Patricia Potter
AGAINST THE WIND short story UNTAMED: MAVERICK HEARTS 7/1993 ISBN: 0373832591
CHASE THE THUNDER 12/1989 Casey Saunders' father had been cruelly gunned down in the street. And Sean Mallory was the one man who could lead her to the killer. Mallory had been hunting Wilson and his gang of cutthroats across the Southwest. He didn't need anyone's help. Especially not the help being offered by the feisty Casey and the young gunslinger Ty Donaldson. His growing respect of Ty was troubling enough. But the way he felt about Casey kept him awake at night and made him long for the killing to be over . . . . and their lives together to begin.
CHASE THE WIND 4/2000 ISBN: 0373217056 Dear Reader, Sometimes magic happens when you are writing a book. A character emerges that you never expected, and he becomes so compelling, you have to give him his own book. That special story happened in both Between the Thunder and Miracle of the Heart, a duo recently reprinted by Harlequin. Now, happily, their sequels are being reprinted in this volume, Chase the Thunder and Against the Wind. One tale is that of Sean Mallory and Ty Donaldson, a Reb and a Yank who met in Between the Thunder. Sean, a hero, and Ty, an antihero, clashed from the moment they met, but they became unlikely allies in a quest for vengeance and justice. In the second, I was able to finish the saga of the O'Neill/Hampton family, which started in my first book, Swampfire, and continued through Miracle of the Heart when Seth Hampton first appeared. His brother won the girl in that story. Now it's his turn. But it is far more than a love story. It is a tale of healing, not only of human souls, but of a nation torn apart by a bitter war. And where else to tell both stories than the West, the place of new beginnings. The West has always fascinated me, because it was a proving ground, always testing the fiber, strength and courage of those who tried to tame it. These heroes, and the women they love, embody its spirit. I hope you enjoy both stories as much as I enjoyed telling them. Patricia Potter
DEFIANT 8/1995 ISBN: 0553566016 Only the desire for vengeance has spurred Wade Foster on, until the last of the men who had destroyed his family lay sprawled in the dirt. Now, badly wounded, the rugged outlaw closed his eyes against the pain...and awoke to a tender touch. He'd never asked Mary Jo Williams to save him; couldn't understand why a lawman's widow hadn't the sense to leave a stranger to his fate. But the daring beauty refused to abandon him. And soon, when a posse gets too close and danger rushes in, Wade will have to choose between fleeing and risking everything for this dauntless woman who could show him how to live - and love - again...
DIABLO 4/1996 ISBN: 0553566024 Raised in a notorious outlaw hideout, Nicky Thompson learned to shoot fast, ride hard, and hold her own against killers and thieves. Yet nothing in her experience prepared her for the new brand of danger that just rode in. Ruggedly handsome, with an easy strength and a hint of deviltry in his smile, Diablo made Nicky's heart race not with fright but with sizzling arousal. When she challenged him to taste her womanly charms, she didn't know he was a condemned convict who'd come to Sanctuary with one secret purpose - to destroy it in exchange for pardons for himself and a friend. Would a renegade hungry for freedom jeopardize his dangerous mission for a last chance at love?
LAWLESS 11/1991 ISBN: 0553290711 Her name was Willow...Strong and determined, she survived in a tough land, taking on the challenges of the wild West as she worked her ranch with the small band of outcasts she'd claimed as her family. There was nothing she couldn't handle on her own - until a silent and mysterious gunman came to town and haunted her with his piercing gaze and his fiery touch... His name was Lobo...The notorious, Apache-raised gunslinger was hired to scare a lady rancher off her land using his dangerous reputation and his cold eyes - and worse, if it was necessary. He thought it would be the easiest bounty he'd ever earned, until he came face-to-face with Willow Taylor. No woman had ever touched his heart before, and now Lobo faced the toughest challenge of all. Did he dare to reveal his true self to this spirited, giving woman?
THE MARSHAL AND THE HEIRESS 9/1996 ISBN: 0553575082 US Marshall Ben Masters stared down outlaws and desperadoes every day, but when he became the guardian of newly orphaned Sarah Ann, he faced trouble of a different kind. Word came that the four-year-old was the lost heir to a Scottish estate, so he took her across the ocean, never expecting to find a household divided by ambitions...or his head and body warring over Sara Ann's remarkable aunt. Lisbeth Hamilton possessed a swift intelligence Ben's sharp mind appreciated, a tempting figure his fingers ached to caress - and a future jeopardized by her niece's claim. When Sarah Ann's life became threatened, Ben's lawman instincts pointed to Lisbeth, despite the protests of his newly awakened heart.
NOTORIOUS 12/1993 ISBN: 0553562258 The owner of the most popular saloon in San Francisco, Catalina Hilliard used her exotic beauty to draw men into the Silver Slipper. Long ago she had vowed never to give away her heart, but she hadn't counted on the striking good looks of Marsh Canton... Catalina knew Marsh Canton was trouble the moment she first saw him. Something in his gray eyes warned that he was a dangerous man. He was not the first to attempt to open a rival saloon next door to the Silver Slipper, but she saw a steely strength in him that had been missing from the men she'd driven out of business. Even more perilous to Cat's plans was the spark of desire that flared between them...a desire that was about to spin her carefully orchestrated life out of control.
PRIDE'S WAY short story in UNCHAINED LIGHTNING 8/1996 ISBN: 0312959281
RAINBOW 8/1991 ISBN: 055329069X A flirt without consequence... Heiress Meredith Seaton was the talk of Vicksburg, Mississippi. But Merry's appearance as a vain, simpering Southern belle concealed a sharp mind and a burning mission - one that could place her life in jeopardy were it discovered. A rogue without morals... Rakish riverboat owner Quinn Deveraux was the black sheep of his family, a gambler of no ambition but a great deal of arrogance. His cynicism was also a cloak...which hid a past he dared not reveal and a present filled with peril. Devereux was at once all Merry had ever wanted and everything she feared. His blue eyes seemed to see straight through to her soul, and his passion possessed her as no man's ever had. But bounty hunters would capture or kill anyone who dared to break the laws of society these two broke...and the brazen dreams of a man and woman in love were like chaff in the winds of destiny sweeping toward the flames of desire - or the tragedy of war...
RELENTLESS 5/1994 ISBN: 0553562266 Beneath the outlaw's smoldering gaze, Shea Randall felt a stab of pure panic...and a shiver of shocking desire. Held against her will by the darkly handsome bandit, she knew that for her father's sake she must find a way to escape. Only later, as the days of her captivity turned into weeks and Rafe Tyler's fiery passion sparked her own, did Shea fully realize her perilous position - locked in a mountain lair with a man who could steal her heart... Framed for an act of treachery he never committed, Rafe Tyler survived ten years in prison, sustained only by his dreams of getting even with the man who put him there. But kidnapping Jack Randall's spitfire of a daughter had never been part of the Texan's scheme. Now Rafe must deal with an unwilling hostage who fears him -and fills him with an explosive hunger, the kind of white-hot passion that could shake a man's convictions and threaten everything he's lived for...
RENEGADE 5/1993 ISBN:0553561995 Her heart was swept away on the wings of a dark and dangerous passion...Redding's only hope of escaping the confines of his Confederate jail before the conquering Yanks set the prisoners free--and find out who he really is--lies in Susannah Fallon, an ebony-haired beauty.
THE SCOTSMAN WORE SPURS 3/1997 ISBN: 0553575066 Andrew Cameron, Earl of Kinloch, came to America to forge a new life free of emotional ties. But when he saved a Texas rancher from an ambush, he found himself deeply entangled--and suddenly employed as a cattle drover. Scrawny, scruffy young Gabe Lewis joined the drive too, sparking Drew's compassion. The boy couldn't do much right, but Drew had never met anyone with more determination. Then, under the grime and baggy clothes, Drew accidentally uncovered beautiful Gabrielle Parker, acting the role of her life--to unmask her father's killer. Now Drew and Gabrielle are locked in a passionate dance of secrets and seduction as wild as the frontier they ride....
SHOWDOWN short story in IN OUR DREAMS 10/1998 ISBN: 0821759973
WANTED 11/1994 ISBN: 0553566008 Lorilee Braden couldn't contain her shock when she saw the Texas Ranger who'd tracked her and her brother to Wyoming. Morgan Davis was a dead ringer for her handsome big brother Nick-except for the lawman's cold, hard eyes. Lori knew the Ranger would stop at nothing to take Nick back to Texas for a sham trial, and she would do anything to save her brother from the hangman's noose, even if it meant seducing this heartless lawman and losing her own heart in the bargain. Morgan hadn't grown up with much love, but he had been raised with respect for duty and the law. Lorilee was nothing but a con artist, yet her fire and beauty drew him despite his better judgment. Still, her brother was wanted for murder-and the face on the wanted poster looked far too much like Morgan's for comfort. The only way he could clear his own name was to bring Nick Braden to justice...before the spark Lori had lit became a raging blaze that consumed everything Morgan believed in...
Kelley Pounds
THE AWAKENING FIRE 2000 ISBN: 1929613393 (reissue 2004 ISBN: 1594142033) Seven years in prison in Alcatraz have honed Christian Ladino's lust for revenge to a razor's edge. He lives for the death of the soldier who murdered his grandmother, even as he longs to atone for the part he played in her betrayal and the destruction of her Apache way of life. Abandoned at the age of six, Adela Fremont is a nurse and a novice nun whose past holds her captive to her fear of the outside world, a world which forced her to help her mother commit an unspeakable act in the name of survival.
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HARLEQUIN HISTORICAL CHRISTMAS STORIES 1989 11/1989 ISBN:0373832117 Includes Tumbleweed Christmas by Kristen James; A Cinderella Christmas by Lucy Elliot; and Home For Christmas by Heather Graham Pozzessere.
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RENEGADES 8/1995 ISBN: 0373833105 Features the following stories: Seize the Wind by Heather Graham Pozzessere - A highwayman determines to bring justice to a land where the law is as corrupt as the villains in power; Apache Fire by Theresa Michaels - An Apache warrior fights against prejudice to claim the hand of the woman he loves; and The Rogue Knight by Merline Lovelace - A mercenary knight gives up his wicked ways to win the hand of his uncle's spirited widow.
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UNTAMED: MAVERICK HEARTS 7/1993 ISBN: 0373832591 Features the following stories: Lonesome Rider by Heather Graham Pozzessere, Against the Wind by Patricia Potter and One Simple Wish by Joan Johnston.
Heather Graham Pozzessere
APACHE SUMMER 11/1989 ISBN:0373286333 Jamie Slater had survived the Civil War, but he'd never outlive his reputation with a gun . . .They were wilder than the West . . .Born and raised in frontier Texas, beautiful Tess Stuart needed a hired gun to avenge her uncle's murder. But the only one willing to help was the infuriating, irresistible Lieutenant Jamie Slater -- the man whose passion set her aflame. Jamie knew no woman could match Tess's lust for life. But one man could -- and he would have her, even if he had to fight his way through a hundred crooked lawmen and Indian massacres. For Tess had a spirit that matched his own . . . as wild and strong as the land they both loved.
DARK STRANGER 11/1988 ISBN: 1551660792 Kristin McCahy's dream of freedom and a life of dignity and self-sufficiency had vanished. All she had left to fight for was her ranch - but she had to give up her independence to do it. She needed Cole Slater's help, but in return she offered the only thing she had - herself. No questions. No answers. Just a bargain. Cole hadn't meant to stay and he hadn't meant to get close to her. A woman was the last thing in the world he needed. He had commitments of his own, an he intended to see them through. But love had a way of changing the rules.
LONESOME RIDER short story in UNTAMED: MAVERICK HEARTS 7/1993 ISBN: 0373832591
Charlotte Prentiss
CHILDREN OF THE SUN 1995 ISBN: 0451178513 In the American Southwest, ten thousand years after the last Ice Age swept the earth, a peaceful tribe of cave dwellers hunt and till the land. Beautiful, sensuous Nisha, known as the defiant one, dares to choose her own mate despite the tribe's disapproval. And together, the fierce passion between these two gives life to an infant son, destined to become the Great Hunter. But one night, under a sky filled with ominous stars, Nisha's world is viciously destroyed by a pillaging, raping tribe of nomads. Watching in helpless horror as her husband and son are murdered, Nisha vows revenge. With relentless wit and wile, she plays her captors against each other, titillating them with a new kind of lovemaking, outsmarting and taming their brutishness. And with the triumphant courage of a resolute risk taker, Nisha escapes into a new life, filled with new adventure, passion - and love.
LOVE'S SAVAGE EMBRACE 1981 ISBN:0515052728 She was lover and lady, passion's plaything and sweet seductress... Lucilla Lockwood, the innocent young scion of a noble family, yearning for the touch of a man to fire her blood. Abducted from her father's manor, only her indomitable will would save her from the perils that awaited her, the greed of her enemies, the fierce lust of the men who would use her, and the bittersweet pangs of first love.
Fayrene Preston
COPPER FIRE (The Delaney's: The Untamed Years) 5/1988 ISBN: 0553218972 Rugged, ruthless Sloan Lassiter was a man bent on revenge when he came to Colorado in search of Wes McCord. He was looking for trouble - but instead he found Brianne Delaney, a tenderhearted spitfire whose hair blazed like the sun at high noon. As darkness was attracted to light, he drew her to him, took her breath away, overwhelmed her as no man ever had. Brianne knew there was danger in how he made her feel, but his need thrilled her. All the Delaneys loved a challenge, but she'd never learned how to surrender. Could she be subdued by the desire in Sloan's golden eyes? When her twin brother Patrick disappeared, Brianne vowed to track down his abductors. Then Sloan offered to rescue him, if she'd give herself to him. It was an outrageous demand, unthinkable - and yet how could she deny him what her own rebellious heart yearned for? He drew her life into him, coming alive in the warmth of her loving spirit. But would Sloan's desperate feud shatter their dreams of enduring love?
SILKEN THUNDER (The Delaney's: The Untamed Years) 11/1988 ISBN:0553219790 Wes McCord had charmed, cheated and lied his way through life, and nothing but blackmail would have drawn fragile, beautiful Anna Nilsen into his arms- and into his bed. She fought him, rebelled against her own furious longing for this unprincipled empire builder, but the treacherous ecstasy he taught her was unbearably exciting. She was silk and heat, he was thunder and lightning in this stormiest of passions, but when their bodies cooled, Wes was shocked to recognize his own surrender to a primal hunger Anna had awakened in him. Ravished in a moonlit forest by a destroyer who'd never known gentleness, Anna felt the seed of unexpected love blossoming within her. She doubted Wes would ever share her feelings. He was not a good man or a safe man, but he was hers-and once he'd branded her flesh with the flames of his desire, could this impossible love endure the sunlight of all the days to come?
Ashland Price
CAPTIVE CONQUEST 10/1988 ISBN:0821724983 Gina felt that touch of Alex to be so enthralling that she became his willing slave and let him know it... Matamoros, Mexico 1846. Gina Tuiz hid behind the slatted partition and fumed as she watched the tall, lean American colonel seduce his latest conquest. She wished that the handsome Zach Kendall was touching her now instead of the half-naked stranger on his bed. She longed to feel his hands on her body, making her writhe in sweet abandonment, to taste his enticing lips in a kiss that would last forever, quelling all her doubts and promising her a lifetime of passion and desire.
Pat Pritchard
THE BOOK OF LOVE 8/2003 ISBN: 0821774417 Babies, embroidery, and good works are not enough for Lucy Thomas—and the women she knows in Lee’s Mill, Missouri, are no different. But Lucy’s Luminary Society, designed to offer the women in town a place to discuss literature and world events—in fact, anything but babies and embroidery—is about to meet with some serious opposition . . .Raising his young daughter should have been one of the joys of newspaper owner Cade Mulroney’s life. But when Cade was injured in the War Between the States, his Yankee in-laws took Mary north. Bringing her home to Lee’s Mill is a dream come true for Cade, but when Mary takes an interest in Lucy’s new society, Cade is up in arms. Listening to Lucy’s scandalous notions on women’s rights is bound to turn his darling daughter into an outspoken rebel-just like Lucy! Cade won’t have it...and Lucy won’t give in. There’s only one thing that can make them see eye to eye: the power of love.
KING OF HEARTS 8/2002 ISBN: 0821772554 After he gambled away his share of the family ranch, Wade McCord left Colorado and his past behind. Now a U.S Marshall, he's pulled the dangerous assignment of tracking down a notorious outlaw gang. Posing as a gambler at a stagecoach stop, Wade plans to smoke out his quarry. But he never counted on his burning desire for strong-willed Lottie Hammond, a woman who may be in league with the outlaws. Wade knows Lottie has secrets, especially when he sees the way she looks at the two orphan children she's raising. But he also knows that the time has come for him to gamble his heart on what matters most: the promise of love with Lottie.
A LAWMAN FOR CHRISTMAS 10/2003 ISBN: 0821774425 ‘Tis The Season... After learning to read and cipher (with the help of her dear friends at the Luminary Society) and saving up some money, Josie Turner is ready to start a new life. But when she ends up on the wrong side of the law through no fault of her own, she finds herself seeking comfort and protection with the sheriff! Lawman Mitch Hughes holds Josie’s fate in his hands, yet it isn’t long before his kind and gentle ways have captured her heart, as well. For Wishes To Come True... For years, honor kept Mitch from admitting how much he yearned for Josie. Even as a widow, she should be beyond his reach. She is more than his responsibility, she’s his prisoner. To get them out of this fix, and see justice done in the process, they’ll need a little faith, a lot of love...and a Christmas miracle...
LUCK OF THE DRAW 3/2000 ISBN: 0821772546 A child of the California Gold Rush, Cal Preston's first memories are of scrambling for lost coins on the floors of gambling halls. His family long gone, his home only what he can carry in a saddlebag, his life is a series of saloons and poker games - until the night he wins a half interest in an eastern Colorado ranch from a reckless youth named Wade McCord. Curious to see what he owns, Cal finds his way to the property, where he is met with a less-than-cordial welcome from Wade's sister-in-law, widowed owner Lily McCord. Lily is as spirited and stubborn a woman as Cal has ever met, but without his help, she will lose the ranch - and he can't stand by and watch that happen, especially since it will also mean losing Lily. Now Cal is prepared to do whatever it takes to keep Lily in his life, even if it means risking everything to win her heart...
WISH UPON A HERO 11/2000 ISBN:0821771396 The only thing that mattered to Nora Jamieson was the Colorado ranch her parents had built with love and laughter - and now that her mother was dead, there was nothing to stop Nora's unscrupulous stepfather, Judge Cunningham, from taking it away from her. Nothing but Nora's determination, of course - and maybe a little help from a dangerously attractive drifter named Brody who agreed to sign on as a ranch hand. Could she trust a man who had no past with her own future - and her heart? When the War Between the States claimed everything Brody Sinclair cared about, he vowed to take revenge on the man responsible for the death of his family - a wily Yankee officer named Cunningham. The years hadn't dulled Brody's anger or grief, and he believed nothing would stand between him and vengeance. Yet he hadn't counted on the judge's spirited stepdaughter - or his own response to her innocent kisses. For the first time, a new beginning seemed possible...but only if love kept them side by side...
YANKEE WIFE 2000 ISBN: 0821768492 As the widow of a Yankee soldier, Carrie O'Day's sympathies lay firmly with the North. So when she found a wounded Confederate officer on her Missouri farm, she was suddenly faced with a dilemma: save him or turn him in to the Union. Despite her loyalties, Carrie let her conscience win out - only to discover that, by taking the handsome Southerner into her home, she had lost the protection of the Union...and her heart as well.
Candice Proctor
THE BEQUEST 5/1998 ISBN: 0804118272. When Gabrielle Antoine arrives in the rough mining town, the convent-bred beauty is shocked by the decadence she finds there - and stunned to learn she has just inherited a bordello from the mother she never knew. Worse, her mother's business partner, Jordan Hays - a rugged, cynical loner - embodies everything Gabrielle fears...and secretly desires. Determined to transform the house of ill repute into an honorable enterprise, Gabrielle soon locks horns with an unscrupulous rival. And as Jordan seeks to shield her from this unexpected danger, Gabrielle finds herself swept away by a passion as tempting as sin itself...
SEPTEMBER MOON 10/1999 ISBN: 044900127X. Patrick O' Reilly loves life in the wilderness. All he needs is his land, his work, and the company of the children he adores. The last thing he wants is the prim and proper Englishwoman who arrives to care for his unruly children. Amanda Davenport seems unprepared for the harshness of the place O'Reilly calls home, and yet he finds himself inexplicably drawn to this proud woman and the fire he knows exists beneath her refined exterior. Accepting a job as governess it the only way Amanda can earn passage back to her beloved England and away from this country that she hates - rugged, uncivilized, intoxicating, like Patrick O'Reilly himself. Despite her fears, Amanda gradually awakens to the shimmering heat of this wild primitive land, to the children she can't help but love, and to this magnificent man whose raw sensuality dares to expose her own undeniable passion...
Mary Jo Putney
MAD, BAD, AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW short story in RAKES AND ROGUES 6/1993 ISBN:0451176391
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PROMISED BRIDES 6/1994 ISBN: 0373832966 Features the following stories: The Wedding Of The Century by Mary Jo Putney - Sarah Vangelder stunningly beautiful, extraordinarily wealthy and sold to the highest bidder for the price of a dukedom; Jessie's Wife by Kristin James - Amy McAlister the shy rancher's daughter had made one horrible mistake. And she would pay for it - for the rest of her life; and The Handfast by Julie Tetel - Anne Clelland mistakenly snatched in a whiskey-inspired raid, the young Englsihwoman must marry a Scottish clansman for a year and a day.
Rosina Pyatt
RUN FROM YESTERDAY short story in SEAWRECK 1979
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