DeWanna Pace

BECKONING SHORE 1997 ISBN: 0515121010 When Biloxi, Mississippi's wealthiest belle moves in with the town's most handsome widower, gossip flies and fierce. Since she's merely filling in as governess of Captain Quade Cameron's three children, Meredith Stanfield pays the busybodies no mind. But why does her heart pound every time the Captain comes near? And why does she feel faint whenever her gaze meets the emerald depths of his eyes?

SUGAR AND SPICE 11/1996 ISBN: 0515119709 Valiant is the biggest little settlement in the Texas Panhandle - and Ben McGuire is the town's most eligible bachelor. Many of Valiant's finest women have set their sights on Ben, even though he still pines for his first love, Joanna Tharp. At fifteen, she left Valiant - and Ben - for the more cultured East Coast. Now after seven years, Joanna is returning. For Ben, it's a chance to rekindle their lost love. But the kind and beautiful woman who arrives on the train is far from the spoiled socialite that Ben remembers. In fact, she's not really Joanna at all...

A TASTE OF HONEY 5/1999 ISBN: 0515123870 Before leaving for America, nine-year-old Toya Reinhart promised her best friend, Betina, they would always be friends, no matter what...Years later, they are together again - as settlers in the rugged land of New Genesis, Texas. Now their friendship has new trials to face. Toya's job as caretaker for Ash Wagner brings her close to his handsome grandson, Conrad, and forces Toya to fight the new passions in her heart. For Toya's wedding has already been arranged to a man named Peter Stoltz. And Betina is secretly in love with Peter...

WHERE HEROES SLEEP 12/1999 ISBN: 0515127027 1865 Thanks to her best friend Rose's generosity, Kenzy was able to fulfill her dream of becoming an architect. And when Kenzy returns home to build the orphanage that Rose has always wanted, their friendship grows stronger than ever... While growing up in Texas, Rose and Kenzy loved Noble Stockton—and years alter, they're still pining for him. Confined to a wheelchair and convinced that her love for Noble will never be reciprocated, Rose encourages him to court her friend. But when Kenzy falls for a handsome gypsy who's trying to repair his ruined reputation, she and Rose find that the bonds of friendship are strong enough to withstand the ravages of rivalry—and the treacheries of war...

THE WILL AND THE WAY 1998 ISBN: 1577482727 Davage Jensen, the chief engineer of Union Pacific Railroad, should have sent her packing. But when the headstrong beauty, Key Calhoun, informs him that she is the "snow expert" headquarters has dispatched to solve the crew's current troubles, Davage has no choice but to hire her. Kay is feisty and demanding-and owner of enough railroad stock to back up her ambitions. Key's need to prove herself vanishes beneath Davage's tenderness and respect. Together they lay tracks to Promontory Point, Utah, in hopes of uniting the nations by means of the transcontinental railroad. From the moment Davage meets her, he suspects she may be the one woman who can help him forgive himself and return to the true way-God's way. But will Key learn to trust in the Lord's timing rather than her own? And will Davage learn to believe in miracles again?

Laurel Pace

WINDS OF DESTINY(#242) 10/1994 ISBN: 0373288425 What fate awaited them? Though at one with the Spirit of Life, Ethan Woodard walked alone. Until the day Elizabeth Merriweather, possessed of sun-splashed beauty and untested strength, came to the place he called home...and changed the landscape of his heart. Elizabeth came west for a new life. And found - miraculously! - new love, with a man as solid as the earth. But Ethan Woodard was also Cherokee, and so condemned by treaty to be lost to her forever along the Trail of Tears...

Victoria Pade

THE DOUBLETREE(#16) 9/1990 ISBN: 0373822146 When Glenna Ashe answered his ad for a dutiful frontier wife, brooding widower Jared Stratton made it perfectly clear what was expected of the copper-haired beauty-and what wasn't negotiable. His home needed tending, his boy needed raising and his bed needed warming on cold, wintry night. He wanted a hardworking helpmate, not an adoring wife, and the sooner his betrothed realized that the better. But the more he fought his undeniable attraction for the proud, fiery-tempered Glenna, the more the somber yet handsome rancher realized that this was one battle of love that could be won only by total surrender.

TIDINGS OF JOY short story in 1993 KEEPSAKE CHRISTMAS STORIES 12/1993 ISBN: 0373832567

Rebecca Paisley

BED OF ROSES 6/1996 ISBN: 0440221579 Zafiro Talavera carefully guards her grandfather's gold and his broken-down gang of old desperados in the hidden canyon of the Sierra Madres, but when a mysterious, wounded man known as Sawyer appears, Zafiro must protect her heart as well as her treasure.

FAR BEYOND PEARLS short story in HARVEST HEARTS 11/1993 ISBN: 051511233X

HEARTSTRINGS 9/1994 ISBN: 0440216508 Wanted: Tall, dark-haired, blue-eyed man to sire genius child. $100 cash in gold. Men flocked like flies to honey, drawn by Theodosia Worth's intoxicating whiskey eyes, masses of golden hair...and her blatant ad. Theodosia had traveled west from Boston with a secret mission: to bear a baby for her childless sister, in a strictly-business affair. Books were her only passion - until she hired a bodyguard who turned out to be a hands-on encyclopedia of love...

MOONLIGHT AND MAGIC 11/1990 ISBN: 0380760207 Amour and Enchantment. Lovely Chimera's humbling attempts at witchcraft had, so far, only conjured her up a bad reputation. But here, snared in her homemade werewolf trap in the Dragoon Mountains of Arizona, was the gift she had implored the spirits to send - a handsome knight who would protect her from the ruthless and powerful land baron who lusted after her property! It had not been such a good day for Sterling Montoya. He had awakened beside a naked, screeching stranger, had been chased across hostile Apache territory by her shotgun-toting father, and now was the prisoner of a beautiful but batty would-be sorceress, a stunning, raven-haired enchantress whose passionate magic promised Montoya heaven - until all hell broke loose.

RAINBOWS AND RAPTURE 6/1992 ISBN: 0380765659 A charmingly naive 'soiled dove' with a heart of gold and a talent for catastrophe, beautiful Russia Valentine needs a fairy tale hero who will rescue her from a villain's dangerous attentions. And Santiago Zamora is her champion of choice - a handsome, hardened Texas gunslinger who makes her blush with desire like an innocent schoolgirl. But Santiago harbors bitter resentments toward women of Russia's profession...and even despises her cat Nehemiah - forcing the flaxen-haired beauty to resort to blackmail in her determined attempt to win the reluctant bounty hunter's aid and affections. For she believes with all her soul that fairy tales can come true - and even two astoundingly mismatched hearts can be joined by the healing touch of tenderness...and the passionate promise of rapturous love.

Catherine Palmer

THE BURNING PLAINS Adam King stormed across the ballroom, and as he came near, Emmaline Pickworth's heart hammered like thunder. Within moments, the dark-haired American rancher had swept her around the room to a waltz. In the warmth of his embrace, Emma's reserve melted, turning her pliant and yielding. She was no longer a naive innocent in search of a dream, but a young woman hungering for passion. Now, nothing could keep Emma from Adam. Senses reeling, she would come to him, and set aside all doubts and suspicions. She would defy family, friends, queen and country to surrender to the ecstasy that would make her a woman . . . .and consummate a love that could not be denied.

FALCON MOON 10/1994 ISBN: 078650045X Hanna Brownlow knew she was putting her life on the line. But the lovely Bostonian novelist was determined to find her long-lost brother - even if she had to squeeze her hoopskirts into a westward wagon...with an Indian. Luke Maples, the raven-haired 'Mystery Hawk,' was nothing like the savage heathens she had been warned about. To her surprise, the bronzed, broad-shouldered Osage was more gentleman then brute, more protector than foe. And as Luke carried her through the wilderness to regain his people's lost land, he opened Hannah's eyes to a world filled with unimaginable beauty, inescapable danger - and unexpected passion...

GUNMAN'S LADY 5/1993 ISBN: 1557738939 Well-Bred...In Kansas City, Rosie had wealth and culture, but she dreamed of the wild frontier - and the man she once loved... Half-Breed...Son of an Apache warrior, Bart lived on the wrong side of the law - a wanted man with a wanting heart... Gunman's Lady...She was running from her past - he was running for his life. Deep in New Mexico Territory they rekindled a love that burned out of control, a bond of fire linking their souls. But Bart's wild ways threatened to quench the blaze forever...

LONE STAR 11/1998 ISBN: 0842377719 (also featured in A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS QUILT) A story about love and joy at Christmastime.

OUTLAW HEART 7/1992 ISBN: 1557737355 Isobel risked her life to travel to the New Mexico Territory - but her heart was in far greater danger when she met him... Noah rescued the hot-blooded beauty from a gunman - and against all odds became her lover... He was fighting for his dream to build his own cattle ranch in a lawless land. She was searching for the truth behind her father's murder. But together they found more than they were looking for - more passion than any man could tame...more ecstasy than any woman could resist.

PRAIRIE FIRE 9/1998 ISBN: 0842370579 Jack Cornwall has lost everything he's ever fought for, everything he's ever loved. He's lost his home, the Confederacy and its goal of a new and vital nation, and now his little nephew, Chipper. Grasping at the only ray of light to enter his life in recent years, Jack settles in Hope to be near the feisty, red-haired Caitrin Murphy--a woman whose zealous approach to life mirrors his own blazing personality. But will the good people of Hope allow Jack to make a fresh start? Will Caitrin defy her family in her desire to help Jack? And will the long-kept Cornwall family secret destroy the hopes and dreams they have begun to build together?

PRAIRIE ROSE 9/1997 ISBN: 0842370560 ...Impulsive nineteen-year-old Rosie Mills takes a job caring for the young son of widowed homesteader Seth Hunter in order to escape the orphanage in which she was raised. Rosie's naive view of love and her understanding of what it means to have a Father in heaven are quickly put to the test. Afraid of being wounded again, Seth struggles to freely open his heart--to his hurting son, to a woman's love, and to a Father who will not abandon him. Together Rosie and Seth must face the harsh uncertainties of prairie life--and the one man who threatens to destroy their happiness.

RENEGADE FLAME 10/1993 ISBN:1557739528 Moira thought the stranger was dying. Josiah thought the woman was an angel. She nursed him back to health, tending to him until he was well and strong. Her fiery Irish spirit sent Josiah's hot Apache blood racing, and their forbidden love could not be denied...

Palmer-Stoks-Smith-Aiken

A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS QUILT 11/1998 ISBN: 0842377735 ...To Christmas in England, where a spunky Texas gal faces an arranged marriage, with only her Lone Star quilt to remind her of her faraway home...to the mountains of Colorado, we're an heirloom Wedding Ring quilt paves the way for the mending of an old rift with a new love....to a rustic cabin in Washington State, where a Log Cabin Patch quilt symbolizes the new hope awaiting a lonely young woman...to snowy St. Paul, Minnesota, where a cherished Crosses and Losses quilt opens the door of healing and love for a grieving young couple.

Palmer-Johnston-Brandewyne

ABDUCTION AND SEDUCTION 3/1995 ISBN: 0373482868 Features Redbird, The Bluest Eyes in Texas, and The Bounty.

Diana Palmer

AMELIA 8/1993 ISBN:0804109745 Amelia, independent and headstrong, curbed her ways against her father's anger. He was determined that she would marry into the Cullhane family. But it was the fierce gaze of King Cullhane who haunted her mind. King wanted her all right, but he didn't trust her. And Amelia knew that the one thing she couldn't deny was the raging need inside of her that could only be assuaged by King's savage embrace....

ANNABELLE'S LEGACY short story in LOVE'S LEGACY 1/1996 ISBN:084394000X

LACY 12/1991 ISBN:0804107904 At the sprawling Whitehall cattle ranch, one indomitable woman dares to follow her desire no matter where it may take her. When Lacy Jarrett and Cole Whitehall are unwittingly compromised into marriage, her dreams of a passionate forever are met with hard, cold resentment. For the boy whom she teased and flirted with not so long ago has been changed by the horrors of war. Their uneasy union bridles with torment...made worse by the blatant desire that remains unquenched and challenged. But Lacy's undying love for the handsome Texan is her destiny, and she vows to reignite the sensual fire dormant in their souls and unlock the secrets of Cole's stormy heart.

MIDNIGHT RIDER 10/1998 ISBN: 0449003248 To Bernadette Barron, Eduardo Cortes was the enemy. A noble count with a sprawling ranch in the grand state of Texas, Cortes challenged her with dark, penetrating eyes that seemed to pierce her very soul. Could he see the burning truth: that she loved him? It is a secret Bernadette vows to keep--especially now that she is to become his wife. For theirs is a marriage bargain, pure and simple. He needs a rich wife to save his ranch; she needs a titled husband. Yet desire will turn a marriage of convenience into a passionate battle of wills, and change an innocent girl into a woman aware of her own powers of attraction. For it is love's fiery initiation that will make Bernadette aware of her own capacity for pleasure as well as her husband's skill at providing it. And it is the sheer force of her own love that will give her newfound strength to battle against the odds to claim a man and a love she will not be denied...

NOELLE 9/1995 ISBN: 0804112819 Like most of the young ladies in Fort Worth, Noelle Brown was smitten by handsome, charming Andrew Paige. But when she challenged the steely-eyed gaze of his stepbrother Jared, something inside her felt a little wild, a little thrilled...a little afraid. He was a big-city lawyer with a killer's stance -- a desperado turned lawman, disillusioned with life and haunted by a past he couldn't escape. But this tender, green girl, with her flashfire temper and her unconventional ways, tempted and tormented him with a sweet, maddening passion. Rivalry would pit brother against brother and scandal would rock their lives. And Noelle would have to convince a man unwilling to believe in love that only he could still the anguish in her heart -- and fulfill the promise of their destiny together....

NORA 8/1994 ISBN: 0804109753 Nora Marlowe came to Texas with visions of dashing cowboys and great adventure -- but one despicable man with infernal laughing eyes, Cal Barton, took it upon himself to put an end to her illusions. Now Nora's love for Cal will cost her everything she holds dear...

THE SAVAGE HEART 10/1997 ISBN: 0449003345 Tess Meredith and Raven Following shared freedom and friendship on the wild Montana Plains. But brutal hardship that plagued the Sioux forced Raven to abandon his people, his heritage - and Tess. In Chicago, he forged a new life as a new man with a new name until Tess arrived, bringing with her the past he'd tried to deny. But Tess was a fighter, and she would harness all the courage and spirit of a way of life gone forever to wage her greatest battle...for love.

TRILBY 1/1993 ISBN: 0804110115 Arizona in 1910 was a rough and dangerous place, and Trilby dreamed of returning to her family home in Louisiana. But rough, sexy cowboy Thorn Vance had other ideas, and Trilby found herself both alarmed and intrigued by his burning sensuality. Although she tried to deny it, not even the wide expanse of the desert could contain the explosive heat that threatened to consume them both...

Shirley Parenteau

GOLDEN PROSPECT(#88) 8/1991 ISBN:0373286880 Had she truly lost her senses? After all, the idea of a prim store clerk trekking off to the Klondike disguised as a can-can girl was a crazy notion, to say the least. But the moment Julia Ames discovered her long-lost father's whereabouts, she knew she'd have no peace till she found him. Duncan Adair was learning to accept the burden of carting five rowdy showgirls to his brother's playhouse in the gold-crazed Yukon. But when he discovered his suspiciously ladylike songstress was in fact no 'entertainer' at all, Duncan was in a jam. How could he protect the woman he loved when she was hell-bent on looking for trouble?

HEMLOCK FEATHERS(#34) 11/1989 ISBN:0373286341 Timber! Lumber baron Gavin McKenna knew it would take more than his usual charm to recruit China Wallace for his crazy scheme. Still, he needed the stubborn widow to find out what was going on in his Oregon camp. And he was beginning to like the flash in her eyes whenever she told him he could burn in hellfire. China Wallace wanted retribution for the tragedy McKenna Lumber had caused her. Suddenly the thought of roaming the camp with her camera seemed the perfect opportunity. She'd have to put up with McKenna's blarney, but the silent majesty of the forest stole her breath away --- and soon, so did Gavin.

THE NAKED HUNTRESS(#137) 8/1992 ISBN: 0373287372 Blackmail! Lyris Lowell's daring foray into investigative journalism turned into disaster when she found herself exposed - stark naked - in a painting of Diana, the mythical Greek goddess of the hunt. Unless destroyed, the tawdry canvas would shock Seattle society and humiliate Lyris's highborn parents. Unfortunately, the painting's buyer, saloon owner Nicholas Drake, had other plans for his purchase... Nick's life was a rags-to-riches success story. Marrying the lofty Miss Lowell would cap his social achievement, and the painting gave him the leverage to do just that. But once he had captured his spirited Diana in the flesh, would he still have the means to win her heart?

Garda Parker

ARIZONA TEMPTATION 5/1992 ISBN: 0821737635 She had questions.. Laine Coleridge was traveling one-way from Boston to Silver Grande, Arizona - the place where she had lived as a child with her mother. Laine's inheritance of the hotel on Main Street, she hoped, would give her a few clues to the mystery of her father's disappearance so many years before. But upon her arrival, handsome man about town Travis Mitcham, the only friend she still had in Silver Grande, ruined her plans. First he told her that someone was trying to build a railroad through the center of town, then he refused to answer Laine's questions about her family. laine had loved Travis when she was a little girl, and now, as his powerful embrace demanded her willing response, she felt ready to love him all over again - this time in the way only a woman can...

THE BARTERED BRIDEGROOM 12/1995 ISBN: 0821751697 As a leader of the St. Louis League of Liberated Ladies, divorced suffragette Carson Summers sets out for Virginia City, Montana to rescue a fellow sister from an unscrupulous bride-selling gang. But the journey across the rugged frontier with a ragtag wagon train leads her into the arms of a man who breaks down her defenses and makes her look at love in a whole new light. Clint Bonner has done his time a a cowboy stuntman and a wild animal trainer/ But nothing prepares him for a trek across the western wilds with Miss Phoebe's Goodnight Girls, a couple of old circus hands, a cache of illicit goods-and Miss Carson Rose Summers. A thorn in his side, she soon becomes the one woman he can't live without. That's when he knows that for all his wandering, he'll never be truly home until he wins a place in her heart...forever.

BLUE MOUNTAIN MAGIC 6/1994 ISBN: 0821746030 On the eve of an arranged marriage, Cat Stockdale, a willful New York heiress, runs off into the wilderness with Seneca Pierce, a part-Iroquis loner with his own private, vengeful agenda.

SCARLET LADY 1/1994 ISBN: 082174416X Spectacular entrances were actress Maudie Boone Dearden's stock-in-trade-and after twelve days in a freight wagon with eighty-three cats, her arrival in Deadwood Gulch was nothing less than sensational! But the irrepressible redhead found herself awed by the rollicking gold rush town, where prospectors rubbed elbows with the likes of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane...and Sheriff Cole Branch, a dark-eyed lawman with a lazy drawl. His sensual masculinity was rapidly distracting Maudie from a desperate, lifelong quest...and turning her thoughts to a fiery passion she'd never dreamed of. Cole had come to South Dakota on a dangerous mission. But the alluring Miss Dearden was making it harder and harder for the so-called Sheriff of Deadwood to keep his mind on law and order. Despite the grime that covered every inch of her feminine figure, he saw sparkling sapphire eyes, flame-colored curls that danced in the sunlight, and a creamy expanse of skin that made his own flesh quicken with desire. He'd gladly surrender his badge for one night in the arms of this seductive creature in silk and satin-and for the tender words whispered in the heat of passion that would reveal the hidden secrets of his sensual and enigmatic...Scarlett Lady.

WILD HEARTS 5/1997 ISBN: 0821756451 It's winner take all in Sault Pierre, New Mexico, and a high pair of aces just won Solitaire Claudell full proprietorship of the local gambling saloon and dance hall. The loser is handsome, self-made businessman Jubal Champion, who isn't about to let a bad hand stop him from getting the saloon back. Unaware of the secret Solitaire conceals behind her all-business image, he never dreams that this troublesome woman will ignite a passion to sear his soul... Jubal is determined to turn this dying railroad town into a bustling, profitable showplace. And nothing - is going to stop him. But if she's the wrong woman at the wrong time, why does loving her feel so right - and why is winning her heart the only game worth risking his own heart for?

Judith R. Parker

KATIE 2003 e-short story. Katie Corcoran is off on the adventure of a lifetime. Leaving her home in Ireland, she heads to the Colorado Territory and marriage to a man she's never met. But somewhere along the way, danger sets her on a new course that will lead her headfirst into a future she never imagined.

Laura Parker

A WILDER LOVE 3/1990 ISBN: 0446348376 An Indian's tent was no place for a single girl to spend the night, but Fanny Sweets didn't have time to weigh choices. Caught picking pockets at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, the fiery street urchin took to her heels, ducked behind the set, and hid in the nearest tent. It was dark and safe, for no one lived inside. So she thought...until Matthew Morning Star strode in. Fanny had never seen the likes of him before. Sioux-born, Harvard-educated, with a warrior's body and copper-colored good looks, he aroused yet frightened her. And she fled into the twilight, never dreaming that fate would bring her back into Matthew's arms. Soon, from the sidewalks of New York to the dusty plains of Dakota, she would be facing all the dangers of a new world...with the fierce courage of a woman in love.

Andrea Parnell

DEVIL MOON 11/1994 ISBN: 0821747479 The Arizona frontier was not place for a lady...Lovely as a mountain sunset, prickly as a cactus, Teddy Gamble ran her freight company with all the sass and spirit she possessed. She didn't need a partner...especially the handsome Frenchman who'd just won half her business in a card game! On the run from his past, a future in the Gamble Express looked a lot like destiny to Rhys Delmar...especially when he arrived in Wishbone, Arizona and met the stunning hellion in trousers and gunbelt.

MY ONLY DESIRE 11/1993 ISBN: 082174383X After tragedy blew Sunny Harlow's world apart, she left her old life behind, strapped on a six-shooter and went to work for the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Now she was the most notorious bounty hunter in the territory - a gun-toting, flashing-eyed beauty who could out-shoot and our-ride any man...even a seductive, silken-tongued rogue like Price Ramsey. Never mind that he was the handsomest devil this side of the Rocky Mountains - he was the man she'd been hired to bring in...dead or alive! Rugged, rough-and-ready Price Ramsey had always had his way with the fairer sex...until he was hauled in by Sunny Harlowe. The beautiful hired gun was an handful, all right, but nothing he couldn't handle. Her prisoner on a wild and rollicking run across the west, Price lived for only tow things: his freedom, and Sunny hot and eager in his bed. What he got was a woman of stormy, sizzling desires - and a love that was bigger than both of them...

Delia Parr

BY FATE'S DESIGN 1996 ISBN: 0312959265 For most of her life, JoHanna Sims has lived among the gentle Shakers and wants nothing more than to remain with them. But her dreams are shattered when her guardian takes her from the community with the intention of selling her as a wife to the highest bidder. Sent to a neutral household to await this horrendous sentence, JoHannah finds her faith tested in ways she never imagined by handsome, worldly Michael Lawne. From the moment he sees her, Michael knows he must have this untouchable beauty. He knows full well how to tempt JoHannah, how to make her want him and his world. But the tables are turned when she begins to tempt his spirit, his soul, and especially his heart, as no woman has ever done before. Chance brought two people from different worlds together. But will the hand of fate allow this forbidden love to survive?

THE FIRE IN AUTUMN 1/1996 ISBN: 0312956908 The Connecticut townspeople called her the Tin Lady, but Autumn Welles didn't mind the name or their suspicions, as long as she was allowed to keep her secret close to her...a secret in the form of a five-year-old child whom everyone believed belonged to her. For years John Logan had searched for the infant daughter his wife had taken from him. The trail leads to Autumn Welles, an artist who paints tinware for a living and who is posing as the mother of his child. John knows that Autumn's world is built on the shifting sands of deceit and he plans to use all means necessary to reclaim his child. Luring her into a tangled web, John leads them across three states, from Connecticut to Ohio, bound to each other by a marriage that is supposed to be a charade. But as the awakening fires begin to touch their souls, they find in each other a love born in secrets and deception, and a love that may not survive the changing seasons in their hearts...

Nancy J. Parra

A WANTED MAN ISBN: 0803495668 Brianna McGraw ventures out West to find and rescue her brother from bandits who will sell him illegally to the highest bidder. Separated after they were orphaned a few years ago, Brianna has worked hard as a librarian to save money for the trip. But when she arrives, she realizes she has to somehow come up with a thousand dollars to buy him back. She then sees a wanted poster with a sufficient reward and decides to become a bounty hunter, accomplishing two good deeds at once—bringing a criminal to justice and saving her brother.

LOVING LANA 10/2003 ISBN: 0803496176 Lana Tate dreams of the day she can leave Wyoming and live in a more civilized place like San Francisco or New York. Since her mother died her father has been paralyzed with grief, and Lana must sing in the saloon just to earn enough money to make it through the winter. She worries that if she doesn’t find a way out of Wyoming soon she will die there just like her mother. Taggart Morgan watches the reward for the capture of the legendary wild stallion grow until it reaches two thousand dollars. Lana learns of the reward and sees it as the answer to her dreams. The amount is more than enough to get her and her father to San Francisco, where she can finally live her dream of becoming an opera star.

Irene M. Pascoe

SHADOW OVER BRIGHT STAR 4/1988 ISBN: 0373320175 'Died in an accident.' The terse words were scrawled on a returned letter that Jessica Winsor had sent to her father. Aghast, she journeyed to Virginia City to investigate, and was stunned to learn that she was suddenly very wealthy. Her father had willed her his majority share of a silver mine. But the mind had two other shareholders - Derek and Brett Bonner, cousins now faced with losing what they'd thought was theirs alone. Jessica found herself inexorably drawn to the enigmatic Derek, but when she experienced several 'accidents' she knew it was a deadly attraction...

DeAnn Patrick

MONTANA BRIDES 6/1983 ISBN:0671466852 Dee couldn't know that their journey would end in Montana, in the arms of two handsome brothers..

Paula Paul

LADY OF THE SHADOWS 7/1992 ISBN: 0425133419 When Laura King was summoned to settle the estate of her late brother Anton, she feared returning to her ancestral home would stir unwelcome childhood memories. Her heart warned her that the secluded house, the Shadows, was not a safe haven for a woman alone. But as Laura would soon discover, nights spent at the Shadows were not spent alone... Footsteps echoed through the empty halls. A moonlit spectre watched her through unearthly coastal mists. And haunting cries forced her into the arms of Chase Bradley - a handsome stranger who lured her further into the darkness of the Shadows. Could Laura trust this man whose sinister embrace held secrets of her brother's mysterious life - and his sudden death?

SWEET IVY'S GOLD 2/1993 ISBN: 0061080012 The Sins of Ivy Barton... A fire-breathing locomotive took Ivy to the Colorado gold fields. Behind her lay her shattered Southern innocence, ahead, redemption in a rough-and-tumble promised land. There she met a ruthless gambler named Langdon Runnels, an expert tutor in a world where dollars brought dreams. Overnight, ladylike Ivy Barton became brazen Montana McCrory - saloon keeper, card sharp, a woman who staked all on passion. Surely now she could beat Langdon at his own dangerous game - before his fiery eyes mined her soul for every precious secret - and took her for all she was worth.

Susan Paul

AMERICAN RENEGADE 3/1997 ISBN:155197164X When Rebekah and Guy fall in love, their passions collide. Within their tempestuous romance a truth is revealed that could change the course of their relationship--it is Rebekah's father who was responsible for the deaths of Guy's family. But can their undying love unite them in their fight against seemingly insurmountable odds?

SAVAGE GARDEN short story in SECRETS 2 12/1996 ISBN: 0964894211 ...One man, one woman, and a passion for revenge. In the savage gardens of Mexico you’ll meet beautiful Lady Raine LeFleur and ruggedly handsome revolutionary Miguel Chavez. In the middle of a war with France, the last thing Miguel needs is to be irresistibly drawn to the daughter of a French major! Nevertheless, braving impetuous desire, forbidden love and a revolution, Miguel and Raine at last unite in their fight to save the only thing that matters to them… their underlying love.

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