeance for love and the wounds of the past for a future filled with happiness-to reach for the stars and claim the woman of his dreams.

INDIGO MOON 11/2000 ISBN: 0843947926 Chase Hawken knew where he was going. His career as a cavalry scout had been legendary, his life a dream. Even when the law turned on him, he took solace in tracking down criminals and bringing them to justice - and he always got his man. But then came Rebeka, an indigo-eyed beauty who traveled with outlaws and stirred feelings he'd banished. And beneath a glowing moon, following this woman into oblivion, the hardened gunman knew he was lost forever. Breaking her brother out of jail wouldn't be easy. To do so, Rebeka needed the best tracker in the territory - a man to make good their escape, a man on the edge of the law. But the perfect candidate hardly seemed willing; Chase even swore that her brother should hang. But his touch bespoke a deeper desire...and when together they fled toward the Montana Territory, Rebeka knew that she'd discovered the man to free not only her brother, but her heart.

Melody Morgan

ABIDING LOVE 8/1995 No one in the sleepy Ohio town would have expected to see shy schoolteacher Irene Barrett tearing up the local barroom. But after joining a women's temperance group, she came face-to-face with the bar owner, a drifter made good named Ross Hollister. He would show Irene that nothing - not his past or the townspeople - could prevent two hearts from sharing an abiding love.

DEFIANT HEARTS 8/1996 ISBN: 0843940530 To Katie O'Rourke, a pioneer of the daguerreotype, capturing the lives of everyday people on film while wagoning west was going to be an adventure. But having to share that dream with an arrogant man infuriated her. Beneath the prairie skies, Katie and Spence's passion mounted - and it would take more than Spence's warm embrace to convince Katie that his picture of blissful love was worth more than a thousand words.

JAUNCEY 12/1994 ISBN: 0505519925 After inheriting property in Laramie, Wyoming, Jauncey Taylor made big plans for the future - plans that seemed almost impossible when the sassy beauty discovered that the home of her unknown aunt was a working bordello. And what was worse, she had hardly walked in the door before she had to chase off a former customer with an unloaded gun. Yet even as she had Matt Dawson in her sights, Jauncey couldn't help wondering what pleasures a woman could find in his arms, what ecstasy she could taste in his kiss. But Jauncey wouldn't find out until she'd made an honest man of the rugged cowpoke - and turned the bawdy house into a house of love...

LOVE AND HONOR 1/1998 ISBN: 0843943416 When Hallie Summers took over her father's medical practice, she was determined to be the best doctor the rough-and-tumble town of Lampasas, Texas, had ever seen. She had her whole life planned - and a brusque, infuriating, handsome bodyguard didn't fit into her plans at all. Brodie had been hoodwinked, and he didn't like it. When he hired out his gun, nobody told him he'd be playing nursemaid to a headstrong hellion...and a pretty, young woman doctor, no less! But soon she'd be married and back at home where she belonged, and he'd be free to go his way. Despite the passion they each tried so hard to deny, it never occurred to the willful doctor or her rugged bodyguard that perhaps it wasn't Hallie's body that was in danger...it was her heart.

Rachelle Morgan

AN UNLIKELY LADY 8/2001 ISBN: 0380809222 Who Is Honesty McGuire? That's what undercover Pinkerton agent Jesse Justiss wants to know. Honesty claims to be a helpless innocent alone in the big bad West -- but Jesse's been conned by the best of 'em...and this sassy beauty is the best he's ever seen!Jesse can't trust anything but a feeling in his gut that this double-dealing lady might help him locate a missing heiress...and this fire in his heart that insists Honesty is someone he'd like to know intimately!Honesty herself doesn't know who she is -- not after the shocking confession from the grifter she thought was her father! She doesn't know who Jesse Justiss really is either -- the stranger with smoldering blue eyes who she's hoodwinked into accompanying her as she hunts down her past. Jesse's strong, sculpted body may be as tempting as sin...but he's obviously spinning her some tall tales of his own! Can Honesty and Jesse stop scamming each other long enough to passionately explore their true feelings -- and their blossoming, most unlikely love?

LOVING LINSEY 6/1999 ISBN: 0380800403 The most superstitious lady in Horseshoe, Texas, Linsey Gordon is mistakenly convinced that she has less than three months to live, and she's determined to do one last good deed before she passes on. But playing matchmaker for her timid cousin Addie and Daniel Sharpe - the town's tall, handsome and eminently eligible doctor - is going to take some doing. Linsey will need to use some really potent love charms to snare Addie the dashing young healer - whose own considerable charms are casting a spell on Linsey herself! Daniel is both bewitched and perplexed by this vibrant miss whose blend of passion and innocence heats his blood to boiling over. Linsey's a lady who could help serious, straightlaced Daniel learn to relax and enjoy life. But first his ardent kisses must convince her to stop trusting in signs, and to believe in something much stronger than luck: warm, passionate, unpredictable love.

MUSTANG ANNIE 8/2000 ISBN: 0380809214 Brett Corrigan is more gambling man than rancher - but will he risk it all to win the heart of a sassy woman called Mustang Annie? Wild at heart... After Annie Harper's world shattered four years ago, taming horses became her salvation. But when Brett Corrigan hires her to capture the wild mustang that's stealing his mares, Annie's passion is ignited by the masterful rancher, sweeping through her like wildfire. Brett never expected the legendary Annie to be a beautiful woman with a boldness that arouses his desire as much as it does his temper - or a hidden vulnerability he's helpless to resist. But he's wagered his lifetime dreams on the ranch he won with a turn of the card, and he's not about to let this troublesome craving get in his way. As they track the rogue stallion across the Texas badlands, battling the forces of man, nature, and their own stubbornness, will Annie trust Brett with her heart - and will Brett decide that Mustang Annie is worth the greatest gamble of all.

WILD CAT CAIT 9/1998 ISBN: 038080039X Cait Perry has learned the hard way not to trust any man, so she's secluded herself in a cabin in the wild Montana mountains, with only her 'cats' for company. But at times the curvaceous mountain woman longs for something - and someone - more than this lonely life she's built for herself. Then one day ruggedly handsome Ethan Sawyer walks into her secluded sanctuary, determined to capture a wild cougar that is threatening the nearby town. Although she tries to resist the virile hunter, Cait can't help falling prey to his embrace. Here is a man of courage, soul and passion, even if he's on the wrong side. Will his love be another trap, or will it finally free Cait from the past?

Victoria Morrow

ANGEL IN MY ARMS 6/1992 ISBN: 0671723634 When Lady Elizabeth Ashton stepped down from her stagecoach in Bannock, Montana, her flaming rich red hair and sapphire blue cloak were as out of place as a rare blossom in the middle of dusty Main Street. Born with a noble English name but left near-penniless as an orphan, she was determined to regain her squandered inheritance, the Red Swan Ranch, the daring venture of her eccentric grandparents. But America's untamed West was worlds apart from England's Ashton Manor and from the wealthy Lord she'd reluctantly agreed to marry. To the surprise of Beau Shannon, the devilishly handsome new owner of the Red Swan, the elegant foreigner had also left behind her delicate pride; she was willing to pay an outrageous price to win back part of her family's fortune! Rugged but gentle-hearted, Beau gave in to Elizabeth's sweetly willful desire. Together they joined in a partnership that promised a deeper passion, a passion suddenly challenged before they could claim a glorious future!

THE EAGLE AND THE DOVE 8/2007 ISBN: 0843958421 An avenging angel bent on justice, Jesse McCallum shows no mercy. When he catches up with the scum who’d murdered his father, he makes short work of them, but their stunningly beautiful captive is another matter…Raised in the lap of luxury in Boston, Katherine Kelly Dory had begged to accompany her father on his trip west with the railroad. She never imagined she would be abducted, rescued by a wild man and claimed in a primitive mating ceremony. When her longtime fiancé finally whisks her home, she wonders if she will ever be able to forget Jesse McCallum or the starlit night when her young body first knew his touch and her proud spirit soared with his. RR@H's Novel Thoughts

JENNY'S DREAM 5/1990 ISBN:0671701630 Their proud hearts surrendered--to an untamed desire they dared not call love! Orphaned and penniless, Jenny Bydalek met Aaron Gannon the day he used his hard-won wealth to ease her plight--with shelter and a job in his Kansas City hotel. Aaron was as much a survivor as the diminutive blonde, but he kept his heart well-guarded…though her bold defiance sparked his anger, and her innocent beauty touched the depths of his soul. Jenny saw the gallant spirit behind his iron-fisted façade, and when at last they yielded to passion’s irresistible promise, she gave herself forever…But then a violent act of vengeance drove Jenny into a terrible bargain. Forced to abandon the man who was everything to her, she fled to the far gold fields of Alaska. There in the vast wilderness, Jenny and Aaron met once more…both wary of betrayal, yet consumed by the memory of their urgent desire. Only when they confronted the truth of their turbulent past, would they claim the dazzling joy of a love without end!

Nancy Morse

SILVER LADY 3/1980 ISBN:0671835041 Love wore many faces... she had gazed into them all.

Pamela Morsi

HEAVEN SENT 3/1991 ISBN: 0553289446 When virtuous Hannah Bunch set out to trap herself a husband at the spinsterly age of twenty-six, she hardly dreamed she'd be compromised by a smoldering, blue-eyed stranger. Her reputation shattered beyond all hope, she promises to honor and cherish him always -- never suspecting that his first touch will spark an unquenchable flame and his secret will threaten her love, her future, and perhaps even her life. From the moment he awoke to find a scandalously dressed woman lying next to him in the preacher's wellhouse, Henry Lee Watson knew his days as a free man were over. He had willingly assumed the dangers of selling homemade moonshine in the Indian Territory, but never thought he'd lose his freedom in marriage to a preacher's daughter. Confused by her mixture of bold trickery and seeming innocence, drawn by her beauty, Henry Lee determined he could make a place for her in his life--without turning his life upside down. Then he got a taste of true passion, sweet as fine sherry, fiery as raw corn liquor, and he knew he must possess her--body, heart, and soul--no matter what the cost.

NO ORDINARY PRINCESS 6/1997 ISBN: 0380786435 Brash and efficient, yet an incurable romantic, Princess 'Cessy' Calhoun firmly believes in love at first sight. But at twenty-four she has never been smitten - until a sophisticated gentleman named 'Gerald' sweeps her off her feet. For her newfound romance Cessy will give up anything - even her considerable fortune. A handsome and rootless Rough Rider with a past and a crazy dream of 'black gold,' Tom Walker needed money and Cessy was swimming in it. So he created a refined alter ego to woo the rich man's daughter. But Cessy's enthusiastic spirit is infectious. And from the ruins of his get-rich-quick scheme, Tom sees her in an appealing new light. But though he now yearns for this remarkable stranger, Cessy's heart will never truly be his - not as long as the lady 'Gerald' married loves a lie.

RUNABOUT 2/1994 ISBN: 0515113050 Tulsa May Bruder has given up on love.  Her first and only suitor has broken her heart, and as the town wallflower, Tulsa figures she just wasn't cut out for romance.  But when her friend Luther Briggs helps her to stand tall in front of the town gossips, Tulsa suddenly sees a face she's know forever in a whole new light--and finds that falling in love can happen when you least expect it...

SEALED WITH A KISS 5/1998 ISBN: 0380796384 From the first moment she met her new Texas neighbor, Prudence Belmont was in love. When she was old enough for marriage Gidry Chavis promptly presented her with an engagement ring, and all her dreams seemed to have come true. But he hellraising Gidry disappeared before the wedding, leaving only a brief note in explanation. My dear Miss Prudence, I have determined that it is best that we do not wed. Please forgive me and recall me with fondness. Now Chavistown's notorious favorite son is back, wiser, remorseful, sunbrowned and manly. Everyone in town has accepted his transformation to a hardworking town leader - all except Pru. After all, only a man with wicked thoughts could believe that she, the president of the Ladies' Rose and Garden Society, would mail out racy postcards, and only a cad would demand bribes of kisses to keep quiet. If he thinks he can win her love again, he's wrong. Or is he?

SWEETWOOD BRIDE 1999 ISBN: 006101365X Eulie Toby didn't like playing tricks, but the only way she could keep her younger orphaned siblings together was to get married - and Moss Collier was the perfect choice. Handsome and kind, he seemed so lonely living with his hermit uncle on that pretty sweep of Tennessee mountaintop. It didn't matter if their vows came at the end of a shotgun; Eulie promised Moss she'd make him the best wife in all of the Sweetwood. But a young bride and a ready-made family were the last things on Moss's mind. He had big dreams of going West and nothing was going to stop him - not Eulie's sweet innocence...not her deliciously kissable lips...and especially not that growing warmth deep inside his heart every time she came near. Moss had plans all right - but he hadn't planned on falling in love.

WILD OATS 9/1995 ISBN: 0515111856 he last thing Cora Briggs expected was to see a fine young man like Jedwin Sparrow at her doorstep. After all, she'd been shunned by the citizens of Dead Dog, Oklahoma, for so long that she'd given up hope of having any respectable gentleman callers. But the last thing Jed expected was romance. He was looking for a sophisticated woman to help him sow his wild oats. Instead, Cora made him a proposition of her own--one that would cause a fury in the town--and cause her to question her own heart...

Nancy Moulton

SAVAGE HEAT 4/1991 ISBN: 0821734059 From his coal-black hair to his dusty boots, Linc Masterson was a dangerous man - a half-breed hired gun as untamed as the Wyoming wilderness. Yet the tall stranger was Victoria Spencer's only hope of escaping a loveless marriage to her greedy guardian's partner. And so she accepted Linc's practical proposal - he'd give her his name and her freedom; she'd give him some of her fortune. The searing desire she felt at his touch was not part of the bargain...

Roberta Mountjoy

BLACK THUNDER 12/1983 ISBN:0515073520 Night Wind, wise ruler of her beloved Indian people. But could she tame the passion within her own heart for the white invader?

NIGHTWIND 10/1981 ISBN:0515068020

Florence Moyer

RAINBOW'S END 2/2000 ISBN: 0821764802 Evaleen Murphy never sought to inherit the ranch named Rainbow's End. All she'd wanted after her sister's death was to care for her niece. But custody of young Theodora had been granted to Jesse Stockton, the wickedly handsome cowboy who was supposed to teach Evaleen how to run her new ranch. With his reputation as a womanizer, Evaleen knew that Jesse was trouble with a capital T. And yet something inside her made her weak to his sweet-talking ways. Jesse's father had finally gotten the last laugh. Instead of Rainbow's End, the old coot had bequeathed him a young stepsister he'd never even met and an ornery spinster with a body that could tempt a saint. He'd like to teach his unwilling student more than just the skills of running a ranch. If he had his way, he'd soften Miss Murphy's prim mouth with tender kisses and give her a lesson in desire she wouldn't soon forget!

Pat Muchmore

PRAIRIE FLOWER 1/1995 ISBN:0843937254 The wild Oklahoma land rush was no place for a lady, especially not one as well-bred as Amy Elizabeth White. But she was determined to stake a claim in the Cherokee Outlet, even after she found herself in a very improper position--sharing a spread with a reckless, handsome Colby Grant. Facing the harsh challenge of the untamed prairie, Amy would trade silk and satin for dusty denim, a life of ease for long hours in the saddle, and genteel manners for primitive passion. And with Colby at her side, she would discover a heritage she'd never known--and win the strength and freedom to love the one man who could fulfill the promise of her blazing desire.

Rae Muir

ALL BUT THE QUEEN OF HEARTS(#369) 6/1997 ISBN: 0373289693 Lon Anderson wanted only two things in life: Escape from the drudgery of farming, and marriage to a dainty little woman with adoring eyes. But his life turned upside down in Nevada Territory, the humbug capital of the world, when he found himself a farmhand for a tempting, no-nonsense female with lofty dreams and colossal cooking talent. Still stinging from a disastrous marriage to a no-good swindler, Lindy Saxton was looking for a good man, an honest man - and a tall man to top her own six feet. Lon Anderson seemed to be the right man for the job. The only catch was that Lon was gonna need a lot of convincing...

HAWKEN'S WIFE(#450) 2/1999 ISBN: 0373290500 Could a man who'd lost his past offer a woman a future? Until he saw Meggie MacIntyre riding bareback before the wagons like some Amazon of the prairie, Hawken hadn't pondered the question. Now life on the trail eking out an existence as a mountain man seemed as empty as his stolen memory... A man who claimed no memories could easily persuaded to create new ones, Meggie MacIntyre decided. And looking at Hawken, she wanted to make some memories of her own with him, even if he might have forgotten another life - including a wife - somewhere along the way west...

THE LIEUTENANT'S LADY(#383) 10/1997 ISBN: 0373289839 Lieutenant Matthew Hull was dashing, tall and heartbreakingly handsome. He was also the son of a disreputable lady. And Tildy MacIntryre knew the escape he offered her from a loveless marriage led straight into a snare of passion that no true lady should desire... Matt Hull had every intention of fulfilling Tildy's dreams in ways she'd never dare imagine. For though she held the key to his revenge, she alone could unlock the bitter memories imprisoned in his heart.

THE TRAIL TO TEMPTATION(#345) 12/1996 ISBN: 0373289456 Five Months Of Heaven... All Annie Brownell wanted was a taste of freedom before she shackled herself for the rest of her life to a man she barely knew. But the city slicker hired to escort her to Temptation, Montana, was ruining all her carefully made plans and haunting her nights with dreams that had her longing for a happiness she knew was out of reach...

TWICE A BRIDE(#414) 5/1998 ISBN: 0373290144 A grand passion was the sole reason Rachel Godfrey would ever marry, she'd boasted. But soon the trials of the trail west had bound her all unwillingly to Will Hunter - the stranger who ended her girlhood and roused her restless heart... A searching soul was needed to trek westward, Will Hunter knew, for life under the prairie sky was full of surprises - such as a hurried marriage to ease an old man's passing and disturb a young man's dreams. But though his frontier vows to Rachel Godfrey proved illegal, he soon learned that desire had laws of its own...

Debra Mullins

DONOVAN'S BED 2/2000 ISBN: 0380807742 A buckboard rolls through town carrying Jack Donovan's extraordinary new bed: beautifully ornate and big enough for an entire family--or one hot-blooded woman! And lovely Sarah Calhoun is exactly the woman Donovan has in mind. The persistent newspaper editor just won't leave him alone, and the best way he knows to shut her sassy mouth...is with his own. But Donovan makes it perfectly clear that Sarah's far too independent to be included on his list of prospective wives. All he wants from her is a good time--though he promises it will be a very good time! Sarah is determined to uncover Donovan's secret past, but every time she goes near the man, her ridiculous attraction to him takes over.So after his insulting offer, she retaliates by publicizing his search for a wife--and soon Donovan's flooded with lusty widows, lovestruck teens, and lonely spinsters...he can't turn around without tripping over another would-be bride!But when the dust settles, will Sarah have won their battle of the sexes--or lost her only chance at true love?

THE LAWMAN'S SURRENDER 3/2001 ISBN: 0380807750 Though he'd been powerfully tempted by Susannah Calhoun a year ago, U.S. Marshal Jedidiah Brown never expected to see the blond beauty again especially not in a jail cell! And with the soft feather mattress, lacy curtains, and silver knicknacks adorning her temporary home, Susannah's clearly wrapped the sheriff around her little finger. Since Jed's responsible for escorting her to trial in Denver, it' a good thing he's impervious to her flirtatious tricks -- no matter how much his body longs for her....The insolence of the man! First he ignores Susannah's pleas of innocence, then he pretends to be immune to her intoxicating charms. Worst of all, Jedidiah's rugged good looks have begun to work their magic on her, making Susannah wonder what it would be like to be by the tough lawman's side for always. If she doesn't escape, she'll face the gallows for a crime she didn't commit. But how can she run from him when her heart is begging her to stay?

Vella Munn

BLACKFEET SEASON 1999 ISBN: 0812570650 The story of two intense rival half-brothers of the Blackfoot tribe. Both desire the admiration of their father and to become leaders of their tribe's fight against the Crow in order to win the love of a captured Crow woman. They must pull together - along with the warring Crow and Blackfoot tribes - to resist the impending invasion of the white man.

CHEYENNE SUMMER 8/2002 ISBN: 0812570189

DAUGHTER OF THE FOREST 2/1995 ISBN: 0812534999 Kidnapping a shaman's daughter from an enemy tribe, Madsaw, a war chief who grieves over his wife's murder, finds an unexpected love from his captive, a powerful woman whose spirit is connected to the forest creatures.

DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAIN 4/1994 ISBN: 0812523253 Jessie Speer prayed for a miracle... She'd set out for California, following her father's dream - a disaster haunted dream that had killed her family and threatened the child she struggled to save. Snow-cloaked mountains, beautiful but heartless, held them prisoner. Blizzard after blizzard left them aching with cold...one step away from starvation. As months passed, Jessie almost stopped believing in warmth, safety...and rescue. Daniel Bear was a wanted man, outcast among his own people, yet willing to brave the fearsome mountain to answer the settlers' desperate need. Daniel had held Jessie's life in his hands, then given it back to her. He'd won much more than her trust. The mountain had turned Jessie's dream of freedom into a nightmare. Captain Sutter's refusal to sell land to an unmarried woman threatened to turn her dream of a home to dust. But in Daniel's arms, Jessie learned to dream again - this time of love...

THE MAN FROM FOREVER 2/1996 ISBN: 0373076959 Warriors from the shadows. When she first came to the sacred tribal lands in the California wilderness, anthropologist Tory Kent paid little heed to the tales of a ghostly warrior keeping watch there. But then a dark figure appeared before her, and suddenly the unimaginable became a reality. Wherever he had come from, the one called Loka was truly a man, a man of hard muscle and raw sinew, and he awakened a need within her that could scarcely be denied. For he had returned, after a century in the shadows, to claim her, the woman destiny had promised only to him.

THE RIVER'S DAUGHTER 7/1993 ISBN: 0812519302 Oregon - a land flowing with milk and honey, a land of towering timber, snow-capped peaks, lush, fertile valleys. A land of gold. To the pioneering settlers, it was a garden of Eden. And to the Rogue Indians, it was home. Two different peoples, each laying claim to the same territory. Dark Water is the keeper of her tribe's history, the Yiwiyawa. She has no cause to love the pale skins. Barr Conner is a loner, an outcast among his own people. He has no cause to love the rogues. Yet these two must work together, fighting for survival, fighting treachery and bigotry, fighting hardship and loss, fighting to reconcile two ways of life. And fighting their growing love for each other.

WIND WARRIOR 5/1998 ISBN: 0312864469 The Chumash tribe dwelled in harmony with the land, worshiping their gods and spirits. In the 1880s the Spanish drove them from their homes, forcibly converted them to Christianity, and made them slaves under priests and military commanders. A colonel in the Spanish army moves his wife and his daughter, Lucita, to the rough life of a Catholic mission in Alta California. On the journey to the mission, Lucita glimpses a half-naked Chumash warrior and is overwhelmed by the power of his gaze. Black Wolf, once a captive of the priests, knows that the new garrison has come to hunt him down, for he gravely wounded one of the mission guards. He does not understand why he showed himself to the Spanish woman, but something about her draws him near. Lucita's father demands that she marry a Spanish businessman. But at Black Wolf's side Lucita discovers that there is more than one kind of faith in the world, and that love can be a bridge uniting two very different hearts.

E.P. Murray

FIRECLOUD 1985 ISBN:0441238203 Clara Melton was a titled English beauty until she journeyed West. There she lived, loved and fought in a man's world with a woman's cunning, a warrior's courage and a fiery spirit that would become known throughout the land.... A titled English beauty journeys west to the wild American frontier, setting forth to build a fur trading empire, falling in love with a handsome Indian warrior, and becoming a legend in the process.

SAVAGE RIVER 1988 ISBN:0517008084 waiting young Michaella Chattilion was a future as rich and shining as the gold that drew a generation west. But to possess it, she would be forced to leave civilization behind--and begin a perilous trek into a land as untamed as it was rife with menace...Pursued by enemies, tracked by the merciless Sioux, and threatened by the natural dangers of the wilderness, she would grow into a fierce and valiant pioneer--and, in the arms of dashing guide Jean Patrick Malloy, she would become a woman. Hidden somewhere in the Black HIlls that lay beyond the unexplored Great Plains was the key to all their happiness--if they could survive to reach it...

SAVAGE WHISPERS 1985 ISBN:0821716239 Even as she aimed the arrow at her enemy's heart, lovely Shadow was pierced by a longing to lie in the handsome white man's embrace. Her slender fingers trembled to caress his muscled flesh; her honey-brown legs yearned to be entangled with his. For one moment she hesitated to slay the hated white-eyes, and in that instant the Indian beauty was swept away by a torrent of desire...

WHISPER ON THE WATER 3/1982 ISBN:0441885314 Named Whisper on the Water by her tribe, she came to be known as the " Spirit Woman" so fierce was her courage in battle. Captured by the war -hungry Blackfeet Indians during a brutal massacre of her people, she is rescued by another enemy: one of the feared and hated Long Knives.

Katherine Myers

RIBBONS OF SILVER 4/1985 ISBN:0380896028 Only the frightening prospect of poverty persuaded lovely young Kenna M'ren to agree to a proxy marriage to an American she had never laid eyes on. It was with a heavy heart that she left the family estate in Scotland to journey across the sea to meet her new husband. Kenna never dreamed the stranger she had married would be a man so wickedly handsome that she'd tremble with the mere touch of his hand. But the long trip to Grey Fauvereau's Idaho home brought Kenna some startling discoveries about the man she married. Yet even as she fumed at his deceptions, and vowed to spurn him, her heart raged with desires he had awakened amid the quiet of the starlit nights. And when tragedy drove her into the dangerous wilderness, it was Grey's devotion that brought her back...to surrender finally to the blazing passion of their love.

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